MATH OLYMPIAD ELIMINATION TOURNAMENT FOR STEP 1

Ray has an odd number of cats. He also has an even number of dogs. Which can be Ray’s pets?

• A.

  3 cats and 1 dog

• B.

  3 cats and 3 dogs

• C.

  4 cats and 4 dogs

• D.

  5 cats and 2 dogs

Carlos has 58 pencils. What is the value of the digit 5 in this number?

• A. 5

• B. 8

• C. 13

• D. 50

Lauryn has 128 marbles. Kristin has 118 marbles. Who has more marbles?

• A.

  Lauryn

• B.

  Kristin

• C.

  Lauren and Kristin

Abby has 16 grapes. Jason has 9 grapes. How many more grapes does Abby have than Jason?

• A. 7

• B. 8

• C. 15

• D. 25

Laura had 6 daisies. The she found 7 more daisies. How many daisies does she have now?

• A. 6

• B. 10

• C. 13

• D. 15

Nick has 189 trading cards. Kyle has 198 trading cards. Who has fewer cards?

• A.

  Kyle

• B.

  Nick and Kyle

• C.

  Nick

Andrew sees 4 fish. Kim sees the double that number of fish. How many fish does Kim see?

• A. 2

• B. 8

• C. 7

• D. 12

Juan painted a picture of a tree. First, he painted 15 leaves. Then he painted 23 more leaves. How many leaves did he paint in all?

• A. 8

• B. 25

• C. 33

• D. 38

A squirrel collected 17 acorns. Then the squirrel collected 31 acorns. How many acorns did the squirrel collect in all?

• A. 14

• B. 21

• C. 33

• D. 48

There are 26 cards in a box. Bryan takes 12 cards. How many cards are still in the box?

• A. 34

• B. 22

• C. 14

• D. 18