Primary 3

SET 5

Section A: 1st to 10th Question (Each carries 4

marks)
1. Refer to the following sequence, find the value
of A+B.
2, 6, 3, 4, 16, 4, 6, 30, 5, 8, A, B,…
2. Find the value of 9 × 11 × 13 × 15.
3. One hundred twenty – nine (129) children stand
at a column. Francis has 59 children standing
behind him. How many children are standing in
front of Francis?
4. Find the value of 164 + 191 + 187 + 266 + 348
+ 519 + 313.
5. Find the value of 84 × 9 + 156 × 9 + 9 × 36.
6. How many even numbers are there from 35 to
234? (Include the first and the last number)
7. Gregg and Helene have 68 books in total. If
Helene gives Gregg 12 books, the number of books
of Gregg is 3 times that of Helene’s. How many
books does Helene have originally?
8. Find the value of
11111+33333+77777+99999.
9. A project requires 11 workers to be finished
within 42 days. Now, we add 10 workers to help.
How many day(s) is/are required to finish the
project?
10. Refer to the figure below, how many square(s)
is/are there?
Section B: 11th to 20th Question (Each carries 5
marks)
11. Given that a≠0. Define the operation symbol
𝑎+𝑏
𝑎⨂𝑏 = 𝑎 × 𝑏 + . Find the value of (6⨂ 3)⨂21.
𝑏
12. There are 30 more cats than dogs in a shelter.
The animals have a total of 208 legs. How many
cat(s) is/are there?
13. Refer to the figure below, how many line
segment(s) is/are there?

14. At least how many square(s) can be seen if

observing the figure below from the front?
15. The numbers below is an arithmetic sequence.
What is the sum of the 11th term and the 18th term?
4, 11, 18, 25, 32, 39,…
16. Tomorrow is Tuesday. Which day of the week
will 192 days later be?
17. Ivan is now calculating his age this year. He
adds 16, multiplies 15, subtracts 21 and divided by
9. The result is 36. How old is Ivan this year?
18. A pyramid has 56 edges. How many vertices
does this pyramid have?
19. Find the largest 4-digit number that is divisible
by both 7 and 12.
20. The difference between A and B is 576. If A is
37 times of B, find the value of A.
Section C: 21st to 25th Question (Each carries 7
marks)
21. Refer to the figure below, find the value of A +
B – D – E – F.
1 2 3 5 7 9 12 15 18 A B C
4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 D E F

22. Refer to the following figure, how many

rectangles is/are there with a black dot?

23. There are 10 toppings to choose from the

menu. Rihanna wants to order 2 toppings. How
many possible ways are there?
24. Choose 3 digits from 9, 7, 6, 1, 3 and 5 to form
3-digit numbers. How many even number(s)
greater than 500 is/are there? (Repetition of digits
is allowed)
25. The sum of 9 consecutive even numbers is 234.
What is the largest number?

Solution Manual
Primary 3
SET 5

Section A: 1st to 10th Question (Each carries 4

marks)
1. Refer to the following sequence, find the value
of A+B.
2, 6, 3, 4, 16, 4, 6, 30, 5, 8, A, B,…
Answer: 54
1: 2, 4, 6, 8,…
2: 2 × 3, 4 × 4, 6 × 5, 8 × 6,…
3: 3, 4, 5, 6,…
A = 8 × 6 = 48
B=6
A + B = 48 + 6 = 54

2. Find the value of 9 × 11 × 13 × 15.

Answer: 19305
9 × 11 = 99
99 × 13 = 1287
1287 × 15 = 19305
3. One hundred twenty – nine (129) children stand
at a column. Francis has 59 children standing
behind him. How many children are standing in
front of Francis?
Answer: 69
x = the number of children in front of Francis
x + 1(Francis) + 59 = 129
x = 129 – 1 – 59
x = 69

4. Find the value of 164 + 191 + 187 + 266 + 348

+ 519 + 313.
Answer: 1988
(164+266) + (191+519) + (187+313) + 348
430 + 710 + 500 + 348 = 1988

5. Find the value of 84 × 9 + 156 × 9 + 9 × 36.

Answer: 2484
(84+156+36) × 9
276 × 9 = 2484

6. How many even numbers are there from 35 to

234? (Include the first and the last number)
Answer: 100
234 – 35 + 1 = 200
200 ÷ 2 = 100
There are 100 even and 100 odd numbers from
35 to 234.

7. Gregg and Helene have 68 books in total. If

Helene gives Gregg 12 books, the number of books
of Gregg is 3 times that of Helene’s. How many
books does Helene have originally?
Answer: 29
68 ÷ (3+1) + 12 = 29
or
H + G = 68 (equation 1)
G + 12 = 3 (H – 12)
G + 12 = 3H – 36
G = 3H – 36 – 12
G = 3H – 48 (equation 2)
Substitute equation 2 to equation 1,
H + 3H – 48 = 68
4H = 68+48
4𝐻 116
=
4 4
H = 29

8. Find the value of

11111+33333+77777+99999.
Answer: 222220
(11111+99999) + (33333+77777)
111110 + 111110 = 222220

9. A project requires 11 workers to be finished

within 42 days. Now, we add 10 workers to help.
How many day(s) is/are required to finish the
project?
Answer: 22
11 × 42 = (11+10) × n days
462 21𝑛
=
21 21
n = 22

10. Refer to the figure below, how many square(s)

is/are there?

Answer: 22
1x1 squares = 17
2x2 squares = 4
3x3 square = 1
17 + 4 + 1 = 22

Section B: 11th to 20th Question (Each carries 5

marks)
11. Given that a≠0. Define the operation symbol
𝑎+𝑏
𝑎⨂𝑏 = 𝑎 × 𝑏 + . Find the value of (6⨂ 3)⨂21.
𝑏
Answer: 443
6+3 9
6⨂3 = 6 × 3 + = 18 + = 18 + 3 = 21
3 3
21 + 21 42
21⨂21 = 21 × 21 + = 441 +
21 21
= 441 + 2 = 443

12. There are 30 more cats than dogs in a shelter.

The animals have a total of 208 legs. How many
cat(s) is/are there?
Answer: 41
4C+4D=208 (equation 1)
C=D+30
D=C – 30 (equation 2)
Substitute equation 2 to equation 1,
4C + 4(C – 30) = 208
4C + 4C – 120 = 208
8C = 208 + 120
8𝐶 328
=
8 8
C = 41

13. Refer to the figure below, how many line

segment(s) is/are there?

Answer: 12
14. At least how many square(s) can be seen if
observing the figure below from the front?

Answer: 7

15. The numbers below is an arithmetic sequence.

What is the sum of the 11th term and the 18th term?
4, 11, 18, 25, 32, 39,…
Answer: 197
11th term: 4 + (11-1) (7) = 74
18th term: 4 + (18-1) (7) = 123
123 + 74 = 197

16. Tomorrow is Tuesday. Which day of the week

will 192 days later be?
Answer: Thursday
192 ÷ 7 = 27 remainder 3.
If tomorrow is Tuesday, today is Monday. So, 3
days later is Thursday.

17. Ivan is now calculating his age this year. He

adds 16, multiplies 15, subtracts 21 and divided by
9. The result is 36. How old is Ivan this year?
Answer: 7
Solve backwards.
Addition becomes subtraction and vice versa.
Multiplication becomes division and vice versa.
36 × 9 = 324
324 + 21 = 345
345 ÷ 15 = 23
23 – 16 = 7

18. A pyramid has 56 edges. How many vertices

does this pyramid have?
Answer: 29
56 ÷ 2 + 1 = 29

19. Find the largest 4-digit number that is divisible

by both 7 and 12.
Answer: 9996
LCM (7, 12) = 84
9999 ÷ 84 = 119 remainder 3
119 × 84 = 9996

20. The difference between A and B is 576. If A is

37 times of B, find the value of A.
Answer: 592
A – B = 576 (equation 1)
A = 37 × B = 37B (equation 2)
Substitute equation 2 to equation 1,
37B – B = 576
36𝐵 576
=
36 36
B = 16
A = 37 × 16 = 592

Section C: 21st to 25th Question (Each carries 7

marks)
21. Refer to the figure below, find the value of A +
B – D – E – F.
1 2 3 5 7 9 12 15 18 A B C
4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 D E F
Answer: 6
A = 12 + 10 = 22
B = 15 + 11 = 26
D = 13; E = 14; F = 15
A + B – D – E – F = 22 + 26 – 13 – 14 – 15 = 6

22. Refer to the following figure, how many

rectangles is/are there with a black dot?

Answer: 28

2 × 2 × 2 × 3 = 24+ 4 = 28

23. There are 10 toppings to choose from the

menu. Rihanna wants to order 2 toppings. How
many possible ways are there?
Answer: 45
10! 10!
=
2! (10 − 2)! 2! (8!)
10 × 9 × 8 × 7 × 6 × 5 × 4 × 3 × 2 × 1
=
2×1×8×7×6×5×4×3 ×2 ×1
10 × 9 90
= = 45
2 ×1 2
Or
nCr = 10C2 = 45

24. Choose 3 digits from 9, 7, 6, 1, 3 and 5 to form

3-digit numbers. How many even number(s)
greater than 500 is/are there? (Repetition of digits
is allowed)
Answer: 24
Hundreds digit: 9, 7, 6, 5
Tens digit: 9, 7, 6, 1, 3, 5
Unit digit: 6
4 × 6 × 1 = 24
25. The sum of 9 consecutive even numbers is 234.
What is the largest number?
Answer: 34
234 ÷ 9 = 26
The middle number in the 9 consecutive numbers
is 26.
18, 20, 22, 24, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34