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2021MathLeagueInternationalSummerChallenge

Grade5,IndividualQuestionsSolutions

Question1:

Sarahisusingpopsiclestickstobuildsomegridsforhercityplanningproject.Sheneeds4

popsiclestickstomakea1by1grid,and12stickstomakea2by2gridasshownbelow.How

manysticksdoessheneedtomakea10by20grid?

Answer:430

Solution:

Analyzethe2by2grid.TocreateitSarahused3rowsof2stickseachand3columnsof2sticks

each.Similartoit,therewouldbe11rowsandthereshouldbe20sticksineachrow.So,there

are20×11=220sticks(placedhorizontally).

Therewouldalsobe21columnsandthereshouldbe10sticksineach.

Therefore,thereare21×10=210sticksplacedvertically.

Total=220+210=430popsiclesticks

Question2:

Thesidesofthelargerectangleare20mand16m,figurebelow,notdrawntoscale.Allsix

shadedrectanglesareidentical.Whatisthetotalareaofalltheshadedregions,insquaremeters?

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Answer:192

Solution:

Findthedimensionofthesmallrectangle.Thelength:16÷2=8m.Thewidth:20–8–8=4m.

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Thetotalareaofalltheshadedregions:6×(8×4)=192m.

Question3:

Iftwosidesofasquarefieldwereincreasedbyfivefeet,asseeninthediagrambelow,not

drawntoscale,theareaofthefieldwouldincreaseby245squarefeet.Findtheareaofthe

originalsquare.

Answer:484

Solution:

Theareaoftheshadedsquareis5×5=25,figurebelow.Theareaofeachofthetwo“new”

rectanglesis(245–25)÷2=110.Thusthelengthofthe“new”rectangle,orthesidelengthof

theoriginalsquare,is110÷5=22.Sotheareaoftheoriginalsquareis22×22=484.

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