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Anna and Bella are celebrating their birthdays together. Five years ago, when Bella turned <math>6</math> years old, she received a newborn kitten as a birthday present. Today the sum of the ages of the two children and the kitten is <math>30</math> years. How many years older than Bella is Anna?
 
Anna and Bella are celebrating their birthdays together. Five years ago, when Bella turned <math>6</math> years old, she received a newborn kitten as a birthday present. Today the sum of the ages of the two children and the kitten is <math>30</math> years. How many years older than Bella is Anna?
  
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Revision as of 11:21, 28 January 2022

IMPORTANT: When copied a problem, replace the X's for answer choices.

Problem 1

The Math Team designed a logo shaped like a multiplication symbol, shown below on a grid of 1-inch squares. What is the area of the logo in square inches? 

usepackage("mathptmx");
defaultpen(linewidth(0.5));
size(5cm);
defaultpen(fontsize(14pt));
label("$\textbf{Math}$", (2.1,3.7)--(3.9,3.7));
label("$\textbf{Team}$", (2.1,3)--(3.9,3));
filldraw((1,2)--(2,1)--(3,2)--(4,1)--(5,2)--(4,3)--(5,4)--(4,5)--(3,4)--(2,5)--(1,4)--(2,3)--(1,2)--cycle, mediumgray*0.5 + lightgray*0.5);

draw((0,0)--(6,0), gray);
draw((0,1)--(6,1), gray);
draw((0,2)--(6,2), gray);
draw((0,3)--(6,3), gray);
draw((0,4)--(6,4), gray);
draw((0,5)--(6,5), gray);
draw((0,6)--(6,6), gray);

draw((0,0)--(0,6), gray);
draw((1,0)--(1,6), gray);
draw((2,0)--(2,6), gray);
draw((3,0)--(3,6), gray);
draw((4,0)--(4,6), gray);
draw((5,0)--(5,6), gray);
draw((6,0)--(6,6), gray);
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$\textbf{(A) } 10 \qquad \textbf{(B) } 12 \qquad \textbf{(C) } 13 \qquad \textbf{(D) } 14 \qquad \textbf{(E) } 15$

Solution

Problem 2

Consider these two operations: \begin{align*} a \, \blacklozenge \, b &= a^2 - b^2\\ a \, \bigstar \, b &= (a - b)^2 \end{align*} What is the value of $(5 \, \blacklozenge \, 3) \, \bigstar \, 6?$

$\textbf{(A) } {-}20 \qquad \textbf{(B) } 4 \qquad \textbf{(C) } 16 \qquad \textbf{(D) } 100 \qquad \textbf{(E) } 220$

Solution

Problem 3

When three positive integers $a$, $b$, and $c$ are multiplied together, their product is $100$. Suppose $a < b < c$. In how many ways can the numbers be chosen?

$\textbf{(A) } 0 \qquad \textbf{(B) } 1\qquad\textbf{(C) } 2\qquad\textbf{(D) } 3\qquad\textbf{(E) } 4$

Solution

Problem 4

$\textbf{(A) } X \qquad \textbf{(B) } X \qquad \textbf{(C) } X \qquad \textbf{(D) } X \qquad \textbf{(E) } X$

Solution

Problem 5

Anna and Bella are celebrating their birthdays together. Five years ago, when Bella turned $6$ years old, she received a newborn kitten as a birthday present. Today the sum of the ages of the two children and the kitten is $30$ years. How many years older than Bella is Anna?

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

Solution

Problem 6

$\textbf{(A) } X \qquad \textbf{(B) } X \qquad \textbf{(C) } X \qquad \textbf{(D) } X \qquad \textbf{(E) } X$

Solution

Problem 7

$\textbf{(A) } X \qquad \textbf{(B) } X \qquad \textbf{(C) } X \qquad \textbf{(D) } X \qquad \textbf{(E) } X$

Solution

Problem 8

$\textbf{(A) } X \qquad \textbf{(B) } X \qquad \textbf{(C) } X \qquad \textbf{(D) } X \qquad \textbf{(E) } X$

Solution

Problem 9

$\textbf{(A) } X \qquad \textbf{(B) } X \qquad \textbf{(C) } X \qquad \textbf{(D) } X \qquad \textbf{(E) } X$

Solution

Problem 10

$\textbf{(A) } X \qquad \textbf{(B) } X \qquad \textbf{(C) } X \qquad \textbf{(D) } X \qquad \textbf{(E) } X$

Solution

Problem 11

$\textbf{(A) } X \qquad \textbf{(B) } X \qquad \textbf{(C) } X \qquad \textbf{(D) } X \qquad \textbf{(E) } X$

Solution

Problem 12

$\textbf{(A) } X \qquad \textbf{(B) } X \qquad \textbf{(C) } X \qquad \textbf{(D) } X \qquad \textbf{(E) } X$

Solution

Problem 13

$\textbf{(A) } X \qquad \textbf{(B) } X \qquad \textbf{(C) } X \qquad \textbf{(D) } X \qquad \textbf{(E) } X$

Solution

Problem 14

$\textbf{(A) } X \qquad \textbf{(B) } X \qquad \textbf{(C) } X \qquad \textbf{(D) } X \qquad \textbf{(E) } X$

Solution

Problem 15

$\textbf{(A) } X \qquad \textbf{(B) } X \qquad \textbf{(C) } X \qquad \textbf{(D) } X \qquad \textbf{(E) } X$

Solution

Problem 16

$\textbf{(A) } X \qquad \textbf{(B) } X \qquad \textbf{(C) } X \qquad \textbf{(D) } X \qquad \textbf{(E) } X$

Solution

Problem 17

$\textbf{(A) } X \qquad \textbf{(B) } X \qquad \textbf{(C) } X \qquad \textbf{(D) } X \qquad \textbf{(E) } X$

Solution

Problem 18

$\textbf{(A) } X \qquad \textbf{(B) } X \qquad \textbf{(C) } X \qquad \textbf{(D) } X \qquad \textbf{(E) } X$

Solution

Problem 19

$\textbf{(A) } X \qquad \textbf{(B) } X \qquad \textbf{(C) } X \qquad \textbf{(D) } X \qquad \textbf{(E) } X$

Solution

Problem 20

$\textbf{(A) } X \qquad \textbf{(B) } X \qquad \textbf{(C) } X \qquad \textbf{(D) } X \qquad \textbf{(E) } X$

Solution

Problem 21

$\textbf{(A) } X \qquad \textbf{(B) } X \qquad \textbf{(C) } X \qquad \textbf{(D) } X \qquad \textbf{(E) } X$

Solution

Problem 22

$\textbf{(A) } X \qquad \textbf{(B) } X \qquad \textbf{(C) } X \qquad \textbf{(D) } X \qquad \textbf{(E) } X$

Solution

Problem 23

$\textbf{(A) } X \qquad \textbf{(B) } X \qquad \textbf{(C) } X \qquad \textbf{(D) } X \qquad \textbf{(E) } X$

Solution

Problem 24

$\textbf{(A) } X \qquad \textbf{(B) } X \qquad \textbf{(C) } X \qquad \textbf{(D) } X \qquad \textbf{(E) } X$

Solution

Problem 25

$\textbf{(A) } X \qquad \textbf{(B) } X \qquad \textbf{(C) } X \qquad \textbf{(D) } X \qquad \textbf{(E) } X$

Solution

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