JUNIOR MATHEMATICS OLYMPIADS

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1. Find the value of 2 1
−
3 4

[2]

2. At Mr.Mwepofarm there are x chickens and y goats. The

total number of heads for the two types of animals is 12

and the total number of legs for the two types of animals is

24.Let x represent the number of chickens and y to

represent the number of goats

a) Write down two equations representing this information

[2]

b) How many animals of each kind are at

Mr.Mwepo’sfarm? [3]

3. If x*y means multiply the first number by 3 and subtract

the second number from the product,find the value of 3*5

[2]

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4. Express 2 - 5 as a singlefraction in its simplest form

[3]
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5. The probability that a child passes an examination is 3 .Find

the probability that two pupils who sit for these

examinations will fail.[3]

6. Factorise x -x-6
2
[2]

7. Convert o.2m/s to km/h [2]

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8. Find the gradient of the line XY through X( 2 , 5 ) and Y( 2

,1). [2]

9. A map is drawn to ascale of 1:100,000.find the dimension

in km of a farm measuring 2cm by 4cm on the map. [3]

10. Find the density of a rectangular prism measuring 0.3cm

by 2m by 2mm if the mass is 0.5g [2]

11. Evaluate 12+24÷ 6 × 4 ÷ 2−3 [2]

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12. Evaluate64 3 [2]

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13. Find the values of a, b and c if x= 2 y
2 1
[3]
a -3

-3 c

b 4

14.Study the flow chart below

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 Write apseudocode that is represented by the above flow
chart [5]
15. Solve for x in 25 x5=1
x
[2]
16. Given that (a-b)=10, 2(a -b )=48. Find the value of a+b
2 2

[2]
17. Set A has 126 proper subsets, how many elements does A
have? [2]

18. Given that A=(1 ) find the value of x if P is a singular

2 8
x

matrix [2]
19. Find the value of x given that- 3≤ x+ 6 ≤3[2]

20. Three light bulbs A, B and C were set to light up at three

different intervals 5 seconds,6 seconds and 4 seconds
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respectively. If they light up together at 0 seconds, after how
many seconds would the three bulbs light up together for the
third time?

21. In the diagram, PQR is a straight line, <PQT =90o, PQ = 5

cm, QR = 4 cm, RS = 5cm and PT = 13 cm. Calculate the length
of ST.

22.(a) A train takes 40 minutes to cover the distance from

Kasama to Nseluka when it travels at 80km/h. How long
will it take when it travels at 50km? [4]

(b) The diagram below shows similar triangles.

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(i)Name the similar t triangles in the diagram. [2]
(ii) Calculate the value of x and the value of y. [4]

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