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.
NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 40
- 1.Which is the odd one out: 12, 24, 48, 18? (a) 12 (b) 24 (c) 48 (d) 18
- 2.Which is the odd one out: 63, 45, 35, 27? (a) 63 (b) 45 (c) 35 (d) 27
- 3.Which is the odd one out: 27, 63, 49, 81? (a) 27 (b) 63 (c) 49 (d) 81
- 4.Which is the odd one out: 26, 24, 72, 18? (a) 26 (b) 24 (c) 72 (d) 18
- 5.Which is the odd one out: 84, 16, 48, 64? (a) 84 (b) 16 (c) 48 (d) 64
- 6.Which is the odd one out: 28, 24, 48, 16? (a) 28 (b) 24 (c) 48 (d) 16
- 7.Which is the odd one out: 72, 24, 62, 18? (a) 72 (b) 24 (c) 62 (d) 18
- 8.Which is the odd one out: 18, 52, 12, 54? (a) 18 (b) 52 (c) 12 (d) 54
- 9.Which is the odd one out: 16, 80, 32, 50? (a) 16 (b) 80 (c) 32 (d) 50
- 10.Which is the odd one out: 76, 32, 96, 24? (a) 76 (b) 32 (c) 96 (d) 24
- 11.Which is the odd one out: 48, 16, 58, 24? (a) 48 (b) 16 (c) 58 (d) 24
- 12.Which is the odd one out: 12, 36, 18, 58? (a) 12 (b) 36 (c) 18 (d) 58
- 13.Which is the odd one out: 45, 35, 63, 81? (a) 45 (b) 35 (c) 63 (d) 81
- 14.Which is the odd one out: 32, 16, 60, 96? (a) 32 (b) 16 (c) 60 (d) 96
- 15.Which is the odd one out: 64, 56, 70, 40? (a) 64 (b) 56 (c) 70 (d) 40
- 16.Which is the odd one out: 42, 40, 20, 48? (a) 42 (b) 40 (c) 20 (d) 48
- 17.Which is the odd one out: 48, 16, 12, 14? (a) 48 (b) 16 (c) 12 (d) 14
- 18.Which is the odd one out: 32, 24, 56, 42? (a) 32 (b) 24 (c) 56 (d) 42
- 19.Which is the odd one out: 84, 64, 24, 32? (a) 84 (b) 64 (c) 24 (d) 32
- 20.Which is the odd one out: 55, 49, 35, 77? (a) 55 (b) 49 (c) 35 (d) 77
- 21.Which is the odd one out: 60, 96, 16, 40? (a) 60 (b) 96 (c) 16 (d) 40
- 22.Which is the odd one out: 72, 64, 18, 16? (a) 72 (b) 64 (c) 18 (d) 16
- 23.Which is the odd one out: 24, 16, 26, 12? (a) 24 (b) 16 (c) 26 (d) 12
- 24.Which is the odd one out: 27, 45, 35, 81? (a) 27 (b) 45 (c) 35 (d) 81
- 25.Which is the odd one out: 18, 72, 54, 16? (a) 18 (b) 72 (c) 54 (d) 16
- 26.Which is the odd one out: 18, 24, 48, 72? (a) 18 (b) 24 (c) 48 (d) 72
- 27.Which is the odd one out: 32, 12, 18, 54? (a) 32 (b) 12 (c) 18 (d) 54
- 28.Which is the odd one out: 32, 42, 40, 20? (a) 32 (b) 42 (c) 40 (d) 20
- 29.Which is the odd one out: 96, 74, 24, 16? (a) 96 (b) 74 (c) 24 (d) 16
- 30.Which is the odd one out: 49, 63, 81, 27? (a) 49 (b) 63 (c) 81 (d) 27
- 31.Which is the odd one out: 56, 64, 84, 32? (a) 56 (b) 64 (c) 84 (d) 32
- 32.Which is the odd one out: 48, 38, 12, 24? (a) 48 (b) 38 (c) 12 (d) 24
- 33.Which is the odd one out: 81, 27, 49, 63? (a) 81 (b) 27 (c) 49 (d) 63
- 34.Which is the odd one out: 58, 16, 96, 48? (a) 58 (b) 16 (c) 96 (d) 48
- 35.Which is the odd one out: 12, 26, 48, 32? (a) 12 (b) 26 (c) 48 (d) 32
- 36.Which is the odd one out: 63, 45, 81, 35? (a) 63 (b) 45 (c) 81 (d) 35
- 37.Which is the odd one out: 64, 56, 16, 42? (a) 64 (b) 56 (c) 16 (d) 42
- 38.Which is the odd one out: 24, 26, 96, 64? (a) 24 (b) 26 (c) 96 (d) 64
- 39.Which is the odd one out: 45, 63, 35, 27? (a) 45 (b) 63 (c) 35 (d) 27
- 40.Which is the odd one out: 54, 48, 96, 24? (a) 54 (b) 48 (c) 96 (d) 24
Answer key
- 18
- 35
- 49
- 26
- 84
- 28
- 62
- 52
- 50
- 76
- 58
- 58
- 35
- 60
- 70
- 42
- 14
- 42
- 84
- 55
- 60
- 18
- 26
- 35
- 16
- 18
- 32
- 42
- 74
- 49
- 84
- 38
- 49
- 58
- 26
- 35
- 42
- 26
- 35
- 54
Free maths olympiad lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/maths-olympiad