SMOPS 2020
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SMOPS 2020
1. An apple is placed inside one of the three boxes.
On Box A, it is labelled "The apple is in this box”
On Box B, it is labelled "The apple is not in this box”.
On Box'Cy'it is labdlled The épple js hot i, Hosa”.
Given’ that oly one of the statements labelled on the boxes'is true, which box is the apple in?
(1) BoxA (2) BoxB (3) Box ©
2. Bach of the letters A, B,C, D represents a different number in the set {1,2,3,4}. Tt is given
A_C
that 3 — B= 1 find B+ D.
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3. It is given that the product of four consecutive natural numbers is 1680. Find the sum of these
four numbers.
4, What is the angle (in degrees) formed by the hour hand and minute hand at 5.40 pin?
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5. The area of rectangle ABCD is 120cm?. F is the midpoint of BC. F is the midpoint of CD.
Find the area of triangle AEF in cm?
6. Find the maximum number of regions that 4 circles can divide a plane into. For example, 2
circles can divide a plane into 4 regions.
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7. What is the largest three-digit prime number with all its digits prime?
8. Given that! a polygon With all its arigles Jesé'than 180° has’n acute angles, find the sum of
maximum and minimum possible values of n.
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9, In the diagram, the eight vertices represent the numbers a,b, ¢,d,e, f,g, and h respectively.
Every number is equal to ; of the sum of the three adjacent numbers. For example, a =
x +d-+-e). Find the largest possible value of (a+b +e+d) -—(e+f+g+h).
a, a
10. A seven-digit positive integer 2020ABC is divisible by 7, 8 and 9. How many such integers are
there?
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11. Some 50-cent and one-dollar coins are used to fill up a 3 x 3 board. Each coin is to occupy a
1 x 1 square on the board. The total value of the coins used is 6 dollars. Given that the total
value of the coins in every 2 x 2 square is a dollars, find the largest possible value of a.
12. In triangle ABC, ZBAC = 80°, BE = BF and CD = CF. Find the size of ZDFE in degrees.
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13. It is given that 111...111 is divisible by 333...383. Find the least possible value of n.
digits 100 digits
14. In the diagram below, we wish to fill out the 10 smalll squares using numbers 1, 2, 3,4, 5, 11,12, 13, 14, 15
without repetition; such that the sun of four members in every 2 x 2 square is equal. Find
the largest possible value of the sum.
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15. In 2019, a smartphone sold at 80% of its marked price made a profit of 20% on its cost. In
2020, the cost of the same model is lowered by 100 dollars. It is known that if the retailer sells
the phone at 75% of the same marked price, he would actually make a 25% profit. What is
the cost of this smartphone in 2020?
16. Find the sum of reciprocals of all positive factors of 120. The reciprocal of a number a is
defined as 2.
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17. In the diagram, A and B are the centres of two quarter-circles of radii 14 cm and 28 gm
respectively. Find the difference between areas of region I and IY in em®. (Take 7 to be =)
“a WB
18. Let « and y be positive integers less than 100. Find the number of ordered pairs (x,y) such
that 2?+y? is divisible by 49. (Note:(1,2) and (2,1) are considered two different ordered pairs.)
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19, If [5 were to be written in its decimal representation, what is the sum of the fist 2020 digits
after the decimal point?
20. In the diagram, points A, B and Care vertices of an equilateral triangle, and points D, E and
F aréymidpeints of the|sides. Haw mahy|nbn/eodgnuent/trianigles on be drawn using pny three
of these six points as vertices?
(Note: two triangles are congruent if they can overlap exactly. For example, triangle ADF
and trianglé DF'E are congruent| ‘Triangle ADF and triangle.CED are non-congruent.)
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21. A pair of two consecutive numbers is called a ”buddy” pair if there is no carry over in any
digits when addition is performed. For example, 134 and 135 is a "buddy” pair, but 135 and
136 is not. In the list of integers 1001, 1002, ..., 1999, 2000, how many ”buddy” pairs are
there?
22. Given that a = 20182019 x 2020, y = 20182020 x 2019 and z = 20202019 x 2018, which of the
following is correct?
(Nz