2023 THIRD ROUND MEMO

JUNIOR SENIOR
Question Answer Marks Question Answer
1 240 3 1 036
2 025 3 2 810
3 038 3 3 026
4 172 3 4 013
5 041 3 5 010
6 027 4 6 007
7 020 4 7 010
8 017 4 8 096
9 080 4 9 260
10 018 4 10 019
11 170 5 11 003
12 015 5 12 043
13 062 5 13 034
14 420 5 14 150
15 043 5 15 117

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1. 180 – 60 = 120 120  3 = 40

A = 60 + 40 = 100 B = 100 + 40 = 140
A + B = 100 + 140 = 240

2. One adult and one child together ate 4 biscuits. 100  4 = 25. So there were 25 adults.
Check: (25 adults  3 biscuits) + (25 children  1 biscuit) = 75 + 25 biscuits = 100 biscuits.

3. The outer border of squares is 12 down on each side, with 7 squares between them top and bottom.
So 12  2 + 7  2 = 24 + 14 = 38
or, 12 + 12 + 9 + 9 = 42, but the 4 corners have been counted twice, so 42 – 4 = 38.

4. Smallest number between 200 and 300 is 201. Biggest number between 20 and 30 is 29.
Difference is 201 – 29 = 172.

5. Row numbers are found from dividing the numbers in Column 1 by 6.

248  6 = 41 rem 2, so it will still be in row 41.

6. Adri's mother was 42 – 15 = 27 when Adri was born. If she is now twice as old as Adri, Adri is the age her mother was
when she had her. So Adri is 27.
(Check: Now Adri 27, mother 54, 12 years ago they were 15 and 42.)

7. Add the value of 1 set of each coin: 10c + 20c + 50c + R1 = R1,80
R9  R1,80 = 5, so there are 5 of each denomination, making 20 coins in total.

8. Solution 1
In 1st round all the multiples of 3: 3; 6; 9; 12; 15; 18 are erased
In 2nd round: 2; 7; 11; 16
In 3rd round: 1; 8; 14
In 4th round: 4; 13
In 5th round: 5; 19
In 6th round: none
In 7th round: 10
Left: 17
Solution 2
Erased in this order: 3; 6; 9; 12; 15; 18; 2; 7; 11; 16; 1; 8; 14; 4; 13; 5; 19; 10 so left with 17.

9. 240 min of charging needed  3 chargers = 80 min. Or by swapping the charger at 20 min intervals, all four can be done in
80 min as seen below.

20 min 20 min 20 min 20 min

charger 1 phone 1 phone 1 phone 1 phone 4

charger 2 phone 2 phone 2 phone 4 phone 2

charger 3 phone 3 phone 4 phone 3 phone 3

10. As a list: 12; 14; 16; 32; 34; 36; 52; 54; 56; 21; 23; 25; 41; 43; 45; 61; 63; 65 → 18 combinations.

11. Each piece of the bottom strip is 120  3 = 40 cm

Each piece of the top strip is 120  4 = 30 cm
Look at the 2 vertical dividing lines that are aligned after the first quarter in the top strip. To the right of this in the top strip
is three-quarters, or 90 cm. To the left in the bottom strip is two-thirds or 80 cm. 90 + 80 = 170 cm.
12. Right Wrong Total
Guess and improve
10  8 = 80 10  4 = 40 80 – 40 = 40 So 15 answered correctly
16  8 = 128 4  4 = 16 128 – 16 = 112
14  8 = 112 6  4 = 24 112 – 24 = 88
15  8 = 120 5  4 = 20 100

13. The lower 3 dice have only 4 faces visible and the two pairs on each of these will give a sum of 7.
7  6 pairs = 42. The top die has 5 faces visible. Those on the sides will give a sum of 14, so the trick is to maximise the
face on the top, which should be 6. 42 + 14 + 6 = 62.

14. 1 – 9 9 digits
10 – 99 180 digits (9 groups of 2 digits)
100 – 399 900 digits (30 groups of 3 digits)
9 + 180 + 900 = 1 089 so 63 digits left. 63 ÷ 3 = 21
399 pages + 21 pages = 420 pages

15. Work from the bottom upwards, as we are looking for the smallest number not possible.
Every multiple of 6 up to 36 can be made by use of 11; 21; 31; 41; 51; 61.
Every number up to 42 can be made by subtracting or adding 1-6 as the third operation, instead of 1
In this way 42 = 6  6 + 6.
43 is not possible, as it is prime, so no 3 numbers multiplied together will give it.
And to subtract from or divide anything to get to 43, we would need 2 dice to make a product larger than 43, which is not
possible.
See below some, of many, possibilities to reach each number.
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
61–6 61–5 61–4 61–3 61–2 61–1 611 61+1 61+2 61+3
10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19
61+4 61+5 621 62+1 62+2 62+3 62+4 62+5 631 63+1
20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29
63+2 63+3 63+4 63+5 641 64+1 64+2 64+3 64+4 64+5
30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39
651 65+1 65+2 65+3 65+4 65+5 661 66+1 66+2 66+3
40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49
66+4 66+5 66+6
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2023 SENIOR MEMORANDUM (ROUND 3)

No. Ans. Worked solution
Place four poles on each of the corners and eight poles between corner poles. There are
1. 036
therefore 4 + 4 × 8 = 𝟑𝟔 poles

Soup in Pot before next Number of people that have Soup remaining
serving dished up
3
2560 mL 1 × 2560 = 1920 mL
4
3
2. 810 1920 mL 2 × 1920 = 1440 mL
4
3
1440 mL 3 × 1440 = 1080 mL
4
3
1080 mL 4 × 1080 = 𝟖𝟏𝟎 mL
4

Be systematic!

Size of square Number of squares

1×1 15
3. 026
2×2 8
3×3 3
4×4 0
TOTAL 26
The differences (gaps) between the numbers are 26, 39 and 65, which means that the largest
4. 013 number which leaves the same remainder when dividing into the three numbers is the HCF of
these differences (gaps). The number is 13 and leaves a remainder of 1 in each case.
The maximum carry amount of a sum of two digits is 1. So, A > 4, but A + A ends on zero,
so A = 5.
5. 010 There is therefore a carry of ‘1’ to the hundreds column. So, F = 1 and C + R = 9 since the
value in the hundreds column is zero. Therefore, C + R + F = 10.

6 red + 4 yellow = 42 points (1)

3 red + 3 yellow = 24 points (2)

3 red + 2 yellow = 21 points (3) [(1)÷ 2]

6. 007
So, from (2) and (3) 1 yellow is worth 3 points. Player 2 needs more than 18 points to
overtake Player 1. Player 2 therefore needs at least 7 yellow tokens.

Possibility 1:

𝑥 4 2 5 1 4 2 5 𝑦 4 2 1
𝑥 = 1 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑦 = 1
Possibility 2:
7. 010
𝑥 4 2 1 5 4 2 1 𝑦 4 2 1
𝑥 = 5 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑦 = 5
Therefore, the maximum value of 𝑥 + 𝑦 is 10

Perfect squares have an odd number of factors. The only square number between 170 and 220
8. 196 is 196.
196 = 142 = 22 × 72 which will thus have (2 + 1)(2 + 1) = 9 factors
 512 = 8 × 8 × 8
Cubes not touching the sides or bottom will be those ‘inside’ and the inner layer at the top
=6×6×6+6×6
9. 260
= 216 + 36
= 𝟐𝟓𝟐
Therefore, cubes touching sides or bottom of the box equals 512-252 = 260

The sum of consecutive odd numbers always equals a square number.

10. 019 302 = 900; 312 = 961, which is 19 more than 942. Therefore, Alwyn skipped 19.

1 cm 3 cm The shaded area can be divided into two sections,

triangle A and triangle B. Using symmetry, we
A B can see that triangle A is half of one of the 8
2 cm small identical rectangles, and triangle B is half
of one of the 4 small identical squares.
11. 003 1 1 1 1 1 1
So, 𝐴 = × = and 𝐵 = × =
2 8 16 2 4 8
1 1 3
Therefore 𝐴 + 𝐵 = + =
16 8 16
∴𝑥=3
1 cm
Organise the information in a table and look for patterns in the structure!

Figure Number 2 3 4 5 ⋯ 23
# Jelly sweets
12. 043 with 4 1 3 5 7 ⋯
toothpicks
1×2 2×2 3×2 4×2 22 × 2 − 1
Structure ⋯
−1=1 −1=3 −1=5 −1=7 = 𝟒𝟑

Rearranging the boxes and bricks as shown indicates

that the height of two boxes equals
32 cm 32 + 36 = 68 cm.

The height of one box is therefore 34 cm

13. 034
36 cm

Draw a diagram!
3 times length of train
Before: After:
Train Tunnel Train

14. 150
Total distance travelled (4 train lengths)
Let T be the length of the train. Since the speed of the train is 180 km/h, the distance covered
in 3600 s (one hour) is 180 000 m. This means that the distance covered in 12 seconds is
180 000 𝑚 ÷ 300 = 600𝑚. But the train has also covered 4 × 𝑇 metres in 12 seconds, so
4 × 𝑇 = 600. ∴ 𝑇 = 𝟏𝟓𝟎 𝑚

15. 117 Towers 1 2 3 4 ⋯ 𝑛

# Blocks
2 3 4 5 ⋯ 𝑛+1
at the
 bottom of
tower
#Levels 2 3 4 5 ⋯ 𝑛+1

2×3 3×4 4×5 5×6 (𝑛 + 1)(𝑛 + 2)

#Blocks ⋯
2 2 2 2 2

(78)(79)
#Blocks 3 6 10 15 ⋯ 2
= 3081

By using trial and improvement and the structure of the pattern, the 77th tower has 3081
blocks. This tower has 78 levels. Therefore, there are 39 blocks with a height of 2 cm and 39
blocks with a height of 1 cm. The total height of the tower is therefore 39 × 2 + 39 × 1 =
𝟏𝟏𝟕 cm.
 SOUTH AFRICAN MATHEMATICS CHALLENGE
Organised by the
SOUTH AFRICAN MATHEMATICS FOUNDATION

2023 THIRD ROUND

JUNIOR SECTION: GRADE 4 & 5

7 September 2023 Time: 90 minutes Number of questions: 15

Instructions
1. The answers to all questions are whole numbers from 000 to 999. Each question has
only one correct answer.
2. Scoring rules:
2.1. Each correct answer in questions 1-5 counts 3 marks; in questions 6-10 counts
4 marks and in questions 11-15 counts 5 marks.
2.2. There is no penalty for an incorrect answer or any unanswered question.
3. You must use an HB pencil. Rough work paper, a ruler, a calculator and an eraser are
permitted.
4. Figures are not necessarily drawn to scale.
5. Indicate your answers on the sheet provided.
6. Start when the invigilator tells you to do so.
7. Answers and solutions will be available at www.samf.ac.za

Do not turn the page until you are told to do so.

Draai die boekie om vir die Afrikaanse vraestel.

Private Bag X173, PRETORIA, 0001

Tel: 012 392 9372 Email: [email protected]

Organisations involved: AMESA, SA Mathematical Society

Open Rubric
 SAMC Third Round Junior paper 2023, page 2 of 4

HOW TO COMPLETE THE ANSWER SHEET

The answers to all questions are whole numbers from 0 to 999. Consider the
following example question:

26. If x + 8 = 80, what is the value of x?

The answer is 72, so you must complete the block for question 26 on the
answer sheet as follows: shade 0 in the hundreds row, 7 in the tens row, and
2 in the units row:

Write the digits of your answer in the blank blocks on the left of the respective
rows, as shown in the example: hundreds, tens and units from top to bottom.

The three digits that you wrote down will not be marked, since it is only for
your convenience − only the shaded circles will be marked.

Remember:
• Question 1-5 counts 3 marks each
• Question 6-10 counts 4 marks each, and
• Question 11-15 counts 5 marks each.

PLEASE DO NOT TURN THE PAGE UNTIL YOU ARE TOLD TO DO SO

 SAMC Third Round Junior paper 2023, page 3 of 4

1. Four numbers are equally spaced on a number line. Calculate the sum of A and B.

60 A B 180

2. There were 50 people at a function. Every adult ate 3 biscuits and every child ate 1 biscuit.
One hundred biscuits were eaten altogether. How many adults were there?

3. I have a rectangular piece of paper on which equal size squares have been drawn, filling the page.
There are 9 squares across the page and 12 squares down.
How many squares are touching the edges of the page?

4. A is a whole number between 20 and 30. B is a whole number greater than 200 and less than 300.
What is the smallest difference there could be between A and B?

5. If the table below is continued, in which row will 248 be?

Row Column 1 Column 2 Column 3

1 6 8 10
2 12 14 16
3 18 20 22
4 24 26 28
5 30 32 34
6 36 38 40

6. When Adri's mother was 42, Adri was 15. Now her mother is twice as old as Adri.
How old is Adri now?

7. There are an equal number of 10c, 20c, 50c and R1 coins in a purse. Together they total R9.
How many coins are in the purse?

8. A teacher wrote the whole numbers 1 to 19, consecutively and in a circle, on her whiteboard.
Starting on 1, she then erased every 3rd number (3; 6 …) and continued the same pattern around and
around the circle several times, erasing each 3rd number that remained, until only 1 number was left.
What was this last number, when all the others had been erased?
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9. Bradley has four cell phones but only three chargers. All four phones are at 0% battery power.
Each phone takes 60 minutes to charge fully. He can stop and start the charging of each phone as he
goes. What is the fastest time Bradley can fully charge all four phones?

10. A simple combination lock uses two digits from 1 to 6. An even and an odd digit must be used, in
any order to open the lock. How many different combinations are there?

11. The two strips of wood in the sketch are both 120 cm long and overlap each other.
One is divided into quarters and the other into thirds.
What is the total length of the solid line, in centimetres, as indicated in the sketch?

120 cm

120 cm

12. There are twenty questions in a Maths contest. Eight marks are awarded for a correct answer and
four marks taken off for each wrong answer. All questions must be answered.
If Rachel scored 100 marks in this competition, how many questions did she answer correctly?

13. All regular dice have the numbers 1 to 6 represented by dots and each pair of opposite faces has dots
adding up to 7. Dumi stacks four regular dice on top of each other on a table.
If Dumi walks around his stack, what is the maximum number of dots that can be seen on all its
visible faces (without lifting it off the table)?

14. The page numbers in a book are printed with 1 152 digits. What is the last page number in the book?

15. Ara rolls three regular dice many times and uses the numbers that land face up to do some
calculations. She may add, subtract, multiply, or divide.
(For example, 3 + 2 + 6 = 11; 4  1 + 5 = 9; 6  2  5 = 15).
What is the smallest whole number that cannot be an answer to the calculations made?
 SAMC Third Round Senior paper 2023, page 1 of 4

SOUTH AFRICAN MATHEMATICS CHALLENGE

Organised by the
SOUTH AFRICAN MATHEMATICS FOUNDATION

2023 THIRD ROUND

SENIOR SECTION: GRADE 6 & 7

7 September 2023 Time: 90 minutes Number of questions: 15

Instructions
1. The answers to all questions are whole numbers from 000 to 999. Each question has
only one correct answer.
2. Scoring rules:
2.1. Each correct answer in questions 1-5 counts 3 marks; in questions 6-10 counts
4 marks and in questions 11-15 counts 5 marks.
2.2. There is no penalty for an incorrect answer or any unanswered question.
3. You must use an HB pencil. Rough work paper, a ruler, a calculator and an eraser are
permitted.
4. Figures are not necessarily drawn to scale.
5. Indicate your answers on the sheet provided.
6. Start when the invigilator tells you to do so.
7. Answers and solutions will be available at www.samf.ac.za

Do not turn the page until you are told to do so.

Draai die boekie om vir die Afrikaanse vraestel.

Private Bag X173, PRETORIA, 0001

Tel: 012 392 9372 Email: [email protected]

Organisations involved: AMESA, SA Mathematical Society

 HOW TO COMPLETE THE ANSWER SHEET

The answers to all questions are whole numbers from 0 to 999. Consider the
following example question:

12. If x + 8 = 80, what is the value of x?

The answer is 72, so you must complete the block for question 12 on the
answer sheet as follows: shade 0 in the hundreds row, 7 in the tens row, and
2 in the units row:

Write the digits of your answer in the blank blocks on the left of the respective
rows, as shown in the example: hundreds, tens and units from top to bottom.

The three digits that you wrote down will not be marked, since it is only for
your convenience − only the shaded circles will be marked.

Remember:
• Question 1-5 counts 3 marks each
• Question 6-10 counts 4 marks each, and
• Question 11-15 counts 5 marks each.

PLEASE DO NOT TURN THE PAGE UNTIL YOU ARE TOLD TO DO SO

 SAMC Third Round Senior paper 2023, page 3 of 4

1. A farmer needs to fence a four-sided paddock so that each side has ten poles. What is the least
number of poles that she will need altogether?

2. Each member of a family of four has soup at different times. Each person takes a quarter of the soup
left in the pot, thinking that the other three have not yet eaten. If there was 2 560 mL of soup to start
with, how many millilitres of soup is left in the pot after the fourth person has dished up?

3. How many squares, of all sizes, are there in this diagram?

4. Which number between 170 and 220 has exactly 9 factors?

5. In this alphanumeric addition puzzle, each letter represents a unique digit from 1 to 9, so that the
calculation is correct. Note, 0 = zero. What is the value of C + R + F?
C A T
+ R A T
F 0 0 D
6. A game uses red and yellow tokens, which give you points. Player 1 has 6 red and 4 yellow tokens,
which are worth 42 points. Player 2 has 3 red and 3 yellow tokens, which are worth 24 points. What
is the least number of yellow tokens needed by Player 2 to have more points than Player 1?

7. A whole number is to be placed in each box below. Numbers may be repeated, but the product of
any four adjacent numbers must always be 40.
What is the maximum value of 𝑥 + 𝑦?
𝑥 2 4 𝑦 1

8. What is the largest number which, when divided into each of the three numbers: 53; 79 and 118,
leaves the same remainder in each case?

9. A cubical box, without a lid, holds 512 identical small wooden cubes which fill it exactly. How
many of the small cubes will not touch the box?

10. Alwyn adds consecutive odd numbers 1 + 3 + 5 + 7 + 9… up to a certain point and claims to get a
total sum of 942. If Alwyn accidentally skipped a number when calculating his sum, what is the
smallest number that he missed?
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11. A square is divided by two straight lines, as shown in the sketch. The area of the shaded part, as a
𝑥
fraction of the whole, can be written as . What is the value of 𝑥?
16

1 cm 3 cm

1cm

12. The following figures are made from jelly sweets and toothpicks. How many jelly sweets in
Figure 23 would have exactly 4 toothpicks in them?

Figure 1 Figure 2 Figure 3 Figure 4

13. A large box and two identical small bricks are arranged in two ways, as shown. What is the height of
the box in centimetres?

36 cm 32 cm

14. A train travels at 180 km/h when going through a tunnel. This tunnel is 3 times as long as the train. If
the train takes 12 seconds from the moment it enters the tunnel until the moment it completely clears
the tunnel, how long is the train in metres?

15. Maxi builds towers made up of little 1 cm × 1 cm × 2 cm building blocks as shown in the pattern
below. If he continues to build towers in this way, what is the height, in centimetres, of the tower that
is made up of 3 081 building blocks?

Tower 1 Tower 2 Tower 3 Tower 4