South African

Mathematics Foundation

Sponsored by: Actuarial Society

of South Africa
Geborg deur: Aktuariele
Vereniging van Suid Afrika

SOUTH AFRICAN MATHEMATICS TEAM COMPETITION: 2015

INDIVIDUAL PAPER: JUNIORS

Rules:
(1) Time allowed: 60 minutes.
(2) No calculators allowed.
(3) Marks: Wrong answer 0
No answer 1
Correct answer 6 or 8

The Problems
1. The tens digit of (2015)2 2015 is
(A) 1

[6 marks]

(B) 2

(C) 3

(D) 4

(E) 5

2. The number 2015 is the sum of a sequence of five consecutive positive integers. Which of the
following numbers is in the sequence?
[6 marks]
(A) 411

(B) 419

(C) 401

3. I spent 34 of my pocket money and then spent

How much was my pocket money?
(A) R152

(B) R128

1
4

(D) 459

(E) 399

of what was left and I then had R24 remaining.

[6 marks]

(C) R136

(D) R156

(E) R124

4. A chicken weighs 2 kg plus a fifth of its own weight. What is the weight of the chicken in kg?
[6 marks]
(A) 5

(B)

11
5

(C) 2

(D)

5
2

(E) 3

5. Two positive numbers a and b were given such that a + b = 7 and

a2 b + ab2 is

1
a

1
b

= 15 . The value of
[6 marks]

(A) 245

(B) 35

(C) 235

(D) 355

(E) 254

6. Eighteen years ago, Sibu was three times as old as his niece Thandiwe. Now he is twice as old
as she is. How old is Thandiwe now?
[6 marks]
(A) 6

(B) 12

(C) 18

(D) 24

(E) 36

7. 15 percent of 60 percent is
(A) 0,9 %

(B) 9 %

(C) 90 %

(D) 40 %

(E) 4 %

8. The diagram shows a shape made from a regular hexagon

of side one unit, six triangles and six squares. What is the
perimeter of the shape?
[6 marks]

(A) 9

(B) 12

(C) 18

(D) 6 3

(E) 12 3

9. The following numbers can all be written as the sum of two prime numbers, except
[6 marks]
(A) 12

(B) 13

(C) 17

10. The positive integer n is a multiple of 5, and

possible values of n.
(A) 21

(B) 12

(D) 15

(E) 10

n is between 17 and 19. Find the number of

[6 marks]

(C) 13

(D) 15

(E) 31

11. Two numbers x and y satisfy the equations x4 y 4 = 896 and x2 + y 2 = 64. Find y.
[8 marks]
(A) 3

(B) 4

(C) 3

(D) 5

(E) 2

12. Two positive integers m and n are such that 3m + 3n = 2430. What is m + n?
(A) 9

(B) 10

(C) 11

(D) 12

[8 marks]

(E) 13

13. What is the value of











1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1+
1+
1+
1+
... 1 +
1+
1+
1+
2
3
4
5
6
2013
2014
2015
[8 marks]
(A) 2016

(B) 2015

(C) 2014

(D) 1008

(E) 1007

14. A rectangle has an area of 200 cm2 and a perimeter of 50 cm. Find the length of its diagonals.
[8 marks]
(A) 15cm

(B) 10cm

(C) 12cm

(D) 14cm

(E) 9cm
1

15. The hypotenuse of a 3 4 5 triangle is divided in the ratio

1 : 2 : 2 as shown in the figure. Which of the following is true
about angle ?
[8 marks]

2
3
2

Fig. 1.

(A) = 30

(B) 30 < < 45

(C) = 45

(D) 45 < < 60

(E) = 60