WSMOC – Level Triangle (Sample Question)

Word Star Mathematical

Olympiad Challenge (WSMOC)

Organized by

WSEC Math Team

WSMOC 2022

LEVEL TRIANGLE
Sample Question
Time Allowed: 120 minutes

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INSTRUCTIONS

1. DO NOT OPEN THIS QUESTION BOOKLET without the approval of the examiner. Otherwise,
you may be disqualified from the exam.
2. Attempt as many questions as you can. The question paper consists of 50 questions: 30 Multiple
Choice Questions and 20 Multiple Short Questions.
3. Each question in Section (A) carries 2 marks. Each question in Section (B) carries 3 marks. Each
question in Section (C) carries 6 marks.
4. ALL answers should be written on the ANSWER sheet.
5. For the multiple-choice questions, shade the circle containing the letter (A, B, C, D or E) according
to the answer.
6. For multiple short questions, write your answers in the space provided.
7. No steps are needed to justify your answers throughout the whole paper.
8. The figures are not drawn to scale.
9. Only rough papers, rulers, compasses, protractors, and erasers are allowed as aids. You are not
allowed to use calculators, smartwatches, and phones.
10. There is no penalty (no negative marking) for incorrect or blank answers in all sections.

PLEASE DO NOT TURN OVER UNTIL YOU ARE TOLD TO DO SO.

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Section A

Multiple-choice Questions (2 mark each)

1. Find the value of (1 + 11 + 21 + 31) + (9 + 19 + 29 + 39).

(A) 120 (B) 160 (C) 130 (D) 150 (E) None of the above

2. Find the value of 100 – 98 + 96 – 94 + 92 – 90 + … + 8 – 6 + 4 – 2.

(A) 20 (B) 25 (C) 40 (D) 50 (E) None of the above

3. Find the value of (23)4.

(A) 27 (B) 281 (C) 212 (D) 224 (E) None of the above

4. Alex forms a number sequence.

2 2 4 6 10 …
Find the sum of the next two numbers in the sequence.

(A) 32 (B) 42 (C) 36 (D) 46 (E) None of the above

5. A cube with side of 8 cm is given. An ant moves on the cube surface from point P to point Q along
the path shown in the figure. Find the length of the path.
Q

(A) 12 cm (B) 24 cm (C) 36 cm (D) 48 cm (E) None of the above

6. A cat can run 6 m in 4s. How long does it take for the cat to run 45 m?

(A) 10 s (B) 15 s (C) 20 s (D) 30 s (E) None of the above

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7. An operation is defined as
a+b
a*b= .
2
Find the value of (4*6)*7.

(A) 4 (B) 5 (C) 6 (D) 7 (E) None of the above

8. As shown in the figure, it is a grid of 5×5. How many rectangles contain ∎?

(A) 225 (B) 200 (C) 150 (D) 81 (E) None of the above

9. According to the pattern, what is the missing number?

18 4 5

6 ?
10

5 7 3 11 17 17

(A) 7 (B) 10 (C) 13 (D) 16 (E) None of the above

10. Study the following.

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
=1- , = - , = -
1×2 2 2×3 2 3 3×4 3 4
Find the value of
1 1 1 1
+ + +…+ .
2 6 12 9900

99 100 98 99
(A) 100 (B) 99
(C) 99 (D) 98 (E) None of the above

11. The sum of 11 consecutive numbers is 924. Find the value of the largest number.

(A) 85 (B) 86 (C) 87 (D) 88 (E) 89

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12. Daisy brother’s age this year minuses 7, multiplies 9, adds 3 and is divided by 15. The result will
be 5 years old. How old is Daisy’s brother this year?

(A) 12 (B) 15 (C) 18 (D) 25 (E) None of the above

13. Find the value of 432 – 372.

(A) 400 (B) 480 (C) 560 (D) 640 (E) None of the above

14. A calculator has a square key x2 that replaces the current number displayed with its square. For
example, if the display is 3 when the x2 key is pressed, then the display becomes 9.
If the display reads 2, how many times must you press the key to produce a number greater than
500?

(A) 1 (B) 4 (C) 9 (D) 16 (E) None of the above

15. Which of the numbers 2100, 375 and 530 is the largest?

(A) 2100 (B) 375 (C) 530

16. Let n be a positive integer. If

(1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7)2 = 13 + 23 + … + n3,
what is the value of n?

(A) 6 (B) 7 (C) 8 (D) 9 (E) None of the above

17. It is given that

288 = 2p ×3q ×5r .
Find the value of p + 2q + 3r.

(A) 5 (B) 7 (C) 9 (D) 11 (E) None of the above

18. Chloe counted to 1200 by 6’s, beginning with 6. David counted to 1200 by 4’s, starting with 4.
How many of the numbers are counted by both Chloe and David?

(A) 50 (B) 100 (C) 120 (D) 150 (E) None of the above

19. Find GCD(315, 108).

(A) 3 (B) 5 (C) 7 (D) 9 (E) None of the above

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20. Two numbers are in the ratio 4:7. Their sum is 33. What is the value of the greater number?

(A) 21 (B) 24 (C) 18 (D) 12 (E) None of the above

21. Find the value of a if a + 4000 = 20202 – 20192.

(A) 19 (B) 29 (C) 39 (D) 49 (E) None of the above

22. How many 5-digit palindromes start with 1?

(A) 70 (B) 80 (C) 90 (D) 100 (E) 110

23. What is the value of 40% of 20% of 10% of 80,000?

(A) 320 (B) 640 (C) 1280 (D) 2560 (E) None of the above

24. What is the measure of the smaller angle formed by the hour hand and minute hands of a clock at
5:24 pm?

(A) 12 (B) 15 (C) 18 (D) 21 (E) None of the above

A
25. In the triangle ABC, D is the midpoint of BC, E & F equally divided AC. It is known
F
that the area of ΔABC = 72cm2. What is the area of ΔCDE?
E
(A) 8 (B) 10 (C) 12 (D) 14 (E) 16 C
B D

26. A van left Town E at 11:00 am and travelled towards Town F.

Two hours later, a car left Town E for Town F and travelled along
the same route. The car passed the van at 4:00 pm. The average
speed of the car was 40 km/h faster than the van. Find the average
speed of the van.

(A) 40 km/h (B) 50 km/h (C) 60 km/h (D) 70 km/h (E) 80 km/h

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27. N is a number that is divisible by 4. N + 1 is divisible by 5. What is the last digit of N?

(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4 (E) 9

28. Given that a is a positive integer, both a and a3 + 5 are prime numbers. Find the value of a5 + 2020.
(A) 2045 (B) 2048 (C) 2052 (D) 2054 (E) 2057

A
29. In the diagram, the radius of quadrant OPQ is 7 cm, and the radius of quadrant
OAB is 14 cm. Given that ∠AOP = 30°，, Find the area of the shaded region P
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ABQP. ( π = "
)
(A) 114 (B) 114.5 (C) 115 (D) 115.5 (E) 116 B O
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30. What are the last two digits of 100!?

(A) 45 (B) 46 (C) 47 (D) 48 (E) None of the above

Section B

Multiple Short Questions (3 marks each)

31. Evaluate the following.

1 æ1 2ö æ1 2 3ö æ1 2 3 4ö æ 1 2 3 99 ö
+ ç + ÷ + ç + + ÷ + ç + + + ÷ + ... + ç + + + ... + ÷
2 è3 3ø è4 4 4ø è5 5 5 5ø è 100 100 100 100 ø

32. The following shows the school map. How many ways are there to go from the entrance to the
toilet, passing the 6th Graders’ room? You are allowed to go according to arrows.

Teachers’ room Office room CCTV room 5th grade Toilet

8th Grade

7th Grade Playground 6th grade 4th grade KG

Basketball 3rd grade 1st grade

Entrance 2nd grade

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33. Find the value of 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + ... + 1 .

3 15 35 143
B C
34. In the figure, a square ABCD of side length 20 is given. Two circles with
diameters AB and CD are drawn. Determine the combined area of two
shaded regions.
A D

35. A group of students lined up in a straight line from left to right as they counted off numbers 1, 2,
1, 2, 1, 2, … and then they would do the same again with numbers 1, 2, and 3. If 5 people counted
off the number “2” on both occasions, what is the greatest number of students this group could
have?

36. Find the average of the following sequence.

1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, …, 2999, 3001, 3002

37. Find the maximum possible number of intersections when there are two circles and 100 straight
lines.

38. Amy thinks of 5 different natural numbers. None of the numbers is a multiple of the other. What
is the smallest possible value of the sum of these five numbers?

39. How many positive factors of 2022 are odd numbers?

40. How many rectangles (that are not squares) are there in the diagram?

Section C
Answer ALL Questions. (6 marks each)

41. Find the smallest value of n for which 2020n is a perfect square.

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42. Find the unit digit of 1! + 2! + 3! + 4! + 5! + …. + 100,000!.

43. There are 45 buses, and each bus carries an equal number of people. All 45 buses together carry
((((((((( number of people. How many possible values of 5𝐵34𝐴
5𝐵34𝐴 ((((((((( are there?

44. In the quadrilateral shown, the angles ABC and CDA are both right angles. BC = 1cm and CD =
6cm. Let AB = 𝑥 𝑐𝑚 and AD = 𝑦 𝑐𝑚. 𝑥 and 𝑦 are both whole numbers. Find 𝑥2−𝑦2.

B 1
cm
C
x

6 cm

A
y D

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45. Find the value of 1 − $%%#$ − &$#'( − ()*$ − &)!( − !%$ − $( − &$ − (.

46. How many 3-digit numbers are there such that ten’s digit is the average value of hundred’s digit
and unit digit?

47. There are 10 points , of which four are collinear. How many triangles can be drawn by using these
points as vertices?

48. It takes 40 minutes for Aye to cut a log of wood into 5 sections. Ba Cho is five times as fast as Aye
to cut it. How long will it take for Ba Cho to cut this log of wood into 16 sections?

49. A round cake is cut into m pieces with 3 cuts. Find the product of all possible values of m.

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50. In the figure, the respective area of each triangle is shown. Find the area of the quadrilateral
marked by X.

5 8
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