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KSF 2015 - selected problems Student

3 point problems

1. Andrea was born in 1997, her younger sister Charlotte in 2001. The age difference of the two
sisters is therefore in any case.

(A) less than 4 years (B) at least 4 years (C) exactly 4 years
(D) more than 4 years (E) not less than 3 years

2. ( – ) + ( – ) =

(A) 0 (B) 2 ( − ) (C) 2 −2 (D) 2 +2


(E) 2 + 10 + 20 + 20 + 10 +2

3. How many solutions does the equation 2 =4 have?

(A) 0 (B) Infinitely many (C) 2 (D) 1 (E) 3

4. Diana drew a bar chart representing the quantity of the four tree species registered during a
biology excursion. Jasper thinks that a circular chart would better represent the ratios of the
different tree species. What does the respective circular chart look like?

(A) (B) (C)

(D) (E)

5. We add the 31 integers from 2001 to 2031 and divide the sum by 31. What result do we get?

(A) 2012 (B) 2013 (C) 2015 (D) 2016 (E) 2496

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6. How many of the following figures can be drawn with one continuous line without drawing a
segment twice?

A B C D

(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) 3 (E) 4

7. A square piece of paper is folded along the dashed lines one after the other in any order or
direction. From the resulting square one corner is cut off. Now the paper is unfolded. How
many holes are in the paper?

(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) 4 (E) 9

8. A drinking glass has the shape of a truncated cone (see figure). The outside of the glass
(without the base) should now be covered with colored paper. What shape does the paper
need to be in order to completely cover the whole glass without overlaps?

(A) rectangle (B) trapezoid

(D) parallel strip


(C) circle sector

(E) part of a circle sector

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9. Three semicircles have diameters which are the sides of a right-angle triangle. Their areas are
cm², cm² and cm², as shown. Which of the following is necessarily true?

(A) + < (B) √ + √ = √ (C) + =


(D) + = (E) + =

10. Which of the following is the complete list of the number of acute angles a convex
quadrilateral can have?

(A) 0, 1, 2 (B) 0, 1, 2, 3 (C) 0, 1, 2, 3, 4


(D) 0, 1, 3 (E) 1, 2, 3

4 point problems

11. (2015 + 2015) + (2015 − 2015) + (2015 ∙ 2015) + (2015: 2015) =

(A) √2015 (B) 2015 (C) 2016 (D) 2017 (E) 4030

12. The -axis and the graphs of the functions ( )=2− and ( )= − 1 split the
Cartesian plane into

(A) 7 regions (B) 8 regions (C) 9 regions


(D) 10 regions (E) 11 regions

13. Ella wants to write a number in each circle in the picture such that each number is the sum of
its two neighbours. Which number must Ella write in the circle with the question mark?

(A) −5 (B) −16 (C) −8 (D) −3 (E) This is impossible.


KSF 2015 - selected problems Student

14. Given five different positive integers , , , , , we know that : = , + = and


− = . Which of the numbers , , , , is the largest?

(A) (B) (C) (D) (E)

15. The geometric mean of a set of positive numbers is defined as the -th root of the product
of those numbers. The geometric mean of a set of three numbers is 3 and the geometric mean
of another set of three numbers is 12. What is the geometric mean of the combined set of six
numbers?

(A) 4 (B) 6 (C) (D) (E) 36

16. In the figure shown there are three concentric circles and two perpendicular diameters. If the
three shaded figures have equal area and the radius of the small circle is one, what is the
product of the three radii?


(A) √6 (B) 3 (C) (D) 2√2 (E) 6

17. An automobile dealer bought two cars. He sold the first one for 40% more than he paid for it
and the second one for 60% more than he paid for it. The money he received for the two cars
was 54% more than what he paid for both. The ratio of the prices the dealer paid for the first
and the second car was:

(A) 10:13 (B) 20:27 (C) 3:7 (D) 7:12 (E) 2:3

18. Bibi has a die with the numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 on its six faces. Tina has a die which is
special: it has the numbers 2, 2, 2, 5, 5 and 5 on its six faces. When Bibi and Tina roll their dice
the one with the larger number wins. If the two numbers are equal it is a draw. What is the
probability that Tina wins?

(A) (B) (C) (D) (E)

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19. There are 2015 marbles in a cane. The marbles are numbered from 1 to 2015. Marbles with
equal digit sums have the same color and marbles with different digit sums have different
colors. How many different colors of marbles are there in the cane?

(A) 10 (B) 27 (C) 28 (D) 29 (E) 2015

20. For standard dice the sum of the numbers on opposite faces is 7. There are two identical
standard dice shown in the figure. What number may be on the (not visible) face on the right
(marked by the "?" sign)?

(A) Only 5 (B) Only 2 (C) Either 2 or 5


(D) Either 1, 2, 3 or 5 (E) Either 2, 3 or 5

5 point problems

21. The following is the multiplication table of the numbers 1 to 10.

x 1 2 3 ... 10
1 1 2 3 ... 10
2 2 4 6 ... 20
..

..

..
.

10 10 20 30 ... 100

What is the sum of all 100 products in the complete table?

(A) 1000 (B) 2025 (C) 2500 (D) 3025 (E) 5500

22. The curve in the figure is described by the equation ( + − 2 ) = 2( + )


Which of the lines , , , represents the -axis?

(A) (B) (C) (D) (E) none of these

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23. When reading the following statements from the left to the right what is the first statement
which is true?

(A) (C) is true. (B) (A) is true. (C) (E) is false. (D) (B) is false.
(E) 1 + 1 = 2.

24. How many regular polygons exist such that their angles (in degrees) are integers?

(A) 17 (B) 18 (C) 22 (D) 25 (E) 60

25. How many 3-digit positive integers can be represented as the sum of exactly nine different
powers of 2?

(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4 (E) 5

26. How many triangles with ∠ = 90° and = 20 exist such that all sides have
integer lengths?

(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4 (E) 6

27. In the rectangle shown in the figure, is the midpoint of , is the midpoint of
, is the midpoint of and is the midpoint of . Find the ratio between the
areas of the quadrilateral and of the rectangle .

(A) (B) (C) (D) (E)

28. Blue and red rectangles are drawn on a blackboard. Exactly 7 of the rectangles are squares.
There are 3 red rectangles more than blue squares. There are 2 red squares more than blue
rectangles. How many blue rectangles are there on the blackboard?

(A) 1 (B) 3 (C) 5 (D) 6 (E) 10

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29. 96 members of a counting club are standing in a large circle. They start saying numbers 1, 2,
3, etc. in turn, going around the circle. Every member that says an even number steps out of
the circle and the rest continue, starting the second round with 97. They continue in this way
until only one member is left. Which number did this member say in the first round?

(A) 1 (B) 17 (C) 33 (D) 65 (E) 95

30. In the word KANGAROO Bill and Bob replace the letters by digits, so that the resulting
numbers are multiples of 11. They each replace different letters by different digits and the
same letters by the same digits ( ≠ 0). Bill obtains the largest possible such number and Bob
the smallest. In both cases one of the letters is replaced by the same digit. Which digit is this?

(A) 0 (B) 3 (C) 4 (D) 5 (E) 6

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3 111 111 3 3
111 1110 1000 1000 1110

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XY

X Y

Y Y

(A) (B)
X X

Y Y

(D)
X X

(E)
X

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S1 S2 X
Y
5

S1

Y
S2
X 8

3 4 7 8
2 3 4 5

2 2
x - 4x + 2 = 0, then x + x equals

AP BP
AXP

A
O
B
20
16 X
P
30 24 18 15 10

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a,b,c,d a + 2 = b - 2 = c . 2 = d : 2.
a, b, c and d?

a b c d

x4 if x1 = 2 and xn+1 = xnxn for n >1?

3 4 11 16 768
22 22 22 22 22

ABCD BC AC. M
CD AM = MC < CAM?

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2 2

4 3+ 3 3 3+ 2 4+ 3

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B
C A,B,C,D E
?
A,
X X
X
A X
<ABD?
X
X

2 x 2 + x -30
(X - 4x + 5) =1

4: 3 2 : 16 : 9 :3 4:3

O X

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P. P 8 ,

these

ABCD
B
M CD. D
2
N AB.

A B

D C
M

N
A

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n
n. p
n + p?

3 3
Let an is the remainder, when (n + 1) divided by n . Let b n is the remainder, when an
divided by 3. Find b1 + b2 + ... + b 2016 . (n is positive integer.)

168 672 1008 1344 2014

N N.

N?

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KSF 2019 - Problems Student (Class 11 & 12)
12)
Time Allowed: 150 minutes
SECTION ONE - (3 point problems)

1. The flag of Kangoraland is a rectangle which is divided into three smaller equal
rectangles as shown. What is the ratio of the side lengths of the white rectangle?

(A) 1: 2 (B) 2: 3 (C) 2: 5


(D) 3: 7 (E) 4: 9

2. The numbers 1, 2, 3 and 4 are each written in different cells of the 2 × 2 table. After
that, the sum of the numbers in each row and column is calculated. Two of these sums are
4 and 5. What are the other two sums?

(A) 6 and 6 (B) 3 and 5 (C) 4 and 5


(D) 4 and 6 (E) 5 and 6

3. A rectangle has been shaded in five different ways as shown. In which diagram does
the shaded part have the largest area?

(A) (B) (C)

(D) (E)

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4. Three triangles are linked as shown. Which of the following pictures shows these three
triangles linked in the same way?

(A) (B) (C)

(D) (E)

5. A pyramid has 23 triangular faces. How many edges does this pyramid have?

(A) 23 (B) 24 (C) 46


(D) 48 (E) 69

6. The following sketches suggest right-angled triangles. Which one is indeed right-
angled?

(A) (B) (C)

(D) (E)

2019?
7. What is the first (leftmost) digit of the smallest positive integer whose digits add up to

(A) 2 (B) 3 (C) 4


(D) 5 (E) 6

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8. Each of the faces of a die is marked with either 1, 2 or 3 dots so that the probability of
Time Allowed: 150 minutes

rolling a 1 is , the probability of rolling a 2 is and the probability of rolling a 3 is .


  
  
Which of the following cannot be a view of this die?

(A) (B) (C)

(D) (E)

9. Michael invented a new “” operation for real numbers, defined as    =  − . If


, , and  satisfy bc = abc, which of the following statements is necessarily
true?

(A)  =  (B)  =  (C)  = 


(D)  = 0 (E)  = 0

10. How many of the numbers from 2! to 2 , inclusive, are divisible by 2! ?

(A) 2 (B) 4 (C) 6


(D) 8 (E) 16

SECTION TWO - (4 point problems)

11. Which is the highest power of 3 dividing the number 7! + 8! + 9! ?

(A) 3 (B) 3$ (C) 3%


(D) 3 (E) a power of 3 higher than 3

12. This year, the number of boys in my class has increased by 20% and the number of
girls has decreased by 20%. We now have one student more than before. Which of the
following could be the number of students in my class now?

(A) 22 (B) 26 (C) 29


(D) 31 (E) 34

13. A container in the shape of a rectangular box is partially filled with 120 m3 of water.
The depth of the water is either 2 m or 3 m or 5 m, depending on which side of the box is
on the ground, as shown (not to scale). What is the volume of the container?

(A) 160 m3 (B) 180 m3 (C) 200 m3


(D) 220 m3 (E) 240 m3

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14. Three kangaroos, Alex, Bob and Carl, go for a walk every day. If Alex doesn't wear a
hat, then Bob wears a hat. If Bob doesn't wear a hat, then Carl wears a hat. Today Carl is
not wearing a hat. Who is certainly wearing a hat today?

(A) only Alex and Bob (B) only Alex (C) Alex, Bob and Carl
(D) neither Alex nor Bob (E) only Bob

them. The end & is moved down 24 centimeters. How many centimeters does point '
15. The system shown consists of three pulleys with vertical sections of rope between

move up?

(A) 24 (B) 12 (C) 8


(D) 6
$
%
(E)

16. A positive integer ( is called )**+ if its largest divisor (excluding () is equal to ( − 6.
How many )**+ positive integers are there?

(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3


(D) 6 (E) infinitely many

17. A box contains 4 chocolates and 1 fruit chew. John and Mary take turns drawing a
treat out of the box without replacement. Whoever draws the fruit chew wins. John draws
first. What is the probability that Mary wins?

  
(A) %
% 
(B) (C)
% 
(D)  (E) 

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18. Two adjacent squares with side lengths  and  ( < ) are shown. What is the area of
Time Allowed: 150 minutes

the shaded triangle?

(A) √ (B)  (C)  


 
 

(D)  +    (E)  +   


 
$ 

19. What is the integer part of

.20 + /20 + 020 + 120 + √20?

(A) 4 (B) 5 (C) 6


(D) 20 (E) 25

20. To calculate the result of 5 , Sara types  +  ÷  = on a calculator and the result is
234

11 (, , and  are positive integers). She then types  +  ÷  = and she is surprised to
see that the result is 14. She realizes that the calculator is designed to calculate divisions
234
before additions. What is the correct result of 5 ?

(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3


(D) 4 (E) 5

SECTION THREE - (5 point problems)

21. Let  be the sum of all positive divisors of 1024 and  the product of all positive
divisors of 1024. Then

(A)  − 1% =  (B)  + 1% =  (C) % = 


(D) % − 1 =  (E) % + 1 = 

22. What is the set of all values of the parameter  for which the number of solutions of
the equation 2 − || =  is equal to two?

(A) −∞, −1] (B) −1,1 (C) [1, +∞


(D) {0} (E) {−1,1}

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sum = of the four labels on each square is the same. What is the least possible value of =?
23. The vertices of the network shown are labelled with the numbers from 1 to 10. The

(A) 18 (B) 19 (C) 20


(D) 21 (E) 22

24. How many planes pass through at least three vertices of a given cube?

(A) 6 (B) 8 (C) 12


(D) 16 (E) 20

intersect the parabola  =   − 2 at eight points. What can be the product of the -
25. Four distinct straight lines pass through the origin of the coordinate system. They

coordinates of these eight points?

(A) only 16 (B) only −16 (C) only 8


(D) only −8 (E) There are several possible products.

26. For how many integers ( is |( − 2( − 3| a prime number?

(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3


(D) 4 (E) infinitely many

27. A path >?@A with >? z ?@ and ?@ z @A lies inside the square BAC> as shown.
Given that >? = 5, ?@ = 1 and @A = 2, what is the length of the side of the square?

(A) 3√2
D√ 
 
(D) 5√2
(B) (C)
(E) none of the previous

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28. The sequence  ,  ,  , ... starts with  = 49. For n ≥ 1, the number F3 is obtained
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by adding 1 to the sum of the digits of F and then squaring the result. Thus
 = 4 + 9 + 1 = 196. Determine !G .

(A) 121 (B) 25 (C) 64


(D) 400 (E) 49

29. Three different numbers are chosen at random from the set {1,2,3, … ,10}. What is the
probability that one of them is the average of the other two?

  
!  $
(A) (B) (C)

 
 
(D) (E)

contains the numbers 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 exactly once. Moreover, the sum of the numbers in
30. The square shown is filled with numbers in such a way that each row and each column

each of the three bold-bordered areas is equal. What number is in the upper right corner?

(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3


(D) 4 (E) 5

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KSF - Problems Student (Class 11, 12 & 13)
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SECTION ONE - (3 point problems)

7777 2
1. What is the value of 5555x2222 ?

(A) 1 (B) l...- (C) 49


10 10

(D)~ (E) 49
110

2. Giulia rolls five dice. She rolls 19 pOints in total. What is the maximum number of
sixes she could have rolled?

(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2


(D) 3 (E) 4

3. A cylindrical can has height 15 em and the perimeter of its circular base is 30 em. An
ant walks from point A on the base to point B on the roof. Its path is either vertically
upwards or horizontally along circular arcs around the can. Its path is shown with a
thicker line (black for the path on the front of the can and grey at the back). What is
the length, in em, of the ant's path?

A
(A) 45 (B) 55 (C) 60
(D) 65 (E) 75

4. Emma has four different coloured pens. She wants to colour the three-striped
rectangular flag shown in the diagram so that each stripe is a single colour and no
two adjacent stripes are the same colour. In how many ways can she do this?

(A) 24 (B) 27 (C) 32


(D) 36 (E) 64

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KSF - Problems Student (Class 11, 12 & 13)
Time Allowed: 180 minutes

5. We call a positive integer n two-prime. if it has exactly three different divisors.


namely 1. 2 and n itself. How many different two-prime integers are there?

(A) 0 (8) 1 (e) 2


(D) 3 (E) 4

6. How many pairs of positive integers x and y satisfy the equation x + 2y = 2 10 ?


(8) 29
(E) 0

7. Two equilateral triangles are put together to form a hexagon with their opposite sides
parallel. We know the length of four sides of this hexagon.
as shown in the diagram. What is the perimeter of the
hexagon?

(A) 64 (8) 66
(e) 68 (D) 70
(E) 72

8. A square with area 84 is divided into four squares. The upper left square is coloured
black. The lower right square is again divided into four squares. and so on. The
process is repeated an infinite number of times. What is the total area that is coloured
black?

(A) 24 (8) 28 (e) 31


(D) 35 (E) 42

9. Each of the integers from 1 to 9 is to be placed in one of the 9 boxes in the picture so
that any three numbers in consecutive boxes add to a multiple of 3. The numbers 7
and 9 have already been placed. In how many different ways can the remaining boxes
be filled?

(A) 9 (8) 12 (e) 15


(D) 18 (E) 24

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KSF - Problems Student (Class 11, 12 & 13)
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10. What is the units digit of the product (55 + 1)(5 10 + 1)(5 15 + 1),?

(A) 1 (8) 2 (C) 4


(D) 5 (E) 6

SECTION TWO - (4 point problems)

11. A triangular pyramid has edges of integer length. Four of these lengths are as shown
in the diagram. What is the sum of the lengths of the other two edges'?

(A) 9 (8) 10 (C) 11


(0)12 (E) 13

12. For a positive integer n, n! is defined as the product of all integers from 1 to n. For
example. 4! = 4 . 3 . 2 . 1 = 24. What is the sum of the digits of N if N! = 6! . 7! '?

(A) 1 (8) 2 (C) 4


(D) 8 (E) 9

13. The graphs of the functions y = x 3 + 3x2 + ax + 2a + 4 all pass through the same
point. no matter what value of a is chosen. What is the sum of the coordinates of
that point'?

(A) 2 (8) 4 (C) 7


(D) 8 (E) none of the previous

14. We are given five numbers at. a2, a3, a4, a5 whose sum is S. For each k, 1 :::; k :::; 5, we
know that ak = k + S. What is the value of S'?

(A) 15
4
(8) -~ (C) -15

(D) 15 (E) none of the previous

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KSF - Problems Student (Class 11, 12 & 13)
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15. How many pairs of integers m and n satisfy the inequality


12m - 20231 + 12n - ml :::; 1?

(A) 0 (8) 1 (e) 2


(D) 3 (E) 4

16. There are 23 animals sitting in a row at the cinema. Each animal is either a beaver or
a kangaroo. Everyone has at least one neighbour who is a kangaroo. What is the
largest possible number of beavers in the row?

(A) 7 (8) 8 (e) 10


(D) 11 (E) 12

17. The number 556 can be written in the form nn for some integer n. What is the value
ofn?

(A) 530 (8) 56 (e) 55


(D) 30 (E) 11

18. leon has drawn a closed path on a rectangular prism. Which net could show his
path?

(A) (8) '-------'

(e). (D) l..--A....J

(El 1(11 11 rr
19. A pentagon is dissected into smaller parts. as shown. The numbers inside the
triangles indicate their areas. What is the area P of the shaded quadrilateral?

(A) 15 (8) 31 (e) 16


2
(D) 17 (E) 18

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20. How many integers are factors of 2 20 3 23 but are not factors of 2 10 3 20 ?

(A) 13 (8) 30 (C) 273


(D) 460 (E) none of the previous

SECTION THREE - (5 point problems)

21. Two functions f and 9 on ~ satisfy the system of equations f(x) + 2g(1- x) = x 2
and f(1- x) - g(x) = x 2 • What is f?

(D) x 2 - 4x +5 (E) there are no such functions

22. In a bouldering competition, 13 climbers compete in three categories. The score of


each competitor is the product of their rankings in the three categories. For
th rd th
example, if one is 4 , 3 and 6 , their final score is 4·3·6 = 72. The higher your
st
score, the lower your overall ranking. Hannah ranks 1 in two of the categories.
What is her lowest possible overall ranking?

23. A spiral of consecutive numbers is created, as shown, starting with 1. When the
pattern of the spiral is continued, in which arrangement will the numbers 625, 626
and 627 appear?
10 -+ 11 -+ 12 -+ 13
t t -l-
24 9 2 -+ 3 14
t t t -l- -l-
23 8 1 4 15
t t -l- -l-
22 7 t- 6 t- 5 16
t -l-
21 t- 20 t- 19 t- 18 t- 17
627
t 626 -+ 627
(A) 626 (8) t (C) 625 -+ 626 -+ 627
t 625
625
625
625 -+ 626 .!-
(D) -l- (E) 626
627 .!-
627

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24. A block in the shape of a regular tetrahedron has one face shaded.

The shaded face of the block is placed on the board on the triangle labelled START.
The block is then rolled from one triangle to the next bV rotating it about one edge.
On which triangle will the block stand for the first time again on its shaded face?

(A) A (8) B (e) c


(D) D (E) E

25. Part of the fifth degree polynomial shown cannot be seen because of an inkblot. It is
known that all five roots of the polynomial are integers. What is the highest power
of x - 1 that divides the polynomial?

(A) ex _1)1 (8) ex - 1)2 (e) ex - 1)3


(D) ex - 1)4 (E) ex - 1)5
26. The large square in the diagram is dissected into four smaller squares. The circle
touches the right hand side of the square at its midpoint. What is the side-length of
the large square? Note that the diagram is not drawn to scale.

6cm

8cm

(A) 18 em (8) 20 em (e) 24 em


(D) 28 em (E) 30 em

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Time Allowed: 180 minutes

27. What is the greatest common divisor of aLL numbers of the form
n 3(n + 1)3(n + 2)3(n + 3)3(n + 4)3,
where n is a non-zero natural number?

(A) 29 33 (8) 23 33 53
(D) 28 32 53 (E) 29 3 3 5 3

28. The numbers from 1 to 11 are to be placed in the hexagons so that the sum of the
three numbers around each of the six black dots is the same. Three of the numbers
have already been placed. What number wiLL be placed in the hexagon with a
question mark?

(A) 1 (8) 3 (e) 5


(D) 7 (E) 9

29. Two identical cylindrical water tanks contain the same amount of water. One
cylinder is standing upright, and the other is leaning against it. and the water level in
each of them is the same as in the picture. The bottom of each of the cylinders is a
circle with area 31l' m 2 • How much water does each tank contain?

(A) 3-J3rr m 3 (8) 6rr m 3

(e) 9rr m 3 (D) 31l m3


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(E) it's impossible to determine from the information given

30. The product of six consecutive numbers is a 12-digit number of the form
abb cdd cdd abb,
where the digits a, b, c and d are themselves four consecutive numbers in some
order. What is the value of the digit d?

(A) 1 (8) 2 (e) 3


(D) 4 (E) 5

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33rd INTERNATIONAL KANGAROO MATHEMATICS CONTEST 2023
KSF - Problems Student (Class 11, 12 & 13)
Time Allowed: 180 minutes

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