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1. An apple is placed inside one of the three box es. '

a. On Box A, it is labelled “The apple is in this box”.
b. On Box B, it is labelled “The apple is not in this box”.
c. On Box C, it is labelled “The apple is not in Box A”.
Given that only one of the statements labelled on the boxes is true, which box is the
apple in?
(1) Box A (2) Box B (3) Box C

Statement a and C contradict each other.

Statement b is
One them is
=>

of correct.
wrong.
Apple
=>
is in Box B.

Ans: (2)
2. Each of the letters A, B, C, D represents a different number in the set {1, 2. 3, 4}. It is
𝐴 𝐶
given that 𝐵 − 𝐷 = 1, find B + D.

5 -

1
=

B 1,D 2 =
=

1 2 3
+
=

Ans:3
3. It is given that the product of four consecutive natural numbers is 1680. Find the
sum of these four numbers.
1688 10x10x10 x
10 10000
=
> 1680
-
10 168
The four numbers 110
-
8 21
5x6x7x8 1688
-
=

3 7
56 7 8 26
+
+
+
=

Ans:26

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4. What is the angle (in degrees) formed by the hour hand and minute hand at 5.40pm?
Minute hand travels
5
pm 5,40pM
40x (6"-0.5) =
220 more
"Y
5x30° 150 =

150 70°
-

220
=

(1500
8 <
W
-
700 Minute hand:
5 ~
5
150 behind to 70 ahead

Ans:70°

5. The area of rectangle ABCD is 120 cm2. E is the midpoint of BC. F is the midpoint of
CD. Find the area of triangle AEF in cm2.
I =
*ADF:1x = 2 =
ABCD
A B
I
2
& CEF:x 2
i
5 ABCD
=

I E
t
2
↓ABE:1xI+
2
FABCD
=

D C
11
F
WAEF:1-4 5 I ABCD
- -

2 2

120x5 45 =

Ans:45

6. Find the maximum number of regions that 4 circles can divide a plane into. For
example, 2 circles can divide a plane into 4 regions.

2 4 8
7
I
I 2 3
I
654
2
3

circle intersection points with each the

Every new -> I
of other

circles

Fig):
2
Fig 4:8 + 6 14
=

Fig 5: 14+
8:=22
Fig 2:2 + 2 4 =

Ans:14
Fig 3:4+ 4 8
=

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7. What is the largest three-digit prime number with all its digits prime?
Prime digits:2, 3, 5, 7

777 =

7x I11 (x)
775 5x155(X)
=

773 ~

Ans:773
8. Given that polygon with all its angles less than180○ has 𝑛 acute angles, find the sum
of maximum and minimum possible values of 𝑛. 360°
Sum ofexterior angles =

U 0
=
J L
A
min
9ix47360° => atmost 3 obtuse angles
- I ↓
interior
The corresponding
acute.
Umax= 3
angles are
89 89

89 93 0 3 3
+
=

Ans:3

9. In the diagram, the eight vertices represent the numbers 𝑎, 𝑏, 𝑐, 𝑑, 𝑒, 𝑓, 𝑔 , and ℎ

1
respectively. Every number is equal to 3 of the sum of the three adjacent numbers.
1
For example, 𝑎 = 3 (𝑏 + 𝑑 + 𝑒) . Find the largest possible value of (𝑎 + 𝑏 + 𝑐 +
𝑑) – (𝑒 + 𝑓 + 𝑔 + ℎ).

a (b
=

d e)
3a b d

S
+ +

=
+ +
e

b 5(a f
= +
+

c)
=>
3b a
= +

f +
C

30 b
c
I(b g d) gd
= + +
=
+ +

d 3d
(a
=

c
+ +
h) a c
=
+ +

3a 3b
=>
+
3
+

3d
+

2a 2b 2c
=
+ + +
2d e
+ +
fg h+ +

a b
+
c
+
d
+

e
=
+

f g h+
+

Ans: ⑧
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10. ̅̅̅̅̅̅̅̅̅̅̅̅̅ is divisible 7, 8 and 9. How many such

A seven-digit positive integer 2020𝐴𝐵𝐶
integers are there?
LCM(7,8,9) =

7x8x9 504
=

504
1504
+

4008 -

504/2020 ABC
2016

4 ABC
2020032,2020536,207...
↳ Ans:2
11. Some 50-cent and one-dollar coins are used to fill up a 3 × 3 board. Each coin is to
occupy a 1 × 1 square on the board. The total value of the coins used is 6 dollars.
Given that the total value of the coins in every 2 × 2 square is 𝑎 dollars, find the
largest possible value of 𝑎.
Sum in each 2x2
square:
Assume all are 504.
050$1$0.50
$1x2 $0.50x2 $3
+
=

504x9 4504 =

$0.50$1$0.50

6004 4504 1504

-
=
$0.50$1$0.50
a3 =

1504 (1004-504) 3
=
=

9 -

3 6
=

So there are three $1 coins and six 504coins. Ans:3

12. In triangle ABC, ∠BAC = 80○, BE = BF and CD = CF. Find the size of ∠DFE in degrees.
A
In ABC,
E 800
(180-2x) 10 zy)
+ -
+

80 = N0 D
I
I
260°2x 0
2y
-
=

2x
2y
+
260
=

B
1 180" -2X x /7y 1804
C
130° F
x
y
+ =

<DFE 180: (x y) 50° Ans:50°

=
+ =

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100 digits
13. It is given that ⏟
111 … 111 is divisible by333
⏟ … 333. Find the least possible value of 𝑛.
𝑛 𝑑𝑖𝑔𝑖𝑡𝑠 100 𝑑𝑖𝑔𝑖𝑡𝑠

All= o

<mod11lS
100
digits
100
digits

n =

100, sum
ofdigits 100(X) =

200,
= 200(X)
300,
=300 (V) Ans:300
14. In the diagram on the right, we wish to fill out the 10 small squares using numbers
1, 2, 3, 4, 5,11, 12, 13, 14, 15 without repetition, such that the sum of four numbers
in every 2×2 square is equal. Find the largest possible value of the sum.
3 4 +
+ 5 1 12 13 14 15 80
Total:1
+
+2 + + +
+ +
=

3 x 80+a+b
sum=

a D a 15
=

a 12
& ③ 14a 15
=

b a = =

b 13
=

b 13 b 4
=

14 11
=

1 b =

sumtsott
e
3 (x) 4
sum-+
1512
(X)
24 11
33
=

513
Ans:33
(x)
15. In 2019, a smartphone sold at 80% of its marked price made a profit of 20% on its
cost. In 2020, the cost of the same model is lowered by 100 dollars. It is known that
if the retailer sells the phone at 75% of the same marked price, he would actually
make a 25% profit. What is the cost of this smartphone in 2020?
profit-sold price -
cost

SOU
60U
Marked price

Sold price Goux =48U boux =45u

(120%) (125%)
cost 48n=6x5 4oU 364
45455x4
=

(100%) (100%)

120:100 125 100

=

6:5
5:
4
36x525$900
=

404-364 100
=

(n 25 =
Ans: $900
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16. Find the sum of the reciprocals of all positive factors of 120 the reciprocal number
1
𝑎 is defined as 𝑎.
1, 120, 2,60, 3, 40, 4,30, 5,24,6,20,8, 15, 10,12

120 x 3'x 5'

I +++...++
2
=

23) x (34 3')x(5 5)

12
+2 +
2+
(2
+

+ ...+1+
-

+
15x4x6
+

=>

120 120
360
=

all
- sum
of factors

3 Ans:3
17. In the diagram, A and B are the centres of two quarter-circles of radii 14cm and
28cm respectively. Find the difference between areas of region I and II in cm2. (Take
22
𝜋 to )
7

616
I P Q:
+ +

4x2x28x28 =

+P a:
4xx14x14 28x14
+ +

154 392
+

546
P

I -

1 (I P a)
=
+
+ -

(I P +
+

0)
= 616 -
546

70
=
Ans:70
18. Let 𝑥 and 𝑦 be positive integers less than 100. Find the number of ordered pairs
(𝑥, 𝑦) such that 𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 is divisible by 49. (Note: (1,2) and (2,1) are considered two
different ordered pairs.)
For X, *7
=> =
RO
=

I F7 y 7 R0 =

R1

I
=

2 +
7 R4 =

x (1,14,
=

98) => 14 choices

3 +7
. .
.

= R2

y 27,14,
=

98)
42 7 14
. =>

R2
7
. .

52 +7 R4 =

14 x14
196
=

6 R
7
+ =

77 =
RO
=

Ans:196

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19. If 13 were to be written in its decimal representation, what is the sum of the first
2020 digits after decimal point?

1.56538461....
=

2020
7
6 336R4
=

336x(5 3 8
+ +

4 6 1) (5 3 8
+ + + + + +

4) 9092
+ =

Ans:
9092
20. In the diagram, points A, B and C are vertices of equilateral triangle, and points D, E
and F are midpoints of the sides. How many non-congruent triangles can be drawn
using any three of these six points as vertices?
(Note: two triangles are congruent if they can overlap exactly, For example, triangle
ADF and triangle DEF are congruent. Triangle ADF and triangle CED are non-
congruent.)

C
F
ABC=
& ADF: A D
↓

↓ ADE: E A B

A D

* ADC

A Ans:
4
D

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21. A pair of two consecutive numbers is called a “buddy” pair if there is no carry over
in any digits when addition is performed. For example, 134 and 135 is a “buddy”
pair, but 135 and 136 is not. In the list of integers 1001, 1002, …,1999, 2000, how
1000
1099:30
-

many “buddy” pairs are there?

I
1000 -
1005 = 1100
1199:30 30x5 150
-
=

1200
1299:30
-

1009 -
1015 => & 1300 -
1399:30

1019-1025 D 1400
1499:30
=>
-

5 6x4 +
+
1 30
=

ways
1029 -
1035
=> & Exclude (1000, 1001) 150 -

1 6 155
+
=

Include
1039-1045 & => (1099, 1100) (1199, 1200)
(1299, 1300) (1399, 1400)
1049-1050
=>
&
C1499, 1500) (1999, 2000) Ans:155

22. Given that 𝑥 = 20182019× 2020, 𝑦 =20182020× 2019 and z= 20202019×2018,

which of the following is correct?

(1) z < 𝑦 < 𝑥 (2) z < 𝑥 < 𝑦 (3) 𝑥 < 𝑦 < z (4) 𝑥 < z < 𝑦 (5) 𝑦 < z < 𝑥
x >
2018 2018 x 2070 =
20202020 x 2018 - E
2018 x 1000 2020
x 2020x1000 x2018
=

2018 2018 x
2019 2019
-

2019 2018
x

↓ 2x2019
+

10000 x 2018
↓
y
Z

y < z Ans:(5)
=>

23. Find the sum of all possible products of a prime number and a composite number
chosen from the following numbers: 2, 3, 4, 5, …, 20. (Note: Composite numbers are
non-prime numbers greater than 1. Also take note that if a product appears more
than once, for example, 12 can be obtained as 2×6 or 3×4, then 12 needs to be
added twice when the sum is computed.)

prime:2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 19

composite:4,6,8,9, 10, 12, 14, 15, 16,18,20

2x(4 6
+ +
... 20)
+ +
3x(x 6 + +
.. +

20) +
...+ 19x(4 6+
+
+

... 20)

(2
=

3 5
+ +

7 11 13+17
+
+ +
+
19)x(4 6
+
...
+
20)
+

77x132
=

10164
=

Ans:10164

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24. Three generous friends, each with money redistribute the money as follows:
Richard gives enough money to Simon and Timothy to double their amount.
Simon then gives enough to Richard and Timothy to double their amount.
Finally, Timothy gives enough money to Richard and Simon to double their amount.
If Timothy had 36 dollars at the beginning and 36 dollars at the end, what is the total
T
R S
amount that all three people have? a b 144 2a 2b 36
+ + = +
+

Ethe 144 a b 36
=
+
+

X2

a +
b 108
=

X 2 X 2

*
Total:a b +

144
+

108
=>
+

144
11 252
=

Ans:252
25. How many digits are there when the product ⏟
2 × 2 × … × 2 × 2 is evaluated? (For
100 `2`𝑠
example, when 2×2×2×2×2×2×2 is evaluated, the result 128 is a 3-digit number.)
2100

2 =
1024 103
=

210 2"x zx
=
...x 210
-
10
of210
=
10x10x...x103 1+30 31 =

digits
2,030
100...
=
O
-
30 zeros Ans:
31
26. Two cities are 999km apart. There are 1000 distance signs along the highway
connecting the cites at every 1km mark. The signs are in the following format:
(0,999), (1,998), (2,997),…, (998,1), (999,0). We call a distance sign “nice” if it
contains only two distinct digits. For example, (0,999) is “nice” as it only contains 0
and 9. How many “nice” distance signs are there?
0 and land 8:8
9:(000,999) ways

I
2 and 7:5
1009,990) ways
1090,909)
3 and 6: 8
ways
4 and 5:
1099,900) sways
8 ways
(909,0903
(990,009)

1900, 99) 8x540 =

(999,000)
Ans:
40
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27. How many ways are there to arrange 1,2,3,4,5 in a line such that every digit is not
greater than average of the two neighbouring digits? Note that this condition does
not apply to the leftmost and rightmost digits as they only have adjacent digit on
one side.
53214
S
12345

E 54321 41235

5/234 53124

S 4321542135 S

Ans:8

28. There are 7 types of tetrominoes as shown in the diagram below. They are labelled
1 to 7.

Mr Tetris used four distinct tetrominoes (rotation is allowed) to form a square of

area 16 square units. If the sum of the four labels is calculated, what is the least
possible value of this sum?

③ &
1 2 3
7 13
+
+ +

&

Ans:13

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29. How many different ways are there to express 10000 as the product of 3 positive
integers? (Note: order is important, for example, 1×100×100 and 100×1×100 are
considered two different ways.)
10000 24x54
=

otgtotott to
x54 6 intervals,
4
twice into 3
A + BxC 2
= cut
groups,
62 =15
Factor 2:
of 4 apples given to 3 kids.

Each kid
gets least0. Factor
of5:622 15
at =

C
Add 3

I
15x15 225
apples given kids.
=

to 3

Each kid least 1.

gets at

Ans:225

30. A rectangular board with 8 columns has its squares numbered as follows: the first
row is numbered 1 to 8, the second row is numbered 9 to 16, and so on. A student
shades square 1, then skips one square and shades square 3, skips two square s and
shades square 6 and continues in this way until there is at least one shaded square
in each column. What is the number in the final shaded square?

1, 3, 6, 10, 15,21,28,36,45,55,66,
=8:
R1, R3, R6, R2, RT, R5, R4, X X X
X

78,91, 105, 120, . . . .

x
x
RD
x

Ans:120

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Short Answer
1. (2) 2. 3
3. 26 4. 𝟕𝟎°
5. 45 6. 14
7. 773 8. 3
9. 0 10. 2
11. 3 12. 𝟓𝟎°
13. 300 14. 33
15. 900 16. 3
17. 70 18. 196
19. 9092 20. 4
21. 155 22. (5)
23. 10164 24. 252
25. 31 26. 40
27. 8 28. 13
29. 225 30. 120

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