VTAMPS 14 Primary 2 Set 4

1. Refer to the figure below, at least how many cube(s) is / are there?

2. Find the value of 7 8+33+ 16+38+22+2 7.

3. Find the value of 4 ×8+ 8× 4−5 ×6 .

4. If Y is an even number, determine whether the result of

Y +(Y +1)+(Y )+3 Y is an odd or even number.
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5. By observing the following equation, find the smallest 1-digit number

represented by “?”.

6. By observing the pattern, what should be the number filled in the

blank?
54, 46, 38, 30, 22, ___, …

7. Find the value of 22−29+ 32+ 35−41+ 47+52−53+59.

8. 47 boys, including Karl, stand in a column. There are 31 boys

standing behind Karl. How many boy(s) is / are standing in front of
Karl?

9. Refer to the figure below, how many square(s) is / are there?

10. How many odd number(s) is / are there from 28 to 85?
(Including the first and the last number)

11. Refer to the following sequence. Determine the sum of A

and B.
2, 17, 4, 4, 19, 5, 6, 21, 6, 8, 23, 7, A, B, 8, …

12. Refer to the figure below, find the value of A+B+C+D.

13. Refer to the following algorithm. Find the value of A+B+C.

14. Mom’s age 8 years ago is 5 times of Zeph’s age 8 years ago.
Now Mom is 48 years old. What is the age of Zeph now?

15. 15 children stand from the shortest to the highest in a column

starting from the shortest one at the front. The last child is 129 cm in
height. Zeph stands at the 7th position from the front. It is known
that no two children have the same height and the height of every
child is an integer, what is the maximum height of Zeph in cm?

16. Refer to the figure below, how many line segment(s) is / are
there?
17. Find the value of 4 ×14+ 2× 25+12× 6+8 × 12−12× 4.

18. There are 8 chickens, 6 ostriches and 5 ducks. How many

different way(s) for us to choose among these animals one chicken,
one ostrich, and one duck?

19. Find the value of 107−108+121−125+139−151+184−178+150 .

20. A 2-digit number was divided by 11 to get a remainder of 9.

What is the largest possible even value of this number?

21. A box of hairpins contains at most 15 hairpins. If several boxes

of hairpins are divided among 9 girls, each girl has at least 10
hairpins. What is the minimum number of box(es) of hairpins that we
need?
22. What is the minimum number of matches to remove to leave
only 4 equal squares

23. The sum of 6 consecutive even numbers is 114. What is the

largest number among these numbers?

24. How many different way(s) for each of the 3 girls to choose 1
umbrella from 8 distinct umbrellas without repetition?

25. By observing the balance, how many boxes G need to be placed

on the right side to establish the last balance?
 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

1. Refer to the figure below, at least how many cube(s) is / are there?

Answer: 14
Solution: By counting the number of cubes

2. Find the value of 7 8+33+ 16+38+22+2 7.

Answer: 214
Solution:
78+22=100
33+27=60
16+38=54

100+60+54=214
3. Find the value of 4 ×8+ 8× 4−5 ×6 .
Answer: 34
Solution:
4 ×8=3 2
8 × 4=3 2

Substitute these values back into the original expression:

5 ×6=3 0

4 ×8+ 8× 4−5 ×6=32+32−3 0

32+32−30=34

4. If Y is an even number, determine whether the result of

Y +(Y +1)+(Y )+3 Y is an odd or even number.
Answer: Odd
2

Solution:
Let Y = 0
Substitute Y with 0 in the expression:
2
0+(0+1)+( 0 )+3 ×0
¿ 0+1+0+ 0

1 is an odd number, so the result of Y +(Y +1)+(Y 2)+3 Y is odd.

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5. By observing the following equation, find the smallest 1-digit number

represented by “?”.

Answer: 2
Solution:
Let ? = 2
Substitute ? with 2
2 ×6+ 8=2 0
Let ? = 7
Substitute ? with 7
7 ×6 +8=5 0
While both 2 and 7 can satisfy the equation, the question
specifically asks the smallest 1-digit number. Since 2 is smaller
than 7 and, when multiplied by 6 and added to 8, equals 20, it
is the correct answer.

6. By observing the pattern, what should be the number filled in the

blank?
54, 46, 38, 30, 22, ___, …
Answer: 14
Solution:
The pattern in the given sequence is a decreasing pattern
where each number is reduced by 8.
54−8=46
46−8=38
 38−8=30

Continuing this pattern:

30−8=22

22−8=1 4
So, the number that should be filled in the blank is 14.

7. Find the value of 22−29+ 32+ 35−41+ 47+52−53+59.

Answer: 124
Solution:
To find the value of the given expression, simply perform the
addition and subtraction operations.
Combine the like terms:
(22+32+35+ 47+52+59)−(29+41+53)

Subtract:
247−123

247−123=12 4
So, the value of the expression is 124.
8. 47 boys, including Karl, stand in a column. There are 31 boys
standing behind Karl. How many boy(s) is / are standing in front of
Karl?
Answer: 15
Solution:
There are 47 boys in total, and Karl is one of them and 31 boys
are standing behind Karl. To find out how many boys are
standing in front of Karl, subtract the number of boys behind
Karl (31) and Karl himself (1) from the total number of boys
(47).

Total boys - Boys behind Karl - Karl himself = Boys in front of

Karl
47−31−1=15
There are 15 boys standing in front of Karl.

9. Refer to the figure below, how many square(s) is / are there?

Answer:24
Solution: Count the number of squares
10. How many odd number(s) is / are there from 28 to 85?
(Including the first and the last number)
Answer: 29
Solution:
The total number of numbers from 28 to 85 (inclusive):
Total numbers = Last number − First number + 1
Total numbers = 85 – 28+1=58
So, there are 58 numbers in the range from 28 to 85.
Since half of these numbers will be odd and the other half even,
divide the total by 2 to find the number of odd numbers:
Odd numbers = 58 ÷ 2=29

11. Refer to the following sequence. Determine the sum of A

and B.
2, 17, 4, 4, 19, 5, 6, 21, 6, 8, 23, 7, A, B, 8, …

Answer: 35
Solution:
Set 1 :2, 4 , 6 , 8 , A (Increasing by 2)
Set 2 :17 ,19 , 21 , 23 , B (Decreasing by 2)
Set 3 :4 ,5 , 6 , 7 , 8 (Increasing by 1)
A=10 , B=25
A+ B=10+25=35

12. Refer to the figure below, find the value of A+B+C+D.

Answer: 27
Solution:
 The pattern is to the right.
A+ B+C + D=11+ 8+5+3=27

13. Refer to the following algorithm. Find the value of A+B+C.

Answer: 16
Solution:

14. Mom’s age 8 years ago is 5 times of Zeph’s age 8 years ago.
Now Mom is 48 years old. What is the age of Zeph now?

Answer: 16
Solution:
Mom's age 8 years ago was (M - 8).
Zeph's age 8 years ago was (Z - 8).

The first statement says that Mom’s age 8 years ago is 5 times
Zeph’s age 8 years ago: M −8=5 ×(Z−8)

The second statement says that Mom is currently 48 years old:

M = 48
48 - 8 = 5 × (Z - 8)
40 = 5 ×(Z - 8)

Z - 8 = 40 ÷ 5
Z = 40 ÷ 5 +8
Z = 8+8
Z = 16

So, Zeph's current age is 16.

15. 15 children stand from the shortest to the highest in a column

starting from the shortest one at the front. The last child is 129 cm in
height. Zeph stands at the 7th position from the front. It is known
that no two children have the same height and the height of every
child is an integer, what is the maximum height of Zeph in cm?

Answer: 121
 Solution:
Determine the height of the first child by subtracting the
number of children (14, as there are 15 children in total) from
the height of the last child:
First child ' s height=129−14=115 cm

Since the children have different and integer heights, the first
child is 115 cm tall.

Find the height of Zeph, who is at the 7th position from the
front, by adding the position (6, as Zeph is the 7th child) to the
height of the first child:
Zeph' s height =115+ 6=121 cm

Therefore, the maximum height of Zeph is 121 cm, based on

the given conditions that the last child is 129 cm tall, no two
children have the same height, and the height of every child is
an integer.

16. Refer to the figure below, how many line segment(s) is / are
there?

Answer: 12
Solution: Count all the line segments.

17. Find the value of 4 ×14+ 2× 25+12× 6+8 × 12−12× 4.

Answer: 226
Solution:
=56+50+ 72+ 96−48
=274−48
=226
18. There are 8 chickens, 6 ostriches and 5 ducks. How many
different way(s) for us to choose among these animals one chicken,
one ostrich, and one duck?
Answer: 240
Solution:
The multiplication principle states that if there are n1 ways to
do one thing, and n2 ways to do another, then there are n1×n2
ways to do both.

1. Number of ways to choose; one chicken from 8 chickens: 8

2. Number of ways to choose one ostrich from 6 ostriches: 6
3. Number of ways to choose one duck from 5 ducks: 5

8 ×6 × 5=240

19. Find the value of 107−108+121−125+139−151+184−178+150 .

Answer:139
Solution:
Combine the like terms:
¿(107+121+139+184+ 150)−(108+125+ 151+ 178)
¿(107+121+139+184+ 150)−(108+125+ 151+ 178)
¿ 701−562
¿ 139

20. A 2-digit number was divided by 11 to get a remainder of 9.

What is the largest possible even value of this number?
Answer: 86
Solution:
The largest 2-digit number divisible by 11 is 99.
Since we cannot obtain a 2-digit number once we add the
remainder, we proceed to the second largest which is 88.
If we add 9 to 88, we will get 97 which is an odd number.
Since we are looking for an even number, just subtract 11 from
97.
Therefore, the answer should be 97−11=86.

21. A box of hairpins contains at most 15 hairpins. If several boxes

of hairpins are divided among 9 girls, each girl has at least 10
hairpins. What is the minimum number of box(es) of hairpins that we
need?
Answer: 6
Solution:
If each of the 9 girls receives at least 10 hairpins, the total
minimum number of hairpins needed is 9 ×10=90 .

Number of boxes=total hairpins ÷ hairpins per box

¿ 90 ÷ 15
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22. What is the minimum number of matches to remove to leave
only 4 equal squares
Answer: 2

Solution:

23. The sum of 6 consecutive even numbers is 114. What is the

largest number among these numbers?
Answer: 24
Solution:

Step 1. Divide 114 by 6 because there are 6 numbers in total.

Step 2. Now, think of the numbers in the series as steps. The number
114 ÷6=19

19 is like the step between the 3rd and 4th numbers.

Step 3. Start with a smaller even number, let's say 14, and then add 2
to get the next number, and keep going until you have 6 numbers: 14,
16, 18, 20, 22, 24

So, the largest number among these numbers is 24.

To check, add the numbers together: 14+ 16+18+20+22+24=114

24. How many different way(s) for each of the 3 girls to choose 1
umbrella from 8 distinct umbrellas without repetition?
Answer: 336
Solution:
1. For the first girl, she can choose any of the 8 umbrellas.
2. After the first girl picks, there are 7 umbrellas left for the
second girl.
 3. Once the second girl picks, there are 6 umbrellas left for the
third girl.

Now, to find the total number of ways the girls can choose the
umbrellas, just multiply these numbers together:
S8 ×7 × 6=336

So, there are 336 different ways for each of the 3 girls to
choose 1 umbrella from the 8 distinct umbrellas without
picking the same one.

25. By observing the balance, how many boxes G need to be placed

on the right side to establish the last balance?

Answer: 2
Solution:
O = 2Ds
OO = 4Ds or DGG so, G = 1.5D
DO = 3Ds or 2Gs