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, 32, 96, 18? (a) 16 (b) 32 (c) 96 (d) 18
- 2.Which is the odd one out: 18, 36, 62, 12? (a) 18 (b) 36 (c) 62 (d) 12
- 3.Which is the odd one out: 27, 81, 45, 65? (a) 27 (b) 81 (c) 45 (d) 65
- 4.Which is the odd one out: 63, 45, 27, 35? (a) 63 (b) 45 (c) 27 (d) 35
- 5.Which is the odd one out: 35, 27, 63, 45? (a) 35 (b) 27 (c) 63 (d) 45
- 6.Which is the odd one out: 45, 65, 27, 81? (a) 45 (b) 65 (c) 27 (d) 81
- 7.Which is the odd one out: 40, 42, 48, 20? (a) 40 (b) 42 (c) 48 (d) 20
- 8.Which is the odd one out: 24, 30, 48, 12? (a) 24 (b) 30 (c) 48 (d) 12
- 9.Which is the odd one out: 27, 45, 81, 65? (a) 27 (b) 45 (c) 81 (d) 65
- 10.Which is the odd one out: 28, 16, 96, 48? (a) 28 (b) 16 (c) 96 (d) 48
- 11.Which is the odd one out: 32, 64, 16, 58? (a) 32 (b) 64 (c) 16 (d) 58
- 12.Which is the odd one out: 22, 12, 36, 18? (a) 22 (b) 12 (c) 36 (d) 18
- 13.Which is the odd one out: 45, 35, 81, 27? (a) 45 (b) 35 (c) 81 (d) 27
- 14.Which is the odd one out: 12, 34, 60, 30? (a) 12 (b) 34 (c) 60 (d) 30
- 15.Which is the odd one out: 12, 16, 18, 32? (a) 12 (b) 16 (c) 18 (d) 32
- 16.Which is the odd one out: 20, 54, 12, 18? (a) 20 (b) 54 (c) 12 (d) 18
- 17.Which is the odd one out: 46, 12, 36, 54? (a) 46 (b) 12 (c) 36 (d) 54
- 18.Which is the odd one out: 24, 34, 12, 16? (a) 24 (b) 34 (c) 12 (d) 16
- 19.Which is the odd one out: 16, 30, 24, 64? (a) 16 (b) 30 (c) 24 (d) 64
- 20.Which is the odd one out: 14, 20, 16, 40? (a) 14 (b) 20 (c) 16 (d) 40
- 21.Which is the odd one out: 64, 16, 22, 32? (a) 64 (b) 16 (c) 22 (d) 32
- 22.Which is the odd one out: 52, 40, 32, 80? (a) 52 (b) 40 (c) 32 (d) 80
- 23.Which is the odd one out: 48, 30, 40, 32? (a) 48 (b) 30 (c) 40 (d) 32
- 24.Which is the odd one out: 27, 85, 81, 45? (a) 27 (b) 85 (c) 81 (d) 45
- 25.Which is the odd one out: 24, 16, 20, 48? (a) 24 (b) 16 (c) 20 (d) 48
- 26.Which is the odd one out: 16, 64, 96, 54? (a) 16 (b) 64 (c) 96 (d) 54
- 27.Which is the odd one out: 20, 14, 40, 16? (a) 20 (b) 14 (c) 40 (d) 16
- 28.Which is the odd one out: 16, 24, 20, 30? (a) 16 (b) 24 (c) 20 (d) 30
- 29.Which is the odd one out: 96, 30, 32, 80? (a) 96 (b) 30 (c) 32 (d) 80
- 30.Which is the odd one out: 34, 48, 32, 24? (a) 34 (b) 48 (c) 32 (d) 24
- 31.Which is the odd one out: 26, 64, 48, 24? (a) 26 (b) 64 (c) 48 (d) 24
- 32.Which is the odd one out: 18, 96, 72, 24? (a) 18 (b) 96 (c) 72 (d) 24
- 33.Which is the odd one out: 52, 48, 24, 32? (a) 52 (b) 48 (c) 24 (d) 32
- 34.Which is the odd one out: 45, 65, 81, 27? (a) 45 (b) 65 (c) 81 (d) 27
- 35.Which is the odd one out: 16, 40, 20, 26? (a) 16 (b) 40 (c) 20 (d) 26
- 36.Which is the odd one out: 70, 56, 40, 64? (a) 70 (b) 56 (c) 40 (d) 64
- 37.Which is the odd one out: 18, 64, 48, 16? (a) 18 (b) 64 (c) 48 (d) 16
- 38.Which is the odd one out: 54, 72, 24, 22? (a) 54 (b) 72 (c) 24 (d) 22
- 39.Which is the odd one out: 56, 54, 42, 18? (a) 56 (b) 54 (c) 42 (d) 18
- 40.Which is the odd one out: 50, 36, 18, 60? (a) 50 (b) 36 (c) 18 (d) 60
Answer key
- 18
- 62
- 65
- 35
- 35
- 65
- 42
- 30
- 65
- 28
- 58
- 22
- 35
- 34
- 18
- 20
- 46
- 34
- 30
- 14
- 22
- 52
- 30
- 85
- 20
- 54
- 14
- 30
- 30
- 34
- 26
- 18
- 52
- 65
- 26
- 70
- 18
- 22
- 56
- 50
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