Int’l Math Challenge VIII CATEGORY 3 March 9, 2019

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1. If 𝑎 ∗ 𝑏 = 𝑎 + ' for every pair a,b of positive numbers, the
value of 1 ∗ (2 ∗ 3) is

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a) /
b) 0
c) 1
d) 3

2. In a school of 1000 students, 570 are girls. One quarter of students travel to school
by bus, and 313 boys do not go by bus. How many girls travel to school by bus?

a) 7
b) 63
c) 133
d) 153

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3. The average of the five numbers { 1, 3 , / , 4 , 𝑥 } is 1. The value of 𝑥 ?
/7 37 &7 3
a) &3
b) &3 c) &3 d) /

4. A man is eating a pizza. During the first day he eats a half of the pizza. On the
second day he eats 1/3 of the remaining part of the pizza. The third day he eats 1/4
of what is left, and the fourth day he eats 1/5 of what still remains. He then stops
because the last piece was not fresh. What fraction of the original pizza was left
over?

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a) &3
b) 1 c) 7 d) &7

5. Fifty-five liters of apple juice are bottled in 90 bottles. Some of

them have volumes of 0.5 liter, the others have volumes of 0.75 liter.
How many bottles of 0.75 liters were used?
a) 35
b) 40
c) 45
d) 50
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6. A bottle that fully contains juice weighs 1000 grams. The bottle with half of the
juice weighs 600 grams. What is the weight of the empty bottle?
a) 200
b) 300
c) 150
d) 400

7. Jane has rabbits, kittens, and chickens.

All of them are rabbits except three,
all of them are kittens except four,
and all of them are chickens except five.
How many chickens does she have?

a) 1 c) 2
b) 3 d) Logical error, cannot solve

8. How many digits are in the products of 𝟐𝟏𝟎𝟏 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝟓𝟗𝟗 ?

a) 98 b) 99 c) 100 d) 101

9. If 168 is divided into three parts proportional to 7, 8 and 9, then the smallest
number is?

a) 35 b) 48 c) 49 d) 56

10. The graph of 𝑦 = 𝑘𝑥 passes through the point (−2, −1).

The value of 𝑘 𝑖𝑠 ?

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a) b) c) 2 d) −2
3 3
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11. What is the value of (0.6)E3 ?

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a) −0.36 b) 0.036 c) 37 d) 3.6

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12. The average of 3 ,3 ,3
J J J is

a) 9√3 b) 10√3 c) 11√3 d) 13√3

13. In the figure

[𝐵𝐴] ⊥[AD], [𝐷𝐶 ] ⊥[BC],
|𝐴𝐸| = 4 𝑢𝑛𝑖𝑡𝑠 ,
|𝐸𝐵| = 3 𝑢𝑛𝑖𝑡𝑠 𝑎𝑛𝑑 |𝐸𝐷| = |𝐷𝐶|.
𝑊ℎ𝑖𝑐ℎ 𝑜𝑛𝑒 𝑖𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑙𝑒𝑛𝑔𝑡ℎ 𝑜𝑓 |𝐵𝐶| ?
a) 6
b) √33
c) √37
d) 7

14. A= 0.000000756 and 𝐵 = 75700000 . Scientific notations for A and B are 𝑥 ∙

10j 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑦 ∙ 10' 𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑝𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑣𝑒𝑙𝑦. According to the information, which one of the
below is not correct?
a) 𝑎+𝑏 =0
b) 𝑦>𝑥
c) 𝑎 = −𝑏
d) 𝑥>𝑦

15. I can ride my bike 3 times as fast as Ted can jog. Ted starts 40 minutes before me
and then I chase him. How long does it take me to catch Ted?
a) 20 min
b) 30 min
c) 40 min
d) 50 min
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16. The base of a triangle is increased by 25% and its height is increased by 50%. Its
area has increased by?
a) 50%
b) 75%
c) 66.6%
d) 87.5%

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17. Given 𝑎, 𝑏, 𝑐 𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑙 𝑛𝑢𝑚𝑏𝑒𝑟𝑠, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 = 2, = 4, = 6,
p j '

then find 𝑎3 + 𝑏 3 + 𝑐 3 =? ?
a) 24 b) 36 c) 44 d) 48

18. In a class, 7 students walk to school, two fifths ride the bus, and 32% are dropped
off by their parents. How many students ride the bus?
a) 5
b) 10
c) 15
d) 25

19. The right triangle is isosceles. If the side length of the

square is 2 cm, what is the dark area outside the square?

a) 4
b) 5
c) 6
d) 9

20. The picture shows a regular pentagon and an

equilateral triangle. How large is the marked angle?

a) 48r
b) 36r
c) 30r
d) 24r
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21. What is the number that is halfway between ' 𝑎𝑛𝑑 '
?
jEp jsp jsp
a) 1 b) '
c) '
d) 3'

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22. If tE3u
= 3 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑛 u
?
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a) 3 b) / c) / d) −3

23. If 𝑥 𝑖𝑠 𝑎𝑛 𝑖𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑔𝑒𝑟 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑥 < −1,

𝑤ℎ𝑖𝑐ℎ 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑓𝑜𝑙𝑙𝑜𝑤𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑒𝑥𝑝𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑠𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑠 ℎ𝑎𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑔𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑠𝑡 𝑣𝑎𝑙𝑢𝑒?
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a) b) c) − d) −
x xJ xJ x

xEj xE'
24. If xE'
= xEj 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑎 ≠ 𝑏, 𝑤ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑖𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑣𝑎𝑙𝑢𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑥?
jE' js' & jJ s'J
a)
3
b) 3
c) − js' d) – 3(js')

25. A 2-meter broom is leaning against a wall, with the bottom of the broom making an
angle of 45o with the ground. The broom slowly slides down the wall until the
bottom of the broom makes an angle of 30o with the ground. How far, in meters, has
the top of the broom slid down the wall?
a) √2 − 1
b) 2 − √3
c) √3 − 1
d) √3 − √2
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26. In the diagram given, QRS is a straight line. What is the value of tan 𝑥 ?
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a) 4

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b) −
4

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c)
3

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d) − 3

27. In the diagram given, ABCD is a

rectangle. What is the value of cot(𝛼 ) ?
7
a) −
3

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b) −
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c) −
3

7
d) − /

28. All the numbers and letters in the following box are
different than each other such that three numbers
in vertical, horizontal and diagonals add up to the same
total. Which number should go in the box E?

a) 10
b) 13
c) 15
d) 17
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29. What is the ratio of the white area to the shaded area if the radii of the small
semicircles are 4 times smaller than the large one?
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a)
4

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b)
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c)
3

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d)
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30. A point inside a rectangle is 3 units, 7 units and 9 units away from the corners as in
the figure. How far is the point from the fourth corner?

a) 8
b) 10
c) 11
d) 12

31. The shape is formed from four identical arcs, each a quarter
of a circle of radius 5 cm. What is the area of the shape
in square centimeters?

a) 100 − 20𝜋
b) 100 − 25𝜋
c) 25𝜋 + 25
d) 25𝜋
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32. P and Q are the centers of circles in the figure. Each circle has an area of 10cm2.
The area of the rectangle in square-centimeters is

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a)
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4.
b)
•

7.
c)
•

1.
d) •

33. In the figure below, AC side of the equilateral triangle is tangent to the semicircle
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with diameter BD at the point T. What is the ratio of ?
|„… |

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a) 3

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b)
3

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c)
/

3
d)
/
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34. A partition of a positive integer is a way of writing the integer as a sum of at least
two positive integers. For example, the partitions of 4 are
3+1; 2+2; 2+1+1; 1+1+1+1.
How many partitions of 5 are there?

a) 5
b) 6
c) 7
d) 8

35. In a coordinate plane, point A whose ordinate and abscissa are equal A(k , k) sits on
the line 3𝑥 − 4𝑦 + 1 = 0. Find the distance of A to the origin.

a) 1
b) 2
c) √2
d) √3

36. Six people are standing in a line. The height of the first person is 150 cm and the
height of the sixth person is 180 cm. The height of each other person is the average
of heights of the person directly in front and the person directly behind. What is the
height of the fourth person in the line?

a) 165 cm
b) 168 cm
c) 170 cm
d) 172 cm
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37. There are n people sitting equally spaced around a circle. The people are numbered
in order around the circle from 1 to n. Person 31 notices that person 7 and person 14
are the same distance from him. How many people are sitting around the circle?

a) 41
b) 40
c) 39
d) 38

38. Find the unknown angle x in the figure if AD=DC,

AE=BC and 𝑚†𝐴𝐶𝐵 ‡ ˆ = 75. ?

a) 35.
b) 40.
c) 45.
d) 50.

39. A glasshouse is in the shape of a square pyramid. Calculate the area of one of the
triangular faces to the nearest square meter if the side of the square is 16 m and the
height of the pyramid is 15 m.

a) 112
b) 122
c) 136
d) 144
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40. Three circles are touching each other so

that the distance between each pair of
centers is 8 cm, 9 cm and 13 cm. What is
the radius of the middle-sized circle?

a) 4
b) 5
c) 6
d) 7