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: 18, 12, 16, 54? (a) 18 (b) 12 (c) 16 (d) 54
- 2.Which is the odd one out: 80, 36, 40, 72? (a) 80 (b) 36 (c) 40 (d) 72
- 3.Which is the odd one out: 35, 55, 49, 77? (a) 35 (b) 55 (c) 49 (d) 77
- 4.Which is the odd one out: 96, 74, 48, 24? (a) 96 (b) 74 (c) 48 (d) 24
- 5.Which is the odd one out: 48, 16, 14, 24? (a) 48 (b) 16 (c) 14 (d) 24
- 6.Which is the odd one out: 24, 16, 44, 96? (a) 24 (b) 16 (c) 44 (d) 96
- 7.Which is the odd one out: 14, 24, 72, 36? (a) 14 (b) 24 (c) 72 (d) 36
- 8.Which is the odd one out: 18, 12, 46, 36? (a) 18 (b) 12 (c) 46 (d) 36
- 9.Which is the odd one out: 24, 70, 48, 80? (a) 24 (b) 70 (c) 48 (d) 80
- 10.Which is the odd one out: 28, 24, 48, 16? (a) 28 (b) 24 (c) 48 (d) 16
- 11.Which is the odd one out: 32, 12, 24, 10? (a) 32 (b) 12 (c) 24 (d) 10
- 12.Which is the odd one out: 44, 60, 30, 66? (a) 44 (b) 60 (c) 30 (d) 66
- 13.Which is the odd one out: 42, 16, 24, 64? (a) 42 (b) 16 (c) 24 (d) 64
- 14.Which is the odd one out: 48, 24, 56, 70? (a) 48 (b) 24 (c) 56 (d) 70
- 15.Which is the odd one out: 80, 60, 32, 96? (a) 80 (b) 60 (c) 32 (d) 96
- 16.Which is the odd one out: 48, 82, 96, 64? (a) 48 (b) 82 (c) 96 (d) 64
- 17.Which is the odd one out: 88, 40, 22, 80? (a) 88 (b) 40 (c) 22 (d) 80
- 18.Which is the odd one out: 36, 12, 18, 14? (a) 36 (b) 12 (c) 18 (d) 14
- 19.Which is the odd one out: 12, 32, 30, 16? (a) 12 (b) 32 (c) 30 (d) 16
- 20.Which is the odd one out: 70, 32, 80, 56? (a) 70 (b) 32 (c) 80 (d) 56
- 21.Which is the odd one out: 48, 24, 16, 22? (a) 48 (b) 24 (c) 16 (d) 22
- 22.Which is the odd one out: 16, 24, 18, 64? (a) 16 (b) 24 (c) 18 (d) 64
- 23.Which is the odd one out: 99, 81, 33, 27? (a) 99 (b) 81 (c) 33 (d) 27
- 24.Which is the odd one out: 40, 80, 38, 32? (a) 40 (b) 80 (c) 38 (d) 32
- 25.Which is the odd one out: 65, 81, 27, 45? (a) 65 (b) 81 (c) 27 (d) 45
- 26.Which is the odd one out: 72, 36, 38, 24? (a) 72 (b) 36 (c) 38 (d) 24
- 27.Which is the odd one out: 81, 45, 27, 35? (a) 81 (b) 45 (c) 27 (d) 35
- 28.Which is the odd one out: 45, 27, 81, 35? (a) 45 (b) 27 (c) 81 (d) 35
- 29.Which is the odd one out: 32, 84, 56, 48? (a) 32 (b) 84 (c) 56 (d) 48
- 30.Which is the odd one out: 32, 12, 42, 16? (a) 32 (b) 12 (c) 42 (d) 16
- 31.Which is the odd one out: 16, 20, 40, 26? (a) 16 (b) 20 (c) 40 (d) 26
- 32.Which is the odd one out: 32, 24, 96, 52? (a) 32 (b) 24 (c) 96 (d) 52
- 33.Which is the odd one out: 45, 63, 27, 35? (a) 45 (b) 63 (c) 27 (d) 35
- 34.Which is the odd one out: 16, 24, 38, 96? (a) 16 (b) 24 (c) 38 (d) 96
- 35.Which is the odd one out: 12, 24, 48, 18? (a) 12 (b) 24 (c) 48 (d) 18
- 36.Which is the odd one out: 24, 32, 70, 96? (a) 24 (b) 32 (c) 70 (d) 96
- 37.Which is the odd one out: 52, 48, 96, 64? (a) 52 (b) 48 (c) 96 (d) 64
- 38.Which is the odd one out: 27, 63, 35, 81? (a) 27 (b) 63 (c) 35 (d) 81
- 39.Which is the odd one out: 50, 36, 18, 60? (a) 50 (b) 36 (c) 18 (d) 60
- 40.Which is the odd one out: 24, 40, 16, 30? (a) 24 (b) 40 (c) 16 (d) 30
Answer key
- 16
- 36
- 55
- 74
- 14
- 44
- 14
- 46
- 70
- 28
- 10
- 44
- 42
- 70
- 60
- 82
- 22
- 14
- 30
- 70
- 22
- 18
- 33
- 38
- 65
- 38
- 35
- 35
- 84
- 42
- 26
- 52
- 35
- 38
- 18
- 70
- 52
- 35
- 50
- 30
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