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: 14, 28, 32, 16? (a) 14 (b) 28 (c) 32 (d) 16
- 2.Which is the odd one out: 44, 40, 80, 16? (a) 44 (b) 40 (c) 80 (d) 16
- 3.Which is the odd one out: 54, 72, 48, 24? (a) 54 (b) 72 (c) 48 (d) 24
- 4.Which is the odd one out: 24, 64, 32, 66? (a) 24 (b) 64 (c) 32 (d) 66
- 5.Which is the odd one out: 32, 16, 12, 18? (a) 32 (b) 16 (c) 12 (d) 18
- 6.Which is the odd one out: 56, 24, 42, 16? (a) 56 (b) 24 (c) 42 (d) 16
- 7.Which is the odd one out: 16, 40, 44, 80? (a) 16 (b) 40 (c) 44 (d) 80
- 8.Which is the odd one out: 48, 18, 16, 32? (a) 48 (b) 18 (c) 16 (d) 32
- 9.Which is the odd one out: 32, 24, 18, 54? (a) 32 (b) 24 (c) 18 (d) 54
- 10.Which is the odd one out: 32, 24, 78, 16? (a) 32 (b) 24 (c) 78 (d) 16
- 11.Which is the odd one out: 80, 56, 40, 42? (a) 80 (b) 56 (c) 40 (d) 42
- 12.Which is the odd one out: 48, 82, 16, 96? (a) 48 (b) 82 (c) 16 (d) 96
- 13.Which is the odd one out: 66, 22, 24, 48? (a) 66 (b) 22 (c) 24 (d) 48
- 14.Which is the odd one out: 40, 20, 34, 32? (a) 40 (b) 20 (c) 34 (d) 32
- 15.Which is the odd one out: 81, 63, 35, 45? (a) 81 (b) 63 (c) 35 (d) 45
- 16.Which is the odd one out: 81, 63, 49, 27? (a) 81 (b) 63 (c) 49 (d) 27
- 17.Which is the odd one out: 16, 20, 32, 64? (a) 16 (b) 20 (c) 32 (d) 64
- 18.Which is the odd one out: 24, 32, 18, 16? (a) 24 (b) 32 (c) 18 (d) 16
- 19.Which is the odd one out: 27, 81, 33, 99? (a) 27 (b) 81 (c) 33 (d) 99
- 20.Which is the odd one out: 20, 80, 16, 64? (a) 20 (b) 80 (c) 16 (d) 64
- 21.Which is the odd one out: 80, 32, 40, 44? (a) 80 (b) 32 (c) 40 (d) 44
- 22.Which is the odd one out: 77, 55, 35, 49? (a) 77 (b) 55 (c) 35 (d) 49
- 23.Which is the odd one out: 35, 81, 63, 27? (a) 35 (b) 81 (c) 63 (d) 27
- 24.Which is the odd one out: 96, 48, 38, 16? (a) 96 (b) 48 (c) 38 (d) 16
- 25.Which is the odd one out: 64, 32, 66, 88? (a) 64 (b) 32 (c) 66 (d) 88
- 26.Which is the odd one out: 48, 60, 24, 96? (a) 48 (b) 60 (c) 24 (d) 96
- 27.Which is the odd one out: 16, 70, 80, 32? (a) 16 (b) 70 (c) 80 (d) 32
- 28.Which is the odd one out: 38, 64, 40, 80? (a) 38 (b) 64 (c) 40 (d) 80
- 29.Which is the odd one out: 34, 48, 24, 16? (a) 34 (b) 48 (c) 24 (d) 16
- 30.Which is the odd one out: 63, 35, 27, 81? (a) 63 (b) 35 (c) 27 (d) 81
- 31.Which is the odd one out: 48, 32, 34, 24? (a) 48 (b) 32 (c) 34 (d) 24
- 32.Which is the odd one out: 96, 84, 64, 56? (a) 96 (b) 84 (c) 64 (d) 56
- 33.Which is the odd one out: 24, 14, 48, 32? (a) 24 (b) 14 (c) 48 (d) 32
- 34.Which is the odd one out: 81, 35, 63, 27? (a) 81 (b) 35 (c) 63 (d) 27
- 35.Which is the odd one out: 27, 99, 33, 81? (a) 27 (b) 99 (c) 33 (d) 81
- 36.Which is the odd one out: 16, 24, 10, 48? (a) 16 (b) 24 (c) 10 (d) 48
- 37.Which is the odd one out: 27, 63, 81, 49? (a) 27 (b) 63 (c) 81 (d) 49
- 38.Which is the odd one out: 24, 16, 76, 48? (a) 24 (b) 16 (c) 76 (d) 48
- 39.Which is the odd one out: 12, 48, 38, 32? (a) 12 (b) 48 (c) 38 (d) 32
- 40.Which is the odd one out: 44, 36, 54, 66? (a) 44 (b) 36 (c) 54 (d) 66
Answer key
- 14
- 44
- 54
- 66
- 18
- 42
- 44
- 18
- 32
- 78
- 42
- 82
- 22
- 34
- 35
- 49
- 20
- 18
- 33
- 20
- 44
- 55
- 35
- 38
- 66
- 60
- 70
- 38
- 34
- 35
- 34
- 84
- 14
- 35
- 33
- 10
- 49
- 76
- 38
- 44
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