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: 20, 12, 24, 48? (a) 20 (b) 12 (c) 24 (d) 48
- 2.Which is the odd one out: 16, 66, 96, 32? (a) 16 (b) 66 (c) 96 (d) 32
- 3.Which is the odd one out: 63, 35, 45, 27? (a) 63 (b) 35 (c) 45 (d) 27
- 4.Which is the odd one out: 56, 28, 16, 32? (a) 56 (b) 28 (c) 16 (d) 32
- 5.Which is the odd one out: 16, 42, 32, 24? (a) 16 (b) 42 (c) 32 (d) 24
- 6.Which is the odd one out: 48, 24, 16, 20? (a) 48 (b) 24 (c) 16 (d) 20
- 7.Which is the odd one out: 32, 30, 40, 24? (a) 32 (b) 30 (c) 40 (d) 24
- 8.Which is the odd one out: 34, 36, 72, 24? (a) 34 (b) 36 (c) 72 (d) 24
- 9.Which is the odd one out: 16, 54, 24, 32? (a) 16 (b) 54 (c) 24 (d) 32
- 10.Which is the odd one out: 22, 12, 60, 30? (a) 22 (b) 12 (c) 60 (d) 30
- 11.Which is the odd one out: 33, 81, 99, 27? (a) 33 (b) 81 (c) 99 (d) 27
- 12.Which is the odd one out: 36, 48, 16, 64? (a) 36 (b) 48 (c) 16 (d) 64
- 13.Which is the odd one out: 26, 30, 12, 60? (a) 26 (b) 30 (c) 12 (d) 60
- 14.Which is the odd one out: 36, 18, 12, 38? (a) 36 (b) 18 (c) 12 (d) 38
- 15.Which is the odd one out: 26, 20, 32, 40? (a) 26 (b) 20 (c) 32 (d) 40
- 16.Which is the odd one out: 40, 64, 80, 68? (a) 40 (b) 64 (c) 80 (d) 68
- 17.Which is the odd one out: 16, 48, 32, 36? (a) 16 (b) 48 (c) 32 (d) 36
- 18.Which is the odd one out: 54, 18, 64, 36? (a) 54 (b) 18 (c) 64 (d) 36
- 19.Which is the odd one out: 70, 48, 16, 24? (a) 70 (b) 48 (c) 16 (d) 24
- 20.Which is the odd one out: 16, 12, 30, 40? (a) 16 (b) 12 (c) 30 (d) 40
- 21.Which is the odd one out: 77, 49, 55, 35? (a) 77 (b) 49 (c) 55 (d) 35
- 22.Which is the odd one out: 48, 64, 16, 18? (a) 48 (b) 64 (c) 16 (d) 18
- 23.Which is the odd one out: 16, 30, 24, 40? (a) 16 (b) 30 (c) 24 (d) 40
- 24.Which is the odd one out: 32, 24, 60, 16? (a) 32 (b) 24 (c) 60 (d) 16
- 25.Which is the odd one out: 50, 48, 36, 72? (a) 50 (b) 48 (c) 36 (d) 72
- 26.Which is the odd one out: 72, 48, 20, 36? (a) 72 (b) 48 (c) 20 (d) 36
- 27.Which is the odd one out: 44, 18, 54, 36? (a) 44 (b) 18 (c) 54 (d) 36
- 28.Which is the odd one out: 32, 16, 30, 12? (a) 32 (b) 16 (c) 30 (d) 12
- 29.Which is the odd one out: 24, 18, 32, 16? (a) 24 (b) 18 (c) 32 (d) 16
- 30.Which is the odd one out: 12, 48, 26, 16? (a) 12 (b) 48 (c) 26 (d) 16
- 31.Which is the odd one out: 32, 12, 48, 22? (a) 32 (b) 12 (c) 48 (d) 22
- 32.Which is the odd one out: 96, 58, 24, 16? (a) 96 (b) 58 (c) 24 (d) 16
- 33.Which is the odd one out: 24, 10, 48, 16? (a) 24 (b) 10 (c) 48 (d) 16
- 34.Which is the odd one out: 16, 24, 22, 48? (a) 16 (b) 24 (c) 22 (d) 48
- 35.Which is the odd one out: 35, 49, 55, 77? (a) 35 (b) 49 (c) 55 (d) 77
- 36.Which is the odd one out: 12, 24, 34, 16? (a) 12 (b) 24 (c) 34 (d) 16
- 37.Which is the odd one out: 32, 56, 24, 42? (a) 32 (b) 56 (c) 24 (d) 42
- 38.Which is the odd one out: 65, 81, 27, 45? (a) 65 (b) 81 (c) 27 (d) 45
- 39.Which is the odd one out: 40, 80, 66, 64? (a) 40 (b) 80 (c) 66 (d) 64
- 40.Which is the odd one out: 56, 42, 54, 72? (a) 56 (b) 42 (c) 54 (d) 72
Answer key
- 20
- 66
- 35
- 28
- 42
- 20
- 30
- 34
- 54
- 22
- 33
- 36
- 26
- 38
- 26
- 68
- 36
- 64
- 70
- 30
- 55
- 18
- 30
- 60
- 50
- 20
- 44
- 30
- 18
- 26
- 22
- 58
- 10
- 22
- 55
- 34
- 42
- 65
- 66
- 56
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