SMO Junior

[CoffeeCat]

If the student is younger and perform well he/she will get selected for free MO training at NUS. Which will increase their chances of performing better for the smo next year.

[ycpang]

Thank you justbehappy and coffeecat. My DS took the test (SMO junior) today. I think he "肥佬＂le . He told me he could only answer 15 out of 35 questions.

[ilaks]

Need help

Starting from any of the L’s, the word LEVEL can be spelled by moving either up, down, left or right to an adjacent letter. If the same letter may be used twice in each spell, how many different ways are there to spell the word LEVEL?
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[CoffeeCat]

ilaks:

Need help

Starting from any of the L’s, the word LEVEL can be spelled by moving either up, down, left or right to an adjacent letter. If the same letter may be used twice in each spell, how many different ways are there to spell the word LEVEL?
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The crux lies in the letter V. There is only one V, so all routes must pass through it. It is connected by the 4 Es.
Next we look at E and notice that all the Es are connected to 3 Ls.
Using the concept of route finding, at every E, there are 3 ways of reaching them. Together there are 3*4 =12 ways of reaching the V from any L.
You have 12ways of getting from L to V and 12 ways from V to a L, therefore the number of ways is 12*12 = 144 ways.
Interesting question, may i know where it's from?

[ilaks]

Hi , Thank you. This question is from smo junior this year

[justbehappy]

Answers for 2010 SMO(Junior) can be found here:


http://wwwdontmesswith6a.blogspot.com/2010/06/smo-junior-answers.html

[verykiasu2010]

Can anyone kind enough share which is a better training centre for the SMO ? Thanks!!

[MdmKS]

verykiasu2010:

Can anyone kind enough share which is a better training centre for the SMO ? Thanks!!

Is performance out?

[verykiasu2010]

MdmKS:

verykiasu2010:

Can anyone kind enough share which is a better training centre for the SMO ? Thanks!!

Is performance out?

must be able to produce medalists as usual, patient teachers, likeable teachers .....

[coffeeortea]

when will the SMO result out?