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Key 22
Problem 1.
4×3
Exactly 2 of the 4 travelers get their correct keys, the number of ways is ¿ 6.
2
Moreover, the 2 remaining travelers must not have got their correct keys, number of ways is 1.
Therefore the total number of ways is 6 × 1 = 6 ways.
Answer：（C）
Problem 2.
【Suggested Solution 1】 From the conditions above, we can see that the price of each teacher
ticket is 200 ×90 %=180 dollars, and the price of each student ticket is 200 ×50 %=100 dollars.
Suppose that the number of teachers in the group is x, and then the number of students is 20 − x.
Therefore, we have 180 x+100 ( 200−x )=2640, we get x = 8.
【Suggested Solution 2】 From the conditions above, we can see that the price of each teacher
ticket is 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）
Problem 3.
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.

(A) (B) (C) (D)

While in figure (D), observe that the sum of the area is greater than half of the entire rectangle.

Answer：（D）
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Problem 4.
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.
Answer：36 black square tiles

Problem 5.
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, 3 and 4, thus it
must be 2, so we get B = 4. So A + B = 1 + 4 = 5.
Answer：5
Problem 6.
Note that the package of Alex and Charles are both of weight heavier than 10 kg each. Also,
Alex paid $12 more than Charles. Since the cost for each excess kg above 10 kg is $ 6−$ 2=$ 4,
the weight of Alex’s package is 12 ÷ 4=3 kg heavier than Charles’. As Alexs’ package is 20%
heavier than Charles’, Charles’ package weighs 3 ÷ 20 %=15 kg and Alex’s package weighs
15+3=18 kg.
Answer：18 kg
Problem 7.
Note that 5=2+ 3, 7=2+5, 15=2+ 13 and 19=2+ 17.
Suppose that 11 can be expressed as a sum of two prime numbers, then one must be an odd and
the other must be an even. Since the only even prime number is 2, the other number is 9, which
is not a prime number, thus, a contradiction. Therefore the answer is (C）
Answer：（C）
Problem 8.
By drawing line segments on figures (A), (B), (C), (D) and (E): (refer to the figures below.).

(A) (B) (C) (D) (E)

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2 4 3 6
Observe that the shaded area of figure (A) is =¿ , shaded area of (B) is =¿ , shaded
6 12 6 12
4 5 5 6 5 4
area of (C) is , shaded area of (D) is , and shaded area of (E) is . Since ¿ ¿ ,
12 12 12 12 12 12
therefore, (B) has the best chance to win a prize.
Answer：（B）
Problem 9.
【Suggested Solution 1】
If Alex bought 9 ball pens, he should have spent a total of 9 × $ 3=$ 27, which is $5 more than
his actual spent. Since the difference of the price of a ball pen and the pencil is $ 3−$ 2=$ 1,
then the number of pencils bought is 5 ÷ 1=5. Therefore the number of ball pens bought is
9−5=4 .
【Suggested Solution 2】
If Alex bought 9 pencils, he should have spent a total of 9 × $ 2=$ 18, which is $4 less than his
actual spent. Since the difference of the price of a ball pen and the pencil is $ 3−$ 2=$ 1, then
the number of ball pens bought is 4 ÷1=4.
Answer：（C）
Problem 10.
The total weight of cars A, B, C, D and E is 200 ×5=1000 kg. The total weight of cars A, B and
C is 198 ×3=594 kg, and the total weight of cars C, D and E is 203 ×3=609 kg. Therefore, the
weight of C is 594+ 609−1000=203 kg.
Answer：203 kg
Problem 11.
All the digits are different. In order to make the difference minimum: the hundreds digits of the
two numbers should be of difference equals 1. Next, consider the two-digit numbers formed by
the tens and units digits of the minuend and the subtrahend respectively. The minuend should be
made smallest while the subtrahend should be made the greatest.
So the minimum value of the expression is 412−365=47.
Answer：47
Problem 12.
There is only one possible way to obtain the sum equals 4: 4=1+3
It follows that there is only way to obtain the sum equals 6 : 6=2+4
There are two possible ways to obtain the sum equals 21 and 20 respectively:
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21=9+12=10+11; 20=8+12=9+11
Since each number can be used once, we should have 21=10+ 11 and 20=8+12.
From this, we can deduce that 9+5=14, and the remaining pair is 6 and 7, and their product is
42.
Answer：42
Problem 13.
Since the sum of all the digits is 1+2+3+ 4+5+6 +7=28, we know that the sum of the 2 circles
in the middle is 15+24−28=11. (Refer to the figure below).

From this, we know that the only possible combination to get the sum of 4 for the left-most
column is 1 and 3(which can be interchanged). Total of 2 ×1=2 ways. (5 points)
For the middle row, the only possible values to get 11=5+6=4 +7, 2 ways and can be
interchanged. Total of 2 ×2=4 ways. (5 points)
For the right most column, possible value are 2, 4 and 7 (if 5 and 6 are used in the middle
column) and 2, 5 and 6 (if 4 and 7 are used in the middle column), and we can arrange the
numbers to be placed in the leftmost column in 3 ×2 ×1=6 ways. (5 points)
Therefore, the total number of possible arrangements is 2 ×4 ×6=48 ways. (5 points)
Answer：48 ways
Problem 14.
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:
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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）
Problem 15.
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）
Problem 16.
The house is at Mick’s north-west, hence Mick is at the house’s south-east. Shown as the figure
below. So Mick is in h.

Answer：（D）
Problem 17.
The total score of this class is 84.5 × 42=3549.
Answer：（C）
Problem 18.
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）
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Problem 19.
【Solution 1】
157+235+ 270+ 205=867 items were sold in 2014 and 134+ 210+233+180=757 in 2015. So
867−757=110 more items were sold in 2015 than in 2014.
【Solution 2】
157−134=23 more items were sold in the first quarter of 2015 than in the first quarter of 2014,
235−210=25 more items were sold in the second quarter of 2015 than in the second quarter of
2014, 270−233=37 more items were sold in the third quarter of 2015 than in the third quarter
of 2014 and 205−180=25 more items were sold in the fourth quarter of 2015 than in the fourth
quarter of 2014. So 23+25+37 +25=110 more items were sold in 2015 than in 2014.
Answer：（E）
Problem 20.
Assume that there are x books in the library now. So the number of the original fictions is
x × 12 %+1800=( x+1800+2400 ) ×12.1 %
Hence x =1291800. Thus there are 1291800+1800+2400=1296000 books in the library initially.
Answer：（A）