Index

Bee Level Top Students………………………… 4 Bee Level Answers………………………….…. 12

Junior Level Top Students………….…………. 5 Junior Level Answers…………………………. 12
Senior Level Top Students……………………… 5 Senior Level Answers…………………………. 13
Bee Level Questions……………………………. 6 BEE Level Interpretation…………………….…. 14
Junior Level Questions…………………………. 8 Junior Level Interpretation……………………. 17
Senior Level Questions…………………………10 Senior Level Interpretation……………………. 21

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 2020 Asia Mathematics Olympiad
Breakdown of Participants

Date of implementation : 30 August 2020

Conducted online at Cambodia, Indonesia,
Philippines and Singapore

Country/Level Bee Junior Senior Total

Cambodia 8 3 6 17
Indonesia 23 19 7 49
Philippines 75 113 26 214
Singapore 2 7 0 9
Grand Total 289

Top Students
BEE LEVEL

Country Students
Cambodia CHUO SAO RATANAK
EVERECIA MARVELIE TJAWINOTO
Indonesia RACHELLE CHUA
RONNY HERMAWAN ARSINTO
GOLD ANDREA L. BRAGANZA
CARDINAL JOAQUIN EDWARD
Philippines DE LA PEÑA DON EMMANUEL
QUIZON RAFAEL MIKHAIL
YGOT REXANNE III

Country Students
Cambodia SAMBATH SERISOPHIA
DANIEL EMERALD
Indonesia PETER EUAN RIDJAB
RYAN STEFANO
ABROJENA ALLEN TOBEY MATEO
ALFEREZ ANGELO
AQUINO PRINCESS ABBEY CZIARAH
SILVER ASUNCION SAMANTHA KAYE
Philippines ESCALONA MIQUELLE CARLIA
LEGASPI FRANCIS DEINMEL
NG WYUMI GIANINA
PONFERRADA REGIDOR MA.
SALVADOR PAULINE MARIE
UY ROBERT HENRIK

Country Students
Cambodia LIM PHOUKORN
MADELAINE GRACE MALIWA
Indonesia
NARAYA RAFA SURYAWIRAWAN
ABAS RAFAEL ETHAN JOSEPH
BRONZE DE CHAVEZ ZYRIEL JOY
Philippines ELUMBARING ANTON J
FLORANTE ABISHA BEATRIX
RAMOS JANEMAR MANUEL
RAZON ANGEL RIA

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 JUNIOR LEVEL

Country Students
ACKHAVA ADAM MALONDA
Indonesia NARAYA RAID ARKANA
YURIKO KHANG
BAUTISTA GRIAN ABIEL
CONDINO JIA RUTH LAUREN
CRUZ RAYVER
CUA KAYE MONIQUE
DEFENSOR MATTHEW
GOLD
FLOIRENDO JOHN IVAN
Philippines KING ELIZABETH JOANNE
LADION MIGUEL JUSTINO
LAO SEBASTIAN
NG WYNSHANELLE GIANEAH
SUMOGBA HEIDRIQUE KRISTOF
UY ZION SKYE EARL CARMELO
Singapore TAN BO YANG

Country Students
AMIRA BALQIS KIRAYA
Indonesia
JOHANNES ERLAND CHANDRA
ANG ELLISON MATTHEW
CASTRO MAYA KARLA ISABELLE
CO ADRIENNE GERALDINE
GUANZON GABRIEL ETHAN TROY
SILVER
Philippines MADRAZO LANCE GABRIEL
MANAMPARAN ADRIEL LENARD
NAVARRO PAUL VINCENT LEANDREI
RODILLAS RON JOSEPH
ZANTUA SAMUEL LEONARDO JR.
Singapore TAN YONG XIN JERYOAN

Country Students

Country

BRONZE Philippines

SENIOR LEVEL

Country Students
Cambodia SAMBATH SERIKA
Indonesia RICHARD TAN RAHARJO
GOLD LEONCIO FRANCHESCA CANARY
Philippines MESIAS FELINWRIGHT NIÑOKYLE
TE JEROME AUSTIN

Country Students
MA SINCHAY
Cambodia
CHAN SEREY OMAVATEY
SILVER Indonesia JASON JAMONO
Philippines
HONG IAN GABRIEL
TAN ANIKA GAYLE
Philippines
Country Students
Philippines ALVIOLA ANIELA ROSELLE
BRONZE Philippines GUINTO KEANE MIKAH
LUYA AURELIO NICOLAS

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 Determine the length of sides of 7 squares from smallest to largest.

JUNIOR Level Questions

Problem 1

Two figures used in an equa�on 2×7=31 are swapped with each

other. For example, if “2” and “3” are swapped in 3×7=21, then
the equa�on is correct.
In the following equa�ons, which figures must be swapped in order
for the equa�on to be correct.
(1) 4×7=62
(2) 5×4+6=71

Problem 2

In the seven triangular spaces below, enter seven different

numbers from 1 to 9 so that the condi�ons are sa�sfied.
Problem 5
(Condi�ons)
-
The sum of the numbers of the four groups separated by thick We give an integer consis�ng only of 0 and 1 at each digit, such as
lines is equal. 101 and 1100, the name “Zero-one-number”.
- The sum of the numbers of the three groups separated by
do�ed lines is equal. There are Zero-one-number A of 5-digit and Zero-one-number B of
4-digit.

Mr A did a calcula�on of A X B and wrote down the correct

8-digit answer in the answer sheet. However, he spilled soy sauce
on the answer sheet by mistake, making some numbers (shown as
“?” below) on the sheet unreadable.

By analogy with the readable numbers, answer the Zero-One-

numbers A and B.

121???01
Problem 6

There are 15 cards consis�ng of 5 red, 5 blue, and 5 black

cards numbered as follows.

Problem 3

In a strange country, they use only ¢3, ¢5, and ¢7 coins as currency.
Mr A did shopping in this country for ¢21. Since Mr A did not have
exact money on hand, he paid in all 5 coins that he had and
received the change in 2 coins.

How many coins of ¢3, ¢5, and ¢7 he had in the beginning? Note
that the coins Mr A paid first were not returned as changes.

Problem 4 Person A took red cards, person B took blue cards, and person C
took black cards, in the same number of cards.
From a piece of paper 15cm×17cm with lines drawn at every 1cm, By examining the sum of all numbers on the cards each person
we tried to cut squares of different sizes out with as li�le wastage2 took, it was known that the sum of the numbers on the red cards
as possible. There were 7 squares
. cut out and a cut-off of 4cm
2
was X, the sum of the numbers on the blue cards was X, and the
remained as shown in Figure 2. sum of the numbers on the black cards was also X.

In this situa�on, find all possible values of X. Note that all answer
sec�ons are not necessarily filled in.

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Problem 7

There are 3 “scissors -paper- stone” robots of A, B, and C.

Each robot has a unique feature and a strategy in doing
scissors-paper-stone as follows:

Robot A

Feature: Does not use “paper”.

Strategy: When the other robot shows a shape of hand, this

robot assumes that it will show the same shape in next move.
Then, robot A uses a shape of hand that can win against that
robot. If robot A determines that it has no shape to win against
the other’s, it figures out the one that will avoid a loss.

Robot B Problem 10

14th June 2020 was the day of Math Olympiad 2020 in Japan. Enter
Feature: Does not use “stone” (Uses “scissors” and “paper”
only) a missing single-digit figure in boxes below to complete the
computa�on below.
Strategy: Shows the same shape of hand a�er a win. Shows
an alterna�ve shape when the match was a draw or a loss.

Robot C

Feature: Does not use “scissors”. Also, robot C knows that

robot B doesn’t use “stone” and robot A doesn’t use “paper”.

Strategy: When the other robot shows a shape of hand, this

robot assumes that it will not show the same shape
in next move. Then, robot C uses a shape of hand that can
win against that robot.
If robot C determines that he has no shape to win against the
other’s, it figures out the one that will avoid a loss.

Robots A, B, and C has done 10 �mes of “scissors -paper-stone”,

then each le� the following comment: Problem 11
Robot A: “I lost all the matches.”
Robot B: “I won some and lost some.” Let’s call a number whose le� digits are greater than right digits a
Robot C: “I won some and lost some.” “Good number”. For example, “53” and “210” are “good numbers.”
Determine the shape of hand that robots A, B, and C used in
the beginning, respec�vely. Ties are included. (1) How many 2-digit “good numbers” exist.
(2) Select two 2 -digit “good numbers” which adds up to be a
“good number”. How many ways are there of choosing two
Problem 8 of such “good numbers”.
Find the sum of the areas of triangles ABC, DEF, and GHI, in square-
cen�meters. Problem 12

Note that the lengths of sides AB, AC, DE, and GI are equal, and the There is a shape which is comprised of squares of two different
sum of sides EF and GH is 8 cm. kinds: 6 squares of 5 cm2 and 6 squares of 17 cm2.

What is the area of the octagon which is formed by connec�ng the

center points of the squares as shown below? Note that the figure
is not necessarily drawn to scale.

Problem 9

There are 9 houses situated as shown in the diagram. The

example, depict how the houses are connected by the roads. Note
that the numbers labelled in each box r e f e r s to the number of
roads star�ng from the house.

However, note the following:

- Only a house and its neighboring or diagonally neighboring
house can be connected by a road.
- Houses are connected by straight roads.
- Roads cannot be crossed with each other.
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 BEE Level Answers JUNIOR Level Answers

(1) (2)
Q Q
1 8 1 4&6 4&7

A B ¢3
Example
Q
2 13 7 Q Q
0
¢5

2 3 4
¢7

Q 1
3
Q
4
1, 2, 4 ,6 ,7 ,8 ,9
A B
Q Q Q
4 30cm 5 11001 1101 6
18 21 24 27 30

Robot A
Q Q 16 cm2
5 (1) Stone
8
Q Robot B

7 Paper
Q
6 42 Robot C

Stone

Q
7 26
Q
9
Q
8
28
SECONDS

THE LARGEST THE SMALLEST

Q
9 45 42 Q
1 2 3 4 5 10
Q
10 4 g 2 g 5 g 1 g 3 g

(1) (2) (3) (1) (2)

Q Q Q 77 cm2
11 171 135 5 11 45 160 12

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 JUNIOR Level Interpretation Problem 4

The area of the 15cm×17cm paper is 255cm2, therefore, removing

the L-shaped piece makes it 255-4=251cm2. Since the sum of the
Problem 1 areas of 6 squares excluding the largest square is
(1) Correct equa�on 6×7=42 1×1+2×2+3×3+4×4+5×5+6×6=91cm2 at the minimum, from 251-
91=160, the largest quadrilateral has sides of 12 cm or less.
(Answer) 4 and 6
If a square of 11-cm or 12-cm sides is cut out of a 15cm×17cm
paper, it makes to cut out a square of 7-cm sides or more out of
(2) Correct equa�on 5×7+6=41
the remaining area impossible. The total area of six squares with
the sides 6cm or less is 91cm2, therefore, it does not add up to
(Answer) 4 and 7
251cm2 with the square of 11-cm or 12-cm sides.
Problem 2
From the above, the squares cut out are seven squares with the
Since the number of the groups separated by thick lines is 4, the sides 10cm or less.
sum of the 7 figures is a mul�ple of 4.
Since the number of the groups separated by do�ed lines is 3, the If a square of 10-cm side is cut out, 251-100=151cm2 is
sum of the 7 figures is a mul�ple of 3. subsequently cut out. However, it is not possible to cut out a
Namely, the sum of all 7 numbers is a mul�ple of 12. square of 8-cm sides or more from the remaining area. Since the
As the sum of 1 - 9 is 45, the sum of all seven figures which also is total area of six squares of 7-cm sides or less are not more than
a mul�ple of 12 is 36. 151 cm2, a square of 10-cm side has not ever been cut out.
Therefore, the sum of the numbers in the groups within the thick
Therefore, now consider a combina�on of seven squares of 9-cm
lines is 36÷4=9. Likewise, the sum of the numbers in the groups
sides or less whose areas total to 251cm2.
within the do�ed lines is 36÷3=12.
Namely, it is se�led that, from top to bo�om, 9, 1 and 2, 8 and 7, Since the total area of squares 1 - 9 is 285cm2, the total area of
then 4 and 5. two “uncut” squares is 285-251=34cm2. Such a condi�on is only
sa�sfied with a pair of 3-cm and 5-cm sides, as 34=3×3+5×5.
(Answer)
Namely, the lengths of the sides of the square are 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 8,
and 9.

(Answer) 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9

Squares are cut out as depicted below:

* The above in a horizontally flipped diagram is also a correct

answer.

Problem 3
Suppose he received 2 coins, it is presumed that he paid in any of
the following amounts:
¢27, ¢29, ¢31, ¢33, ¢35
Depending on each amount, let’s look at the following cases.

(1) In case of ¢27 (¢3, ¢5, ¢7) = (2,0,3) (1,2,2) (0,4,1)

27-21=¢6 in change, ¢3×2 corresponds to (0,4,1) which no ¢3 is
included.

(2) In case of ¢29 (¢3, ¢5, ¢7) = (0,3,2) (1,1,3)

29-21=¢8 in change, one each ¢3 and ¢5, either case does not fulfill
the condi�on.

(3) In case of ¢31 (¢3, ¢5, ¢7) = (0,2,3) (1,0,4)

With three or more ¢7, this does not fulfill the condi�on because
three ¢7 can make the exact payment.

(4) In case of ¢33 (¢3, ¢5, ¢7) = (0,1,4)

This does not fulfill the condi�on with the same reason as (3).

(5) ¢35 (¢3, ¢5, ¢7) = (0,0,5)

This does not fulfill the condi�on with the same reason as (3).

(Answer) ¢3: 0, ¢5: 4, ¢7: 1

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Problem 5 (1) (St, P, St), (2) (St, P, P), (3) (Sc, P, St), (4) (St, Sc, P), (5) (Sc, Sc, St)

It is apparent that both the largest and smallest places of A and B (1) In case of (A, B, C) = (St, P, St)
are 1 because the result of the calcula�on has the largest and
smallest places of 1.

Here, let’s perform a calcula�on by wri�ng as shown in figure 1.

By filling the 〇’s with the possible results, figure 2 is obtained.

Figure 1 Figure 2

From 5th round and onwards, it takes the same cycle of shapes of
hand. This fulfills the condi�on given by the statements by A, B,
and C.

For (2) - (5), let’s focus on the cycles.

(2) In case of (A, B. C) = (St, P, P)

From 11〇〇〇 in figure 2, a=1; and from 〇〇〇01, c=0.
Also, from 1〇〇〇〇, d=1; and 〇〇〇〇0, e=0.
In summary, figure 3 is obtained and by proceeding with the
calcula�on by wri�ng, figure 4 is concluded:

Figure 3 Figure 4

(3) In case of (A, B. C) = (Sc, P, St)

From figure 4, 0+1+b=1, namely b=0.

Thus, A=11001, B=1101

(Answer) A=11001, B=1101

Problem 6
(4) In case of (A, B. C) = (St, Sc, P)
Since every black card is exactly divisible by 3, the sum of the
figures on the cards which C took is surely divisible by 3.

Namely, X is a figure divisible by 3, it is apparent that the number

of cards everyone took was 3 each.

The sum of the 3 red cards considered: 12, 15, 18, 21, 24, 27, 30

The sum of the 3 blue cards considered: 15, 18, 21, 24, 27, 30, 33

The sum of the 3 black cards considered: 18, 21, 24, 27, 30, 33, 36 (5) (A, B. C) = (Sc, Sc, St)

Hence, the figures presumed to apply to X are those common in

the above, namely, 18, 21, 24, 27, 30.

(Answer) 18, 21, 24, 27, 30

Problem 7

There is 2×2×2=8 pa�erns because robots A, B, and C can present

2 shapes of hand each.
C is never defeated in cases (2) - (5). This does not conform with
Among them, the first hand that Robot A would have used and the C’s statement.
matches the Robot A’s statement of “I lost at all �mes” are the
following 5 hands: The case that conforms with the statement of A, B, and C, is (1) (A,
B, C) = (St, P, St).

(Answer) A: Stone, B: Paper, C: Stone

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Problem 8 Since ABC×7=□88□, □88□ is a mul�ple of 7.
Considering a mul�ple of 7 in the form of □88□, examine if it
When it is arranged as shown in the figure below, an isosceles
sa�sfies the calcula�on by wri�ng.
right triangle with the longest side of 8cm is obtained.
Since 1880÷7=268 with the remainder of 4, 1880+3=1883 is a
mul�ple of 7.
70 Here, ABC=1883÷7=269.
20 269×D=□614, by focusing on 4 which is the ones place, only D=6
conforms to the case.
70
Here, 269×6=1614 which corresponds to □614.
110 Therefore, the calcula�on by wri�ng is completed as shown below.

40 (Answer)
115
45 25 45

8 cm

Therefore, 8×4÷2=16cm2.

(Answer) 16cm2

Problem 9

The paths to fulfil the condi�on is as shown in the below figure.

(Answer)

* In this problem, the calcula�on was completed with □88□

=1883. If the calcula�on is not completed with 1883, since
1001÷7=143, use 1883+1001=2884, 2884+1001=3885,
3885+1001=4886, etc., for considera�on.

Problem 11

(1)

When the tens place is 9, the ones place is any of 0 - 8, there are 9
“good numbers”.
When the tens place is 8, the ones place is any of 0 - 7, there are 8
“good numbers”.
Problem 10
When the tens place is 7, the ones place is any of 0 - 6, there are 7
The result of the calcula�on by wri�ng leads □□□×7=□88□ “good numbers”.
.....
Now consider the following from this figure:
When the tens place is 1, the ones place is 0, there is only one
“good number”.
Therefore, there are 9+8+7+ ..... +2+1=45.

* The answer can also be obtained by picking 2 figures out of 0 – 9

and line them up in ascending or descending order, 10×9÷2=45
(ways).

(Answer) 45

(2)

A sum of addi�ons becomes a “good number” when it has no

carry.

If there’s a ‘carry-over’, the number becomes 3 -digit figure which

has 1 in its hundreds place.
With two “good numbers” both of whose digits also total to “good
numbers”, let’s assume the larger one as A and the smaller one asB.

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If A’s tens place is 9,
there is no figure to correspond to B. Therefore, 0 way.
If A’s tens place is 8,
A is in 8 ways. B’s tens place is 1 only, therefore, B is in Memo
1 way only. Namely, 8×1=8 ways.
If A’s tens place is 7,
A is in 7 ways. B’s tens place is 1 and 2, therefore, B is in
1+2=3 ways. Namely, 7×3=21 ways.
• A “good number” with 1 in its tens place is only 1, “good
numbers” with 2 in its tens place is 2. Therefore, 1+2=3
ways.
If A’s tens place is 6,
A is in 6 ways. B ’s tens place is 1 - 3, therefore, B is in
1+2+3=6 ways. Namely, 6×6=36 ways.
If A’s tens place is 5,
A is in 5 ways. B ’s tens place is 1 - 4, therefore, B is in
1+2+3+4=10 ways. Namely, 5×10=50 ways.
If A’s tens place is 4 or smaller,
“Good numbers” with its tens place 4 or smaller than 4
are 1+2+3+4=10.
For conclusion, two “good numbers” must be chosen
from 10, therefore, 10x9÷2=45 ways.
Namely, there are 0+8+21+36+50+45=160 ways.

(Answer) 160 (ways)

Problem 12

Let’s superimpose the octagon on five squares (square P) and four

isosceles right triangles.

When part A of square P is shi�ed as shown in figure 2, it is

known that the area of this part is a-quarter of four inner squares
of 17cm2. Likewise, the area of part B, when shi�ed, is a-quarter
of four inner squares of 5cm2.

Figure 1 Figure 2

The area of square P is (17×2+5×2) ÷4=11cm2 because it includes

two A’s and two B’s.

Four isosceles right triangles are iden�cal with two squares P.

The octagon is equal to 5+2=7 squares P, namely its area is

11×7=77cm2.

(Answer) 77cm2

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