MATHEMATICS WITHOUT BORDERS

AGE GROUP 4
AUTUMN 2017

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Please DO NOT OPEN the contest papers until the Proctor has given
permission.
2. The number of problems in the test is 20, 10 of which have a multiple-choice
answer and 10 have an open answer.
3. Please write your answers in the ANSWER SHEET: write only the letter of
the chosen answer to the questions from 1 to 10 and write the answer/answers to
the questions from 11 to 20.
4. Each correctly solved problem from 1 to 10 is worth 1 point, and each
correctly solved problem from 11 to 20 is worth 2 points (if a problem has 2 or
more answers: 1 point for a partial answer, 2 points for a complete answer). For
unanswered or wrong answers – 0 points.
5. No calculators or other electronic devices are allowed during the course of the
contest.
6. Working time: not more than 60 minutes. In the case of an equal number of
solved problems, the higher ranked participant will be the one who has spent less
time solving the problems.
7. No contest papers and written notes can be taken out by any contestant.
8. No one may help any student in any way during the contest.

GOOD LUCK!

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Problem 1. Find the sum of all odd numbers greater than 1 and smaller than 21.
A) 99 B) 101 C) 110
Problem 2. How many digits can we replace @ with, so that the four-digit number 20@0
would be smaller than 2018?
А) 1 B) 2 C) 3
Problem 3. During a game of hide and seek, a child is looking for the other children who are
hiding. The number of children who have been found is three times greater than the number of
those who are still hidden. Which of the following numbers could NOT be the number of
children playing hide and seek?
A) 5 B) 22 C) 45
Problem 4. The distance from А to В is 2 dm greater than the distance from С to В.
●А ●В ●С
How many decimeters is the distance from А to В, if the distance from А to С is 1 m?
A) 1 B) 4 C) 6
Problem 5. Four squirrels ate a total of 25 walnuts. Each squirrel ate at least one walnut. The
first squirrel ate more than all the others. The second and third ate a total of 14 walnuts. How
many walnuts did the fourth squirrel eat?
A) 4 B) 5 C) 3
Problem 6. How many different sums of three different numbers between 1999 and 2004 are
there?
A) 6 B) 4 C) 3
Problem 7. The figures below are made of squares each with a side of 1 cm. They have been
joined together to form a rectangle. How many cm is the perimeter of the rectangle?

A) 7 B) 10 C) 14
Problem 8. I will release 1 insect in my aquarium every 20 minutes. If I have 12 insects and I
have released the first one at 8 o’clock, what time will I release the last one?
A) 11:40 B) 12:00 C) 12:20

Problem 9. Calculate 2017 + 200 – 199 + 198 – 197 + 196 – 195 + ... + 2 - 1
A) 2117 B) 2217 C) 2 216

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Problem 10. We have a rectangle with side lengths of 6 cm and 4 cm and a square with a
perimeter that is equal to the perimeter of the rectangle. By how many sq. cm is the area of a
rectangle smaller than the area of the square?
A) 1 B) 4 C) 5
Problem 11. The following three actions have been applied to the even number 4 in a random
order:
- multiplication by 2;
- division by 2;
- addition with 2.
How many possible results are there?
Problem 12. There is a basket full of apples. The apples are less than 60. We can divide them
equally between 2, 3 or 4 children. We cannot divide them equally between 7 children, because
6 more apples would be necessary to do that. What is the possible number of apples in the
basket?
Problem 13. In a class, 12 students have blue eyes, 16 students are blond, 5 students are
both blond and blue-eyed and 5 students are neither blond, nor blue-eyed. How many
students are there in this class?
Problem 14. Calculate if
9 + 98 + 987 + 9876 + 98765 + 987654 + 9876543 + 98765432 + 987654321 = ̅̅̅̅̅̅̅̅ .
Problem 15. The numbers from 9 999 to 10 013 have been written down. Which number falls
in the middle?
Problem 16. Alex and Mary have 7 clovers in total. Alex has only three-petal clovers and Mary
has only four-petal clovers. The number of petals on Alex’s clovers is equal to the number of
petals on Mary’s clovers. How many clovers does Mary have?
Problem 17. I used a thread to make a triangle with equal sides of 2 cm. After that I folded the
same thread and turned the shape into a square. How many millimeters is the side length of the
square?
Problem 18. In 8 years, Claire will be three times her current age. In how many years will she
be 20 years old?
Problem 19. How many three-digit numbers are there, each of which containing exactly 99
tens, and each of which, when added to 90, would result in a number greater than 1000?
Problem 20. A few children are standing in a circle. To Peter’s left, between Peter and John,
there are six times more children than there are to Peter’s right, between Peter and John. What
is the total number of children standing in this circle if their number is smaller than 20 but
greater than 10?