Sasmo 2017 Grade 10,11&12

SASMO 2017, Secondary 4 (Grade 10) Contest
SASMO 2017 Secondary 4/Grade 10 Contest
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
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
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
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If 𝑥𝑦 and 𝑥𝑦 are integers, how many possible values of (𝑥 − 𝑦) are there?
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
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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
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
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
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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
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
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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
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
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 - Answer D & E

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

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?
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“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
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?
Find the next number in the sequence below.
1, 2, 5, 13, 34, …
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It is given that 𝑥𝑦 − 𝑥 − 𝑦 = 403, where 𝑥 and 𝑦 are positive odd numbers. Find
the value of 𝑥 + 𝑦.
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
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

Find the last three digits of 3 × 7 × 11 × 15 × 19 × … × 115 × 119.
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What is Paul’s occupation?

Question 15 - Answer D & E

Question 18 - Answer 121

What is the value of 𝑆 + 𝐴 + 𝑆 + 𝑀 + 𝑂?

Question 22 - Answer 206

In the triangle ABC, ∠ABC= 60𝑜 and ∠BAC=

Question 25 - Answer 125

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