IMAS UP (Full, in Mau)
IMAS UP (Full, in Mau)
(Grade 5-6)
Introduction
International Mathematics Assessment for Schools (IMAS) is a world class mathematics assessment
test for middle primary, upper primary and lower junior secondary students. The test is organized by
the IMAS Executive Council.
The organizer strongly feels a need to conduct a mathematics assessment test among schools,
countries and regions to test the students’ achievements in mathematics problem solving and to serve
as a guide paper for students who wish to improve their ability in this field. This test serves as one of
the motivating factors attracting students not only to test their abilities in mathematics but also to
challenge their abilities in broadening their mathematical scope.
1. Provide an achievement test in mathematics for all students and a mathematics competition for
students with good performance;
2. Develop a world class mathematics assessment with international perspective measuring students’
performances in three cognitive dimensions: Knowing, Applying and Reasoning at Middle Primary
(Grade 3 and 4), Upper Primary (Grade 5 and 6) and Junior Secondary (Grade 7 and 8) level; and
3. Promote effective learning of mathematics in both primary and secondary schools through a
publicly recognized performance measuring platform.
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128 Nguyễn Thái Học, Ba Đình, Hà Nội
GIỚI THIỆU
Kỳ thi đánh giá năng lực tư duy Toán học quốc tế - IMAS (International
mathematics assessments for schools) là kỳ thi đánh giá năng lực tư duy Toán
học bằng tiếng Anh dành riêng cho học sinh Tiểu học và Trung học cơ sở. Bài thi
đánh giá tư duy Toán toàn diện trên 3 góc độ: Hiểu kiến thức, Áp dụng thực tế
và Năng lực lập luận trên nền tảng tiếng Anh.
Kỳ thi sử dụng bài thi theo chuẩn quốc tế do Ủy ban điều hành IMAS quốc tế
biên soạn. Ban tổ chức và điều hành IMAS bao gồm đại diện các hiệp hội Toán
học, các trường Đại học, Viện nghiên cứu và các Tổ chức giáo dục uy tín trên thế
giới. Đây cũng là ban tổ chức đã thực hiện nhiều cuộc thi trong khu vực và trên
thế giới như kỳ thi “Olympic Toán và Khoa học quốc tế – (International
Mathematics and Science Olympiad – IMSO)”; kỳ thi “Toán học trẻ quốc tế
(International Mathematics Competition – IMC)”.
Kỳ thi được tổ chức thường niên tại nhiều quốc gia trên thế giới như Bun-ga-ri,
Đài Loan, Indonesia, Malaysia, Nam Phi, Phi-lip-pin, Ru-ma-ni, Thái Lan, Úc,
Trung Quốc, và Zim-ba- buê.
2011
CONTENT • 2011 Upper Primary Division First Round Paper .........................1
• 2011 Upper Primary Division First Round Solution……………….…..7
• 2011 Upper Primary Division Round 2........................................11
• 2011 Upper Primary Division Second Round Solution ………..…..17
2012
• 2012 Upper Primary Division First Round Paper .....................................................................23
• 2012 Upper Primary Division First Round Solution ……………………………………………………………..30
• 2012 Upper Primary Division Round 2 ………………………………………………………………………….......39
• 2012 Upper Primary Division Second Round Solution …………………………………………………….....47
2013
• 2013 Upper Primary Division First Round Paper ……………………………………………………………......53
• 2013 Upper Primary Division First Round Solution………………………………………………………….....61
• 2013 Upper Primary Division Round 2…………………………………………………………………………………72
• 2013 Upper Primary Division Second Round Solution …………………………………………………….....80
2014
• 2014 Upper Primary Division First Round Paper .....................................................................87
• 2014 Upper Primary Division First Round Solution..................................................................94
• 2014 Upper Primary Division Round 2 ………………………………………………………………………………104
• 2014 Upper Primary Division Second Round Solution ………………….……………………………….....112
2015
• 2015 Upper Primary Division First Round Paper ……………………………………………………………….123
• 2015 Upper Primary Division First Round Solution................................................................131
• 2015 Upper Primary Division Round 2 …………………………………………………………………………….. 139
• 2015 Upper Primary Division Second Round Solution ..........................................................146
2016
• 2016 Upper Primary Division First Round Paper …………………………………………………………......152
• 2016 Upper Primary Division First Round Solution………………………………………………………......160
• 2016 Upper Primary Division Round 2 ……………………………………………………………………………...171
• 2016 Upper Primary Division Second Round Solution …………………………………………………......179
2017
• 2017 Upper Primary Division First Round Paper ...................................................................187
• 2017 Upper Primary Division First Round Solution................................................................195
• 2017 Upper Primary Division Round 2 ..................................................................................205
• 2017 Upper Primary Division Second Round Solution …………………………………………………......213
2018
International Mathematics Assessments for Schools
2011 UPPER PRIMARY DIVISION FIRST ROUND PAPER
Time allowed:75 minutes
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4. In which of the following figures does the shaded part occupies more than of
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the total area?
(A) (B) (C)
(D) (E)
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5. Bruce is reading a story book. One of the stories takes up two consecutive pages,
and the sum of the page numbers is 345. On which page does this story begin?
(A)114 (B)115 (C)171 (D)172 (E)173
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6. If we copy the letters “MATHS” repeatedly, we get “MATHSMATHS. . . ”.
What is the 2011-th letter from the left?
(A)M (B)A (C)T (D)H (E)S
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7. From 2 + 2 = 2 × 2, we observe that the sum of the two numbers 2 and 2 is equal
to their product. Of the following pairs of numbers, which has this property?
2 3 4 6 7
(A)2 and (B)3 and (C)4 and (D)5 and (E)6 and
3 2 5 5 5
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9. Thirty students are standing in a row. They start calling out 1, 2, 3, . . . from the
left, and Mickey calls out 13. If the calling starts from the right instead, what
number will Mickey call out?
(A)18 (B)17 (C)16 (D)14 (E)13
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10. The box contains 20 balls numbered from 1 to 20, but identical otherwise. Eve
draws a ball at random from the box. Which of the following outcome is the most
likely?
(A)drawing the ball numbered 11.
(B)drawing balls that are of even number.
(C)drawing balls that ended with the digit 5, 6, 7, 8.
(D)drawing balls that contain the digit 1.
(E)drawing balls with a one-digit number.
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Questions 11-20, 4 marks each
11. There is a pattern to the given sequence of figures.
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12. Woody has a rabbit which eats three carrots and one cabbage every two days. He
is going on a 7-day holiday. At least how many carrots and cabbages must he
leave behind for the rabbit? (Assume that all carrots are of the same size, as are
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the cabbages.)
(A)9 carrots and 3 cabbages (B)10 carrots and 3 cabbages
(C)11 carrots and 3 cabbages (D)10 carrots and 4 cabbages
(E)11 carrots and 4 cabbages
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14. Mark’s bicycle has a front wheel and a back wheel of
different sizes. The front wheel advances 3 metres per
revolution, and the back wheel advances 2 metres per
revolution. Which statement accurately describes Mark’s
6-kilometre trip from home to school?
(A) The front wheel makes 3000 revolutions.
(B) The front wheel and the back wheel makes the same number of revolutions.
(C) The front wheel makes 1.5 times the number of revolutions of the back wheel.
(D) The front wheel run 1000 revolutions less than the back wheel.
(E) The back wheel run 1000 revolutions less than the front wheel.
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15. The given rectangle is formed of six small squares. If the
perimeter of the rectangle is 30 centimetres, what is its area in
square centimetre?
(A)24 (B)36 (C)54
(D)150 (E)216
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16. The given diagram shows five differently coloured disks. The
orange disk is above the green disk but below all the others. Y U
The purple disk is above the blue disk but below the red disk.
What is the colour of the disk labeled Z? X Z V
(A)Red (B)Orange (C)Green
(D)Blue (E)Purple
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17. Gia’s grandfather, a watchmaker, gives her a special watch. 24
The long hand makes one revolution per hour, and the short
hand makes one revolution per 24 hours. When Gia’s
favorite television show starts, the positions of the two hands 18 6
are as shown. At this moment, what is the standard time?
(A)18:20 (B)19:20 (C)19:25
(D)19:30 (E)20:25 12
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Which of the following blocks should be added so that he can make a 4×4×4
cube? (None of the blocks can be dissected)
(A) (B) (C) (D) (E)
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Questions 21-25, 6 marks each
D 12 C
21. In the given table, the sum of the numbers on each row, each
6 10 A
column and each of the two diagonals is the same. What is the
value of ( B − A ÷ C ) × D ? B 8 9
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22. In the given diagram shows the playing area of a video game
Minesweepers. The blank squares and the squares with numbers D
contain no mines. A shaded square may contain a mine. The 1 1 1
1 2 A
number on a square indicates the total number of mines in the 1 2 B
eight squares sharing a common edge or vertex with that square. 1 1 2 C
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○ ○ ○ ○
● ● ● ● ●
○ ● ○ ● ○ ●
Second operation
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○ ● ○ ● ○ ●
First operation
○ ● ○ ● ○ ● Initial state
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25. Mickey lives in a city with six subway lines. Every two lines have exactly one
common stop for changing lines, and no three lines meet at a common stop. His
home is not at one of the common stops. One day, Mickey suddenly decides to
leave home and travel on the subway, changing trains at least once at each stop
before returning home. What is the minimum number of changes he has to make
to accomplish this task?
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Answer:(A)
3 3
7. 3× =3+ . Answer:(B)
2 2
【Remarks】Generally, if a+b=ab, then a, b satisfy ( a − 1)(b − 1) = 1 .
8. The area of the large triangle equals to the area of 16 small shaded triangles.
6 3
Since there are 6 small shaded triangles, the ratio is = =37.5 %.
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Answer:(D)
9. When counts from left to right¸ Mickey is the thirteenth student. He has
seventeen classmates in his right hand side. When Mickey counts from right to
left, he will be the eighteenth student.
Answer:(A)
10. Among the 20 balls, there is only one ball marked with 11. Ten balls with even
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number printed. Four balls with last unit number equals to 5, 6, 7 and 8. There
are 11 balls containing the digit “1” and 9 balls with one digit number printed.
Answer:(D)
11. The pattern of the graphic follows the rule that each four of them forms a period.
Since 2011÷4=502……3, it equals to the third figure, hence A.
Answer:(A)
Answer:(C)
18. Four adults and three children under twelve years old go for a buffet. In order to
minimize the fee, they should choose family set as far as possible:
(1)Choose 2 family set A and 1 family set B, it costs $ 45 × 2 + 70 × 1 = $160;
(2)Choose 2 family set B and 1 kid set, it costs $ 70 × 2 + 25 = $165;
(3)Choose 3 family set A and 1 adult set, it costs $ 45 × 3 + 30 = $165;
Others choice costs more than the above three choices. Hence B.
Answer:(B)
19. Prime factorizations is done on the numbers. If a number can be expressed as the
product of three numbers which are smaller or equals to six, then it satisfies the
condition. Factorize 84 into prime factors, 84 = 2 × 2 × 3 × 7 . 84 cannot be
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expressed by the product of three numbers which are smaller or equals to six.
And 48 = 3 × 4 × 4 ,120 = 4 × 5 × 6 ,180 = 5 × 6 × 6 , 216 = 6 × 6 × 6 . Hence B.
Answer:(B)
21. The sum of each row, each column and each diagonal is 12+10+8=30, thus A=30
-(10+6)=14, B=30-(9+8)=13, C=30-(9+A)=7, D=30-(12+C)=11. It follows
that ( B − A ÷ C ) × D = (13 − 14 ÷ 7) × 11 = 121 .
Answer:121
22. Obviously, bombs are embedded in grid A, B, C and E. The
number of the upper left corner of grid A is 1 show that that 0
1 1 1
grid with number 1 only has one bomb in its surrounding 1 2
which is at grid A. Hence, there is no bomb in grid D. So 1 2
among grid A, B, C, D, E , only four with bombs embedded. 1 1 2
Answer:004 1 1 1 3
1 1
1 1
2 2 2 2
23. We consider those numbers with integral part be a 1-digit number. Once the
integral part is fixed, the number of permutations of 3 digits in decimal place
equals to 3! =6. As a result, there are total 3! ×4=24 combinations with integral
part being a one-digit number. These are the first 24 numbers in the series. The
23rd number is the second last numbers with integral part equals to 4, that is
4.312. And the 20th number is the second one with integral part equals to 4, that
is 4.312. so the answer is (4.312-4.132)×1000= 180.
Answer:180
24. By working backward, we can consider the status of the counters before each
operation.
If there is one white counter after an operation, there should be two counters with
same colour before the operation.
After operation ○ ○
or
Before operation ○ ○ ● ●
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If there is one black counter after an operation, there should be two counters with
different colours before the operation.
○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ● ● ● ● ● ● ○ ● ○ ● ○ ● ● ○ ● ○ ● ○
25. Note that every line has 5 interchange stations. When traveling on one line, at
most two changes are made. Thus, Mickey needs to ride at least 3 times on each
line. For the line that come-across his home, he needs to ride four times. (Since it
starts and ends in the station near his home, and there will not be change).As a
result, Mickey needs to ride at least
3 × 5 + 4 = 19 times. In other words, he A B C D E F
needs to make 18 changes. Refer to the H
figure on the right, it shows six lines A, B, 1 2 3 4 5
A
C, D, E, F and interchange stations 1 to 15. 6 7 8 9
Mickey starts at H, he can take the B
10 11 12
following route, which included 18 changes C
13 14
to go back to station H. D
15
H→15→4→1→9→14→3→2→12→5→4 E
→13→10→6→8→11→10→7→9→H
Answer:018 sachtienganhhanoi.com
Contestant
Name: Score:
number:
Answer:
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2. As shown in the diagram, some of the squares are painted
black. If we wish to have 75% of the whole figure black,
how many more squares must be painted black?
(A)10 (B)11 (C)12
(D)14 (E)16
Answer:
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3. The 12 people at a party are 6 couples. Each man shakes hands with everyone
else except his own wife. No two women shake hands with each other. What is
the total number of handshakes among these 12 people?
(A)40 (B)45 (C)48 (D)51 (E)60
Answer:
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Answer:
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8. As shown in the diagram, a 5×7 grid is painted in A
checkerboard fashion, The length of the side of each
square is 1 cm. An ant, starting from A at the top left
corner, crawls along the grid lines to B at the bottom
right corner. If during its movement, a black square is
always on the left side of the ant, what is the minimum
distance, in cm, the ant must crawl? B
Answer: cm
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9. The sum of two positive integers a and b is 432, and the sum of their greatest
common divisor and their least common multiple is 7776.
What is the product ab?
Answer:
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Answer: cm3
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13. As shown in the diagram, there are five pieces used in the video game Tetris. We
have four identical copies of each piece. From the twenty copies, we choose four
and try to use them to form a 4×4 square. The copies may be turned or flipped.
How many different choices are there?
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Answer:
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Answer: stamps
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Answer: (C)
6. The number of passengers board the bus before it was full is 7 − 2 = 5 . This is
equivalent to one-sixth of the seats. So the number of seats available in the bus is
1
5 ÷ = 30 .
6
Answer: 30
B
Answer: 14cm
9. Let the great common divisor of a and b be d, and a = dm, and b = dn; m and n are
relatively prime. The L.C.M of a and b is then dmn. From the information of the
question, we have
dm+dn=d(m+n)=432 and dmn+d= d(mn+1)=7776.
The two equations give us
mn+1=18(m+n) or mn-18(m+n)+1=0.
Hence (m-18)(n-18) = 182-1 = 17×19. Assume m > n, we have (m-18)
=17×19=323 and n-18=1; or (m-18) =19 and (n-18) =17. If m=341 and n =19;
then m+n=360 and there is no positive integer d satisfying d(m+n) = 432. So this
set of solution is not the required solution. If m = 37 and n = 35, then
d=432/(37+35)=6. Hence a = dm = 222 and b = dn = 210. The product of a and b
is 46620
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Answer: 46620
10. Let x be the weight of the turnip just harvested, and then the turnip contain 0.9x kg
of water. After an hour under the sun, the water content decreases by 10%, that is a
decrease of 10%×0.9x= 0.09x kg. The weight of the turnip is x − 0.09 x = 0.91x kg,
and the percentage of water in turnip is
According to the symmetry property of a square, there are two settings for block
(e) to be placed in a 4×4 square. Hence, a 4×4 square could not be formed by
using block (e) alone. If block (e) is selected, block (d) should also be selected
simultaneously.
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(1) Only one kind of blocks is used: The first four kinds of blocks can form a 4×4
square (4 pieces each). There are has four choices.
(2) Two kinds of blocks are used together: Block (a) could not be used together
(4) Four kinds of blocks are used together: As block (a) and (b) could not be
selected simultaneously, similarly block (b) and (e) could not be selected
simultaneously. And block (a) (b) (c) (d) could not form a 4x4 square. Hence,
so such arrangement exists.
To conclude, there are 12 choices to form a 4×4 square
Answer:12
14. There is no five-digit “Magic Number”. Suppose not, let N be the five-digit
“Magic Number”. The five digits of the “Magic Number” is arranged as a, b, c, d
and e according to their magnitude in descending order. From the condition,
N = abcde − edcba . According to the magnitude of a, b, c, d and e, the order of
the five digits of N’s is a − e , b − d − 1 , 9, 9 + d b + − . (5 points)
Noted that 9 is the largest number, and obviously a = 9. As 9 + d − b and
10 + e − a are both larger than e, and a − e = 9 − e ≠ e ; we have b − d − 1 = e . (5
points)
Then 9 + d − b = 8 − e , and 10 + e − a = e + 1 . Hence the order of the five digits of
N is 9 − e , e, e+1 and 8 − e . (5 points)
According to the magnitude of the value of a, b, c, d and e, we have d = e + 1 and
b = 9 − e . And from b − d − 1 = e , we have b = 2e + 2 , and so 9 − e = 2e + 2 . And
And obviously such value of e doe not exist. Therefore, no such five-digit “Magic
Number” exists. (5 points)
Answer: No such number exists
The Rubric for the marking (points given)
0 point: Conclusion given, but without any explanation.
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X X X X X X X
X X X X X X X
X X X X
X X X X X
In the original large sheet fo stamps, at most 3 stamps could be cut in each row. If
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3 stamps is cut in one row, then at most 2 stamps could be cut on its adjunct row,
with proper location of cutting (as shown in figure (b)) . Assume that 12 stamps
could be cut, then at least 2 of the rows having 3 stamps being cut. If 3 stamps
was cut from the third row (or fourth, fifth row) , then condition (3) is not
satisfied (as shown in figure (b)). Hence the cases for cutting 2 rows of 3 stamps
each could only be for the 2nd and the 6th row. It is easy to see that such cases do
X X X X X X X X
X X X X X X X
X X X X X X X
X X X X X X X
X X X X X X X
10 point: To show that there are two cases to have more than 11 stamps, if in
accordance with condition (1) and condition (2). The cases are 13
stamps and 12 stamps. And show that cutting 13 stamps and 12
stamps could not meet the condition, and conclude that at most 11
stamps could be cut.
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3. Which of the following sets of fractions has sum greater than 1?
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
(A) , , (B) , , (C) , ,
3 4 5 2 4 6 2 3 6
1 1 1 1 1 1
(D) , , (E) , ,
2 4 5 2 3 5
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4. The diagram to the right shows two squares N C
AMND and PQRS inside a rectangle ABCD. The D
areas of the two squares are 16 cm2 and 4 cm2 P S
respectively. What is the sum of area of the
shaded regions in cm2?
(A)3 (B)4 (C)5 Q R
(D)6 (E)7 A B
M
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5. Mike jogs at constant speed along a road with lamp posts which are evenly
spaced. It takes him 2 minutes to go from the first lamp post to the fifth lamp
post. He continues jogging to the n-th lamp post before turning back. If he
has been jogging for 12 minutes when he returns to the first lamp post, what is
the value of n?
(A)6 (B)9 (C)11 (D)12 (E)13
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14 54 132 ?
4 3 5 4 6 5 7 6
(A)210 (B)260 (C)288 (D)308 (E)330
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9. A piece of square paper is folded along a straight line, dividing it into two
regions with the same area and the same shape. How many such straight lines
are there?
(A)1 (B)2 (C)3
(D)4 (E)infinitely many
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10. The three figures in the diagram below have equal perimeters. What is a:b:c?
2a c c
2b 2b
a a
c c
2a c
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a
(A)1:1:1 (B)2:4:5 (C)4:6:5
(D)16:20:25 (E)20:25:24
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bowls and earned 1368 dollars. How many bowls did he break?
(A)7 (B)8 (C)9 (D)10 (E)11
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R Y B W W B
……
B W R Y Y R
st
(start) (1 minute) (2nd minutes)
1 2 3 4
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A flea starts from A, in each move the flea jumps from a given point to another
given point and must always follow any one of the two types of jumps.
(1) Jumps two steps to the west (for instance from A to E), jumps two steps
to the south (for instance from A to C), or jumps one step to the
southwest (for instance from A to D).
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(2) Jumps one step to the east (for instance from F to D) or jumps one step
to the north (for instance from F to E).
The flea must make these two types of moves alternately ((1), (2), (1), (2) and so
on, or (2), (1), (2), (1) and so on). It may not land on the same point twice, and
it will stop when it gets to G. How many possible routes can it follow?
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【Suggested solution】
Let the side lengths of squares are 1.The perimeter of figure A is 18; the perimeter of
figure B is 22; the perimeter of figure C is 20; the perimeter of figure D is 16; the
perimeter of figure E is 18. Thus the figure with largest perimeter is B.
Answer:(B)
3. Which of the following sets of fractions has sum greater than 1?
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
(A) , , (B) , , (C) , ,
3 4 5 2 4 6 2 3 6
1 1 1 1 1 1
(D) , , (E) , ,
2 4 5 2 3 5
【Suggested solution】
47
The sum of fractions in A is (which is smaller than 1), the sum of fractions in B
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11
is (which is smaller than 1), the sum of fractions in C equal to 1, the sum of
12
19
fractions in D is (which is smaller than 1), the sum of fractions in E is greater
20
31
than that of C and is which is greater than 1, so answer is E.
30
Answer:(E)
【Remark】
We can compare the sums with 1 with almost no calculations. Choice A is eliminated
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
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5 minutes slower.
(2) B’s watch is 5 minutes slower than standard time but B believes that it is
10 minutes faster.
(3) C’s watch is 5 minutes faster than standard time but C believes that it is 3
minutes faster.
(4) D’s watch is 5 minutes slower than standard time but D believes that it is
10 minutes slower.
14 54 132 ?
4 3 5 4 6 5 7 6
(A)210 (B)260 (C)288 (D)308 (E)330
【Suggested solution】
A possible pattern is that the number inside the box is equal to the sum of the two
numbers at the bottom corners times the product of the two numbers at the top
corners. Hence the number inside the fourth box should be 4 × 5 × ( 7+6 ) =260 .
Answer:(B)
9. A piece of square paper is folded along a straight line, dividing it into two
regions with the same area and the same shape. How many such straight lines
are there?
(A)1 (B)2 (C)3
(D)4 (E)infinitely many
【Suggested solution】
Any straight line passing through the center of the square cuts the
square into two congruent regions as shown in the diagram to the
right. The two halves are identical by a 180° rotation. There are
infinitely many such straight lines.
Answer:(E)
10. The three figures in the diagram below have equal perimeters. What is a:b:c?
2a c c
2b 2b
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a a
c c
2a c
a
(A)1:1:1 (B)2:4:5 (C)4:6:5
(D)16:20:25 (E)20:25:24
R Y B W W B
……
B W R Y Y R
st
(start) (1 minute) (2nd minutes)
(initial)
According to the pattern of change in colour of lamps, the colour of lamp changed
back to its original colour every 4 minutes, 60 (1 hour equal to 60 minutes) is a
multiple of 4, and the colour of lamp is equal to the status at the start after an hour.
Answer:(A)
1 2 3 4
(A)It cannot be in cup #1 and cannot be in cup #2
(B)It cannot be in cup #1 and cannot be in cup #3
(C)It cannot be in cup #2 and cannot be in cup #3
(D)It cannot be in cup #2 and cannot be in cup #4
(E)It cannot be in cup #3 and cannot be in cup #4
【Suggested solution】
Since the ball will be transferred to an adjacent cup in each move, the parity of the
cup number will change in each move. After 2012 moves, the parity is unchanged.
Therefore the ball can only in cup #1 or cup #3 after 2012 operations and it cannot be
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Answer:(B)
21. The diagram below shows a cube with three of its faces labelled A, B and C, and
a 3×3 square with six of its squares labeled 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6. The cube is
tipped over so that face C lies on square 1, tipped over again so that face B lies
on square 2, and so on until the cube lies on square 6. What is the sum of the
numbers of the squares on which the cube has laid with face B on top?
A
C
B 5 6
1 4
2 3
【Suggested solution】
When the cube is tipped onto square 1, face B is in front. When the cube is tipped
onto square 2, face B is at the bottom. When the cube is tipped onto square 3, face
B is on the left. When the cube is tipped onto squares 4 and 5, face B remains on
the left. When the cube is tipped onto square 6, face B is on top. Hence the desired
sum is 6. Answer:006
22. The diagram below shows 7 points A, B, C, D, E, F and G.
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E A
F D B
G C
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Instructions:
z Do not open the contest booklet until you are told to do so.
z Be sure that your name and code are written on the space provided above.
z Round 2 of IMAS is composed of three parts, total score is 100 marks.
z Questions 1 to 5 are given in multiple-choice test. Each question has five possible
options marked as A, B, C, D and E. Only one of these options is correct. After
making your choice, fill in the appropriate letter on the space provided. Each
correct answer is worth 5 marks. There is no penalty for an incorrect answer.
z Questions 6 to 13 are short answer test. Only Arabic numerals are accepted; using
other written text will not be honored or credited. Some questions have more than
one answer, as such all answers are required to be written down on the space
provided to obtain full marks. Each correct answer is worth 5 marks. There is no
penalty for incorrect answer.
z Questions 14 and 15 require detailed solution or process in which 20 marks are to
be awarded to completely written solution. Partial marks may be given to
incomplete presentation. There is no penalty for an incorrect answer.
z Using of electronic computing devices is not allowed.
z Only pencil, blue or black ball-pens may be used to write your solution or answer.
z Diagrams are not drawn to scale. They are intended as aids only.
z After the contest the invigilator will collect the contest paper.
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Score
Score
Answer:
Answer:
Answer:
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4. One of the following two-digit numbers is attached at the end of 2013 to make a
six-digit number. Which number is attached if the six-digit number is divisible by
3, 4 and 7?
(A)12 (B)20 (C)48 (D)56 (E)78
Answer:
Answer:
Answer: %
7. Andy and Ben started at 7:00AM from town A and jogged along the same road in
the same direction. Andy jogged at a constant speed of 6 km/h while Ben jogged
at a constant speed of 4 km/h. At 9:00AM, Ben borrowed a bike along the road
and rode at a constant speed of 10 km/h. He caught up with Andy at town B.
What was the distance between town A and town B?
Answer: km
8. In a promotional sale, anyone who buys a cup of juice at the regular price of 7
dollars can get a second cup of juice by paying 1 more dollar. What is the
minimum number of dollars a party of 9 people must pay if each of them wants a
cup of juice?
Answer: dollars
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9. How many men are there in a party with 35 people if each person shakes hands
with four women and six men?
Answer: men
G M
A C B
C B B
C C
(1) (2) (3) (4)
Answer: cm
C A
E
G M N
Answer: cm2
Answer: pieces
Answer: arrangements
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Answer: copies
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Answer:20%
7. 【Solution 1】Ben was (6-4)×2=4 km behind Andy when he rode on the bike,
so it took him 4÷(10-6)= 1 to catch up with Andy. At the same time, they
arrived at town B together. Therefore, it took Andy 3 hours to arrive town B from
town A. Then, the distance between two towns is 6×3=18 km.
【Solution 2】Assume that it took Ben t hours to arrive town B after starting to
ride the bike, so
2 × 4 + 10t = 2 × 6 + 6t , t = 1.
Therefore, the distance between town A and town B is 2 × 4 + 10 × 1 = 18 km.
Answer:18 km
8. 【Solution 1】Since we can get a second cup of juice by paying 1 more dollar
while buying a cup at the regular price of 7 dollars, we will get 8 cups by buying
4 cups and paying 4 more dollars. There are 9 persons, so we need 1 more cup.
They totally cost 4 × 7 + 4 + 7 = 39 dollars.
【Solution 2】We know that we can get 1 more cup of juice by paying 1 more
dollar while buying a cup at the price of 7 dollars. That is, 2 cups of juice cost at
least 8 dollars. Now we need 9 cups. Since 9 = 2 × 4 + 1, it cost us at least 4 × 8 +
1 × 7 = 39 dollars to buy the drink.
Answer:39 dollars
9. Assume that there are x men and 35-x women in the party. Because the number
of times men handshake with women is equal to that of women handshake to
men,
4 x = 6 ( 35 − x ) , x = 21.
So there are 21 men in the party.
Answer:21 men
10. Unfold the strip, the crease should show as the followed picture. By condition,
AM 1 = GM 2 . Since CM 1 = FM 2 = 3 , we know that AC = FG. Hence, the picture
30 3
is centrally symmetric. So AC = − 3 − = 10.5 cm.
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2 2
M1 C E
A B
D F M2 G
Answer:10.5 cm
Hence, 5 ≤ m ≤ 7 . (5 marks)
(Case 1) If m=5, six perfect numbers are 25, 36, 49, 64, 81, 100. Because the
largest perfect number smaller than 25 is 16, the smallest perfect
number larger than 100 is 121, the range of n are 17 ≤ n ≤ 20 .
Hence, there are 4 possible values.
(Case 2) If m=6, six perfect numbers are 36, 49, 64, 81, 100, 121. Because
the largest perfect number smaller than 36 is 25, the smallest perfect
number larger than 121 is 144, the range of n are 26 ≤ n ≤ 36 .
Hence, there are 11 possible values.
(Case 3) If m=7, six perfect numbers are 49, 64, 81, 100, 121, 144. Because
the largest perfect number smaller than 49 is 36, the smallest perfect
number larger than 144 is 169, the range of n are 44 ≤ n ≤ 49 .
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Generally call these shapes “polyomino”, specifically called the first shape
“tromino”.
It’s clear that a polyomino cover at most a red square. Hence, we need at least 25
polyominoes to cover the chessboard. Assume that m trominoes are used, n
copies of other two shapes are used, then
m + n ≥ 25 。 (5 marks)
Also, each tromino will cover 3 squares, each copy of the other two shapes will
cover 4 squares, then
3m + 4n = 9 × 9 = 81 。
Hence,
4n = 81 − 3m .
Also,
4m + 4n ≥ 100 .
Therefore,
4m + ( 81 − 3m ) ≥ 100 ,
m ≥ 19 . (5 marks)
So we need at least 19 trominoes. As followed there is a case satisfied. (5 marks)
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Answer:19 copies
【Marking Scheme】
Giving the exactly painting way , 5 marks;
Knowing m + n ≥ 25 , 5 marks;
Find m ≥ 19 , 5 marks;
Construct a covering way satisfied the conditions, 5 marks;
Only numerical solution without constructing a covering way, 0 marks.
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3. Walter has two options when going to school. He can (a) walk 3 minutes to the
bus stop and then ride the bus for 15 minutes to the school, or (b) walk 5 minutes
to the subway stop and then ride the subway for 6 minutes and walk 5 minutes to
school. If he does not have to wait for the bus at the bus stop, nor the train on the
subway station, what is the minimum number of minutes required for him to get
to school?
(A)15 (B)16 (C)17 (D)18 (E)19
5. Zachary has a computer program which accepts an input and produced an output.
Some of the data are shown in the following table.
Input 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Output 4 7 10 13 16 ? 22
What is the output when the input is 6?
(A)17 (B)18 (C)19 (D)20 (E)21
6. In the diagram, AD is parallel to BC. A point P moves from C to D along the side
CD. Which of the following is the accurate description of the change in the area
of triangle ABP during the motion?
A D
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B C
(A)increasing (B)decreasing (C)increasing then decreasing
(D)decreasing then increasing (E)unchanged
22
8. When is expressed as a decimal without rounding, how many decimal
7
places should we take so that the positive difference between this result and
3.14159 is as small as possible?
(A)1 (B)2 (C)3 (D)4 (E)5
9. The diagram shows nine cards numbered 1 to 9. One of the cards is removed, and
the sum of the numbers on the remaining cards is 8 times the number on the card
that was removed. What is the number on the card that was removed?
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
10. Mrs. Huang spent three days making ornaments. The diagram shows the
percentage of the total number of ornaments that she made on each day. If she
made 152 ornaments on the first day, how many ornaments did she make on the
third day?
12. The two digits of each of four consecutive two-digit numbers are multiplied and
the respective products are 24, 28, 32 and 36. What is the sum of the four
consecutive numbers?
(A)120 (B)136 (C)160 (D)172 (E)190
13. Lily constructs a figure, in the shape of a butterfly, as shown in the diagram. She
uses two squares of side length 6 cm and four semicircles with diameter 6 cm. If
we take π to be 3.14, what is the area of the figure?
14. A box contains ten black balls and ten white balls and there are no balls outside
the box. In each step Mickey is allowed to do one of the two things. (a) He may
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take a white ball and a black ball from the box and place them outside. (b) If
there is at least one black ball outside the box, he may take a white ball from the
box and place it outside, and return a black ball from outside into the box. After
six steps Mickey counts the number of balls outside the box. How many possible
answers are there?
(A)2 (B)3 (C)4 (D)5 (E)6
16. The diagram shows an addition table on three numbers X, Y and Z. A number in
the table is the sum of the two numbers, one in the same row and the other in the
same column, which are represented by letters. For instance, X+Y=16. What is
the product of the numbers X, Y and Z?
+ X Y Z
X 16 19
Y 16 23
Z 19 23
(A)780 (B)800 (C)850 (D)900 (E)960
a+b 3 ⎛1 ⎞ 1
17. We define a Θ b = . If Θ ⎜ Θ □ ⎟ = , what number is represented by
2 4 ⎝6 ⎠ 2
□ ?
1 13 1
(A)3 (B) (C) (D)4 (E)
3 24 4
18. Mickey is asked to multiply three positive integers, but he adds them instead.
Amazingly, his correct answer is equal to the correct answer for the
multiplication problem. What is the sum of these three numbers?
(A)3 (B)4 (C)5 (D)6 (E)7
19. There are 54 grid points on the 5 by 8 grid, shown in the diagram, where the side
of each small square is 1 cm. Starting from point P, an ant crawls from grid point
to grid point along the grid lines, visiting each grid point exactly once before
returning to P. What is the maximum length of its path, in cm?
P
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22. Jerry buys n books from eight bookshops. For any two bookshops, there is
exactly one of the n books that both shops have in stock. What is the value of n?
23. The diagram shows a square swimming pool with a layer of white tiles
surrounding it. This inner layer is surrounded by a layer of black tiles and this
layer is surrounded by an outer layer of white tiles. There are no gaps between
layers or between the inner layer and the swimming pool. Each tile, black or
white, is a square of side length 0.5 m. If the number of white tiles is 60 more
than the number of black tiles, what is the area, in m2, of the swimming pool?
Swimming
Pool
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25. The six faces of a cubical die are labelled with six different positive integers. If
the numbers on any two adjacent faces differ by at least 2, what is the minimum
value of the sum of these six numbers?
***
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When Walter selects option (a) for going to school from his house, he needs a total
3+15=18 minutes. When he selects option (b), he needs 5+6+5=16 minutes. Hence,
Walter needs at least 16 minutes in going to school.
Answer: B
B C
(A)increasing (B)decreasing
(C)increasing then decreasing
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the other rounding off numbers of when 4 is taken and more digits will be
7
increasing again. Hence, we must choose the option (C).
Answer: C
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
identical semi circles will be treated as two circle, that is; the area of each circle is
2
⎛6⎞ 2
π ⎜ ⎟ = 3.14 × 9 =28.26 cm . Thus, the area of the entire diagram is 36 ×2 + 28.26 × 2 =
⎝2⎠
128.52 cm2.
Answer: C
the same row and the other in the same column, which are X 16 19
represented by letters. For instance, X+Y=16. What is the
product of the numbers X, Y and Z?
(A)780 (B)800 (C)850 Z 19 23
(D)900 (E)960
(a) (b)
4 5 7 9
20. When asked to find + + + , each of four children makes a mistake. Peter
5 6 9 11
4 5
interchanges the numerator and denominator in , Quentin does that to ,
5 6
7 9
Rachel does that to and Sarah does that to . Whose solution is closest to
9 11
the correct answer?
(A)Peter’s (B)Quentin’s (C)Rachel’s
(D)Sarah’s (E)Cannot be determined
【Suggested Solution #1】
4
Peter is too careless and reverses the numerator and denominator of , it follows
5
5 4 9
the result of his calculation is − = more than the original sum.
4 5 20
5
Quentin interchanges the numerator and denominator of fraction , then the result
6
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6 5 11
of his computation is − = bigger than the correct sum.
5 6 30
7
Rachel interchanges the numerator and denominator of , this implies the results
9
9 7 32
she computes as − = more than the original sum.
7 9 63
【Suggested Solution】
Let us consider each bookshop as one point. When two bookshops have the same title
of a book, we connect these two points by one line segment. From the given
information, we know there is a line segment between every two bookshops (points).
Therefore, the value of n is 7 × 8 ÷ 2 = 28.
Answer: 028
(102 − 9) ÷ 2 = 46"1.
Hence, the first 34 blocks of dividing the number sequence into length three include
on the one-digit number from 1 to 9, two-digit numbers from 10 to 55 and also the
first digit in the two-digit number 56. Therefore, the three digits in the 35th block is
657.
Answer: 657
【Suggested Solution】
In order for the sum of all the numbers in the six surfaces to be minimum, then each
of the six sides must be 1, otherwise the number appears in each face must be reduced
by 1, then the sum will also be decreasing. Similarly, in a standard cube, the opposite
side of a number 1 must be the number 2, or each number on each face (except the
face with number 1) must decrease by 1 as well, then the sum will become smaller.
We know the remaining four faces adjacent to number 2, we can predict the minimum
sum will be 2 + 2 = 4, if the sum is more than 4, then each number on the four sides
must each decrease by 1, so that the total will also be reduced. We can now enter in
the opposite face of 4 by the number 5, then the remaining two faces which are
adjacent with 5, so that the minimum sum of numbers in those two faces must be 5
+2 = 7, if more than 7, then each number on the two sides must each be decreased by
1, so that the total will also be reduced. Now we can enter in 8 in the opposite face
of the number 7, at this time we have the minimum sum of those six faces, where
these six numbers 1, 2, 4, 5, 7 and 8. Therefore, the sum of the six faces of the
minimum number is 1 +2 +4 +5 +7 +8 = 27.
Answer: 027
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Instructions:
z Do not open the contest booklet until you are told to do so.
z Be sure that your name and code are written on the space provided above.
z Round 2 of IMAS is composed of three parts; the total score is 100 marks.
z Questions 1 to 5 are given as a multiple-choice test. Each question has five
possible options marked as A, B, C, D and E. Only one of these options is correct.
After making your choice, fill in the appropriate letter in the space provided. Each
correct answer is worth 4 marks. There is no penalty for an incorrect answer.
z Questions 6 to 13 are a short answer test. Only Arabic numerals are accepted;
using other written text will not be honored or credited. Some questions have more
than one answer, as such all answers are required to be written down in the space
provided to obtain full marks. Each correct answer is worth 5 marks. There is no
penalty for incorrect answers.
z Questions 14 and 15 require a detailed solution or process in which 20 marks are
to be awarded to a completely written solution. Partial marks may be given to an
incomplete presentation. There is no penalty for an incorrect answer.
z Use of electronic computing devices is not allowed.
z Only pencil, blue or black ball-pens may be used to write your solution or answer.
z Diagrams are not drawn to scale. They are intended as aids only.
z After the contest the invigilator will collect the contest paper.
The following area is to be filled in by the judges;
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Score
Score
Answer:
2. Max gives 27 apples to a group of friends. The numbers of apples they receive
are consecutive positive integers. What is the maximum size of this group?
(A)2 (B)3 (C)4 (D)5 (E)6
Answer:
3. What is the sum of all possible two-digit perfect squares such that the sums of
their digits are also perfect squares?
(A)100 (B)110 (C)117 (D)181 (E)271
Answer:
4. The diagram shows a point A inside a pentagon with area 20 cm2. If the distance
from A to each side of the pentagon is 5 cm., what is the perimeter, in cm, of the
pentagon?
Answer:
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5. What is the sum of the digits of the number whose square is equal to
15984 × 48951 ?
(A)18 (B)21 (C)24 (D)27 (E)36
Answer:
Answer: °C
7. The diagram shows two intersecting circles of radius 10 cm. The four arcs inside
each circle have the same shape and equal length. Taking π ≈ 3.14 , what is the
area, in cm2, of the shaded region which consists of 7 identical parts?
Answer: cm2
8. The total number of players on three badminton teams is 29. No two players on the
same team play against each other, while every two players on different teams play
each other exactly once. What is the maximum number of games played?
Answer: games
9. A class is putting up 40 rectangular posters of the same shape and size on a wall.
Each poster must be held in place by one nail near each corner. Adjacent posters
may overlap slightly so that the same nail can serve to hold both of them. The
diagram shows how 9 nails can hold four posters adjacent diagonally. What is the
minimum number of nails required to hold all 40 posters?
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Answer: nails
11. Leon uses a code to convert a letter string consisting only of As, Bs and Cs, into a
number string consisting only of 0s and 1s, by replacing A with 101, B with 11
and C with 0. If the number string obtained is 111010101111100110101, what is
the number of letters in the original letter string?
Answer:
12. Divide the ten positive integers from 1 to 10 into two groups so that when the
product of the numbers in the first group is divisible by the product of the
numbers in the second group, the quotient is a positive integer. What is the
minimum value of this quotient?
Answer:
13. Wally writes down three positive integers a, b and c in a row on the blackboard,
where a + c = 2b. He then erases the commas between the three numbers to
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Answer:
h
a
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Answer: cm2
E
B
C D
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Answer: ways
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13 14
14 13
2 7
8 10
10 8
7 2
【Solution 2】
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5
m if m°C is the same temperature as n°F and m + n = 60 ?
【Solution】
9 14
We have 60 = m + n = m + m × + 32 . Hence 28 = m × so that
5 5
m = 10 . Answer:10°C
ways to do so.
For a 1 × 40 array, the number of nails required is (1 + 1) × (40 + 1) = 82 .
For a 2 × 20 array, the number of nails required is (2 + 1) × (20 + 1) = 63 .
For a 4 × 10 array, the number of nails required is (4 + 1) × (10 + 1) = 55 .
For a 5 × 8 array, the number of nails required is (5 + 1) × (8 + 1) = 54 .
Hence the minimum number of nails required is 54.
numbers in the second group, the quotient is a positive integer. What is the
minimum value of this quotient?
【Solution】
The number 7 does not divide any of the other numbers. So it must be placed in the
first group. Since it is not divisible by any of the other numbers apart from 1, the
quotient is no smaller than 7. The product of the remaining nine numbers is
h
a
【Solution】
Let O be the centre of the windmill, A be a corner of one of
the blades, and H is such that OH is perpendicular to AH.
6 62 O
Now AH = 6 + = 9 cm while OH = = 3 cm2.(5 marks)
2
2 12 A
By Pythagoras’ Theorem, H
OA2 = OH 2 + AH 2 = 3 + 81 = 84 cm2. (10 marks)
Hence the area of the circle is π × 84 = 263.76 cm2. (5 marks)
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Answer:263.76 cm2
【Marking Scheme】
Find OH2(i.e. h 2 = 3 ), 5 marks.
Using Pythagoras’ Theorem to find OA2=84, 10 marks.
Using formula correctly to find the area of the circle, 5 marks.
Only correct answer without solving process, 5 marks.
In the first, the three diagonals form a broken polygonal line. The starting point can
be any of the six vertices. (5 marks) In the second, the three diagonals all converge
on a single vertex, and this can be any of the six. (5 marks) In the third, the three
diagonals form a triangle joining alternate vertices. (5 marks) This yields only two
ways. Hence the total number of ways is 6+6+2=14.
Answer:14 ways
【Marking Scheme】
Classify all situations correct, 5 marks.
Each correct number of cases of each situation, 5 marks.
Only correct answer without solving process, 5 marks.
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2. The three numbers in each of the following groups are multiplied together.
Which group yields 2014 as the product?
(A)6、17、59 (B)4、17、53 (C)2、13、59
(D)2、19、53 (E)2、23、29
3. A large bottle of apple juice costs 6.5 dollars while a small bottle of apple juice
costs 2.8 dollars. How many dollars less is the cost of a large bottle compared to
the total cost of three small bottles?
5 6 ☆
☆ 19 20
7. When two numbers are divided by 5, the respective remainders are 4 and 2. What
is the remainder when the sum of the two numbers is divided by 5?
(A)0 (B)1 (C)2 (D)3 (E)4
8. The numbers 38, 79, 17, 43, 74, 96 and 87 are rearranged so that starting from
the second one, its tens digit is equal to the units digit of the preceding number.
Which number is in the fourth place after the rearrangement?
(A)38 (B)43 (C)17 (D)96 (E)87
9. To visit a friend, Rod must take the bus to the nearest Metro station, and this
takes 15 minutes. He has to ride the Metro train for 20 stops, each taking 2.5
minutes. He also has to change trains twice, and it takes 3 minutes each time.
Finally, after exiting the Metro, he still has to walk another 12 minutes before
reaching his friends place. How many minutes does Rod have to spend traveling
to his friend’s house?
10. A table has 3 rows and 3 columns. In each square, we put in the product of the
row number and the column number of that square. For instance, the number in
the third row and the second column is 3×2=6, as shown in the diagram. These
nine numbers are then arranged in order of size, starting with the smallest. What
is the fifth number in the arrangement?
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13. Max has a gray paper strip of width 5 cm. He cuts out some pieces and tapes
them on the wall, to form a 50 cm by 35 cm window frame, as shown in the
diagram, where each white area is 5 cm by 10 cm. What is the minimum length,
in cm, of the paper strip required?
5 cm
14. The tap is leaking at the rate of one drop per second. The volume of each drop is
0.05 mL. At 9 pm, Wendy puts an empty measuring cup under the tap. Some time
during the night, she finds the cup partially filled, as shown in the diagram. No
water is lost from the cup. At what time is the water level in the measuring cup
closest to the time in the following?
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8 cm
8 cm
16. A hall has four doors. Lea may enter the hall using any of them, and exit the hall
using any of them. In how many different ways can she enter and exit the hall?
door door
Hall
door door
17. ABCD is a square of side length 10 cm. The segment BC is fixed. The segment
AD moves in the plane to the segment A′D′ so that the lengths AB, DC and AD do
not change. What is the area, in cm2, of the shaded region in the diagram when
the segment A′D′ intersects the segment CD at its midpoint G?
A D
A′ D′
G
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B C
50 100
(A)50 (B) (C)60 (D)100 (E)
3 3
19. The figure in the diagram is formed from 20 equilateral triangles of equal sizes.
How many equilateral triangles of any size does it contain? The triangles may
overlap.
20. The sectors MAB and MCD are inside the square ABCD of side length 10 cm, as
shown in the diagram. What is the total area, in cm2, of these two sectors, correct
to 1 decimal place? Take π=3.14.
A D
M
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B C
22. The inside lane of a track has length 400 m and the outside lane has length less
than 500 m. From the marked line, as shown in the diagram, Max and Lynn start
running counterclockwise along the track at the same time. Max runs at constant
speed on the inside lane. Lynn, whose constant speed is 3 times that of Max, runs
on the outside lane. The first time both are back together at the marked line, Max
has completed 3 laps. What is the length, to the nearest m, of the outside lane?
23. How many two-digit prime numbers are there if the three-digit number obtained
by inserting a 1 between the two digits is also a prime number?
B N C
25. How many pairs of unit squares in a 3 by 6 table are such that they have no
common points? The diagram shows one such pair.
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5 6 ☆
☆ 19 20
Since 800 × 5 = 4000 > 3400, so Anne cannot buy more than 5 sacks of flour. $3400
deducted to the total amount she spend on flour must be multiple of $500, then Ann
can at most buy 3 sacks of flour and 2 sacks of rice; that is, 800 × 3 + 500 × 2 =
$3400. Hence, we select (C).
Answer: (C)
For instance, the number in the third row and the second column
is 3×2=6, as shown in the diagram. These nine numbers are then
arranged in order of size, starting with the smallest. What is the 6
fifth number in the arrangement?
(A)2 (B)3 (C)4 (D)5 (E)6
10 5
If b = 0, then a = 5. If b = 1, then a = which is not an integer. If b = 2, then a =
3 3
not an integer again. If b = 3, then a = 0. Thus, there are only two possible values of
a + b, they are 5 + 0 = 5, 0 + 3 = 3. This implies the maximum sum of a + b is 5.
Hence, we select (A).
Answer: (A)
5 cm
【Suggested Solution】
Each scale of the measuring cup in the diagram is 300 ÷ 6 = 50 mL, this implies that
the water in measuring cup is 750 mL. From the given information, we know the tap
has leaked 750 mL in around 750 ÷ 0.05 = 15000 seconds = 4 hours 10 minutes,
which is nearer to 01:10. Hence, select option (C).
Answer: (C)
door door
Hall
door door
【Suggested Solution】
Lea enters the hall from one of the 4 doors and exits using any of the 4 doors, thus
there are 4 different ways of enter the hall and also 4 different ways to exit the hall.
Hence, Lea has a total of 4 × 4 = 16 different ways enter and/or exit the hall. Hence,
we select (D).
Answer: (D)
17. ABCD is a square of side length 10 cm. The segment BC is fixed. The segment
AD moves in the plane to the segment A′D′ so that the lengths AB, DC and AD do
not change. What is the area, in cm2, of the shaded region in the diagram when
the segment A′D′ intersects the segment CD at its midpoint G?
A D
A′ D′
G
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B C
50 100
(A)50 (B) (C)60 (D)100 (E)
3 3
【Suggested Solution】
Observe the arrangement as regards the number of small white circles between two
black circles of the given diagram in counterclockwise direction: four white small
circles, two small white circles and then three small white circles. In all the five
options, only option (E) does not comply with this kind of arrangement. Hence, we
select (E).
Answer: (E)
19. The figure in the diagram is formed from 20 equilateral triangles of equal sizes.
How many equilateral triangles of any size does it contain? The triangles may
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【Suggested Solution】 B N C
From the given problem, the region inside the frame that has A′ M D′
never been covered by the photograph is equivalent as the
shaded parts in the diagram at the right. By Property of
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Answer: 036
【Suggested Solution 1】
When the two selected unit squares are on the same column, then one must be in the
first row and the other in the third row. Therefore, there are 6 possible pairs.
When two unit squares selected are not in the same column, assume that one of the
unit square is to the left of the other and below are the possible cases:
(1) When the left unit square is located on the row 1.
When the left unit square is on the 1st column, then other
unit square can be located on the 2nd column of row 3 or
on any unit square on the 3rd , 4th, 5th and 6th column. There
are a total of 13 possible pairs. Likewise, when the unit squares located on any
unit squares of other column. There are a total of 10 + 7 + 4 + 1 = 22 possible
pairs.
(2) The left unit square is located on row 2.
When the left unit square is on the 1st column, then the
other unit square can be located on any other location of
the 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th column. There are a total of 12
possible pairs. Likewise, the unit square is located on any other column, there are
a total of 9 + 6 + 3 = 18 possible pairs.
(3) The left unit square is located on the 3rd row.
The situation is same as that of Case 1, we have a total of
13 + 22 = 35 possible pairs of unit squares.
In summary, we have a total of 6 + 35 + 30 + 35 = 106 distinct
pairs of unit square.
【Suggested Solution 2】
Select any a pair of unit square in a 3 × 6 table, we have a total of 18 × 17 ÷ 2 = 153
possible pairs. Hence, to select two unit squares that don’t have a common point, so
we must deduct those two unit squares having a common edge or common vertex.
There are 5 × 3 + 2 × 6 = 27 pair of unit squares having a common edge while there
are 2 × (1 + 2 + 2 + 2 + 2 + 1) = 20 pair of unit squares having a common vertex.
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Therefore, there are a total of 153-27-20 = 106 possible pair of unit squares.
Answer: 106
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Instructions:
Do not open the contest booklet until you are told to do so.
Be sure that your name and code are written on the space provided above.
Round 2 of IMAS is composed of three parts; the total score is 100 marks.
Questions 1 to 5 are given as a multiple-choice test. Each question has five
possible options marked as A, B, C, D and E. Only one of these options is correct.
After making your choice, fill in the appropriate letter in the space provided. Each
correct answer is worth 4 marks. There is no penalty for an incorrect answer.
Questions 6 to 13 are a short answer test. Only Arabic numerals are accepted;
using other written text will not be honored or credited. Some questions have more
than one answer, as such all answers are required to be written down in the space
provided to obtain full marks. Each correct answer is worth 5 marks. There is no
penalty for incorrect answers.
Questions 14 and 15 require a detailed solution or process in which 20 marks are
to be awarded to a completely written solution. Partial marks may be given to an
incomplete presentation. There is no penalty for an incorrect answer.
Use of electronic computing devices is not allowed.
Only pencil, blue or black ball-pens may be used to write your solution or answer.
Diagrams are not drawn to scale. They are intended as aids only.
After the contest the invigilator will collect the contest paper.
The following area is to be filled in by the judges;
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Score
Score
Answer:
Answer:
3. There are 4 children in the first row, and each subsequent row has one more child
than the preceding row. If there are 39 children altogether, how many children
are in the last row?
(A)5 (B)6 (C)9 (D)15 (E)35
Answer:
4. When 200 is subtracted from the square of a positive integer n, the difference is a
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Answer:
(D) (E)
Answer:
maximum
10 16 8
weight/tons
maximum
66 84 51
volume /m3
Answer: tons
F
B D C
Answer: cm2
9. The expressions 1000 991 9 and 1001 994 7 are examples in which the
difference between a four-digit number and a three-digit number is a one-digit
number. How many such expressions are there, including these two examples?
Answer: expressions
10. An ant starts from the top left corner square of a 3 5 chessboard. It moves
from a square to the adjacent square in the same row or column. After visiting
every square exactly once, it ends up at the square in the middle row second
column from the right. How many different paths can the ant follow?
A
B
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Answer: paths
11. Lily’s eight-digit telephone number is divisible by 3 and 5. Micky can only
remember its first six digits, which are 8, 9, 2, 0, 1 and 5 in that order. What is
the maximum number of times Micky has to dial before reaching the correct
telephone number?
12. ABCD, CEFG and DGMN are squares, with G on CD and F on GM. If AB = 10
cm and MN = 6 cm, what is the area, in cm2, of triangle AME?
A D N
G M
F
B C E
Answer: cm2
13. The numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 are divided into two groups. The sum
of all the numbers in one group is n, while the product of all the numbers in the
other group is also n. What is the maximum value of n? sachtienganhhanoi.com
Answer:
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Answer:
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Answer: , hexagons
so there must be six rows only. Thus, there will be 9 children on the last row.
【Suggested Solution #3】
Assume there are still 3 extra rows before the first row such that there are 1, 2 and 3
children, then the total number of children are 39 1 2 3 45, and we know that
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 45, hence there are 9 children on the last row.
Answer:(C)
(D) (E)
【Suggested Solution】
(A) (B) (C) sachtienganhhanoi.com
(D) (E)
10. An ant starts from the top left corner square of a 3 5 chessboard. It moves
from a square to the adjacent square in the same row or column. After visiting
every square exactly once, it ends up at the square in the middle row second
column from the right. How many different paths can the ant follow?
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A C M
D B F
E N
Case 2: If it is the last square allowing the ant to reach B is via square E, before
reaching square E the ant must pass thru square N only. Since there is no other square
connecting to square E, then the square that can connect square N is the square F, and
following the same pattern, continuing to trace back, we know there are two different
paths, as shown below.
A C M A C M
D B F D B F
E N E N
Case 3: If it is the last square allowing the ant to reach B is via square C, before
reaching square C, the ant must pass thru square M only. Since there is no other
square connecting to square C, then square that can connect square M is the square F,
and following the same pattern, continuing to trace back, there are also two different
paths, as shown below.
A C M A C M
D B F D B F
E N E N
Case 4: If it is the last square allowing the ant to reach square B is via square D,
with the same pattern as discussed above, there are 4 different paths from square A to
square B as the diagrams below.
A C M A C M A C M A C M
D B F D B F D B F D B F
E N E N E N E N
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G M
F
B C E
【Suggested Solution #1】
Extend segments BC, NM so they intersect at P as shown in diagram on the left below.
Then ABPN is a rectangle and AN 10 6 16 cm, the side length of square CEFG
is 10 6 4 cm, so that BE 10 4 14 cm, EP 6 4 2 cm. Hence
S△AEM S ABPN S△ABE S△EPM S△AMN
1 1 1
10 16 10 14 2 4 16 6 38 cm2
2 2 2
A D N A D N
G M G M
F F
B C E P B C E
【Suggested Solution #2】
Connect AF as in the diagram at the right. From the given information, the side length
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1
of square CEFG is 10 6 4 cm, FM 6 4 2 S△AFM 2 6 6 cm2,
2
1 1
S△FEM 2 4 4 cm2, S△AEF 4 (10 4) 28 cm2. Therefore,
2 2
S△AEM S△AFM S△FEM S△AEF 6 4 28 38 cm2.
Answer: 38 cm2
14. We increase by 1 each of three prime numbers, not necessarily distinct. Then we
form the product of these three sums. How many numbers between 1999 to 2021
can appear as such a product?
【 】
Assume the three prime numbers as p q r , we consider the different cases for p,
q and r.
Case 1: If p q 2, then n 9(r 1), so n is divisible by 9. Thus, between 1999
to 2021, only 2007 and 2016 is divisible by 9.
When n 2007, it follows r 1 223, so that r 222. But 222 is not a prime
number, therefore no numbers satisfy the condition when n = 2007.
When n 2016 , it follows r 1 224, so that r 223 , which is a prime
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condition.
For the case of 2007 32 223 , in the three factors except the prime number 3 the
other two numbers are both neither even number greater than 3, so has not met the
condition.
For the case of 2008 23 251 , all the factors are not even numbers of greater than 3,
so has not met the condition.
【Marking Scheme】
(1) Indicate each value of p 1, q 1 and r 1 is only even number greater than
or equal to 3 will be rewarded 5 marks.
(2) Indicate the value of ( p 1)(q 1)(r 1) is only multiple of 3 or multiple of 8
will be rewarded 5 marks.
(3) Aside from the discussion of the case consists of 2016, other numbers that has
not met the conditions of the problem will be rewarded 5 marks.
(4) Only the correct answer without solutions will be rewarded 5 marks. In case,
more than one answers are given, NO marks must be rewarded.
15. Each side of an equilateral triangle is divided into 6 equal parts by 5 points, and
these points are joined by lines parallel to the sides of the triangle, dividing into
36 small equilateral triangles. A regular hexagon is the same size as 6 of the
small equilateral triangles put together. What is the maximum number of such
hexagons that can along the grid line fit inside the large equilateral triangle
without overlap?
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B C
We will now do the proving that no more than four congruent regular hexagons can
be placed inside the given equilateral triangle. We consider how many small
equilateral triangles cannot be used as part of a regular hexagon. By observation,
there is one side of some regular hexagon which coincides with the side BC of
equilateral triangle.
Suppose none of one side of regular hexagon lies on side BC of equilateral triangle,
then none of the 11 small triangular grids in the lower row of equilateral triangle will
be part of regular hexagon.
Suppose one side of a regular hexagon lies on side BC of equilateral triangle, then
there are 8 small triangular grids in the lower row of equilateral triangle that will not
be part of regular hexagon.
Suppose one side of two regular hexagon lies on side BC of equilateral triangle, then
there are 5 small triangular grids in the lower row of equilateral triangle that will not
be part of regular hexagon.
According to Principle of Symmetry, there are at least 5 small triangular grids in each
side of △ABC that are not part of regular hexagon.
Deduct those small triangular grids that are repeated, we know there are at least
5 3 3 12 small triangular grids in the given diagram that are not part of △ABC.
Since there are 36 small triangular girds in the diagram, so there are three that cannot
exceed (36 12) 6 4 regular hexagons which can fill in the given equilateral
triangle.
2. Each of P, Q and R writes down an integer greater than 2015. When 2013 is
subtracted from P’s number, 2014 is subtracted from Q’s number and 2015 is
subtracted from R’s number, the product of the differences is 88407. Which of
the following statements is correct?
(A)P’s and Q’s numbers are odd and R’s is even.
(B)Q’s and R’s numbers are odd and P’s is even.
(C)R’s and P’s numbers are odd and Q’s is even.
(D)All three numbers are odd.
(E)Q’s number is odd and R’s and P’s numbers are even.
3 2 3
5 2
(D) 11
(E)
3
10 2
11 3
10 5
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9 3
(A)9 (B) (C)3 (D)2 (E)
2 2
7. The diagram below is the seating plan of a cinema. How many blocks of three
adjacent seats are unshaded, not counting those in the first row?
Optional Seating Sold Seating
Screen
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
(A)15 (B)16 (C)17 (D)18 (E)19
8. In an amusement park, each ride on the Bumper Cars costs 10 dollars, each ride
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on the Pirate Boat costs 15 dollars and each ride on the Roller Coaster costs 20
dollars. If Waldo spends 110 dollars in total on at least one ride of each kind, how
many times has he taken a ride on the Roller Coaster?
(A)1 (B)2 (C)3 (D)4 (E)5
10. A cubic box of side length 15 cm has two holes. One of them is 5 cm above and 5
cm to the left of the bottom right corner of the front face. The other is 5 cm
below and 5 cm to the left of the top right corner of the right face. The size of the
holes and the thickness of the box are negligible. If the box is filled with water
and one of its faces rests on a horizontal surface, some water will leak out
through the holes. What is the maximum amount, in cm3, of water that can
remain inside the box?
5cm
5cm
15cm
5cm
5cm
(A)1000 (B)1125 (C)1500 (D)2250 (E)3375
12. Goldie has two identical gold coins and Sylvia has three identical silver coins.
The total weight of Goldie’s coins is equal to the total weight of Sylvia’s coins. If
they trade one coin with each other, then the total weight of Goldie’s coins is 12
grams less than the total weight of Sylvia’s coins. What is the weight, in grams,
of each gold coin?
(A)12 (B)15 (C)18 (D)21 (E)24
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13. Jasmine tea sells for 320 dollars per kg while Oolong tea sells for 480 dollars per
kg. A mixture consisting of 3 parts of Jasmine tea to 5 parts of Oolong tea sells
for 450 dollars per kg. What is the maximum amount, in dollars, for which 10 kg
of each of Jasmine tea and Oolong tea may be sold?
(A)8000 (B)8080 (C)8400 (D)8480 (E)9000
15. The greatest common divisor of a certain positive integer and 315 is 3, and the
least common multiple of the same integer and 45 is 360. What is this integer?
(A)12 (B)24 (C)30 (D)36 (E)48
16. After the fourth test, Kenny’s average mark rises by 5 points, but after the fifth
test, it drops by 9 points. If his total score in the last two tests is 122 points, how
many points does he score in the last test?
(A)91 (B)71 (C)61 (D)41 (E)31
17. Two paths are to be constructed in a garden 5 m by 5 m and three plans have
been submitted. If the amount of space not taken up by the paths is to be as large
as possible, which of the following statements is correct?
1m 1m 1m 1m
5m
5m 1m
1m
19. The eight symbols 2, 0, 1, 5, I, M, A and S are to be arranged in a row. The digits
must precede the letters, and 0 cannot be in the first place. How many such
arrangements are there?
(A)100 (B)232 (C)400 (D)432 (E)576
20. A hotel has 11 rooms and each staff member has keys to 7 different rooms. For
each room, at least two staff members must hold its key. What is the minimum
number of staff members the hotel must have?
(A)3 (B)4 (C)5 (D)6 (E)7
22. The sum of the three digits of a positive integer is 13. When this integer is
subtracted from the one obtained by writing its digits in reverse order, the
difference is 297. What is the maximum value of this integer?
10 cm
25. In an election between three candidates, they are supported respectively by 10, 35
and 15 of the first 60 voters. 40 more votes are to be cast, each for one of the
three candidates. In how many ways can the candidate currently with 10
supporters become the uncontested winner?
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【Solution】
1 7 3 7 3
The area of figure (A) is , that is different with 1;
2 3 5 10 10
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1 1 5 1
The area of figure (B) is ( 2) 1 , that is different with 1;
2 2 4 4
1 3 3 9 1
The area of figure (C) is , that is
2 2 2 8 8
11 11 121 21
The area of figure (D) is , that is different with 1;
10 10 100 100
1 1 1 1
The amount subtracted is one-fourth of the smaller integer plus . Hence
4 3 4 12
1 9 9 1
of the smaller integer is equal to 2 . Hence the smaller integer is 27 ,
4 4 4 12
and 27 28 55 . Hence the correct choice is (C).
Answer:(C)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
(A)15 (B)16 (C)17 (D)18 (E)19
【Solution】
Among the available seats, there are two blocks of length 3, one block of length 6 and
two block of length 7. The total number of ways is given by
2 ((3 2) (7 2)) (6 2) 16 . The correct choice is (B).
Answer:(B)
8. In an amusement park, each ride on the Bumper Cars costs 10 dollars, each ride
on the Pirate Boat costs 15 dollars and each ride on the Roller Coaster costs 20
dollars. If Waldo spends 110 dollars in total on at least one ride of each kind, how
many times has he taken a ride on the Roller Coaster?
(A)1 (B)2 (C)3 (D)4 (E)5
【Solution】
Since we wish to maximize the number of rides on the Roller Coaster, we minimize
the numbers of rides of the other two kinds. Note that since 110 is even, Waldo must
have ridden Bumper Cars once and the Pirate Ship twice. The total cost is
10 2 15 40 dollars, and 110 40 70 dollars are enough for 3 rides on the
Roller Coaster, with 10 dollars left over for another ride on Bumper Cars. The correct
choice is (C).
Answer:(C)
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9. The first term of a sequence is 2. Each subsequent term is the remainder when 3
times the preceding term is divided by 5. Thus the second term is 1, the
remainder when 3 2 6 is divided by 5. How many of the first 2015 terms of
this sequence are equal to 1?
(A)403 (B)504 (C)672 (D)1008 (E)2014
11. How many prime numbers less than 50 is 1 more than the product of two distinct
prime numbers each less than 50?
(A)2 (B)3 (C)4 (D)5 (E)6
【Solution】
Since the product is even, the smaller of the two prime factors is 2. Possible products
less than 50 are 6, 10, 14, 22, 26, 34, 38 and 46, but 15, 27, 35 and 39 are not prime
numbers. The correct choice is (C).
Answer:(C)
12. Goldie has two identical gold coins and Sylvia has three identical silver coins.
The total weight of Goldie’s coins is equal to the total weight of Sylvia’s coins. If
they trade one coin with each other, then the total weight of Goldie’s coins is 12
grams less than the total weight of Sylvia’s coins. What is the weight, in grams,
of each gold coin?
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【Solution】
Rotate (B) about the axis through the centre of the front face, rotate (D) about the axis
through the centre of the top face, and rotate (E) about the axis through the centre of
the right face. Then the front face and the right faces are as in (A). The top face of
each of (A), (D) and (E) is blank, which is wrong. The triangle in the top face of (C)
is pointing in the wrong direction. Hence the correct choice is (B).
Answer:(B)
15. The greatest common divisor of a certain positive integer and 315 is 3, and the
least common multiple of the same integer and 45 is 360. What is this integer?
(A)12 (B)24 (C)30 (D)36 (E)
【Solution】
Note that 45 32 5 , 315 32 5 7 and 360 23 32 5 . Hence the only prime
factors of our number are 2, 3 and 5. We rule out 32 and 5 since the greatest common
divisor with 315 is 3. It must be divisible by 23 since 45 is not. The correct choice is
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(B).
Answer:(B)
16. After the fourth test, Kenny’s average mark rises by 5 points, but after the fifth
test, it drops by 9 points. If his total score in the last two tests is 122 points, how
many points does he score in the last test?
(A)91 (B)71 (C)61 (D)41 (E)31
5m 1m
1m
10 m2
4m
1m 5 m2 5 m2
10 m2 A
B 1m
Answer:(A)
18. City B is between City A and City C. William is riding a bike from B to C, a
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distance of 16 km. After he has gone 6 km, Mary begins to drive a car at 60 km
per hour from A to C. If William continues onward, he will reach C at the same
time as Mary. If he turns back, he will reach B at the same time as Mary. What is
his riding speed, in km per hour?
(A)15 (B)16 (C)18 (D)20 (E)24
【Solution】
The new number is approximately 300 more than the original number. Thus the units
digit of the original number should be 3 more than the hundreds digit. Since the digit
sum is 13, the largest such number is 508, and indeed 805 508 297 . The correct
response is 508.
Answer:508
10 cm
【Solution】
There are 8 different orientations for the piece. In the orientation given, it can be
shifted 1 or 2 squares up or 1, 2 or 3 squares to the right. Hence the number of
placements of the piece in this orientation is . By symmetry, the
total number of placements is 8 12 96 . The correct response is 096.
Answer:096
25. In an election between three candidates, they are supported respectively by 10, 35
and 15 of the first 60 voters. 40 more votes are to be cast, each for one of the
three candidates. In how many ways can the candidate currently with 10
supporters become the uncontested winner?
【Solution】
After 60 votes have been cast, in order to be the uncontested winner, our favourite
candidate must receive at least 26 of the last 40 votes. Then he does not have to worry
about the third candidate. In the remaining 40 26 14 votes, he must have at least
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as many votes as his only rival. The total number of distributions of up to 14 votes
between them is 1 2 3 15 120 . Of these, 8 ways result in a tie. Half of the
remaining 120 8 112 ways are in his favour, so that there are 8 112 2 64
ways overall. The correct response is 064.
Answer:064
Instructions:
Do not open the contest booklet until you are told to do so.
Be sure that your name and code are written on the space provided above.
Round 2 of IMAS is composed of three parts; the total score is 100 marks.
Questions 1 to 5 are given as a multiple-choice test. Each question has five
possible options marked as A, B, C, D and E. Only one of these options is correct.
After making your choice, fill in the appropriate letter in the space provided. Each
correct answer is worth 4 marks. There is no penalty for an incorrect answer.
Questions 6 to 13 are a short answer test. Only Arabic numerals are accepted;
using other written text will not be honored or credited. Some questions have more
than one answer, as such all answers are required to be written down in the space
provided to obtain full marks. Each correct answer is worth 5 marks. There is no
penalty for incorrect answers.
Questions 14 and 15 require a detailed solution or process in which 20 marks are
to be awarded to a completely written solution. Partial marks may be given to an
incomplete presentation. There is no penalty for an incorrect answer.
Use of electronic computing devices is not allowed.
Only pencil, blue or black ball-pens may be used to write your solution or answer.
Diagrams are not drawn to scale. They are intended as aids only.
After the contest the invigilator will collect the contest paper.
The following area is to be filled in by the judges;
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Score
Score
Answer:
Answer:
3. In which of the following diagrams is the total area of the shaded parts equal to
the total area of the unshaded parts?
(A) (B)
2 2 4 4
1 1 2 2
2 1 2 2 2
2 2 4 4
1 1 2
1 1 1
2 2 2
4 1 1 2 2 2
Answer:
F
F′
B E E′ C
(A)Remaining constant
(B)Steadily increasing (C)Steadily decreasing
(D)Increasing and then decreasing (E)Decreasing and then increasing
Answer:
5. Jerry and George are jogging along a circular path. If Jerry runs another 400 m,
he will have completed 2 laps. If George runs another 500 m, he will have
completed 3 laps. The total distance they have covered is 100 m more than 4 laps.
What is the length, in m, of 1 lap?
(A)1000 (B)900 (C)800 (D)750 (E)700
Answer:
Answer: $
A B
Jane Yves
C D
Answer: seconds
8. There are three kinds of bottles, holding 0.4 L, 0.6 L and 1 L respectively. The
total capacity of several bottles, at least one each kind, is 18 L. How many
possible values of the number of bottles holding 0.6 L are there if there is at least
one bottle of each kind?
Answer: cm2
9. Marion chooses three different non-zero digits and form all possible three-digit
numbers with them. If m is the sum of these numbers and n is the sum of the
m
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Answer: expressions
Answer:
11. The diagram shows a shaded triangle in a 6 by 6 board. How many triangles are
there such that their edges are all grid lines of the board or the edges of EFGH,
and their angles are equal respectively to the angles of the shaded triangle? You
should also count the shaded triangle.
Answer:
12. There are 26 toys be distributed into five boxes, with a, b, c, d and e toys in them
respectively, where a, b, c, d and e are positive integers. The diagram shows four
combinations of two boxes at a time. The total number of toys in the two boxes
exceeds 11 in all but the second case. How many different distributions are there?
a c b c
e a c d
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1 ○
2 ○
3 ○
4
Answer:
A
Answer: paths
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Answer:
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Figure (B) has an extra white parallelogram. Figure (C) has an extra black rectangle.
Figure (E) has four extra white rectangles. Figure (A) has two white equilateral
triangle and one black equilateral triangle of equal sizes, and a fourth one of the same
size but partly white and partly black. Hence the only possible answer is Figure (D),
and this is in fact the case.
Answer: (D)
F
F′
B E E′ C
(A)Remaining constant (B)Steadily increasing
(C)Steadily decreasing (D)Increasing and then decreasing
(E)Decreasing and then increasing
【Suggested Solution】
The area of triangle ADE is constant since it has a fixed base AD and a constant
altitude. The area of DEFG is always twice the area of ADE since they have a
common base DE and the same altitude.
Answer: (A)
5. Jerry and George are jogging along a circular path. If Jerry runs another 400 m,
he will have completed 2 laps. If George runs another 500 m, he will have
completed 3 laps. The total distance they have covered is 100 m more than 4 laps.
What is the length, in m, of 1 lap?
(A)1000 (B)900 (C)800 (D)750 (E)700
【Suggested Solution】
Since 2+3=5 laps minus 400+500=900 m is equal to 4 laps plus 100 m, each lap is
900+100=1000 m.
Answer: (A)
6. A worker makes 6000 dollars in basic wages plus overtime payment. His
overtime payment is two-thirds of his basic wage. How much, in dollars, is his
basic wage?
【Suggested Solution】
Suppose the wage is 3 dollars. Then the overtime is 2 dollars and the total income
would have been 3+2=5 dollars. Since 6000÷5=1200, the wage is 1200×3=3600
dollars.
Answer: 3600 dollars.
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7. The diagram shows a path consisting of four semi-circular arcs. Each arc is of
length 100 m and uses a different side of a square as its diameter. Initially, Jane is
at A and Yves at B. They start walking counter-clockwise at the same time. Jane’s
speed is 120 m per minute and Yves’s is 150 m per minute. Each pauses for 1
second whenever they are at the points A, B, C or D. How many seconds after
starting will Yves catch up for the first time with Jane?
C D
【Suggested Solution】
When Yves catches up with Jane, she has turned one more corner and hence run 1
second less. In 1 second, Jane covers 120÷60=2 m. So Yves has to make up 102 m.
Since she gains 150-120=30 m per minute or 0.5 m per second of running time, Jane
has been running for 204 seconds. During this time, she has covered 2×204=408 m,
which means she has turned 5 corners. Hence the desired time is 204+5=209 seconds.
Answer: 209 seconds
8. There are three kinds of bottles, holding 0.4 L, 0.6 L and 1 L respectively. The
total capacity of several bottles, at least one each kind, is 18 L. How many
possible values of the number of bottles holding 0.6 L are there if there is at least
one bottle of each kind?
【Suggested Solution】
First take away one bottle of each kind, so that the relevant total capacity is now
reduced to 16. If we use an equal number of 0.4 L bottles and 0.6 L bottles, the
number of 0.6 L bottles can be any number from 0 to 16 inclusive. Since three 0.4 L
bottles can be replaced by two 0.6 L bottles and we have up to sixteen 0.4 L bottles,
enough for five replacements, the number of 0.6 L bottles can stretch to16+5×2=26.
Thus there are 27 possible values.
Answer: 27
9. Marion chooses three different non-zero digits and form all possible three-digit
numbers with them. If m is the sum of these numbers and n is the sum of the
m
digit-sums of these numbers, what is the value of ?
n
【Suggested Solution】
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Each of the three digits is used 6 times, 2 times as the hundreds digit, 2 times as the
tens digit and 2 times as the units digit. Hence the sum of the six three-digit numbers
is 2×(100+10+1)=222 times the sum of the three digits. The sum of the digit-sums of
m
these numbers is 6 times the sum of the three digits. Hence = 37 .
n
Answer: 37
【Suggested Solution】 B G C
We first count those triangles whose hypotenuses are along the sides of EFGH. Each
region outside EFGH has 6 lattice points, each of which can serve as the right-angle
vertex of such a triangle. By symmetry, there are 24 such triangles outside EFGH,
and by symmetry again, there are also 24 such triangles inside EFGH.
E E E E E E
F F F F F F
E E E E E E
F F F F F F
We now count those triangles whose hypotenuses are along the grid lines. We have 2
with right-angle vertex at E, and by symmetry 8 in all.
E E
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F F
a c b c
e a c d
○
1 ○
2 ○
3 ○
4
【Suggested Solution】
Let a, b, c, d and e be the respective number of toys in these five boxes.
In the three combinations in which the numbers of toys exceed 11, each box appears
once, except that the one containing c toys appears twice. The total number of toys in
these six boxes is at least 3×(11+1)=36. It follows that c is at least 10. Since a+c is at
most 11, we must have a=1 and c=10, so that b+d+e=15. Now a+e is at least 12.
Hence e is at least 11 and b+d is at most 4. Both b+c and c+d are also at least 12, so
that each of b and d is at least 2. It follows that we must have b=d=2 and e=11. This is
the only possible distribution.
Answer: 1 distribution
13. The diagram shows a 6 by 6 board with three barriers. An ant is at the top left
corner and wishes to reach the bottom right corner. It may only crawl between
squares which share a common side, and only towards the bottom or the right, It
cannot pass through any barrier. How many different paths can it follow?
【Suggested Solution】 A
The diagram below shows the number of ways the ant can reach each square on
the board according to the rules.
1 1 0 0 0 0
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1 2 0 0 0 0
1 3 3 3 3 3
1 4 7 10 10 10
0 0 7 17 27 37
0 0 7 24 51 88
Answer: 88 paths
3. The diagram below shows the seven pieces in the classic Chinese puzzle called
Tangram.
Which of the following five figures is not composed with a set of Tangram pieces?
(A) (B) (C)
(D) (E)
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5. Mick is in one of the eight squares round a house, and the house is to his
north-west. On which square is Mick?
a b c N
d e
f g h
6. The table below summarizes the results of a test in a certain class. What is the
total score of this class?
Summary of the results of a test
No. of students The highest score The lowest score The average score
42 100 16 84.5
(A)672 (B)3528 (C)3549 (D)4200 (E)4872
8. In reading a story book, Lance reads one page more each day than the preceding
day. On the fourth day, he reads 39 pages. After 9 days, he still has 48 pages to go.
How many pages are there in this book?
(A)351 (B)399 (C)360 (D)408 (E)432
(D) (E)
10. Gasoline costs 6 dollars per liter. A car uses up 8 liters for every 100 km. What is
the largest integral number of km that can be covered with 200 dollars worth of
gasoline?
(A)416 (B)417 (C)418 (D)419 (E)420
11. The chart below shows the sale figures of a certain merchandise in 2014 and
2015 by the season. How many more items were sold in 2015 than in 2014?
50
1st Quarter 2nd Quarter 3rd Quarter 4th Quarter
13. Every pair of the numbers from 1 to n is added, and there are 215 different sums.
What is the value of n?
(A)100 (B)105 (C)108 (D)109 (E)215
14. In a library, 12.1% of the books are fictions. After 1800 fictions and 2400
non-fictions go on loan, only 12% of the remaining books are fictions. How
many books are there in the library initially?
(A)1296000 (B)1582200 (C)1800000 (D)1586400 (E)1291800
15. How many two-digit numbers are there such that when 304 is divided by the
two-digit number leaving the remainder 24?
(A)5 (B)6 (C)7 (D)8 (E)9
16. On the table is a regular hexagon and a square. The side AB of the hexagon
coincides with the side EF of the square. With the hexagon fixed, the square
rotates about a common vertex until another side of the hexagon coincides with
another side of the square. How many such rotations will it take to bring EF back
to AB again?
A(E)
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19. How many different rectangles (including squares) in different positions are there
in the diagram below?
20. In each of the five diagrams, there are four circles with respective radii 7, 6, 3
and 2 cm. For which diagram is the area of the non-overlapping part of the
largest circle equal to the total area of the non-overlapping parts of the other three
circles?
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(D) (E)
22. The numbers 1 to 9 form a 3 by 3 table. The sum of every pair of adjacent
numbers along a row or a column is computed. What is the largest total of these
sums?
23. The diagram below shows a square of side length 20 cm, with three semicircle
drawn inside it, with three of its sides as diameters. What is the area, in cm2 , of
the shaded region?(Take π = 3.14 )
25. When a three-digit number is increased by 1, the sum is divisible by 15. When it
is decreased by 3, the difference is divisible by 8. The sum of it and the number
obtained from it by reversing the order of the digits is divisible by 10. What is
this number?
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【Solution】
A set of tangram pieces includes two unit isosceles right-angled triangles, one 2-unit
isosceles right-angled triangle, one 2-unit parallelogram, one 2-unit square and two
4-unit isosceles right-angled triangles, as shown below:
In (B), there is one less 1-unit isosceles right-angled triangle and one more 2-unit
isosceles right-angled triangle. So (B) is not composed with a set of Tangram pieces.
Answer:(B)
4. A large truck can carry 6.3 tons and costs 1000 dollars to rent. A small truck can
carry 2.1 tons and costs 400 dollars to rent. To transport 12.6 tons, how much
cheaper if only large trucks are rented, compared with only small trucks are
rented?
(A)100 (B)200 (C)250 (D)350 (E)400
【Solution】
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If all of 12.6 tons are carried by large trucks, then we need 12.6 ÷ 6.3 = 2 large
trucks and must pay 2 × 1000 = 2000 dollars. If all of 12.6 tons are carried by small
trucks, then we need 12.6 ÷ 2.1 = 6 small trucks and must pay 6 × 400 = 2400
dollars. The fare of only large trucks are rented is 2400 − 2000 = 400 dollars cheaper
than only small trucks are rented.
Answer:(E)
a b c N
d e
f g h
a b c
W d e E
f g h
S Answer:(D)
6. The table below summarizes the results of a test in a certain class. What is the
total score of this class?
Summary of the results of a test
No. of students The highest score The lowest score The average score
42 100 16 84.5
(A)672 (B)3528 (C)3549 (D)4200 (E)4872
【Solution】
The total score of this class is 84.5 × 42 = 3549 .
Answer:(C)
7. How many positive common divisors do 192 and 120 have?
(A)1 (B)2 (C)6 (D)8 (E)10
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【Solution】
Observe that 192 = 26 × 3 and 120 = 23 × 3 × 5 , so the largest common divisor is
23 × 3 = 24 . Hence all of the divisors of 24 are the common divisor of 192 and 120.
Since 24 = 23 × 3 (3 + 1) × (1 + 1) = 8 divisors, 192 and 120 also have 8 common
divisors.
Answer:(D)
(D) (E)
【Solution】
For the box in (E), the number of red balls is greater than the number of white balls,
so the possibility to take red ball is greater then half. For the other options, the
number of red balls is less than or equal to the number of balls of other colors. So the
ball drawn from the box in (E) is most likely to be red.
Answer:(E)
10. Gasoline costs 6 dollars per liter. A car uses up 8 liters for every 100 km. What is
the largest integral number of km that can be covered with 200 dollars worth of
gasoline?
(A)416 (B)417 (C)418 (D)419 (E)420
【Solution】
100
The car can be added 200 ÷ 6 = liters. Since the car uses up 8 liters for every
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100 10000 2
100 km, it can run ÷ 8 × 100 = = 416 km at most. The largest integral
3 24 3
number of km that can be covered with 200 dollars worth of gasoline is 416.
Answer:(A)
12. Fanny has 20 coins each worth 5 pence. Trading some of them for coins each
worth 2 pence, she ends up with 32 coins. Then she trades some more 5-pence
coins for coins each worth 1 penny, and now she has 56 coins. How many
5-pence coin does Fanny still have?
(A)5 (B)6 (C)7 (D)8 (E)9
【Solution】
Two 5-pence coins can be exchanged with five 2-pence coins and hence there are 3
more coins after such an exchange. Since Fanny has 32 − 20 = 12 more coins after
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the first trading, she has taken 12 ÷ 3 × 2 = 8 5-pence coins for the first trading.
Similarly, one 5-pence coin can be exchanged with five 1-penny coins and hence
there are 4 more coins after such an exchange. After second trading, Fanny has
56 − 32 = 24 more coins, so she has taken 24 ÷ 4 = 6 5-pence coins for the second
trading. Thus she still have 20 − 14 = 6 5-pence coins.
Answer:(B)
【Solution】
In order to bring EF back to AB again, the number of rotations must be a common
multiple of the number of sides of a regular hexagon and the number of sides of a
square. Since the least common multiple of 6 and 4 is 12, we need to rotate at least 12
times to bring EF back to AB again.
Answer:(C)
minute points to 4 and the second hands point to 12. So the angle
between the minute and second hands is greater than the angle between
the hour and the second hand.
Answer:(E)
(D) (E)
【Solution】
Observe that the radii of the four circles are 7cm, 6cm, 3cm and 2cm and that
7 2 = 6 2 + 32 + 2 2 . Thus the area of the largest circle is equal to the sum of the areas of
the other three circles.
If two circles overlap, the areas of the overlapping region in each circle are equal. So
when the three smaller circles overlap with the largest circle with no overlapping
parts between any two of the three smaller circles, the area of the overlapping part of
the largest circle is equal to the total area of the overlapping parts of the other three
circles.
If there are no overlapping parts between any two of the three smaller circles, then
the area of the non-overlapping part of the largest circle is equal to the area of the
largest circle minus the overlapping part of the largest circle. The total area of the
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non-overlapping parts of the other three circles is equal to the total area of the other
three circles minus the overlapping part of the largest circle. In order to make the area
of the non-overlapping part of the largest circle equal to the total area of the
non-overlapping parts of the other three circles, we need to make the area of the
largest circle equal to the total area of the other three circles and there are no
overlapping parts between any two of the three smaller circles.
D E F
G H I
【Solution】
Mark A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H and I to represent the numbers in the squares as shown in
the figure. From the conditions, when we add all of the sums, A, C, G and I are added
twice, B, D, F and H are added three times and E is added four times. To find the
largest total, E should be 9 and A, C, G and I should be 1, 2, 3 and 4. So the largest
total of these sums is (1 + 2 + 3 + 4) × 2 + (5 + 6 + 7 + 8) × 3 + 9 × 4 = 134 .
Answer:134
23. The diagram below shows a square of side length 20 cm, with three semicircle
drawn inside it, with three of its sides as diameters. What is the area, in cm2 , of
the shaded region?(Take π = 3.14 )
【Solution】
Draw a semicircle with the fourth side of the square as diameter,
○1 ○
2
【Solution】
From the conditions, we have
S = 6 + 3 × 9 + 0 + 3 ×1 + 0 + 3 × 2 + 0 + 3 × □ + 0 + 3 × 9 + 0 + 3 ×1 = 72 + 3 × □.
Since M = 7 , 10 − 7 = 3 is the remainder obtained when 72 + 3 × □ is divided by
10. Thus the units digit of 3 ×□ is 1. So □ = 7 .
Answer:007
【Note】
The International Article Number is a code so that
A + 3B + C + 3D + E + 3F + G + 3H + I + 3J + K + 3L + M is divisible by 10.
25. When a three-digit number is increased by 1, the sum is divisible by 15. When it
is decreased by 3, the difference is divisible by 8. The sum of it and the number
obtained from it by reversing the order of the digits is divisible by 10. What is
this number?
【Solution】
Suppose the three-digit number is abc .
Since abc plus 1 is a multiple of 15, it is also a multiple of 5. So c = 4 or 9.
Since abc minus 3 is a multiple of 8, abc is odd. So c ≠ 4 and hence c = 9 .
Since abc + cba is a multiple of 10, a + c = 10 and hence a = 1.
Thus the three-digit number is 1b9 . 1b9 plus 1 is a multiple of 15, so it is also a
multiple of 3. Thus b = 1, 4 or 7.
Since 1b9 = 8m + 3 , 1b6 = 8m . But b = 1 or 4 cannot satisfy the given condition. So
the three-digit number is 179.
Answer:179
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After making your choice, fill in the appropriate letter in the space provided. Each
correct answer is worth 4 marks. There is no penalty for an incorrect answer.
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2. A hotel staff distributes four room keys to four travelers randomly. It is known
that exactly two of the travelers get their correct room keys. How many different
ways are there of distributing the keys to the four travelers?
(A)3 (B)4 (C)6 (D)8 (E)10
Answer:
4. A total of 20 students and teachers visit a museum. The original price of each
admission ticket is $200. It is known that teachers are offered 10% discount,
while students are offered 50% discount in purchasing the admission tickets. If
the total admission fee is $2640, how many teachers are there?
(A)6 (B)8 (C)10 (D)14 (E)16
Answer:
(D) (E)
Answer:
8. Refer to the diagram below, where 16 black squares and 9 white squares are
arranged alternately such that it will form a figure in which there are 7 bricks on
its diagonals, and all the outer bricks are black.
Using the similar pattern stated above, if we want to form figures in which there
are 11 bricks on its diagonals, how many black square tiles are required?
Answer: black square tiles
A 4
B 1
1 2 3 4
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Hollow 12 cm
Cardboard 5 cm
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12. The diagram below is composed of many right angled isosceles triangles.
Suppose an ant wants to travel from point A to point C, in how many ways can
this be done if we are only allowed to move up, right or diagonally?
C
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A B
Answer: ways
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Answer: balls
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Answer: ways
200 × 90% = 180 dollars, and the price of each student ticket is 200 × 50% = 100
dollars, thus each student ticket is 80 dollars ( = 180 − 100 ) cheaper than each teacher
ticket. If all 20 people in the group are students, then the total cost should have been
20 × 100 = 2000 dollars, which is 640 dollars ( = 2640 − 2000 ) less than the actual
amount paid. Therefore, the total number of teachers is 640 ÷ 80 = 8 .
Answer:(B)
(D) (E)
【Suggested Solution 1】
By finding the areas of the shaded triangles.
1
Shaded area of figure (A) is 2 × × (10 ÷ 2) × 6 = 30 cm2.
2
Shaded area of figure (B) is
1 1
2 × × (10 ÷ 2) × (6 ÷ 2) + [10 × (6 ÷ 2) − 2 × × (10 ÷ 2) × (6 ÷ 2)] = 30 cm2.
2 2
1
Shaded area of figure (C) is 10 × × (10 ÷ 5) × (6 ÷ 2) = 30 cm2.
2
1
Shaded area of figure (E) is 10 × × (6 ÷ 2) × (10 ÷ 5) = 30 cm2.
2
Note that areas of figures (A), (B), (C) and (E) are all equal. Now we examine figure
(D). Note that the shaded parts of figure (D) are equally divided into two equal parts
by a diagonal of the rectangle, with the sum of the areas equal. Now, observe the
diagonals of the 5 small triangles on the bottom half of the rectangle. We can see that
the bases of these five triangles are all equal to 2 cm, and their heights are 1.2 cm,
2.4 cm, 3.6 cm, 4.8 cm and 6 cm, respectively, from left to right which is in the ratio
1: 2: 3: 4: 5. Therefore, the sum of the area of the five shaded triangles is
1
× (1.2 + 2.4 + 3.6 + 4.8 + 6) × 2 = 18 cm2; therefore the total shaded area of the figure
2
is 36 cm2
Therefore, the figure that has the largest shaded region is figure (D).
【Suggested Solution2】
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By drawing line segments into figures (A), (B), (C), and (E) below, observe that the
shaded areas of each figure is equal to the half of the total area of the rectangle.
6. Use the digits 2, 0, 1 and 7 once and without repetition to create all possible
4-digit numbers. How many of these numbers leave a remainder of 4 when
divided by 11?
【Suggested Solution 1】
Using the divisibility rule of 11, where A is the sum of the digits of the thousands and
tens digits, and B is the sum of the digits of the hundreds and units digits, we check
the 6 different cases below:
Difference
Thousands and Hundreds and
Tens Digit
A
unit digit B−4 between A and
B−4
(1) 7、 2 7+2 1、 0 1+ 0 − 4 1
(2) 7、 1 7 +1 2、 0 2+0−4 1
(3) 7、 0 7+0 2、 1 2 +1− 4 8
(4) 2、 1 2 +1 7、 0 7+0−4 0 or 11
(5) 2、 0 2+0 7、 1 7 +1− 4 2
(6) 1、 0 1+ 0 7、 2 7+2−4 4
Observe that only case (4) can satisfy the requirements, therefore, there are 4
numbers that satisfy the conditions namely 1027, 1720, 2017 and 2710.
【Suggested Solution 2】
Using the conditions above, we can from 18 different 4-digit numbers namely: 1027,
1072, 1207, 1270, 1702, 1720, 2017, 2071, 2107, 2170, 2701, 2710, 7012, 7021,
7102, 7120, 7201, 7210.
From the list, only 4 numbers will have a remainder of 4 when divided by 7 namely
1027, 1720, 2017, 2710.
Answer:4 numbers
7. The lengths of two sides of a triangle are 6 cm and 13 cm respectively. It is
known that the length of the third side in also an integer (in cm.). What is the
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Using the similar pattern stated above, if we want to form figures in which there
are 11 bricks on its diagonals, how many black square tiles are required?
【Suggested Solution 1】
Refer to the diagram on the right; you can see that
the number of black square tiles used is
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 5 + 4 + 3 + 2 + 1 = 62 = 36
black squares.
【Suggested Solution 2】
When there are 11 bricks on its diagonals, the
number of lines taken is 6; with 6 black tiles on
each line. Therefore, there are a total of 6 × 6 = 36
black squares used.
【Suggested Solution 3】
Enclose the figure with a big square as shown. Then the area of the regions covered
by the white tiles is same as the that of the black tiles. Suppose each tile has side
1
length equals 1. Then the area of the big square is × 12 × 12 = 72 . Thus the number
2
1
of the black tiles is × 72 = 36 .
2
Answer:36 black square tiles
3 4 2 1
【Suggested Solution】 2 1 4 3
Notice that the box that is situated below A can’t be 1, 2, or 4, thus it
must be 3, so A = 1 ; while the box situated above box B can’t be 1, 4 3 1 2
3 and 4, thus it must be 2, so we get B = 4 . So A + B = 1 + 4 = 5 . 1 2 3 4
Answer:5
3 4 2 1
1 sheet
138 mm
3 ply
100 mm
【Suggested Solution】
The volume of a cylinder is given by the product of its base area and its height.
The height is 100 mm = 10 cm, so the volume of 1 roll is
12 5
3.14 × ( ) 2 × 10 − 3.14 × ( ) 2 × 10 = 934.15 cm3 .
2 2
And since 138 mm = 13.8 cm, 0.13 mm = 0.013 cm, then the volume of each piece of
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toilet paper is 10 × 13.8 × 0.013 × 3 = 5.382 cm3. Therefore, the number of tissue paper
934.15
sheets in 1 roll is ≈ 173.57 ≈ 174 sheets.
5.382
Answer:174 sheets
A B
【Suggested Solution】
Refer to the diagram on the right, the total number of C
ways to go from A to C is 42 . 42
Answer:42 ways 12 30
6 12
6
2 4 2 4
A 1 1 1 1
13. From the set of positive integers from 1 to 174 inclusive, select 12 different
positive integers such that their sum is 2017. In how many different ways can the
12 integers be selected?
【Suggested Solution】
Observe that if we add the 12 largest numbers, we get
174 + 173 + 172 + 171 + 170 + 169 + 168 + 167 + 166 + 165 + 164 + 163 = 2022 ,
which is 5 more than the required 2017.
Now we consider the cases below:
Case 1: We subtract 5 from one number.
And to avoid duplication, this number cannot be greater than or equal to 168, so there
is a total of 5 ways in doing such:
174 + 173 + 172 + 171 + 170 + 169 + 168 + 167 + 166 + 165 + 164 + 158 = 2017
174 + 173 + 172 + 171 + 170 + 169 + 168 + 167 + 166 + 165 + 163 + 159 = 2017
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174 + 173 + 172 + 171 + 170 + 169 + 168 + 167 + 166 + 164 + 163 + 160 = 2017
174 + 173 + 172 + 171 + 170 + 169 + 168 + 167 + 165 + 164 + 163 +161 = 2017
174 + 173 + 172 + 171 + 170 + 169 + 168 + 166 + 165 + 164 + 163 + 162 = 2017
Case 2: We subtract 4 from one number and 1 from a different number.
We can only subtract 4 from the numbers less than 166 and subtract 1 from 163.
15. There are eight numbers namely 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8. Choose at least two
different numbers from the eight numbers such that the difference of any two of
the chosen numbers neither equals to 2 nor 6. (For example, if 1 is already
chosen, 3 and/or 7 cannot be chosen). What is the number of different ways to
choose the numbers?
【Suggested Solution 1】
To understand the problem, we can consider to divide the eight numbers into two
groups as shown in the diagram below. Observe that any two adjacent numbers in
each group cannot be simultaneously selected, therefore, in each group, we can
choose a maximum of two numbers only, and we can choose a maximum of four
numbers combined. 1
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8 2
7 3
6 4
5
【Suggested Solution 2】
Refer to the diagram below, since we can select 0, 1 or 2 numbers in a group, then the
total number of ways to select per group is 1 + 4 + 2 = 7 ways. (5 points)
So the total number of ways to select numbers is 7 × 7 = 49 ways. (5 points)
Then we subtract the cases wherein we select 0 at both groups, as well as taking only
1 total number from both groups.(5 points)
Therefore, we have a total of 49 − 4 − 4 − 1 = 40 ways. (5 points)
1
8 2
7 3
6 4
5 Answer:40 ways
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3. Positive integers are arranged in the array as shown below, what is the sum of all
the integers located on the fifth row ?
1
2 3 4
5 6 7 8 9
10 11 12 13 14 15 16
⋮
(A)91 (B)164 (C)172 (D)189 (E)215
4. Arrange the numbers 2.718 , 2.718 , 2.718 and 2.71828 in increasing order.
(Repeating decimals are denoted by drawing a horizontal bar above the recurring
figures.)
(A) 2.718 < 2.718 < 2.71828 < 2.718 (B) 2.71828 < 2.718 < 2.718 < 2.718
(C) 2.718 < 2.71828 < 2.718 < 2.718 (D) 2.71828 < 2.718 < 2.718 < 2.718
(E) 2.718 < 2.718 < 2.718 < 2.71828
5. The figure below plots the body temperature records of one patient in a day. The
records started at 00:00 AM and were taken every 4 hours. After how many hours
did the patient recorded his highest temperature?
℃
40
39.5
39.1
39
38.5 38.4 38.5
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38 38.3
38 37.8 37.7
37.5
37
36.5
0 4 8 12 16 20 24 time
(A)0 (B)4 (C)12 (D)16 (E)24
7. There are 23 kids seated in a row. They call out the numbers from left to right as
1, 2, 3, 4, 1, 2, 3, 4, 1, 2, … for the first round. They call out 1, 2, 3, 4, 1, 2, 3, 4,
1, 2, … from right to left for the second round. How many kids call out the same
number in two rounds?
(A)11 (B)12 (C)15 (D)18 (E)23
8. Salted water with 3.2% concentration weights 500 g. How many salt, in grams, is
left if the water is vaporized completely?
(A)16 (B)32 (C)64 (D)100 (E)128
9. In the figure below, Tom combined some squares of the same size into a shape of
umbrella. Find the least number of squares he would use.
11. Given six cards with numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 one card for each number. Each
time Lee takes 2 cards, he computes the difference (larger one minus small one)
and discards the two cards. Find the maximum possible sum of the three
differences after all cards are discarded.
(A)3 (B)5 (C)7 (D)8 (E)9
12. The houses of Mary and Jerry are connected by a trail. One day, they started from
their respective house at the same time, and walked towards the other's house.
The speed of Mary is 1.5 times that of Jerry and they met 12 minutes later. On
the next day, Mary left his house and walked to Jerry's house with the same speed.
How long would he take to reach Jerry's house?
Jerry
Mary
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D G
C
B A H
(A)18 (B)36 (C)46 (D)48 (E)56
14. There are two routes starting in a bus stop. A bus departs for the first route every
8 minutes and departs the second route every 10 minutes. At 6:00 in the morning,
two buses depart for the two routes at the same time. Among the choices below,
when will the buses depart for the two routes simultaneously?
(A)7:30 (B)8:20 (C)9:40 (D)10:00 (E)11:00
15. Let a, b, c, d, e and f are distinct digits such that the expression ab + cd = ef .
What is the least possible value of ef ?
(A)30 (B)34 (C)36 (D)39 (E)41
16. Henry starts working at 9:00 in the morning and finishes at 5:00 in the afternoon.
How many more degrees does the minute hand rotates than the hour hand does
on the clock during this period?
(A)120 (B)1200 (C)1320 (D)2640 (E)2880
17. The average score of a class in an exam is 70. Two students got 0 for absence and
the average of remaining students is 74. What is the total number of students in
the class?
(A)25 (B)28 (C)30 (D)35 (E)37
18. The price criteria of the subway ticket of a city is as follows: $2 for within 4 km,
$1 more per 4 km for distances between 4 km and 12 km, $1 more per 6 km for
distances over 12 km. It costs $8 to take subway from station A to station B.
Which of the following is closest to the distance between A and B?
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B
(A)12 km (B)18 km (C)24 km (D)36 km (E)48 km
2 4 6
1 3 5 7
20. In the figure below, 55 unit cubes were stacked in a pile. Paint the surface of the
pile of cubes but the face on the ground is not painted. How many unpainted unit
cubes are there when the stack is separated?
22. In the figure below, a bottle consists of side faces of two identical cones. The
radius of the bottom of the cone is 5 cm while the distance between A and B is 24
cm. There is a hole at A and is sealed elsewhere. The bottle is now filled up with
water and placed on a horizontal table with BC along the table top face. What is
the volume, in cm3, of the water left, if the thickness of the bottle surface and size
of hole is ignored (take π as 3.14)?
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A
B
24. In the figure below, the side length of equilateral triangle ABC is 6 cm. Each side
is divided into 6 equal segments and connects corresponding dividing points to
get an equilateral network. Call a point "reachable" if it can be connected to A by
a broken line of length 5 cm along the grid lines without passing any lattice point
twice. For example, point D in the figure is reachable. Find the number of
reachable points in the figure.
C
A B
25. The students in a research class are clustered into two groups: the morning and
afternoon sessions. A student takes part in exactly one group in each session (the
two groups in each session can be different and the number of students in each
group can be different). Each group has at least one student and at most 6
students. Each student reports the number of students in the group he or she
belongs to in two sessions. One finds that no two students report the same pair of
numbers (with order, for example, (1, 4) and (4, 1) are different). What is
maximum number of students in the class?
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4. Arrange the numbers 2.718 , 2.718 , 2.718 and 2.71828 in increasing order.
(Repeating decimals are denoted by drawing a horizontal bar above the recurring
figures.)
(A) 2.718 < 2.718 < 2.71828 < 2.718 (B) 2.71828 < 2.718 < 2.718 < 2.718
(C) 2.718 < 2.71828 < 2.718 < 2.718 (D) 2.71828 < 2.718 < 2.718 < 2.718
(E) 2.718 < 2.718 < 2.718 < 2.71828
0 4 8 12 16 20 24 time
(A)0 (B)4 (C)12 (D)16 (E)24
【Solution】
Reading from the plot, the temperature is the highest at 16 o'clock.
Answer: (D)
6. On a 5 × 5 table below, place into each cell the sum of its row number and
column number. For example, value of a below is 2 + 3 = 5 . How many odd
numbers are filled into the table?
1 2 3 4 5
1
2 a
3
4
5
1 2 3 4 5 6
2 3 4 5 6 7
3 4 5 6 7 8
4 5 6 7 8 9
5 6 7 8 9 10
【Solution】
The larger the square is, the less number Tom needs.
The square size is determined by the shortest length of
the broken line segment enclosing the umbrella. As in
the figure, the least number is using 15 squares.
Answer: (D)
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Jerry
Mary
3
Answer: (D)
17. The average score of a class in an exam is 70. Two students got 0 for absence and
the average of remaining students is 74. What is the total number of students in
the class?
(A)25 (B)28 (C)30 (D)35 (E)37
B
(A)12 km (B)18 km (C)24 km (D)36 km (E)48 km
【Solution】
(12 − 4)
The cost of a 12km trip is 2 + = 4 dollars, so the distance between A and B
4
is over 12 km, and the cost increases by $4 after 12 km. So the distance after 12 km is
at least 6 × 4 = 24 km but less than 6 × 5 = 30 km. Then the distance between
station A and station B is at least 36 km, and at most 42 km. Among the options, the
closest distance between A and B is 36 km.
Answer: (D)
19. The figure below shows the floor plan of a library. Each room is connected to
adjacent rooms. One starts from room 1 and walks through all rooms without
repetitions (going back). How many unique paths are there?
2 4 6
1 3 5 7
(A)4 (B)8 (C)10 (D)12 (E)14
【Solution】
We have all paths by enumeration:
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1→2→3→4→5→6→7;1→2→3→4→5→7→6;1→2→3→4→6→5→7;
1→2→3→4→6→7→5;1→2→3→5→4→6→7;1→2→3→5→7→6→4;
1→2→4→3→5→6→7;1→2→4→3→5→7→6;1→3→2→4→5→6→7;
1→2→4→6→7→5→3;1→3→2→4→6→5→7;1→3→2→4→5→7→6;
1→3→2→4→6→7→5;1→3→5→7→6→4→2.
There are totally 14 paths.
Answer: (E)
22. In the figure below, a bottle consists of side faces of two identical cones. The
radius of the bottom of the cone is 5 cm while the distance between A and B is 24
cm. There is a hole at A and is sealed elsewhere. The bottle is now filled up with
water and placed on a horizontal table with BC along the table top face. What is
the volume, in cm3, of the water left, if the thickness of the bottle surface and size
of hole is ignored (take π as 3.14)?
A
B
C
【Solution】
D A
Assume the diameter of bottom of the cone is
CD. If BC is horizontal, it follows that AD is
also horizontal. There are no water leaking
out. The volume of water is equal to the
volume of the bottle, which is
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1 24 B C
( π × 52 × ) × 2 ≈ 628 cm3.
3 2
Answer: 628
23. The sum of all the digits of a 3-digit number is divided by 4. Now, the sum of all
digits of the number which is equal to the previous 3-digit number plus 1 is also
divided by 4. What is the largest possible such number?
C C
A B A B
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A B A B
So totally there are 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 = 20 reachable lattice points.
Answer: 020
Must Must
remove 2 remove 1
Answer: 033
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Instructions:
Do not open the contest booklet until you are told to do so.
Be sure that your name and code are written on the space provided above.
Round 2 of IMAS is composed of three parts; the total score is 100 marks.
Questions 1 to 5 are given as a multiple-choice test. Each question has five
possible options marked as A, B, C, D and E. Only one of these options is correct.
After making your choice, fill in the appropriate letter in the space provided. Each
correct answer is worth 4 marks. There is no penalty for an incorrect answer.
Questions 6 to 13 are a short answer test. Only Arabic numerals are accepted;
using other written text will not be honored or credited. Some questions have more
than one answer, as such all answers are required to be written down in the space
provided to obtain full marks. Each correct answer is worth 5 marks. There is no
penalty for incorrect answers.
Questions 14 and 15 require a detailed solution or process in which 20 marks are
to be awarded to a completely written solution. Partial marks may be given to an
incomplete presentation. There is no penalty for an incorrect answer.
Use of electronic computing devices is not allowed.
Only pencil, blue or black ball-pens may be used to write your solution or answer.
Diagrams are not drawn to scale. They are intended as aids only.
After the contest the invigilator will collect the contest paper.
The following area is to be filled in by the judges;
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Score
Score
Answer:
2. The results of a math quiz of a certain class are as follows: 4 students got 100
points; the scores of 6 students are from 90 to 99; the scores of 18 students are
from 80 to 89; while of 12 remaining students are from 70 to 79 and 10 students
got below 69. The average of the class is 81.4. What is the total score of the
class?
(A)4050 (B)3750 (C)4070 (D)3820 (E)Undetermined.
Answer:
F P
C D
O E
Answer:
A
C
B
(A)6 (B)8 (C)10 (D)12 (E)18
Answer:
5. After removing the decimal part of a certain positive number, 5 times the sum of
the integral part and the original positive number is 22.1. What is the value of
this positive number?
(A)4.42 (B)0.42 (C)4.41 (D)4 (E)2.42
Answer:
B E C
Answer: triangles
Answer: triangles
10. A rectangle is divided into 12 unit squares such that 10 are white and 2 are black,
as shown in the figure below. To form a centrally symmetric picture by adding
some white squares but no black squares, what is the least number of white
squares needed?
A B
D E C
Answer: cm2
12. A factory produces an order of parts. If the output per hour is 4 parts more than
1
the original speed, the time spent is less than the originally estimated time.
10
1
If the speed is 6 parts less than the original, the time spent is more than the
5
original estimate. How many parts does the factory originally produce per hour?
Answer: parts
Answer:
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Answer:
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Answer: pieces
F P
C D
O E
B
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A
C
B
(A)6 (B )8 (C)10 (D)12 (E)18
【Solution 1】
Mark points D, D′ , E, E ′ , F and F ′ as in the figure.
Then, the triangle ABC is divided into triangles ADC, A D′
BEC, AFB and DEF. Notice that:
(i) Triangle DEF has area 1 cm2; C
D E
(ii) Triangle ADC has area half of parallelogram F′
ADCD′ , which is composed by 4 small equilateral F
triangles, thus the area of triangle ADC is
1 B E′
× 4 = 2 cm2;
2
(iii) Similarly, triangle BEC has area half of parallelogram BE′CE , which is
composed by 6 small equilateral triangles, thus the area of triangle BEC is
1
× 6 = 3 cm2;
2
(iv) Triangle AFB has area half of parallelogram AFBF ′ , which is composed by 8
1
small equilateral triangles, thus the area of triangle AFB is × 8 = 4 cm2.
2
Triangle ABC has area 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 = 10 cm . 2
【Solution 2】
Mark points D′ , E ′ as in the figure, then triangle
ABC, ACD′ , BCE ′ compose to ABE ′CD′ , which
consists 13 whole equilateral triangle and 4 half A D′
equilateral triangle and hence has area C
1
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13 × 1 + 4 × = 15
2
ACD′ and BCE ′ have area 2 cm2 and 3 cm2,
respectively. Then triangle ABC has area
15 − 2 − 3 = 10 cm2. B E′
B E C
【Solution】
(i) There are 9 triangles of same size but in different positions as the shaded triangle
in the figure below.
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(iii) There are 9 triangles of same size but in different positions as the shaded triangle
in the figure below.
(iv) There are 3 triangles of same size but in different positions as the shaded triangle
in the figure below.
【Solution】 D E C
In the triangle ADE, the altitude on DE has the same length as BC , and the area of
1
DE × BC 1
triangle ADE is one third of the area of ABCD. Thus 2 = , then
1
( AB + CD) × BC 3
2
1
DE = ( AB + CD ) = 4 cm. Then CE = CD − DE = 5 cm. And the area of ADE is
3
1 1
equal to the area of CEF implies DE × BC = CE × CF , plug in the lengths of DE,
2 2
4 1
CE to get CF = BC . Since BF = BC − CF = BC and BF = 2 cm, BC = 10 cm.
5 5
1 1
Then the area of ABCD is × ( AB + CD) × BC = (3 + 9) × 10 = 60 cm2.
2 2
Answer: 60
12. A factory produces an order of parts. If the output per hour is 4 parts more than
1
the original speed, the time spent is less than the originally estimated time.
10
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1
If the speed is 6 parts less than the original, the time spent is more than the
5
original estimate. How many parts does the factory originally produce per hour?
【Solution 1】
Suppose the original speed is v parts per hour and originally estimated time is t hours.
Then
【Solution】
Being divisible by 6 is equivalent to being divisible by both 2 and 3. Thus, the last
two digits of a lucky number is even. A number is divisible by 3 if and only if the
sum of all digits is divisible by 3. The remainder divided by 3 of the first number of
the lucky number is determined by the last two digits. For any remainder, there are
exactly 3 non-zero digits. Thus, the number of all lucky numbers is 5 × 5 × 3 = 75 .
Answer: 75
15. Some chess pieces are put on a 8 × 8 chess board, with at most 1 piece in each
square. After taking all pieces on any chosen 4 rows and 4 columns, there is at
least 1 piece left on the board. Find the least number of pieces originally on the
board.
【Solution】
Suppose the total number of pieces is no more than 12. If there are at least 4 rows
each with chesses more than 1, cover 4 such rows, the remaining pieces is at most
12 − 4 × 2 = 4 , which can be covered by 4 columns, contradiction to that there is at
least one piece left.
If there are less than 4 rows with pieces more than 1, covering 4 rows with the most
pieces will leave all remaining row each contains no more than one piece. The
remaining pieces can be covered by 4 columns, contradiction. (5 marks)
Put 13 pieces in the squares as the picture below will ensure that any 4 rows and 4
columns can not cover all pieces. (5 marks) Noticing that pieces in the upper left
5 × 5 square can not be covered by k rows and 5 − k columns for any k = 1 , 2, 3, 4;
pieces in the lower right 3 × 3 square can be covered only by totally 3
rows(columns). (5 marks)
● ●
● ●
● ●
● ●
● ●
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●
●
●● ●● ●●
●● ●● ●●
●● ●● ●●
●● ●● ●●
●● ● ●
● ●● ●
● ● ●●
● ● ●
●● ●●
●● ●●
●● ●●
●● ●●
● ●
● ●
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To summarize, the least number of pieces is 13. (5 marks)
Answer: 13
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When your teacher gives the signal, begin working on the problems.
even if they are in the wrong places. So please be careful not to doodle or write
anything extra on the Answer Sheet. If you want to change an answer or remove
any marks, use a plastic eraser and be sure to remove all marks and smudges.
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2. What is the largest possible integer that can be placed in the □ below such that
the inequality is satisfied?
9 □ 2018
(A)202 (B)212 (C)218 (D)224 (E)230
3. Bob got a score of 94 on foreign language test, and his average score on the
native language and math tests is 97. What is his average score on these three
tests?
(A)94 (B)94.5 (C)95 (D)95.5 (E)96
2
4. If we add 6 to the denominator of , then what number should be added to its
3
numerator such that the value of the fraction remains unchanged?
(A)3 (B)4 (C)5 (D)6 (E)7
5. There are 240 kg of flour in a restaurant, which is planned to be used for 8 days.
After some modifications in the menu recipe, daily consumption of flour is now
reduced by 6 kg. How many days will the stock of flour last?
(A)10 (B)12 (C)16 (D)20 (E)24
6. A train left town A at 8:30 AM some day and arrived at town B at 1:50 AM of the
next day. There is no time difference between the two places. How long did the
train travelled for the trip?
(A)5 hours 20 minutes (B)10 hours 20 minutes (C)15 hours 20 minutes
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7. Three hundred pairs of shoes were shipped to a department store. The shoes were
packed into 2 wooden boxes and 9 carton boxes. Each wooden box contains the
same number of shoes, while each carton box also contains the same number of
shoes. If 3 carton boxes contain the same number of shoes as 1 wooden box, how
many pairs of shoes does each wooden box contain?
(A)24 (B)30 (C)45 (D)60 (E)100
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8. Which of the following statements below is true:
(A)A proper fraction is always less than 1.
(B)An improper fraction is always larger than 1.
(C)A mixed fraction is always larger than an improper fraction.
1 4
(D)The maximum proper fraction with fractional unit is .
4 4
5
(E)There are only 4 proper fractions less than .
6
9. The fraction below each figure indicates the ratio of the area of the shaded region
compared to the area of the whole figure. Which of the following options is
always correct?
(A)Circle (B)Trapezoid (C)Triangle
1 1 2
2 2 3
(D)Rectangle (E)Parallelogram
1 1
2 4
10. Mike placed 4 identical squares, each with side length 5 cm and are
non-overlapping, to form a new figure as shown below. Find the perimeter, in cm,
of this new figure.
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12. The figure below shows a statistical pie chart of the number of History, Math and
Science books in the library of Sun Light Elementary School. It is known the
total number of books of these three subjects is 1200. How many more History
Books are there than Science Books?
25%
Science 45%
30% History
Math
13. Cut a right cylinder starting from the diameter of its top face along an up and
down direction, such that it is divided into two identical pieces. The cross section
is a square. How many times of height of the cylinder is the circumference of its
top face?(Use 3.14 )
(A)1 (B)1.5 (C)1.57 (D)3.14 (E)6.28
14. Two sectors are located in a circle as shown in the figure below. The first sector
has a central angle 30° and has an area of 37.68 cm2, while the second sector has
an area of 56.52 cm2. Find the measure, in degrees, of the central angle of the
second sector. (Use 3.14 )
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30
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15. A palindrome number is a positive integer that is the same when read forwards or
backwards. The numbers 909 and 1221 are examples of palindromes. How many
three-digit palindrome numbers are divisible by 9?
(A)10 (B)12 (C)15 (D)20 (E)24
16. The table below shows an attendance sheet (which is incompletely filled-out) of
a company on Oct. 30.
17. When some three-digit number is divided by 37, it gives a result of quotient a
with remainder b, where a and b are non-negative integers. What is the maximum
possible value of a b ?
(A)60 (B)62 (C)64 (D)66 (E)68
18. The side lengths of a right triangle are 3 cm, 4 cm and 5 cm, respectively. A
quarter-circle is placed inside this triangle and touches the hypotenuse, as shown
in the figure below. What is the area, in cm2, of the shaded region?
( 3.14 , round-off to one decimal place)
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19. The greatest common divisor of n and 24 is 2, while the greatest common divisor
of n 1 and 24 is 3. Which of the following numbers cannot be n?
(A)2 (B)14 (C)20 (D)38 (E)50
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20. In the figure below, six identical squares are used to form a 3 2 rectangle,
wherein the diagonals of five of these squares are drawn. How many right
isosceles triangles are there in the figure?
22. Shade 3 unit squares on the 3 3 grid below, such that there must be two shaded
squares in some row and two shaded squares in some column but it must not
have three shaded squares in any row or column. Find the total number of ways
in shading the figure.
23. Three robots are programmed to count numbers. Robot A starts with the number
20 and it counts by increasing the number by 11 every second. Robot B starts
with the number 2018 and it counts by decreasing the number by 100 every
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second. Robot C starts with some number and it counts by decreasing the number
by 1 for the 1st second, 2 for the 2nd second, 3 for the 3rd second and so on. If all
three Robots started counting at the same time, and after some time, all of them
got the same number, then what is the number that Robot C starts with?
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24. Two squares having the same center are shown in the figure below. The larger
square has a side length of 20 cm. The smaller square rotates around its center.
During the rotation, it is known that the minimum distance between the vertices
of the smaller square and the sides of the larger square is 4 cm. What is the area,
in cm2, of the smaller square?
25. Cut the 7 7 square table below into rectangles along grid lines such that no
two rectangles are identical. What is the maximum number of rectangles one can
get? (Note: A square is considered a rectangle.)
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Solution to
Seventh International Mathematics Assessment for Schools
Round 1 of Upper Primary Division
1 5 3
1. What is the least common denominator of these three fractions: , and ?
4 6 8
(A)12 (B)16 (C)24 (D)48 (E)96
【Solution】
Least common multiple of three denominators 4, 6 and 8 is 24. The three fractions are
6 20 9
respectively expanded to , and . Hence (C).
24 24 24
Answer:(C)
2. What is the largest possible integer that can be placed in the □ below such that
the inequality is satisfied?
9 □ 2018
(A)202 (B)212 (C)218 (D)224 (E)230
【Solution】
2018 2
□ 224 , the largest integer is 224. Hence (D).
9 9
Answer:(D)
3. Bob got a score of 94 on foreign language test, and his average score on the
native language and math tests is 97. What is his average score on these three
tests?
(A)94 (B)94.5 (C)95 (D)95.5 (E)96
【Solution 1】
His total score of native language and math is 97 2 194 , and total score of three
subjects is 194 94 288 , so the average of three is 288 3 96 . Hence (E).
【Solution 2】
Since the average score on native language and math is 97 and the score for foreign
language is 94, the scores on native language and math are totally (97 94) 2 6
more than the score for foreign language. Thus the average score of the three tests is
6 3 2 more than the score for foreign language, i.e. the average score of the three
tests is 94 2 96 . Hence (E).
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Answer:(E)
2
4. If we add 6 to the denominator of , then what number should be added to its
3
numerator such that the value of the fraction remains unchanged?
(A)3 (B)4 (C)5 (D)6 (E)7
【Solution 1】
2 6 24
. Hence (B).
3 9 36
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【Solution 2】
The denominator is 1.5 times of numerator in the original fraction, in order to remain
its value, when we add 6 to the denominator, should add 6 1.5 4 to its numerator.
Hence (B).
Answer:(B)
5. There are 240 kg of flour in a restaurant, which is planned to be used for 8 days.
After some modifications in the menu recipe, daily consumption of flour is now
reduced by 6 kg. How many days will the stock of flour last?
(A)10 (B)12 (C)16 (D)20 (E)24
【Solution】
Original daily consummation is 240 8 30 kg. After changing the recipe, the daily
consummation is 30 6 24 kg. The flour will be used for 240 24 10 days.
Hence (A).
Answer:(A)
6. A train left town A at 8:30 AM some day and arrived at town B at 1:50 AM of the
next day. There is no time difference between the two places. How long did the
train travelled for the trip?
(A)5 hours 20 minutes (B)10 hours 20 minutes (C)15 hours 20 minutes
(D)16 hours 20 minutes (E)17 hours 20 minutes
【Solution】
The train used 15 hours 30 minutes on the first day; and 1 hours 50 minutes on the
next day. The total time is 17 hours 20 minutes. Hence (E).
Answer:(E)
7. Three hundred pairs of shoes were shipped to a department store. The shoes were
packed into 2 wooden boxes and 9 carton boxes. Each wooden box contains the
same number of shoes, while each carton box also contains the same number of
shoes. If 3 carton boxes contain the same number of shoes as 1 wooden box, how
many pairs of shoes does each wooden box contain?
(A)24 (B)30 (C)45 (D)60 (E)100
【Solution】
Since 3 carton boxes have the same volume as one wood box, 9 carton boxes are
equivalent to 9 3 3 wood boxes. 300 pair of shoes were equivalently put into
2 3 5 wood boxes, each one contains 300 5 60 pairs. Hence (D).
Answer:(D)
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【Solution】
The numerator of a proper fraction is always less than the denominator, (A) is true;
4
An improper fraction can be equal to 1, for example , (B) is false;
4
1 21
A mixed fraction can be equal to an improper fraction, for example 5 , (C) is
4 4
false;
4
is not a proper fraction, (D) is false;
4
5
There are infinitely many proper fractions less than , (E) is false.
6
Hence (A).
Answer:(A)
9. The fraction below each figure indicates the ratio of the area of the shaded region
compared to the area of the whole figure. Which of the following options is
always correct?
(A)Circle (B)Trapezoid (C)Triangle
1 1 2
2 2 3
(D)Rectangle (E)Parallelogram
1 1
2 4
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【Solution】
The diagonal of a rectangle equally divides its area, only (D) is guaranteed corrected.
Conditions in other options are insufficient. Hence (D).
Answer:(D)
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10. Mike placed 4 identical squares, each with side length 5 cm and are
non-overlapping, to form a new figure as shown below. Find the perimeter, in cm,
of this new figure.
The left and right part must be covered by one square each and the middle region is
covered by two. The region has the same length of circumference as the minimum
rectangles covering it, which is 5 3 15 cm wide and 5 2 10 cm high. The
circumference is (15 10) 2 50 cm. Hence (E).
A B
D C
Answer:(E)
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11. When dividing, Mike mistakenly wrote 54 instead of 45. The resulting quotient is
now 18 with remainder 18. What should be the correct quotient?
(A)15 (B)18 (C)22 (D)24 (E)28
【Solution】
The dividend is 54 18 18 990 , the correct quotient is then 990 45 22 .
Hence (C).
Answer:(C)
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12. The figure below shows a statistical pie chart of the number of History, Math and
Science books in the library of Sun Light Elementary School. It is known the
total number of books of these three subjects is 1200. How many more History
Books are there than Science Books?
25%
Science 45%
30% History
Math
30
?
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【Solution 2】
56.52
Area of the second sector is 1.5 times of the first, so the central angle is also
37.68
1.5 times of the first, which is 1.5 30 45 . Hence (C).
Answer:(C)
15. A palindrome number is a positive integer that is the same when read forwards or
backwards. The numbers 909 and 1221 are examples of palindromes. How many
three-digit palindrome numbers are divisible by 9?
(A)10 (B)12 (C)15 (D)20 (E)24
【Solution 1】
Suppose the palindrome number divisible by 9 is aba , where 1 a 9 , 0 b 9 . A
number is divisible by 9 if and only if sum of its digits is divisible by 9, vice versa.
Then a b a 2a b is divisible by 9.
When 2a b 27 , we have only 999.
When 2a b 18 , we have 585, 666, 747, 828, 909.
When 2a b 9 , we have 171, 252, 333, 414.
There are totally 1 5 4 10 of them. Hence (A).
【Solution 2】
Suppose the palindrome number divisible by 9 is aba , where 1 a 9 , 0 b 9 . A
number is divisible by 9 if and only if sum of its digits is divisible by 9, vice versa.
When a 1 , we have only 171.
When a 2 , we have only 252.
When a 3 , we have only 333.
When a 4 , we have only 414.
When a 5 , we have only 585.
When a 6 , we have only 666.
When a 7 , we have only 747.
When a 8 , we have only 828.
When a 9 , we have 909、999.
There are totally 10 of them. Hence (A).
Answer:(A)
16. The table below shows an attendance sheet (which is incompletely filled-out) of
a company on Oct. 30.
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【Solution】
Gross number of two departments is 234 97.5% 240 , so Department 2 has
240 150 90 employees. Hence (A).
Answer:(A)
17. When some three-digit number is divided by 37, it gives a result of quotient a
with remainder b, where a and b are non-negative integers. What is the maximum
possible value of a b ?
(A)60 (B)62 (C)64 (D)66 (E)68
【Solution】
Maximum of b is 36. Since 999 37 27 , 998 37 26 36 , maximum of a b
is 26 36 62 . Hence (B).
Answer:(B)
18. The side lengths of a right triangle are 3 cm, 4 cm and 5 cm, respectively. A
quarter-circle is placed inside this triangle and touches the hypotenuse, as shown
in the figure below. What is the area, in cm2, of the shaded region?
( 3.14 , round-off to one decimal place)
It is known that n is divisible by 2 but not by 4, only (C) satisfies. Plug in other
values to check that the conditions are satisfied. Hence (C).
Answer:(C)
20. In the figure below, six identical squares are used to form a
3 2 rectangle, wherein the diagonals of five of these squares
are drawn. How many right isosceles triangles are there in the
figure?
(A)20 (B)48 (C)51 (D)52 (E)53
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【Solution】
Enumerate the number of right isosceles triangles of different 5 sizes:
(i) The smallest one
Such triangles appear 4 times in each of the five non-empty squares, totally 20;
(ii) Triangles combined by two smallest ones.
Such triangles appear 4 times in each of the five non-empty squares, totally 20;
(iii) Triangles combined by 4 smallest ones.
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Write down the terms one by one as:
1, 2, 4, 6, 3, 9, 12, 8, 10, 5,
15, 18, 14, 7, 21, 24, 16, 20, 22, 11,
33, ….
th
The 20 term is 11.
Answer:011
22. Shade 3 unit squares on the 3 3 grid below, such that there must be two shaded
squares in some row and two shaded squares in some column but it must not
have three shaded squares in any row or column. Find the total number of ways
in shading the figure.
【Solution】
There is one black square (say A); one black square (say B) on the same row as A;
one black square (say C) on the same column as A. All other squares are white. A is
special since it is the only black square with black square one its same row and with
black square on its same column. B is special since it is the only square on the same
row as A. C is special since it is the only square on the same column as A. There are
9 ways of choosing A; 2 ways of choosing B; 2 ways of choosing C. By the principle
of multiplication, there are 9 2 2 36 ways of coloring.
Answer:036
23. Three robots are programmed to count numbers. Robot A starts with the number
20 and it counts by increasing the number by 11 every second. Robot B starts
with the number 2018 and it counts by decreasing the number by 100 every
second. Robot C starts with some number and it counts by decreasing the number
by 1 for the 1st second, 2 for the 2nd second, 3 for the 3rd second and so on. If all
three Robots started counting at the same time, and after some time, all of them
got the same number, then what is the number that Robot C starts with?
【Solution】
It takes (2018 20) (100 11) 18 seconds for robot A and B to get the same
number. This number is 2018 18 100 218 . In 18 seconds, robot C decreases its
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【Solution】
The locus of the vertices of the small square is on a circle of
diameter the same as diagonal of the small square, as in the
figure. Diagonal of the small square is then 20 4 2 12 cm.
12 12
Area of the small square is 72 cm2.
2
Answer:072
25. Cut the 7 7 square table below into rectangles along grid lines such that no
two rectangles are identical. What is the maximum number of rectangles one can
get? (Note: A square is considered a rectangle.)
【Solution】
For more rectangles, the rectangles we get need to be as small in area as possible.
There one rectangle of area 1, 2 or 3; two rectangles of area 4( 1 4 and 2 2 ); one of
area 5; two of area 6( 1 6 and 2 3 ); one of area 7 (1 7 ); two of area 8 (1 8 and
2 4 ). These are the first 11 rectangles of smallest area. Since
1 2 3 4 4 5 6 6 7 8 46 7 7 49 ,
7 7 49 1 2 3 4 4 5 6 6 7 8 8 54 ,
It shows that there are at most 10 different rectangles. The figure below shows an
example:
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8th International Mathematics Assessments for Schools
(2018-2019)
Instructions:
Do not open the contest booklet until you are told to do so.
Be sure that your name and code are written on the space provided above.
Round 2 of IMAS is composed of three parts; the total score is 100 marks.
Questions 1 to 5 are given as a multiple-choice test. Each question has five
possible options marked as A, B, C, D and E. Only one of these options is correct.
After making your choice, fill in the appropriate letter in the space provided. Each
correct answer is worth 4 marks. There is no penalty for an incorrect answer.
Questions 6 to 13 are a short answer test. Only Arabic numerals are accepted;
using other written text will not be honored or credited. Some questions have more
than one answer, as such all answers are required to be written down in the space
provided to obtain full marks. Each correct answer is worth 5 marks. There is no
penalty for incorrect answers.
Questions 14 and 15 require a detailed solution or process in which 20 marks are
to be awarded to a completely written solution. Partial marks may be given to an
incomplete presentation. There is no penalty for an incorrect answer.
Use of electronic computing devices is not allowed.
Only pencil, blue or black ball-pens may be used to write your solution or answer.
Diagrams are not drawn to scale. They are intended as aids only.
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After the contest the invigilator will collect the contest paper.
The following area is to be filled in by the judges;
the contestants are not supposed to mark anything here.
Total
Question 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Score Signature
Score
Score
240
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Upper Primary Division Round 2
Answer:
2. Four students went mountain climbing together. They spent $50 in total on bus
fare. While at the mountain top, each of them spent $5 on beverages. What is the
average expense for each student?
(A)$12.5 (B)$13.75 (C)$17.5 (D)$30 (E)$55
Answer:
3. In the figure below, the side length of the square ABCD is 8 cm and the radius of
the sector AEF is 3 cm. What is the area, in cm2, of the shaded region? (Take π as
3.14, and round off to TWO decimal places)
A F D
B C
Answer:
242
UP 2
4. In the figure below, a circular cone and a cube are shown. If a solid shape is
formed by attaching the two shapes together, what is the least surface area, in
cm2, of the resulting shape? (Take π as 3.14,, and round off to ONE decimal
place)
10 cm
5 cm
12 cm
Answer:
Answer:
7. One day, Adam drove from Town A to Town B at a speed of 60 km/h. After an
hour, the car stopped because of a breakdown, and because of this, Adam
immediately called Bob for help. Bob then drove from A along the same route at
a speed of 80 km/h. When Bob met Adam, he towed Adam’s car to B, at a speed
of 40 km/h. The distance between A and B is 180 km. How long did Adam spend
travelling for the whole trip?
Answer: hours
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8. How many different prime numbers a’s are there such that a + 20 and a + 40
are also prime numbers?
Answer:
9. Four identical chess pieces are to be placed into a 4 × 4 chess board that is
colored black and white alternately, as shown in the figure below. You can place
at most one chess piece on each square. All chess pieces must be placed in
squares of the same color and no two pieces are on the same row or on the same
column. In how many different ways can the chess pieces be placed?
Answer: ways
10. The numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 are written on the six faces of a unit cube without
repetition. Each face contains one number and the sum of the numbers in every
two opposite faces is 7. Put four such cubes side by side as shown in the figure
below, such that sum of every two numbers of every two touched faces is 8. Find
the number marked with “?” in the figure.
5
1 ?
Answer:
11. In the figure below, the side lengths of squares ABCD and BEFG are 6 cm and 4
cm respectively and triangle DFP is an isosceles right triangle. What is the area,
in cm2, of triangle DFP?
P
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D
G F
A B E Answer: cm2
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12. A mouse starts from the top left-most unit square marked with “I”, follows a route
to form the word “IMAS2019” by moving from one square to another square that
share a common side. How many different routes of eight squares are there?
I M A S
M A S 2 0
A S 2 0 1
S 2 0 1 9
0 1 9
Answer: routes
13. If a and b are positive integers such that 1 ≤ a < b ≤ 60 and a × b is divisible by
5. How many different ordered pairs of (a, b) are there?
Answer: pairs
O F
E
B C
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Answer: cm2
245
UP 5
15. A robot can generate a set of digit codes according to user’s reasonable
instructions. Wayne gives out the following commands:
(1) Each code is a three-digit number (nonzero for the left-most digit).
(2) Every two codes in the set have identical digits at no more than one
corresponding positions.
Find the maximum number of codes in a set the robot can generate.
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246
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Solution Key to Second Round of IMAS 2018/2019
Upper Primary Division
1. How many different prime divisors does
(2019 − 2018) × (2019 − 2017) × L × (2019 − 2012) × (2019 − 2011) have?
(A)2 (B)3 (C)4 (D)5 (E)8
【Solution】
(2019 − 2018) × (2019 − 2017) × L × (2019 − 2012) × (2019 − 2011)
= 1× 2 × 3 × 4 × 5 × 6 × 7 × 8
= 2 × 3 × (2 × 2) × 5 × (2 × 3) × 7 × (2 × 2 × 2 × 2)
There are 4 different divisors 2, 3, 5, 7. Hence (C).
Answer:(C)
2. Four students went mountain climbing together. They spent $50 in total on bus
fare. While at the mountain top, each of them spent $5 on beverages. What is the
average expense for each student?
(A)$12.5 (B)$13.75 (C)$17.5 (D)$30 (E)$55
【Solution 1】
Totally they spent $50 + 5 × 4 = 70 , so on average each spent $ 70 ÷ 4 = 17.5 .
【Solution 2】
Average bus fare is $50 ÷ 4 = 12.5 , so on average each spent $12.5 + 5 = 17.5 in total.
Hence (C).
Answer:(C)
3. In the figure below, the side length of the square ABCD is 8 cm and the radius of
the sector AEF is 3 cm. What is the area, in cm2, of the shaded region? (Take π as
3.14, and round off to TWO decimal places)
A F D
B C
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4. In the figure below, a circular cone and a cube are shown. If a solid shape is
formed by attaching the two shapes together, what is the least surface area, in
cm2, of the resulting shape? (Take π as 3.14,, and round off to ONE decimal
place)
10 cm
5 cm
12 cm
(A)785.5 (B)942.5 (C)1000.5 (D)1021.0 (E)1099.5
【Solution】
To make the surface area as small as possible, the overlapping area should be as large
as possible. For the circular cone, if the side is glued with the cube, the total surface
area is not reduced. Hence the bottom of the cone should be glued to the cube. Since
the diameter of the bottom of the cone is 5 × 2 = 10 cm, but side length of the cube is
12 cm, which is larger, the whole bottom face of the cone can be glued to part of a
face of the cube. The total surface area of the resulted shape is at least
1
12 × 12 × 6 + × 3.14 × 5 × 2 × 10 − 3.14 × 5 × 5 = 942.5 cm2. Hence (B).
2
Answer:(B)
5. Given four distinct non-zero digits a, b, c and d, if ab + cd = dc + ba , then this
expression is called a palindrome expression and the sum of the two numbers
ab + cd is called a palindrome sum. For example, 53 + 46 = 64 + 35 = 99 . What
is the minimum possible value of a palindrome sum?
(A)22 (B)33 (C)44 (D)55 (E)99
【Solution】
Since ab + cd = dc + ba , it is known that 10(a + c) + (b + d ) = 10(b + d ) + (a + c) ,
thus a + c = b + d . The least number that can be represented as the sum of two
different positive numbers in two different ways is 5 = 1 + 4 = 2 + 3 , thus the least
palindrome sum is 55, for example, 12 + 43 = 34 + 21 = 55 . Hence (D).
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Answer:(D)
6. There are a total of 40 students in a class. 23 of them are able to ride bikes, 33 of
them are able to swim and 5 of them are unable to do either. How many students
in this class are able to ride bikes but are not able to swim?
【Solution】
The number of students who are able to do at least one sport is 40 − 5 = 35 . Then the
number of students who can do both sports is 23 + 33 − 35 = 21 . The number of
students who can ride but not swim is then 23 − 21 = 2 students.
Answer:2 students
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7. One day, Adam drove from Town A to Town B at a speed of 60 km/h. After an
hour, the car stopped because of a breakdown, and because of this, Adam
immediately called Bob for help. Bob then drove from A along the same route at
a speed of 80 km/h. When Bob met Adam, he towed Adam’s car to B, at a speed
of 40 km/h. The distance between A and B is 180 km. How long did Adam spend
travelling for the whole trip?
【Solution】
3
It took Bob 60 ÷ 80 = hours to arrive at the place where Adam stopped. Then it
4
took (180 − 60 × 1) ÷ 40 = 3 hours for both cars to arrive at B. In total, it took Adam
3 3
1 + + 3 = 4 = 4.75 hours from A to B.
4 4
3
Answer: 4 = 4.75 hours
4
8. How many different prime numbers a are there such that a + 20 and a + 40
are also prime numbers?
【Solution 1】
Since 20 and 40 are both even numbers and a + 20 and a + 40 are primes, a ≠ 2 .
Since the remainder of 20 divided by 3 is 2, the remainder of a divided by 3 can not
be 1, otherwise a + 20 is divisible by 3 and hence it is a composite number. This is a
contradiction. Similarly, the remainder of a divided by 3 can not be 2, otherwise
a + 40 is a composite number. This is also a contradiction. So a is divisible by 3 and
prime, which must be a = 3 , there is one possible value of a.
【Solution 2】
Regardless of the value of a, one of the three numbers a, a + 20, and a + 40 must be
divisible by 3. From the given information, we known that a is a prime number, and
a + 20 and a + 40 are also prime numbers. Therefore, a must be divisible by 3 and a
prime number, it follows only a = 3, that is, there is one possible value of a.
Answer:1
9. Four identical chess pieces are to be placed into a 4 × 4 chess
board that is colored black and white alternately, as shown in
the figure below. You can place at most one chess piece on
each square. All chess pieces must be placed in squares of the
same color and no two pieces are on the same row or on the
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10. The numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 are written on the six faces of a unit cube without
repetition. Each face contains one number and the sum of the numbers in every
two opposite faces is 7. Put four such cubes side by side as shown in the figure
below, such that sum of every two numbers of every two touched faces is 8. Find
the number marked with “?” in the figure.
5
?
1
【Solution】
Since sum of numbers on opposite faces is 7, then 1 is opposite to 6, and 2 is opposite
to 5, and 3 is opposite to 4. The right face of the first cube has number 3 or 4.
If it is 3, the left face of the second cube has number 5, right face has number 2, left
face of the third cube has number 6, right face has 1, left face of the fourth cube has
number 7, which is a contradiction.
If it is 4, the left face of the second cube has number 4, right face has number 3, left
face of the third cube has number 5, right face has 2, left face of the fourth cube has
number 6, right face has number 1, which is the place with mark “?”.
Answer:1
11. In the figure below, the side lengths of squares P
ABCD and BEFG are 6 cm and 4 cm respectively
and triangle DFP is an isosceles right triangle.
What is the area, in cm2, of triangle DFP? C
D
G F
A B E
【Solution】
Extend FG to intersect AD at point Q. Then triangle DQF is a right triangle, and
DQ = 6 − 4 = 2 cm, QF = 6 + 4 = 10 cm.
P
C
D
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Q F
G
A B E
By Pythagorean theorem DP 2 + PF 2 = DF 2 = DQ 2 + QF 2 = 22 + 102 = 104 . Since
1 1
DP = PF , then DP 2 = 52 . Area of triangle DFP is × DP × PF = × DP 2 = 26 cm2.
2 2
Answer:26 cm2
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12. A mouse starts from the top left-most unit square marked with “I”, follows a route
to form the word “IMAS2019” by moving from one square to another square that
share a common side. How many different routes of eight squares are there?
I M A S
M A S 2 0
A S 2 0 1
S 2 0 1 9
0 1 9
【Solution】
In the following table, each square is filled with the number of routes reaching it. The
number can be derived by recursion: each square is filled with sum of the numbers in
adjacent squares with previous marks. From the table, it shows that the number of
different routes with length eight is 34 + 34 = 68 .
1 1 1 1
1 2 3 4 4
1 3 6 10 14
1 4 10 20 34
4 14 34
Answer: 68 routes
13. If a and b are positive integers such that 1 ≤ a < b ≤ 60 and a × b is divisible by
5. How many different ordered pairs of (a, b) are there?
【Solution】
Among positive integers less than or equal to 60, there are 12 numbers of them that
are divisible by 5 and 48 numbers that are not. If both a and b are divisible by 5, one
12 × 11
needs to choose 2 numbers among 12, so there are = 66 pairs. If only one of
2
a, b is divisible by 5, and another is not divisible by 5, there are 12 × 48 = 576 such
pairs. In total, there are 66 + 576 = 642 pairs.
Answer:642 pairs
14. In the figure, ABCD is a trapezoid, with side A D
AD that is parallel to BC, diagonals AC and
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【Solution 1】 A D
O F
E
B C
Connect DF and CF, by properties of parallel lines one knows that S△AOF = S△DOF ,
S△BOF = S△COF , then S AOBF = S DOCF . E is midpoint of OF, then S△DOC = S△DCF , and
S DOCF = 2S△DOC . (5 points)
S S AD 6 3 3
Since △ACD = △ABD = = = , S△ABD = S ABCD = 24 cm2. (5 points)
S△ABC S△BCD BC 10 5 5+3
DO AD 6 3
Since triangle DOA and triangle BOC are similar, we have = = = .
OB BC 10 5
DO S△ACD 3 S DO 3
(Or by common side theorem, = = , then △ADO = = .)
OB S△ABC 5 S△ABO OB 5
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Hence S△ABO = S△ABD = 15 cm2. (5 points)
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As AD is parallel to BC, S△ABD = S△ACD , subtract S△AOD on both sides one has
S△ABO = S△DOC .
Hence S△ABF = S△ABO + S AOBF = S△ABO + S DOCF = S△ABO + 2S△DOC = 3S△ABO = 45 cm2.
(5 points)
【Solution 2】
As AD is parallel to BC, triangle AOD and COB are similar. Thus we have
DO AO AD 6 3 S△AOD AD 2 6 9
= = = = and = 2
= ( )2 = . (5 points)
OB OC BC 10 5 S△COB BC 10 25
Let the area of triangle AOD be 9x, then the area of triangle COB would be 25x. Then
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the areas of triangle AOB and COD are both 9 x × = 15 x . So the area of trapezoid
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ABCD is 9 x + 25 x + 15 x + 15 x = 64 x , i.e. x = 1 .Thus the areas of triangle AOB and
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Observe that the area of triangle ABF is equal to the sum of areas of triangle ABO,
AOF and BOF, which is 15 + 2 × ( S△DOE + S△COE ) = 15 + 2 × 15 = 45 cm2. (5 points)
Answer: 45 cm2
15. A robot can generate a set of digit codes according to user’s reasonable
instructions. Wayne gives out the following commands:
(1) Each code is a three-digit number (nonzero for the left-most digit).
(2) Every two codes in the set have identical digits at no more than one
corresponding positions.
Find the maximum number of codes in a set the robot can generate.
【Solution 1】
From the given information, any two codes are different in at least two digits. Hence,
the number of codes cannot exceed 90. Since, the hundred-digit can only be 9 digits
from 1 to 9, the ten-digit can be 10 possible digits from 0 to 9, so the first two digits
in the 3-digit code number can form a total of 9 × 10 = 90 different two digits. If the
total number of codes is more than 90, then by pigeon-hole principle, at least two
codes have the same hundred-digit and the same ten-digit, which is a contradiction!
(5 points)
Construct 90 codes as follows: the first two digits take 10 to 99, once for each; the
third digit equals the last digit of sum of first two digits. (5 points)
Next, we show that such set of codes satisfies the command. For any code abd ,
a + b − d is divisible by 10, thus each of a, b, d is determined by the other two. If
two codes have identical digits at two corresponding places, their digits at the third
place are also the same, showing that they are the same code. Thus every two codes
have identical digits at no more than one places. (10 points)
(5 points)
【Solution 2】
List down correctly all the 90 codes satisfying the command. (10 points, any error or
missing results in 0 points)
Prove that there are at most 90 codes. (10 points)
Answer:90 codes
【Note】
We also can construct 90 codes as follows: the first two digits take 10 to 99, once for
each; the third digit satisfies that the sum of three digits is a multiple of 10. If two
codes have one identical digits and the other one is different in the corresponding
position, then the third digits are also different.
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