[TIMO9 Mock test] Thi thử Lần 1

Vòng chung kết quốc tế TIMO - Khối lớp 9

Time allowed: 120 minutes
Logical thinking
This section includes the 1st question to the 6th question. Each carries 5 points.
1. Use nonary number system to represent decimal number 2453.
Solution:
2453 : 9 = 272 R5
272 : 9 = 30 R2
30 : 9 = 3 R3
3 : 9 = 0 R3
245310 = 33259
Answer: 3325

2. The base and the height of a parallelogram are decreased by 25% and
increased by 40% respectively. Find the percentage change in the area of the
parallelogram.
Solution:
Area of parallelogram = base x height = b.h
Decrease the base by 25% and increased the height by 40%, the new area is:
3 7 21
b. h = bh = 105%bh
4 5 20
→ The percentage change in area is 105% – 100% = 5%
Answer: 5

3. There are 30 problems in a mathematics competition. The scores of each

problem are allocated in the following ways: 2 mark will be given for a
correct answer, 0 marks will be given for a blank answer, 1 mark will be
deducted for a wrong answer. Find the minimum number of candidate(s) to
ensure that 4 candidates will have the same scores in the competition.
Solution:
60, 58, …0…, -30 → 90 values
90 x 3 + 1 = 271
Answer: 271
4. Define the operation symbol:
2  5 = 2 3 4 5
3  7 = 3 4 567
4  9 = 4 567 89
Find the value of (29  532)  (28  531) .
Solution:
532! 531! 532
(29  532)  (28  531) =  = = 19
28! 27! 28
Answer: 19

5. There are some chickens and rabbits in a cage. The number of chickens is
five times as the number of rabbits. They have 238 legs in total. How many
rabbit(s) is / are there?
Solution:
Rabbits: x
→ Chickens: 5x
They have 238 legs in total, then
4x + 2(5x) = 238
x = 17
Answer: 17

6. At a birthday party, if we need to ensure there will be at least 6 people

with the same date of birth in Year 2020, how many people are there at the
party?
Solution:
366 x 5 + 1 = 1831
Answer: 1831

Algebra
This section includes the 7th question to the 12th question. Each carries 5 points.
7. Given a > 0 and 2a2 − 5a − 12 = 0 , find the value of a3 + 5a2 − 2a + 6 .
Solution:
a = 4 → a3 + 5a2 − 2a + 6 = 142.
Answer: 142
8. If a repeating decimal number 0.121212… can be represented as 0.12 ,
7
find the value of x if 0.6 x = .
11
Solution:
7
= 0.6363636363... = 0.63
11
Answer: 3

9. Find the number of integral solutions of 12 x + y + x 2 + 24 y + 11 = 0 .

Solution:
12 x + y + x 2 + 24 y + 11 = 0
 x 2 + 12 x + 36 + y + 24 y + 144 − 169 = 0

 ( x + 6) + ( )
2 2
y + 12 = 169

 ( x + 6) + ( y + 12 )
2 2
= 132

We have: ( 5)2 + ( 12 2 ) = 132 or 0 2 + ( 132 ) = 132 and y + 12  12

  x + 6 = 5  x = −1
 
  y + 12 = 12 y = 0

  x + 6 = −5  x = −11
  
 
y + 12 = 12 y = 0
  x + 6 = 0  x = −6
 
  y + 12 = 13  y = 1
Hence, there are 3 sets of integral solution.
Answer: 3

 x − 7 32 − 3 y
 =
10. Find the value of x – y if  3 12 .
 x + 3 y = −12

Solution:
 x − 7 32 − 3 y 1 7 8 1 1 1
 =  x− = − y  x+ y=5
 3 12   3 3 3 4  3 4
 x + 3 y = −12  x + 3 y = −12  x = −12 − 3 y

1 1  1  3
 ( −12 − 3 y) + y = 5 −4 − y + y = 5 − y = 9
 3 4  4  4
 x = −12 − 3 y  x = −12 − 3 y  x = −12 − 3 y
 y = −12
  x − y = 36
 x = −12 − 3 y = 24
Answer: 36

n!
11. Given Crn = , find the value of C16 + 2  C26 + 3  C36 + + 6  C66 .
r !(n − r )!
Solution:
C16 + 2  C26 + 3  C36 + + 6  C66
65 6 5 4 65 43 6  5 4  3 2 6  5  4  3  2 1
= 6 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6
1 2 1 2  3 1 2  3  4 1 2  3  4  5 1 2  3  4  5  6
 5 5  4 5  4  3 5  4  3  2 5  4  3  2 1 
= 6  1 + + + + + 
 1 1  2 1  2  3 1  2  3  4 1 2  3  4  5 
= 6  (1 + 5 + 10 + 10 + 5 + 1)
= 6  32
= 192
Answer: 192

1 1
12. Given x  0 and x + = 1519, find the value of x + .
x x
Solution:
2
 1  1
 x +  = x + 2 + = 1521
 x x
1
x+ = 39
x
Answer: 39
 Number theory
This section includes the 13th question to the 18th question. Each carries 5 points.

13. The sum of 13 consecutive odd numbers is 325. Find the second largest
number.
Solution:

Answer: 35

14. It is known that x is integer and x 5 = 6436343 . Find the value of x.

Solution:
*Product of numbers with last digit 3 repeats in a cycle 3, 9, 7, 1.
x 5 = 6436343 → The last digit of x is 3.

*Find the ten digit:

10 5 has 6 digits. 100 5 has 11 digits.
6436343 has 7 digits → 10  x  100 .
Let the ten digit be k.
Then k 5 .10 5  6400000  k 5  64 .
Since 2 5  64  35 , so k = 2.
Answer: 23

15. A 4-digit number has a remainder 3 when divided by 4, has a remainder

4 when divided by 5 and has a remainder 6 when divided by 7. What is such
largest 4-digit number?
Solution:
x : 4 R3 → (x – 3) 4 → (x + 1) 4
x : 5 R4 → (x – 4) 5 → (x + 1) 5
x : 7 R6 → (x – 6) 7 → (x + 1) 7
→ (x + 1) 4, 5, 7
( x + 1)  Common Multiples of 4, 5, 7.
Least Common Multiples (4, 5, 7) = 140
 ( x + 1)  140; 280; 420;...
9999 : 140 = 71 R59
→ x + 1 = 140 x 71 = 9940
→ x = 9939
Answer: 9939

16. Now is Saturday. Which day of the week will it be after 551207 days?
Solution:
55  6(mod7)
551207  61207 (mod7)
6 2  1(mod7)
61207  6(mod7)
551207  6(mod7)
→ 551207 days = x weeks + 6 days → After 551207 days, it will be Friday.
Answer: Friday

12
17. It is known that x > 0 and x = 3 + . Find the value of x.
12
9+
12
3+
9 + ...

Solution:
12 12 12 x 27 x + 36 + 12 x 13x + 12
x=3+ =3+ =3+ = =
12 12 9 x + 12 9 x + 12 3x + 4
9+ 9+
12 x
3+
9 + ...
 3x + 4 x = 13x + 12
2

 3 x 2 − 9 x − 12 = 0
x = 4

 x = −1 (not satisfied)
Answer: 4
18. How many simplest fractions whose denominator is 2015 are there?
Solution:

Answer: 1440

Geometry

This section includes the 19th question to the 24th question. Each carries 5 points.

19. In triangle THA, angles T and A measures 300 and 450 respectively.
If HT = 5 2 , what is HA?

Solution:
HA HT HA HT HA 5 2
=  =  =  HA = 5
sin T sin A sin 30 sin 45 1 2
2 2
Answer: 5

20. A cubic water tank with side length 20 cm has a water level of 5 cm. An
iron cuboid with dimensions 16cm x 5cm x 30cm (length x width x height) is
inserted into the water tank vertically, what is the new water level? (in cm)
Solution:
Answer: 6.5

21. In the attached figure, HD is the tangent of the circle which touches the
circle at C. AE is the diameter of the circle. AE and DC are produced to meet
at H. Find HAC if ACD = 75 .

Solution:
Connect EC, we have ECH = 180 − 75 − 90 = 15
From angles in alternate segment, HAC = ECH = 15
Answer: 15

22.There are 4 points A ( −3, −2 ) , B ( −1, 7 ) , C (1,9 ) , D ( 2, 4 ) in Cartesian coordinate.

Find the area of quadrilateral ABCD.
Solution:
x y
A -3 -2
-21 - 2 = -23
B -1 7
-9 - 7 = -16
C 1 9
4 - 18 = -14
D 2 4
-4 - (-12) = 8
A -3 -2
Total = -45
−45
Area = = 22.5
2
Answer: 22.5 or 45/2

23. There are 10 points on a circle. How many pentagons (5-sided polygon)
can be formed?
Solution:

Answer: 252

24. In ABC , AB = 30, AC = 20, BC = 25 , find the height from A to BC.

(Answer in the decimal form)
Solution:
30 + 20 + 25
p= = 37.5
2
S = 37,5(37,5 − 30)(37,5 − 20)(37,5 − 25)  248
2S
h= = 19.84
BC
Answer: 19.84

Combinatorics

This section includes the 25th question to the 30th question. Each carries 5 points.

25. A flight of stairs has 10 steps. David can go up for 1 step, 2 steps or 3 steps
each time. The 4th and 7th step cannot be stepped on as it is destroyed. How
many way(s) is / are there for David to go up the stairs?

Solution:
Answer: 42

26. Suppose 2 cards are drawn from an ordinary poker deck of 52 playing
cards without replacement. Find the probability that they are black in color.

Solution:
There are 26 black cards and 26 red cards in a poker deck.

Event: “Getting 2 black cards”

→ C 26
2
= 325 ways
2
Total outcome: C52 = 1326

325 25
Probability = =
1326 102
Answer: 25/102

27. Basketball team has 15 members. How many different ways are there to
send 10 teammates to participate in a competition in which one of them is
the captain?

Solution:
15
There are C10 = 3003 ways of choosing teamates and for each combination,
there are 10 choices for the captain.

So the answer is: 3003 x 10 = 30030.

Answer: 30030
28. Suppose 3 cards are drawn from an ordinary poker deck of 52 playing
cards without replacement. Find the probability that getting two Kings (K)
and one Queen (Q).

Solution:
There are 4 Kings and 4 Queens in a poker deck.

Event: “Getting two Kings and one Queen”

→ C42 .C41 = 24 ways

3
Total outcome: C52 = 22100

24 6
Probability = =
22100 5525
Answer: 6/5525

29. Numbers are drawn from 160 integers 1 to 160. At least how many
number(s) is / are drawn at random to ensure that there are two numbers
whose difference is 31?

Solution:

Answer: 94

30. It is known that a, b, c, d, e are positive integers and all of them are
greater than 1. Find the number of solution sets of a + b + c + d + e = 13 ?

Solution:
 a − 1  0  a − 1 = x1
b − 1  0 b − 1 = x
  2

a, b, c, d , e  1  c − 1  0 . Let: c − 1 = x3
d − 1  0 d − 1 = x
  4

e − 1  0 e − 1 = x5

The problem becomes: Find the number of positive integral solutions of:
x1 + x2 + x3 + x4 + x5 = 8

7! 7.6.5.4! 7.6.5
It is: Cnk−−11 = C85−−11 = C74 = = = = 35
4!(7 − 4)! 4!.3! 3.2.1

Answer: 35