INTERNATIONAL SINGAPORE MATHS COMPETITION

Section A:
1. 4
2. 2
3. 1
4. 4
5. 2
Alex’s ice cream has 3 cherries and not in a cone, hence Ice Cream (3).
Dim’s ice cream is in a cup but not with 3 cherries, hence Ice Cream (2).
6. $30
7. 54.96
8. 8.82
9. 0.5 litres
10. 0.22 kg

Section B
11. 6
4+9–7=6
12. 48
13. E
#1 = F, #3 = A, #5 = E, #2 = B, #4 = D, #6 = C
14. $420
15. 16 cm
16. 7 km
1
17.
5
18. 24 chips
19. 25 cm2
(reject 36 cm2 because that will make BCEF a square of 36 cm2 as well.)
20. 4
3
Chocolate chip → sold
4
1
Blueberry → sold
2
3
Peanut butter → sold
8
4
Banana → sold
5

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Section C
21a. 285
b. 328
22a. 2 containers
b. 4 containers
The colours of the containers starting from the top is Red, Orange, Yellow,
Green, Blue, Purple, Brown.
There are 2 containers between the Brown and the Green containers.
There are 4 containers between the Purple and the Red containers.
23a. 3
b. 7
c. 13
d. 21
24a. 40.58 kg
b. 0.01 kg
c. 5 Parcel A(s)
25. 3 more family members
Solution:
At first, 1 : 4 → total 5 units
Then 4 : 4 → total 8 units
Then 10 : 4 → total 14 units

At 2 p.m.,
From 2 to 3 pm, 3 voted for Seafood Hut, none for Steak Hut, so the fraction was 4/8
From 3 to 4 pm, 6 voted for Seafood Hut, none for Steak Hut, so the fraction was
10/14
6 – 3 = 3 more voted for Seafood Hut between 3 to 4 p.m.