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泰國國際數學競賽 2018（香港賽區）
THAILAND INTERNATIONAL MATHEMATICAL
OLYMPIAD 2018 (INDIA REGION)

Secondary 3
Time allowed: 90 minutes

Question Paper
Instructions to Contestants:

1. Each contestant should have ONE Question-Answer Book which CANNOT be taken away.
2. There are 5 exam areas and 5 questions in each exam area. There is a total of 25 questions in this
Question-Answer Book. Each carry 4 marks. Total score is 100 marks. No points are deducted for
incorrect answers.
3. All answers should be written on ANSWER SHEET.
4. Write down the answer in the simplest form. If the calculation result is a fraction, please write down the
answer as a proper or mixed fraction, decimal figure is also accepted. Marks will NOT be given for
incorrect unit.

5. NO calculators can be used during the contest.

5. All figures in the paper are not necessarily drawn to scale.
6. This Question-Answer Book will be collected at the end of the contest.

THIS Question-Answer Book CANNOT BE TAKEN AWAY.

DO NOT turn over this Question-Answer Book without approval of the examiner.
Otherwise, contestant may be DISQUALIFIED.
All answers should be written on the ANSWER SHEET.

Rough Work

Write down the answer in the simplest form. If the calculation result is a fraction, please write down the answer as a proper or mixed fraction,
decimal figure is also accepted. Marks will NOT be given for incorrect unit.
All answers should be written on the ANSWER SHEET.

Open-Ended Questions (1st ~25th) (4 points for correct answer, no penalty point for wrong answer)

Logical Thinking

1. The sum of 11 consecutive odd numbers is 253. Find the third largest number.

2. There are 25 problems in a mathematics competition. The scores of each problem are allocated in the
following ways: 4 marks will be given for a correct answer and 0 marks will be given from a wrong
answer or for a blank answer. Find the minimum number of candidate(s) to ensure that 5 candidates will
have the same scores in the competition.

3. If abcd + bcda + cdab + dabc = 46662 , calculate a + b + c + d .

4. Given that A : B = 3 : 5 , B : C = 7 :11 , C : D = 2 : 3 and A + B + C + D = 2322 . What is the value of C?

5. 13th October, 2018 is Saturday, which date of the week will 13th October, 2024 be?

Algebra

6. If  and  are the roots of x 2 − 9 x + 13 = 0 , find the value of  2 +  2  .

7. If x 2 + 8 y − 7 = y 2 − 6 x , find xy .

8. Simplify 28 + 10 3 .

9. Find the value of t in the system of equations.

r + s + t + u + 4v = 18
r + s + t + 4u + v = 19

r + s + 4t + u + v = 20
4r + s + t + u + v = 21

r + 4 s + t + u + v = 22

10. It is known that x is rational, x  0 and x = 5 5 5 5 ... . Find the value of x.

Write down the answer in the simplest form. If the calculation result is a fraction, please write down the answer as a proper or mixed fraction,
decimal figure is also accepted. Marks will NOT be given for incorrect unit.
All answers should be written on the ANSWER SHEET.

Rough Work

Write down the answer in the simplest form. If the calculation result is a fraction, please write down the answer as a proper or mixed fraction,
decimal figure is also accepted. Marks will NOT be given for incorrect unit.
All answers should be written on the ANSWER SHEET.

Number Theory

11. A 3-digit number has exactly 9 positive factors. Find the maximum value of this 3-digit number.

12. If x  0 , x is an odd 3-digit number and x  19 (mod 23) , find the minimum value of x.

13. How many simplified fraction(s) with denominator 1013 is / are there?

14. A 4-digit number has a remainder of 6 when divided 7, has a remainder of 7 when divided by 8, has a
remainder of 8 when divided by 9. How many such possible four-digit numbers are there?

5
15. It is known that x is rational, x  0 and x = 2 + . Find the value of x.
5
4+
4 + ...

Geometry

16. Find the area enclosed by the x-axis, y-axis and the straight line 4 x − y + 16 = 0 .

17. In quadrilateral ABCD, AC ⊥ BD and AC and BD intersect at P. If AB = 13 , BC = 7 and CD = 1 , find

the length of DA.

18. If a straight-line L passes through A ( −5, 7 ) , and the slope of L is 4. Find the y-intercept of L.

19. Find the area of a triangle with vertices A (4, 3), B (7, 12), C (3, 2) in a rectangular coordinate system.

sin A
20. In ABC , AB = 36 , BC = 18 and AC = 19 , find the value of .
sin C

Combinatorics

21. How many 3-digit numbers whose sum of digit(s) is / are 9 or multiples of 9 is / are there?

22. It is known that a, b, c, d , e are integers and all of them are greater than −4 . Find the number of solution
sets of a + b + c + d + e = 0 .

23. How many 3-digit positive integers whose sum of digit(s) is / are an odd number? (e.g. 135, 793)

24. Three fair six-sided dices are thrown, find the probability that the sum of the outcomes is even.
(Show your answer in the simplest fraction)

25. Ming draws 3 balls randomly from a bag with 7 black balls and 8 white balls. Find the probability that at
least a white ball is drawn.

~ End of Paper ~

Write down the answer in the simplest form. If the calculation result is a fraction, please write down the answer as a proper or mixed fraction,
decimal figure is also accepted. Marks will NOT be given for incorrect unit.