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Number Puzzles Worksheet for Maths Olympiad

Maths Olympiad topic 25: Number puzzles and digit counting · Set 492 · 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.How many two-digit numbers have digits that add up to 3? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 10 (d) 3
  2. 2.How many two-digit numbers have digits that add up to 9? (a) 10 (b) 11 (c) 8 (d) 9
  3. 3.How many times is the digit 4 written when you write all the numbers from 1 to 67? (a) 18 (b) 16 (c) 17 (d) 6
  4. 4.The numbers 13 to 21 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) 54 (c) 153 (d) 17
  5. 5.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) 36 (c) 39 (d) 12
  6. 6.A book has 164 pages, numbered 1, 2, 3 and so on. How many digits are printed to number all the pages? (a) 328 (b) 384 (c) 375 (d) 385
  7. 7.How many times is the digit 3 written when you write all the numbers from 1 to 43? (a) 16 (b) 15 (c) 4 (d) 14
  8. 8.How many two-digit numbers have digits that add up to 2? (a) 1 (b) 10 (c) 2 (d) 3
  9. 9.How many two-digit numbers have digits that add up to 17? (a) 18 (b) 3 (c) 1 (d) 2
  10. 10.A book has 147 pages, numbered 1, 2, 3 and so on. How many digits are printed to number all the pages? (a) 294 (b) 324 (c) 334 (d) 333
  11. 11.The numbers 5 to 13 are placed in a 3 × 3 magic square, so every row, column and diagonal has the same sum. What is that sum? (a) 30 (b) 9 (c) 27 (d) 81
  12. 12.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
  13. 13.How many two-digit numbers have digits that add up to 7? (a) 10 (b) 7 (c) 8 (d) 6
  14. 14.How many two-digit numbers have digits that add up to 6? (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 10 (d) 7
  15. 15.The numbers 9 to 17 are placed in a 3 × 3 magic square, so every row, column and diagonal has the same sum. What is that sum? (a) 42 (b) 117 (c) 13 (d) 39
  16. 16.A book has 110 pages, numbered 1, 2, 3 and so on. How many digits are printed to number all the pages? (a) 213 (b) 223 (c) 222 (d) 220
  17. 17.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) 45 (b) 48 (c) 135 (d) 15
  18. 18.How many two-digit numbers have digits that add up to 16? (a) 17 (b) 2 (c) 4 (d) 3
  19. 19.The numbers 10 to 18 are placed in a 3 × 3 magic square, so every row, column and diagonal has the same sum. What is that sum? (a) 42 (b) 14 (c) 126 (d) 45
  20. 20.A book has 85 pages, numbered 1, 2, 3 and so on. How many digits are printed to number all the pages? (a) 162 (b) 170 (c) 152 (d) 161
  21. 21.A book has 100 pages, numbered 1, 2, 3 and so on. How many digits are printed to number all the pages? (a) 193 (b) 200 (c) 183 (d) 192
  22. 22.How many times is the digit 9 written when you write all the numbers from 1 to 34? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4 (d) 2
  23. 23.A book has 230 pages, numbered 1, 2, 3 and so on. How many digits are printed to number all the pages? (a) 583 (b) 582 (c) 573 (d) 460
  24. 24.How many times is the digit 1 written when you write all the numbers from 1 to 80? (a) 17 (b) 8 (c) 18 (d) 19
  25. 25.How many two-digit numbers have digits that add up to 11? (a) 9 (b) 12 (c) 8 (d) 7
  26. 26.How many times is the digit 5 written when you write all the numbers from 1 to 38? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4
  27. 27.A book has 57 pages, numbered 1, 2, 3 and so on. How many digits are printed to number all the pages? (a) 105 (b) 96 (c) 106 (d) 114
  28. 28.How many times is the digit 4 written when you write all the numbers from 1 to 82? (a) 19 (b) 8 (c) 17 (d) 18
  29. 29.A book has 108 pages, numbered 1, 2, 3 and so on. How many digits are printed to number all the pages? (a) 217 (b) 216 (c) 207 (d) 324
  30. 30.How many times is the digit 7 written when you write all the numbers from 1 to 35? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4 (d) 2
  31. 31.How many times is the digit 6 written when you write all the numbers from 1 to 96? (a) 21 (b) 19 (c) 9 (d) 20
  32. 32.A book has 43 pages, numbered 1, 2, 3 and so on. How many digits are printed to number all the pages? (a) 78 (b) 68 (c) 86 (d) 77
  33. 33.The numbers 20 to 28 are placed in a 3 × 3 magic square, so every row, column and diagonal has the same sum. What is that sum? (a) 24 (b) 216 (c) 75 (d) 72
  34. 34.A book has 223 pages, numbered 1, 2, 3 and so on. How many digits are printed to number all the pages? (a) 562 (b) 446 (c) 561 (d) 552
  35. 35.How many two-digit numbers have digits that add up to 8? (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 9 (d) 10
  36. 36.How many times is the digit 3 written when you write all the numbers from 1 to 48? (a) 4 (b) 16 (c) 14 (d) 15
  37. 37.A book has 184 pages, numbered 1, 2, 3 and so on. How many digits are printed to number all the pages? (a) 445 (b) 444 (c) 435 (d) 368
  38. 38.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) 7 (c) 24 (d) 63
  39. 39.How many times is the digit 9 written when you write all the numbers from 1 to 53? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 6 (d) 5
  40. 40.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) 54 (b) 6 (c) 18 (d) 21

Answer key

  1. 3
  2. 9
  3. 17
  4. 51
  5. 36
  6. 384
  7. 15
  8. 2
  9. 2
  10. 333
  11. 27
  12. 69
  13. 7
  14. 6
  15. 39
  16. 222
  17. 45
  18. 3
  19. 42
  20. 161
  21. 192
  22. 3
  23. 582
  24. 18
  25. 8
  26. 4
  27. 105
  28. 18
  29. 216
  30. 3
  31. 20
  32. 77
  33. 72
  34. 561
  35. 8
  36. 15
  37. 444
  38. 21
  39. 5
  40. 18

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