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Number Puzzles Worksheet for Maths Olympiad

Maths Olympiad topic 25: Number puzzles and digit counting · Set 316 · 40 questions
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How to solve it (Count place by place): Count a digit place by place: first in the ones place, then in the tens place (a number like 33 counts twice). Page numbers: pages 1–9 use 1 digit each, 10–99 use 2, 100–999 use 3. A 3 × 3 magic square made of nine numbers: each row adds up to (sum of all nine) ÷ 3.

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  1. 1.A book has 218 pages, numbered 1, 2, 3 and so on. How many digits are printed to number all the pages? (a) 537 (b) 546 (c) 436 (d) 547
  2. 2.The numbers 14 to 22 are placed in a 3 × 3 magic square, so every row, column and diagonal has the same sum. What is that sum? (a) 162 (b) 18 (c) 54 (d) 57
  3. 3.How many two-digit numbers have digits that add up to 16? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 17 (d) 3
  4. 4.How many times is the digit 8 written when you write all the numbers from 1 to 40? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5 (d) 4
  5. 5.The numbers 4 to 12 are placed in a 3 × 3 magic square, so every row, column and diagonal has the same sum. What is that sum? (a) 27 (b) 72 (c) 8 (d) 24
  6. 6.How many two-digit numbers have digits that add up to 14? (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5 (d) 15
  7. 7.The numbers 17 to 25 are placed in a 3 × 3 magic square, so every row, column and diagonal has the same sum. What is that sum? (a) 21 (b) 189 (c) 66 (d) 63
  8. 8.A book has 30 pages, numbered 1, 2, 3 and so on. How many digits are printed to number all the pages? (a) 60 (b) 51 (c) 42 (d) 52
  9. 9.How many two-digit numbers have digits that add up to 9? (a) 8 (b) 10 (c) 9 (d) 11
  10. 10.The numbers 7 to 15 are placed in a 3 × 3 magic square, so every row, column and diagonal has the same sum. What is that sum? (a) 11 (b) 36 (c) 99 (d) 33
  11. 11.A book has 186 pages, numbered 1, 2, 3 and so on. How many digits are printed to number all the pages? (a) 372 (b) 451 (c) 441 (d) 450
  12. 12.How many two-digit numbers have digits that add up to 5? (a) 10 (b) 4 (c) 6 (d) 5
  13. 13.A book has 236 pages, numbered 1, 2, 3 and so on. How many digits are printed to number all the pages? (a) 601 (b) 472 (c) 600 (d) 591
  14. 14.The numbers 12 to 20 are placed in a 3 × 3 magic square, so every row, column and diagonal has the same sum. What is that sum? (a) 51 (b) 48 (c) 144 (d) 16
  15. 15.How many two-digit numbers have digits that add up to 3? (a) 2 (b) 10 (c) 3 (d) 4
  16. 16.The numbers 11 to 19 are placed in a 3 × 3 magic square, so every row, column and diagonal has the same sum. What is that sum? (a) 15 (b) 135 (c) 45 (d) 48
  17. 17.How many times is the digit 2 written when you write all the numbers from 1 to 53? (a) 15 (b) 5 (c) 16 (d) 17
  18. 18.How many times is the digit 6 written when you write all the numbers from 1 to 64? (a) 9 (b) 11 (c) 12 (d) 6
  19. 19.How many times is the digit 4 written when you write all the numbers from 1 to 38? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2 (d) 3
  20. 20.The numbers 2 to 10 are placed in a 3 × 3 magic square, so every row, column and diagonal has the same sum. What is that sum? (a) 21 (b) 54 (c) 6 (d) 18
  21. 21.How many times is the digit 9 written when you write all the numbers from 1 to 60? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 7 (d) 6
  22. 22.How many times is the digit 2 written when you write all the numbers from 1 to 30? (a) 14 (b) 12 (c) 3 (d) 13
  23. 23.A book has 74 pages, numbered 1, 2, 3 and so on. How many digits are printed to number all the pages? (a) 140 (b) 139 (c) 148 (d) 130
  24. 24.How many times is the digit 5 written when you write all the numbers from 1 to 42? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5 (d) 3
  25. 25.How many two-digit numbers have digits that add up to 4? (a) 10 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 5
  26. 26.How many two-digit numbers have digits that add up to 6? (a) 10 (b) 6 (c) 5 (d) 7
  27. 27.How many two-digit numbers have digits that add up to 15? (a) 16 (b) 4 (c) 3 (d) 5
  28. 28.How many two-digit numbers have digits that add up to 11? (a) 8 (b) 9 (c) 7 (d) 12
  29. 29.The numbers 3 to 11 are placed in a 3 × 3 magic square, so every row, column and diagonal has the same sum. What is that sum? (a) 21 (b) 63 (c) 7 (d) 24
  30. 30.How many two-digit numbers have digits that add up to 12? (a) 7 (b) 13 (c) 6 (d) 8
  31. 31.How many two-digit numbers have digits that add up to 10? (a) 11 (b) 9 (c) 8 (d) 10
  32. 32.How many times is the digit 1 written when you write all the numbers from 1 to 43? (a) 16 (b) 4 (c) 15 (d) 14
  33. 33.The numbers 16 to 24 are placed in a 3 × 3 magic square, so every row, column and diagonal has the same sum. What is that sum? (a) 63 (b) 180 (c) 20 (d) 60
  34. 34.The numbers 15 to 23 are placed in a 3 × 3 magic square, so every row, column and diagonal has the same sum. What is that sum? (a) 60 (b) 19 (c) 57 (d) 171
  35. 35.How many times is the digit 1 written when you write all the numbers from 1 to 57? (a) 15 (b) 5 (c) 17 (d) 16
  36. 36.How many two-digit numbers have digits that add up to 7? (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6 (d) 10
  37. 37.The numbers 19 to 27 are placed in a 3 × 3 magic square, so every row, column and diagonal has the same sum. What is that sum? (a) 69 (b) 207 (c) 23 (d) 72
  38. 38.The numbers 8 to 16 are placed in a 3 × 3 magic square, so every row, column and diagonal has the same sum. What is that sum? (a) 108 (b) 12 (c) 36 (d) 39
  39. 39.How many times is the digit 4 written when you write all the numbers from 1 to 75? (a) 17 (b) 7 (c) 18 (d) 19
  40. 40.A book has 28 pages, numbered 1, 2, 3 and so on. How many digits are printed to number all the pages? (a) 56 (b) 38 (c) 48 (d) 47

Answer key

  1. 546
  2. 54
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 24
  6. 5
  7. 63
  8. 51
  9. 9
  10. 33
  11. 450
  12. 5
  13. 600
  14. 48
  15. 3
  16. 45
  17. 16
  18. 11
  19. 4
  20. 18
  21. 6
  22. 13
  23. 139
  24. 4
  25. 4
  26. 6
  27. 4
  28. 8
  29. 21
  30. 7
  31. 9
  32. 15
  33. 60
  34. 57
  35. 16
  36. 7
  37. 69
  38. 36
  39. 18
  40. 47

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