Division

G9 SASMO 2017
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INSTRUCTIONS
1. Please DO NOT OPEN the contest booklet until the Proctor has given permission.

2. TIME: 1 hour 30 minutes.

3. There are 25 questions.

4. Shade your answers neatly using a pencil in the answer entry sheet.

5. PROCTORING: No one may help any student in any way during the contest.

6. No electronic devices capable of storing and displaying visual information is

7. Strictly No Calculators are allowed into the exam.

8. All students must fill and shade their Name, Index Number, Class and School in
the answer sheet and contest booklet.

9. MINIMUM TIME: Students must stay in the exam hall at least 1h 15 min.

10. Students must show detailed working and transfer answers to the answer entry sheet.

11. No exam papers and written notes can be taken out by any contestant.
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SASMO 2017, Secondary 3 / Grade 9 Contest

Section A (Correct answer – 2 points| No answer – 0 points| Incorrect answer – minus 1 point)

Question 1
Calculate the value of
23×51 + 39×24 + 25×39 − 49×16.

A. 2070
B. 2300
C. 3084
D. 3868
E. None of the above

Question 2
What is the last digit of the product 32017 × 72017 ?

A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 7
E. 9

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Question 3
It can be shown that 5 = 4 by the following steps:
(1) −20 = −20
(2) 25 − 45 = 16 − 36
(3) 52 − 5×9 = 42 − 4×9
81 81
(4) 52 − 5×9 + 4 = 42 − 4×9 + 4
9 2 9 2
(5) (5 − 2) = (4 − 2)
9 9
(6) 5−2= 4−2
(7) 5=4

Which transition step is wrong?

A. (2) to (3)
B. (3) to (4)
C. (4) to (5)
D. (5) to (6)
E. (6) to (7)

Question 4
Fifteen students took an exam. The exam scores are 84, 85, 87, 88 and 90. Five of
them got 84 and two of them got 85. If the most common score is 87, what is the
average score of the fifteen students?

A. 85.5
B. 86
C. 86.5
D. 87
E. 87.5

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Question 5
𝑎2 −𝑏2
Given that −6 ≤ 𝑎 ≤ 7 and −3 ≤ 𝑏 ≤ 5, find the greatest possible value of 𝑏−𝑎

A. 6
B. 8
C. 9
D. 10
E. 12

Question 6
Find the value of X in the following sequence.
1 8 3 1 0
7 5 8 9 X

A. 5
B. 6
C. 7
D. 8
E. 9

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Question 7
Which of the following has the greatest value?

A. 211
B. 45
C. 84
D. 173
E. 312

Question 8
It is given that 𝑎, 𝑏, 𝑐 are non-zero real numbers. What is the sum of all possible
values of the expression
𝑎 𝑏 𝑐
+ + ?
|𝑎| |𝑏| |𝑐|

A. 0
B. 1
C. 2
D. 3
E. None of the above

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Question 9
Calculate the value of
12 − 32 + 52 − 72 + 92 − ⋯ − 192 + 212

A. 0
B. 121
C. 241
D. 362
E. None of the above

Question 10
Determine the smallest positive integer 𝑚 which satisfies the conditions:
• 2𝑚 is a perfect cube
• 3𝑚 is a perfect square

A. 36
B. 72
C. 108
D. 144
E. 216

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Question 11
Let n be an integer. Which of the following is ALWAYS divisible by 6?

A. n+6
B. n2 − n
C. n2 + n
D. n3 − n
E. n3 − n2

Question 12
The sum of the 3-digit numbers 3𝐴6 and 2𝐵8 is a multiple of 9. What is the smallest
value of 𝐴 + 𝐵?

A. 1
B. 2
C. 4
D. 8
E. None of the above

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Question 13
In the diagram, the line segment 𝐴𝐵 passes through the
B
centre 𝑂 of the circle. Point 𝐴 is on the circumference of
the circle. Line 𝐵𝐷 intersects the circle at two points 𝐶 and
𝐷 such that 𝐵𝐶 = 𝐴𝑂. It is given that ∠𝐴𝐵𝐷 = 26𝑜 . Find
∠𝐵𝐴𝐷. C

O
A. 26°
B. 37°
C. 51° D
D. 76° A
E. 104°

Question 14
Amy, Betty, Cathy, Denny and Eddy are confused about today’s day of the week.
Amy: “Tomorrow is Wednesday.”
Betty: “No, today is Wednesday.”
Cathy: “The day after tomorrow is Saturday.”
Denny: “All I know is that yesterday was not Thursday.”
Eddy: “Today is not Tuesday, not Wednesday and not Thursday.”
If only one of them is correct, which day is today?

A. Monday
B. Tuesday
C. Wednesday
D. Thursday
E. Friday

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Question 15
Only 2 out of the 4 figures below can form the rectangular
solid as shown on the right. Which 2 figures can form the
rectangular solid?

P Q

R
S

A. (P and S)
B. (R and P)
C. (Q and S)
D. (P and Q)
E. (R and S)

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Section B (Correct answer – 4 points| Incorrect or No answer – 0 points)

Question 16
What is the 5th digit from the left in the product of 77777 and 99999?

Question 17
If the four-digit number A51A is divisible by 36, find the value of A.

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Question 18
A club has 15 members. In how many way can Chairperson, Secretary and Treasurer
be selected, if no member can hold more than one position?

Question 19
What is the remainder when 20176 is divided by 9?

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Question 20
1𝑋𝑌𝑍5 and 2𝑋𝑌𝑍1
̅̅̅̅̅̅̅̅̅ ̅̅̅̅̅̅̅̅̅ are two 5-digit numbers. Given that ̅̅̅̅̅̅̅̅̅ ̅̅̅̅̅̅̅̅̅ = 5: 9, what is
1𝑋𝑌𝑍5: 2𝑋𝑌𝑍1
the value of 𝑋 + 𝑌 + 𝑍 ?

Question 21
Each student in Secondary 3 of Gauss High School is in exactly 2 academic clubs.
There are only 3 academic clubs in the school: Math club, English club and Science
club. There are 45 students in Math club, 37 members in English club and 38
students in Science club. What is the total number of Secondary 3 students in the
school?

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Question 22
Find the value of
21! − 21
1×1! + 2×2! + 3×3! + ⋯ + 19×19!

Question 23 B

In the triangle ABC, ∠ABC= 60𝑜 and ∠BAC= 45𝑜 . It

C D A

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Question 24
In the following, all the different letters stand for different digits.
G E T
+ G O L D
S A S M O

What is the value of 𝑆 + 𝐴 + 𝑆 + 𝑀 + 𝑂?

Question 25
Find the last two digits of 3×7×11×15× …×95×99.

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