All India Open Mathematics Scholarship Examination

Std. 5 Mega Final September 2017 Page 1

Since 1996 Total Questions : 15 Time : 45 minutes

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Q. 1. The ancient Egyptians used only unit fractions like 7 and but not ( , 4 , etc. )
5 7 5
They wrote all fractions as the sum of different unit fractions.
3 1 1 7 1 1 1
For e.g. = + 4
4 2 8 = 2 + 4 + 8
Which one of the following is the correct way to write 7 in the ancient Egyptian way?
9
1 1 1 1 1 1
(1) + – (2) 2 + 9 + 18
2 3 18
1 1 15 1 1 1
(3) + 18 + 36 (4) + 4 + 36
9 2

Q.2. Manthan starts a saving account with Rs. 100. Every week he adds Rs.6 to his account.
Which equation can be used to determine the number of weeks `w` after which Manthan`s
account reaches to Rs.220.
(1) 6 w – 100 = 220 (2) 6 w + 220 = 100
(3) 6 w + 100 = 220 (4) 6 + w = 220

Q. 3. A 3 digit number 4 A 3 is added to another 3 digit number 984 to give a 4 digit number 13B7
which is divisible by 11, Then ( A + B ) = ?
(1) 10 (2) 11 (3) 12 (4) 15
3 5 What is the percentage error in his
Q. 4. A student multiplied a number by instead of
5 3
calculation?
(1) 54 % (2) 34% (3) 16% (4) 64%

Q. 5. A florist sells only five types of flowers. Prices for some Rose and Marigold ----- Rs. 4
combinations of them are shown in the chart given besides. Aster and Lotus ----- Rs. 7
How much would you pay for a Rose, Lotus and Lotus and Champa ---- Rs. 8
Champa together? Marigold and Aster -- Rs. 5
(1) Rs. 10 (2) Rs. 11 Champa and Rose ----- Rs. 6
(3) Rs. 9 (4) Rs. 8.50

Q. 6. Six identical right angled triangles fit inside a rectangle as

24 cm

shown in the diagram. The rectangle measures 24 cm by

29 cm. What is the total shaded area ?
(1) 240 sq cm (2) 120 sq cm
(3) 180 sq cm (4) 348 sq.cm
29 cm
Q. 7. Robert can wash 4 small cars in an hour and 5 big cars in 1hour and 40 minutes. How much
longer does it take him to wash 7 big cars than 7 small cars ?
(1) 25 minutes (2) 35 minutes (3) 105 minutes (4) 140 minutes

Q. 8. The maximum number of students among them 1001 pens and 910 pencils can be distributed
in such a way that each student gets the same number of pens and same number of pencils is:
(1) 93 (2) 95 (3) 91 (4) 97
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Q. 9. In the subtraction calculation shown below, Aalia wants to put each of the digits 1, 2, 3, 4, 5,
and 6 into one of the boxes J, K, L, M, N or O, so that the answer to the subtraction is as
small as possible, but not negative. In which box does Aalia put the digit 6 ?
J K L M N O

(1) K (2) M (3) L (4) N

Q. 10. Each of the digits 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 is used only once to make two five digit
numbers so that they have the largest possible sum. Which of the following could be one
of the numbers?
(1) 76531 (2) 86724 (3) 87431 (4) 97403
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Q. 11. The figure given besides consists of 5 squares, the side 3
lengths (in cm) of four squares are shown.
You are required to find the perimeter of the whole figure.
(1) 88 cm (2) 50 cm
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(3) 48 cm (4) Data insufficient

Q. 12. In a certain month the sum of the dates in one full week
(Sunday to Saturday) was 196. Then the 1st of the month 4
fell on ?
(1) Thursday (2) Monday (3) Wednesday (4) Friday

Q. 13. An I-pad and a mobile were sold for Rs. 12000 each. The I-pad was sold at a loss of 20%
of the cost and the mobile at a gain of 20% of the cost. The entire transaction resulted in:
(1) No loss no gain (2) Loss of Rs. 1000
(3) Gain of Rs. 1000 (4) Gain of Rs. 2000

Q. 14. The numbers 2, 3, 12, 14, 15, 20 and 21 are to be grouped in two sets so that the product
of the numbers in each set is the same. What could be the product of any one group?
(1) 2025 (2) 2401 (3) 2520 (4) 2601

Q. 15. An aeroplane covers a certain distance at a speed of 240 km/hr in 5 hours. To cover the same
distance in 1 2 hours, it must travel at a speed of :
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(1) 360 km/hr (2) 720 km/hr (3) 540 km/hr (4) 600 km/hr