Section A
For questions 1 to 10, each correct answer is awarded 6 marks.
1. Find the value of ! in the number sequence below.
1, 3, 6, 15, 33, !, …
******* is divisible by 35, find ).
2. Given that the 4-digit number 37)5
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3. Paul’s savings is 3 times Mary’s savings at first. If Paul withdraws
$180 of his savings while Mary saves another $40, they will have the
same amount of money.
What is Mary’s savings at first?
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4. If 10 chickens lay 10 eggs in 10 days, how many eggs can 30
chickens lay in 30 days?
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5. In mathematics,
3+ = 3
3- = 3 × 3 = 9
30 = 3 × 3 × 3 = 27
32 = 3 × 3 × 3 × 3 = 81
…
Find the ones digit in 300 .
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6. Find the value of C in the cryptarithm below.
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7. In a box, there are 6 red, 7 yellow, 2 white and 5 black marbles.
What is the least number of marbles that must be taken out, without
looking, to ensure that one has marbles of 4 different colours?
8. Evaluate
1 − 2 + 3 − 4 + 5 − 6 + ⋯ + 101
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9. What is the missing number in the grid below?
10. At 8:00 AM, Abel cycled from Town A to Town B at a constant speed
of 13 km/h. At the same time, Ben cycled from Town B to Town A,
at a constant speed of 12 km/h.
Given that Ben took a 1-hour break and the distance between the
towns is 138 km, at what time did the two cyclists meet each other?
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Section B
For questions 11 to 15, each correct answer is awarded 8 marks.
11. Given that
: ± ; = (: + ;) ÷ 2
: ; = 3: − ;
Find the value of (2 4) ± 6.
12. Following the direction of the arrows, how many paths are there
from Point A to Point B?
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13. Each letter in the word “EGGPLANT” represents a digit from 1 to 7,
without repetition. Given that the sum of the digits in “EGGPLANT” is
odd and divisible by 3, what is the digit corresponding to G?
14. The figure shown is made up of 3 identical rectangles. Find the
perimeter of 1 rectangle.
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15. A, B, C and D represent either of the digits 2, 3, 5 or 7. Given that
the sum of numbers in each circle is 15, find the value of A.
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Paper B – Answers
Section A
Questions 1 to 10 carry 6 marks each.
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5
78 4 110 90 3
Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10
6 19 51 14 2:00 PM
Section B
Questions 11 to 15 carry 8 marks each.
Q11 Q12 Q13 Q14 Q15
4 29 5 28 7
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