Mathematical Olympiads
January 2025
for Elementary & Middle Schools
Directions to Students: After all questions have been read by your PICO, you will have 30 minutes to complete this contest. You may
not have a pen or pencil in your hand while the PICO reads the set of questions to the class. Calculators are not permitted. Answers
must be placed in the corresponding boxes in the answer column.
Name: ____________________________________________________ Answer Column
3A Let n represent the number of 4-digit whole numbers that use each of the four
digits 0, 2, 5, and 7 exactly once in each number. Find n. [Remember that the 3A
leading digit cannot be zero.]
3B
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3B Galileo discovered a sequence of fractions in which each term is equivalent to .
3
1 1+ 3 1+ 3+ 5
The first four terms of the sequence are: , , , and
1+ 3+ 5+ 7
. 3C
3 5+ 7 7 + 9 +11 9 +11+13+15
When the sequence is continued, what is the whole number value of the
denominator of the 8th term? [Hint: The answer is not 3.]
3D
3E
3C Consecutive integers A and B have the property that A2 < 85 < B2. Find the least
possible value of A + B.
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3D Rectangle PQRS is composed of five congruent rectangles, joined edge-to-edge, P Q
as shown. If the area of PQRS is 120 cm2, find the number of cm in the
perimeter of PQRS.
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3E The first 4 terms of a picture sequence are shown. Each shape is a square composed of 1 ´ 1 shaded and
unshaded squares (white). Compute the total number of square units in the 5 unshaded regions of the 30th
term in the picture sequence.
