2009_Questions_Grades 3-4-2009_Questions

2009_Questions_Grades 3-4
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The 2009 Math Kangaroo competition for Levels 3 and 4 included various math problems categorized by complexity, with each question offering multiple-choice answers. The problems are divided into three-point, four-point, and five-point categories, each increasing in difficulty as follows:<br /><br />**3 Point Problems**:<br />1. Determine the number of cubes in a figure made of identical wooden cubes.<br />2. Solve 200 + 9 + 200 + 9.<br />3. Identify the location of the kangaroo using geometric shapes.<br />4. Determine the total number of children in a family with five brothers, each having one sister.<br />5. Calculate changes required in a number display to show a different number.<br />6. Calculate how many oranges Sophie ate when three children share 16 oranges.<br />7. Calculate the length of a line between tiles in a garden path.<br /><br />**4 Point Problems**:<br />8. Determine when a movie finished, accounting for commercial breaks.<br />9. Calculate the weight of a gray kangaroo based on a combined weight statement.<br />10. Count total chocolate bar pieces given distribution to siblings.<br />11. Determine weeks until boys and girls in a dance group equalize in number.<br />12. Identify total animals on a farm based on leg counts.<br />13. Calculate the side length of a square with the same perimeter as a given rectangle.<br />14. Find the number of times the maximum value appeared in a dice game.<br /><br />**5 Point Problems**:<br />17. Identify which shapes can't be created with given domino pieces.<br />18. Determine a possible 6-digit code from a given rule.<br />19. Calculate the number of eggs sold on Monday, fitting the pattern of daily sales.<br />20. Calculate the number of ways Maia the Bee arranged her flight path on flowers.<br />21. Determine the time shown by a backwards-running clock when a ghost reappears.<br />22. Calculate swaps needed in a number table for row sums to be divisible by 3.<br />23. Identify which figure corresponds to given directional symbols.<br />24. Calculate the minimum number of people in a group based on leftover shoe sizes.<br /><br />These problems test participants' reasoning and arithmetic skills through a variety of everyday contexts and abstract scenarios.
Keywords
Math Kangaroo
competition
Levels 3 and 4
math problems
multiple-choice
reasoning skills
arithmetic skills
geometry
problem-solving
math competition