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1.Ana adds up the first seven odd numbers: 1 + 3 + 5 + 7 + 9 + 11 + 13. Is her total odd or even, and what is it?[3]
Aodd, 47
Bodd, 49
Ceven, 48
Deven, 49
Eodd, 45
2.Today is Tuesday. What day of the week will it be in 100 days?[3]
AMonday
BTuesday
CWednesday
DThursday
EFriday
3.A jacket costs 80 euros. Its price is reduced by 25%. What is the new price?[3]
A20
B40
C45
D55
E60
4.Three quarters of a class of 28 travelled by bus. How many did not travel by bus?[3]
A4
B7
C12
D21
E24
5.Which of these fractions lies between one third and one half?[3]
A1/5
B1/4
C2/5
D3/5
E2/3
6.A jacket costs 80 pounds. In January the price rises by 20 percent. In February the new price falls by 20 percent. What is the price at the end of February?[3]
A80 pounds
B76.80 pounds
C64 pounds
D83.20 pounds
E96 pounds
7.Red and blue counters are in the ratio 3 to 5. There are 40 counters altogether. How many are red?[4]
A5
B8
C13
D15
E24
8.The two digits of a number are swapped and the number gets bigger by 36. Which of these could be the number?[4]
A13
B15
C24
D41
E62
9.24 pencils and 36 erasers are shared into identical gift bags, using every item. What is the largest number of bags possible?[4]
A4
B6
C12
D18
E72
10.Which of these numbers can be divided exactly by both 4 and 9?[4]
A96
B117
C132
D144
E153
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Answer key — Math Kangaroo practice
Each wrong choice carries the thinking that produces it. When a student picks C, this is what they were doing.
1.B — odd, 49KA-0002Parity of numbers (odd/even behavior)
AI decided that adding odd numbers always keeps the total odd, and made an arithmetic slip as well.
CI paired the numbers up and forgot that with seven numbers one is left over, so I expected an even total.
DI added correctly but then labelled 49 as even because I had already decided the pairs would make it even.
EI added only the first six numbers and stopped before including the thirteen.
2.D — ThursdayKA-0021Remainders and modular cycles
AI found the remainder 2 but counted the two days starting from today rather than starting from tomorrow.
BI divided 100 by 7 and used the quotient of 14, treating the leftover days as if there were none.
CI remembered there was a remainder but used a remainder of 1 instead of working it out.
EI counted 100 divided by 7 as 14 remainder 3 instead of remainder 2.
3.E — 60KA-0026Percentages and simple discounts
AI worked out the size of the discount and gave that as the new price instead of subtracting it.
BI treated a quarter off as half off and took the price down to 40.
CI applied the 25% reduction twice, taking 80 down to 60 and then 60 down to 45.
DI subtracted 25 euros rather than 25 percent, treating the percentage as an amount of money.
4.B — 7KA-0064Fractions of a quantity
AI divided 28 by 7 instead of taking a quarter of it.
CI found three quarters of 16 by mistake, mixing up the class size.
DI found how many did travel by bus and gave that instead of how many did not.
EI subtracted the 4 quarters as if they were 4 students.
5.C — 2/5KA-0141Number lines and betweenness
AI compared the bottom numbers and assumed a bigger denominator means a bigger fraction.
BI saw that 4 lies between 3 and 2 and assumed one quarter therefore lies between the two fractions.
DI checked that it is bigger than one third but never checked it against one half.
EI compared the top numbers only and ignored what the bottoms do to the size.
6.B — 76.80 poundsKA-0153Percentages and simple discounts
AI assumed a 20 percent rise and a 20 percent fall must cancel because the percentages match.
CI applied only the fall and forgot the rise.
DI got the size of the change right but the direction wrong.
EI applied only the rise and forgot the fall.
7.D — 15KA-0024Ratio as parts of a whole
AI found what one part is worth and gave that as my answer instead of multiplying it back up.
BI divided 40 by the five blue parts instead of by the eight parts that make the whole.
CI read the ratio 3 to 5 as meaning 3 out of every 5 and worked from that.
EI found the value of one part correctly but then multiplied by 5 instead of 3, giving the blue counters.
8.B — 15KA-0056Place value and digit positions
AI checked that the digits differ and stopped, without working out how much the swap actually changes the number.
CI saw a difference of 2 between the digits and expected that to give a change of 36.
DI ignored the direction: swapping this number makes it smaller, not bigger.
EI picked a number whose digits differ by 4 without noticing that the larger digit is already in front.
9.C — 12KA-0062Factors, multiples, LCM and GCD by listing
AI found a number that divides both but not the largest one, stopping at the first that worked.
BI used the difference between 36 and 24 divided by 2 rather than a common factor.
DI used a factor of 36 without checking that it also divides 24.
EI found the least common multiple instead of the greatest common divisor.