Wells APAC Math Competition Day 1

If Susie puts her pennies in piles of 4 she has 2 pennies left over. If she puts her pennies in piles of 5 she has 3 pennies left over. What is the least amount of pennies Susie can have?

• 17

• 18

• 27

• 28

This square is made of smaller squares. The area of the entire shape is 16 cm². What is the perimeter of the shaded region?

• 18 cm

• 17 cm

• 15 cm

• 16 cm

How many rectangles of any size are in this shape?

• 9

• 4

• 1

• 8

Jimmy bought 10 lollipops at 25 cents each. If Jimmy sells all the lollipops for the same price, how much will he have to sell each lollipop for in order to make a $1 profit?

• 1.25 cents

• 45 cents

• 35 cents

• 55 cents

Find the average of the numbers between 1 and 100 that end in 9.

• 54

• 49

• 47.5

• 99

Monika’s resting heart rate is 50 beats per minute. For every minute she exercises, her heart rate increases 5 beats per minute. How long will it take her to reach a heart rate of 115 beats per minute?

• 65 minutes

• 13 minutes

• 30 minutes

• 10

The original price of a new sled is $140.00. If the sled is marked down 15%, what is the new price of the sled?

• $20

• $120

• $135

• $119

The original price of a new sled is $140.00. If the sled is marked down 15%, what is the new price of the sled?

• 400

• 399

• 500

• 599

Barb made 48 snowman cookies. She put black hats on half of the cookies, baseball caps on one third of the cookies, and the remaining cookies had no hat. How many cookies had no hat?

• 24

• 8

• 12

• 3

Jerri ate one half of Jenny’s cake. Jessie ate one fourth as much as Jerri did. Janice ate twice as much as Jessie. What fraction of Jenny’s cake has not been eaten?