QUESTIONS 1 TO 10 ARE WORTH 4.

A car travelled at 40 km/h for the first 2

3 MARKS EACH hours. It travelled at 60 km/h for the last 3
hours. What is its average speed?
1. A 3-digit number is such that it is equal to
19 times the sum of its digits. What is its (A) 50
largest possible value? (B) 51
(C) 52
(A) 114 (D) 54
(B) 133 (E) None of the above
(C) 152
(D) 399
(E) None of the above
5. Mark fills in each circle with a number from
1, 2, 3, … 8, such that the sum of numbers
at all corners of any triangle is 12.
2. A rope 580 cm long is to be cut into 40 cm
and 90 cm segments without any wastage. Find (a + b + c + d).
How many ways are there to do this?

(A) 1
(B) 2
(C) 3
(D) 4
(E) 5

3. A new operation is defined as

(A) 10
2 ⨁ 4 = 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 = 14, (B) 11
5 ⨁ 3 = 5 + 6 + 7 = 18 (C) 12
(D) 13
Find the value of - in - ⨁ 7 = 49. (E) 14

(A) 1
(B) 2
(C) 3
(D) 4
(E) 5

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6. Lines ./ and 01 divide the quadrilateral 9. < 6 > denotes the smallest whole number
.0/1 into 4 triangles of different areas. that is not a factor of 6.
Given that 02 ∶ 12 = 2 ∶ 1 and
.2 ∶ /2 = 1 ∶ 3, find the ratio of the areas For example, < 7 > = 2,
4.12 ∶ 40/2. < 12 > = 5.
Find the value of
< < 23 > × < 100 > >

(A) 4
(B) 5
(C) 6
(D) 8
(E) 10

(A) 3:7 10. When a 6-digit number @@@@@@@@@@ :;<=>? is

(B) 2:5 @@@@@@@@@@.
multiplied by 3, the result is ;<=>?9
(C) 1:3
(D) 1:4
(E) None of the above

7. Find the value of

1 – 2 + 3 – 4 + ⋯ + 2015 – 2016 + 2017. Find the value of @@@@@@@@@@

:;<=>?.

(A) 1006
(B) 1007 (A) 286713
(C) 1008 (B) 284713
(D) 1009 (C) 297813
(E) None of the above (D) 279813
(E) None of the above

8. Melvin used the numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

and 7, without repeat, to form three 2-digit
numbers and one 1-digit number. The sum
of the four numbers is 100. Find the largest
2-digit number Melvin formed.

(A) 54
(B) 57
(C) 61
(D) 63
(E) None of the above

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QUESTIONS 11 TO 20 CARRIES 14. The figure shows a semicircle and a

4 MARKS EACH sector overlapping each other. Find the
11. Find the remainder when the 2017th term perimeter of the shaded region. Take F =
GG
of the following sequence is divided by 5. H
.

1, 2, 4, 7, 11, 16, 22, 29 …

(A) 1
(B) 2
(C) 3
(D) 4
(E) 0
(A) 43
12. All digits are different in the electronic 1
(B) 43 3
clock display below.
2
(C) 43 3
7 : 20 : 15 (D) 44
(E) None of the above
How many times between 7:00:00 to
8:00:00 will all digits be different?

15. A camera was priced at 35% more than its

(A) 1242 original price and later sold at a 10%
(B) 1248 discount. The buyer also redeemed a $50
cash voucher. The net profit from the sale
(C) 1254
was $380.
(D) 1260
(E) None of the above Find the original price of the camera.

(A) $1872
13. How many numbers are the same in both
number patterns below? (B) $1900
(C) $2000
1 , 3, 5 , 7 , 9 , … , 2015 , 2017
(D) $2172
1 , 4 , 7 , 10 , … , 2014 , 2017 (E) None of the above
(A) 337
(B) 338
(C) 339
(D) 340
(E) None of the above

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16. Find the largest and smallest fraction in 18. Evaluate
1 1 1 1 1
9 12 27 36 54 P + +⋯+ Q P1 + + ⋯ + Q
, , , , 2 3 2017 2 2016
5 7 17 19 29 1 1 1 1 1
− P1 + + ⋯ + QP + + ⋯+ Q
JK L 2 2017 2 3 2016
(A) ,
GL J
MG GH M
(B) , (A)
H MH GSMJ
NO JK M
(C) , (B)
ML GL GSMO
MG GH M
(D) , (C)
H MH GSMH
NO GH M
(E) , (D)
ML MH GSMN

(E) None of the above

17. Alan and Ben are working on a science 19. A mall escalator moves upwards at a
project. Together, they can finish it in 35 constant rate from the 1st to 3rd floor.
days. If Alan works alone for 40 days, Ben
will take a further 28 days to complete the Chiranjit walks up the escalator at a
project. If Alan works alone for 30 days, constant rate of 2 steps per second, and
how many more days will Ben take to arrives at the third floor after 40 seconds.
complete the project?
Debdeep walks up the escalator at a
(A) 40
constant rate of 3 steps every 2 seconds,
(B) 42 and arrives at the third floor after 50
(C) 38 seconds.

(D) 44 How many steps are there on the

escalator?
(E) None of the above

(A) 100
(B) 90
(C) 80
(D) 70
(E) 60

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20. Three identical circles of radii 7<- 23. 2017 soldiers were lined up in a single file.
intersect through their centers as shown in The commander ordered them to number
the figure. Find the area of the shaded off 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 1 … starting from
GG the first soldier. He then ordered them to
region. Take F = H
.
number off 1, 2, 3, 4, 1, 2, 3, 4, 1 … starting
from the last soldier. How many soldiers
had the same number both times?

1
24. Given that T = 1
+ 1 + 1 +⋯+2017
2008 2009 2010
1

Find the largest whole number smaller than

(A) 22 S.
(B) 66
G
(C) 66 H
25. The area of a circle is given as FU G , where
(D) 77 GG
F = H
or 3.14.
(E) None of the above

Find the area of the shaded regions in the

figure, given that the area of square is 1
QUESTIONS 21 TO 25 CARRIES cm2.
6 MARKS EACH

21. Evaluate

(2 + 1)(2G + 1)(2K + 1)(2[ + 1)(2MO + 1)

2NG − 1

22. Find the value of

1N + 2N + 3N + 4N + ⋯ + 19N + 20N

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Paper C – Answers

Multiple-Choice Questions

Questions 1 to 10 carry 3 marks each.

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5
D B D C C

Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10
E D B A E

Questions 11 to 20 carry 4 marks each.

Q11 Q12 Q13 Q14 Q15

B D A CB C

Q16 Q17 Q18 Q19 Q20

E B C A D

Free-Response Questions
Questions 21 to 25 carry 6 marks each.

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