Time: 75 minutes
Total Marks: 55
Instructions:
• Answer all questions.
• Show all steps clearly.
• Calculators are not permitted.
Section A: Complex Multiple Choice
(7 questions × 3 marks each = 21 marks)
1. The LCM of two numbers is 630. Their HCF is 15. If one number is 90, what is
the sum of the digits of the other number?
a) 6
b) 9
c) 12
d) 15
2. A number N leaves remainders 2, 3, and 4 when divided by 5, 6, and 7 respectively.
What is the remainder when N is divided by 11?
a) 1
b) 3
c) 5
d) 7
3. A room is 4 m and 37 cm long and 3 m and 23 cm broad. The floor needs to be paved
with a minimum number of square slabs. Find the least number of slabs required for
this purpose.
a. 485
b. 431
c. 415
d. 391
e. 381
4. Find the greatest number which will divide 1063 and 1403 leaving the remainder 9 in
each case.
A. 48
B. 34
C. 40
D. 42
E. 36
5. Find the greatest number which will divide 21, 69 and 93 so as to leave the same
remainder in each case.
A. 12
B. 18
C. 24
D. 32
E. 30
6. Find the least number which when divided by 6, 12, 16 and 125 leaves 7 as remainder
in each case but when divided by 11 leaves no remainder.
A. 8007
B. 13007
C. 11007
D. 18017
E. 18007
7. Find the least number of five digits which when divided by 4, 25, 12 and51 leaves
remainder 8 in each case.
A. 10088
B. 10072
C. 10208
D. 10096
E. None of the above
Section B: Multi-Step Problems
(5 questions × 5 marks each = 25 marks)
5. Find the smallest positive integer n such that n/12 is a perfect square and n/18 is a
perfect cube.
6. Three runners start together on a circular track. Their speeds are 120 m/min, 150
m/min, and 180 m/min.
a) After how many minutes will they all meet again at the starting point for the first
time?
b) How many more times will the two fastest runners meet than all three runners meet
in one hour?
7. The HCF of two numbers is 11, and their LCM is 616. If one number is between 50
and 100, find the sum of the reciprocals (i.e 1/a is a reciprocal of a) of the two
numbers.
8. A merchant has three different types of milk- 324 litres, 351 litres and 459 litres. Find
the minimum number of casks of equal size that can store the milk without mixing.
9. A wholesale coffee dealer has 24 kilograms, 120 kilograms and 72 kilograms of three
different qualities of coffee. He wants it all to be packed into various boxes of equal
size without mixing. Find the capacity of the largest possible box.
Section C: Proof and Extended Reasoning
(9 marks)
9. A merchant has three types of oil drums: 132 litres, 156 litres, and 204 litres.
a) What is the largest measuring can that can be used to empty all drums without
leaving any oil?
b) If the oil from all drums is poured into the largest possible identical containers,
each filled to capacity, how many containers are needed?
c) If the selling price per litre of oil is $50, and the merchant wants to make a profit of
20% on the total cost, what should be the total selling price if the cost price of the
total oil is $12,000?