IMEC Olympiad 2023-2024 Category 4
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INTERNATIONAL MATHEMATICS OLYMPIAD
Category 4 (Grade 6 and 7)
EXAM TIME
60 MINS
2023-2024
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IMEC Olympiad 2023-2024 Category 4
QUESTIONS
1. In which figure, will the total number of pentagons be 210?
Figure – 1 Figure – 2 Figure – 3 Figure – 4
A) 19 B) 20 C) 21 D) 22
2. Find the sum of the following numbers.
2 + 3 + 5 + 7 + 11 + ⋯ + 29 + 31
A) 150 B) 160 C) 256 D) 257
3. Study how the following machine works.
1 2
22
11
1 2 3
12
4 6
2023
If 2023 is put into the following machine, find the sum of all the numbers that will be outputs
inside the grey rectangle.
A) 144 B) 314 C) 433 D) 2456
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4. What is the value of ∠𝑎𝑎 in the figure below?
𝒂𝒂°
𝟑𝟑𝟑𝟑°
𝟓𝟓𝟓𝟓°
𝟐𝟐𝟐𝟐°
𝟒𝟒𝟒𝟒°
A) 20° B) 30° C) 40° D) 50°
5. A bag has 10 yellow balls, 11 blue balls, 12 red balls and 13 green balls. In a blindfolded
condition, Chit Su draws balls one by one at random. At least how many balls does she need to
draw to ensure that she has 1 green, 2 red, 3 blue and 4 yellow balls?
A) 10 B) 34 C) 37 D) 40
6. There are 37 children. Each children receive the same number of candies. The total number
�������, which is a 4-digit number. Find the value of A.
of candies distributed to those 37 children is 218𝐴𝐴
A) 1 B) 3 C) 5 D) 7
7. Find the sum of all possible values of 𝐴𝐴 so that the 7-digit number ������������
2023𝐴𝐴20 is divisible by
4.
A) 12 B) 16 C) 20 D) 45
8. If n is a real number such that 3𝑛𝑛 = 18, find the value of 3𝑛𝑛−2 .
A) 16 B) 9 C) 2 D) None of the above
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9. How many ways can the letters of the word “IMEC” be arranged?
A) 4 B) 6 C) 12 D) 24
10. Find the missing number in the sequence below.
67, 80, 88, 102, 105, 111, ?, …
A) 114 B) 117 C) 120 D) 123
11. Find the value of a in the following equation.
20232 − 20222 + 20212 − 20202 = 3 × 𝑎𝑎 + 2017
A) 2023 B) 2024 C) 2022 D) 2021
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12. For all positive integers 𝑛𝑛, the sequence 𝑇𝑇𝑛𝑛 is defined by 𝑇𝑇𝑛𝑛 = 𝑇𝑇 . Find the value of the
𝑛𝑛−1
product of the first 2024 terms 𝑇𝑇1 𝑇𝑇2 𝑇𝑇3 … 𝑇𝑇2023 𝑇𝑇2024 .
A) 1 B) 2024 C) 22024 D) None of the above
13. 𝑥𝑥 and 𝑦𝑦 are real numbers such that √3𝑥𝑥 − 6 + |2𝑦𝑦 + 8| = 0. What is the numerical value
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of 𝑥𝑥 + 𝑦𝑦?
A) 20 B) 8 C) 16 D) None of the above
14. The ratio of A’s salary to B’s salary is 3:5. The ratio of C’s salary to B’s salary is 2:3. The
difference between C’s salary and A’s salary is $1800. Find B’s salary (in $).
A) 17200 B) 27000 C) 18000 D) 29800
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15. In △PQR, the angle bisectors of ∠Q and ∠R meet at O. If ∠POR = 151°, find ∠P. (In degrees)
A) 120 B) 122 C) 29 D) 58
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16. Show the following 2
1 + 1
3
1 + 1
4
1 1 +⋯+ 1
2023
1 1 in the
1+ �1+ ��1+ � �1+ ��1+ ��1+ � �1+ ��1+ �…�1+ �
2 2 3 2 3 4 2 3 2023
𝑎𝑎
simplest fraction 𝑏𝑏. What is the value of 𝑎𝑎 + 𝑏𝑏?
A) 4046 B) 4048 C) 2023 D) 2024
17. Find the last two digits of 220402457 − 1.
A) 01 B) 03 C) 71 D) 55
18. A 2-digit number is named as “fragrant” if the units digit is greater than the tens digit. How
many fragrant numbers are there?
A) 55 B) 45 C) 36 D) None of the above
19. In the year 2024, the United Kingdom will host the IMO. Let I, M, O be distinct positive
integers such that their product is equal to 2024. What is the smallest possible value of the sum I
+ M + O?
A) 49 B) 61 C) 69 D) None of the above
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20. Find the numerical value of 2 + 6 + 12 + ⋯ + 380 + 420.
1 1 19
A) 20 B) 21 C) 20 D) None of the above
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21. A piece of pasture grows at a constant rate everyday. 200 sheep will eat up the grass in 100
days. 150 sheep will eat up the grass in 150 days. It takes x days for 100 sheep to eat up the grass.
Find the value of x.
A) 200 B) 250 C) 300 D) None of the above
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22. Given that 𝑎𝑎1
> 𝑎𝑎 > 𝑎𝑎 > ⋯ > 𝑎𝑎 and 𝑎𝑎1 , 𝑎𝑎2 , 𝑎𝑎3 , … , 𝑎𝑎20 are different natural numbers.
2 3 20
Find the smallest possible value of the sum 𝑎𝑎1 + 𝑎𝑎2 + 𝑎𝑎3 + ⋯ + 𝑎𝑎20 .
A) 210 B) 400 C) 420 D) None of the above
23. Only moving right or down, how many different possible paths are there to move
from P to Q?
A) 28 B) 30 C) 35 D) None of the above
24. An IMEC sequence is a sequence of numbers in which each number after the second is the
non-negative difference between two previous numbers. For example, such a sequence is 10, 8,
2, 6, 4, 2, … .
If an IMEC sequence starts with 15, 12, what is the sum of the first 50 numbers in the sequence?
A) 135 B) 102 C) 99 D) None of the above
25. Some years ago, a certain month has Sundays, of which its 3 dates fall on even numbers.
What is the 10th day of that month?
A) Saturday B) Sunday C) Monday D) Tuesday
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