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Grade 6
American Mathematics Olympiad
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Choose correct answer(s) from the given choices

(1) Ethan's toy car can travel 72 meters in a minute, while Caleb's toy car can travel 6.12
kilometers in an hour. The ratio of the speeds of the cars belonging to Ethan and Caleb is:
a. 12:16 b. 12:17
c. 13:18 d. 11:17

(2) A man lost 12% of his salary and spent 8% of the remaining. He still has $150. Find his
total salary.
a. $18.528 b. $1500
c. $185.28 d. None of these

(3) If ‘÷’ means ‘×’, ‘-’ means ‘÷’, ‘+’ means ‘-’ and ‘×’ means ‘+’ find the value of
expression:
2 ÷ 68 - 17 + 4 × 1 =
a. 5 b. 8
c. 18 d. 2

(4) The day after tomorrow is my brother's birthday. On the same day next week is the
festival of Christmas. If today is Friday, what will the day before Christmas be?
a. Thursday b. Wednesday
c. Monday d. Saturday

(5) Which of the following is correct?

a. 900 + 82 = 902 + 80 b. 900 + 82 = 908 + 2
c. 900 + 82 = 920 + 8 d. 900 + 82 = 90 + 82

Fill in the blanks

(6) The ages of Nur and Joshua are in ratio 2 : 5. If sum of their ages is 42 years, age of

Joshua is years.

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(7) A frog has fallen into a ditch which is 8 meter deep. Each day the frog climbs 3 meter

and than falls back by 2 meter. The frog will reach the top after days.

Answer the questions

(8) What is the result when 0.6216 is divided by 0.07?

(9) Tiffany writes all the numbers from 8 to 160, which are divisible by 8. What will be the
number at the 14th position?

(10) The following pictograph shows the number of printers manufactured in 6 factories.
Factory Printers ( = 5 printers)

Find the following:

(a) The factory which manufactures the maximum number of printers.
(b) The factory which manufactures the minimum number of printers.
(c) Total number of printers manufactured by all factories in a day.

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Solutions
(1) b. 12:17

Step 1
As, Ethan's toy car can travel 72 meters in a minute, therefore the speed of the Ethan's
toy car = 72 meters per minute

Step 2
Caleb's toy car travels in an hour = 6.12 kilometers
We know that 1 kilometer = 1000 meters
Therefore, 6.12 kilometers = 6.12 × 1000 meters = 6120 meters
Also, 1 hour = 60 minutes
Therefore, Caleb's toy car travels in 60 minutes = 6120 meters
6120
Or, Caleb's toy car travels in 1 minute =     meters = 102 meters
60
Therefore, the speed of the Caleb's toy car is 102 meters per minute

Step 3
72 12
Fraction of the speed of the cars belonging to Ethan and Caleb =    =   
102 17

Step 4
Therefore, the ratio of the speeds of the cars belonging to Ethan and Caleb is 12:17.

Step 5
Hence, option b is the correct answer.

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(2) c. $185.28

Step 1
Let us assume that the total salary of the man is x.
12
12% of his salary = x ×    
100
12x
=   
100

Step 2
Since, he lost 12% of his salary,
12x
remaining salary of the man = x −    
100
100x − 12x
=   
100
88x
=   
100
88x 88x 8
Now, 8% of    =   ×   
100 100 100
704x
=   
10000

Step 3
According to the question, the total salary of the man is equal to the sum of 12%
of his salary, 8% of the remaining salary and 150.
12x 704x
x=   +    + 150
100 10000
100 × 12x + 704x + 10000 × 150
⇒x=   
10000
1200x + 704x + 1500000
⇒x=   
10000
1904x + 1500000
⇒x=   
10000
By cross multiplying both sides,
⇒ 10000x = 1904x + 1500000
⇒ 10000x − 1904x = 1500000
⇒ 8096x = 1500000
1500000
⇒x=   
8096
⇒ x = 185.28

Step 4
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Hence, option c is the correct answer.

(3) a. 5

Step 1
Let us first replace the operators in the expression with their new meanings:
÷=×
-=÷
+=-
×=+
The new expression then becomes:
2 × 68 ÷ 17 - 4 + 1

Step 2
The expression 2 × 68 ÷ 17 - 4 + 1 has four operators: divide, multiply, add and
subtract. Remember, we should do operations in the following order:

Divide
Multiply
Add
Subtract

Step 3
Let us first do division. Since 68 ÷ 17 = 4, the expression becomes:
2×4-4+1

Step 4
Let us now do multiplication. Since 2 × 4 = 8, the expression now becomes:
8-4+1

Step 5
Let us now do addition. Since 8 + 1 = 9, the expression now becomes:
9-4

Step 6
Let us now do subtraction: 9 - 4 = 5
Our answer is 5.

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(4) d. Saturday

Step 1
It is given that today is Friday. Therefore, the day after tomorrow will be Sunday.

Step 2
As, my brother's birthday is on Sunday, Christmas will also be on Sunday (the next
Sunday).

Step 3
Therefore, the day before Christmas will be Saturday.

(5) a. 900 + 82 = 902 + 80

Step 1
Let us check the left hand side and the right hand side of every option individually.

Step 2
Options a: LHS = 900 + 82 = 982
RHS = 902 + 80 = 982
Here, LHS is equal to RHS.

Step 3
Options b: LHS = 900 + 82 = 982
RHS = 908 + 2 = 910
Here, LHS is not equal to RHS.

Step 4
Options c: LHS = 900 + 82 = 982
RHS = 920 + 8 = 928
Here, LHS is not equal to RHS.

Step 5
Options d: LHS = 900 + 82 = 982
RHS = 90 + 82 = 172
Here, LHS is not equal to RHS.

Step 6
Hence, option a is the correct option.

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(6) 30  

Step 1
The ratio of Nur's and Joshua's age is 2 : 5.

Let us suppose that the age of Nur is 2x, then the age of Joshua is 5x.

Step 2
Since, the sum of their ages is 42 years,

2x + 5x = 42

7x = 42

42
x = = 6
7

Step 3
Thus, the age of Joshua is

= 5x

= 5 × 6 [ Put x = 6]

= 30 years 

(7) 6  

Step 1
The frog first climbs up by 3 m, and falls back by 2 m. On the first day it climbs, 3 -
2 = 1 m.

Step 2
In the next few days that follow, it climbs up the same height. We can understand
that for the first 5 days it will climb up 5 × 1 = 5 m.

Step 3
The next day when it climbs up by 3 m, it will come out of the ditch since 5 + 3 = 8
m. Once it comes out of the ditch, there is no question of falling back by 2 meter
on the last day. Hence, it reaches the top in 6 days.

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(8) 8.88

Step 1
In order to do the given division, we will cancel the decimals first.
0.6216 62.16
Therefore,    =   
0.07 7

Step 2
Now, simply dividing the given fraction, we get 8.88 as the answer.

(9) 112

Step 1
Numbers which are divisible by 8, will be in form 1×8, 2×8, 3×8, 4×8, ...

Step 2

Since the numbers start from 8, the number at the 14th position will be = 14 × 8
= 112

(10) (a) 1
(b) 4
(c) 185

Step 1

If we look at the pictograph, we will notice that each = 5 printers.

Therefore,

Number of printers manufactured by the factory 1 = 9 × 5 = 45 printers

Number of printers manufactured by the factory 2 = 7 × 5 = 35 printers
Number of printers manufactured by the factory 3 = 7 × 5 = 35 printers
Number of printers manufactured by the factory 4 = 2 × 5 = 10 printers
Number of printers manufactured by the factory 5 = 6 × 5 = 30 printers
Number of printers manufactured by the factory 6 = 6 × 5 = 30 printers

Step 2
(a) Therefore, the factory which manufactures the maximum number of printers:
1.
(b) The factory which manufactures the minimum number of printers: 4.
(c) Total number of printers manufactured by all the factories in a day = 45 + 35
+ 35 + 10 + 30 + 30 = 185 printers

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