Kangaroo of Mathematics 2009 Level Benjamin (Grades 5. and 6.) Austria - 23.3.2009
Kangaroo of Mathematics 2009 Level Benjamin (Grades 5. and 6.) Austria - 23.3.2009
9) A bridge is being build over a 120m wide river. One quarter of the bridge
continues on land on the left bank, another quarter continues on land on the right
bank. How long is the bridge?
A) 150 m B) 180 m C) 210 m D) 240 m E) 270 m
10) In a park there are some cats and dogs. The number of cats feet is double the
size of the number of dogs noses. The number of cats is …… ??? ……. of the
number of dogs.
A) double the size B) half the size C) the same size
D) a quarter the size E) a sixth of the size.
12) The quadrilateral on the right has the following side lengths: AB = 11, BC =
7, CD = 9 and DA = 3. The angles at points A and C are
right angles. What is the area of the quadrilateral?
A) 30 B) 44 C) 48 D) 52 E) 60
13) In a dance group there are 39 boys and 23 girls. Every week 6 more boys
and 8 more girls join the group. After a few weeks there will be the same
number of boys as girls in the dance group. How many boys and girls will be in
the dance group at that time?
A) 144 B) 154 C) 164 D) 174 E) 184
16) Today is Sunday. Francis starts to read a book with 290 pages today.
Sundays he reads 25 pages and on all other days he reads 4 pages, with no
exception. How many days does it take him to read the entire book?
A) 5 B) 46 C) 40 D) 35 E) 41
- 5 Point Questions -
18) Eight cards that are numbered 1 to 8 are inside two boxes A and B so that
the sum of the cards in both boxes is identical. If there are exactly 3 cards in box
A then which of the following statements is definitely true:
A) Three cards in B are odd numbers.
B) Four cards in B are even numbers.
C) The card numbered 1 is not in B.
D) The card numbered 2 is in B.
E) The card numbered 5 is in B.
19) Andrea, Branimir, Celestin and Doris (but not necessarily in this order) are
ranked one to four in a fencing tournament. If you add Andrea’s, Branimir’s and
Doris’ rank, your total is 6. You obtain the same number if you add Branimir’s
and Celestin’s rank. Who won the tournament, if Branimir did better than
Andrea?
A) Andrea B) Branimir C) Celestin D) Doris E) It cannot be determined.
20) In the diagram opposite there is an object with 6
triangular faces. On each corner there is a number (two are
shown). The sum of the numbers on the corners of each
triangle is the same. What is the sum of all 5 numbers?
A) 9 B) 12 C) 17 D) 18 E) 24
21) The rooms in a hotel are numbered with three digit
numbers each. The first digit determines the floor and the last two digits the
number of the room on each floor; e.g. room 125 is on the 1st floor, room
number 25. The hotel has 5 floors (from 1 to 5) and 35 rooms on each floor, i.e.
on the 1st floor you have room numbers 101 to 135 etc. How often does the digit
2 appear in all room numbers of the hotel?
A) 60 times B) 65 times C) 95 times
D) 100 times E) 105 times
22) ABCD is a square with side length 10cm. The distance
of N to M measures 6cm. Each area not shaded grey is
either a sqaure or an isosceles triangle. How big is the area
shaded in grey?
A) 42 cm² B) 46 cm² C) 48 cm² D) 52 cm² E) 58 cm²