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, 40, 20, 22? (a) 16 (b) 40 (c) 20 (d) 22
- 2.Which is the odd one out: 80, 40, 22, 64? (a) 80 (b) 40 (c) 22 (d) 64
- 3.Which is the odd one out: 32, 48, 36, 16? (a) 32 (b) 48 (c) 36 (d) 16
- 4.Which is the odd one out: 35, 77, 55, 49? (a) 35 (b) 77 (c) 55 (d) 49
- 5.Which is the odd one out: 80, 40, 36, 72? (a) 80 (b) 40 (c) 36 (d) 72
- 6.Which is the odd one out: 48, 72, 46, 36? (a) 48 (b) 72 (c) 46 (d) 36
- 7.Which is the odd one out: 36, 44, 72, 48? (a) 36 (b) 44 (c) 72 (d) 48
- 8.Which is the odd one out: 96, 80, 18, 40? (a) 96 (b) 80 (c) 18 (d) 40
- 9.Which is the odd one out: 63, 27, 81, 49? (a) 63 (b) 27 (c) 81 (d) 49
- 10.Which is the odd one out: 48, 54, 18, 56? (a) 48 (b) 54 (c) 18 (d) 56
- 11.Which is the odd one out: 16, 24, 38, 96? (a) 16 (b) 24 (c) 38 (d) 96
- 12.Which is the odd one out: 72, 24, 26, 18? (a) 72 (b) 24 (c) 26 (d) 18
- 13.Which is the odd one out: 24, 20, 30, 16? (a) 24 (b) 20 (c) 30 (d) 16
- 14.Which is the odd one out: 64, 96, 34, 24? (a) 64 (b) 96 (c) 34 (d) 24
- 15.Which is the odd one out: 40, 20, 64, 32? (a) 40 (b) 20 (c) 64 (d) 32
- 16.Which is the odd one out: 50, 30, 54, 18? (a) 50 (b) 30 (c) 54 (d) 18
- 17.Which is the odd one out: 30, 20, 18, 36? (a) 30 (b) 20 (c) 18 (d) 36
- 18.Which is the odd one out: 64, 32, 40, 70? (a) 64 (b) 32 (c) 40 (d) 70
- 19.Which is the odd one out: 81, 27, 63, 35? (a) 81 (b) 27 (c) 63 (d) 35
- 20.Which is the odd one out: 12, 10, 24, 16? (a) 12 (b) 10 (c) 24 (d) 16
- 21.Which is the odd one out: 27, 35, 63, 45? (a) 27 (b) 35 (c) 63 (d) 45
- 22.Which is the odd one out: 50, 96, 16, 24? (a) 50 (b) 96 (c) 16 (d) 24
- 23.Which is the odd one out: 35, 27, 81, 63? (a) 35 (b) 27 (c) 81 (d) 63
- 24.Which is the odd one out: 24, 18, 48, 12? (a) 24 (b) 18 (c) 48 (d) 12
- 25.Which is the odd one out: 50, 72, 54, 24? (a) 50 (b) 72 (c) 54 (d) 24
- 26.Which is the odd one out: 77, 49, 35, 55? (a) 77 (b) 49 (c) 35 (d) 55
- 27.Which is the odd one out: 20, 24, 64, 48? (a) 20 (b) 24 (c) 64 (d) 48
- 28.Which is the odd one out: 54, 64, 32, 72? (a) 54 (b) 64 (c) 32 (d) 72
- 29.Which is the odd one out: 18, 52, 36, 54? (a) 18 (b) 52 (c) 36 (d) 54
- 30.Which is the odd one out: 20, 60, 54, 18? (a) 20 (b) 60 (c) 54 (d) 18
- 31.Which is the odd one out: 32, 70, 48, 96? (a) 32 (b) 70 (c) 48 (d) 96
- 32.Which is the odd one out: 64, 80, 82, 40? (a) 64 (b) 80 (c) 82 (d) 40
- 33.Which is the odd one out: 44, 32, 64, 16? (a) 44 (b) 32 (c) 64 (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: 96, 38, 32, 24? (a) 96 (b) 38 (c) 32 (d) 24
- 36.Which is the odd one out: 45, 81, 85, 27? (a) 45 (b) 81 (c) 85 (d) 27
- 37.Which is the odd one out: 50, 16, 32, 80? (a) 50 (b) 16 (c) 32 (d) 80
- 38.Which is the odd one out: 10, 24, 48, 20? (a) 10 (b) 24 (c) 48 (d) 20
- 39.Which is the odd one out: 24, 70, 48, 64? (a) 24 (b) 70 (c) 48 (d) 64
- 40.Which is the odd one out: 96, 26, 32, 24? (a) 96 (b) 26 (c) 32 (d) 24
Answer key
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- 22
- 36
- 55
- 36
- 46
- 44
- 18
- 49
- 56
- 38
- 26
- 30
- 34
- 20
- 50
- 20
- 70
- 35
- 10
- 35
- 50
- 35
- 18
- 50
- 55
- 20
- 54
- 52
- 20
- 70
- 82
- 44
- 22
- 38
- 85
- 50
- 10
- 70
- 26
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