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, 26, 32, 64? (a) 16 (b) 26 (c) 32 (d) 64
- 2.Which is the odd one out: 24, 30, 32, 20? (a) 24 (b) 30 (c) 32 (d) 20
- 3.Which is the odd one out: 20, 26, 40, 16? (a) 20 (b) 26 (c) 40 (d) 16
- 4.Which is the odd one out: 16, 38, 12, 48? (a) 16 (b) 38 (c) 12 (d) 48
- 5.Which is the odd one out: 16, 64, 24, 36? (a) 16 (b) 64 (c) 24 (d) 36
- 6.Which is the odd one out: 22, 44, 24, 48? (a) 22 (b) 44 (c) 24 (d) 48
- 7.Which is the odd one out: 44, 72, 24, 36? (a) 44 (b) 72 (c) 24 (d) 36
- 8.Which is the odd one out: 45, 35, 27, 63? (a) 45 (b) 35 (c) 27 (d) 63
- 9.Which is the odd one out: 33, 27, 81, 99? (a) 33 (b) 27 (c) 81 (d) 99
- 10.Which is the odd one out: 96, 88, 44, 24? (a) 96 (b) 88 (c) 44 (d) 24
- 11.Which is the odd one out: 68, 96, 16, 48? (a) 68 (b) 96 (c) 16 (d) 48
- 12.Which is the odd one out: 54, 64, 18, 36? (a) 54 (b) 64 (c) 18 (d) 36
- 13.Which is the odd one out: 48, 36, 64, 16? (a) 48 (b) 36 (c) 64 (d) 16
- 14.Which is the odd one out: 32, 42, 16, 28? (a) 32 (b) 42 (c) 16 (d) 28
- 15.Which is the odd one out: 27, 45, 65, 81? (a) 27 (b) 45 (c) 65 (d) 81
- 16.Which is the odd one out: 32, 18, 12, 54? (a) 32 (b) 18 (c) 12 (d) 54
- 17.Which is the odd one out: 80, 78, 40, 96? (a) 80 (b) 78 (c) 40 (d) 96
- 18.Which is the odd one out: 30, 54, 36, 20? (a) 30 (b) 54 (c) 36 (d) 20
- 19.Which is the odd one out: 20, 80, 32, 16? (a) 20 (b) 80 (c) 32 (d) 16
- 20.Which is the odd one out: 20, 16, 24, 30? (a) 20 (b) 16 (c) 24 (d) 30
- 21.Which is the odd one out: 34, 48, 96, 16? (a) 34 (b) 48 (c) 96 (d) 16
- 22.Which is the odd one out: 35, 55, 77, 49? (a) 35 (b) 55 (c) 77 (d) 49
- 23.Which is the odd one out: 22, 48, 12, 32? (a) 22 (b) 48 (c) 12 (d) 32
- 24.Which is the odd one out: 80, 26, 16, 40? (a) 80 (b) 26 (c) 16 (d) 40
- 25.Which is the odd one out: 54, 32, 18, 36? (a) 54 (b) 32 (c) 18 (d) 36
- 26.Which is the odd one out: 36, 18, 44, 66? (a) 36 (b) 18 (c) 44 (d) 66
- 27.Which is the odd one out: 78, 48, 64, 32? (a) 78 (b) 48 (c) 64 (d) 32
- 28.Which is the odd one out: 48, 16, 24, 38? (a) 48 (b) 16 (c) 24 (d) 38
- 29.Which is the odd one out: 96, 64, 26, 48? (a) 96 (b) 64 (c) 26 (d) 48
- 30.Which is the odd one out: 12, 72, 36, 32? (a) 12 (b) 72 (c) 36 (d) 32
- 31.Which is the odd one out: 48, 36, 32, 16? (a) 48 (b) 36 (c) 32 (d) 16
- 32.Which is the odd one out: 78, 16, 40, 80? (a) 78 (b) 16 (c) 40 (d) 80
- 33.Which is the odd one out: 30, 96, 64, 16? (a) 30 (b) 96 (c) 64 (d) 16
- 34.Which is the odd one out: 32, 16, 24, 18? (a) 32 (b) 16 (c) 24 (d) 18
- 35.Which is the odd one out: 64, 16, 30, 32? (a) 64 (b) 16 (c) 30 (d) 32
- 36.Which is the odd one out: 32, 48, 50, 24? (a) 32 (b) 48 (c) 50 (d) 24
- 37.Which is the odd one out: 36, 72, 64, 12? (a) 36 (b) 72 (c) 64 (d) 12
- 38.Which is the odd one out: 81, 27, 99, 33? (a) 81 (b) 27 (c) 99 (d) 33
- 39.Which is the odd one out: 81, 99, 27, 33? (a) 81 (b) 99 (c) 27 (d) 33
- 40.Which is the odd one out: 65, 27, 81, 45? (a) 65 (b) 27 (c) 81 (d) 45
Answer key
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- 30
- 26
- 38
- 36
- 22
- 44
- 35
- 33
- 44
- 68
- 64
- 36
- 42
- 65
- 32
- 78
- 20
- 20
- 30
- 34
- 55
- 22
- 26
- 32
- 44
- 78
- 38
- 26
- 32
- 36
- 78
- 30
- 18
- 30
- 50
- 64
- 33
- 33
- 65
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