Math@Mac Online Mathematics Competition

Wednesday, November 26, 2014

Instructions:
There are ten multiple choice questions. Select one of A, B, C, or D for each question.
Check your answers carefully before submitting them online. You will only be able to submit
your answers once. Non-programmable, non-graphing calculators are permitted. You may
not use any other resources including web-based ones.

Good luck!

1. Two towns, A and B, are located on the Croatian coast. At sunrise, Jack begins walking
south from A to B along the coast, while simultaneously Diana begins walking north from
B to A. Each person walks at a constant speed, and they cross paths at noon. Jack arrives
in B at 5 pm while Diana reaches A at 11:15 pm. When was the sunrise?

(A) 4:30 am
(B) 5:30 am
(C) 5:45 am
(D) 6:15 am

2. There are three positive integers, A, B, and C. The following operations are performed:
- Begin with the value of A
- Square it
- Multiply the value you obtained by 35
- Add to that the value of 5 times B
- Add to that the value of C squared
Which one of the following numbers could be the result of such a calculation?

(A) 664502
(B) 664503
(C) 664508
(D) 664509
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3. In the 4×4 grid below, a path starts at S and proceeds through adjacent squares (hori-
zontally or vertically, not diagonally) visiting each square exactly once and finishing at F.
Consider the 100×100 grid whose top left corner is pictured below. If one were to create
such a path starting at S, only one of the lettered squares, A, B, C, or D, could be the end
of such a path through adjacent squares, visiting each of the 10,000 squares exactly once.
Which lettered square could it be?

S
S
B

F C
A D

(A) square A
(B) square B
(C) square C
(D) square D

4. Let M = 124567891011121415 . . . 282940414244 . . . 9992999499959996999799989999 (i.e.,

M is obtained by writing all numbers from 1 to 9999 that do not contain digit 3). Which
statement is true for M ?

(A) M has 25,422 digits and is divisible by 3

(B) M has 25,422 digits and is not divisible by 3
(C) M has 25,424 digits and is divisible by 3
(D) M has 25,424 digits and is not divisible by 3
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5. Positive integers from 1 to 1000000 (1 million) are arranged around a circle, as shown
below. Start at number 1, and as you move clockwise, cross every fifteenth number (1, 16,
31, 46, and so on). Keep moving around the circle, crossing every fifteenth number until
you realize that no new numbers are crossed. The numbers that you crossed are counted
again - so if you cross number 111, then the next number you cross is 126, even though
some numbers between 111 and 126 might already be crossed. How many numbers are left
uncrossed?

1000000 1 2
999999 3
4
999998 5
6
999997

(A) 824,000
(B) 800,000
(C) 660,000
(D) 520,000

6. What is the probability that in drawing three cards, without replacement, from a deck
of 52 cards that one will draw a spade, a queen, and a diamond in that order?

(A) 1/510
(B) 13/2550
(C) 1/208
(D) 1/204
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7. Consider two concentric circles with radii x and 1 where x < 1. In the annulus, i.e.,
in the region between the concentric circles, 6 circles are constructed in the following way.
Each of these circles is tangent to the inner circle, the outer circle, and the two adjacent
circles. For which value of x is this construction possible?

(A) 1/6
(B) 1/4
(C) 1/3
(D) 1/2

8. Consider the following table of numbers. Though not obvious, there is a definite pattern.

1 3 7 3 11 13 13 19 19 55
2 5 2 7 11 8 17 17 34 29
3 1 5 9 5 13 15 21 23 21

What are the numbers in the last column (from top to bottom) that complete the pattern?

(A) 31, 23, 89

(B) 21, 37, 39
(C) 33, 21, 75
(D) 37, 47, 59
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9. In a convex pentagon of perimeter 10, each diagonal is parallel to one of the sides. Find
the sum of the lengths of the diagonals.
 √ 
(A) 5 1 + 5
 √ 
(B) 52 1 + 5
 √ 
(C) 52 2 5 − 1
 √ 
(D) 5 2 5 − 1

10. A total of 100,000 raffle tickets have been printed for a fundraiser, each one with a
distinct 5-digit number ranging from 00000 to 99999. But some tickets are ambiguous. An
ambiguous ticket is defined to be one that shows two different numbers depending on the
ticket’s orientation. For example, the ticket below is ambiguous since it could be either
09081 or 18060, depending on its orientation. On the other hand, the ticket number 80008
is not ambiguous.

rotate by
180o
0908I I8060
How many of the 100,000 tickets are ambiguous? Ticket number 09081 and its rotated pair
18060 count as two tickets.
Note: Digits used on the tickets appear as shown:

0, I, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
(A) less than 2800
(B) between 2800 and 3000
(C) between 3001 and 3200
(D) more than 3200

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