SECONDARY 4 (GRADE 10) 2022 CONTEST PAPER
NAME: Index Number:
SCHOOL:
INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Please DO NOT OPEN the contest booklet until the Proctor has given permission to
start
2. TIME: 1 hour 30 minutes.
3. There are 25 questions:
Section A: Questions 1 to 15 score 2 points each, no points are deducted for an
unanswered question and 1 point is deducted for the wrong answer.
Section B: Questions 16 to 25 score 4 points each, no points are deducted for an
unanswered or wrong answer.
All students start with 15 bonus points. Perfect Scorer = 85 points
4. Shade your answers neatly using a 2B lead pencil in the Answer Entry Sheet.
5. PROCTORING: No one may help any student in any way during the contest.
6. No electronic devices capable of storing and displaying visual information are allowed
during the course of the exam.
7. Strictly No Calculators are allowed into the exam.
8. All students must fill and shade their Name, School and Index Number in the
Answer Entry Sheet and Contest booklet.
9. MINIMUM TIME: Students must stay in the exam hall for at least 1 hour.
10. A student must show detailed working and transfer answers to the Answer Entry
Sheet.
11. No exam papers and written notes can be taken out by any contestant.
Rough Working
SASMO 2022, Secondary 4 (Grade 10) Contest
Section A (Correct answer – 2 points| No answer – 0 points| Incorrect answer – minus 1 point)
Question 1
One-ninth of 8190 is equal to
A. 990
B. 8110
C. 8188
D. 9179
E. None of the above
Question 2
Given that −1 ≤ 𝑎 − 3 ≤ 2 and −2 ≤ 𝑏 + 5 ≤ 2, find the least possible value of the
expression below.
𝑎2 − 𝑎𝑏 + 𝑏 2 − 𝑎𝑏
A. 0
B. 4
C. 25
D. 144
E. None of the above
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Question 3
How many positive integers 𝑛 less than 1000 are there such that
√1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 𝑛 is an integer?
A. 30
B. 31
C. 32
D. 33
E. None of the above
Question 4
A machine converts any positive integer into a two-digit code in the following way:
1. The first digit of the code is the remainder when the integer is divided by 9.
2. The second digit of the code is the remainder when the integer is divided by
17.
3. If the remainder when divided by 17 is bigger than 9, then the second digit of
the code is just 9.
For example, the number 20 will be converted to 23. What is the smallest number
that will convert to 13?
A. 20
B. 28
C. 37
D. 54
E. None of the above
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Question 5
What is the sum of the digits of 𝐴?
𝐴 = 88 888 8882 − 11 111 1112
A. 45
B. 54
C. 63
D. 72
E. None of the above
Question 6
In a 3 x 3 x 3 cube, made of 27 small cubes, 26 cubes are visible. How many visible
small cubes are in a 6 x 6 x 6 cube?
A. 64
B. 125
C. 152
D. 216
E. None of the above
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Question 7
Two standard dice are rolled together. What is the probability that the sum of 2
rolled numbers is less than 10?
5
A. 6
7
B. 9
8
C. 9
1
D. 6
E. None of the above
Question 8
In the diagram below, square 𝐴𝐵𝐶𝐷 is inscribed in a circle. The two diagonals of the
square intersect at point 𝑂. Points 𝐸, 𝐹, 𝐺 and 𝐻 are midpoints of 𝐴𝑂, 𝐵𝑂, 𝐶𝑂 and
𝐷𝑂, respectively. What fraction of the area of the circle is the area of the shaded
region?
A B
E F
G
H
D C
3
A. 4𝜋
1
B. 4𝜋
1
C. 2𝜋
3
D. 2𝜋
E. None of the above
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Question 9
An integer is called beprisque if its two neighbouring numbers are a perfect square
and a prime number. For example, 8 is a beprisque number. How many beprisque
numbers less than 100 are there?
A. 4
B. 5
C. 6
D. 9
E. None of the above
Question 10
The sum of 3 prime numbers is 122. What is the largest possible product of these 3
primes?
A. 3599
B. 3511
C. 7022
D. 7198
E. None of the above
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Question 11
Given 129 is equal to the 10-digit number 5 1𝑥9 780 35𝑦, what is the value of the
product 𝑥𝑦?
A. 4
B. 6
C. 10
D. 12
E. None of the above
Question 12
How many positive integers 𝑛 satisfy the inequality?
2000 < √𝑛2 − 4𝑛 + 3 < 2022
A. 22
B. 21
C. 20
D. 19
E. None of the above
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Question 13
Find the last two digits of the sum below.
7 + 72 + 73 + ⋯ + 710
A. 00
B. 07
C. 56
D. 99
E. None of the above
Question 14
1+𝑎
A sequence {𝑎𝑛 } is defined by 𝑎1 = 3 and 𝑎𝑛 = 1−𝑎𝑛−1 for 𝑛 ≥ 2. Find the value of
𝑛−1
|6𝑎2022 |.
A. 18
B. 12
C. 3
D. 2
E. None of the above
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Question 15
In the diagram below, ∠𝐴𝐵𝐶 = ∠𝐵𝐶𝐷 = ∠𝐷𝐸𝐹 = ∠𝐹𝐴𝐵 = 90°, 𝐴𝐵 = 44, 𝐵𝐶 = 36,
𝐷𝐸 + 𝐹𝐸 = 56 and 𝐴𝐹 = 𝐶𝐷. What is the area of figure 𝐴𝐵𝐶𝐷𝐸𝐹?
A B
F
E
D C
A. 3264
B. 3624
C. 816
D. 1600
E. None of the above
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Section B (Correct answer – 4 points| Incorrect or No answer – 0 points)
When an answer is a 1-digit number, shade “0” for the tens, hundreds and thousands place.
Example: if the answer is 7, then shade 0007
When an answer is a 2-digit number, shade “0” for the hundreds and thousands place.
Example: if the answer is 23, then shade 0023
When an answer is a 3-digit number, shade “0” for the thousands place.
Example: if the answer is 785, then shade 0785
When an answer is a 4-digit number, shade as it is.
Example: if the answer is 4196, then shade 4196
Question 16
What is the sum of digits of the following product?
2007 × ⏟
111 … 111
100 𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑒𝑠
Question 17
Given that 𝑥𝑦𝑧 = 2022, 𝑥 > 𝑦 > 𝑧 and 𝑥, 𝑦 and 𝑧 are positive integers, how many
possible triples (𝑥, 𝑦, 𝑧) are there?
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Question 18
A train travelling at 144 km/h crosses a bridge in 40 seconds and a man standing on
the bridge in 24 seconds. What is the length (in metres) of the bridge?
Question 19
Let the operation △ be defined as follows:
3 △ 3 = 2 + 3 + 4, 5 △ 2 = 4 + 5, 9 △ 6 = 8 + 9 + 10 + 11 + 12 + 13
If 164 △ 𝑥 = 2022, what is the value of 𝑥?
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Question 20
Find the remainder when (20222022 + 2022) is divided by 11.
Question 21
In how many ways can 45 be expressed as the sum of two or more consecutive
positive integers?
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Question 22
Find the minimum value of the expression below.
(3 sin 𝑥 + 4cos 𝑥 − 16)(3 sin 𝑥 − 4cos 𝑥 − 16)
Question 23
In the following cryptarithm, all the different letters stand for different digits. What is
the value of Y+A−H−O−O?
Y E S
× Y E S
Y A H O O
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Question 24
How many positive 2-digit numbers 𝑏 are there such that all the fractions below are
in lowest terms?
5𝑏 + 1 5𝑏 + 2 5𝑏 + 3 5𝑏 + 440
, , ,…,
2 3 4 441
Question 25
Quadrilateral 𝐴𝐵𝐶𝐷 is inscribed in a circle with diameter 𝐵𝐷. Point 𝐸 is on side 𝐴𝐷
such that 𝐶𝐸 is perpendicular to 𝐴𝐷. The area of quadrilateral 𝐴𝐵𝐶𝐷 is 36 and 𝐶𝐷 =
𝐶𝐵. What is the length of 𝐴𝐸?
E
D B
O
END OF PAPER
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