Question bank IMSO Maths 2016

Write the numbers $1,2,3,\ldots,9$ exactly once on the circumference of a circle in such a way that no two neighboring numbers would give a sum that is divisible by either 3 or 5 or 7.

Suppose that the sum of $n$ consecutive integers (which includes positive integers, 0 and negative integers) is 55, find the largest possible value of $n$.

Let $a,b$ and $c$ be distinct digits. The product of the three-digit numbers $\overline{abc}$, $\overline{bca}$ and $\overline{cab}$ is a nine-digit number whose first digit is 2 and last digit is 9. Find this product.

The shape of a factory is a rectangle $PQRS$ with $PS=44$ m and $RS=40$ m. The factory is divided into 5 rooms: I, II, III, IV and V, as shown in the diagram below. The perimeters of rooms II, III and IV are all equal. Also, it is known that rooms I and III as well as rooms V and III form a square, what is the sum of the perimeter, in m, of rooms I and V?

Number $\overline{abcab}$ is a multiple of 7, $\overline{abc}$ is a multiple of 9 and $\overline{cba}$ is a multiple of 4. Find the smallest possible value of $a\times b\times c$.

In triangle $ABC$, point $M$ is the midpoint of $BC$, $AM=CM$, $\angle ATC=56^\circ$, and $AT$ bisects $\angle BAC$, as shown in the diagram below. What is the angle measure, in degrees, of $\angle AMB$?

A group of students went on a field trip by bus. Each bus has the same number of students and every seat was occupied. But on the way, one bus broke down. The students were then distributed evenly among the remaining buses and in each bus 4 students had to stand. On the way home, two more buses broke down, and so they finished the trip with 18 students standing in each bus. How many students were on this trip?

In the diagram below, $ABCD$ and $CEFG$ are parallelograms where $BCG$ is a straight line and $\angle ADE=115^\circ$. If $EG=FG$, find the value of $m+n+p$.

How many different four-digit numbers are there such that the sum of its digits is 9 and the digit 0 is not used?

Given 6 different coloured crayons, colour each side of a cube using a different colour. Then write the six numbers on each face so that the numbers 6 and 1; 2 and 5; 3 and 4 are opposite each other. How many different cubes can you make? (Two cubes are considered to be the same if you can rotate one cube into the position of the other.)

The diagram below shows a sequence of towers made from toothpicks. How many toothpicks will the 10th tower require?

The two-digit number $\overline{ab}$ and the number $\overline{ab}+45$ are said to be similar if the sum of the digits of $\overline{ab}$ is the same as the sum of the digits of $\overline{ab}+45$. For example: 15 and $15+45=60$ are similar because the sum of the digits of each number is 6. How many pairs of similar numbers are there?

In how many ways can three different numbers be selected from the numbers 1 to 15, so that their sum is a multiple of 4?

The diagram below shows the V-, L- and P-pentominoes.

Use two copies of each V-, L- and P-pentomino to construct all of the given diagrams below.
The pieces may be rotated or reflected.

Find all the possible ways of filling in the nine boxes with the digits 1 to 9, using each exactly once, in order to make the addition and the multiplication correct.

There are 13 coins. Two of them are counterfeit and both have equal weights. The other 11 coins are genuine and have with equal weights as well, but they have a different weight from that of the counterfeit coins. We are not trying to identify the counterfeit coins but instead, we want to determine whether a counterfeit coin is heavier or lighter than a genuine coin. How can this be done in three weighings on a two-pan balance?

(a) Cut each of the figures in the diagram below into two pieces such that each piece has an axis of symmetry.

(b) Cut each of the figures in the diagram below into two pieces so that the six pieces consist of three identical pairs. The pieces may be rotated and reflected.

We introduce a new chess piece called a Catapult. Its range of attack is shown below.

In the $8\times8$ chessboard below, place as many catapults as possible, so that no two them can attack each other. (Mark a C on the chessboard for a catapult)

The diagram below shows seven pieces on the left and a board on the right. On the pieces are black circles which represent the binary digit 1, and white circles which represent the binary digit 0. Use the seven pieces to cover the board so that the resulting configuration is a correct multiplication in binary numbers. The pieces may be rotated or reflected.

Alex and Benito can make 880 pies in 8 hours working together. If Alex can make 10 more pies in one hour than Benito, how many pies can Alex make in one hour?