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HKIMO Secondary 1
HEAT 2023
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HONG KONG INTERNATIONAL
MATHEMATICAL OLYMPIAD HEAT 2023
Secondary 1 Question Paper
Logical Thinking
1. There are chickens and rabbits in a cage and the number of chickens
is 6 times as the number of rabbits. Given the total number of chicken
legs is 112 more than the total number of rabbit legs, how many rab-
bit(s) is / are there?
2. Given that A : B = 4 : 1, B : C = 2 : 9, C : D = 3: 4 and A + B + C + D = 465.
Find the value of D.
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3. Mary goes 32 km due west and then 24 km due north. How far in km
is she from her original position?
3(𝑥+4)
4. How many integral solution(s) is / are there for 𝑥 if −3 < ≤ 19?
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Algebra
5. Find the value of real number 𝑥 if (54 + 11𝑥) − (5𝑥 − 18) = 0 .
6. If 𝑥 and 𝑦 are positive integers and 12𝑥 − 3𝑦 = 27, find the minimum
value of 𝑥 + 𝑦.
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7. Given that real numbers 𝑎 and 𝑏 satisfy equations 𝑎 − 𝑏 = 9 and 𝑎𝑏 =
3, find the value of 𝑎2 + 𝑏 2 .
8. Find the value of real number 𝑦 if |2𝑥 + 𝑦 + 7| + |𝑥 + 4| = 0 .
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Number Theory
9. From 1 to 2023, how many integer(s) is / are divisible by 7 and 11, but
not divisible by 3?
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10. Given real number 𝑥 > 0 and 𝑥 + = 8, find the value of 𝑥 3 + .
𝑥 𝑥3
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11. How many simplified positive proper fraction(s) with denominator 540
is / are there?
12. Find the last 3 digits of 1+ 5 + 9 + 13 + … + (1 + 4 150).
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Geometry
13. Find the maximum possible area of a right-angled triangle with hypot-
enuse length 20.
14. An iron wire is bent into eight identical squares with each area of 324.
If the wire is now bent into two identical circles, find the maximum
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possible radius of the circle. (Take 𝜋 = ) (Answer rounded down to
7
the nearest integer)
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15. Given that the lengths of the three altitudes of a triangle are integers.
If the lengths of two of the altitudes are 7 and 13, find the sum of all
possible length(s) of the remaining altitude.
16. A solid cuboid is formed by combining 1176 cubes with side length 1.
Find the smallest possible total surface area of the cuboid.
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Combinatorics
17. Given that 14th April, 2023 is Friday, in which year will 14th April be
Friday again?
18. 2 cards are drawn randomly from 14 cards marked from 1 to 14 with-
out replacement. Find the probability that the difference of number
marked on the two cards drawn is a multiple of 3.
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19. Peter draws 2 balls randomly from a bag with 4 black balls and 5 yel-
low balls without replacement. Find the probability that exactly 1 yel-
low ball is drawn.
20. In how many possible way(s) can 8 identical books be distributed to 3
distinct bags with at least one in each bag?
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