IMEC Olympiad 2023-2024 Category 5

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INTERNATIONAL MATHEMATICS OLYMPIAD

Category 5 (Grade 8,9 and 10)

EXAM TIME
60 MINS

2023-2024

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QUESTIONS

1. How many ways can the letters of the word “IMEC” be arranged?

A) 4 B) 6 C) 12 D) 24

2. 𝑥𝑥 and 𝑦𝑦 are real numbers such that √3𝑥𝑥 − 6 + |2𝑦𝑦 + 8| = 0. What is the numerical value
of 𝑥𝑥 2 + 𝑦𝑦?

A) 20 B) 8 C) 16 D) None of the above

3. Find the last two digits of 220402457 − 1.

A) 01 B) 03 C) 71 D) 55

4. A 2-digit number is named as “fragrant” if the units digit is greater than the tens digit. How
many fragrant numbers are there?

A) 55 B) 45 C) 36 D) None of the above

1 2 3 30
5. Given that 𝑎𝑎1
> 𝑎𝑎 > 𝑎𝑎 > ⋯ > 𝑎𝑎 and 𝑎𝑎1 , 𝑎𝑎2 , 𝑎𝑎3 , … , 𝑎𝑎30 are different natural numbers.
2 3 30

Find the smallest possible value of the sum 𝑎𝑎1 + 𝑎𝑎2 + 𝑎𝑎3 + ⋯ + 𝑎𝑎30 .

A) 450 B) 900 C) 465 D) None of the above

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6. How many fractions with the denominator 25 exist, whose value is greater than 4 but less
1
than 2?

A) 4 B) 6 C) 8 D) 10

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7. Find the integer part of

1
.
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21 + 22 + ⋯ + 30

A) 1 B) 2 C) 3 D) None of the above

8. 𝑎𝑎 and 𝑏𝑏 are real numbers such that 𝑎𝑎 + 𝑏𝑏 = −7 and 𝑎𝑎 × 𝑏𝑏 = 11, find the value of 𝑎𝑎2 + 𝑏𝑏 2 .

A) -77 B) 49 C) 27 D) None of the above

9. Find the sum of the possible values of

�−33 + 14�−33 + 14�−33 + 14√….

A) 33 B) -33 C) -14 D) 14

10. Find the remainder when 20222023 is divided by 7.

A) 6 B) 1 C) 0 D) None of the above

11. Find the radius of the inscribed circle in a 6-8-10 right triangle.

A) 2 B) 4 C) 6 D) None of the above

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12. Show the following 2
1 + 1
3
1 + 1
4
1 1 +⋯+ 1
2023
1 1 in the
1+ �1+ ��1+ � �1+ ��1+ ��1+ � �1+ ��1+ �…�1+ �
2 2 3 2 3 4 2 3 2023
𝑎𝑎
simplest fraction 𝑏𝑏. What is the value of 𝑎𝑎 + 𝑏𝑏?

A) 4046 B) 4048 C) 2023 D) 2024

13. The two solids in the figure have the same volume. How large is x?

A) 3 B) 4 C) 5 D) None of the above

14. Stairs are built by laying bricks as shown in the figure. You have 2023 bricks to build a
staircase. The final ladder will be 𝑥𝑥 −step ladder and 𝑦𝑦 bricks will be left over. What is the
value of 𝑥𝑥 + 𝑦𝑦?

2-step ladder 3-step ladder 4-step ladder

A) 68 B) 70 C) 72 D) None of the above

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15. 𝑥𝑥 is a real number such that 𝑥𝑥 + 𝑥𝑥 = 3. What is the value of 𝑥𝑥 2 + 𝑥𝑥 3 + 𝑥𝑥 2 + 𝑥𝑥 3 ?

A) 20 B) 30 C) 36 D) None of the above

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16. Machine A can produce 12000 cakes in

120 minutes. Machine B can produce
12000 cakes in 180 minutes. If both
machines work together without
changing their rates of production, how
many hours will it take for the two
machines to produce 24000 cakes?

A) 2 B) 2.5 C) 3 D) None of the above

17. Numbers are to be written in the cells of the pyramid in such a way that each number is
the sum of the two numbers immediately below it. Which number must be written at the
top of the pyramid?

A) 88 B) 92 C) 96 D) None of the above

18. Find the last digit of

1 + (1 + 2) + (1 + 2 + 3) + (1 + 2 + 3 + 4) + ⋯ + (1 + 2 + 3 + ⋯ + 2022).

A) 2 B) 4 C) 6 D) None of the above

19. In the year 2024, the United Kingdom will host the IMO. Let I, M, O be distinct positive
integers such that their product is equal to 2024. What is the smallest possible value of the
sum I + M + O?

A) 49 B) 61 C) 69 D) None of the above

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20. A computer program generates all four-letter code words that can
be formed by using alphabets 𝐼𝐼, 𝑀𝑀, 𝐸𝐸 and 𝐶𝐶. When all these words
are categorized according to the alphabetical order, it can be listed IMEC
as follows.
𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶, 𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶, 𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶, 𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶, …
𝑡𝑡ℎ
At 𝑛𝑛 place, the word 𝐼𝐼𝐼𝐼𝐼𝐼𝐼𝐼 appears. Find the value of 𝑛𝑛.

A) 16 B)17 C) 20 D) None of the above

21. 𝑎𝑎 belongs to the set of positive integers.

45 − 18𝑎𝑎
3> > −9
3
Find the sum of all possible values of 𝑎𝑎.

A) 3 B) 9 C) 15 D) None of the above

22. An IMEC sequence is a sequence of numbers in which each number after the second is the
non-negative difference between two previous numbers. For example, such a sequence is
10, 8, 2, 6, 4, 2, … .
If an IMEC sequence starts with 15, 12, what is the sum of the first 50 numbers in the
sequence?

A) 135 B) 102 C) 99 D) None of the above

23. The L-shaped area in the figure is to be cut into two pieces by a line through P in such a
way that the area of one part is twice the area of the other part. Which of the points A, B,
C, D or E can lie on the line?

A) A B) B C) C D) None of the above

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24. Let 𝑥𝑥 be a positive integer such that 13 + 23 + ⋯ + 𝑥𝑥 3 is divisible by 𝑥𝑥 + 3. Find the

maximum value of 𝑥𝑥.

A) 15 B) 20 C) 25 D) None of the above

25. Both the midpoints 𝑀𝑀1 and 𝑀𝑀2 of the circles 𝑘𝑘1 and 𝑘𝑘2 and their common points P and Q
lie on the circle 𝑘𝑘. Determine the area of the gray region if the radii of the two circles
𝑘𝑘1 and 𝑘𝑘2 are both equal to 2 cm.

A) 12 B) 14 C) 16 D) None of the above

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