UNIFIED INTERNATIONAL MATHEMATICS OLYMPIAD

CLASS - 8
Question Paper Code : 4P104

KEY

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
C D A D B C C B C C
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
C B A D C B C B C B
21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
A A D D C B A D B B
31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40
A,B,C,D A,B,C B,C,D A,C A,B,D D C B C B
41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50
A A C B A A A A A D

SOLUTIONS
MATHEMATICS - 1 (MCQ)
441P P
 P   Rs. 1.5
400 10
01. (C) 13  23  33  ....  93  2025  45
441P  400P  40P
02. (D) 3 3 2 2 3  Rs. 1.5
100  3  100  97  3  100  97  97 400

 3 (100  97)3 = 3 P
= Rs. 1.5  P = Rs. 600
400
2
 R  PTR 04. (D) Originally, let there be x men. Less men
03. (A) Given P  1 +  –P– = Rs. 1.5  more days.
 100  100
2   x  10  : x : : 100 : 110
 5  P 2 5
P1   P   Rs. 1.5
 100  100   x  10   110  x  100
 10x = 1100  x = 110
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05. (B) Let the cost of pressure cooker be Rs x. 11. (C) Let x  0.621  0.621 621 621....
& sales be y.
 Total amount = Rs xy.  1000x = 1000 × 0.621 621 621....

80 4x 1000 x  621.621 621 621....

Given new cost = 80% x = x=
100 5 x = 0.621 621 621....
180 9  999 x  621
New sales = 180% y = y= y
100 5
69 23
4 x 94 36 xy 621 23
  x 
New amount = 999 111 37 37
5 5 25
36 xy 11 xy 23
Increased sales =  xy   0.621 
25 25 37
Increased sales % 12. (B) If x = a + b + c then
11xy  100 11 a  b  a  b  c a  c  a  b  c 
 = ×100 
25 25 c b
xy
= 44 % c  b  a  b  c  4 a  b  c 
  1
06. (C) Let x be a number. Then the other two
a a  b  c 
numbers are 2x and 3x. According to the
problem, ab  ab  c a c ab c
 
c b
x + 2x + 3x = 12
 6x = 12  x = 2 c  b  a b  c
 4 1
a
 The largest of the numbers is 3x = 6
07. (C) 3n = 729  3n = 36  n = 6 c  b   a
    4 1
c b a
 33n + 1 = 33 6  + 1 = 318 + 1 = 319
–1–1–1+4=1
08. (B) Given 6x2 = 1536 cm2
1=1
1536 2
a2  cm = 256 cm2 Hence x = (a + b + c)
6
13. (A) (13 + 23 + 33 + ... + 73)–3/2 = (1 + 8 + 27 + 64
a2 = (16cm)2
+ 125 + 216 + 343) –3/2
a = 16 cm
= (784)–3/2
Volume = a3 = (16cm)3 = 4096 cm3 3
2
09. (C) 2 4 2 2
(x – 1) (x + x + 1) = (x – 1) [(x ) + x (1) 2 2 2  28 2

+ 12] = 28–3
= (x2)3 – 13 = x6 – 1 1

 28 3

10. (C) Side of square   4a2

 12ab  9b cm 2

1
=
2 21952
  2a  3b  cm = (2a + 3b) cm

Perimeter of a square = 4s = 4(2a + 3b) cm

= (8a + 12b) cm
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14. (D)  a  b   c  a  b  +  b  c   a  b  c  + c  a  b  c  a 
 a  b  b  c   c  a 
=x
3 2 7 2  3 2 5 2  3 2  3 2 5 2  7 2  3 2 5 2 
 x y  xy  xy  x y   x y  xy  x y    y  xy  x y 
5 3  7 3  5 7 3  3 7 3 
ac  a2  ab  bc + ab + b2 + ab  b2  bc  ac + bc + c2
 a b  b  c  c a 
3 3 3 5 7 3 7 5 =x
  x3 y3   x 4 y2   x2 y4   x3 y3
5 7 5 3 3 7 8 3 + bc – c2 – ac – ab + ac + a 2
0
9 35  ab  b c  c a = x° = 1
 x 3 y3  x 4 y2  x 2 y 4  x 3 y3 =x
35 9
18. (B) Let breadth be ‘x’ cm
9 3 3 35 3 3 Given l = 3x
 x y  x y  x 4 y2  x 2 y 4
35 9 Given (3x – 3) (x + 5) – (3x) (x) = 57
3x2 + 15x – 3x – 15 – 3x2 = 57
81 x3 y3  1225 x3 y3
 x 4 y2  x2 y4 12x = 57 + 15 = 72
315
x= 6
1144 x3 y3  l = 3x = 18
  x4 y2  x2 y4
315 P = 2(l + b) = 2 (24 cm) = 48 cm.

1144 x3 y3 100  12

= x4 y2   x2 y4 19. (C) SP after 12% discount = MP
315 100
15. (C) P = Rs. x, A = 27 88
 MP 
r = 20% p.a. 100
n = 3 years. SP after 20%
3 3
 20  6
 y  x 1    y  x  s 88  100  20 
 100   5 on above = MP 
100 100
y 216
 =
x 125 88 80 88
= MP   = MP ×
100 100 125
an+1 + bn+1 a + b
16. (B) Given = Discount
an + bn 2
88 
2 (an+1 + bn+1) = (a + b) (an + bn) MP  MP  
percentage =  125   100
2an+1 + 2bn+1 = a × an + abn + ban + b × bn
MP
an+1 + an+1 + bn+1 + bn+1 = an+1 + abn + an b + bn+1

an+1  an b = abn  bn+1

125  88 
 =  100
n n
125×MP
a (a – b) = b (a – b)
an = bn 37 148 3
= 4 = = 29 %
5 5 5
 n=0 [ a & b are coprimes]
(OR)
(OR) Verify from options
a+bc b+ca a+c b 100  d1  100  d2 
100 
17. (C) LHS = x
 a c bc 
.x ba  c a
.x  ab  c b
100n1
c  a  b  a  b  c  bca 88 × 80 500  352 148
=x  c  ab  c 
.x  c  a  a b 
.x  b  c   ab  = 100 –  
100 5 5
 c  a  b +  a  b  c  + b  c  a
=x  c  ab c   c a   ab  b c   a b ab
(OR) a  b 
100
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20. (B) Circumfurence of circle = Permeter of a
rectangle
24. (D) (1234567)2 – 2469133

2r = 2(18.7 + 14.3) = (1234567)2 – 2469133 – 1 + 1

22
 r  33 = (1234567)2 – 2469134+1
7

73 21
= (1234567)2 – 2(1234567)(1) + 12
r = 33 × 22  2 = 10.5 cm
2
= (1234567 – 1)2
21. (A) Let a = 20252025, b = 20242025 then
= 1234566
LHS = ab – (b – 1) (a + 1)
= ab – (ab + b – a – 1)  b + b2  4ac  b  b2  4ac 
25. (C)  =  2a

 2a


= ab – ab – b + a + 1   
=a– b+1 2

= 20252025 – 20242025 + 1 =
 b
2
  b2  4ac 
2
= 10000 + 1 4a

= 10001 b2  b2  4ac  b2  b2  4ac

= =
22. (A) Given A + C + B + C = 120° + 140° 4a2 4a2
 A + B + 2C = 260°
4ac c
100° + 2 C = 260° [ A + B = 100°] = =
4a2 a
2C = 260° – 100° = 160° 26. (B) Volume of each cube
160° = (7 cm)3 = 343 cm3
C = = 80°
2  Volume of 10 cubes = 3, 430 cm3
But given A + C = 120° 27. (A) Let the initial length and the breadth of
A + 80° = 120° the rectangle be x and y respectively.
A = 120° – 80° = 40°  Initial area = xy

50 3 x
 1 1 2 1 1 2 Now, new length = x + x  
 a 3 + b 3   a 3  a 3b 3  b 3  100 2
23. (D)
  
   25 3 y
And new breadth = y – y  
1 2 1 1 2 1 2 1 1 2 100 4
= a3  a3  a 3b 3  b 3   b 3  a3  a 3b 3  b3 
    3x 3y 9xy
     New area = × =
2 4 8
 1 2 1 1 1 1 2 
 a 3  a3  a3  a 3  b 3  a 3b 3  Clearly, new area is more than the initial
=   area.
 2 1 1 1 1 1 1
 a 3b 3 – a 3  b 3  b 3  b 3  b 3 
  Increment in percent in area

9 xy
 1 2 2 1 1 2 1 2 1 2  – xy
 3 3  a 3 b 3  a 3b 3  a 3b 3  b 3 3 
= a = 8  100%  12.5%
 xy
 
1 2 1 2 3 3
= + = + = (a + b)
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28. (D) If the length of the diagonals are not 35. (A,B,D)
equal, then the quadrilateral can be a Given
rhombus but not a square.
x1 y1 = x2 y2 = x3 y3 = x4 y4 = x5 y5
29. (B) 12a = 6 × 16 = 8b = 0.5c = 4d.
4 seat 5 seat Total Total
table table tables people  12a = 16 × 6  a = 8
8b = 6 × 16  b = 12
9 10 19 9 x 4 + 10 x 5 = 86 
10 9 19 10 x 4 + 9 x 5 = 85  0.5c = 6 × 16  c = 192
11 8 19 11 x 4 + 8 x 5 = 84 
4d = 6 × 16  d = 24
Hence, 8 tables can seat 5 people. REASONING

30. (B) 8a 2–1 2–1 2–1

= 2, since b  0
2a 36. (D) 4 7 13 25 49 97 193

 23a – a = 21 2–1 2–1 2–1

 2a = 1 37. (C) (16  2) + 8 = 40; (11  2) + 5 = 27;

1 (4  2) + 11 = 19
 a=
2
38. (B) Woman Brother
MATHEMATICS - 2 (MAQ)
Son
31. (A,B,C,D) All options are factors of the given
number.
Man
32. (A,B,C)
39. (C) The words given in the box are related to crop
33. (B,C,D)
production. So, the missing word is SOW.
Given, 3A  4B  4C  6D ..... (i) 40. (B) Small dark fill circle is not towards the vertex, as
in the other figures.
Let (i) = k

k k k k 41. (A)
 we get,     360
3 4 4 6
[sum of all angles of a quadrilateral =
360o] 42. (A)

N
4k  3k  3k  2k
  360o
12
E North-East
 k = 360o
The hour hand points to the North-East direction.
 k = 360o
43. (C) 81 + 64 + 144 + 36 = 9 + 8 + 12 + 6
So, the angles are 120o, 90o, 90o, 60o.
= 35
34. (A,C) x4 + 2x2 + 9 = (x2)2 + 32 + 2x2
= (x2)2 + 32 + 2 × x2 × 3 – 2x2 × 3 + 2x2 49 + 25 + 121 + 16 = 7 + 5 + 11 + 4

= (x2 + 3)2 – 6x2 + 2x2 = 27

= (x2 + 3)2 – 4x2 169 + 625 + 64 + 81

= (x2 + 3)2 – (2x)2 = 13 + 25 + 8 + 9 = 55
2 2
= (x + 2x + 3) (x – 2x + 3)

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44. (B) A copy of the first figure flips, grey fill
turns black and together form a complete
circle in the first pair. Similarly in the
second pair a triangle is formed.

45. (A) B; A; X; 49. (A)

Hence the code for is XA.

CRITICAL THINKING
46. (A) T had Red (R) and Green (G)
J had Yellow (Y) and Red (R )
S had Green (G) and Blue (B)
D had Blue (B) and Yellow (Y)
Friend Crayon 1 Crayon 2
T R G
J Y R
S H B
D B Y

47. (A)

48. (A) The assertion (A) states that jellyfish use

their tentacles to subdue prey. This is a
50. (D) The correct answer to this question
true statement.
would have been 25 kg. In order for the
The reason (R) states that jellyfish have seesaw to be in equilibrium, the net
stinging cells (called cnidocytes) in their force must equal zero. Moment of a
tentacles. This is also a true statement. force = force x distance to pivot.
The stinging cells in the tentacles are Therefore, the moment of a force on the
indeed used to inject toxins into prey, left side of the seesaw is 10 kg x 5 = 50.
which helps to subdue or paralyze them. The right side must equal 50 for the
seesaw to be balanced, therefore 50
Therefore, both (A) and (R) are true, and divided by 2 (2 meters distance from
(R) is the correct explanation of (A). pivot) = 25.
Answer : (A) If both (A) and (R) are true
and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).

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