MARS HOUSE ANU KURIAN 9 C SNEHA SIBY

MARS HOUSE ANU KURIAN 9 C SNEHA SIBY 10 D SHARON ANN 11 A SAMRAKSHANA SURESH 12 B

ROUND 1 – LEADER ROUND § Each team gets to select one number from the provided § § choices and that particular team will get the question from that number. This will continue for three rounds, i. e, each team gets three direct questions. A time limit of 45 seconds will be given for each direct question. If answered the team will be awarded with 10 points. If unanswered the question will be passed to the next team with no extended time and 5 points will be awarded if answered correctly.

The present age of a father is equal to the sum of the ages of his 5 children. 12 years hence, the sum the ages of his children will be twice the ages of their father. Find the present age of the father. STOP

Each hour, a grand father’s clock chimes the number of times that corresponds to the time of day. For example, at 3: 00 it will chime 3 times. How many times does the clock chime in a day? STOP

A theatre has 20 seats on the first row, 24 seats on the second row, 28 seats on the third row, and so on and has 30 rows of seats. How many seats are in theatre? STOP

My age is divisible by 6. In three years my age would be divisible by 7. What is my age? STOP

Find the length of a longest rod that can be placed in a room of dimensions 12 m x 9 m x 8 m. STOP

In how many arrangements of the word ‘GOLDEN’ will the vowels never occur together? STOP

Mean of 8 numbers is 15. If each number is multiplied by 2, what will be the new mean? STOP

If in a race, the man who came two places in front of the last man finished one ahead of the man who came fifth, how many contestants were in the race? STOP

Which number gives 240 when added to its own square? STOP

The coordinates of the houses of Karan and Arjun are (7, 3) and (4, 3) respectively. Coordinates of their school is (2, 2). If both leave their houses at the same time and reach school at the same time, who travels faster? STOP

If the centroid of the triangle formed by the points (a, b), (b, c), (c, a) is at the origin, then find the value of a 3 + b 3 + c 3. STOP

If a clock strikes once at 1 o’ clock, twice at 2 o’ clock, thrice at 3 o’clock and so on and again once at 1 o’ clock and so on, then how many times will the bell be struck in the course of two days? STOP

A number is selected at random from the numbers 1, 2, 2, 3, 3, 3, 4, 4, . Find the probability that the selected number is their average. STOP

ROUND 2 – MINUTE TO WIN IT �Each team will get one question. This will continue for 2 rounds, i. e, each team will get a total of 2 questions at the end of the “Minute to Win It” round. § A time limit of 1 minute will be given for each direct question. �Each correct direct question will gain the team 10 points. �Unanswered or incorrectly answered questions will not be passed. �Incorrectly answered questions will lead to a negative mark of 5.

John has been hired to paint the numbers 1 to 100 on 100 apartments. How many times with he have to paint 8? STOP

Half the perimeter of a rectangular garden, whose length is 4 more than its width, is 36 m. Find the dimensions of the garden. STOP

If you add up the numbers 1 -100 consecutively (1+2+3+4+5. . . ) what is the total ? STOP

The average of eleven numbers is 9 and the average of another set of nine numbers is 11. What is the average of all these numbers? STOP

Find two consecutive whole numbers whose squares have the sum 85. STOP

Multiplying two fractions gives 14/15 and dividing them gives 35/24. What is the greater fraction among the two which is multiplied and divided? STOP

The volume of a cylinder is 448 cubic cm and height 7 cm. Find the lateral surface area. STOP

In a large group of people, if the first one asks for 1/2 a cup of water, the second asks for 1/4 a cup of water, the third asks for 1/8 a cup of water and so goes on, how many cups of water do you need to serve your friends? STOP

What is 1/2 of 2/3 of 3/4 of 4/5 of 5/6 of 6/7 of 7/8 of 8/9 of 9/10 of 10, 000? STOP

ROUND 3 – MAN BEHIND THE MATH • Each team will be given a set of 4 clues and based on the given clues, the team members are to decipher the mathematician shown. • Each team will be given a time limit of 1 minute. • Points will be given according to the number of clues taken to answer the question as follows: 1 st clue- 20 points 2 nd clue- 15 points 3 rd clue- 10 points 4 th clue- 5 points. • The questions of this round cannot be passed onto the next team.

ROUND 4 – GAMBLER’S KISMET • Each team will be given an opportunity to bet points on a question unknown to them. • The minimum amount of points to be put at stake is 10 points. • If the team is able to solve the question successfully, the team will win double the points • If the team is unable to solve the question, the points which were at stake, get added to the points of the 3 other participating teams • Each team will get a time limit of 2 minutes • The number of points the team wants to bet should be mentioned on the mike when the team name is announced

I saw a farmer tending to his dogs and ducks and asked him how many of each did he have. He said, “I have 60 eyes and 86 feet between them”. How many dogs and ducks did he have? STOP

A committee including 3 boys and 4 girls is to be formed from a group of 10 boys and 12 girls. How many different committees can be formed from the group. STOP

An artist is creating a triangular shaped sculpture made of metallic marbles. There are 44 of these marbles in the first row, with 2 less in each row. How many marbles are there in the 22 nd row? STOP

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ROUND 5 – RAPID FIRE ROUND • Each team will be given a set of 10 questions to be answered in 1 minute. • Every correct answer will be worth 10 points. • The team members are required to choose a leader amongst themselves and only the answer given by the leader (when spoken into the mic) will be taken into account. • If the team does not know a particular answer, the leader is expected to say “pass” so that the quizmasters can proceed to the other questions. • If the team is left with extra time after 10 questions, the team will be given a chance to answer the passed (unanswered) question.

ROUND 6 – MATHIONAIRE • Each team will be given 3 minutes to solve the given puzzle. • Contestants cannot begin until the timer starts. • A member from the team which finishes first must say “Math Maniac” into the mike. Only then will the team be recognised. • Once the timer stops, the contestant cannot proceed with the puzzle. • Once the team announces it completion, no further can be made to the puzzle at hand. • Only the team which finishes first will be given 50 points.

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AUDIENCE ROUND • A question will be displayed for the audience and will be given 5 minutes to solve it. • Students who get the answer are requested not to scream the answers out loud. • Students are requested to raise their hands and wait until they get a mic to answer the question.

STOP ABC D EFG H I Each of the digit 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 is represented by a different letter in the figure above. They are positioned in the figure above so that each of the A+B+C , C+D+E , E+F+G and G+H+I is equal to 13. Which digit does E represent?