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: 12, 16, 14, 48? (a) 12 (b) 16 (c) 14 (d) 48
- 2.Which is the odd one out: 63, 27, 45, 35? (a) 63 (b) 27 (c) 45 (d) 35
- 3.Which is the odd one out: 27, 81, 45, 35? (a) 27 (b) 81 (c) 45 (d) 35
- 4.Which is the odd one out: 40, 80, 16, 62? (a) 40 (b) 80 (c) 16 (d) 62
- 5.Which is the odd one out: 24, 54, 72, 46? (a) 24 (b) 54 (c) 72 (d) 46
- 6.Which is the odd one out: 36, 24, 14, 72? (a) 36 (b) 24 (c) 14 (d) 72
- 7.Which is the odd one out: 48, 50, 64, 96? (a) 48 (b) 50 (c) 64 (d) 96
- 8.Which is the odd one out: 24, 64, 18, 32? (a) 24 (b) 64 (c) 18 (d) 32
- 9.Which is the odd one out: 24, 36, 34, 72? (a) 24 (b) 36 (c) 34 (d) 72
- 10.Which is the odd one out: 40, 36, 18, 30? (a) 40 (b) 36 (c) 18 (d) 30
- 11.Which is the odd one out: 58, 48, 72, 54? (a) 58 (b) 48 (c) 72 (d) 54
- 12.Which is the odd one out: 32, 18, 80, 40? (a) 32 (b) 18 (c) 80 (d) 40
- 13.Which is the odd one out: 60, 16, 32, 48? (a) 60 (b) 16 (c) 32 (d) 48
- 14.Which is the odd one out: 62, 24, 48, 12? (a) 62 (b) 24 (c) 48 (d) 12
- 15.Which is the odd one out: 35, 27, 81, 45? (a) 35 (b) 27 (c) 81 (d) 45
- 16.Which is the odd one out: 35, 63, 27, 45? (a) 35 (b) 63 (c) 27 (d) 45
- 17.Which is the odd one out: 96, 24, 16, 86? (a) 96 (b) 24 (c) 16 (d) 86
- 18.Which is the odd one out: 63, 81, 27, 35? (a) 63 (b) 81 (c) 27 (d) 35
- 19.Which is the odd one out: 36, 18, 62, 12? (a) 36 (b) 18 (c) 62 (d) 12
- 20.Which is the odd one out: 40, 84, 80, 24? (a) 40 (b) 84 (c) 80 (d) 24
- 21.Which is the odd one out: 50, 40, 64, 16? (a) 50 (b) 40 (c) 64 (d) 16
- 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: 22, 24, 12, 32? (a) 22 (b) 24 (c) 12 (d) 32
- 24.Which is the odd one out: 48, 52, 36, 72? (a) 48 (b) 52 (c) 36 (d) 72
- 25.Which is the odd one out: 32, 62, 80, 40? (a) 32 (b) 62 (c) 80 (d) 40
- 26.Which is the odd one out: 45, 85, 27, 81? (a) 45 (b) 85 (c) 27 (d) 81
- 27.Which is the odd one out: 16, 64, 34, 32? (a) 16 (b) 64 (c) 34 (d) 32
- 28.Which is the odd one out: 54, 58, 72, 24? (a) 54 (b) 58 (c) 72 (d) 24
- 29.Which is the odd one out: 12, 18, 14, 36? (a) 12 (b) 18 (c) 14 (d) 36
- 30.Which is the odd one out: 64, 24, 60, 32? (a) 64 (b) 24 (c) 60 (d) 32
- 31.Which is the odd one out: 48, 16, 14, 12? (a) 48 (b) 16 (c) 14 (d) 12
- 32.Which is the odd one out: 45, 81, 63, 35? (a) 45 (b) 81 (c) 63 (d) 35
- 33.Which is the odd one out: 64, 28, 80, 40? (a) 64 (b) 28 (c) 80 (d) 40
- 34.Which is the odd one out: 14, 16, 24, 12? (a) 14 (b) 16 (c) 24 (d) 12
- 35.Which is the odd one out: 48, 20, 32, 30? (a) 48 (b) 20 (c) 32 (d) 30
- 36.Which is the odd one out: 45, 27, 85, 81? (a) 45 (b) 27 (c) 85 (d) 81
- 37.Which is the odd one out: 70, 16, 64, 80? (a) 70 (b) 16 (c) 64 (d) 80
- 38.Which is the odd one out: 32, 16, 42, 56? (a) 32 (b) 16 (c) 42 (d) 56
- 39.Which is the odd one out: 35, 45, 27, 63? (a) 35 (b) 45 (c) 27 (d) 63
- 40.Which is the odd one out: 36, 14, 12, 18? (a) 36 (b) 14 (c) 12 (d) 18
Answer key
- 14
- 35
- 35
- 62
- 46
- 14
- 50
- 18
- 34
- 40
- 58
- 18
- 60
- 62
- 35
- 35
- 86
- 35
- 62
- 84
- 50
- 55
- 22
- 52
- 62
- 85
- 34
- 58
- 14
- 60
- 14
- 35
- 28
- 14
- 30
- 85
- 70
- 42
- 35
- 14
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