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: 81, 27, 63, 35? (a) 81 (b) 27 (c) 63 (d) 35
- 2.Which is the odd one out: 27, 49, 81, 63? (a) 27 (b) 49 (c) 81 (d) 63
- 3.Which is the odd one out: 27, 81, 33, 99? (a) 27 (b) 81 (c) 33 (d) 99
- 4.Which is the odd one out: 24, 14, 32, 12? (a) 24 (b) 14 (c) 32 (d) 12
- 5.Which is the odd one out: 22, 48, 44, 24? (a) 22 (b) 48 (c) 44 (d) 24
- 6.Which is the odd one out: 24, 16, 76, 96? (a) 24 (b) 16 (c) 76 (d) 96
- 7.Which is the odd one out: 32, 12, 30, 40? (a) 32 (b) 12 (c) 30 (d) 40
- 8.Which is the odd one out: 32, 28, 42, 16? (a) 32 (b) 28 (c) 42 (d) 16
- 9.Which is the odd one out: 68, 24, 32, 48? (a) 68 (b) 24 (c) 32 (d) 48
- 10.Which is the odd one out: 81, 49, 63, 27? (a) 81 (b) 49 (c) 63 (d) 27
- 11.Which is the odd one out: 32, 18, 16, 12? (a) 32 (b) 18 (c) 16 (d) 12
- 12.Which is the odd one out: 78, 80, 24, 40? (a) 78 (b) 80 (c) 24 (d) 40
- 13.Which is the odd one out: 18, 54, 12, 20? (a) 18 (b) 54 (c) 12 (d) 20
- 14.Which is the odd one out: 49, 27, 63, 81? (a) 49 (b) 27 (c) 63 (d) 81
- 15.Which is the odd one out: 66, 40, 24, 80? (a) 66 (b) 40 (c) 24 (d) 80
- 16.Which is the odd one out: 60, 30, 14, 12? (a) 60 (b) 30 (c) 14 (d) 12
- 17.Which is the odd one out: 30, 38, 12, 60? (a) 30 (b) 38 (c) 12 (d) 60
- 18.Which is the odd one out: 18, 72, 38, 24? (a) 18 (b) 72 (c) 38 (d) 24
- 19.Which is the odd one out: 40, 80, 76, 16? (a) 40 (b) 80 (c) 76 (d) 16
- 20.Which is the odd one out: 64, 24, 56, 84? (a) 64 (b) 24 (c) 56 (d) 84
- 21.Which is the odd one out: 27, 85, 45, 81? (a) 27 (b) 85 (c) 45 (d) 81
- 22.Which is the odd one out: 40, 24, 36, 80? (a) 40 (b) 24 (c) 36 (d) 80
- 23.Which is the odd one out: 48, 50, 24, 64? (a) 48 (b) 50 (c) 24 (d) 64
- 24.Which is the odd one out: 36, 54, 14, 12? (a) 36 (b) 54 (c) 14 (d) 12
- 25.Which is the odd one out: 34, 72, 24, 54? (a) 34 (b) 72 (c) 24 (d) 54
- 26.Which is the odd one out: 27, 63, 45, 35? (a) 27 (b) 63 (c) 45 (d) 35
- 27.Which is the odd one out: 55, 49, 35, 77? (a) 55 (b) 49 (c) 35 (d) 77
- 28.Which is the odd one out: 18, 24, 34, 72? (a) 18 (b) 24 (c) 34 (d) 72
- 29.Which is the odd one out: 12, 24, 16, 34? (a) 12 (b) 24 (c) 16 (d) 34
- 30.Which is the odd one out: 81, 63, 45, 35? (a) 81 (b) 63 (c) 45 (d) 35
- 31.Which is the odd one out: 18, 32, 40, 20? (a) 18 (b) 32 (c) 40 (d) 20
- 32.Which is the odd one out: 56, 32, 28, 64? (a) 56 (b) 32 (c) 28 (d) 64
- 33.Which is the odd one out: 35, 81, 27, 45? (a) 35 (b) 81 (c) 27 (d) 45
- 34.Which is the odd one out: 32, 16, 44, 22? (a) 32 (b) 16 (c) 44 (d) 22
- 35.Which is the odd one out: 40, 72, 80, 18? (a) 40 (b) 72 (c) 80 (d) 18
- 36.Which is the odd one out: 24, 16, 64, 54? (a) 24 (b) 16 (c) 64 (d) 54
- 37.Which is the odd one out: 16, 84, 24, 32? (a) 16 (b) 84 (c) 24 (d) 32
- 38.Which is the odd one out: 68, 32, 24, 96? (a) 68 (b) 32 (c) 24 (d) 96
- 39.Which is the odd one out: 32, 24, 16, 42? (a) 32 (b) 24 (c) 16 (d) 42
- 40.Which is the odd one out: 60, 58, 12, 30? (a) 60 (b) 58 (c) 12 (d) 30
Answer key
- 35
- 49
- 33
- 14
- 22
- 76
- 30
- 42
- 68
- 49
- 18
- 78
- 20
- 49
- 66
- 14
- 38
- 38
- 76
- 84
- 85
- 36
- 50
- 14
- 34
- 35
- 55
- 34
- 34
- 35
- 18
- 28
- 35
- 22
- 18
- 54
- 84
- 68
- 42
- 58
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