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Sasmo 2017 Grade 10,11&12
Sasmo 2017 Grade 10,11&12
Question 1 - Answer A
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 - Answer B
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
Question 3 - Answer D
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
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Question 4 - Answer C
Which one of the following has the greatest value?
A. 84
B. 211
C. 173
D. 45
E. 312
Question 5 - Answer C
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 - Answer E
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 - Answer C
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 - Answer A
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
Question 9 - Answer C
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
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Question 10 - Answer C
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
Question 11 - Answer B
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.
A. Reporter
B. Scientist
C. Quality Manager
D. Pharmacist
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Question 12 - Answer B
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
Question 13 - Answer C
Two darts are thrown at a 3-by-3 square on the right, each
lands in a different 1-by-1 square at random.
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 - Answer A
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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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 0
Simplify the following expression:
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
(1 − ) × ( − ) × ( − ) × … × ( − ) × ( − 1)
31 2 30 3 29 30 2 31
Question 17 - Answer 6
If the four-digit number A69A is divisible by 36, find the value of A.
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Question 19 - Answer 18
“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
Question 20 - 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
Question 21 - Answer 89
Find the next number in the sequence below.
1, 2, 5, 13, 34, …
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Question 23 - Answer 74 OR 42
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 - Answer 6 B
C D A
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