SASMO 2017, Secondary 3 (Grade 9) Contest

SASMO 2017 Secondary 3/Grade 9 Contest

Question 1 - Answer B
Calculate the value of
23 × 51 + 39 × 24 + 25 × 39 − 49 × 16.

A. 2070
B. 2300
C. 3084
D. 3868
E. None of the above

Question 2 - Answer A
What is the last digit of the product 32017 × 72017 ?

A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 7
E. 9

Question 3 - Answer D
It can be shown that 5 = 4 by the following steps:
(1) −20 = −20
(2) 25 − 45 = 16 − 36
(3) 52 − 5 × 9 = 42 − 4 × 9
81 81
(4) 52 − 5 × 9 + 4 = 42 − 4 × 9 + 4
9 2 9 2
(5) (5 − 2) = (4 − 2)
9 9
(6) 5−2= 4−2
(7) 5=4

Which transition step is wrong?

A. (2) to (3)
B. (3) to (4)
C. (4) to (5)
D. (5) to (6)
E. (6) to (7)

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Question 4 - Answer B
Fifteen students took an exam. The exam scores are 84, 85, 87, 88 and 90. Five
of them got 84 and two of them got 85. If the most common score is 87, what is
the average score of the fifteen students?

A. 85.5
B. 86
C. 86.5
D. 87
E. 87.5

Question 5 - Answer C
𝑎2 −𝑏 2
Given that −6 ≤ 𝑎 ≤ 7 and −3 ≤ 𝑏 ≤ 5, find the greatest possible value of
𝑏−𝑎

A. 6
B. 8
C. 9
D. 10
E. 12

Question 6 - Answer E
Find the value of X in the following sequence.
1 8 3 1 0
7 5 8 9 X

A. 5
B. 6
C. 7
D. 8
E. 9

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Question 7 - Answer D
Which of the following has the greatest value?

A. 211
B. 45
C. 84
D. 173
E. 312

Question 8 - Answer A
It is given that 𝑎, 𝑏, 𝑐 are non-zero real numbers. What is the sum of all possible
values of the expression
𝑎 𝑏 𝑐
+ + ?
|𝑎| |𝑏| |𝑐|

A. 0
B. 1
C. 2
D. 3
E. None of the above

Question 9 - Answer C
Calculate the value of
12 − 32 + 52 − 72 + 92 − ⋯ − 192 + 212

A. 0
B. 121
C. 241
D. 362
E. None of the above

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Question 10 - Answer C
Determine the smallest positive integer 𝑚 which satisfies the conditions:
• 2𝑚 is a perfect cube
• 3𝑚 is a perfect square

A. 36
B. 72
C. 108
D. 144
E. 216

Question 11- Answer D

Let n be an integer. Which of the following is ALWAYS divisible by 6?

A. n+6
B. n2 − n
C. n2 + n
D. n3 − n
E. n3 − n2

Question 12 - Answer D
The sum of the 3-digit numbers 3𝐴6 and 2𝐵8 is a multiple of 9. What is the
smallest value of 𝐴 + 𝐵?

A. 1
B. 2
C. 4
D. 8
E. None of the above

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Question 13 - Answer C
In the diagram, the line segment 𝐴𝐵 passes through the
B
centre 𝑂 of the circle. Point 𝐴 is on the circumference of
the circle. Line 𝐵𝐷 intersects the circle at two points 𝐶 and
𝐷 such that 𝐵𝐶 = 𝐴𝑂. It is given that ∠𝐴𝐵𝐷 = 26𝑜 . Find
∠𝐵𝐴𝐷. C

O
A. 26°
B. 37°
C. 51° D
D. 76° A
E. 104°

Question 14 - Answer E
Amy, Betty, Cathy, Denny and Eddy are confused about today’s day of the
week.
Amy: “Tomorrow is Wednesday.”
Betty: “No, today is Wednesday.”
Cathy: “The day after tomorrow is Saturday.”
Denny: “All I know is that yesterday was not Thursday.”
Eddy: “Today is not Tuesday, not Wednesday and not Thursday.”
If only one of them is correct, which day is today?

A. Monday
B. Tuesday
C. Wednesday
D. Thursday
E. Friday

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Question 15 - Answer D & E

Only 2 out of the 4 figures below can form the
rectangular solid as shown on the right. Which 2 figures
can form the rectangular solid?

P Q

R
S

A. (P and S)
B. (R and P)
C. (Q and S)
D. (P and Q)
E. (R and S)

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Question 16 - Answer 6
What is the 5th digit from the left in the product of 77777 and 99999?

Question 17 - Answer 6
If the four-digit number ̅𝐴̅̅̅̅̅𝐴̅ is divisible by 36, find the value of A.
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Question 18 - Answer 2730

A club has 15 members. In how many ways can Chairperson, Secretary and
Treasurer be selected, if no member can hold more than one position?

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Question 19 - Answer 1
What is the remainder when 20176 is divided by 9?

Question 20 - Answer 15
̅1̅𝑋̅̅̅̅̅̅5̅ and ̅2̅𝑋̅̅̅
𝑌𝑍 ̅̅̅1̅ are two 5-digit numbers. Given that ̅1̅𝑋̅̅̅
𝑌𝑍 ̅̅̅5̅: ̅2̅𝑋̅̅̅
𝑌𝑍 ̅̅̅1̅ = 5: 9,
𝑌𝑍
what is the value of 𝑋 + 𝑌 + 𝑍 ?

Question 21 - Answer 60
Each student in Secondary 3 of Gauss High School is in exactly 2 academic
clubs. There are only 3 academic clubs in the school: Math club, English club
and Science club. There are 45 students in Math club, 37 members in English
club and 38 students in Science club. What is the total number of Secondary 3
students in the school?

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Question 22 - Answer 21
Find the value of
21! − 21
1 × 1! + 2 × 2! + 3 × 3! + ⋯ + 19 × 19!

Question 23 - Answer 3 B

In the triangle ABC, ∠ABC= 60𝑜 and ∠BAC=

45𝑜 . It is given that BD is bisector of ∠ABC and
BD= √6. Find the length AC.

C D A

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Question 24 - Answer 12
In the following, all the different letters stand for different digits.
G E T
+ G O L D
S A S M O

What is the value of 𝑆 + 𝐴 + 𝑆 + 𝑀 + 𝑂?

Question 25 - Answer 75
Find the last two digits of 3 × 7 × 11 × 15 × … × 95 × 99.

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