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Solutions — Intermediate Division
1. (Also J5)
‘The area is } x 12x 2= em’,
hence (B).
2. (Also J7)
‘The movie lasts for 120 +20 = 140 minutes, so each half is 140 + 2 = 70 minutes,
hence (B).
3. p? = 121 and q? = 16, sop?
hhonce (A),
4. 2015 — 20.15 = 1994.85,
hence (C).
5. There are 5 twenty-cent coins for every dollar, and 2015 403,
hence (D)
6. (Also J10)
The table below shows that, Ben leaves after calling out the mimber 7, Eve leaves
after calling out the number 14, Ana leaves after calling out the number 21, and Con
leaves after calling out the number 28. Therefore, Dan is the last person remaining
at the table.
12 3 4 5 6 7/8 9 00 1 12 13
ABCDEA B|ICDEACDE
15 16 17 18 19 20 21|22 23 24 2% 26 27 28
ACcDACGDA|CDCDCDE
hence (D).
7. For every 4 cows there are 6 horses and 3 goats, so the ratio of goats to horses is
seer
ence (E)
Since 141 + 12 = 11r9, Warren has completed 11 floors and 9 windows. Since he
moves down after each completed floor, he has moved down 11 floors to flocr number
38-11 — 27,
hence (D).
9. ‘The 20 blue and yellow lollies are 3 of the packet, so there are 30 lollies in the packet
Of these 15 are yellow, which is 3 of the total,
hionee (©).
2015 AMC - Intermedtate Solutions 10. The 49cm? of the large square has 1+4= Gem? in the two sual! squares aud Ue
two equal pentagons. So the shaded pentagon has area (49 — 5) + 2 = 22cr1°,
henee (C).
11. (Also J17, $6)
Alternative 1
Jenna must leave out a longer side ane Dylan a shorter side, where the longer side
is 8cm longer than the shorter side. So the sides are xem and (x + 8)cm. Then
Jenna's measurement is 2c +c -+8 = 80, so that 3r = 72 and x = 24. The rectangle
is 24em by 32cm. The perimeter is then 2 x 24+ 2x 82 = 12cm,
hhence (A).
Alternative 2
Suppose the rectangle has width w and height h. Dylan’s and Jenna’s measurements
are 2w+h and 2h-+w. Adding these, Sw + 3h = 80 + 88 = 168 and 50 w +h =
168 +3. = 56. Then the perimeter is 2(w + h) = Li2em,
hhenee (A).
12. (Also $10)
Bight days is 8 x 24 = 192 hours. Hence the speed in kilometres per hour is a =
12000 ~ g0kmn/h,
200 .
hence (E).
13. (Also UP20, J14)
Faces C and T must be opposite, ruling out (B) and (C). With A upright, the face to
the right is M, ruling ont (D). With C upright, the face above is A, ruling out (B).
(A) is possible with H opposite face A,
hence (A).
14. (Also J22, $7)
‘The score is a multiple of 6 if one of the dice is 6 or if one of the dice is ever: (2, 4 or
6) and the other is 3. We tabulate these possibilities amongst. the 36 equally likely
rolls,
Second dice
123456
v
viv
First dice
1
2
3
4 v
5
6
Vivi)
x
‘Then the probability that the score is a multiple of 6 is
Bl
hance (B)
2015 AMC - Intermediate Solutions. 16.
aire ‘The sides of the squares have length Lem, 3em, 4em,
Tr ¥ Sem, 7em, 10cm and 12cm, as shown, so that XY
1 is the hypotenuse of a 12: 16: 20 triangle,
wo | w |{2 hence (B).
7 16
16. There are 9 possibilities for the hundreds digit.
17.
18.
For cach of these 9 possibilities there ave 9 possibilities for the tens digit, since the
first digit is exeluded, but 0 is possible. So there are 81 possibilities for the first two
digits.
For each of these 81 possibilities, there are 8 possibilities for the units digit. Then
there are 9 x 9 x 8 = 648 possibilities in all,
hence (C).
Alternative 1
From the tilt of the two beams, these numbers are positive:
Y¥-X — > 0 (ower beam)
(QX+Y¥)-(2¥ +2) = 2X-¥-Z > O (upper beam)
(¥-X)+@X-Y¥-2) X-Z > 0 (sum of both)
Then Z 3 and the upper beam has 9 < 10, so this is a solution.
Alternative 2
Clearly Y ky is heavier than Xkg. Replace the
lower-right X kg with Y kg, and the top beam will [¥r8\
still tit down on the right. Then it is clear that [Fre\ [Xke\
X kg is heavier than Zkg. That is, Z
o
5b
An ~ 3, we have k= 9. Then 9a =n +3 and 9b = 3n, Then n= 9a~3
and b= 30-1 a<2me = asm,
heace (224).
Alternative 2
If is not 8 multiple of 3, then the common denominator is 3n. which has no common
factor with the numerator n+ 3. So we check where n is a multiple of 3.
n 3 [6 |9| 12 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 24 | 27
1,1 [2/slafsyoyz[ alo fio
30 1n 316} 9] 12] 15 | 18 | 21 | 24 | 27
4 , 5 ie 2 3
Simplification 2 5 g
The pattem for n = 6,15,24,... continues, since cancellation occurs only when the
mmerator 7 +1 is a multiple of 3. In particular, n is 3 less than a multiple of 9.
‘The last multiple of 3 before 2015 is 2013, which is 3 less than 2016 = 224 x 9. So
from n = 6 =1x9~3 up ton = 2013 = 224 x 9—3 there are 224 values of n where
the simplification is possible,
henee (224).
2018 AMC ~ Intermediate Solutions 28. Let the rectangle havo sides « and y.
(@+3)(y +2) Bey
ryt 8yt+2e+6 = Sey
y(2e-3) = +6
n+ 6
de-3
y=
= 1+ oo
So 2x — 3 = 1,3 or 9 and x = 2,3 or 6.
So the three possible rectangles aro 2x 10, 3x4 and 6x2 with area 204+12+12 = 44
square units,
herce (44)
29. (Also $28)
In each fifteen-minute interval starting from noon, a train arrives after 0 minutes, 3
minutes, 5 minutes, 6 minutes, 9 minutes, 10 minutes, 12 minutes and 15 minutes.
Between these arrivals, there are two L-minute intervals, two 2-minute intervals, and
three 3-minnte intervals. Hence, we have the following facts.
ax
1
dth
35" and the
* ‘The probability of a train arriving during a I-minute interval is
average wait is 30 seconds.
© The probability of a train arriving during a 2-minute interval is axe and the
average wait is 60 seconds.
© The probability of a train arriving during a 3-minute interval is aa and the
average wait is 90 seconds.
So on average, the number of seconds that I should expect to wait is
2 4 9
ap 804 Gy x Ot
fe x90 =4-4 16+ 54 = 74,
1B
herce (74)
80. Alternative 1
Label lengths and calculate the area, as shown,
ees
u-b
b Q
18 x 14~ ab — (18 ~ a)(14—- 5)
18b-+ Lda ~ 2ab
$ >
u-b
De c
2015 AMC ~ Intermediate Solutions ‘We can assume 1
