‘The Mathematical Association Primary Mathematics Challenge Bonus Paper 3 February 2016 Name Class Please do not start to answer questions until you are told to do so. When you do turn over the page you will have 45 minutes for the challenge. You must do all the work on your own. You should use rough paper for your working out Writedown A B C D or E inthespace for each answer. When you have finished, use a B or an HB pencil to copy your answers onto the OMR sheet, which will be sent in for marking. You will get one mark for each correct answer. Practice Questions 1 [multiply a whole number by 3. Which of the following could be my answer? A325 B 326 c 327 D 328 E 329 2 How many of these calculations give the answer 2? [J Y%x2 442 142 wxd 241 Al B2 c3 D4 ES MATHEMATICAL ASSOCIATION © The Mathematical Association 259 London Road a Leicester LE2 3BE (0116 221 0013) Printed on recycled paper sporting mathemati in edvetonPrimary Mathematics Challenge Bonus Paper 2016 When 2016 is multiplied by 1000, how many digits does the answer have? A4 BS5 C6 D7 E8 Ina survey of 20 children, 8 had 1 brother, and 6 had 2 brothers. ‘The mean number of brothers was 1. How many children had no brothers? AO B2 c4 D6 E8 Which of the following calculations gives the largest remainder? A 44324 B 554+ C 665+6 D 776+7 E 887+8 Four of these five shapes are reflections or rotations (or both) of each other. Which shape is not? ‘AJ '™\ OP O In 1975 it was estimated that there were 250 000 lions in Africa, Over 40 years this figure has decreased by 90%. What is the current estimate for the number of lions in Africa? A 25000 B 100000 C 160000 D 225000 E 275000 One of the following statements is true. Which one? A One of these statements is false. B Two of these statements are false. C Three of these statements are false. D Four of these statements are false. E All of these statements are false. A seagull travelled 16500 miles from Finland to Australia, It travelled at a rate of 125 miles a day. For approximately how many days had it been travelling? A 130 B 140 c 150 D 160 E 170 Each of the shapes below is made from 9 identically-sized squares. Which one of the shapes has a different perimeter from the other four? A B Boe o bat e Op [ a oo What is the value of 2 At Bt C1 D3 E610 This patchwork design has rotational symmetry of 3emt order 4. What is the total area of the shaded sections? sont i A 72cm? B 90cm? C 108cm* D 120cm? E 144 cm? . 12cm 11 Whatis the value of 56+77+88+99 > ‘11+ 22+33+44 A 25 B3 C35 D4 E45 12 _ Patrick wondered if when you add had two multiples of 4, you always get a multiple of 8. Which of the following sums shows this idea is wrong? A 202+202 B 432+324 C 543+345 D 204+402 E 408 + 408 13 In Munchem Café there are 5 items for sale. [ Beans & tomatoes cc £250 ] Prices for some combinations of them are Tomatoes & egg £3.00 shown here. How much would it cost to Egg & mushrooms 350 00 00 Mushrooms & sausage buy a plate with one of each of the 5 items: M Sausage & beans beans, tomatoes, egg, mushrooms and sausage? AB BED Cc £10 D éll E £12 4 If6 fly-eating chameleons can eat eight flies in 4 minutes, how many flies can 8 fly-eating chameleons eat in 6 minutes? A8 B12 C 16 D20 E24 15 What is the acute angle between the hands of a clock at 6.30 pm? Av BS Cc 10° D 125° E 15° 16 It is well-known that Martians each have 7 arms and 3legs. When some two-armed and two-legged humans went to visit Mars, there were altogether 91 arms and 47 legs. ‘How many more Martians than humans were there? Al B2 c3 D4 E 7 I fold an equilateral triangle so that one comer touches the middle of the opposite edge. What is the ratio of the perimeter of the triangle to the perimeter of the resulting trapezium? Al: B6:5 C4:3 D3:2 E2:1 18 A grandfather clock was on sale last month for £10800, but this month its price has been reduced to £8640. What percentage discount is this? . A 10% B 124% C 15% D 20% E 25%