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ULA-MATH Individual Rounds Exam

Division A (3-5) & Division B (6-8)


September 23, 2023

Directions:

Each competitor will receive 30 minutes to answer 20 questions. Record your answer
choice on the proctored google form provided. Calculators are not allowed. Students may
not discuss answers with anyone until administration of this exam is fully complete.

Cheating and/or any other forms of academic dishonesty or gaining an unfair advantage
will result in immediate disqualification of the participant. In addition, failure to comply
with any rules or terms of conditions may result in a disqualification of the participant
from the competition and/or future competitions hosted by ULA-MATH.

Scoring will be AMC 10/12 Based:

● 6 points for each correct answer


● 1.5 points for each unanswered question
● 0 points for each incorrect response

Best of Luck!
1.

(a) 0 (b) 9.5 (c) 12 (d) 7.5 (e) 15

2. Jacob has $56. Jacob has 2 times more money than Emily and Emily has $16 more
money than Josh. How many dollars does Josh have?

(a) $12 (b) $18 (c) $96 (d) $44 (e) $20

3. Two numbers (x and y) exist such that x-y=8 and x+y=12, what is xy?

(a) 8 (b) 10 (c) 20 (d) 12 (e) 36

4. Sam has 25% more pencils than Anshul. The number of pencils that Anshul has
can be represented by x, where x = (32-5)2 . How many pensils does Sam have?

(a) 16 (b) 24 (c) 32 (d) 20 (e) 8

5. Two squares are shown. The smaller square has a side length of 7, while the bigger
square has a side length of 8. What is the distance of AB?

(b) 15 (b) 5 (c) √113 (d) √274 (e) 17

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6. How many factors of 72 are divisible by both 2 and 3

(a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5 (d) 6 (e) 7

7. A sandwhich shop has 5 different types of bread, 8 different types of meat, and 10
different types of condiments. If a customer is to create a sandwhich by choosing 1
type of bread, 1 type of meat, and 1 condiment, How many different sandwiches
can be created?

(a) 400 (b) 10 (c) 120 (d) 150 (e) 500

8. In a class of 25 students, 5 of them likes apples, 40% likes grapes. Out of the
remaining students, half of them likes oranges. The students who likes oranges,
represents what percent of the class?

(a) 5 (b) 20 (c) 10 (d) 25 (e) 40

9. How many different three-digit numbers can be formed by rearranging the digits
in 190?

(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 8 (d) 4 (e) 6

10. 12 teams participate in a basketball tournament. Each team plays each other twice.
In addition, the top 2 teams play in a final. How many total games are played in
this tournament?

(a) 133 (b) 264 (c) 66 (d) 232 (e) 84

11. There exists a and b such that ab=27 and a2b=108. What is 4(a+b)?

(a) 14.75 (b) 10.75 (c) 12 (d) 108 (e) 43

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12. How many different ways can 6 people sit around a circle?

(a) 6 (b) 21 (c) 36 (d) 120 (e) 720

13. Three circles, with a radius of 2, are inscribed in rectangle ABCD as shown in the
image below. What is the area of rectangle ABCD?

(a) 16 (b) 12+6√3 (c) 32+16√3 (d) 48+16√3 (e) 64

14. A five number list exists such that the mode, median, and range is 5. What is the
least possible value of the mean if all the numbers are whole numbers greater than
0.

(a) 5 (b) 3.8 (c) 4.4 (d) 4 (e) 7.5

15. Five distinct whole numbers, chosen from the numbers from 1 to 35, add up to 20.
What is the greatest possible value of the largest of these numbers?

(a) 0 (b) 10 (c) 34 (d) 35 (e) 19

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16. Two identical squares, each with a side length of 8 cm , is overlapped, as shown
below to form a square with a perimeter of 12 square centimeters. What is the area
of the shaded region.

(a) 119 (b)128 (c) 116 (d) 64 (e) 110

17. The maximum of the function y=x2-6x in the interval [0,5] occurs when x=

(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 4 (e) 5

18. How many four-digit integers of the form ‘xyxy’ are multiples of 11 if x≠y.

(a) 9 (b) 0 (c) 99 (d) 10 (e) 100

19. What is the number of letters in the incorrect answers to this question? The letter
of the answer choice or the hyphen doesn’t matter.

(a) eighteen (b) twelve (c) twenty-five (d) thirty-four (e) thirty-nine

20. Find the sum of all the values of x for the equation below.

(b) 2 (b) 1/2 (c) 0 (d) 1 (e) 4/3

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To solve for 4(a+b), we first express a in terms of b using ab=27, yielding a=27/b. Substituting into a²b=108 gives (27/b)²b=108, simplifying to 27²/b=108. Solving for b results in b=27²/108=9/4, hence a=12. Finally, 4(a+b) simplifies as 4*(12+9/4)=4*21/4=21 .

Given smaller square side length 7 and larger side 8, calculating AB involves understanding diagonal cuts or using geometric properties such as the Pythagorean theorem. Geometry necessitates considering square placement relations or usage of derived geometric units such as inscribed circles or coordinate-based vector analysis to resolve such spatial challenges accurately .

A competitor who violates the rules or terms of the ULA-MATH competition could face immediate disqualification from that competition and may also be disqualified from future competitions hosted by ULA-MATH .

In the problem involving two identical overlapping squares each of side 8 cm, calculating the shaded area requires determining the intersection or overlapping area, which affects the total area calculation. Even though each has a side of 8 cm, the overlap modifies the perimeter and potentially alters the area contributions from each section, requiring composite area calculations .

Without calculators, participants rely heavily on mental arithmetic and logical reasoning skills. Quick computation and pattern recognition can greatly enhance accuracy and speed, crucial in limited-time settings. Skills like factorization, mental estimation, and simplification increase efficiency and reduce error potential, impacting overall performance .

Identifying factors of 72 that are divisible by both 2 and 3 involves prime factorization, yielding 72=2³×3². Factors include all combinations of these primes. However, only those divisible by 6 (2×3) are counted, resulting from combinations where exponents of both primes are at least 1, giving factor counts like 2²×3 or higher, ensuring divisibility by both 2 and 3 .

The sandwich shop provides 5 bread types, 8 meat types, and 10 condiments, each independently chosen. The total combinations equal product of choices: 5×8×10=400, illustrating basic combinations calculation under the assumption of independent options and availability for each choice category without restriction .

Unlike linear arrangements, circular arrangements account for rotational symmetry. For 6 people, arrangements are counted as (6-1)! = 5! = 120, since one person's position is fixed, reducing the effective permutations by a factor of 6 compared to a linear arrangement (6! = 720).

The ULA-MATH competition uses a scoring system where each correct answer gives 6 points, each unanswered question gives 1.5 points, and no points are given for incorrect responses. Participants might strategically choose to leave questions unanswered to earn 1.5 points rather than risk a zero for wrong answers, prioritizing certainty in their responses to maximize their score .

For xyxy to be a multiple of 11, the alternating sum rule applies, which dictates that x - y must equal ±1, with x ≠ y. Given digits 0-9, specific pairs fulfill these conditions, providing a finite count of valid xy combinations that satisfy this divisibility, exemplifying the application of expressed numerical rules in determination .

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