YTO MATHS CENTRE

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1. Danica wants to arrange her model cars in rows with exactly 6 cars
in each row. She now has 23 model cars. What is the smallest number
of additional cars she must buy in order to be able to arrange all her
cars this way?

(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4 (E) 5

2. A sign at the fish market says, “50% off, today only: half-pound
packages for just $3 per package.” What is the regular price for a full
pound of fish, in dollars?

(A) 6 (B) 9 (C) 10 (D) 12 (E) 15

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3. What is the value of 4. (–1 + 2 – 3 + 4 – 5 + 6 – 7 + …… + 1000)?

(A) –10 (B) 0 (C) 1 (D) 500 (E) 2000

4. Eight friends ate at a restaurant and agreed to share the bill equally.
Because Judi forgot her money, each of her seven friends paid an
extra $2.50 to cover her portion of the total bill. What was the total
bill?

(A) $120 (B) $128 (C) $140 (D) $144 (E) $160

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5. Hammie is in the 6th grade and weighs 106 pounds. His quadruplet
sisters are tiny babies and weigh 5, 5, 6, and 8 pounds. Which is
greater, the average (mean) weight of these five children or the
median weight, and by how many pounds?

(A) median, by 60 (B) median, by 20 (C) average, by 5

(D) average, by 15 (E) average, by 20

6. The number in each box below is the product of the numbers in the
two boxes that touch it in the row above. For example, 30 = 6 × 5.
What is the missing number in the top row?

8 (A) 2 (B) 3 (C) 4 (D) 5 (E) 6

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7. Trey and his mom stopped at a railroad crossing to let a train pass.
As the train began to pass, Trey counted 6 cars in the first 10 seconds.
It took the train 2 minutes and 45 seconds to clear the crossing at a
constant speed. Which of the following was the most likely number
of cars in the train?

(A) 60 (B) 80 (C) 100 (D) 120 (E) 140

8. A fair coin is tossed 3 times. What is the probability of at least two

consecutive heads?
1 1 3 1 3
(A) (B) (C) (D) (E)
8 4 8 2 4

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9. The Incredible Hulk can double the distance he jumps with each
succeeding jump. If his first jump is 1 meter, the second jump is 2
meters, the third jump is 4 meters, and so on, then on which jump
will he first be able to jump more than 1 kilometre?

(A) 9th (B) 10th (C) 11th (D) 12th (E) 13th

10. What is the ratio of the least common multiple of 180 and 594 to the
greatest common factor of 180 and 594?

(A) 110 (B) 165 (C) 330 (D) 625 (E) 660

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11. Ted’s grandfather used his treadmill on 3 days this week. He went 2
miles each day. On Monday he jogged at a speed of 5 miles per hour.
He walked at the rate of 3 miles per hour on Wednesday and at 4
miles per hour on Friday. If Grandfather had always walked at 4 miles
per hour, he would have spent less time on the treadmill. How many
minutes less?

(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4 (E) 5

12. At the 2013 Winnebago County Fair a vendor is offering a “fair

special” on sandals. If you buy one pair of sandals at the regular price
of $50, you get a second pair at a 40% discount, and a third pair at
half the regular price. Javier took advantage of the “fair special” to
buy three pairs of sandals. What percentage of the $150 regular price
did he save?

(A) 25 (B) 30 (C) 33 (D) 40 (E) 45

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13. When Clara totaled her scores, she inadvertently reversed the units
digit and the tens digit of one score. By which of the following might
her incorrect sum have differed from the correct one?

(A) 45 (B) 46 (C) 47 (D) 48 (E) 49

14. Abe holds 1 green and 1 red jelly bean in his hand. Bea holds 1 green,
1 yellow, and 2 red jelly beans in her hand. Each randomly picks a
jelly bean to show the other. What is the probability that the colors
match?
1 1 3 1 2
(A) (B) (C) (D) (E)
4 3 8 2 3

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15. If 3p + 34 = 90, 2r + 44 = 76, and 53 + 6s = 1421, what is the product of

p, r, and s?

(A) 27 (B) 40 (C) 50 (D) 70 (E) 90

16. A number of students from Fibonacci Middle School are taking part
in a community service project. The ratio of 8th-graders to 6th-graders
is 5 : 3, and the ratio of 8th-graders to 7th-graders is 8 : 5. What is the
smallest number of students that could be participating in the
project?
(A) 16 (B) 40 (C) 55 (D) 79 (E) 89

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17. The sum of six consecutive positive integers is 2013. What is the
largest of these six integers?
(A) 335 (B) 338 (C) 340 (D) 345 (E) 350

18. Isabella uses one-foot cubical blocks to build a rectangular fort that
is 12 feet long, 10 feet wide, and 5 feet high. The floor and the four
walls are all one foot thick. How many blocks does the fort contain?
2013 A (A) 204 (B) 280 (C) 320 (D) 340 (E) 600

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19. Bridget, Cassie, and Hannah are discussing the results of their last
math test. Hannah shows Bridget and Cassie her test, but Bridget
and Cassie don’t show theirs to anyone. Cassie says, “I didn’t get the
lowest score in our class,” and Bridget adds, “I didn’t get the highest
score.” What is the ranking of the three girls from highest to lowest?

(A) Hannah, Cassie, Bridget (B) Hannah, Bridget, Cassie

(C) Cassie, Bridget, Hannah (D) Cassie, Hannah, Bridget
(E) Bridget, Cassie, Hannah

20. A 1 × 2 rectangle is inscribed in a semicircle with longer side on the

diameter. What is the area of the semicircle?
 2 4 5
(A) (B) (C) 𝜋 (D) (E)
2 3 3 3

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21. Samantha lives 2 blocks west and 1 block south of the southwest
corner of City Park. Her school is 2 blocks east and 2 blocks north of
the northeast corner of City Park. On school days she bikes on streets
to the southwest corner of City Park, then takes a diagonal path
through the park to the northeast corner, and then bikes on streets
to school. If her route is as short as possible, how many different
routes can she take?

(A) 3 (B) 6 (C) 9 (D) 12 (E) 18

22. Toothpicks are used to make a grid that is 60 toothpicks long and 32
toothpicks wide. How many toothpicks are used altogether?

(A) 1920 (B) 1952 (C) 1980 (D) 2013 (E) 3932

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23. Angle ABC of △ABC is a right angle. The sides of △ABC are the
diameters of semicircles as shown. The area of the semicircle on AB
equals 8𝜋, and the arc of the semicircle on AC has length 8:5𝜋. What
is the radius of the semicircle on BC?

(A) 7 (B) 7:5 (C) 8 (D) 8:5 (E) 9

24. Squares ABCD, EFGH, and GHIJ are equal in area. Points C and D are
the midpoints of sides IH ad HE, respectively. What is the ratio of the
area of the shaded pentagon AJICB to the sum of the areas of the
three squares?
1 7 1 3 5
(A) (B) (C) (D) (E)
4 24 3 8 12

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25. A ball with diameter 4 inches starts at point A to roll along the track
shown. The track is comprised of 3 semi-circular arcs whose radii are
R1 = 100 inches, R2 = 60 inches, and R3 = 80 inches, respectively. The
ball always remains in contact with the track and does not slip. What
is the distance the centre of the ball travels over the course from A
to B?
(A) 238𝜋 (B) 240𝜋 (C) 260𝜋 (D) 280𝜋 (E) 500𝜋

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