INTERNATIONAL MATH OPEN FOR YOUNG ACHIEVERS

2017
2017
UPPER
MIDDLEPRIMARY
PRIMARY DIVISION
DIVISION
GRADES 5 and 6
YEARS 3 and 4
TIME ALLOWED: 90 MINUTES
TIME ALLOWED: 75 MINUTES

Instructions and Information

1. Write down your name, your school name, and country in the answer sheet.
2. There are three parts in this contest.
Section A is composed of 5 simple calculations items.
Section B is composed of 5 multiple choice items.
Section C is composed of 5 problem solving items.
2. Do not open the booklet until told to do so by the invigilator.
3. Please write your final answer in the answer sheet.
4. Diagrams are NOT drawn to scale.
6. No calculator, calculating device or protractor is allowed.
7. Answer the problems with pencil, blue or black ball pen.
8. All papers shall be collected at the end of this contest.

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Section A. Use a simple method to calculate each of the following. Write your answer in the spaces
provided in the answer sheet.

5 1 6 5  1  2 
1. + 2.125 + − + . 2. 5 − 1 −  2.5 − 1   .
12 12 8 8  3  3 

27 1 1 1 1
3. 41× . 4. 9 + 99 + 999 + ⋅⋅⋅ + 99
 ⋅⋅⋅9 .
40 2 2 2 (10 ) 2

1 11 7 1 7
5. × + 0.125 × + × 4.8 × .
8 15 15 4 8

Section B. Choose the correct answer for each question. Write the letter that corresponds to your answer
in the spaces provided in the answer sheet. The diagrams in this paper are not necessarily
drawn to scale.

1. This pattern of octagons is made with pins and string.

Number of octagons 1 2 3 4
Number of pins 8 14 20 26
How many octagons can be made with 200 pins?
A. 33 B. 34 C. 35 D. 36

2. Gary folded this net to make a cube.

What symbol is on the face opposite the face showing ?

A. B. C. D.

3. Chester is 12 years older than his wife Barbara. Barbara was 25 years old when their daughter Helen
was born. If Helen is now 11 years old, how old is her father Chester?
A. 48 B. 46 C. 52 D. 39

4. Bella is arranging balloons into bunches. If she puts 6 balloons in each bunch she will make 8 bunches
with 5 balloons left over. If she decides to put 7 balloons in each bunch, how many more balloons will
she need?
A. 3 B. 4 C. 5 D. 6

5. What is the minimum number of cuts you have to make in a 12 × 12 carpet so that it
fits a room whose dimensions are 9 × 16?
A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4

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 Section C. Solve each of the following problems. Write your answer with appropriate units whenever
needed in the spaces provided in the answer sheet. All diagrams drawn are not scale unless
otherwise stated.

1. Lorna bought a bar of chocolates. All the chocolates were identical so Lorna could not tell which
variety each was, until she ate them. Some of the chocolates were soft centers and the rest were hard
centers. After she ate all the chocolates she realized that for every 2 soft centers there were 3 hard
centers. If there were 20 chocolates in the bar at the start, how many were soft centers?

2. A regular hexagon has been made by putting together identical

smaller shapes. How many smaller shapes are needed to make
the hexagon?
Regular hexagon Small shape

3. Jason placed red, blue, green and yellow balls in a bag. There were twice as many red balls in the bag
as blue balls. There were two more green balls than yellow balls. There were 20 balls in the bag. If
there were 4 blue balls in the bag, how many were green?

4. A bag contains 6 balls, in which 3 are red balls, a green ball, and the remaining balls blue. A ball is
chosen at random from the bag. Which point on the number line shows the chance of selecting a blue
ball?
A B C D

0 1

5. The product of the digits of the 3-digit number 217 is 14. How many different 3-digit numbers are
there such that the product of their digits equals 24?

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