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, 64, 80, 50? (a) 16 (b) 64 (c) 80 (d) 50
- 2.Which is the odd one out: 42, 40, 20, 48? (a) 42 (b) 40 (c) 20 (d) 48
- 3.Which is the odd one out: 58, 30, 60, 12? (a) 58 (b) 30 (c) 60 (d) 12
- 4.Which is the odd one out: 49, 55, 35, 77? (a) 49 (b) 55 (c) 35 (d) 77
- 5.Which is the odd one out: 48, 28, 42, 32? (a) 48 (b) 28 (c) 42 (d) 32
- 6.Which is the odd one out: 16, 24, 48, 34? (a) 16 (b) 24 (c) 48 (d) 34
- 7.Which is the odd one out: 12, 54, 18, 16? (a) 12 (b) 54 (c) 18 (d) 16
- 8.Which is the odd one out: 27, 81, 45, 65? (a) 27 (b) 81 (c) 45 (d) 65
- 9.Which is the odd one out: 24, 12, 48, 38? (a) 24 (b) 12 (c) 48 (d) 38
- 10.Which is the odd one out: 86, 40, 80, 16? (a) 86 (b) 40 (c) 80 (d) 16
- 11.Which is the odd one out: 12, 18, 16, 32? (a) 12 (b) 18 (c) 16 (d) 32
- 12.Which is the odd one out: 77, 35, 55, 49? (a) 77 (b) 35 (c) 55 (d) 49
- 13.Which is the odd one out: 96, 30, 24, 48? (a) 96 (b) 30 (c) 24 (d) 48
- 14.Which is the odd one out: 24, 16, 64, 36? (a) 24 (b) 16 (c) 64 (d) 36
- 15.Which is the odd one out: 27, 35, 45, 63? (a) 27 (b) 35 (c) 45 (d) 63
- 16.Which is the odd one out: 24, 64, 16, 60? (a) 24 (b) 64 (c) 16 (d) 60
- 17.Which is the odd one out: 96, 74, 16, 24? (a) 96 (b) 74 (c) 16 (d) 24
- 18.Which is the odd one out: 48, 54, 18, 56? (a) 48 (b) 54 (c) 18 (d) 56
- 19.Which is the odd one out: 27, 45, 35, 63? (a) 27 (b) 45 (c) 35 (d) 63
- 20.Which is the odd one out: 32, 40, 24, 60? (a) 32 (b) 40 (c) 24 (d) 60
- 21.Which is the odd one out: 32, 48, 24, 22? (a) 32 (b) 48 (c) 24 (d) 22
- 22.Which is the odd one out: 48, 24, 12, 30? (a) 48 (b) 24 (c) 12 (d) 30
- 23.Which is the odd one out: 81, 45, 27, 65? (a) 81 (b) 45 (c) 27 (d) 65
- 24.Which is the odd one out: 34, 24, 12, 48? (a) 34 (b) 24 (c) 12 (d) 48
- 25.Which is the odd one out: 36, 72, 48, 28? (a) 36 (b) 72 (c) 48 (d) 28
- 26.Which is the odd one out: 24, 12, 48, 30? (a) 24 (b) 12 (c) 48 (d) 30
- 27.Which is the odd one out: 63, 27, 35, 45? (a) 63 (b) 27 (c) 35 (d) 45
- 28.Which is the odd one out: 34, 16, 24, 48? (a) 34 (b) 16 (c) 24 (d) 48
- 29.Which is the odd one out: 54, 36, 64, 18? (a) 54 (b) 36 (c) 64 (d) 18
- 30.Which is the odd one out: 32, 72, 18, 54? (a) 32 (b) 72 (c) 18 (d) 54
- 31.Which is the odd one out: 55, 35, 77, 49? (a) 55 (b) 35 (c) 77 (d) 49
- 32.Which is the odd one out: 40, 72, 18, 80? (a) 40 (b) 72 (c) 18 (d) 80
- 33.Which is the odd one out: 50, 48, 54, 72? (a) 50 (b) 48 (c) 54 (d) 72
- 34.Which is the odd one out: 56, 80, 28, 40? (a) 56 (b) 80 (c) 28 (d) 40
- 35.Which is the odd one out: 64, 16, 54, 24? (a) 64 (b) 16 (c) 54 (d) 24
- 36.Which is the odd one out: 12, 32, 34, 48? (a) 12 (b) 32 (c) 34 (d) 48
- 37.Which is the odd one out: 12, 18, 36, 26? (a) 12 (b) 18 (c) 36 (d) 26
- 38.Which is the odd one out: 96, 24, 70, 48? (a) 96 (b) 24 (c) 70 (d) 48
- 39.Which is the odd one out: 48, 72, 18, 24? (a) 48 (b) 72 (c) 18 (d) 24
- 40.Which is the odd one out: 26, 12, 24, 16? (a) 26 (b) 12 (c) 24 (d) 16
Answer key
- 50
- 42
- 58
- 55
- 42
- 34
- 16
- 65
- 38
- 86
- 18
- 55
- 30
- 36
- 35
- 60
- 74
- 56
- 35
- 60
- 22
- 30
- 65
- 34
- 28
- 30
- 35
- 34
- 64
- 32
- 55
- 18
- 50
- 28
- 54
- 34
- 26
- 70
- 18
- 26
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