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Mathematics

𝑛 𝑛
1 Find the value of 𝑛 in − = 2.
3+𝑛 4−𝑛
(a) – 12
(b) 12
(c) – 24
(d) 24
(e) 30

2 Find all positive values of 𝑝, such that 2𝑝 − 1 is divisible by 7.

(a) 𝑝 must be a multiple of 2
(b) 𝑝 must be a multiple of 3
(c) 𝑝 must be a multiple of 4
(d) 𝑝 must be a multiple of 5
(e) none of the above

3 (The Pigeonhole Principle)

A bag contains 10 red marbles, 10 white marbles, and blue marbles. What is minimum numbers of marbles
you have to choose randomly from the bag to ensure that we get 4 marbles of same color?

4 (The Pigeonhole Principle)

A box contains 6 red, 8 green, 10 blue, 12 yellow and 15 white balls. What is the minimum numbers of balls
we have to choose randomly from the box to ensure that we get 9 balls of same color?
(a) 38 balls
(b) 39 balls
(c) 40 balls
(d) 41 balls
(e) 42 balls

5 Find the last 2 digits in the sum.

1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + ⋯ + 2017 + 2018
(a) 75
(b) 71
(c) 56
(d) 63
(e) none of the above

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6 Find the value of 𝑔 in 𝑎𝑏𝑐𝑑𝑒𝑓 × 𝑓 = 𝑔𝑔𝑔𝑔𝑔𝑔.

(a) 9
(b) 5
(c) 7
(d) 4
(e) none of the above

7 It is now 3:15 PM. After how many minutes will the minute-hand form an angle of 30o with the hour-hand?
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(a) 5
11
3
(b) 5
11
9
(c) 6
11
9
(d) 6
12
(e) none of the above
8 It is known 𝑘 that is a prime number. If 𝑘 2 + 2 is also a prime number, find 𝑘.
(a) 2
(b) 3
(c) 5
(d) 7
(e) none of the above
9 Find the number of digits in 422 × 540 .
(a) 22
(b) 23
(c) 40
(d) 42
(e) none of the above
10 There are 9 white, 5 red and 6 black balloons. 10 balloons are picked at random such that there are at least 2
but not more than 8 white, there are ar least 2 red and there are not more than 3 black balloons. How many
ways are there to do this?
(a) 4
(b) 9
(c) 16
(d) 18
(e) 24
11 Candle A took 3 hours to finish burning. Candle B took 5 hours to finish burning. Candle B was shorter and
thicker than Candle A. They are lit at the same time and had the same height two hours later. What was the
ratio their heights at first?
(a) 8 : 5
(b) 9 : 5
(c) 8 : 3
(d) 5 : 3
(e) none of the above

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12 Fill in each circle with number from 1 to 10 without repetition, such that the total of any group of 5 adjacent
numbers is 28.

4002 ×(2542 +2462 )×(2544 +2464 )

13 Evaluate
(254 8 −2468 )
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14 There are 7 black, 5 white and 4 oranges in a bag. Four balls are drawn without replacement. Find the
probability that at least 3 balls are white.

15 Today is Saturday. What day is it 3100 days later?

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16 If 𝑎 − 𝑏 = 4and 𝑎2 + 𝑏 2 = 5, then the value of − .
𝑎 𝑏

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17 It is known that 𝑎, 𝑏 and 𝑐 are positive integers, where 𝑎 < 𝑏 < 𝑐. If 2𝑎 + 2𝑏 + 2𝑐 = 2336, find the value of
𝑎.

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