INTERMEDIATE DIVISION

Questions 1 - 10, 3 marks each

1. Which of the following is closest to 9?

(A) 9.2 (B) 8.17 (C) 8.7 (D) 9.21 (E) 8.71

4×8
2. equals
4+8
1 2 1
(A) (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) 2 (E) 1
2 3 3

3. In the diagram, the size of P

6 P QT , in degrees, is L
37◦L
(A) 74 (B) 107 (C) 111 L
◦ L
(D) 101 (E) 121 74 L
R Q T

4. A number is added to one third of itself. The result is 36. What is

the number?

(A) 9 (B) 18 (C) 27 (D) 15 (E) 24

5. 5x − 3 − (3 − 5x) equals

(A) 0 (B) 10x (C) 6 (D) 10x − 6 (E) 6x

6. If two sides of a triangle are 5 cm and 7 cm, the third side cannot
be

(A) 11 cm (B) 10 cm (C) 6 cm (D) 3 cm (E) 1 cm

7. On the number line below, where would 0.12 be placed?

P Q R S

1 1 1 1
7 6 5 4

(A) To the right of S (B) Between R and S (C) Between Q and R

(D) Between P and Q (E) To the left of P
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8. Which one of the following cannot be an even number for any
integer value of n?

(A) 2n (B) 3n + 2 (C) 4n + 1 (D) 2(n − 1) (E) 2(n + 1)2

9. When George recently visited Latvia, one Latvian lat was worth
$US1.50, while $A1 was worth $US0.60. In this case, a Latvian lat
was worth

(A) $A1.80 (B) $A2.50 (C) $A2.75 (D) $A2.00 (E) $A3.00

10. Schoolteacher Mr Jones drove 54 kilometres from his house in the

country to the school. If the trip takes him 45 minutes, what is his
average speed in kilometres per hour?

(A) 72 (B) 60 (C) 48 (D) 75 (E) 84

Questions 11 - 20, 4 marks each

11. Natasha buys 4 double icecreams and 2 single icecreams and pays
$16. The next day she buys 2 double icecreams and 4 single ice-
creams and pays $14. The cost of a double icecream is

(A) $1.50 (B) $2.00 (C) $2.50 (D) $3.00 (E) $3.50

12. Adam, Lydia, Eric and Daniel share $480 in the ratio 2 : 3 : 5 : 6
and in that order. The amount that Lydia gets is

(A) $90 (B) $30 (C) $60 (D) $120 (E) $150

13. What is the ratio of the shaded square to aa

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15. A sheet of glass absorbs 20% of the red light which passes through
it. What is the least number of sheets which must be placed one
over the other so that the red light is reduced to one half or less of
its original strength?

(A) 3 (B) 4 (C) 5 (D) 6 (E) 7

16. What is the 2003rd digit to the right of the decimal point in the
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decimal expansion of ?
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(A) 2 (B) 8 (C) 5 (D) 7 (E) 1

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18. Mum, Dad and their two children arrive at a river where there
is a boat that will hold one adult or two children. What is the
minimum number of trips across the river in either direction to get
the family across?

(A) 7 (B) 9 (C) 11 (D) 13 (E) 15

19. When the digits of a two-digit number, neither digit zero, are re-
versed, the number formed is 36 less than the original number. The
sum of the digits of the original number could be

(A) 4 (B) 5 (C) 12 (D) 15 (E) 18

20. In a mathematical competition consisting of 12 problems, 8 marks

are given for each correct response, 0 marks for each incorrect re-
sponse and each no response is awarded 3 marks. Vicki scored
35 marks in this competition. The largest number of incorrect
responses she could have had is

(A) 1 (B) 8 (C) 11 (D) 2 (E) 7

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Questions 21 - 30, 8 marks each correct response, 0 marks

each incorrect response, 3 marks each no response,
30 marks minimum for this section guaranteed

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22. Three circles and three straight lines lie in a plane. The largest
number of points in which they may intersect one another is

(A) 24 (B) 25 (C) 26 (D) 27 (E) 28

23. How many numbers less than 10 000 have the product of their digits
equal to 84?

(A) 24 (B) 30 (C) 42 (D) 72 (E) 84

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25. Steve has a broken calculator. When just turned on, it displays
0. If the + key is pressed it adds 51. If the − key is pressed it
subtracts 51. If the × key is pressed it adds 85. If the ÷ key is
pressed it subtracts 85. The other keys do not function. Steve
turns the calculator on. The number closest to 2003 that he can
get using this calculator is

(A) 1989 (B) 2001 (C) 2002 (D) 2004 (E) 2006
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26. What is the largest number of cars which can leave in some order
from P and arrive in the reverse order at Q if movement is allowed
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27. A four digit number N leaves remainder 10 when divided by 21,

remainder 11 when divided by 23 and remainder 12 when divided
by 25. The sum of the digits of N is
(A) 7 (B) 13 (C) 16 (D) 19 (E) 22

28. The P OM system of numbering is a base three system, with the

digits P , O and M representing +1, 0 and −1 respectively. For
example P M OM P represents the number

P × 34 + M × 33 + O × 32 + M × 3 + P = 34 − 33 − 3 + 1 = 52.

When the number 2003 is represented in the P OM system, what

are the last two digits?
(A) P P (B) P M (C) OP (D) M P (E) M M

29. A 3 × 3 square is divided up into nine 1 × 1 unit squares. Different

integers from 1 to 9 are written in these 9 unit squares. For each
two squares sharing a common edge, the sum of the integers in them
is calculated. The minimum possible number of different sums is
(A) 3 (B) 4 (C) 5 (D) 6 (E) 7

30. For each vertex of a cube a plane is constructed through the three
vertices which are neighbours of that vertex. Into how many parts
do these eight planes dissect the cube?
(A) 9 (B) 13 (C) 21 (D) 27 (E) 24