Mathematics Without Borders Age Group 4 SPRING 2021: Permission
Mathematics Without Borders Age Group 4 SPRING 2021: Permission
Mathematics Without Borders Age Group 4 SPRING 2021: Permission
AGE GROUP 4
SPRING 2021
INSTRUCTIONS
1. Please DO NOT OPEN the contest papers until the Exams Officer has given
permission.
2. There are 20 questions with an open answer in the test.
3. Please write your answers in the ANSWER SHEET.
4. Each correctly solved problem earns 2 points, a partial solution earns 1 point,
and unanswered or wrong answer gets 0 points.
5. The use of calculators or other electronic devices, as well as books containing
formulae is NOT allowed during the course of the contest.
6. Working time: not more than 60 minutes. In the case of an equal number of
solved problems, the higher ranked participant will be the one who has spent less
time solving the problems.
7. No contest papers and draft notes can be taken out by any contestant.
8. Students are NOT allowed to receive help by the Exams Officer or by anyone
else during the contest.
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Problem 1. Calculate
(63 × 11) ÷ 9 + (56 × 9) ÷ 8
Problem 2. What digit should we replace * with, so that the equation below would
be correct?
5 ∗ 7 + 6 ∗ 7 + 9 ∗ 7 = 2021
Problem 3. What number should we replace * with, so that the equation below
would be correct?
43 × 47 × 42 = 2021 × 2 ×∗
Problem 4. How many of the symbols “+” or “–“ must be swapped with symbols
" × ", so that the equation below would be correct?
45 + 45 – 2 + 2 = 2021
Problem 5. How many digits are there in the number that, when divided by 36,
results in a quotient of 277?
Problem 7. Calculate 𝑎 + 𝑏, if
̅̅̅̅̅̅̅̅̅̅̅̅.
1 × 2 × 3 × 4 × 5 × 6 × 7 × 8 × 9 × 10 = 36288𝑎𝑏
Problem 8. Calculate 𝑥 + 𝑦 + 𝑧, if
𝑥 + 𝑦 = 111
𝑥 + 𝑧 = 329
𝑦 + 𝑧 = 420.
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Problem 9. Calculate the sum of the digits x and 𝑦 if
1234567891011 … . . 𝑥 𝑦
⏟ ⏟… … 979899100
96 digits 96 digits
Problem 10. The digits 0, 1 and 2 have been used to write down all possible one-
digit, two-digit and three-digit numbers made up of different digits. Calculate the
sum of these numbers.
Problem 11. I placed 12 blue, green and red points along a circle. Then I
connected each two of them with line segments. There are 12 line segments that
connect a blue point to a green point. Find the possible number of segments that
connect red points.
Problem 12. I chose three numbers among 5, 6, 8, 10, and 25. Their product ends
in three zeros. Find the possible sum of the three chosen numbers.
Problem 13. There are 8 girls in a class and their number is equal to half the boys
in this class. The number of students in the entire school is 21 times greater than
the number of students in this class. Find the total number of students in the other
classes.
Problem 15. I wrote down all three-digit numbers with 5 as the sum of their digits.
I calculated the product of the digits for each of these numbers. How many
different products can I get?
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Problem 16. 5 squares with a side length of 3 cm and 9 squares with a side length
of 2 cm have been used to create a square. Find its perimeter in centimetres.
Problem 17. Find the area of a rectangle in cm2 if one of its sides has a length of 6
cm and one of its sides is 3 times greater than the other side?
Problem 18. I drew a few figures, both triangles, and rectangles. None of these
figures has a common vertex with another figure. If there are 22 vertices, find the
least possible number of figures.
Problem 19. The points X, Y, Z and Т have been placed in the triangle АВС. In
how many triangles which only have the points А, В, С, X, Y, Z and Т as its vertices
can we cut the triangle АВС?
Problem 20. Three of the Sundays in a month fall on even numbered days of the
calendar. What day of the week is the first Sunday of this month?