Odd One Out Worksheet for Maths Olympiad
How to solve it (Find the shared rule): Check whether all the numbers are odd or all even — if so, look deeper. Try the tables 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9: which one has three of the numbers in it? The number that is not in that table is the odd one out.
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- 1.Which is the odd one out: 40, 20, 16, 22? (a) 40 (b) 20 (c) 16 (d) 22
- 2.Which is the odd one out: 33, 99, 81, 27? (a) 33 (b) 99 (c) 81 (d) 27
- 3.Which is the odd one out: 14, 48, 36, 72? (a) 14 (b) 48 (c) 36 (d) 72
- 4.Which is the odd one out: 35, 27, 45, 81? (a) 35 (b) 27 (c) 45 (d) 81
- 5.Which is the odd one out: 66, 54, 36, 44? (a) 66 (b) 54 (c) 36 (d) 44
- 6.Which is the odd one out: 12, 48, 16, 26? (a) 12 (b) 48 (c) 16 (d) 26
- 7.Which is the odd one out: 18, 24, 54, 16? (a) 18 (b) 24 (c) 54 (d) 16
- 8.Which is the odd one out: 24, 78, 16, 32? (a) 24 (b) 78 (c) 16 (d) 32
- 9.Which is the odd one out: 32, 38, 16, 64? (a) 32 (b) 38 (c) 16 (d) 64
- 10.Which is the odd one out: 16, 84, 64, 96? (a) 16 (b) 84 (c) 64 (d) 96
- 11.Which is the odd one out: 54, 16, 96, 32? (a) 54 (b) 16 (c) 96 (d) 32
- 12.Which is the odd one out: 56, 28, 16, 32? (a) 56 (b) 28 (c) 16 (d) 32
- 13.Which is the odd one out: 10, 12, 24, 40? (a) 10 (b) 12 (c) 24 (d) 40
- 14.Which is the odd one out: 36, 54, 14, 12? (a) 36 (b) 54 (c) 14 (d) 12
- 15.Which is the odd one out: 80, 64, 24, 30? (a) 80 (b) 64 (c) 24 (d) 30
- 16.Which is the odd one out: 32, 16, 64, 26? (a) 32 (b) 16 (c) 64 (d) 26
- 17.Which is the odd one out: 24, 32, 56, 42? (a) 24 (b) 32 (c) 56 (d) 42
- 18.Which is the odd one out: 18, 32, 54, 36? (a) 18 (b) 32 (c) 54 (d) 36
- 19.Which is the odd one out: 64, 22, 88, 16? (a) 64 (b) 22 (c) 88 (d) 16
- 20.Which is the odd one out: 42, 18, 56, 54? (a) 42 (b) 18 (c) 56 (d) 54
- 21.Which is the odd one out: 34, 48, 16, 12? (a) 34 (b) 48 (c) 16 (d) 12
- 22.Which is the odd one out: 46, 24, 18, 72? (a) 46 (b) 24 (c) 18 (d) 72
- 23.Which is the odd one out: 45, 63, 35, 27? (a) 45 (b) 63 (c) 35 (d) 27
- 24.Which is the odd one out: 30, 40, 18, 72? (a) 30 (b) 40 (c) 18 (d) 72
- 25.Which is the odd one out: 81, 63, 49, 27? (a) 81 (b) 63 (c) 49 (d) 27
- 26.Which is the odd one out: 60, 30, 12, 26? (a) 60 (b) 30 (c) 12 (d) 26
- 27.Which is the odd one out: 72, 24, 50, 54? (a) 72 (b) 24 (c) 50 (d) 54
- 28.Which is the odd one out: 36, 18, 24, 48? (a) 36 (b) 18 (c) 24 (d) 48
- 29.Which is the odd one out: 18, 54, 24, 64? (a) 18 (b) 54 (c) 24 (d) 64
- 30.Which is the odd one out: 12, 32, 16, 30? (a) 12 (b) 32 (c) 16 (d) 30
- 31.Which is the odd one out: 56, 16, 42, 48? (a) 56 (b) 16 (c) 42 (d) 48
- 32.Which is the odd one out: 42, 24, 12, 48? (a) 42 (b) 24 (c) 12 (d) 48
- 33.Which is the odd one out: 32, 28, 80, 40? (a) 32 (b) 28 (c) 80 (d) 40
- 34.Which is the odd one out: 74, 96, 48, 64? (a) 74 (b) 96 (c) 48 (d) 64
- 35.Which is the odd one out: 12, 32, 10, 48? (a) 12 (b) 32 (c) 10 (d) 48
- 36.Which is the odd one out: 27, 33, 99, 81? (a) 27 (b) 33 (c) 99 (d) 81
- 37.Which is the odd one out: 35, 49, 77, 55? (a) 35 (b) 49 (c) 77 (d) 55
- 38.Which is the odd one out: 20, 40, 22, 32? (a) 20 (b) 40 (c) 22 (d) 32
- 39.Which is the odd one out: 54, 18, 64, 36? (a) 54 (b) 18 (c) 64 (d) 36
- 40.Which is the odd one out: 32, 16, 20, 10? (a) 32 (b) 16 (c) 20 (d) 10
Answer key
- 22
- 33
- 14
- 35
- 44
- 26
- 16
- 78
- 38
- 84
- 54
- 28
- 10
- 14
- 30
- 26
- 42
- 32
- 22
- 56
- 34
- 46
- 35
- 40
- 49
- 26
- 50
- 18
- 64
- 30
- 42
- 42
- 28
- 74
- 10
- 33
- 55
- 22
- 64
- 10
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