Division

G10 SASMO 2017

Full Name: __________________________________

Index Number: __________________________________

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INSTRUCTIONS
1. Please DO NOT OPEN the contest booklet until the Proctor has given permission.

2. TIME: 1 hour 30 minutes.

3. There are 25 questions.

Section A: Questions 1 to 15 score 2 points each, no points are deducted for
unanswered question and 1 point is deducted for wrong answer.
Section B: Questions 16 to 25 score 4 points each, no points are deducted for
unanswered or wrong answer.

4. Shade your answers neatly using a pencil in the answer entry sheet.

5. PROCTORING: No one may help any student in any way during the contest.

6. No electronic devices capable of storing and displaying visual information is

allowed during the course of the exam.

7. Strictly No Calculators are allowed into the exam.

8. All students must fill and shade their Name, Index Number, Class and School in
the answer sheet and contest booklet.

9. MINIMUM TIME: Students must stay in the exam hall at least 1h 15 min.

10. Students must show detailed working and transfer answers to the answer entry sheet.

11. No exam papers and written notes can be taken out by any contestant.
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SASMO 2017, Secondary 4 / Grade 10 Contest

Section A (Correct answer – 2 points| No answer – 0 points| Incorrect answer – minus 1 point)

Question 1
Calculate the value of
16×625 − 125×24 + 96×25.

A. 9400
B. 9500
C. 9600
D. 9700
E. None of the above

Question 2
The number 2019 is the sum of two prime numbers. What is the product of these
prime numbers?

A. 2018
B. 4034
C. 6048
D. 10070
E. None of the above

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Question 3
In a 3 x 3 x 3 cube, made of 27 small cubes, 26 cubes are visible. How many visible
small cubes are in 4 x 4 x 4 cube?

A. 8
B. 27
C. 48
D. 56
E. 64

Question 4
Which one of the following has the greatest value?

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

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Question 5
It is given that 1 ≤ 𝑎 ≤ 4 and −8 ≤ 𝑏 ≤ −4.
Find the least possible value of −2𝑎𝑏 + 𝑎2 + 𝑏 2 .

A. 9
B. 16
C. 25
D. 36
E. 49

Question 6
2017
If 𝑥𝑦 and 𝑥𝑦 are integers, how many possible values of (𝑥 − 𝑦) are there?

A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
E. None of the above

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Question 7
408
What is the 408th digit after the decimal point of the decimal form of ?
7

A. 1
B. 2
C. 4
D. 5
E. 8

Question 8
It is given that 𝑛! = 𝑛×(𝑛 − 1)×(𝑛 − 2)× …×3×2×1. For example, 4! = 4×3×2×1.
Find the remainder when 1! + 2! + 3! + ⋯ + 10! is divided by 9.

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

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Question 9
The circle below has radius 8 cm. PQ and RQ are both tangents to the circle, and the
distance from the centre of the circle to point Q is √128 cm. Find the area of the
unshaded region PQR.

A. 64 − 64𝜋
B. 64𝜋
C. 64 − 16𝜋
D. 64𝜋 − 64
E. None of the above

Question 10
Find the largest integer value of 𝑚 for which
1 1 1 1
+ + + ⋯+ >𝑚.
√1+√3 √3+√5 √5+√7 √ 23 + √ 25

A. -1
B. 0
C. 1
D. 2
E. 3

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Question 11
Paul, Queenie, Rosa and Samantha come from different countries: Philippines,
Qatar, Russia and Singapore. Each of them has different occupation: Pharmacist,
Quality Manager, Reporter and Scientist.
Below are some hints of the country and occupation for each person.
1. No person has a name or a country with the same first letter as their occupation.
2. Rosa is from Philippines and her occupation has the most number of letters.
3. Paul and Samantha are friends with the Reporter who comes from Singapore.
4. The Scientist is from Russia.

What is Paul’s occupation?

A. Reporter
B. Scientist
C. Quality Manager
D. Pharmacist

Question 12
How many numbers appear in both sequences below?
6, 11, 16, 21, … , 451, 456
6, 15, 24, 33, … , 447, 456

A. 10
B. 11
C. 12
D. 13
E. 14

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Question 13
Two darts are thrown at a 3-by-3 square on the right, each
landing in a a different 1-by-1 square.
What is the probability that the 1-by-1 squares the darts land in
are next to each other, either horizontally or vertically?

2
A. 9
6
B. 10
1
C. 3
6
D. 9
E. None of the above

Question 14
How many integers 𝑥 satisfy the following inequality
(𝑥 − 3)(𝑥 + 7)(𝑥 − 8)(𝑥 + 4) < 0?

A. 6
B. 7
C. 8
D. 9
E. 10

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Question 15
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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Section B (Correct answer – 4 points| Incorrect or No answer – 0 points)

Question 16
Simplify the following expression:
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
(1 − ) × ( − ) × ( − ) × … × ( − ) × ( − 1)
31 2 30 3 29 30 2 31

Question 17
If the four-digit number A69A is divisible by 36, find the value of A.

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Question 18
The teacher asks Lisa to write integers starting from 1 on the whiteboard. However,
Lisa skips all the integers that contain the digit 7. What is the 100th integer that Lisa
writes?

Question 19
“Double Factorial” n!! of a positive integer n is defined as
𝑛 × (𝑛 − 2) × … × 4 × 2, 𝑛 = 𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑛
𝑛‼ = {
𝑛 × (𝑛 − 2) × … × 3 × 1, 𝑛 = 𝑜𝑑𝑑
For example,
5‼ = 5×3×1,
6‼ = 6×4×2
Simplify
17‼ × 16‼ + 16‼ × 15‼
.
1 × 2 × 3× … × 15×16

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Question 20
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 21
Find the next number in the sequence below.
1, 2, 5, 13, 34, …

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Question 22
It is given that 𝑥𝑦 − 𝑥 − 𝑦 = 403, where 𝑥 and 𝑦 are positive odd numbers. Find the
value of 𝑥 + 𝑦.

Question 23
Find the 2-digit number A if only 2 statements below are true and other 2
statements are false.
1) A is divisible by 5
2) A is divisible by 23
3) 𝐴 + 7 is a perfect square
4) 𝐴 − 38 is a perfect square

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Question 24 B

In the triangle ABC, ∠ABC= 60𝑜 and ∠BAC= 45𝑜 . It

is given that BD is the bisector of ∠ABC and
BD= √24. Find the length AC.

C D A

Question 25
Find the last three digits of 3×7×11×15×19× …×115×119.

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