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- 20:39, 1 August 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+909) . . N 1995 AJHSME Problems/Problem 7 (Created page with "==Problem== At Clover View Junior High, one half of the students go home on the school bus. One fourth go home by automobile. One tenth go home on their bicycles. The rest wa...")
- 20:35, 1 August 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+1,213) . . N 1995 AJHSME Problems/Problem 6 (Created page with "==Problem== Figures <math>I</math>, <math>II</math>, and <math>III</math> are squares. The perimeter of <math>I</math> is <math>12</math> and the perimeter of <math>II</math> i...")
- 20:30, 1 August 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+1,104) . . N 1995 AJHSME Problems/Problem 5 (Created page with "==Problem== Find the smallest whole number that is larger than the sum <cmath>2\dfrac{1}{2}+3\dfrac{1}{3}+4\dfrac{1}{4}+5\dfrac{1}{5}.</cmath> <math>\text{(A)}\ 14 \qquad \tex...")
- 20:23, 1 August 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+971) . . N 1995 AJHSME Problems/Problem 4 (Created page with "==Problem== A teacher tells the class, <center> ''"Think of a number, add 1 to it, and double the result. Give the answer to your partner. Partner, subtract 1 from the number...")
- 20:21, 1 August 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+1,027) . . N 1995 AJHSME Problems/Problem 3 (Created page with "==Problem== Which of the following operations has the same effect on a number as multiplying by <math>\dfrac{3}{4}</math> and then dividing by <math>\dfrac{3}{5}</math>? <math>...")
- 20:18, 1 August 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+698) . . N 1995 AJHSME Problems/Problem 1 (Created page with "==Problem== Walter has exactly one penny, one nickel, one dime and one quarter in his pocket. What percent of one dollar is in his pocket? <math>\text{(A)}\ 4\% \qquad \text{(...")
- 20:15, 1 August 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+734) . . N 1995 AJHSME Problems/Problem 2 (Created page with "== Problem== Jose is <math>4</math> years younger than Zack. Zack is <math>3</math> years older than Inez. Inez is <math>15</math> years old. How old is Jose? <math>\text{(A...")
- 20:10, 1 August 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+588) . . 1996 AJHSME Problems/Problem 3
- 20:07, 1 August 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+936) . . 1996 AJHSME Problems/Problem 2
- 20:04, 1 August 2011 (diff | hist) . . (-2) . . 1996 AJHSME Problems/Problem 1
- 20:04, 1 August 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+555) . . 1996 AJHSME Problems/Problem 1
- 20:01, 1 August 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+160) . . 1996 AJHSME Problems/Problem 1
- 19:58, 1 August 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+146) . . 1996 AJHSME Problems/Problem 3
- 19:58, 1 August 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+146) . . 1996 AJHSME Problems/Problem 2
- 19:42, 1 August 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+1,530) . . N 1996 AJHSME Problems/Problem 25 (Created page with "==Problem== A point is chosen at random from within a circular region. What is the probability that the point is closer to the center of the region than it is to the boundary o...")
- 19:32, 1 August 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+1,232) . . N 1996 AJHSME Problems/Problem 24 (Created page with "==Problem== The measure of angle <math>ABC</math> is <math>50^\circ </math>, <math>\overline{AD}</math> bisects angle <math>BAC</math>, and <math>\overline{DC}</math> bisects an...")
- 19:25, 1 August 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+1,900) . . N 1996 AJHSME Problems/Problem 23 (Created page with "==Problem== The manager of a company planned to distribute a <dollar/>50 bonus to each employee from the company fund, but the fund contained <dollar/>5 less than what was neede...")
- 19:13, 1 August 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+2,293) . . N 1996 AJHSME Problems/Problem 22 (Created page with "==Problem== The horizontal and vertical distances between adjacent points equal 1 unit. The area of triangle <math>ABC</math> is <asy> for (int a = 0; a < 5; ++a) { for (i...")
- 18:45, 1 August 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+1,459) . . N 1996 AJHSME Problems/Problem 21 (Created page with "==Problem== How many subsets containing three different numbers can be selected from the set <cmath>\{ 89,95,99,132, 166,173 \}</cmath> so that the sum of the three numbers is ...")
- 17:49, 1 August 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+1,442) . . N 1996 AJHSME Problems/Problem 20 (Created page with "==Problem== Suppose there is a special key on a calculator that replaces the number <math>x</math> currently displayed with the number given by the formula <math>1/(1-x)</math>....")
- 17:40, 1 August 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+1,796) . . N 1996 AJHSME Problems/Problem 19 (Created page with "==Problem== The pie charts below indicate the percent of students who prefer golf, bowling, or tennis at East Junior High School and West Middle School. The total number of stu...")
- 17:32, 1 August 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+719) . . N 1996 AJHSME Problems/Problem 18 (Created page with "==Problem== Ana's monthly salary was <dollar/>2000 in May. In June she received a 20% raise. In July she received a 20% pay cut. After the two changes in June and July, Ana's...")
- 17:29, 1 August 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+1,607) . . N 1996 AJHSME Problems/Problem 17 (Created page with "==Problem 16== Figure <math>OPQR</math> is a square. Point <math>O</math> is the origin, and point <math>Q</math> has coordinates (2,2). What are the coordinates for <math>T</...")
- 17:19, 1 August 2011 (diff | hist) . . (-1) . . 1996 AJHSME Problems/Problem 16 (→Solution)
- 17:18, 1 August 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+902) . . N 1996 AJHSME Problems/Problem 16 (Created page with "==Problem== <math>1-2-3+4+5-6-7+8+9-10-11+\cdots + 1992+1993-1994-1995+1996=</math> <math>\text{(A)}\ -998 \qquad \text{(B)}\ -1 \qquad \text{(C)}\ 0 \qquad \text{(D)}\ 1 \qqua...")
- 17:14, 1 August 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+5) . . 1996 AJHSME Problems/Problem 15 (→Solution)
- 17:13, 1 August 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+1,140) . . N 1996 AJHSME Problems/Problem 15 (Created page with "==Problem== The remainder when the product <math>1492\cdot 1776\cdot 1812\cdot 1996</math> is divided by 5 is <math>\text{(A)}\ 0 \qquad \text{(B)}\ 1 \qquad \text{(C)}\ 2 \qqu...")
- 17:07, 1 August 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+1,648) . . N 1996 AJHSME Problems/Problem 14 (Created page with "==Problem== Six different digits from the set <cmath>\{ 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9\}</cmath> are placed in the squares in the figure shown so that the sum of the entries in the vertical ...")
- 16:52, 1 August 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+1,415) . . N 1996 AJHSME Problems/Problem 13 (Created page with "==Problem== In the fall of 1996, a total of 800 students participated in an annual school clean-up day. The organizers of the event expect that in each of the years 1997, 1998,...")
- 16:46, 1 August 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+1,111) . . 1996 AJHSME Problems/Problem 12
- 16:38, 1 August 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+1,574) . . N 1996 AJHSME Problems/Problem 11 (Created page with "==Problem== Let <math>x</math> be the number <cmath>0.\underbrace{0000...0000}_{1996\text{ zeros}}1,</cmath> where there are 1996 zeros after the decimal point. Which of the fo...")
- 16:31, 1 August 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+995) . . N 1996 AJHSME Problems/Problem 10 (Created page with "==Problem== When Walter drove up to the gasoline pump, he noticed that his gasoline tank was 1/8 full. He purchased 7.5 gallons of gasoline for <dollar/>10. With this addition...")
- 16:27, 1 August 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+727) . . N 1996 AJHSME Problems/Problem 9 (Created page with "==Problem== If 5 times a number is 2, then 100 times the reciprocal of the number is <math>\text{(A)}\ 2.5 \qquad \text{(B)}\ 40 \qquad \text{(C)}\ 50 \qquad \text{(D)}\ 250 \q...")
- 16:24, 1 August 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+1,554) . . N 1996 AJHSME Problems/Problem 8 (Created page with "==Problem== Points <math>A</math> and <math>B</math> are 10 units apart. Points <math>B</math> and <math>C</math> are 4 units apart. Points <math>C</math> and <math>D</math> a...")
- 16:07, 1 August 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+1,313) . . N 1996 AJHSME Problems/Problem 7 (Created page with "==Problem== Brent has goldfish that quadruple (become four times as many) every month, and Gretel has goldfish that double every month. If Brent has 4 goldfish at the same time...")
- 16:00, 1 August 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+1,041) . . N 1996 AJHSME Problems/Problem 6 (Created page with "==Problem== What is the smallest result that can be obtained from the following process? *Choose three different numbers from the set <math>\{3,5,7,11,13,17\}</math>. *Add two ...")
- 02:44, 1 August 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+3,276) . . N 1996 AJHSME Problems/Problem 5 (Created page with "==Problem 5== The letters <math>P</math>, <math>Q</math>, <math>R</math>, <math>S</math>, and <math>T</math> represent numbers located on the number line as shown. <asy> unitsi...")
- 02:27, 1 August 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+2,491) . . N 1996 AJHSME Problems/Problem 4 (Created page with "==Problem== <math>\dfrac{2+4+6+\cdots + 34}{3+6+9+\cdots+51}=</math> <math>\text{(A)}\ \dfrac{1}{3} \qquad \text{(B)}\ \dfrac{2}{3} \qquad \text{(C)}\ \dfrac{3}{2} \qquad \text{...")
- 23:52, 31 July 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+1,725) . . N 1997 AJHSME Problems/Problem 25 (Created page with "==Problem== All of the even numbers from 2 to 98 inclusive, excluding those ending in 0, are multiplied together. What is the rightmost digit (the units digit) of the product? ...")
- 23:36, 31 July 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+2,016) . . N 1997 AJHSME Problems/Problem 24 (Created page with "==Problem== Diameter <math>ACE</math> is divided at <math>C</math> in the ratio <math>2:3</math>. The two semicircles, <math>ABC</math> and <math>CDE</math>, divide the circula...")
- 23:11, 31 July 2011 (diff | hist) . . (0) . . 1997 AJHSME Problems/Problem 23 (→See also)
- 23:10, 31 July 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+108) . . 1997 AJHSME Problems/Problem 23 (→Solution)
- 17:01, 31 July 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+1,852) . . N 1997 AJHSME Problems/Problem 23 (Created page with "==Problem== There are positive integers that have these properties: * the sum of the squares of their digits is 50, and * each digit is larger than the one to its left. The pr...")
- 16:40, 31 July 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+1,242) . . N 1997 AJHSME Problems/Problem 22 (Created page with "==Problem== A two-inch cube <math>(2\times 2\times 2)</math> of silver weighs 3 pounds and is worth <dollar/>200. How much is a three-inch cube of silver worth? <math>\text{(A...")
- 16:32, 31 July 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+1,659) . . N 1997 AJHSME Problems/Problem 21 (Created page with "==Problem== Each corner cube is removed from this <math>3\text{ cm}\times 3\text{ cm}\times 3\text{ cm}</math> cube. The surface area of the remaining figure is <asy> draw((2....")
- 16:25, 31 July 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+2,059) . . N 1997 AJHSME Problems/Problem 20 (Created page with "==Problem== A pair of 8-sided dice have sides numbered 1 through 8. Each side has the same probability (chance) of landing face up. The probability that the product of the two...")
- 16:17, 31 July 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+680) . . 1997 AJHSME Problems/Problem 19
- 16:13, 31 July 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+1,138) . . N 1997 AJHSME Problems/Problem 19 (Created page with "==Problem== If the product <math>\dfrac{3}{2}\cdot \dfrac{4}{3}\cdot \dfrac{5}{4}\cdot \dfrac{6}{5}\cdot \ldots\cdot \dfrac{a}{b} = 9</math>, what is the sum of <math>a</math> a...")
- 16:08, 31 July 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+895) . . N 1997 AJHSME Problems/Problem 18 (Created page with "==Problem== At the grocery store last week, small boxes of facial tissue were priced at 4 boxes for <dollar/>5. This week they are on sale at 5 boxes for <dollar/>4. The perce...")
- 16:00, 31 July 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+26) . . 1997 AJHSME Problems/Problem 17 (→Solution 3)
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