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This document contains the solutions to a mathematics olympiad for class 8 students. There are 20 questions with multiple choice answers. The questions cover topics like algebra, geometry, percentages, time, and word problems. The highest scoring student would answer all 20 questions correctly.

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VIII Class Solutions

This document contains the solutions to a mathematics olympiad for class 8 students. There are 20 questions with multiple choice answers. The questions cover topics like algebra, geometry, percentages, time, and word problems. The highest scoring student would answer all 20 questions correctly.

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THIRD InTRa ScHool MaTHeMaTIcS olyMpIaD 2012

CLASS VIII

SolutionS

(SECTION – A)
Ans. 1 (B) Rani  R, Divya  D, Rahul  Ra
RDRa, RRaD, DRRa, DRaR, RaRD, RaDR
=6

Ans.2 (D) + = 8, 2 + = 11
=8– , 2 + 8– = 11
+ 8 = 11
= 11 – 8
=3
Then + + = 15
3+2 = 15
2 = 15 – 3
2 = 12
=6
Ans. 3 (E) Possible whole numbers less than 1000 end with 77 are
77, 177, 277, 377, 477, 577, 677, 777, 877, 977 = 10
Possible whole numbers less than 1000 that begin with 77 are
77, 770, 771, 772, 773, 774, 775, 776, 777, 778, 779 = 11
10 + 11 – 2 = 21 – 2 = 19
4
Ans. 4 (E) = 2.29 (app.)
1
2
4
4
= 1.78 (app.)
1
2
4
4
= 2.4
1
2
3

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4
= 1.74 (app.)
1
2
3
4
= 2.67 (app.)
1
2
2

Ans. 5 (A) B = 0.4, C = 0.6


B x C = 0.24 = 0.2 (app.)
Pt. A = 0.2

Ans. 6 (A) 4 : 44 – 3 : 33 = 1 : 11 = 1 hr 11 min.


In minutes = 60 + 11 = 71 min.

Ans. 7 (E) As 21 = mean


Smallest of these 5 integers must be < 21
Suppose it is 20
20  21  22  23  24
Mean =  22
5
 Smallest must be less than 20
Suppose it is 19.
19  20  21  22  23
Mean =  21
5
 smallest = 19

Ans. 8 (B) 41  21  19  3 = 41  21  4

 41  25

 41  5  36 = 6
Ans. 9 (C) F

Ans. 10 (D) 10x – 10 = 9990


10x = 9990 + 10
= 10,000
= 104
x=4
Ans. 11 (C) x = 0, y = 7  y – x = 7 – 0 = 7
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1 3 11
Ans. 12 (D) John + Bipasha =  
4 10 20
11 9
Remained = 1  
20 20
2
Next day, Priyanka ate of the pie that remained.
3
2 1
= 1  of the pie that was remained.
3 3
1 9 3
 of or
3 20 20
Ans. 13 (A)
+1 –6 –1 =y

–4 –2 0
–3 2 –5

Ans. 14 (D) 24 x 7 x 60 x 60
1
Ans. 15 (A) Area =  d1  d 2
2
1
28 =  4  d2
2
d2 = 14
AO = 7
By Py. Th.
72 + 22 = 49 + 4 = 53

Perimeter = 4 53

(SECTION – B)
1
Ans. 16 A 1 day work =
80
1 1
10 day work =  10  th
80 8
7 th
B did work in 42 days
8
8
1 work = 42 x = 48 days
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1
So, 1 day work =
48
1 1 1
A+B=  
80 48 30
 A & B complete in 30 days.
Ans. 17 Let speed of the boat in still water be x km / hr.
The speed downstream = (x + 2) km / hr
The speed upstream = (x – 2) km / hr
A.T.Q. 4(x + 2) = 5 (x – 2)
4x + 8 = 5x – 10
8 + 10 = 5x – 4x
18 = x
= 18 km / hr
Ans.18 Arc of  CDE = 10 cm2
1
Area =  5 h
2
20
h h = 4 cm
5
1
Area of trap. ABCE = 6  11  14
2
1
  17   4
2
= 34 cm2

3
 R 
Ans.19 2 P  P 1  
 100 
3
 R 
2  1  
 100 
1
3
R
2  1 ………….. (1)
100
Suppose the money becomes 16 times in x years
n
 R 
16 P = P1  
 100 
1
n
R
16  1 ………….. (2)
100

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From (1) and (2)
4 1
n 3
2 2
4 1
 
n 3
= n = 12

Ans.20 Let original edge be ‘a’


S.A. = 6 a2
125 5
New edge = a a
100 4
 5  75
New S.A. = 6   a 2   a 2
4  8
 75 
Increase in S.A. =  a 2  6a 2 
 8 
27 2
 a
8
 27 1 
Percentage increase   a 2  2  100 %
 8 6 a 
= 56.25%
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Ans. 1 (B)
Ans. 2 (D)
Ans. 3 (E)
Ans. 4 (E)
Ans. 5 (A)
Ans. 6 (A)
Ans. 7 (E)
Ans. 8 (B)
Ans. 9 (C)
Ans. 10 (D)
Ans. 11(C)
Ans. 12 (D)
Ans. 13(A)
Ans. 14 (D)
Ans. 15 (A)

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