1951 AHSME Problems

Problem 1

The percent that is greater than is:

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Problem 2

A rectangular field is half as wide as it is long and is completely enclosed by yards of fencing. The area in terms of is:

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Problem 3

If the length of a diagonal of a square is , then the area of the square is:

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Problem 4

A barn with a flat roof is rectangular in shape, yd. wide, yd. long and yd. high. It is to be painted inside and outside, and on the ceiling, but not on the roof or floor. The total number of sq. yd. to be painted is:

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Problem 5

Mr. A owns a home worth 10,00010 \%10 \% \mathrm{(A) \ } \text{A comes out even.} \qquad\mathrm{(B) \ } \text{A makes } $\text{1000 on the deal} \qquad \mathrm{(D) \ } \text{A loses } $ \text{1000 on the deal} $[[1951 AHSME Problems/Problem 5|Solution]]

== Problem 6 ==

The bottom, side, and front areas of a rectangular box are known. The product of these areas is equal to:$ (Error compiling LaTeX. Unknown error_msg) \mathrm{(A) \ } \text{the volume of the box} \qquad\mathrm{(B) \ } \text{the square root of the volume} \qquad \mathrm{(C) \ } \text{twice the volume} \qquad\mathrm{(D) \ } \text{the square of the volume} \qquad\mathrm{(E) \ } \text{the cube of the volume} $[[1951 AHSME Problems/Problem 6|Solution]]

== Problem 7 ==

An error of$ (Error compiling LaTeX. Unknown error_msg).02"10".2"100" \mathrm{(A) \ } \text{greater by }.18 \qquad\mathrm{(B) \ } \text{the same} \qquad \mathrm{(C) \ } \text{less} \qquad\mathrm{(D) \ } 10\text{ times as great} \qquad\mathrm{(E) \ } \text{correctly described by both} $[[1951 AHSME Problems/Problem 7|Solution]]

== Problem 8 ==

The price of an article is cut$ (Error compiling LaTeX. Unknown error_msg)10 \%. \mathrm{(A) \ } 10 \% \qquad\mathrm{(B) \ } 9 \% \qquad \mathrm{(C) \ } 11\frac{1}{9} \% \qquad\mathrm{(D) \ } 11 \% \qquad\mathrm{(E) \ } \text{none of these answers} $[[1951 AHSME Problems/Problem 8|Solution]]

== Problem 9 ==

An equilateral triangle is drawn with a side length of$ (Error compiling LaTeX. Unknown error_msg)a. \mathrm{(A) \ } \text{Infinite} \qquad\mathrm{(B) \ } 5\frac{1}{4}a \qquad \mathrm{(C) \ } 2a \qquad\mathrm{(D) \ } 6a \qquad\mathrm{(E) \ } 4\frac{1}{2}a $[[1951 AHSME Problems/Problem 9|Solution]]

== Problem 10 ==

[[1951 AHSME Problems/Problem 10|Solution]]

== Problem 11 ==

[[1951 AHSME Problems/Problem 11|Solution]]

== Problem 12 ==

[[1951 AHSME Problems/Problem 12|Solution]]

== Problem 13 ==

[[1951 AHSME Problems/Problem 13|Solution]]

== Problem 14 ==

[[1951 AHSME Problems/Problem 14|Solution]]

== Problem 15 ==

[[1951 AHSME Problems/Problem 15|Solution]]

== Problem 16 == If in applying the quadratic formula to a quadratic equation

<cmath>f(x) \equiv ax^2 + bx + c = 0,</cmath>

it happens that$ (Error compiling LaTeX. Unknown error_msg)c = \frac{b^2}{4a}y = f(x)\mathrm{(A) \ have\ a\ maximum } \qquad \mathrm{(B) \ have\ a\ minimum} \qquad$$ (Error compiling LaTeX. Unknown error_msg)\mathrm{(C) \ be\ tangent\ to\ the\ xaxis} \qquad$$ (Error compiling LaTeX. Unknown error_msg)\mathrm{(D) \ be\ tangent\ to\ the\ yaxis} \qquad$$ (Error compiling LaTeX. Unknown error_msg)\mathrm{(E) \ lie\ in\ one\ quadrant\ only}$

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Problem 18

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Problem 19

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Problem 20

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Problem 21

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Problem 22

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Problem 23

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Problem 24

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Problem 25

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Problem 26

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Problem 27

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Problem 28

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Problem 29

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Problem 30

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See also

• AHSME
• AHSME Problems and Solutions
• 1995 AHSME
• Mathematics competition resources