Problem 1

We can group the numbers like 2+ (−4+6 )+ (−8+10 ) + (−12+ 4 )=2(4 ). Same with the
2
denominator 3(4). To get . (C)
3
Problem 2

He takes 14 green and pink pills, and g= p+ 1→ p=g−1. So

14 g+14 ( g−1 )=546 → 28 g=560 → g=20 .
Alternative

546
Each day he spends =39. So g+ ( g−1 )=39 →2 g=40 → g=20. (D)
14
Problem 3

We get that
x + x+ 2+ x+ 4+ x +6+ x+ 8=5 x+ 20=( 1+3+5+ 7+9+11+13+15 )−4=60 →5 x=40 → x=8 .
(B)
Problem 4

To minimise, we must assign the most expensive flowers to the least area. The areas in ascending
order are 4 , 6 ,15 , 20 , 21. So 4∗3+6∗2.5+15∗2+ 20∗1.5+ 21∗1=12+15+ 30+30+21=108 .
( A)
Problem 5

Problem 6
2
27 27
The diagonal is therefore 27 , we use Pythagoras to get 16 x 2+ 9 x2 =272 → x 2= → x= . So
25 5
108
4 x= =21.6. (D)
5
Problem 7

√ 1=1, therefore floor of √ 1 is 1. Similarly √ 2 , √3 are both below √ 4=2, so they must be one point
something and therefore round down to 1. Floor of √ 4 is 2. Similarly √ 5 , √ 6 , √ 7 , √ 8 are below √ 9
so they round to 3, √ 9=3 and √ 10 to √ 15 rounds to 3, √ 16=4 . So
1∗3+2∗5+3∗7+ 4=3+10+21+ 4=38. (B)
Problem 8

2 6 2 6
and 3 . So = 3 →2 r =6 → r =3 → r=± √ 3. Now the first
2 2
The first term defined by both are
r r r r
2 2 √3
= √ . The second of which is an option. (B)
2 −2 3
term is = or
√3 3 −√ 3 3
Problem 9
 48 48
x x 12
1 5 5 1 4 12
Simplifying we get 4 = = = →5 =5 x → 4= → 4 x =12→ x=3. (B)
( 5 )( 5 ) x
26 34 60 12
5 x x
5x 5x

Problem 10

The total possible numbers of the old license plates: 26∗104 . The new: 263∗103. So the change is
3 3 2
26 ∗10 26
4
= . (C)
26∗10 10
Problem 11

Let the first equation be y=3 x +c and the second be y=5 x +c 1. So 15=3 (10 )+ c → c=−15 and
15=5 ( 10 )+ c 1 → c 1=−35. So the x int of the first equation is 3 x−15=0 → x=5 and the second is
5 x−35=0 → x=7 . So the distance is 2. ( A)

Problem 12

Let the variables be a , b , c according to their names and are the initial amounts. So a+ b+c=1000 .
2 b+2 c + ( a−100 )=1500 → 2 b+2 c+ a=1600. If we subtract the first equation twice to the
second, we get −a=−400→ a=400 . Or double the first equation: 2 a+2 b+2 c=2000. To get
a=400 . (C)
Problem 13

Notice that any one-digit number will give a sum of digits equal to itself. So the second club makes
no difference if the club of x is 3. So the answer is 12 , 21, 30. Which are all the two-digit numbers
adding to three. But we might have numbers that add to 12 which also gives a sum of 3. The highest
two-digit number is 99 which adds to 18 so we don’t need to worry about 21. The smallest number
that adds to 12 is 39, then 48 ,57 , 66 , 75 , 84 , 93. Which are 7 extra numbers. In total we have 10 .
(E)
Problem 14
2
It simplifies to (3¿¿ 4)2∗52 =ab → ( 34∗5 ) =ab → ( 405 )2=a b ¿ . Notice we can’t get any higher
power as the prime factor 5 is at the lowest power so: 405 +2=407. (D)

Problem 15

Other information is irrelevant, 99 matches need to be played for 1 person to remain. (E)

Problem 16

There are 3 choices for the desserts. 2 x for the appetizers and x for the main course. So in total 6 x 2
combinations. 2003 isn’t a leap year so it has 365 days. 6 x 2=365 → x 2 ≈ 61. The smallest integer is
therefore 8 . (E)

Problem 17
 2 3
πr h 4πr
Let them both have a radius of r . So the volume of the cone is and the sphere is .
3 3

( )
3 2
3 4π r 3 πr h h h 3
=π r = → r = → = . (B)
4 3 3 3 r 1
Problem 18

Notice that the products will form a sequence of odd numbers in consecutive order. Looking at the
smallest case n=2, we get (3)(5)(7)(9)(11), which includes all the factors. n=4 :
(5)(7)(9)(11)(13). Includes all the factors, (13)(15)(17)(19)(21) doesn’t. Note that multiples of
3 occur every 3 numbers and also every 3 consecutive odds as that’ll be every 6 numbers. So we can
guarantee there will be at least 1 multiple of 3. Similarly there must contain a multiple of 5. 11s
occur every 11 numbers or 22 in consecutive odds, so there is no guarantee to have an 11, there
must contain a 15 as there is a multiple of 3 and 5. 165=3∗5∗11, there is no guarantee to have an
11 and therefore no guarantee to have a 165 . (D)
Problem 19

If we continue the outer circles, they connect to the inner circles centre (as they must have radius of
1). If we go from the centre of an outer circle to the top point of intersection between the inner and
1 π
outer circle’s radii, we form a sector with degree 60 o. So the area of the sector is ( π )= . The
6 6
π √ 3 4 π−3 √3
− =
overlap has 2 sectors minus an equilateral triangle. So . There are two of these
3 4 12
3 π∗1 4 π−3 √ 3 9 π −4 π +3 √ 3 5 π +3 √ 3
2
overlaps. So the area of the white is − = = .
2 6 6 6
12 π 5 π +3 √ 3 7 π −3 √ 3
The shaded area is therefore − = . (E)
6 6 6
Problem 20

Because of the parallel lines from the rectangle, triangles EAB EFG . The base of the first triangle
is 5 and the base of the second is 2. The height of the first is 3+h and the height of the second is h .
5 3+ h 1 2 25
So = =5 h=6 +2 h→ 3 h=6 →h=2. Therefore 3+h=5. The area is therefore ( 5 ) = .
2 h 2 2
(D)
Problem 21

2
∗1
4
There are three cases, first case is two greens one red: ∗2 . The second case is one red two
4 1
=
4 8
2
∗2
4
greens: ∗1 . The third case is one green, one red and one green. Notice that after the first
4 1
=
4 16
 2
∗3
4
green there are 3 reds because it is replaced with a red: ∗1 . Adding them together we
4 3
=
4 32
4+ 2+3 9
get = . (C)
32 32
Problem 22

Calculate how many chimes happened before Feb 27 , which is 13 half hours and 78 chimes from
each hour which is 91 in total. Every day there is 24 half hours and 2 ( 1+ 2..+12 )=2 (78 )=156 in
1912
total 180 . So 2003−91=1912. Divide: =10 R 112. Which is 1 1 days past Feb 2 6 which is
180
9 th march (B)
Problem 23

Divide it, we get isosceles right triangles, 4 of them, with hypotenuse which is the side length of the

octagon, x , we can work out the side of the triangle to be

√2 x using Pythagoras, so the area of all is
2

( √22 x ) =x ( x∗√22 x )=√ 2 x

2
1 2 2
∗4 . The small rectangle area is 2 and the area of the large
2

rectangle is
(2( √ 22 x )+ x ) x=(√ 2+ 1) x 2
. So the total is

x + √ 2 x + ( √ 2+ 1 ) x =x ( 1+ √ 2+ √ 2+1 ) =1→ x =
2 2 2 2 2 1
. So the area is
√2+1 = 1 . (D)
2+2 √ 2 2 ( √ 2+1 ) 2
Alternative

ap a∗p ap
The area of the octagon is =1 and the area of the rectangle is 2 = , so it is
2 8 4
ap
∗1
2 1∗1 1
= =
2 2 2
Problem 24

The difference can be calculated: x + y +d=x− y → d=−2 y . Using this we get

x
x−3 y=xy → y ( 3+ x ) =x → y= .
3+ x
x x 5x x 5x −9
=x− y−4 y → x−5 y= → x− = → x− =3+ x →−8 x=9 → x =
y y 3+ x x 3+ x 8 and
3+ x
9 −9
− ∗8 −9
8 8 −3 ∗−5
therefore y= = = . So x 8 45 . The next term is
9 15 5 = =
3− y 3 24
8
45
24
−2 ( )
−3 45 6 45∗5+24∗6 3 ( 15∗5+ 8∗6 ) 75+ 48 123
5
= + =
24 5 24∗5
=
24∗5
=
8∗5
=
40
. ( E)
Problem 25

Let the first number be x and the second be y . Case 1: x ≡ 0(mod 3) , therefore y ≡1(mod 3).
There are 3 options for x (excluding 0 ), and 3 options for y , so 9 options for case 1. Case 2:
x ≡ 1(mod 3), therefore y ≡0(mod 3), same thing except y has 4 options (including 0), so 12
options for case 2. Case 3: x ≡ 2(mod 3), therefore y ≡2(mod 3) , so x and y has 3 options giving 9
options. In total we have 9+12+ 9=30 . (B)

Alternative

We can look at x and y as a two-digit number that is 1(mod 3) as the sum of the digit and the
actual number is equivalent in (mod 3). The number must start at 10 ( x ≠ 0 ) going up by 3 to 97 . So
we have 10 , 13 ,16 … 97 which is the same as 9 , 12 ,15 … 96 which is the same as 3 , 4 ,5 … 32
which is the same as 1 , 2, 3. .30. (B)