Sample Problems
2026 Kangaroo Level F Sample Problems (30 questions)
Selected problems across difficulty tiers — click an option to check your answer
Q 1Easy 3 pointsNumber Theory
How many multiples of 3 from 1 to 100?
Q 5Easy 3 pointsCombinatorics
How many 3-digit numbers with distinct digits from 1,2,3,4?
Q 9Easy 3 pointsGeometry
Pick 4 of 8 cube vertices that are coplanar. How many ways?
Steps
16 faces + 6 diagonal sections = 12
Answer: BCube sections
Q 13Medium 4 pointsLogic
12 balls, one fake (different weight). Min balance weighings to find it?
Steps
13^3=27>12, 3 weighings suffice
Answer: AInformation theory
Q 17Medium 4 pointsProbability
Bag: 3 red, 2 white balls. Draw 2, both red probability?
Answer: AClassical probability
Q 22Hard 5 pointsNumber Theory
Two primes p,q sum to 20. Max value of pq?
Steps
1(3,17),(7,13) -> 7x13=91 max
Answer: BPrime property
Q 26Hard 5 pointsNumber Theory
How many multiples of 3 from 1 to 50?
Q 2Easy 3 pointsGeometry
Right triangle legs 3 and 4. Hypotenuse?
Q 3Easy 3 pointsCombinatorics
3 books on a shelf. How many arrangements?
Q 4Easy 3 pointsNumber Theory
gcd(12,18)?
Steps
112=2²·3, 18=2·3², gcd=2·3=6
Answer: Agcd
Q 6Easy 3 pointsSequence
2,4,8,16,... 6th term?
Q 7Easy 3 pointsGeometry
Square side 4. Area?
Q 8Easy 3 pointsCombinatorics
Choose a team of 2 from 5 people. How many ways?
Q 10Easy 3 pointsNumber Theory
How many primes below 100?
Steps
1There are 25 primes below 100
Answer: APrimes
Q 11Medium 4 pointsProbability
Draw one card from 52. Probability it is an Ace?
Steps
14 aces / 52 cards = 1/13
Answer: AClassical probability
Q 12Medium 4 pointsGeometry
Circle radius 2. Area?
Q 14Medium 4 pointsCombinatorics
4 people around a circular table. How many seatings?
Answer: ACircular permutation
Q 15Medium 4 pointsNumber Theory
How many multiples of 5 from 100 to 200?
Q 16Medium 4 pointsSequence
1,1,2,3,5,8,... 8th term?
Steps
1Fibonacci: 1,1,2,3,5,8,13,21
Answer: AFibonacci
Q 18Medium 4 pointsProbability
Two independent events each 1/2. Both occur?
Q 19Medium 4 pointsGeometry
Rectangle 6 by 4. Perimeter?
Q 20Medium 4 pointsNumber Theory
2^5 = ?
Q 21Hard 5 pointsCombinatorics
5 people stand in a row. How many ways if A and B must be adjacent?
Steps
1Tie A,B as one unit: 4! x 2! = 48
Answer: BBundling
Q 23Hard 5 pointsGeometry
Ratio of inscribed regular hexagon area to circle area?
Steps
1Hexagon area=6(√3/4)r²=3√3r²/2, circle=πr², ratio=3√3/(2π)
Answer: BRegular hexagon
Q 24Hard 5 pointsNumber Theory
How many integers 1-100 are divisible by neither 3 nor 5?
Steps
1100-⌊100/3⌋-⌊100/5⌋+⌊100/15⌋=100-33-20+6=53
Answer: AInclusion-exclusion
Q 25Hard 5 pointsProbability
Two dice rolled. Probability the sum is 8?
Steps
1Sum 8: (2,6)(3,5)(4,4)(5,3)(6,2)=5 outcomes, 5/36
Answer: AClassical probability
Q 28Hard 5 pointsCounting
Choose 3 balls from 10 distinct balls. How many ways?
Steps
1C(10,3)=10x9x8/(3x2x1)=120
Answer: ACombination
Q 29Hard 5 pointsSequence
10th term of 3,7,11,...?
Answer: AArithmetic sequence
Q 27Hard 5 pointsGeometry
Triangle sides 5,12,13. Inradius?
Steps
1Right triangle, area=30, semiperimeter=15, r=area/s=2
Answer: AIncircle
Q 30Hard 5 pointsCombinatorics
4 people shake hands once each. Total handshakes?