# Difference between revisions of "1993 AJHSME Problems"

 1993 AJHSME (Answer Key)Printable version: Wiki | AoPS Resources • PDF Instructions This is a 25-question, multiple choice test. Each question is followed by answers marked A, B, C, D and E. Only one of these is correct. You will receive ? points for each correct answer, ? points for each problem left unanswered, and ? points for each incorrect answer. No aids are permitted other than scratch paper, graph paper, ruler, compass, protractor and erasers. Figures are not necessarily drawn to scale. You will have ? minutes working time to complete the test. 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25

## Problem 1

Which pair of numbers does NOT have a product equal to $36$?

$\text{(A)}\ \{ -4,-9\} \qquad \text{(B)}\ \{ -3,-12\} \qquad \text{(C)}\ \left\{ \dfrac{1}{2},-72\right\} \qquad \text{(D)}\ \{ 1,36\} \qquad \text{(E)}\ \left\{\dfrac{3}{2},24\right\}$

## Problem 2

When the fraction $\dfrac{49}{84}$ is expressed in simplest form, then the sum of the numerator and the denominator will be

$\text{(A)}\ 11 \qquad \text{(B)}\ 17 \qquad \text{(C)}\ 19 \qquad \text{(D)}\ 33 \qquad \text{(E)}\ 133$

## Problem 3

Which of the following numbers has the largest prime factor?

$\text{(A)}\ 39 \qquad \text{(B)}\ 51 \qquad \text{(C)}\ 77 \qquad \text{(D)}\ 91 \qquad \text{(E)}\ 121$

## Problem 4

$1000\times 1993 \times 0.1993 \times 10 =$

$\text{(A)}\ 1.993\times 10^3 \qquad \text{(B)}\ 1993.1993 \qquad \text{(C)}\ (199.3)^2 \qquad \text{(D)}\ 1,993,001.993 \qquad \text{(E)}\ (1993)^2$

## Problem 5

Which one of the following bar graphs could represent the data from the circle graph?

$[asy] unitsize(36); draw(circle((0,0),1),gray); fill((0,0)--arc((0,0),(0,-1),(1,0))--cycle,gray); fill((0,0)--arc((0,0),(1,0),(0,1))--cycle,black); [/asy]$

$[asy] unitsize(4); fill((1,0)--(1,15)--(5,15)--(5,0)--cycle,gray); fill((6,0)--(6,15)--(10,15)--(10,0)--cycle,black); draw((11,0)--(11,20)--(15,20)--(15,0)); fill((26,0)--(26,15)--(30,15)--(30,0)--cycle,gray); fill((31,0)--(31,15)--(35,15)--(35,0)--cycle,black); draw((36,0)--(36,15)--(40,15)--(40,0)); fill((51,0)--(51,10)--(55,10)--(55,0)--cycle,gray); fill((56,0)--(56,10)--(60,10)--(60,0)--cycle,black); draw((61,0)--(61,20)--(65,20)--(65,0)); fill((76,0)--(76,10)--(80,10)--(80,0)--cycle,gray); fill((81,0)--(81,15)--(85,15)--(85,0)--cycle,black); draw((86,0)--(86,20)--(90,20)--(90,0)); fill((101,0)--(101,15)--(105,15)--(105,0)--cycle,gray); fill((106,0)--(106,10)--(110,10)--(110,0)--cycle,black); draw((111,0)--(111,20)--(115,20)--(115,0)); for(int a = 0; a < 5; ++a) { draw((25*a,21)--(25*a,0)--(25*a+16,0)); } label("(A)",(8,21),N); label("(B)",(33,21),N); label("(C)",(58,21),N); label("(D)",(83,21),N); label("(E)",(108,21),N); [/asy]$

## Problem 6

A can of soup can feed $3$ adults or $5$ children. If there are $5$ cans of soup and $15$ children are fed, then how many adults would the remaining soup feed?

$\text{(A)}\ 5 \qquad \text{(B)}\ 6 \qquad \text{(C)}\ 7 \qquad \text{(D)}\ 8 \qquad \text{(E)}\ 25$

## Problem 7

$3^3+3^3+3^3 =$

$\text{(A)}\ 3^4 \qquad \text{(B)}\ 9^3 \qquad \text{(C)}\ 3^9 \qquad \text{(D)}\ 27^3 \qquad \text{(E)}\ 3^{27}$

## Problem 8

To control her blood pressure, Jill's grandmother takes one half of a pill every other day. If one supply of medicine contains $60$ pills, then the supply of medicine would last approximately

$\text{(A)}\ 1\text{ month} \qquad \text{(B)}\ 4\text{ months} \qquad \text{(C)}\ 6\text{ months} \qquad \text{(D)}\ 8\text{ months} \qquad \text{(E)}\ 1\text{ year}$

## Problem 9

Consider the operation $*$ defined by the following table:

$$\begin{tabular}{c|cccc} * & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 \\ \hline 1 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 \\ 2 & 2 & 4 & 1 & 3 \\ 3 & 3 & 1 & 4 & 2 \\ 4 & 4 & 3 & 2 & 1 \end{tabular}$$

For example, $3*2=1$. Then $(2*4)*(1*3)=$

$\text{(A)}\ 1 \qquad \text{(B)}\ 2 \qquad \text{(C)}\ 3 \qquad \text{(D)}\ 4 \qquad \text{(E)}\ 5$

## Problem 10

This line graph represents the price of a trading card during the first $6$ months of $1993$.

$[asy] unitsize(18); for (int a = 0; a <= 6; ++a) { draw((4*a,0)--(4*a,10)); } for (int a = 0; a <= 5; ++a) { draw((0,2*a)--(24,2*a)); } draw((0,5)--(4,4)--(8,8)--(12,3)--(16,9)--(20,6)--(24,2),linewidth(1.5)); label("Jan",(2,0),S); label("Feb",(6,0),S); label("Mar",(10,0),S); label("Apr",(14,0),S); label("May",(18,0),S); label("Jun",(22,0),S); label("\textbf{1993 PRICES FOR A TRADING CARD}",(12,10),N); label("\begin{tabular}{c}\textbf{P}
\textbf{R}
\textbf{I}
\textbf{C}
\textbf{E} \end{tabular}",(-2,5),W); label("1",(0,2),W); label("2",(0,4),W); label("3",(0,6),W); label("4",(0,8),W); label("5",(0,10),W); [/asy]$

The greatest monthly drop in price occurred during

$\text{(A)}\ \text{January} \qquad \text{(B)}\ \text{March} \qquad \text{(C)}\ \text{April} \qquad \text{(D)}\ \text{May} \qquad \text{(E)}\ \text{June}$

## Problem 11

Consider this histogram of the scores for $81$ students taking a test:

$[asy] unitsize(12); draw((0,0)--(26,0)); draw((1,1)--(25,1)); draw((3,2)--(25,2)); draw((5,3)--(23,3)); draw((5,4)--(21,4)); draw((7,5)--(21,5)); draw((9,6)--(21,6)); draw((11,7)--(19,7)); draw((11,8)--(19,8)); draw((11,9)--(19,9)); draw((11,10)--(19,10)); draw((13,11)--(19,11)); draw((13,12)--(19,12)); draw((13,13)--(17,13)); draw((13,14)--(17,14)); draw((15,15)--(17,15)); draw((15,16)--(17,16)); draw((1,0)--(1,1)); draw((3,0)--(3,2)); draw((5,0)--(5,4)); draw((7,0)--(7,5)); draw((9,0)--(9,6)); draw((11,0)--(11,10)); draw((13,0)--(13,14)); draw((15,0)--(15,16)); draw((17,0)--(17,16)); draw((19,0)--(19,12)); draw((21,0)--(21,6)); draw((23,0)--(23,3)); draw((25,0)--(25,2)); for (int a = 1; a < 13; ++a) { draw((2*a,-.25)--(2*a,.25)); } label("40",(2,-.25),S); label("45",(4,-.25),S); label("50",(6,-.25),S); label("55",(8,-.25),S); label("60",(10,-.25),S); label("65",(12,-.25),S); label("70",(14,-.25),S); label("75",(16,-.25),S); label("80",(18,-.25),S); label("85",(20,-.25),S); label("90",(22,-.25),S); label("95",(24,-.25),S); label("1",(2,1),N); label("2",(4,2),N); label("4",(6,4),N); label("5",(8,5),N); label("6",(10,6),N); label("10",(12,10),N); label("14",(14,14),N); label("16",(16,16),N); label("12",(18,12),N); label("6",(20,6),N); label("3",(22,3),N); label("2",(24,2),N); label("Number",(4,8),N); label("of Students",(4,7),N); label("\textbf{STUDENT TEST SCORES}",(14,18),N); [/asy]$

The median is in the interval labeled

$\text{(A)}\ 60 \qquad \text{(B)}\ 65 \qquad \text{(C)}\ 70 \qquad \text{(D)}\ 75 \qquad \text{(E)}\ 80$

## Problem 12

If each of the three operation signs, $+$, $-$, $\times$, is used exactly ONCE in one of the blanks in the expression

$$5\hspace{1 mm}\underline{\hspace{4 mm}}\hspace{1 mm}4\hspace{1 mm}\underline{\hspace{4 mm}}\hspace{1 mm}6\hspace{1 mm}\underline{\hspace{4 mm}}\hspace{1 mm}3$$

then the value of the result could equal

$\text{(A)}\ 9 \qquad \text{(B)}\ 10 \qquad \text{(C)}\ 15 \qquad \text{(D)}\ 16 \qquad \text{(E)}\ 19$

## Problem 13

The word "HELP" in block letters is painted in black with strokes $1$ unit wide on a $5$ by $15$ rectangular white sign with dimensions as shown. The area of the white portion of the sign, in square units, is

$[asy] unitsize(12); fill((0,0)--(0,5)--(1,5)--(1,3)--(2,3)--(2,5)--(3,5)--(3,0)--(2,0)--(2,2)--(1,2)--(1,0)--cycle,black); fill((4,0)--(4,5)--(7,5)--(7,4)--(5,4)--(5,3)--(7,3)--(7,2)--(5,2)--(5,1)--(7,1)--(7,0)--cycle,black); fill((8,0)--(8,5)--(9,5)--(9,1)--(11,1)--(11,0)--cycle,black); fill((12,0)--(12,5)--(15,5)--(15,2)--(13,2)--(13,0)--cycle,black); fill((13,3)--(14,3)--(14,4)--(13,4)--cycle,white); draw((0,0)--(15,0)--(15,5)--(0,5)--cycle); label("5\left\{ \begin{tabular}{c}

\end{tabular}\right.",(1,2.5),W); label(rotate(90)*"\{",(0.5,0.1),S); label("1",(0.5,-0.6),S); label(rotate(90)*"\{",(3.5,0.1),S); label("1",(3.5,-0.6),S); label(rotate(90)*"\{",(7.5,0.1),S); label("1",(7.5,-0.6),S); label(rotate(90)*"\{",(11.5,0.1),S); label("1",(11.5,-0.6),S); label(rotate(270)*"\left\{ \begin{tabular}{c}

\end{tabular}\right.",(1.5,4),N); label("3",(1.5,5.8),N); label(rotate(270)*"\left\{ \begin{tabular}{c}

\end{tabular}\right.",(5.5,4),N); label("3",(5.5,5.8),N); label(rotate(270)*"\left\{ \begin{tabular}{c}

\end{tabular}\right.",(9.5,4),N); label("3",(9.5,5.8),N); label(rotate(270)*"\left\{ \begin{tabular}{c}

\end{tabular}\right.",(13.5,4),N); label("3",(13.5,5.8),N); label("\left. \begin{tabular}{c}
\end{tabular}\right\} 2",(14,1),E); [/asy]$

$\text{(A)}\ 30 \qquad \text{(B)}\ 32 \qquad \text{(C)}\ 34 \qquad \text{(D)}\ 36 \qquad \text{(E)}\ 38$

## Problem 14

The nine squares in the table shown are to be filled so that every row and every column contains each of the numbers $1,2,3$. Then $A+B=$

$$\begin{tabular}{|c|c|c|} \hline 1 & & \\ \hline & 2 & A \\ \hline & & B \\ \hline \end{tabular}$$

$\text{(A)}\ 2 \qquad \text{(B)}\ 3 \qquad \text{(C)}\ 4 \qquad \text{(D)}\ 5 \qquad \text{(E)}\ 6$

## Problem 15

The arithmetic mean (average) of four numbers is $85$. If the largest of these numbers is $97$, then the mean of the remaining three numbers is

$\text{(A)}\ 81.0 \qquad \text{(B)}\ 82.7 \qquad \text{(C)}\ 83.0 \qquad \text{(D)}\ 84.0 \qquad \text{(E)}\ 84.3$

## Problem 16

$\dfrac{1}{1+\dfrac{1}{2+\dfrac{1}{3}}} =$

$\text{(A)}\ \dfrac{1}{6} \qquad \text{(B)}\ \dfrac{3}{10} \qquad \text{(C)}\ \dfrac{7}{10} \qquad \text{(D)}\ \dfrac{5}{6} \qquad \text{(E)}\ \dfrac{10}{3}$

## Problem 17

Square corners, $5$ units on a side, are removed from a $20$ unit by $30$ unit rectangular sheet of cardboard. The sides are then folded to form an open box. The surface area, in square units, of the interior of the box is

$[asy] fill((0,0)--(20,0)--(20,5)--(0,5)--cycle,lightgray); fill((20,0)--(20+5*sqrt(2),5*sqrt(2))--(20+5*sqrt(2),5+5*sqrt(2))--(20,5)--cycle,lightgray); draw((0,0)--(20,0)--(20,5)--(0,5)--cycle); draw((0,5)--(5*sqrt(2),5+5*sqrt(2))--(20+5*sqrt(2),5+5*sqrt(2))--(20,5)); draw((20+5*sqrt(2),5+5*sqrt(2))--(20+5*sqrt(2),5*sqrt(2))--(20,0)); draw((5*sqrt(2),5+5*sqrt(2))--(5*sqrt(2),5*sqrt(2))--(5,5),dashed); draw((5*sqrt(2),5*sqrt(2))--(15+5*sqrt(2),5*sqrt(2)),dashed); [/asy]$

$\text{(A)}\ 300 \qquad \text{(B)}\ 500 \qquad \text{(C)}\ 550 \qquad \text{(D)}\ 600 \qquad \text{(E)}\ 1000$

## Problem 18

The rectangle shown has length $AC=32$, width $AE=20$, and $B$ and $F$ are midpoints of $\overline{AC}$ and $\overline{AE}$, respectively. The area of quadrilateral $ABDF$ is

$[asy] pair A,B,C,D,EE,F; A = (0,20); B = (16,20); C = (32,20); D = (32,0); EE = (0,0); F = (0,10); draw(A--C--D--EE--cycle); draw(B--D--F); dot(A); dot(B); dot(C); dot(D); dot(EE); dot(F); label("A",A,NW); label("B",B,N); label("C",C,NE); label("D",D,SE); label("E",EE,SW); label("F",F,W); [/asy]$

$\text{(A)}\ 320 \qquad \text{(B)}\ 325 \qquad \text{(C)}\ 330 \qquad \text{(D)}\ 335 \qquad \text{(E)}\ 340$

## Problem 19

$(1901+1902+1903+\cdots + 1993) - (101+102+103+\cdots + 193) =$

$\text{(A)}\ 167,400 \qquad \text{(B)}\ 172,050 \qquad \text{(C)}\ 181,071 \qquad \text{(D)}\ 199,300 \qquad \text{(E)}\ 362,142$

## Problem 20

When $10^{93}-93$ is expressed as a single whole number, the sum of the digits is

$\text{(A)}\ 10 \qquad \text{(B)}\ 93 \qquad \text{(C)}\ 819 \qquad \text{(D)}\ 826 \qquad \text{(E)}\ 833$

## Problem 21

If the length of a rectangle is increased by $20\%$ and its width is increased by $50\%$, then the area is increased by

$\text{(A)}\ 10\% \qquad \text{(B)}\ 30\% \qquad \text{(C)}\ 70\% \qquad \text{(D)}\ 80\% \qquad \text{(E)}\ 100\%$

## Problem 22

Pat Peano has plenty of 0's, 1's, 3's, 4's, 5's, 6's, 7's, 8's and 9's, but he has only twenty-two 2's. How far can he number the pages of his scrapbook with these digits?

$\text{(A)}\ 22 \qquad \text{(B)}\ 99 \qquad \text{(C)}\ 112 \qquad \text{(D)}\ 119 \qquad \text{(E)}\ 199$

## Problem 23

Five runners, $P$, $Q$, $R$, $S$, $T$, have a race, and $P$ beats $Q$, $P$ beats $R$, $Q$ beats $S$, and $T$ finishes after $P$ and before $Q$. Who could NOT have finished third in the race?

$\text{(A)}\ P\text{ and }Q \qquad \text{(B)}\ P\text{ and }R \qquad \text{(C)}\ P\text{ and }S \qquad \text{(D)}\ P\text{ and }T \qquad \text{(E)}\ P,S\text{ and }T$

## Problem 24

What number is directly above $142$ in this array of numbers?

$$\begin{array}{cccccc} & & & 1 & & \\ & & 2 & 3 & 4 & \\ & 5 & 6 & 7 & 8 & 9 \\ 10 & 11 & 12 & \cdots & & \\ \end{array}$$

$\text{(A)}\ 99 \qquad \text{(B)}\ 119 \qquad \text{(C)}\ 120 \qquad \text{(D)}\ 121 \qquad \text{(E)}\ 122$

## Problem 25

A checkerboard consists of one-inch squares. A square card, $1.5$ inches on a side, is placed on the board so that it covers part or all of the area of each of $n$ squares. The maximum possible value of $n$ is

$\text{(A)}\ 4\text{ or }5 \qquad \text{(B)}\ 6\text{ or }7\qquad \text{(C)}\ 8\text{ or }9 \qquad \text{(D)}\ 10\text{ or }11 \qquad \text{(E)}\ 12\text{ or more}$