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: 16, 18, 40, 80? (a) 16 (b) 18 (c) 40 (d) 80
- 2.Which is the odd one out: 12, 22, 32, 48? (a) 12 (b) 22 (c) 32 (d) 48
- 3.Which is the odd one out: 45, 65, 27, 81? (a) 45 (b) 65 (c) 27 (d) 81
- 4.Which is the odd one out: 27, 45, 63, 35? (a) 27 (b) 45 (c) 63 (d) 35
- 5.Which is the odd one out: 14, 24, 72, 36? (a) 14 (b) 24 (c) 72 (d) 36
- 6.Which is the odd one out: 18, 36, 54, 44? (a) 18 (b) 36 (c) 54 (d) 44
- 7.Which is the odd one out: 42, 16, 28, 24? (a) 42 (b) 16 (c) 28 (d) 24
- 8.Which is the odd one out: 16, 36, 72, 64? (a) 16 (b) 36 (c) 72 (d) 64
- 9.Which is the odd one out: 16, 70, 96, 24? (a) 16 (b) 70 (c) 96 (d) 24
- 10.Which is the odd one out: 34, 16, 12, 24? (a) 34 (b) 16 (c) 12 (d) 24
- 11.Which is the odd one out: 12, 18, 22, 36? (a) 12 (b) 18 (c) 22 (d) 36
- 12.Which is the odd one out: 72, 44, 36, 48? (a) 72 (b) 44 (c) 36 (d) 48
- 13.Which is the odd one out: 48, 52, 64, 24? (a) 48 (b) 52 (c) 64 (d) 24
- 14.Which is the odd one out: 38, 16, 24, 48? (a) 38 (b) 16 (c) 24 (d) 48
- 15.Which is the odd one out: 96, 78, 64, 32? (a) 96 (b) 78 (c) 64 (d) 32
- 16.Which is the odd one out: 36, 52, 72, 48? (a) 36 (b) 52 (c) 72 (d) 48
- 17.Which is the odd one out: 54, 36, 12, 38? (a) 54 (b) 36 (c) 12 (d) 38
- 18.Which is the odd one out: 16, 26, 96, 24? (a) 16 (b) 26 (c) 96 (d) 24
- 19.Which is the odd one out: 81, 45, 27, 65? (a) 81 (b) 45 (c) 27 (d) 65
- 20.Which is the odd one out: 63, 27, 35, 81? (a) 63 (b) 27 (c) 35 (d) 81
- 21.Which is the odd one out: 18, 24, 16, 32? (a) 18 (b) 24 (c) 16 (d) 32
- 22.Which is the odd one out: 10, 48, 40, 12? (a) 10 (b) 48 (c) 40 (d) 12
- 23.Which is the odd one out: 96, 88, 24, 44? (a) 96 (b) 88 (c) 24 (d) 44
- 24.Which is the odd one out: 24, 48, 28, 14? (a) 24 (b) 48 (c) 28 (d) 14
- 25.Which is the odd one out: 45, 27, 81, 65? (a) 45 (b) 27 (c) 81 (d) 65
- 26.Which is the odd one out: 48, 54, 22, 72? (a) 48 (b) 54 (c) 22 (d) 72
- 27.Which is the odd one out: 18, 72, 48, 58? (a) 18 (b) 72 (c) 48 (d) 58
- 28.Which is the odd one out: 10, 16, 24, 48? (a) 10 (b) 16 (c) 24 (d) 48
- 29.Which is the odd one out: 45, 63, 35, 27? (a) 45 (b) 63 (c) 35 (d) 27
- 30.Which is the odd one out: 54, 56, 18, 72? (a) 54 (b) 56 (c) 18 (d) 72
- 31.Which is the odd one out: 32, 80, 60, 16? (a) 32 (b) 80 (c) 60 (d) 16
- 32.Which is the odd one out: 48, 64, 20, 96? (a) 48 (b) 64 (c) 20 (d) 96
- 33.Which is the odd one out: 40, 48, 66, 80? (a) 40 (b) 48 (c) 66 (d) 80
- 34.Which is the odd one out: 72, 28, 48, 36? (a) 72 (b) 28 (c) 48 (d) 36
- 35.Which is the odd one out: 12, 34, 54, 36? (a) 12 (b) 34 (c) 54 (d) 36
- 36.Which is the odd one out: 10, 24, 12, 48? (a) 10 (b) 24 (c) 12 (d) 48
- 37.Which is the odd one out: 36, 18, 54, 28? (a) 36 (b) 18 (c) 54 (d) 28
- 38.Which is the odd one out: 32, 64, 36, 16? (a) 32 (b) 64 (c) 36 (d) 16
- 39.Which is the odd one out: 32, 30, 96, 64? (a) 32 (b) 30 (c) 96 (d) 64
- 40.Which is the odd one out: 70, 96, 24, 64? (a) 70 (b) 96 (c) 24 (d) 64
Answer key
- 18
- 22
- 65
- 35
- 14
- 44
- 42
- 36
- 70
- 34
- 22
- 44
- 52
- 38
- 78
- 52
- 38
- 26
- 65
- 35
- 18
- 10
- 44
- 14
- 65
- 22
- 58
- 10
- 35
- 56
- 60
- 20
- 66
- 28
- 34
- 10
- 28
- 36
- 30
- 70
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