Problem 1
One can holds ounces of soda. What is the minimum number of cans needed to
provide a gallon (128 ounces) of soda?
Solution
Problem 2
Four coins are picked out of a piggy bank that contains a collection of pennies, nickels,
dimes and quarters. Which of the following could not be the total value of the four coins,
in cents?
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Problem 3
Which of the following is equal to ?
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Problem 4
Eric plans to compete in a triathlon. He can average miles per hour in the -mile swim
and miles per hour in the -mile run. His goal is to finish the triathlon in hours. To
accomplish his goal what must his average speed in miles per hour, be for the -mile
bicycle ride?
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Problem 5
What is the sum of the digits of the square of ?
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Problem 6
A circle of radius is inscribed in a semicircle, as shown. The area inside the semicircle
but outside the circle is shaded. What fraction of the semicircle's area is shaded?
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Problem 7
A carton contains milk that is % fat, an amount that is % less fat than the amount
contained in a carton of whole milk. What is the percentage of fat in whole milk?
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Problem 8
Three generations of the Wen family are going to the movies, two from each generation.
The two members of the youngest generation receive a % discount as children. The
two members of the oldest generation receive a discount as senior citizens. The
two members of the middle generation receive no discount. Grandfather Wen, whose
senior ticket costs , is paying for everyone. How many dollars must he pay?
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Problem 9
Positive integers , , and , with , form a geometric sequence with
an integer ratio. What is ?
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Problem 10
Triangle has a right angle at . Point is the foot of the altitude from ,
, and . What is the area of ?
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Problem 11
One dimension of a cube is increased by , another is decreased by , and the third is
left unchanged. The volume of the new rectangular solid is less than that of the cube.
What was the volume of the cube?
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Problem 12
In quadrilateral , , , , , and is an
integer. What is ?
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Problem 13
Suppose that and . Which of the following is equal to for every
pair of integers ?
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Problem 14
Four congruent rectangles are placed as shown. The area of the outer square is times
that of the inner square. What is the ratio of the length of the longer side of each
rectangle to the length of its shorter side?
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Problem 15
The figures , , , and shown are the first in a sequence of figures. For ,
is constructed from by surrounding it with a square and placing one more
diamond on each side of the new square than had on each side of its outside
square. For example, figure has diamonds. How many diamonds are there in
figure ?
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Problem 16
Let , , , and be real numbers with , , and .
What is the sum of all possible values of ?
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Problem 17
Rectangle has and . Segment is constructed through
so that is perpendicular to , and and lie on and ,
respectively. What is ?
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Problem 18
At Jefferson Summer Camp, of the children play soccer, of the children swim,
and of the soccer players swim. To the nearest whole percent, what percent of the
non-swimmers play soccer?
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Problem 19
Circle has radius . Circle has an integer radius and remains
internally tangent to circle as it rolls once around the circumference of circle . The
two circles have the same points of tangency at the beginning and end of circle 's trip.
How many possible values can have?
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Problem 20
Andrea and Lauren are kilometers apart. They bike toward one another with Andrea
traveling three times as fast as Lauren, and the distance between them decreasing at a
rate of kilometer per minute. After minutes, Andrea stops biking because of a flat
tire and waits for Lauren. After how many minutes from the time they started to bike
does Lauren reach Andrea?
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Problem 21
Many Gothic cathedrals have windows with portions containing a ring of congruent
circles that are circumscribed by a larger circle. In the figure shown, the number of
smaller circles is four. What is the ratio of the sum of the areas of the four smaller
circles to the area of the larger circle?
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Problem 22
Two cubical dice each have removable numbers through . The twelve numbers on
the two dice are removed, put into a bag, then drawn one at a time and randomly
reattached to the faces of the cubes, one number to each face. The dice are then rolled
and the numbers on the two top faces are added. What is the probability that the sum is
?
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Problem 23
Convex quadrilateral has and . Diagonals and
intersect at , , and and have equal areas. What is ?
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Problem 24
Three distinct vertices of a cube are chosen at random. What is the probability that the
plane determined by these three vertices contains points inside the cube?
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Problem 25
For , let , where there are zeros between the and the . Let
be the number of factors of in the prime factorization of . What is the
maximum value of ?
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