Prairie Math League - High School Round 189
PML Volunteers
October 19, 2024
Time: 30 minutes
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1. Find the highest power of 8 in 70!.
(A) 9 (B) 22 (C) 23 (D) 15 (E) 20
2. A function f is defined as f (x) = x2 − 2x + 2. How many real roots does f (f (x)) − x have?
(A) 4 (B) 3 (C) 2 (D) 1 (E) 0
3. A trapezoid ABCD is such that AB ∥ DC, with AB < DC. AB = 52, BC = 12, CD = 39, DA = 5. Find the area
of ABCD.
150
(A) 182 (B) 210 (C) 192 (D) 240 (E) 13
4. 2-inch squares are cut from the corners of a 6 inch square, as shown. What is the area in square inches of the largest
square that can be fit into the remaining space?
(A) 12 (B) 15 (C) 13.5 (D) 14 (E) 10.5
5. Cai, who is blindfolded, is guessing which of his two friends, Alice and Bob, is taller. He doesn’t know either of their
heights; however, he does know that Alice’s height is between 160 cm and 180 cm, and that Bob’s height is between
150 cm and 170 cm. Cai guesses that Alice is taller; what is the probability that he is right?
1 1 3 7 5
(A) 4 (B) 2 (C) 4 (D) 8 (E) 8
35
6. In the diagram below, BC is the diameter. We have BC = 61, DB = 11, and AD = 175. AE is equal to 37 k, where
k is a positive integer. What is k?
(A) 35 (B) 6510 (C) 186 (D) 175 (E) 185