Tuesday 7 September 2021

SMO 2021 (Open Section) Answers

SMO 2021 Open Questions

SMO 2021 (Open Section) Answers

1. 1741
2. 99999
3. 4290
4. 7
5. 1395
6. 2020
7. 16
8. 169
9. 98
10. 6
11. 6
12. 89
13. 2
14. 2
15. 1348
16. 10
17. 101 (or 312 if the 8 cards are flipped as a stack of 8)
18. 88
19. 65
20. 25
21. 108
22. 2021
23. 75
24. 6
25. 5

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47 comments:

Anonymous said...

I get 1348 for Q15

Anonymous said...

Will 8 get me bronze?

Anonymous said...

Isn't Q17 101?

Anonymous said...

I think it is 202? Cause 101 will get all blue?

Anonymous said...

I also got 101 for Q17

Anonymous said...

After 101 operations, each of the 101 cards will have been flipped 8 times. 8 is even, so all of them are red.

Anonymous said...

Please correct me if I am wrong, but I got 3 instead of 2 for 13. I got the following numbers: 43^42x47^46, 43^46x47^42 and 2021^2020.

Thank you :)

Anonymous said...

the last one has 2021^2 factors

Anonymous said...

2021^2020 doesn’t have 2021 divisors

Anonymous said...

I tested with a Python program, the answer for Q17 is definitely 101. I am sure about that.

Anonymous said...

HAHAHA I just tested with a Python program too, same

Anonymous said...

Ohh! Thank you for your explanations! Sorry that was a brain fart on my part

Anonymous said...

what r your predictions for cutoffs

Anonymous said...

Will 12 get me a silver?

Anonymous said...

Can 6 get HM?

Anonymous said...

12 is definitely a silver

Anonymous said...

is this year's paper easier than past years?

Anonymous said...

Can 5 get me hm?

Anonymous said...

how abt 11?

Anonymous said...

can 10 get silver?

Vishal said...
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Anonymous said...

wait why cant q17 be 312. i assume he takes the 8 cards as a stack

Anonymous said...

This paper is deinitely more difficult than 2020

Anonymous said...

Ah Beng and Ah Meng

Anonymous said...

thoughts on the cutoff?

Anonymous said...

This is definitely harder than smo 2020. I think there might be a drop of 1 mark from last year cutoff for each award

akasht said...

What were the cutoffs for the awards last year? Also do I have a chance of getting silver with an 11?

Anonymous said...

my prediction:

Gold: 15
Silver: 10
Bronze: 7
HM: 6

Anonymous said...

What can a 14 get me?

Anonymous said...

Not possible for bronze and hm to differ by 1 only

Anonymous said...

gold or silver. wish you all the best for gold.

Anonymous said...

maybe
Gold: 15
Silver: 10
Bronze: 7
HM: 5

Anonymous said...

Will bronze drop to 6?

Anonymous said...

can get silver with 9?

Anonymous said...

^^ same question

Ashish said...

what will 25 get me

Anonymous said...

I only got 26 questions correct, very sad now :(

Anonymous said...

Ashish, 25 questions will get you #1 ranking

Anonymous said...

what will 3 get me

Anonymous said...

What will I get with 17/25?

Anonymous said...

oh sorry 16/25

Anonymous said...

16/25 is most likely a gold

Anonymous said...

Did you guys think this paper was easier or harder than past years?

Anonymous said...

i feel it is easier

Anonymous said...

not sure tho

Anonymous said...

Any information on the cutoff point?

Anonymous said...

Is cut-off for gold 14/25?