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== Problem 21 ==
 
== Problem 21 ==
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A gumball machine contains <math>9</math> red, <math>7</math> white, and <math>8</math> blue gumballs.  The least number of gumballs a person must buy to be sure of getting four gumballs of the same color is
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<math>\text{(A)}\ 8 \qquad \text{(B)}\ 9 \qquad \text(C)}\ 10 \qquad \text{(D)}\ 12 \qquad \text{(E)}\ 18</math>
  
 
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== Problem 23 ==
 
== Problem 23 ==
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If <math>X</math>, <math>Y</math> and <math>Z</math> are different digits, then the largest possible <math>3-</math>digit sum for
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<math>\begin{tabular}{ccc}
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X & X & X \\
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has the form
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<math>\text{(A)}\ XXY \qquad \text{(B)}\ XYZ \qquad \text{(C)}\ YYX \qquad \text{(D)}\ YYZ \qquad \text{(E)}\ ZZY</math>
  
 
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[[1994 AJHSME Problems/Problem 23|Solution]]
  
 
== Problem 24 ==
 
== Problem 24 ==
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A <math>2</math> by <math>2</math> square is divided into four <math>1</math> by <math>1</math> squares.  Each of the small squares is to be painted either green or red.  In how many different ways can the painting be accomplished so that no green square shares its top or right side with any red square?  There may be as few as zero or as many as four small green squares.
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<math>\text{(A)}\  4 \qquad \text{(B)}\ 6 \qquad \text{(C)}\ 7 \qquad \text{(D)}\ 8 \qquad \text{(E)}\ 16</math>
  
 
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== Problem 25 ==
 
== Problem 25 ==
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Find the sum of the digits in the answer to
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<math>\underbrace{9999\cdots 99}_{94\text{ nines}} \times \underbrace{4444\cdots 44}_{94\text{ fours}}</math>
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where a string of <math>94</math> nines is multiplied by a string of <math>94</math> fours.
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<math>\text{(A)}\ 846 \qquad \text{(B)}\ 855 \qquad \text{(C)}\ 945 \qquad \text{(D)}\ 954 \qquad \text{(E)}\ 1072</math>
  
 
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[[1994 AJHSME Problems/Problem 25|Solution]]

Revision as of 23:35, 9 May 2010

Problem 1

Which of the following is the largest?

$\text{(A)}\ \dfrac{1}{3} \qquad \text{(B)}\ \dfrac{1}{4} \qquad \text{(C)}\ \dfrac{3}{8} \qquad \text{(D)}\ \dfrac{5}{12} \qquad \text{(E)}\ \dfrac{7}{24}$

Solution

Problem 2

$\dfrac{1}{10}+\dfrac{2}{10}+\dfrac{3}{10}+\dfrac{4}{10}+\dfrac{5}{10}+\dfrac{6}{10}+\dfrac{7}{10}+\dfrac{8}{10}+\dfrac{9}{10}+\dfrac{55}{10}=$

$\text{(A)}\ 4\dfrac{1}{2} \qquad \text{(B)}\ 6.4 \qquad \text{(C)}\ 9 \qquad \text{(D)}\ 10 \qquad \text{(E)}\ 11$

Solution

Problem 3

Each day Maria must work $8$ hours. This does not include the $45$ minutes she takes for lunch. If she begins working at $\text{7:25 A.M.}$ and takes her lunch break at noon, then her working day will end at

$\text{(A)}\ \text{3:40 P.M.} \qquad \text{(B)}\ \text{3:55 P.M.} \qquad \text{(C)}\ \text{4:10 P.M.} \qquad \text{(D)}\ \text{4:25 P.M.} \qquad \text{(E)}\ \text{4:40 P.M.}$

Solution

Problem 4

Solution

Problem 5

Given that $\text{1 mile} = \text{8 furlongs}$ and $\text{1 furlong} = \text{40 rods}$, the number of rods in one mile is

$\text{(A)}\ 5 \qquad \text{(B)}\ 320 \qquad \text{(C)}\ 660 \qquad \text{(D)}\ 1760 \qquad \text{(E)}\ 5280$

Solution

Problem 6

The unit's digit (one's digit) of the product of any six consecutive positive whole numbers is

$\text{(A)}\ 0 \qquad \text{(B)}\ 2 \qquad \text{(C)}\ 4 \qquad \text{(D)}\ 6 \qquad \text{(E)}\ 8$

Solution

Problem 7

Solution

Problem 8

For how many three-digit whole numbers does the sum of the digits equal $25$?

$\text{(A)}\ 2 \qquad \text{(B)}\ 4 \qquad \text{(C)}\ 6 \qquad \text{(D)}\ 8 \qquad \text{(E)}\ 10$

Solution

Problem 9

A shopper buys a $100$ dollar coat on sale for $20\%$ off. An additional $5$ dollars are taken off the sale price by using a discount coupon. A sales tax of $8\%$ is paid on the final selling price. The total amount the shopper pays for the coat is

$\text{(A)}\ \text{81.00 dollars} \qquad \text{(B)}\ \text{81.40 dollars} \qquad \text{(C)}\ \text{82.00 dollars} \qquad \text{(D)}\ \text{82.08 dollars} \qquad \text{(E)}\ \text{82.40 dollars}$

Solution

Problem 10

For how many positive integer values of $N$ is the expression $\dfrac{36}{N+2}$ an integer?

$\text{(A)}\ 7 \qquad \text{(B)}\ 8 \qquad \text{(C)}\ 9 \qquad \text{(D)}\ 10 \qquad \text{(E)}\ 12$

Solution

Problem 11

Last summer $100$ students attended basketball camp. Of those attending, $52$ were boys and $48$ were girls. Also, $40$ students were from Jonas Middle School and $60$ were from Clay Middle School. Twenty of the girls were from Jonas Middle School. How many of the boys were from Clay Middle School?

$\text{(A)}\ 20 \qquad \text{(B)}\ 32 \qquad \text{(C)}\ 40 \qquad \text{(D)}\ 48 \qquad \text{(E)}\ 52$

Solution

Problem 12

Solution

Problem 13

The number halfway between $\dfrac{1}{6}$ and $\dfrac{1}{4}$ is

$\text{(A)}\ \dfrac{1}{10} \qquad \text{(B)}\ \dfrac{1}{5} \qquad \text{(C)}\ \dfrac{5}{24} \qquad \text{(D)}\ \dfrac{7}{24} \qquad \text{(E)}\ \dfrac{5}{12}$

Solution

Problem 14

Two children at a time can play pairball. For $90$ minutes, with only two children playing at time, five children take turns so that each one plays the same amount of time. The number of minutes each child plays is

$\text{(A)}\ 9 \qquad \text{(B)}\ 10 \qquad \text{(C)}\ 18 \qquad \text{(D)}\ 20 \qquad \text{(E)}\ 36$

Solution

Problem 15

Solution

Problem 16

The perimeter of one square is $3$ times the perimeter of another square. The area of the larger square is how many times the area of the smaller square?

$\text{(A)}\ 2 \qquad \text{(B)}\ 3 \qquad \text{(C)}\ 4 \qquad \text{(D)}\ 6 \qquad \text{(E)}\ 9$

Solution

Problem 17

Pauline Bunyan can shovel snow at the rate of $20$ cubic yards for the first hour, $19$ cubic yards for the second, $18$ for the third, etc., always shoveling one cubic yard less per hour than the previous hour. If her driveway is $4$ yards wide, $10$ yards long, and covered with snow $3$ yards deep, then the number of hours it will take her to shovel it clean is closest to

$\text{(A)}\ 4 \qquad \text{(B)}\ 5 \qquad \text{(C)}\ 6 \qquad \text{(D)}\ 7 \qquad \text{(E)}\ 12$

Solution

Problem 18

Solution

Problem 19

Solution

Problem 20

Let $W,X,Y$ and $Z$ be four different digits selected from the set

$\{ 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9\}.$

If the sum $\dfrac{W}{X} + \dfrac{Y}{Z}$ is to be as small as possible, then $\dfrac{W}{X} + \dfrac{Y}{Z}$ must equal

$\text{(A)}\ \dfrac{2}{17} \qquad \text{(B)}\ \dfrac{3}{17} \qquad \text{(C)}\ \dfrac{17}{72} \qquad \text{(D)}\ \dfrac{25}{72} \qquad \text{(E)}\ \dfrac{13}{36}$

Solution

Problem 21

A gumball machine contains $9$ red, $7$ white, and $8$ blue gumballs. The least number of gumballs a person must buy to be sure of getting four gumballs of the same color is

$\text{(A)}\ 8 \qquad \text{(B)}\ 9 \qquad \text(C)}\ 10 \qquad \text{(D)}\ 12 \qquad \text{(E)}\ 18$ (Error compiling LaTeX. Unknown error_msg)

Solution

Problem 22

Solution

Problem 23

If $X$, $Y$ and $Z$ are different digits, then the largest possible $3-$digit sum for

$\begin{tabular}{ccc} X & X & X \\ & Y & X \\ + & & X \\ \hline \end{tabular}$

has the form

$\text{(A)}\ XXY \qquad \text{(B)}\ XYZ \qquad \text{(C)}\ YYX \qquad \text{(D)}\ YYZ \qquad \text{(E)}\ ZZY$

Solution

Problem 24

A $2$ by $2$ square is divided into four $1$ by $1$ squares. Each of the small squares is to be painted either green or red. In how many different ways can the painting be accomplished so that no green square shares its top or right side with any red square? There may be as few as zero or as many as four small green squares.

$\text{(A)}\ 4 \qquad \text{(B)}\ 6 \qquad \text{(C)}\ 7 \qquad \text{(D)}\ 8 \qquad \text{(E)}\ 16$

Solution

Problem 25

Find the sum of the digits in the answer to

$\underbrace{9999\cdots 99}_{94\text{ nines}} \times \underbrace{4444\cdots 44}_{94\text{ fours}}$

where a string of $94$ nines is multiplied by a string of $94$ fours.

$\text{(A)}\ 846 \qquad \text{(B)}\ 855 \qquad \text{(C)}\ 945 \qquad \text{(D)}\ 954 \qquad \text{(E)}\ 1072$

Solution

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