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SLMC 8 Training – Worksheet 3 June 12

2021

Game 1
There are two piles. One pile has 3 marbles and the other has 5 marbles. Jannya
and Chanakya take turns in dividing any pile into two piles of any size. Game is
played until it can not be played. The player who can not divide loses. Jaanya plays
first. Who wins the game?

Game 2
There are two piles. One pile has 3 marbles and the other has 4 marbles. Jannya
and Chanakya take turns in dividing any pile into two piles of any size. Game is
played until it can not be played. The player who can not divide loses. Jaanya plays
first. Who wins the game?

Game 3
There are three piles. One pile has 2 marbles, one has 3 marbles and the other has 4
marbles. Jannya and Chanakya take turns in dividing any pile into two piles of any
size. Game is played until it can not be played. The player who can not divide
loses. Jaanya plays first. Who wins the game?

Game 4
There are three piles. One pile has 2002 marbles, one has 3006 marbles and the
other has 4948 marbles. Jannya and Chanakya take turns in dividing any pile into
two piles of any size. Game is played until it can not be played. The player who
can not divide loses. Jaanya plays first. Who wins the game?

8. There are two piles of marbles. One has 6 marbles and the other has 8
marbles. Two players play a game by taking turns in dividing any pile into
two piles of any size. Game is played until it cannot be played. The player
who cannot divide loses. If each division of a pile is a move, then how many
moves are there in the game?
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(A) (B) 11 (C) 12
(D) 13 (E) 14

Dr. Chanakya Wijeratne| Department of Mathematics, University of Colombo


SLMC 8 Training – Worksheet 3 June 12
2021

9. There are three piles of marbles. One has 24 marbles, one has 67 marbles
and the other has 176 marbles. Two players play a game by taking turns in
dividing any pile into two piles of any size. Game is played until it cannot be
played. The player who cannot divide loses. If each division of a pile is a
move, then how many moves are there in the game?

(A) (B) 174 (C) 200


(D) 264 (E) 267

1. What is the remainder when is divided by 5?

(A) (B) 1 (C) 2


(D) 3 (E) 4

2. What is the remainder when is divided by 5?

(A) (B) 1 (C) 2


(D) 3 (E) 4

3. How many factors does have?

(A) (B) 6 (C) 7


(D) 8 (E) 16

4. How many positive factors does have?

(A) (B) 6 (C) 7


(D) 8 (E) 16

5. How many positive factors does have?

(A) (B) 60 (C) 70


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(D) 72 (E) 80

Dr. Chanakya Wijeratne| Department of Mathematics, University of Colombo


SLMC 8 Training – Worksheet 3 June 12
2021

6. How many prime factors does have?

(A) (B) 1 (C) 2


(D) 3 (E) 4

7. If is an even number, then what is the remainder when is divided by 6?

(A) (B) 1 (C) 2


(D) 3 (E) 4

8. If is an odd number, then what is the remainder when is divided by 6?

(A) (B) 1 (C) 2


(D) 3 (E) 4

Game 5
Jaanya and Chanakya take turns in placing or between the numbers. If
the final sum is even then the first player wins. If the final sum is odd then
second player wins. Jaanya plays first.

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Who wins the game?

Dr. Chanakya Wijeratne| Department of Mathematics, University of Colombo

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