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, 42, 40, 20? (a) 16 (b) 42 (c) 40 (d) 20
- 2.Which is the odd one out: 24, 96, 34, 16? (a) 24 (b) 96 (c) 34 (d) 16
- 3.Which is the odd one out: 24, 32, 56, 42? (a) 24 (b) 32 (c) 56 (d) 42
- 4.Which is the odd one out: 26, 48, 12, 32? (a) 26 (b) 48 (c) 12 (d) 32
- 5.Which is the odd one out: 16, 64, 32, 18? (a) 16 (b) 64 (c) 32 (d) 18
- 6.Which is the odd one out: 48, 24, 44, 96? (a) 48 (b) 24 (c) 44 (d) 96
- 7.Which is the odd one out: 50, 24, 48, 60? (a) 50 (b) 24 (c) 48 (d) 60
- 8.Which is the odd one out: 48, 24, 68, 16? (a) 48 (b) 24 (c) 68 (d) 16
- 9.Which is the odd one out: 10, 16, 24, 12? (a) 10 (b) 16 (c) 24 (d) 12
- 10.Which is the odd one out: 40, 20, 18, 48? (a) 40 (b) 20 (c) 18 (d) 48
- 11.Which is the odd one out: 20, 30, 16, 24? (a) 20 (b) 30 (c) 16 (d) 24
- 12.Which is the odd one out: 32, 24, 18, 54? (a) 32 (b) 24 (c) 18 (d) 54
- 13.Which is the odd one out: 16, 56, 64, 70? (a) 16 (b) 56 (c) 64 (d) 70
- 14.Which is the odd one out: 48, 32, 42, 56? (a) 48 (b) 32 (c) 42 (d) 56
- 15.Which is the odd one out: 45, 27, 81, 65? (a) 45 (b) 27 (c) 81 (d) 65
- 16.Which is the odd one out: 45, 27, 81, 85? (a) 45 (b) 27 (c) 81 (d) 85
- 17.Which is the odd one out: 80, 36, 48, 40? (a) 80 (b) 36 (c) 48 (d) 40
- 18.Which is the odd one out: 32, 56, 84, 48? (a) 32 (b) 56 (c) 84 (d) 48
- 19.Which is the odd one out: 48, 36, 24, 18? (a) 48 (b) 36 (c) 24 (d) 18
- 20.Which is the odd one out: 14, 24, 32, 12? (a) 14 (b) 24 (c) 32 (d) 12
- 21.Which is the odd one out: 18, 12, 32, 16? (a) 18 (b) 12 (c) 32 (d) 16
- 22.Which is the odd one out: 32, 22, 24, 48? (a) 32 (b) 22 (c) 24 (d) 48
- 23.Which is the odd one out: 24, 60, 16, 64? (a) 24 (b) 60 (c) 16 (d) 64
- 24.Which is the odd one out: 36, 66, 44, 54? (a) 36 (b) 66 (c) 44 (d) 54
- 25.Which is the odd one out: 48, 14, 32, 12? (a) 48 (b) 14 (c) 32 (d) 12
- 26.Which is the odd one out: 54, 48, 32, 18? (a) 54 (b) 48 (c) 32 (d) 18
- 27.Which is the odd one out: 16, 20, 18, 40? (a) 16 (b) 20 (c) 18 (d) 40
- 28.Which is the odd one out: 12, 10, 16, 48? (a) 12 (b) 10 (c) 16 (d) 48
- 29.Which is the odd one out: 42, 48, 20, 40? (a) 42 (b) 48 (c) 20 (d) 40
- 30.Which is the odd one out: 24, 46, 48, 96? (a) 24 (b) 46 (c) 48 (d) 96
- 31.Which is the odd one out: 32, 64, 24, 66? (a) 32 (b) 64 (c) 24 (d) 66
- 32.Which is the odd one out: 54, 26, 24, 72? (a) 54 (b) 26 (c) 24 (d) 72
- 33.Which is the odd one out: 80, 32, 96, 60? (a) 80 (b) 32 (c) 96 (d) 60
- 34.Which is the odd one out: 48, 62, 36, 72? (a) 48 (b) 62 (c) 36 (d) 72
- 35.Which is the odd one out: 63, 35, 45, 27? (a) 63 (b) 35 (c) 45 (d) 27
- 36.Which is the odd one out: 60, 40, 18, 54? (a) 60 (b) 40 (c) 18 (d) 54
- 37.Which is the odd one out: 34, 12, 36, 18? (a) 34 (b) 12 (c) 36 (d) 18
- 38.Which is the odd one out: 27, 81, 85, 45? (a) 27 (b) 81 (c) 85 (d) 45
- 39.Which is the odd one out: 48, 24, 12, 42? (a) 48 (b) 24 (c) 12 (d) 42
- 40.Which is the odd one out: 44, 72, 24, 36? (a) 44 (b) 72 (c) 24 (d) 36
Answer key
- 42
- 34
- 42
- 26
- 18
- 44
- 50
- 68
- 10
- 18
- 30
- 32
- 70
- 42
- 65
- 85
- 36
- 84
- 18
- 14
- 18
- 22
- 60
- 44
- 14
- 32
- 18
- 10
- 42
- 46
- 66
- 26
- 60
- 62
- 35
- 40
- 34
- 85
- 42
- 44
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