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The document provides instructions for a mathematics competition qualifying round for grades 10-12. It details that the exam consists of 15 multiple choice questions worth a total of 60 points, with the first 5 questions worth 3 points each, the next 5 questions 4 points each, and the last 5 questions 5 points each. It provides a sample answer sheet for students to circle their answers and includes 15 practice questions as examples of the type that will be on the exam.

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2019SSQR

The document provides instructions for a mathematics competition qualifying round for grades 10-12. It details that the exam consists of 15 multiple choice questions worth a total of 60 points, with the first 5 questions worth 3 points each, the next 5 questions 4 points each, and the last 5 questions 5 points each. It provides a sample answer sheet for students to circle their answers and includes 15 practice questions as examples of the type that will be on the exam.

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2019 Wits Mathematics Competition

Qualifying Round
Grades 10, 11 and 12

Instructions

This exam consists of 15 multiple choice questions. There is one correct answer to each
question. There is no penalty for incorrect answers. The first 5 questions are each worth 3
points, the next 5 questions are each worth 4 points and the last 5 questions are each worth
5. The total number of points available is 60. The time limit on this exam is 75 minutes,
calculators and geometric implements may NOT be used. If you are using the computer
friendly answer sheet you should fill it in in BLACK pen (other colours do not scan well).
Time may be given for filling in name, school and other personal details.

“It’s like asking why is Ludwig van Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony beautiful. If you don’t see
why, someone can’t tell you. I know numbers are beautiful. If they aren’t beautiful, nothing
is”. — Paul Erdos
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Name and Surname:


School
Division: Senior High School
Grade
E-mail

Circle your answers below


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A. 3 point questions
1. Nkosi played soccer with some friends. They started at 5:20 pm and finished at 6:05 pm.
How long was their game?
A. 1 hour and 35 minutes
B. 45 minutes
C. 1 hour and 45 minutes
D. 1 hour
E. 35 minutes

2. By what percentage does the area of a square increase if its perimeter increases by 25%?
A. 20%
B. 25%
C. 36, 25%
D. 56, 25%
E. 71, 25%

3. Find the value of 0, 2019 − 0, 02019.


A. 0, 18181
B. 0, 18171
C. 0, 199881
D. 0
E. 1, 801

4. Some students in a Grade twelve class line up. Thabo is 10th from the front and 12th
from the back. How many students are in the class?
A. 10
B. 12
C. 20
D. 21
E. 22

5. Which number is closest to 0, 000246 × 7982413?


A. 2
B. 20
C. 200
D. 2000
E. 20000
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B. 4 point questions

6. How many rectangles are there in the following picture? Include rectangles of all sizes.

A. 25
B. 30
C. 36
D. 42
E. 90

7. Find the 83rd term in the sequence, 1,2,2,3,3,3,4,4,4,4,5,5,5,5,5,6,6,...


Here the number 1 is repeated once, 2 twice, 3 three times. Later 10 is repeated ten
times, 11 eleven times, and so on.
A. 10
B. 11
C. 12
D. 13
E. 14

8. Find 726 × 32 + 726 × 68.


A. 72804
B. 72920
C. 72856
D. 72600
E. 79400
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9. Find the sum of the roots of the polynomial x3 − 6x2 + 11x − 6.


A. 4
B. 6
C. 8
D. 10
E. 12

10. There are 14 people at a party. Every pair of people shakes hands exactly once. How
many handshakes occur?
A. 7
B. 14
C. 22
D. 53
E. 91

C. 5 point questions
11. Consider S = 9 + 99 + 999 + 9999 + ... + 99...99 where the last number has 2019 digits.
Find the sum of the digits of S.
A. 2033
B. 2034
C. 4254
D. 4255
E. 9102

12. Compute:
1 1 1 1
√ √ +√ √ +√ √ + ... + √ √
2+ 1 3+ 2 4+ 3 25 + 24
A. 4
B. 7
C. 11
D. 12
E. 18
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13. In ∆ACE below, F lies on AE, D lies on CE and B lies on AC. AF = AB and
EF = ED. ∠ACE = 80o . Calculate the angle marked x.

A. 35o
B. 40o
C. 45o
D. 50o
E. 55o

14. This exam consists of three sections, each with five questions. The questions in these
sections are worth respectively three, four and five points. What is the fifth highest score
it is possible to achieve?
A. 54
B. 55
C. 56
D. 59
E. 60

15. Find the last digit of 22019 + 32019 + 52019 .


A. 0
B. 2
C. 4
D. 5
E. 9

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