MATHEMATICS JUNIOR OLYMPIADS

1. A] Find the value of

a) √ 0.0081
b) 73 x 7 -3 [2 marks]

B] Express correct to two significant figures.

a) 386.71
b) 0.02049 [2 marks]

C] The numbers 168 and 324 written as products of their prime factors are

168 = 23 x 3 x 7

324 = 22 x 34

Find the

a) √ 324 [2 marks]
b) The largest integer which is a factor of both 168 and 324
[2 marks]
c) The smallest positive integer value of n for which n is a multiple of
324
[2 marks]

2. A] The cost of hiring a car consists of two parts. There is a fixed charge of $
45 plus an additional charge of 15 cents for every kilometer travelled.

a) Mary hired the car and travelled 50km. calculate the total amount
she had to pay?
b) John hired the car for a journey the total cost was $ 75. Calculate
the number of kilometers travelled.
c) When the car travelled in kilometers, the total cost is C Dollars.
d) Bill hired the car and travelled x kilometers on a business trip. If
he had used his car, he would have been given 33 cents for every
kilometers that he travelled. Given that the total cost of hiring the
car was the same as if he had used his own car, find the value of x.

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3] Solve the equation (x -5)2 = 81 [2 marks]

a 2
a) Express as a single fraction in its simplest form -
2 a−1 a+1
[2 marks]
b) Given that A = h (4m + h). Express m in terms of h and A
[2 marks)
c) Factorize completely 20t2 – 5 [2 marks]
d) Express as a single fraction in its simplest term
7 5
-
2x 3x
[2 marks]

4.A] Given that y varies directly as x 2 and that y = 48 when x = 4, find the equation
connecting y and x.

a) A holiday is planned for a group of 20 children and food is bought to last

for15 days. If the number of children were to 25, how long would you expect
the same amount of food to last ?
[2]
b) A solution of the equation x2+kx+9=0 is x=3, find the value of k
[2]
c) Solve the equation y2+5x+6=0 giving both answers.
[4]

5] A, B, C and D lie on a circle, centre O of radius 14cm.

B
p
pP

A O C

AO is a diameter of the circle through A,P, O and Q .

a) Write down the radius of the circle A, P, O, Q . [1]

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 b) Taking ∏ to be 22/7 , calculate :
(i) The area of the shaded region.
(ii) The circumference of the circle A,B, C, D [2]

c) Solve the simultaneous equation

Y = 6x – 4
3x – 2y = 5

6 a] Point A, B, C, and D lie on level ground. The point D is due North of A.

North

1400 A

o
75
C

DAC = 1400, CAD = 900 and ABC = 750. Find the bearing of

(i) A from C [1]

(ii) B from A [1]
(iii) C from B [1]

b) Given that P = 4, q = - 2 and r = 3, find the value of

(i) 2p + 3q [1]

(ii) (p + r)q [1]

(iii) R2 – q2 [1]

C) Evaluate

(i) 154 ÷ 153 [1]

(ii) 60 [1]

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 (iv) 16- ½ [1]

7A]

13

12

A D

In the diagram above, ABD is a triangle in which AC = CD and AB = 13, BC = 12 cm.

(i) Find the length of the following:

(a) AC and BD [3]
(ii) Find the area of triangle ABD [3]
(b) Find the length of the diagonal of a above whose area is 16cm2 [2]
4.8−1.7
(c) Evaluate [2]
4.8−1.7

8A] The points A and B are (-2, 1) and (6, -5) respectively. Calculate:

(i) The gradient of the line AB [2]

(ii) The equation of the line through A and B. [2]

B. The points C and D are (4,5) and (p, q) respectively.

(i) Write down in terms of P and q, the coordinates of the mid – point of CD.
[2]

(ii) Given that the mid – point of CD is (7, 1) find the coordinator of D [2]

(iii) Each interior angle of a regular polygon is 1500, calculate the number of sides
of the polygon [2]

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9] Sarah spent $ 1800 on a holding the pie chart shows has the cost was split up.

Other Fare

xo

Meals hotel

a) How much did she spend altogether on her hotel and meals.
b) ‘Other’ expenses were half of the cost of her fare. Calculate
(i) X
(ii) Her fare
c) Farm the numbers of workers picking fruit on eleven day last March were, 3, 8,
9, 12, 12, 15, 12, 13, 10, 8, 4. Find:
(i) The medium correct to one decimal place
(ii) The median
(iii) The mode of this distribution

10] Solve

x−1 x+5
a) + =8
3 2

b) (y+3) (2y – 7) = 0

c) 7x – 5y = 17

d) Solve the simultaneous equation.

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 7x – 5y = 7

3x – 2y = 7

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