LOGICAL THINKING

1. According to the pattern shown below, what is the number in the blank?
11, 14, 18, 23, 29, ___
2. According to the pattern shown below, what is the English alphabet in the space provided?
J, i, H, g, F, e, D, __
3. Marie needs 5 minutes to travel from home to school. She can bring at most five books to
her home at the same time. How many book(s) can she at most bring in 29 minutes starting
from school?
4. If 21st April 2024 is Sunday, which day of the week will 21st July, 2024 be?
5. According to the pattern shown below, how many * is/are there in the 8th group?

1st 2nd 3rd 4th

ARITHMETIC

6. Find the value of 193 + 206 + 207 + 244 + 288 + 312.

7. Find the value of 15 + 18 + 23 + 34 + 46 + 47 + 52 + 65.
8. Find the value of 26 × 2 + 13 × 10 + 26 × 3.
9. What is the number that should be filled in the blank if the equation below is correct?
_______ ÷ 5 + 17 = 20
10. If A, B represent different 1-digit numbers, what is the maximum value of B if the equation
is correct?
 NUMBER THEORY

11. 60 students have an odd number total score in an Algebra test. For the first 40 children,
each has an even number of scores. For the following 19 children, each has an odd number
of scores. Determine whether the score of the remaining child is odd or even.

12. Christa has 65 coins and Mia has 105 coins. How many coins does Christa have to ask Mia
to give her to make them have the same number of coins?

13. Fill the lines with ‘+’ and ‘−’ to make the equation below correct. (Write down the
complete equation)
8__4__2__ 5 = 1

14. The numbers below follow the arithmetic sequence, what is the 8th number?
301, 289, 277, 265, 253, …

15. Find the smallest 4-digit odd number without repeated digits.

GEOMETRY

16. A pyramid has 8 faces, how many edge(s) does this pyramid have?

17. At least how many unit square(s) can be seen if viewing the figure from the top?
18. How many line segment(s) is/are there in the figure below?

19. According to the pattern, what is the figure in the space provided? (Indicate the
corresponding name)

20. How many interior angle(s) is/are there in the polygon below?

COMBINATORICS
21. How many 3-digit even numbers having the tens digit that is smaller than 4 is/are there?

22. How many even number(s) is/are there in the following numbers from the 7th to the 25th.
3, 4, 5, 4, 5, 6, 5, 6, 7, 6, 7, 8, 7, 8, 9, 8, 9, 10, 9, …
23. A cotton candy kiosk has 10 different colors of cotton candy. If randomly picking up 8
colors, how many different combination(s) is/are there?
24. After Princess gives five volleyballs to Marie and takes 7 volleyballs from Christa, they
will have equal number of volleyballs. How many volleyballs did Christa have more than
Marie originally?
25. A 3-digit number is formed by choosing 3 numbers from 0, 2, 3, 5, 8, and 9. What is the
difference between the largest and the smallest value? (Each number can only be used once)
 LOGICAL THINKING

1. According to the pattern shown below, what is the number in the blank?
11, 14, 18, 23, 29, ___
Answer: 36
Solution:
11
14 = 11+ 3
18 = 14 + 4
23 = 18 + 5
29 = 23 + 6
Following the pattern above, the blank should be
29 + 7 = 36

2. According to the pattern shown below, what is the English alphabet in the space provided?
J, i, H, g, F, e, D, __
Answer: c
Solution:
Separate the given letters into 2 groups with similar pattern: J,H,F,D and i,g,e, __.
The pattern for i,g,e is

i to g - move 2 letters back from i (i, h, g)

g to e – move 2 letters back from g (g, f, e)
e to __ - move 2 letters back from e (e, d, c)

By following the pattern for the small letters, the answer is c.

3. Marie needs 5 minutes to travel from home to school. She can bring at most five books to
her home at the same time. How many book(s) can she at most bring in 29 minutes starting
from school?
Answer: 15
Solution:
school to home – 5 minutes
home to school – 5minutes
school to home – 5 minutes
home to school – 5 minutes
school to home – 5 minutes
There will be 3 times that Marie can go home with 5 books in hand. 3 × 5 𝑏𝑜𝑜𝑘𝑠 =
15 𝑏𝑜𝑜𝑘𝑠

4. If 21st April, 2024 is Sunday, which day of the week will 21st July, 2024 be?
Answer: Sunday
Solution:
Count the number of days between April 21 and July 21.
April 21 to April 30 = 30 − 21 = 9 days
April 30 to May 31 = 31 days
May 31 to June 30 = 30 days
June 30 to July 21 = 21 days
From April 21 to July 21, there are 9 + 31 + 30 + 21 = 91 days.
Divide the number of days by 7.
91 days
= 13 𝑟. 0
7 𝑑𝑎𝑦𝑠 𝑎 𝑤𝑒𝑒𝑘
The quotient is the number of weeks that will pass or the number of times that it is going to
be the same day as April 21st (Sunday). The remainder indicates how many times we move
from Sunday to the next day. The remainder is 0. Hence, it will be a Sunday.
5. According to the pattern shown below, how many * is/are there in the 8th group?

1st 2nd 3rd 4th

Answer: 15
Solution:
The pattern is
1x1 has 1 *.

2x2 has 2 in the diagonal and 2 in the leftmost column. It has a total of 2 + 2 – 1 = 3

3x3 has 3 in the diagonal and 3 in the leftmost column. It has a total of 3 + 3 -1 = 5

4x4 has 4 in the diagonal and 4 in the leftmost column. It has a total of 4 + 4 – 1
=7.

Following the same pattern for the 8th figure, there will be 8 in the diagonal and 8 in the
leftmost column. It will have a total of 8 + 8 – 1 =15.

ARITHMETIC
6. Find the value of 193 + 206 + 207 + 244 + 288 + 312.
Answer: 1450
Solution:
Pair up the numbers that when the ones digit is added will give you a sum of 10.
193 + 207 = 400
206 + 244 = 450
288 + 312 = 600

400 + 450 + 600 = 1450

7. Find the value of 15 + 18 + 23 + 34 + 46 + 47 + 52 + 65.
Answer: 300
Solution:
Pair up the numbers that when the ones digit is added will give you a sum of 10.
15 + 65 = 80
18 + 52 = 70
23 + 47 = 70
34 + 46 = 80

80 + 70 + 70 + 80 = 300

8. Find the value of 26 × 2 + 13 × 10 + 26 × 3.

Answer: 260
Solution:
26 × 2 + 13 × 10 + 26 × 3
13 × (2 × 2 + 1 × 10 + 2 × 3)
13 × (4 + 10 + 6)
13 × 20 = 260
9. What is the number that should be filled in the blank if the equation below is correct?
_______ ÷ 5 + 17 = 20
Answer: 15
Solution:
Perform the opposite operations and in reverse.
The original operations were divide (opposite is multiply) then add (opposite is subtract).
20 − 17 × 5 = 15
10. If A, B represent different 1-digit numbers, what is the maximum value of B if the equation
is correct?

Answer: 8
Solution:
A + A = 10 tells us that A should be a number that when added to itself will give 10. So, A =
5.
If A = 5 and A + B = 5 + B = 14, then B must be 14 − 5 − 1 = 8.

NUMBER THEORY

11. 60 students have an odd number total score in an Algebra test. For the first 40 children,
each has an even number of scores. For the following 19 children, each has an odd number
of scores. Determine whether the score of the remaining child is odd or even.

Answer: even
Solution:
Remember that even × even = even,
odd × odd = odd
odd × even = even
odd + even = odd
even + even = even

40 × even = even
19 × odd = odd

even + odd + ? = odd

For the total score to be odd, the remaining child’s score should be even.
12. Christa has 65 coins and Mia has 105 coins. How many coins does Christa have to ask Mia
to give her to make them have the same number of coins?
Answer: 20
Solution:
65 + 105 = 170 coins must be evenly distributed to Christa and Mia.
170
= 85 coins each
2
Christa has 65 already. She needs to ask for 85 − 65 = 20 coins for them to have the same
number of coins.

13. Fill the lines with ‘+’ and ‘−’ to make the equation below correct. (Write down the
complete equation)
8__4__2__ 5 = 1
Answer: 8-4+2-5=1
Solution:
The answer is 1 so minimize the value by using subtraction.
8−4+2−5= 1

14. The numbers below follow the arithmetic sequence, what is the 8th number?
301, 289, 277, 265, 253, …
Answer: 217
Solution:
An arithmetic sequence means that the difference between a number and the next one is the
same for any pair in the sequence.
To put it simply, you are constantly adding or subtracting the same number.
301 to 289 is 301 – 12 = 289
289 to 277 is 289 – 12 = 277
277 to 265 is 277 – 12 = 265
265 to 253 is 265 – 12 = 253

To get the 8th term, subtract 12 three times.

253 – 12 – 12 – 12 = 217
Alternative Solution:
𝑎𝑛 = 𝑎1 + (𝑛 − 1) × 𝑑
𝑎1 = first number in the sequence, 301
𝑑 = difference between 2 adjacent numbers, 289-301= -12
𝑛 = place or location of the number in the sequence, 8th
𝑎8 = 301 + (8 − 1) × (−12)
𝑎8 = 301 + (7) × (−12)
𝑎8 = 301 + (−84)
𝑎8 = 217

15. Find the smallest 4-digit odd number without repeated digits.
Answer: 1023
Solution:
The smallest 4-digit number is 1000 but it is an even number. For the number to be odd, it
must end in 1, 3, 5, 7, or 9. Since there will be no repeated digits and it should be the smallest
4-digit odd number, it must have the smallest leading digits— 1023.
 GEOMETRY
16. A pyramid has 8 faces, how many edge(s) does this pyramid have?
Answer: 14
Solution:
A pyramid with n-sided base
Faces = n + 1
Vertices = n + 1
Edges = 2n
8 faces = n + 1
n = 7
Edges = 2n = 2 × 7 = 14
17. At least how many unit square(s) can be seen if viewing the figure from the top?

Answer: 12
Solution: Count the number of squares from the top.
18. How many line segment(s) is/are there in the figure below?

Answer: 22
Solution:
Segments connected by 2 points only
4 two − point segment × 1 = 4
Segments connected by 3 points only
4 three − point segment × 3 = 12
Segments connected by 4 points only
1 four − point segment × 6 = 6
4 + 12 + 6 = 22
19. According to the pattern, what is the figure in the space provided? (Indicate the
corresponding name)

Answer: angel
Solution:
Identify the pattern. The pattern is button, angel, bag, angel, bag. Since the blank is after the
button, the answer is angel.
20. How many interior angle(s) is/are there in the polygon below?

Answer: 10
Solution:
For any n-sided polygon, the number of interior angles is n.
n = 10
No. of interior angles = n = 10

COMBINATORICS
21. How many 3-digit even numbers having the tens digit that is smaller than 4 is/are there?
Answer: 180
Solution:
A 3-digit number is composed of the hundreds digit, tens digit and ones digits
____, ____, _____
The hundreds digit can be occupied by 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9— 9 possible digits.
The tens digit can be occupied by any digit smaller than 4 which are 3, 2, 1, and 0— 4 possible
digits.
The ones digit can be occupied by any even digit 0, 2, 4, 6, and 8—5 possible digits.

9 × 4 × 5 = 180
22. How many even number(s) is/are there in the following numbers from the 7th to the 25th.
3, 4, 5, 4, 5, 6, 5, 6, 7, 6, 7, 8, 7, 8, 9, 8, 9, 10, 9, …
Answer: 9
Solution:
The pattern is in every 3 numbers, copy the previous 2nd and 3rd number and new third
number will be 3rd number + 1.

3, 4, 5
4, 5, 6 – copied the 2nd (4) and 3rd (5) from the previous set of 3. The new third number is
previous 3rd number + 1 (5 + 1 = 6)
5, 6, 7 – copied the 2nd (5) and 3rd (6) from the previous set of 3. The new third number is
previous 3rd number + 1 (6 + 1 = 7)
Completing the sequence to the 25th number,
3, 4, 5, 4, 5, 6, 5, 6, 7, 6, 7, 8, 7, 8, 9, 8, 9, 10, 9, 10, 11, 10, 11, 12, 11
The even numbers are 6, 6, 8, 8, 8, 10, 10, 10, and 12—9 even numbers.

23. A cotton candy kiosk has 10 different colors of cotton candy. If randomly picking up 8
colors, how many different combination(s) is/are there?
Answer: 45
Solution:
𝑛!
𝑛𝐶 𝑟 =
(𝑛 − 𝑟)! 𝑟!
10! 10 × 9 × 8!
10𝐶 8 = =
(10 − 8)! 8! 2! 8!
10 × 9
10𝐶 7 = = 5 × 9 = 45
2×1
24. After Princess gives five volleyballs to Marie and takes 7 volleyballs from Christa, they
will have equal number of volleyballs. How many volleyballs did Christa have more than
Marie originally?
Answer: 12
Solution:
Marie lacked 5 more volleyballs while Christa has extra 7
volleyballs. Originally, Christa had more volleyballs than
Marie. Christa has 5 + 7 = 12 more volleyballs than Marie.

25. A 3-digit number is formed by choosing 3 numbers from 0, 2, 3, 5, 8, and 9. What is the
difference between the largest and the smallest value? (Each number can only be used once)
Answer: 782
Solution:

The largest 3-digit number should have leading digits at maximum value—985
The smallest 3-digit number should have leading digits at minimum value—203

985 − 203 = 782