Previous Maths Olympiad (1997)- 16-01-2013 Junior

1.

1998
1997
x
Given that 1998 1998 1998 1997 , the value of x is

(a) 0
2.

(b) 1

(c) 1996

(d) 1997

(e) 1998

Given that 1995 x 3 1996 x 2 1997 x 1998 1005 x 3 1006 x 2 1007 x 1962, the value of x 3 x 2 x 1
(a) 4
(b) 3
(c) 3
(d) 1
(e) 1

3. In Fig.1 the centres of all three encles lie on the same straight
line. The ratio of the area of the shaded region to the total area of
the two identical smaller circles is
(a) 1 : 1
(b) 1 : 2
(c) 1 : 3
(d) 2 : 3
(e) 3 : 4

4.

487, 000 12,027,300 9, 621, 001 487, 000

19,367 0.05

Which of the following is the closet value to

(a) 10,000,000
(d) 10,000,000,000

(b) 100,000,000
(e) 100,000,000,000

(c) 1,000,000,000

5.

A girls camp is located 300m, from a straight road. A boys camp is located on this road and its distance from the girls
camp is 500m. It is desired to build a canteen on the road which shall be exactly the same distance from each camp. The
distance of the canteen from each of the camp is
(a) 400m
(b) 250m
(c) 87.5m
(d) 200m
(e) none of these

6.

In fig.2 the radii of the sectors OPQ and ORS are 5cm and 2cm respectively.
(a)

7.

8.

9.

9
25

(b)

3
5

(c)

Area of shaded region

Area of sec or OPQ

4
25

(d)

21
16
(e)
25
25

2
of the students in a class failed in an examination. After taking a re-examination, 40% of the failed students
3
passed. Find the total pass percentage of the class.
2
1
1
(a) 26 %
(b) 33 %
(c) 40%
(d) 60% (e) 73 %
3
3
3
A companys sales increased by 20% in 1993 followed by another 25% in 1994. The sales decreased by 25% in 1995,
however. This was followed by another decrease of 20% in 1996. By what percent did the companys sales increase or
decrease over this four-year period?
(a) Increased by 5%
(b) Decreased by 5% (c) Increased by 10%
(d) Decreased by 10% (e) No increase or decrease
Originally

2
2
The operation is defined by a b a b . 1997 1996 1996 1995
(a) 3991
(b) 3993
(c) 7984
(e) none of the above

10. If x and

221
are both integers, then the total number of possible values of x is
x
(a) 2
(b) 4
(c) 6
(e) Infinitely many

11. If 41357 , b 5357 and c 22357 , then the sum of all the digits in
(a) 1
(d) none of the above

(b) 10

ab
is
c
(c) 15

(d) 15968

(d) 8

(d) 357

12. The difference between the sum of the last 1997 even natural numbers less than 4000 and the sum of the last 1997 odd
numbers less than 4000 is
(a) 1996
(b) 1997
(c) 1998
(d) 3994
(e) 3996
13. In Fig.3, AM = MB = MC = 5 and BC = 6. The area of triangle ABC
=
(a) 12
(b) 16
(c) 24
(d) 30

14. Three boys agree to divide a bag of marbles in the following manner. The first boy takes one more than half the marbles.
The second takes a third of the number remaining . The third boy finds that he is left with twice as many marbles as the
second boy. The original number of marbles.
(a) is 8 or 38
(b) cannot be determined from the given data
(c) is 20 or 26
(d) is 14 or 32
(e) is none of these
15. Coffee A and coffee B are mixed in the ratio x : y by
(a) 2 : 3
(b) 5 : 6

(c) 6 : 5

(d) 3 : 2

(e) 55 : 34

16. Line l2 intersects line l1 and line l3 is parallel to l1 . The three lines are distinct and lie plane. The number of points
equidistant from three lines issued.
(a) 0
(b) 1
(c) 2
(d) 4
(e) 8
17. Pascals triangle is arr array of positive integers (see above), in which
the first row is 1, the second row is two 1 s each row begins and ends with 1,
and the kth number in any row, when it is not 1, is the sum of the k th and

k 1

th

nu7mbers in the immediately preceding row. The ratio of the number

of integers in the first n rows which are not 1s and the number of 1s is
n2 n
2n 1
n 2 2n
(c)
2n 1
(a)

n2 n
4n 2
n 2 3n 2
(d)
(e) none
4n 2
(b)

18. The integers greater than one are arranged in five columns as follows
(Four consecutive integers appear in each row; in the first, third and
other odd numbered rows, the integers appear in the last four columns
and increase from left to right, in the second, fourth and, other even
numbered rows, the integers appear in the first four columns and increase
from right to left)
(a) first
(b) second
(c) third
(d) fourth (e) fifth

9
17

2
8
10
16

3
7
11
15

4
6
12
14

5
13

19. A number x 9 is divisible by the numbers 2, 3, 4, 5, 8 and 9, but leaves a remainder of 5 when divided by 7. Find the
smallest possible value of x
20. ABC has sides AB = AC = 13cm and BC = 10cm. Another triangle, PQR has the same area as ABC with PQ = PR =
13cm. Given that the two triangles are not congruent, calculate the length of QR.
21. In a game a basket and 16 potatoes are placed in line at equal interval of 3m. (Note that the basket is placed at one end of
the line). How long will a competitor take to bring the potatoes one by one into the basket, if the starts from the basket and
runs at an average speed of 6m a second?
22. A2 digit number represented by BC is such that the product of BC and C is a 3-digit number represented by ABC. Find
all the possible 2-digit numbers represented by BC.

23. The length of the sides of a quadrilateral are given by 1996cm, 1997cm, 1998cm and zcm. If z is an integer, what is the
largest possible value of z?
24. A solution of the equation
a b c.

x a x b x c 5 0 is

x 1, where a,b and c are different integers. Find the value of

25. Three boys Tom, John and Ken, agreed to share some marbles in the ratio of 9 : 8 : 7 respectively. John then suggested that
they should share the marbles in the ratio 8 : 7 : 6 instead. Who would then get more marbles than before and who would
get less than before if the ratio was changed?
2
26. A rectangle has length p cm and breadth q cm, where p and q are integers. If p and q satisfy the equation pq q 13 q
calculate the maximum possible area of the rectangle.

27. Suppose x, y and z are positive integers such that x y z 663 and x, y and z satisfy the following
x y z 1998
Find the values of x, y and z.
2 x 3 y 4 z 5992.
28. If the solution of the inequality x 3 ax 6 0 is c x 6, find c.
29. How many numbers greater than ten thousand can be formed with the digits 0, 1, 2, 2, 3 without repetition? (Note that the
digit 2 appears exactly twice in each number formed)
n
n
n
n
30. Find the smallest positive integer n such that 1000 n 1100 and 1111 1222 1333 1444 are divisible by 10.