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Grade 3 (Primary 3)
SASMO
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Choose correct answer(s) from the given choices

(1) What is the least number of people attending a concert, if at least two of them have the same
initials (assuming there are only 2 letters in the initials) ?
a. 677 b. 678
c. 682 d. 676

(2) Count the number of days from February 7, 2008 to March 4, 2008.
a. 32 days b. 25 days
c. 26 days d. 31 days

(3) Observe the figures given below and select the figure that completes the problem figure.

*×
*×

a. b. *×

c. * d.

(4) In a clock, the hour hand is pointing between digits 3 and 4, and the minute hand is pointing at 4.
What is the current time?
a. 04:20 b. 03:10
c. 03:20 d. 04:10

(5) Which of the following options represents the next two terms in the series?
F, X, H, T, J, P, L, L, ___, ____

a. N, H b. O, G
c. M, H d. M, G

Fill in the blanks

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(6) Janelle joined cooking classes on May 17th and left them on July 20th. She spent a total of

days on the course.

(7) In a magic square, the rows, the columns and the diagonals each add up to the same number. In
this magic square, the numbers 4, 56, 20, 40, 30,  and 38 are missing.

22 b 12

q r a

48 p z

The value of b in the given magic square is .

Answer the questions

(8) Find the number of corners in the given shape.

(9) There are 19000 pine trees in a forest. No pine tree has more than 3000 needles. What is the least
number of trees that must have the same number of needles?

(10) Isabelle had some books. She gave Joshua 3 books and then bought 1 more book. She gave
Jayden 10 books and bought another 9 books. If she had 17 books left in the end, how many
books did Isabelle have at first?

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Grade 3 (Primary 3)
SASMO
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(1) a. 677

Step 1
We know that there are 26 different English letters.

Step 2
The initials can take one of the 26 English letters, meaning there are 26 × 26 = 676 possible
values for the initials.
Here, the initials are the pigeons and the 676 possible values for the initials are the holes.

Step 3
By the pigeonhole principle, there need to be at least 677 people attending the concert.

Step 4
Hence, the least number of people attending the concert such that at least two of them have
the same initials is 677.

(2) c. 26 days

Step 1
We know that the number of days in the month February are either 28 or 29, since it is
dependent on the year being a leap year or not.
In the given case, the year is 2008 which is divisible by 4. So, it is a leap year.
Therefore, the number of days in February, 2008 are 29.

Step 2
Thus, the number of days in February = 29 − 7 = 22 days
The number of days in March = 4 days

Step 3
Therefore, the total number of days from February 7, 2008 to March 4, 2008
= 22 + 4
= 26 days

Step 4
Hence, option c is the correct answer.

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(3) a.

Step 1
The figure given in the problem has four equal partitions out of which one is missing.
The 4 parts of the problem figure can be shown as -

*1× 2
*×
3 4
It can be observed that part 1 and 4 are diagonal mirror images to each other.

Step 2
According to this observation, we can infer that the parts in the opposite diagonals in the
problem figure are the diagonal mirror images of each other and figure in option (a) is the
diagonal mirror image of part 3 of the problem figure.

Hence, is the correct figure for part 2 of the problem figure.

(4) c. 03:20

Step 1
When the hour hand is between 3 and 4, and the minute hand is at 4, the clock will display
the time as shown below.

Step 2
Since hour hand is after 3, clock is showing 3 hours.

Step 3
Since minute hand is at 4, clock is showing 4 × 5 = 20 minutes

Step 4
Therefore, time shown by clock is 03:20 hours.

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(5) a. N, H

Step 1
If we find the numeral positions of the given alphabets in the given series, we observe that
there are two distinct series moving simultaneously.
6, 24, 8, 20, 10, 16, 12, 12, ___, ____
6, _, 8, _, 10, _, 12, _,
_, 24, _, 20, _, 16, _, 12,

Step 2
The first series is occupying the odd places and the second series is occupying even places
in the series.

Step 3
Also, the numeral position of the first series is increasing by a count of 2, and that of the
members of the second series is decreasing by a count of 4.

Step 4
We can see that the next alphabet of the first series has the numeral position of 14, which is
N, and the second series has the numeral position of 8, which is H.

Step 5
This means option a is the correct answer.

(6) 65

Step 1

Here, we have to calculate the number of days from 17th May to 20th of July.

Step 2
We know that there are 31 days in the month of May.
Thus, number of days in May that Janelle spent in cooking classes = 31 − 16 = 15 days
Number of days in June = 30 days
Number of days in July that Janelle spent in cooking classes = 20 days

Step 3

Now, let us count the total number of days from 17th May to 20th July = 15 + 30 + 20 = 65
days

Step 4
Hence, Janelle spent a total of 65 days on the course.

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(7) 56

Step 1
We know that the sum of each row, column and diagonal in a magic square is equal, therefore
if we add all the numbers that will fit in the given magic square and divide the sum obtained
by 3, the result will be equal to the sum of each row, column and diagonal.

Step 2
Sum of all the numbers of the given magic square = 22 + 12 + 48+

4 + 56 + 20 + 40 + 30 + 38

⟹ Sum of all the numbers of the given magic square = 270

270
⟹ Sum of each row, column and diagonal = = 90
3

Step 3
Now, the sum of each row in the given magic square is 90.
Therefore, 22 + b + 12 = 90

⟹ b + 34 = 90
⟹ b = 56
Step 4
Hence, the value of b is 56.

(8) 14

Step 1
A corner is the meeting point of two lines.

Step 2
Let us count the number of corners in the shape.
11
9

10 12 13
8
7 14
6
4 2
1

5
3
It comes out to be 14.

Step 3
Hence, the number of corners in the above shape is 14.

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(9) 7

Step 1
Given, there are 19000 pine trees and no tree has more than 3000 needles.

Step 2
Here, the pine trees are the pigeons and the 3000 different possible numbers of needles are
the pigeonholes.
The number of pine trees is more than the different possible number of needles.
n 1
Thus, the ratio of pigeons to pigeonholes is 19000 ÷ 3000 = 6 .
k 3
1
However, the number of trees cannot be 6 .
3

Therefore by the pigeonhole principle, there must be at least 7 trees with the same number of
needles.

Step 3
Hence, the least number of trees that must have the same number of needles is 7.

(10) 20

Step 1
Given operations of the numbers: (((? − 3) + 1) − 10) + 9 = 17

We have to find the number of books Isabelle had first.

Step 2
Working backwards, we reverse all operations to obtain the number.

17 − 9 = 8

8 + 10 = 18

18 − 1 = 17

17 + 3 = 20

Step 3
Hence, Isabelle has 20 books.

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