Mathex 2012 Year 10

10/1 Put a circle round the correct answer:

a2 = 2(a-2b) means that b is equal to:

𝑎(2−𝑎) 𝑎(𝑎−2) 𝑎(2−𝑎) 𝑎(2−𝑎)

a) b) c) d)
2 4 4 2

10/2 This year is 2012. If last year your birthday was on a Saturday, what day will it be
on next year?

10/3 If an unbiased die is thrown 1000 times the total score will be approximately
what?

10/4 Jin has a tetrahedral dice and a cube dice and an octahedral dice. How many
dots altogether on the three dice?

10/5 My birthday falls on a date which is in the middle of this year. When is my
birthday?

10/6 What is the sum of the first 10 triangle numbers?

10/7 The Olympics took place in London in 2012. The symbol of five
interconnecting rings made Ash want to answer this question:
With five rings there are eight intersections. If there were 200
intersections, how many rings would there be?

10/8 A hollow cuboid with sides 3, 4, 5 is resting on one of the 3 by 5 sides. It has
water in it which reaches up to the 1cm mark. This cuboid is now put onto one of
the 3 by 4 sides. How far up the cuboid does the water now reach?

10/9 The number in the bottom left-hand position determines the top number.

20
8 12
3 5 7
1 2 3 4

If the top number was 100, what would the bottom left-hand or starting number be?

10/10 The Fibonacci sequence begins 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, etc. What is the 10th term of a
similar sequence which begins a, b, …
10/11 The number one thirty-seventh is expressed as a decimal. What is the 100th digit
of this decimal?

10/12 Find the earliest date after 2000 which has all its digits different. For example
16/07/2458 (Use DD/MM/YYYY).

10/13 This year is 2012. Rearrange these digits to find a number which has only two 2-
digit prime factors, both of which have a one in their digits place.

10/14 There is a triangle with coordinates (a, 0), (0, a) and (a, a). If the area of the
triangle is 50 square units, what are the two values of a?

10/15 A regular decagon has an area of 100cm2. Find the length of a side.

4 2 10
10/16 In which base would this be true? x 3 = 17
5

1 1 1
10/17 = +
3 𝑥 𝑦

Find values for x and y where x and y are different.

10/18 There are six numbers between 1 and 10 of the form 3m + 2n.
What is the sum of these six numbers?

10/19 The Inner circle has a radius of 10cm and the diameter of the outer circle is
30cm. Find the shaded area between the two circles. (leave π in your
answer)

10/20 The angles A, B and C of a triangle are in the ratio x:x:y What is the difference
between angle A and angle C? Write your answer in terms of x and y.
MATHEX QUIZ ANSWERS Year 10 – 2012
No units required

Number Answers Comment

1 (c)
2 Tuesday
3 3500
4 67
5 1st or 2nd July Need only one
6 220
7 101
8 1.25
9 11
10 21a + 34b
11 0
12 17/06/2345
13 2201
14 +10 and -10
15 3.605 Or equivalent
16 8 Base 8
17 4,12 Any order
18 30
19 125π Accept 392-393
20 180(𝑥 − 𝑦) Or equivalent
2𝑥 + 𝑦
MATHEX QUIZ ANSWERS Year 10 – 2012
No units required

Number Answers Comment

20 180(𝑥 − 𝑦) Or equivalent
2𝑥 + 𝑦
19 125π Accept 392-393
18 30
17 4,12 Any order
16 8 Base 8
15 3.605 Or equivalent
14 +10 and -10
13 2201
12 17/06/2345
11 0
10 21a + 34b
9 11
8 1.25
7 101
6 220
5 1st or 2nd July Need only one
4 67
3 3500
2 Tuesday
1 (c)