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Problem 1

Aunt Anna is 42 years old. Caitlin is 5 years younger than Brianna, and Brianna is half as old as Aunt Anna. How old is Caitlin?

\mathrm{(A)}\ 15\qquad\mathrm{(B)}\ 16\qquad\mathrm{(C)}\ 17\qquad\mathrm{(D)}\ 21\qquad\mathrm{(E)}\ 37

Solution

Problem 2

Which of these numbers is less than its reciprocal?

\mathrm{(A)}\ -2\qquad\mathrm{(B)}\ -1\qquad\mathrm{(C)}\ 0\qquad\mathrm{(D)}\ 1\qquad\mathrm{(E)}\ 2

Solution

Problem 3

How many whole numbers lie in the interval between \frac{5}{3} and 2\pi?


\mathrm{(A)}\ 2\qquad\mathrm{(B)}\ 3\qquad\mathrm{(C)}\ 4\qquad\mathrm{(D)}\ 5\qquad\mathrm{(E)}\ infinitely\ many

Solution

Problem 4

In 1960 only 5\% of the working adults in Carlin City worked at home. By 1970 the "at-home" work force had increased to 8\%. In 1980 there were approximately 15\% working at home, and in 1990 there were 30\%. The graph that best illustrates this is:

Solution

Problem 5

Each principal of Lincoln High School serves exactly one 3-year term. What is the maximum number of principals this school could have during an 8-year period?

\mathrm{(A)}\ 2\qquad\mathrm{(B)}\ 3\qquad\mathrm{(C)}\ 4\qquad\mathrm{(D)}\ 5\qquad\mathrm{(E)}\ 8

Solution

Problem 6

Figure ABCD is a square. Inside this square three smaller squares are drawn with the side lengths as labeled. The area of the shaded L-shaped region is

\mathrm{(A)}\ 7\qquad\mathrm{(B)}\ 10\qquad\mathrm{(C)}\ 12.5\qquad\mathrm{(D)}\ 14\qquad\mathrm{(E)}\ 15


Solution

Problem 7

What is the minimum possible product of three different numbers of the set \{-8.-6,-4,0,3,5,7\}?

\mathrm{(A)}\ -336\qquad\mathrm{(B)}\ -280\qquad\mathrm{(C)}\ -210\qquad\mathrm{(D)}\ -192\qquad\mathrm{(E)}\ 0

Solution

Problem 8

Three dice with faces numbered 1 through 6 are stacked as shown. Seven of the eighteen faces are visible, leaving eleven faces hidden (back, bottom, between). The total number of dots NOT visible in this view is

\mathrm{(A)}\ 21\qquad\mathrm{(B)}\ 22\qquad\mathrm{(C)}\ 31\qquad\mathrm{(D)}\ 41\qquad\mathrm{(E)}\ 53

Solution

Problem 9

Three-digit powers of 2 and 5 are used in this cross-number puzzle. What is the only possible digit for the outlined square?

ACROSS\ DOWN

2)\ 2^m \qquad\ 1)\ 5^n


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

Solution

Problem 10

Ara and Shea were once the same height. Since then Shea has grown 20\% while Ara has grow half as many inches as Shea. Shea is now 60 inches tall. How tall, in inches, is Ara now?

\mathrm{(A)}\ 48\qquad\mathrm{(B)}\ 51\qquad\mathrm{(C)}\ 52\qquad\mathrm{(D)}\ 54\qquad\mathrm{(E)}\ 55

Solution

Problem 11

The number 64 has the property that it is divisible by its units digit. How many whole numbers between 10 and 50 have this property?


\mathrm{(A)}\ 15\qquad\mathrm{(B)}\ 16\qquad\mathrm{(C)}\ 17\qquad\mathrm{(D)}\ 18\qquad\mathrm{(E)}\ 20

Solution

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Problem 14

What is the units digit of 19^{19} + 99^{99}?

\mathrm{(A)}\ 0\qquad\mathrm{(B)}\ 1\qquad\mathrm{(C)}\ 2\qquad\mathrm{(D)}\ 8\qquad\mathrm{(E)}\ 9

Solution

Problem 15

Problem 16

In order for Mateen to walk a kilometer (1000m) in his rectangular backyard, he must walk the length 25 times or walk its perimeter 10 times. What is the area of Mateen's backyard in square meters?

\mathrm{(A)}\ 40\qquad\mathrm{(B)}\ 200\qquad\mathrm{(C)}\ 400\qquad\mathrm{(D)}\ 500\qquad\mathrm{(E)}\ 1000

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