Challenging

Mathematics for
Primary School
:
Arithmetic

Dear P5 and P6 students

I have selected 100 questions on Arithmetic to challenging you and your brain.
Consider the questions in this booklet as Bukit Timah hill, try your best to go up
the hill.
You need to find an elegant way to solve each question and there may have
more than one way to find the answer. Try your best to find the best solution.
If you are ready, lets go.

Mr Ang K L, 2012

1. Find the numbers in the brackets to make the statement correct:

( )

3
3 8
= ( ) = ( )= 8
4
7 4

2. Find the sum of:

1

1
1
1
1

...
10 100 1000
100000000

3. Find the sum of:

1+

1
1
1
1
+
+
+ ... +
10 100 1000
100000000

4. Calculate:

382 + 498 381

382 498 116

5. Calculate:
121121121121 121212121212

212121212121 212212212212

6. Calculate:
3
3
3
3
99 +199 + 2999 + 39999 +1
4
4
4
4

7. Calculate:
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
1 + + + + + + 1 + + + + + +
2 3 4 2 3 4 5 2 3 4 5 2 3 4

8. Calculate:

(2

)(

+ 4 2 + 6 2 + ... +100 2 12 + 32 + 52 + ... + 99 2

1 + 2 + 3 + ... + 8 + 9 +10 + 9 + 8 + ... + 3 + 2 +1

9. Calculate:
1
6
1995 73 + 730 +153.3
2
25

10. Calculate:
1999 (3.4 69 + 3.5 )
3.5 69 3.4

11. Calculate:
1 3 9

13 13 13
1 2 4
1.2 2.4 4.8 + 2 4 8 +
13 13 13

1.2 3.6 10.8 + 2 6 18 +

12. Calculate:
2

101010

202020

202020

303030

303030

404040

444055

555055

555555

666666

13. Calculate:
3
8 2
5
18 + 0.65 18 + 0.65
7
13 7
13

14. Calculate:
0.5

6
0.15 7.25
29

15. Calculate:
1 1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1992 1 + 2 3 + 4 5 + ... + 1990 1991
2 3
2
3
2
3
2
3

16. Calculate:

1
1
3
84 2 0.35 1 60%
2
8
4

17. Calculate:
2
57
7.0875 4 0.72 + 2.85
3
64

18. Calculate:
292.5

11
7
2
13
8

19. Calculate:
1
45 18 + 24.873 18.96
2

20. Calculate:
1 1 1 1 1
1
1
+ + + + + +
2 4 8 16 32 64 128

21. Calculate:
2 2 2 2
1
3 9 27 81

22. Calculate:

1 1 1 1 1 1
1
1+ + + + + + +
2 3 4 6 7 14 28

23. A series of natural number is arranged in the following way, which column can
you find number 1999?
A

4
11
18
25

5
12
19
26

6
13
20
27

7
14
21
28

E
1
8
15
22

F
2
9
16
23

G
3
10
17
24

24. Calculate:
1+

1
1
1
+
+ ... +
1+ 2 1+ 2 +3
1 + 2 + 3 + ... +1999

25. Calculate:
123 123

123 2
4
332 1
3
331
+
+
+ ... +
+
+ ... +

332 333 333

333 333 333
333

26. A series of natural number is arranged in the following way, which column can
you find number 1999?
A

10
11
24
25

9
12
23
26

8
13
22
27

7
14
21
28

E
1
6
15
20

F
2
5
16
19

G
3
4
17
18

27. Calculate:
7 7
7

7
7

1 + + 1 + 2 + 1 + 3 + ... + 1 + 10 + 1 + 11
33 33 33
33
33

28. Calculate:
1 1 1
1
1
1
1
+ + + + + +
2 6 12 20 30 42 56

29. Calculate:
5
7
9
11
13
15 17
7 6 + 5 4 + 3 2 +1
6
12
20
30
42
56 72

30. Calculate:
1 2 1 1 2 3 2 1
1
2
1998 1997
2
1
1 + + + + + + + + + ... +
+
+ ... +
+
+ ... +
+
2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3
1998 1998
1998 1998
1998 1998

31. Calculate:
1994
+5
1994 1993 1995
2

32. Calculate:
57

55
56

33. Calculate:
1 10
7
16 1.6875 + 2
5 61
8

34. Calculate:
1
1
1

1
1
... 1

2 2 33
10 10

35. Calculate:
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 8 + 7 + 6 + 5 + 4 + 3 + 2 +1
88888888 88888888

36. Calculate:
1
1+

1
1+

1
1+

1
1+

1
2

37. Find the sum of all the non-whole number fractions.

1 2 3 4
238 239
, , , ,...,
,
12 12 12 12
12 12

38. How many ways can you fill the blank with natural numbers in this inequality?
1 4 1
< <
7
3

39. Calculate:

1
1
1
+
+ ... +
1 2 3 2 3 4
98 99 100

10

40. Calculate:
1
1
1
1
+
+
+ ... +
2 4 4 6 6 8
98 100

41. Calculate:
1 5 11
109
+ + + ... +
2 6 12
110

42. Calculate:
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
+ + + + + +
12 20 30 42 56 72 90

43. Calculate:
2 2 2 2
2
2
1

3 9 27 81 243 729

11

44. Calculate:
1
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
+ + + +
2 3 4 5 7 10 14 15 28 30

45. Calculate:

1
1
1
1
1
1
1
+
+
+
+
+
+
127 254 508 1016 2032 4064 8128

46. Calculate:
2
2
2
2
2
+ +
+ ... +
+
21 77 165
1677 2021

47. Calculate:
1999 1999 1999
1999
+
+
+ ... +
1 2 2 3 3 4
1998 1999

12

48. Find the sum of:

3
3
3
3
3
3
3
+
+
+
+
+
+
1 4 4 7 7 10 10 13 13 16 16 19 19 22

49. Find:
1998 + 1997 1999
1998 1999 1

50. Find the value of x.

1
1+

1
2+

8
11

1
x+

1
4

51. Calculate:

1
3.875 + 38.75 0.09 0.155 0.4
5
1
8 5 2 9
11
2 4.32 1.68 1 1 +1
6
25 11 7 35 24

13

52. Find the sum of the numbers in the four squares.

1

1
7+

1
7+

1
7

1
+

1
+

1
+

53. Evaluate:
987 666 320
665
667 + 987 665

54. Calculate:
213639 264528792
132396 213426639

55. Find:
2 1

1
2
3

2
9
3 21+
2 1 +1 1
2

14

56. Find the value of x.

1
1+

1
2+

67
96

1
3+

1
4+

1
x

57. Xiao Ming was reading a novel. Each day he read 16 pages. After five days,
there are still 3 of the book left unread. How many pages were there in this book?
5

58. In a factory, the fraction of number of male workers is 3

more than the number

5
of female workers. What is the fraction of number of female workers that was less
than the male workers?

59. Ali was reading a storybook. On the first day, he read 6 pages more than 1 of
6
1
the book. On the second day, he read 8 pages less than
of the book. He still had
8
172 pages left. Find the number of pages in this book.

15

60. Evaluate:
1 7
9 11 13 15
1 + +
3 12 20 30 42 56

2
into a repeating decimal number. What is the 50th digit and the 51st
11
digit in the decimal?

61. Convert

62. Convert 1

81

into decimal, what is the sum of the 1001 digits in the decimal?

63. From the table below, group 1 is (1, A, We), group 2 is (3, B, Love), group 3 is (4,
A, To). What is in group 94th? What is in group 150th?
Number
Alphabet
word

1
A
We

3
B
Love

4
C
To

2
A
Do

1
B
Math

3
C
We

4
A
Love

2
B
To

1
C
Do

..
..
..

16

64. Of the 1997 fractions in the following sequence, how many are 1 ? How many
2
are 1 ? How many are 1 ? What is the sum of these fractions?
6
4
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,...
2 6 6 2 2 4 2 6 6 2 2 4 2 6 6 2 2 4 2 6 6

65. Calculate:

6
4 2 2 3
1 1
9 3 3 2

66. Which of the following fraction is the largest? Which is the smallest?
5 12 10 4 15
, , , ,
12 19 23 7 22

67. Compare the value of a and b, which is larger than the other?
a=

1
1998 1998 +1

b=

1
1998 1997 1998 +1997 2

17

68. Determine which one is larger?

a = 1995

1993
1992
+ 1994
1994
1995

b = 1996

1993
1992
+ 1993
1994
1995

69. Determine the whole number part of A.

A=

1
1
1
1
+
+ ... +
1980 1981
1997

70. Which is larger?

666665 777776
or
666667 777778

71. Find the two closest whole numbers in the blanks.

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
<1+ + + + + + + + + <
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

18

72. Fill in the bracket with < or >.

71
12
()
125
13

73. Fill in the bracket with < or >.

555
5555
()
6666
66666

74. Evaluate:
12 + 22 22 + 32 32 + 4 2 42 + 52
2000 2 + 200012
+
+
+
+ ... +
1 2
3 2
4 3
54
2000 2001

75. Calculate:
2
2
2
2
2
2
+
+
+
+
+
3 4 5 4 5 6 5 6 7 6 7 8 7 8 9 8 9 10

19

76. Calculate:
9
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

77. Calculate:
1
1 1 1

1 1 1 ... 1

4 6 16
100

78. Calculate:
1
1
1
1
3
99
2 +
4
+
+ ... +
1 1 1 1 1 1
1 1

1
1+
1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 +
1 + 1 + ... 1 +

2 2 3 2 3 4
2 3
99

79. Calculate:
1 3 7 15 31 63 127 255
+ + + + + +
+
2 4 8 16 32 64 128 256

20

80. Calculate:
1
20022 2002 +1

2002 20022 20012 + 2001 2000

81. 3 different digits, none of them are zero, are used to form 3-digit numbers. The
sum of all these 3-digit numbers is 1332. What is the smallest of this 3-digit number?

82. Find the 3 natural numbers, a, b, and c that satisfy this equation.
1 1 1 1
+ + =
a b c 14

83. Calculate:
1
2
3
4
10 11 12 13
20
+ + + + ... +

...
55 55 55 55
55 155 155 155
155

21

84. Find the sum of all the numbers in this number sequence.
1
1
1
1,1 , 2, 2 ,..., 25, 25 ;
2
2
2
1
1
1
1 , 2, 2 ,3,..., 25 , 26;
2
2
2
1
1
1
2, 2 ,3, 3 ,..., 26, 26 ;
2
2
2
...............
1
1
1
25, 25 , 26, 26 ,..., 49, 49 ;
2
2
2
1
1
1
25 , 26, 26 , 27,..., 49 ,50;
2
2
2

85. Calculate:
7 2 +1 9 2 +1 112 +1
992 + 1
...
+
+
+
+
7 2 1 92 1 112 1
992 1

86. Calculate:

(10 + 64 )(18 + 64 )(26 + 64 )(34 + 64 )

(6 + 64 )(14 + 64 )(22 + 64 )(30 + 64 )
4

22

87. Calculate:
1
1
1
1 + + + 2 + ... + n
2
2
2

88. Calculate:
1 2 3 4 5 6 1 1 2 3 4 5 6
+ + + + + + + + + + +
2 3 4 5 6 7 2 2 3 4 5 6 7
1 2 3 4 5 6 2 3 4 5 6
1 + + + + + + + + + +
2 3 4 5 6 7 3 4 5 6 7

89. Calculate:
1
4

96 4 4 5 3 3.875 49.5 0.8

18 8
5

90. Calculate:

1 (2 3) (3 4 ) (4 5 ) (5 6 ) (6 7 ) (7 8 ) (8 9 )

23

91. Calculate:
1 1 1
1
1
1 + + 2 + 3 + ... + 99 + 100
3 3 3
3
3

92. Calculate:
1
1
1
1
1
1
1949

+1003
+ 47
1996
47 1996
1949 1996
1949 47

93. Calculate:
1
1
1

1
2 1
1
1
... 1 2
2
2
2
1995 1994 1993
2

94. Calculate:
1 1 2 1 2 3 1 2
1
2
49
+ + + + + + + + ... + + + ... +
2 3 3 4 4 4 5 5
50 50
50

24

95. Calculate:
3
7
5
7

0.1 0.001 39 3 39 + 3.6 5 + 0.36 33.75

12
8
12 5

96. Calculate:
16
16
16
9 4 + 8 5 + ... + 4 9
39 39
39

97. Calculate:

7 5
1 1 1
5 3 8 1 6 + 2 4 3 8

98. Calculate:
69 5 3.4 + 17.5
17.5

2
1958 1957 1959 3.5 69 3.4

25

99. Calculate:
2
5

5
42 + 0.4 60 3 2
14

42
3

100. Calculate:
1

3.875 + 38.75 0.09 0.3875

1
5 2 9
11
1
2 + 1.32 1 +1 + 2
11 11 35 24 36 35 37
6

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