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: 24, 48, 12, 14? (a) 24 (b) 48 (c) 12 (d) 14
- 2.Which is the odd one out: 52, 16, 24, 96? (a) 52 (b) 16 (c) 24 (d) 96
- 3.Which is the odd one out: 63, 81, 35, 27? (a) 63 (b) 81 (c) 35 (d) 27
- 4.Which is the odd one out: 38, 48, 24, 32? (a) 38 (b) 48 (c) 24 (d) 32
- 5.Which is the odd one out: 64, 86, 32, 16? (a) 64 (b) 86 (c) 32 (d) 16
- 6.Which is the odd one out: 42, 32, 48, 16? (a) 42 (b) 32 (c) 48 (d) 16
- 7.Which is the odd one out: 16, 36, 32, 96? (a) 16 (b) 36 (c) 32 (d) 96
- 8.Which is the odd one out: 18, 36, 12, 46? (a) 18 (b) 36 (c) 12 (d) 46
- 9.Which is the odd one out: 16, 78, 64, 96? (a) 16 (b) 78 (c) 64 (d) 96
- 10.Which is the odd one out: 34, 48, 12, 24? (a) 34 (b) 48 (c) 12 (d) 24
- 11.Which is the odd one out: 81, 35, 45, 63? (a) 81 (b) 35 (c) 45 (d) 63
- 12.Which is the odd one out: 10, 16, 48, 24? (a) 10 (b) 16 (c) 48 (d) 24
- 13.Which is the odd one out: 64, 20, 24, 48? (a) 64 (b) 20 (c) 24 (d) 48
- 14.Which is the odd one out: 16, 96, 48, 76? (a) 16 (b) 96 (c) 48 (d) 76
- 15.Which is the odd one out: 60, 40, 24, 16? (a) 60 (b) 40 (c) 24 (d) 16
- 16.Which is the odd one out: 16, 24, 12, 34? (a) 16 (b) 24 (c) 12 (d) 34
- 17.Which is the odd one out: 24, 30, 40, 64? (a) 24 (b) 30 (c) 40 (d) 64
- 18.Which is the odd one out: 48, 24, 14, 28? (a) 48 (b) 24 (c) 14 (d) 28
- 19.Which is the odd one out: 16, 96, 84, 56? (a) 16 (b) 96 (c) 84 (d) 56
- 20.Which is the odd one out: 81, 27, 63, 49? (a) 81 (b) 27 (c) 63 (d) 49
- 21.Which is the odd one out: 80, 40, 68, 16? (a) 80 (b) 40 (c) 68 (d) 16
- 22.Which is the odd one out: 40, 32, 22, 80? (a) 40 (b) 32 (c) 22 (d) 80
- 23.Which is the odd one out: 65, 27, 45, 81? (a) 65 (b) 27 (c) 45 (d) 81
- 24.Which is the odd one out: 26, 72, 48, 18? (a) 26 (b) 72 (c) 48 (d) 18
- 25.Which is the odd one out: 86, 48, 24, 32? (a) 86 (b) 48 (c) 24 (d) 32
- 26.Which is the odd one out: 24, 76, 48, 96? (a) 24 (b) 76 (c) 48 (d) 96
- 27.Which is the odd one out: 64, 32, 16, 20? (a) 64 (b) 32 (c) 16 (d) 20
- 28.Which is the odd one out: 48, 32, 68, 96? (a) 48 (b) 32 (c) 68 (d) 96
- 29.Which is the odd one out: 48, 24, 38, 96? (a) 48 (b) 24 (c) 38 (d) 96
- 30.Which is the odd one out: 36, 54, 42, 56? (a) 36 (b) 54 (c) 42 (d) 56
- 31.Which is the odd one out: 62, 24, 16, 96? (a) 62 (b) 24 (c) 16 (d) 96
- 32.Which is the odd one out: 45, 63, 35, 81? (a) 45 (b) 63 (c) 35 (d) 81
- 33.Which is the odd one out: 16, 48, 12, 34? (a) 16 (b) 48 (c) 12 (d) 34
- 34.Which is the odd one out: 63, 81, 49, 27? (a) 63 (b) 81 (c) 49 (d) 27
- 35.Which is the odd one out: 56, 16, 42, 48? (a) 56 (b) 16 (c) 42 (d) 48
- 36.Which is the odd one out: 14, 12, 48, 32? (a) 14 (b) 12 (c) 48 (d) 32
- 37.Which is the odd one out: 35, 27, 63, 45? (a) 35 (b) 27 (c) 63 (d) 45
- 38.Which is the odd one out: 42, 16, 32, 24? (a) 42 (b) 16 (c) 32 (d) 24
- 39.Which is the odd one out: 16, 12, 30, 40? (a) 16 (b) 12 (c) 30 (d) 40
- 40.Which is the odd one out: 24, 66, 88, 32? (a) 24 (b) 66 (c) 88 (d) 32
Answer key
- 14
- 52
- 35
- 38
- 86
- 42
- 36
- 46
- 78
- 34
- 35
- 10
- 20
- 76
- 60
- 34
- 30
- 14
- 84
- 49
- 68
- 22
- 65
- 26
- 86
- 76
- 20
- 68
- 38
- 56
- 62
- 35
- 34
- 49
- 42
- 14
- 35
- 42
- 30
- 66
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