Organisation : Horizon Educational Trust
Exam : Horizon Mathematics Competition
Download : Question Papers
Year : 2022
Country : South Africa
Website : https://hmc.org.za/past-papers/
What is Horizon Mathematics Competition?
Horizon Educational Trust holds an annual mathematics competition which is known as the Horizon Mathematics Competition. The exam consists of 30 multiple-choice questions, worded in English, and participants will have 75 minutes to answer these questions. Please note that all participating grades will write the same exam, because this competition is to encourage learners to have fun and try in the field of mathematics, and allow those learners with a gift to shine through.
Horizon Mathematics Competition Round 1 Questions
1) One sixth of a number decreased by 4 is equal to 3. What is this number?
A) 36
B) 42
C) 46
D) 54
E) 72
2) Find the next number in the 4; 2; 1; 1 2 ; 1 4 ; ? , … ….
A) 8
B) 1/3
C) 1/4
D) 1/5
E) 1/8
3) I am divisible by 5 and also by 6. I am less than 50 and greater than 10. Who am I?
A) 10
B) 15
C) 30
D) 40
E) 60
4) What is the sum of the greatest 3-digit number with different digits and which is the smallest 4-digit number?
A) 1999
B) 1998
C) 1988
D) 1987
E) 1978
5) If the day before yesterday is two days after Monday, then what day is it today?
A) Friday
B) Saturday
C) Sunday
D) Monday
E) Thursday
6) If 8 kilometers is equal to 5 miles then how many kilometers in 35 miles?
A) 7
B) 35
C) 40
D) 56
E) 72
7) If you have R128 in the box and you remove half of the total for each day, how long will it take for there to be only 25 cents in the box?
A) 6
B) 7
C) 8
D) 9
E) 10
8) Two dice are thrown and the top face values are added. Which digit is most likely to be the unit digit of the sum?
A) 2
B) 3
C) 5
D) 6
E) 7
9) The areas of 3 faces of a rectangular box are 6 cm2, 8 cm2 and 12 cm2. The volume of the box is
A) 24cm3
B) 26cm3
C) 48cm3
D) 52cm3
E) 576cm3
10) 1+3+5+7+…+25 is subtracted from 2+4+6+8+…+26. The answer is
A) 10
B) 11
C) 12
D) 13
E) 14
11) A shop owner has only a 1 kg, 2kg, 4kg, and 8 kg weight for the balancing scale. Which of the following bags of flour cannot be weighted on this balance scale?
A) 16
B) 15
C) 7
D) 5
E) 3
12) How many different routes are there from A to C passing through B moving along the routes in the direction of arrows?
A) 8
B) 9
C) 10
D) 12
E) 15
13) The letters in the word MATHEMATICIAN were put in a box. What is the chance of getting letter A?
A) 3 out of 9
B) 3 out of 10
C) 3 out of 13
D) 1 out of 11
E) 3 out of 11
14) There is a bus with 3 girls. Each girl has 3 bags. There are 3 cats in each bag.
How many legs in total are there in the bus?
Hint: Each cat has 4 legs and each girl has 2 legs
A) 120
B) 100
C) 108
D) 114
E) 126
15) A, B, C, D, E and F are towns situated as follows;
** A is 30 km east of D
** C is 20 km east of E
** F is 10 km west of B
** D is 10 km south of F
** A is 10 km north of C
How far would you need to travel to get from B to E?
A) 30km West
B) 20km North
C) 10km South
D) 20km South
E) 30km East
Download Horizon Mathematics Competition Question Papers
Download 2022 Round 1 Question Paper : https://www.southafricain.com/uploads/pdf2026/33831-r1.pdf
Download 2022 Round 2 Question Paper : https://www.southafricain.com/uploads/pdf2026/33831-r2.pdf