AMC-Algebra

PROBLEM 1(DIFFICULTY:0.25)

Casey's shop class is making a golf trophy.He has to paint 300 dimples on a golf ball If it takes him 2
seconds to paint one dimple,how many minutes will he need to do hisjob?

(A)4 (B)6 (C)8 (D)10 (E)12

PROBLEM 2(DIFFICULTY:0.25)

Theresa's parents have agreed to buy her tickets to see her favorite band if she spends an average of 10
hours per week helping around the house for 6 weeks.For the first 5 weeks she helps around the house for
8,11,7,12 and 10 hours.How many hours must she work for the final week to earn the tickets?

(A)9 (B)10 (C)11 (D)12 (E)13

PROBLEM 3(DIFFICULTY:1)

A number x is 2 more than the product of its reciprocal and its additive inverse.In which interval does the
number lie?

(A)-4≤x≤-2 (B)-2<x≤0Q(C)0<x≤2 (D)2<x≤4 (E)4<x≤6

PROBLEM 4(DIFFICULTY:1)

Giventhata,b,andcarenon-zerorealnumbers,define ,find (2,12,9).

(A)4 (B)5 P(C)6 (D)7 (E)8

PROBLEM 5(DIFFICULTY:1)

For the nonzero numbers a,b,and c,define

Find D(2,4,6).

(A)1 (B)2 (C)4 (D)6 (E)24

PROBLEM 6(DIFFICULTY:1)

You and five friends need to raise 1500 dollars in donations for a charity,dividing the fundraising equally.
How many dollars will each of you need to raise?

(A)250 (B)300 (C)1500 (D)7500 (E)9000

PROBLEM 7(DIFFICULTY:1)

For any three real numbers a,b,and c,with b≠c,the operation ⊗is defined by:

What is ⊗(×(1,2,3),×(2,3,1),×(3,1,2))?

(A) (B) (C)0 (D) (E)

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PROBLEM 8(DIFFICULTY:1)

While eating out,Mike and Joe each tipped their server 2 dollars.Mike tipped 10%of his billand Joe
tipped 20%of his bill.What was the difference,in dollars between their bills?

(A)2 (B)4 (C)5 (D)10 (E)20

PROBLEM 9(DIFFICULTY:1)

What is(-1)¹+(-1)²+…+(-1)²006?

(A)-2006 (B)-1 (C)0 (D)1 (E)2006

PROBLEM 10(DIFFICULTY:1)

For real numbers c andy,define xay=(x+y)(x-y).What is 3 。(4 。5)?

(A)-72 (B)-27 (C)-24 (D)24 (E)72

PROBLEM 11(DIFFICULTY:1)

A football game was played between two teams,the Cougars and the Panthers.The two teams scored a
total of 34 points,and the Cougars won by a margin of 14 points.How many points did the Panthers
Score?

(A)10 (B)14 (C)17 (D)20 (E)24

PROBLEM 12(DIFFICULTY:1)

Define a@b=ab-b²and a#b=a+b-ab².What is

(A) (B)-4 (C): (D)4 (E)

PROBLEM 13(DIFFICULTY:1)

An aquarium has a rectangular base that measures 100 cm by 40 cm and has a height of 50 cm.It is filled
with water to a height of 40 cm.A brick with a rectangular base that measures 40 cm by 20 cm and a
height of 10 cm isplaced in the aquarium.By how many centimeters does the water rise?

(A)0.5 (B)1 (C)1.5 (D)2 (E)2.5

PROBLEM 14(DIFFICULTY:1)

Cagney can frost a cupcake every 20 seconds and Lacey can frost a cupcake every 30 seconds,Working
together,how many cupcakes can they frost in 5 minutes?

(A)10 (B)15 (C)20 (D)25 (E)30

PROBLEM 15(DIFFICULTY:1)

What is 10-

(A)3 (B)8 (C) (D) (E)170

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PROBLEM 16(DIFFICULTY:1)

Roy's cat eats g of a can of cat food every morning and ¹of a can of cat food every evening.Before
feeding his cat on Monday morning,Roy opened a box containing 6 cans of cat food.On what day of the
week did the cat finish eating all the cat food in the box?

(A)Tuesday (B)Wednesday (C)Thursday (D)Friday (E)Saturday

PROBLEM 17(DIFFICULTY:1)

Bridget bakes 48 loaves of bread for her bakery.She sells half of them in the morning for $2.50 each.In
the afternoon she sells two thirds of what she has left,and because they are not fresh,she charges only
half price.In the late afternoon she sells the remaining loaves at a dollar each.Each loaf costs $0.75 for
her to make.In dollars,what is her profit for the day?

(A)24( (B)36 (C)44 (D)48 (E)52

PROBLEM 18(DIFFICULTY:1)

Leah has 13 coins,all of which are pennies and nickels.If she had one more nickel than she has now,then
she would have the same number of pennies and nickels.In cents,how much are Leah's coins worth?

(A)33 (B)35 (C)37(D)39 (E)41

PROBLEM 19(DIFFICULTY:1)

What is ?

(A)16 (B)24 (C)32 (D)48 (E)64

PROBLEM 20(DIFFICULTY:1)

Randy drove the first third of his trip on a gravel road,the next 20 miles on pavement,and the remaining
one-fifth on a dirt road.In miles how long was Randy's trip?

(A)30 (B) (C) (D)40 (E)

PROBLEM 21(DIFFICULTY:1)

What is the value of (20-1+5²-0)-¹×5?

(A)-125 (B)-120 (C) 号 (D)2 (E)25

PROBLEM 22(DIFFICULTY:1)

A box contains a collection of triangular and square tiles.There are 25 tiles in the box,containing 84 edges
total.How many square tiles are there in the box?

(A)3 (B)5 (C)7 (D)9 (E)11

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PROBLEM 23(DIFFICULTY:1)

Ann made a 3-step staircase using 18 toothpicks as shown in the figure.How many toothpicks does she
need to add to complete a 5-step staircase?

(A)9 (B)18 (C)20 (D)22 (E)24

PROBLEM 24(DIFFICULTY:1)

What is the value of 2-(-2)-²?

(A)-2 (B) (c)4 (D) (E)6

PROBLEM 25(DIFFICULTY:1)

Marie does three equally time-consuming tasks in a row without taking breaks.She begins the first task at
1:00 PM and finishes the second task at 2:40 PM.When does she finish the third task?

(A)3:10PM (B)3:30 PM (C)4:00 PM (D)4:10 PM (E)4:30 PM

PROBLEM 26(DIFFICULTY:1)

What is the value of

(A)99 (B)100 (C)110 (D)121 (E)132

PROBLEM 27(DIFFICULTY:1)

For what value of x does 10*·1002r=10005?

(A)1 (B)2 (C)3 (D)4 (E)5

PROBLEM 28(DIFFICULTY:1)

For every dollar Ben spent on bagels,David spent 25 cents less.Ben paid $12.50 more than David.How
much did they spend in the bagel store together?

(A)$37.50 (B)$50.00 (C)$87.50 (D)$90.00 (E)$92.50

PROBLEM 29(DIFFICULTY:1)

What is the valueof when

(A)1 (B)2 (C) (D)10 ((E)20

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PROBLEM 30(DIFFICULTY:1)

If n0m=n³m²,what is 204?

(A) (B) (C)1 (D)2 (E)4

PROBLEM 31(DIFFICULTY:1)

Let z=-2016.What isthe value of

(A)-2016 (B)0 (C)2016 (D)4032 ((E)6048

PROBLEM 32(DIFFICULTY:1)

What is the value of (2(2(2(2(2(2+1)+1)+1)+1)+1)+1)?

(A)70 ((B)97 (C)127 (D)159 (E)729

PROBLEM 33(DIFFICULTY:1)

Pablo buys popsicles for his friends.The store sells single popsicles for $1 each,3-popsicle boxes for $2
each,and 5-popsicle boxes for $3.What is the greatest number of popsicles that Pablo can buy with $8?

(A)8( B)11 (C)12 (D)13 (E)15

PROBLEM 34(DIFFICULTY:1)

Sofia ran 5 laps around the 400-meter track at her school.For each lap,she ran the first 100 meters at an
average speed of 4 meters per second and the remaining 300 meters at an average speed of 5 meters per
second.How much time did Sofia take running the 5 laps?

(A)5 minutes and 35 seconds

(B)6minutes and 40 seconds
(C)7 minutes and 5 seconds
(D)7 minutes and 25 seconds
(E)8 minutes and 10 seconds

PROBLEM 35(DIFFICULTY:1)

Real numbers x,y,and z satisfy the inequalities O<x<1,-1<y<0,and 1<z<2.Which of the

following numbers is necessarily positive?

(A)y+x² (B)y+cz (C)y+y² (D)y+2y² (E)y+z

PROBLEM 36(DIFFICULTY:1)

What is the value of

((2+1)-¹+1)-¹+1)+1?
(A) 喜 (B) (C) 号 (D) (E)

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PROBLEM 37(DIFFICULTY:1)

Liliane has 50%more soda than Jacqueline,and Alice has 25%more soda than Jacqueline.What is the
relationship between the amounts of soda that Liliane and Alice have?

(A)Liliane has 20%moresoda than Alice

(B)Liliane has 25%more soda than Alice.

(C)Liliane has 45%more soda than Alice.

(D)Liliane has 75%more soda than Alice

(E)Liliane has 100%more soda than Alice.

PROBLEM 38(DIFFICULTY:1)

A unit of blood expires after 10!=10·9·8…1 seconds.Yasin donates a unit of blood at noon of January
1.On what day does his unit of blood expire?

(A)January 2—(B)January 12 (C)January 22 (D)February 11 (E)February 12

PROBLEM 39(DIFFICULTY:1)

Kate bakes a 20-inch by 18-inch pan of cornbread.The cornbread is cut into pieces that measure 2 inches
by 2 inches.How many pieces of cornbread does the pan contain?

(A)90 (B)100 (C)180 (D)200 (E)360

PROBLEM 40(DIFFICULTY:1)

Sam drove 96 miles in 90 minutes.His averagespeed during the first 30 minutes was 60 mph(miles per
hour),and his average speed during the second 30 minutes was 65 mph.What was his average speed,in
mph,during the last 30 minutes?

(A)64 (B)65 (C)66 (D)67 (E)68

PROBLEM 41(DIFFICULTY:1)

What is the value of

(A)0 (B)1 (C)2 (D)3 (E)4

PROBLEM 42(DIFFICULTY:1)

What is the hundreds digit of (20!-15!)?

(A)0 (B)1 (C)2 (D)4 (E)5

PROBLEM 43(DIFFICULTY:1)

Ana and Bonita were born on the same date in different years,n years apart.Last year Ana was 5 times as
old as Bonita.This year Ana's age is the square of Bonita's age.What is n?

(A)3 (B)5 (C)9 (D)12 (E)15

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PROBLEM 44(DIFFICULTY:1)

What value of x satisfies

(B) (C) (D) (E)6

PROBLEM 45(DIFFICULTY:1)

Assuming a≠3,b≠4,and c≠5,what is the value in simplest form of the following expression?

(A)-1 (B)1 (C)器 (D); (E)

PROBLEM 46(DIFFICULTY:1)

What is the value of

1-(-2)-3-(-4)-5-(-6)?
(A)-20 (B)-3 (C)3 (D)5 (E)21

PROBLEM 47(DIFFICULTY:1)

Carl has 5 cubes each having side length 1,and Kate has 5 cubes each having side length 2.What is the
total volume of these 10 cubes?

(A)24 (B)25 (C)28 (D)40 (E)45

PROBLEM 48(DIFFICULTY:1)

The ratio of w to x is 4:3,the ratio of y to z is 3:2,and the ratio of z to x is 1:6.What is the ratio of
w toy?

(A)4:3 (B)3:2 (C)8:3 (D)4:1 (E)16:3

PROBLEM 49(DIFFICULTY:1)

What is the value of

(2²-2)-(3²-3)+(4²-4)

(A)1 (B)2 (C)5 (D)8 (E)12

PROBLEM 50(DIFFICULTY:1)

Portia's highschool has 3 times as many students as Lara's highschool.The two high schools have a total
of 2600 students.How many students does Portia's highschool have?

(A)600 (B)650 (C)1950 (D)2000 (E)2050

PROBLEM 51(DIFFICULTY:1)

How many integer values of x satisfy z|<3π?

(A)9 (B)10 (C)18 (D)19 (E)20

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PROBLEM 52(DIFFICULTY:1)

Whati the value of√(3-2√3)²+√(3+2V3)²?

(A)0 (B)4√3-6 (C)6 (D)4√3 (E)4√3+6
PROBLEM 53(DIFFICULTY:1)

In an after-school program for juniors and seniors,there is a debate team with an equal number of students
from each class on the team.Among the 28 students in the program,25%of the juniors and 10%of the
seniors are on the debate team.How many juniors are in the program?

(A)5 (B)6 (C)8 (D)11 (E)20

PROBLEM 54(DIFFICULTY:1.25)

In the year 2001,the United States will host the International Mathematical Olympiad.Let I,M,and O
be distinct positive integers such that the product I·M·O=2001.What is the largest possible value of
the sum I+M+0?

(A)23 (B)55 (C)99 (D)111 (E)671

PROBLEM 55(DIFFICULTY:1.25)

2000(2000200)=?

(A)20002001 (B)40002000·(C)20004000 (D)4,000,002000 (E)20004,000,000

PROBLEM 56(DIFFICULTY:1.25)

Each day,Jenny ate 20%of the jellybeans that were in her jar at the beginning of that day.At the end of
the second day,32 remained.How many jellybeans were in the jar originally?

(A)40 (B)50 (C)55 (D)60 (E)75

PROBLEM 57(DIFFICULTY:1.25)

The arithmetic mean of the nine numbers in the set {9,99,999,9999,...,999999999}is a 9-digit number
M,all of whose digits are distinct.The number M does not contain the digit

(A)0 (B)2 (C)4 (D)6 (E)8

PROBLEM 58(DIFFICULTY:1.25)

What is the value of (3x-2)(4x+1)-(3x-2)4xc+1 when x=4?

(A)0 (B)1 (C)10 (D)11 (E)12

PROBLEM 59(DIFFICULTY:1.25)

What is the difference between the sum of the first 2003 even counting numbers and the sum of the first
2003 odd counting numbers?

(A)0 (B)1 (C)2 (D)2003 (E)4006

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PROBLEM 60(DIFFICULTY:1.25)

Members of the Rockham Soccer League buy socks and T-shirts.Socks cost $4 per pair and each T-shirt
costs $5 more than a pair of socks.Each member needs one pair of socks and a shirt for home games and
another pair of socks and a shirt for away games.If the total cost is $2366,how many members are in the
League?

(A)77 (B)91 (C)143 (D)182 (E)286

PROBLEM 61(DIFFICULTY:1.25)

Which of the following is the same as

(A)-1 (B)一3 (C) (D)1 (E)营

PROBLEM 62(DIFFICULTY:1.25)

Alicia earns 20 dollars per hour,of which 1.45%is deducted to pay local taxes.How many cents per hour
of Alicia's wages are used to pay local taxes?

(A)0.0029(B)0.029 (C)0.29 (D)2.9C(E)29

PROBLEM 63(DIFFICULTY:1.25)

On the AMC 12,each correct answer is worth 6 points,each incorrect answer is worth 0 points,and each
problem left unanswered is worth 2.5 points.If Charlyn leaves 8 ofthe 25 problems unanswered,how many
of the remaining problems must she answer correctly in order to score at least 100?

(A)11 (B)13 (C)14 (D)16 (E)17

PROBLEM 64(DIFFICULTY:1.25)

At each basketball practice last week,Jenny made twice as many free throws as she made at the previous
practice.At her fifth practiceshe made 48 free throws.How many free throws did she make at the first
practice?

(A)3 (B)6 (C)9 (D)12 (E)15

PROBLEM 65(DIFFICULTY:1.25)

Two is 10%of x and 20%of y.What is x-y?

(A)1 (B)2 (C)5 (D)10 (E)20

PROBLEM 66(DIFFICULTY:1.25)

The equations 2x+7=3 and bx-10=-2 have the same solution.What is the value of b?

(A)-8 (B)-4 (C)2 (D)4 (E)8

PROBLEM 67(DIFFICULTY:1.25)

A positive number x has the property that x%of x is 4.What is x?

(A)2 (B)4 (C)10 (D)20 (E)40

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PROBLEM 68(DIFFICULTY:1.25)

Sandwiches at Joe's Fast Food cost $3 each and sodas cost $2 each.How many dollars will it cost to
purchase 5 sandwiches and 8 sodas?

(A)31 (B)32 (C)33 (D)34 (E)35

PROBLEM 69(DIFFICULTY:1.25)

Define x⊗y=x³-y.What is h×(h⊗h)?

(A)-h (B)0 (C)h (D)2h (E)h3

PROBLEM 70(DIFFICULTY:1.25)

The ratio of Mary's age to Alice's age is 3:5.Alice is 30 years old.How old is Mary?

(A)15 (B)18 (C)20 (D)24 (E)50

PROBLEM 71(DIFFICULTY:1.25)

One ticket to a show costs 20 at full price.Susan buys 4 ticketsusing a coupon that gives her a 25%
discount.Pam buys 5 tickets using a coupon that gives her a 30%discount.How many more dollars does
Pam pay than Susan?

(A)2 (B)5 (C)10 (D)15 · (E)20

PROBLEM 72(DIFFICULTY:1.25)

An aquarium has a rectangular base that measures 100 cm by 40 cm and has a height of 50 cm.It is filled
with water to a height of 40 cm.A brick with a rectangular base that measures 40 cm by 20 cm and a
height of 10 cm is placed in the aquarium.By how many centimeters does the water rise?

(A)0.5 (B)1 (C)1.5 (D)2 (E)2.5

PROBLEM 73(DIFFICULTY:1.25)

The larger of two consecutive odd integers is three times the smaller.What is their sum?

(A)4 (B)8 (C)12 (D)16 (E)20

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PROBLEM 74(DIFFICULTY:1.25)

The point O is the center of the circle circumscribed about triangle ABC,with ∠BOC=120°and
∠AOB=140°,as shown.What is the degree measure of ∠ABC?

(A)35 (B)40 ((C)45 (D)50 (E)60

PROBLEM 75(DIFFICULTY:1.25)

Kim's flight took off from Newark at 10:34 AM and landed in Miami at 1:18 PM.Both cities are in the
same time zone.If her flight took h hours and m minutes,with O<m<60,what is h+m?

(A)46 (B)47 (C)50 (D)53 (E)54

PROBLEM 76(DIFFICULTY:1.25)

What is(20-(2010-201))+(2010-(201-20))?

(A)-4020 ((B)0 (C)40 (D)401 (E)4020

PROBLEM 77(DIFFICULTY:1.25)

A ferryboat shuttles tourists to an island every hour starting at 10 AM until its last trip,which starts at 3
PM.One day the boat captain notes that on the 10 AM trip there were 100 tourists on the ferryboat,and
that on each successive trip,the number of tourists was 1 fewer than on the previous trip.How many
tourists did the ferry take to the island that day?

(A)585 (B)594 (C)672 (D)679 (E)694

PROBLEM 78(DIFFICULTY:1.25)

Josanna's test scores to date are 90,80,70,60,and 85.Her goal is to raise her test average at least 3
points with her next test.What is the minimum test score she would need to accomplish this goal?

(A)80 (B)82 (C)85 (D)90 (E)95

PROBLEM 79(DIFFICULTY:1.25)

A flower bouquet contains pink roses,red roses,pink carnations,and red carnations.One third of the pink
flowers are roses,three fourths of the red flowers are carnations,and six tenths of the flowers are pink.
What percent of the flowers are carnations?

(A)15 (B)30 (C)40 (D)60 (E)70

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PROBLEM 80(DIFFICULTY:1.25)

At the theater children get in for half price.The price for 5 adult tickets and 4 child tickets is 24.50.How
much would 8 adult tickets and 6 child tickets cost?

(A)35 (B)38.50 (C)40 (D)42 (E)42.50

PROBLEM 81(DIFFICULTY:1.25)

Leah has 13 coins,all of which are pennies and nickels.If she had one more nickel than she has now,then
she would have the same number of pennies and nickels.In cents,how much are Leah's coins worth?

(A)33 (B)35 (C)37 (D)39 (E)41

PROBLEM 82(DIFFICULTY:1.25)

Orvin went to the store with just enough money to buy 30 balloons.When he arived he discovered that
the store had a special sale on balloons:buy 1 ballon at the regular price and get a second at g of the
regular price.What is the greatest number of balloons Orvin could buy?

(A)33 (B)34 (C)36 (D)38 (E)39

PROBLEM 83(DIFEICULTY:1.25)

Randy drove the first third of his trip on a gravel road,the next 20 miles on pavement,and the remaining
one-fifth on a dirt road.In miles,how long was Randy's trip?

(A)30 (B) (C) (D)40 (E)³7

PROBLEM 84(DIFFICULTY:1.25)

What is the value of (20-1+5²-0)-¹×5?

(A)-125 (B)-120 (C) 号 (D)2 (E)25

PROBLEM 85(DIFFICULTY:1.25)

W ha i the va lue of - (-2 )-2?

(A - (B ) c ) (D) (E)6

PROBLEM 86(DIFFICULTY:1.25)

Marie does three equally time-consuming tasks in a row without taking breaks.She begins the first task at
1:00 PM and finishes the second task at 2:40 PM.When does she finish the third task?

(A)3:10 PM (B)3:30 PM (C)4:00 PM (D)4:10 PM (E)4:30 PM

PROBLEM 87(DIFFICULTY:1.25)

lsaac has written down one integer two times and another integer three times.The sum of the five
numbers is 100,and one of the numbers is 28.What is the other number?

(A)8 (B)11 (C)14 (D)15 (E)18

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PROBLEM 88(DIFFICULTY:1.25)

What isthevaleof when

(A)1 (B)2 (C) (D)10 (E)20

PROBLEM 89(DIFFICULTY:1.25)

Let a=-2016.Whatisthevaleof a1-2-a|-?

(A)-2016( (B)0 (C)2016 (D)4032 (E)6048

PROBLEM 90(DIFFICULTY:1.25)

Kymbrea's comic book collection currently has 30 comic books in it,and she is adding to her collection at
the rate of 2 comic books per month.LaShawn's collection currently has 10 comic books in it,and he is
adding to his collection at the rate of 6 comic books per month.After how many months will LaShawn's
collection have twice as many comic books as Kymbrea's?

(A)1 (B)4 (C)5 ( D)20 (E)25

PROBLEM 91(DIFFICULTY:1.25)

A line with slope 2 intersects a line with slope 6 at the point (40,30).What is the distance between the x-
intercepts of these two lines?

(A)5 (B)10 (C)20 (D)25 (E)50

PROBLEM 92(DIFFICULTY:1.25)

The area of a pizza with radius 4 is N percent larger than the area of a pizza with radius 3 inches.What is
the integer closest to N?

(A)25 (B)33 (C)44 (D)66 (E)78

PROBLEM 93(DIFFICULTY:1.25)

Suppose a is 150%of b.What percent of a is 3b?

(A)50 (B)66+3 (C)150 (D)200 (E)450

PROBLEM 94(DIFFICULTY:1.25)

Carlos took 70%of a whole pie.Maria took one third of the remainder.What portion of the whole pie was
left?

(A)10% (B)15% (C)20% (D)30% (E)35%

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PROBLEM 95(DIFFICULTY:1.25)

The acronym AMC is shown in the rectangular grid below with grid lines spaced 1 unit apart.In units,
what is the sum of the lengths of the line segments that form the acronym AMC?

(A)17 (B)15+2√2((C)13+4√2 (D)11+6√2 (E)21

PROBLEM 96(DIFFICULTY:1.25)

A driver travels for 2 hours at 60 miles per hour,during which her car gets 30 miles per gallon of gasoline.
She is paid $0.50 per mile,and her only expense is gasoline at $2.00 per gallon.What is her net rate of
pay,in dollars per hour,after this expense?

(A)20 (B)22 (C)24 (D)25 (E)26

PROBLEM 97(DIFFICULTY:1.25)

What is the value in simplest form of the following expression?

√1+ √1+3+ √1+3+5+ √1+3+5+7

(A)5 (B)4+ √7+ √10 (C)10 (D)15 (E)4+3 √3+2 √5+ √7

PROBLEM 98(DIFFICULTY:1.25)

What is the value of the following expression?

(A)1 (B) (C) (D) (E)

PROBLEM 99(DIFFICULTY:1.25)

The ratio of w to x is 4:3,the ratio of y to z is 3:2,and the ratio of z to x is 1:6.What is the ratio of
w toy?

(A)4:3 (B)3:2 (C)8:3 (D)4:1 (E)16:3

PROBLEM 100(DIFFICULTY:1.25)

What is the value of

2¹+2+3-(2¹+2²+2³)?

(A)0 (B)50 (C)52 (D)54 (E)57

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PROBLEM 101(DIFFICULTY:1.25)

Under what conditions does √a²+b²=a+b hold,where a and b are real numbers?

(A)It is never true.

(B)It is true if and only if ab=0.

(C)It is true if and only if a+b≥0.

(D)It is true if and only if ab=0 and a+b≥0.

(E)It is always true.

PROBLEM 102(DIFFICULTY:1.25)

How many integer values of x satisfy |x|<3π?

(A)9 (B)10 (C)18 (D)19 (E)20

PROBLEM 103(DIFFICULTY:1.25)

Suppose

What is the value of x?

(A) (B)s(C) 圬 (D) 器 (E)

PROBLEM 104(DIFFICULTY:1.5)

If |x-2|=p,where x<2,then x-p=

(A)-2 (B)2 (C)2-2p (D)2p-2 (E) |2p-2|

PROBLEM 105(DIFFICULTY:1.5)

Let n be a positive integer such that is an integer.Which of the following statements is not
true:

(A)2 divides n ((B)3dividesn (C)6 divides n (D)7 divides n (E)n>84

PROBLEM 106(DIFFICULTY:1.5)

Let d and e denote the solutions of 2zx²+3x-5=0.What is the value of(d-1)(e-1)?

(A) (B)0 (C)3 (D)5 (E)6

PROBLEM 107(DIFFICULTY:1.5)

It takes Anna 30 minutes to walk uphill 1 km from her home to school,but it takes her only 10 minutes to
walk from school to her home along the same route.What is her average speed,in km/hr,for the round
trip?

(A)3 (B)3.125 (C)3.5 (D)4 (E)4.5

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PROBLEM 108(DIFFICULTY:1.5)

The sum of the two 5-digit numbers AMC10 and AMC12 is 123422.What is A+M+C?

(A)10 (B)11 (C)12 (D)13 (E)14

PROBLEM 109(DIFFICULTY:1.5)

What is the value of x if |x-1|=|we-2|?

(A)- (B) (C)1(D) (E)2

PROBLEM 110(DIFFICULTY:1.5)

Bertha has 6 daughters and no sons.Some of her daughters have 6 daughters,and the rest have none.
Bertha has a total of 30 daughters and granddaughters,and no great-granddaughters.How many of
Bertha's daughters and grand-daughters have no daughters?

(A)22 (B)23 (C)24 (D)25 (E)26

PROBLEM 111(DIFFICULTY:1.5)

A store normally sells windows at $100 each.This week the store is offering one free window for each
purchase of four.Dave needs seven windows and Doug needs eight windows.How much will they save if
they purchase the windows together rather than separately?

(A)100 (B)200 (C)300。(D)400 (E)500

PROBLEM 112(DIFFICULTY:1.5)

The average(mean)of 20 numbers is 30,and the average of 30 other numbers is 20.What is the average
of all50 numbers?

(A)23 (B)24 (C)25 (D)10 (E)27

PROBLEM 113(DIFFICULTY:1.5)

What non-zero real value for x satisfies(7x)¹⁴=(14z)⁷?

(A) (B) (C)1 (D)7 (E)14

PROBLEM 114(DIFFICULTY:1.5)

Doug and Dave shared a pizza with 8 equally-sized slices.Doug wanted a plain pizza,but Dave wanted
anchovies on half the pizza.The cost of a plain pizza was 8 dollars,and there was an additional cost of 2
dollars for putting anchovies on one half.Dave ate all the slices of anchovy pizza and one plain slice.Doug
ate the remainder.Each paid for what he had eaten.How many more dollars did Dave pay than Doug?

(A)1 (B)2 (C)3 (D)4 (E)5

PROBLEM 115(DIFFICULTY:1.5)

The larger of two consecutive odd integers is three times the smaller.What is their sum?

(A)4 (B)8 (C)12 (D)16 (E)20

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PROBLEM 116(DIFFICULTY:1.5)

The school store sells 7 pencils and 8 notebooks for $4.15.It also sells 5 pencils and 3 notebooks for
$1.77.How much do 16 pencils and 10 notebooks cost?

(A)$1.76 (B)$5.84 (C)$6.00 (D)$6.16 (E)$6.32

PROBLEM 117(DIFFICULTY:1.5)

At Euclid High School,the number of students taking the AMC 10 was 60 in 2002,66 in 2003,70 in
2004,76 in 2005,78 and 2006,and is 85 in 2007.Between what two consecutive years was there the
largest percentage increase?

(A)2002 and 2003 (B)2003 and 2004 ((C)2004 and 2005 ( (D)2005 and 2006 (E)2006
and 2007

PROBLEM 118(DIFFICULTY:1.5)

Kate rode her bicycle for 30 minutes at a speed of 16 mph,then walked for 90 minutes at a speed of 4
mph.What was her overall average speed in miles per hour?

(A)7 (B)9 (C)10 (D)12 (E)14

PROBLEM 119(DIFFICULTY:1.5)

Last year Mr.Jon Q.Public received an inheritance.He paid 20%in federal taxes on the inheritance,and
paid 10%of what he had left in state taxes.He paid a total of $10500 for both taxes.How many dollars
was his inheritance?

(A)30000 (B)32500 (C)35000 (D)37500 (E)40000

PROBLEM 120(DIFFICULTY:1.5)

The 2007 AMC 12 contests will be scored by awarding 6 points for eachcorrect response,0 points for each
incorrect response,and 1.5 points for each problem left unanswered.After looking over the 25 problems,
Sarah has decided to attempt the first 22 and leave the last 3 unanswered.How many of the first 22
problems must she solve correctly in order to score at least 100 points?

(A)13 (B)14 (C)15 (D)16 (E)17

PROBLEM 121(DIFFICULTY:1.5)

A semipro baseball league has teams with 21 players each.League rules state that a player must be paid at
least $15,000 and that the total of all players'salaries for each team cannot exceed $700,000.What is the
maximum possible salary,in dollars,for a singleplayer?

(A)270,000 (B)385,000 (C)400,000 (D)430,000 (E)700,000

PROBLEM 122(DIFFICULTY:1.5)

For real numbers a and b,define a*b=(a-b)².What is(x-y)²*(y-x)²?

(A)0 (B)x²+y² (C)2x² (D)2y² (E)4.cy

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PROBLEM 123(DIFFICULTY:1.5)

Which of the following is equal to the product

(A)251 (B)502 ((C)1004 (D)2008 (E)4016

PROBLEM 124(DIFFICULTY:1.5)

If x<0,then which of the following must be positive?

(A) 画 (B)-x² (C)-2* (D)-x-1 (E)

PROBLEM 125(DIFFICULTY:1.5)

Halfway through a 100-shot archery tournament,Chelsea leads by 50 points.For each shot a bullseye
scores 10 points,with other possible scores being 8,4,2,and O points.Chelsea always scores at least 4
points on each shot.If Chelsea's next n shots are bullseyes she will be guaranteed victory.What is the
minimum value for n?

(A)38 (B)40 (C)42 (D)44 (E)46

PROBLEM 126(DIFFICULTY:1.5)

What is the value of

(A)-1 (B)1 (C) 号 (D)2013 (E)24024

PROBLEM 127(DIFFICULTY:1.5)

On an algebra quiz,10%of the students scored 70 points,35%scored 80 points,30%scored 90 points,

and the rest scored 100 points.What is the difference between the mean and median score of the students
scores on this quiz?

(A)1 (B)2 (C)3 (D)4 (E)5

PROBLEM 128(DIFFICULTY:1.5)

Suppose that a cows give b gallons of milk in c days.At this rate,how many gallons of milk will d cows
give in e days?

(A) (B) (C) (D) (E)

PROBLEM 129(DIFFICULTY:1.5)

Susie pays for 4 muffins and 3 bananas.Calvin spends twice as much paying for 2 muffins and 16 bananas.
A muffin is how many times as expensive as a banana?

(A) (B)号 (C)Z (D)2 (E)

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PROBLEM 130(DIFFICULTY:1.5)

Orvin went to the store with just enough money to buy 30 balloons.When he arived,he discovered that
the store had a special sale on ballons:buy 1 ballon at the regular price and get a second at g off the
regular price.What is the greatest number of balloons Orvin could buy?

(A)33 (B)34 (C)36 (D)38 (E)39

PROBLEM 131(DIFFICULTY:1.5)

Susie pays for 4 muffins and 3 bananas.Calvin spends twice as much paying for 2 muffins and 16 bananas.
A muffin is how many times as expensive as a banana?

(A) (B) 亭 (C) (D)2 (E)

PROBLEM 132(DIFFICULTY:1.5)

Doug constructs a square window using 8 equal-size panes of glass,as shown.The ratio of the height to
width for each pane is 5:2,and the borders around and between the panes are 2 inches wide.In inches,
what is the side length of the square window?

(A)26 (B)28 (C)30 (D)32 (E)34

PROBLEM 133(DIFFICULTY:1.5)

The sum of two positive numbers is 5 times their difference.What is the ratio of the larger number to the
smaller number⁷

(A)皇 (B) (C)号 (D)2 (E)是

PROBLEM 134(DIFFICULTY:1.5)

Four siblings ordered an extra large pizza.Alex ate ¹,Beth ,and Cyril ¹of the pizza.Dan got the
leftovers.What is the sequence of the siblings in decreasing order of the part of pizza they consumed?

(A)Alex,Beth,Cyril,Dan
(B)Beth,Cyril,Alex,Dan
(C)Beth,Cyril,Dan,Alex
(D)Beth,Dan,Cyril,Alex
(E)Dan,Beth,Cyril,Alex

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PROBLEM 135(DIFFICULTY:1.5)

The sum of two positive numbers is 5 times their difference.What is the ratio of the larger number to the
smaller number?

(A)皇 (B) (C)号 (D)2 (E)是

PROBLEM 136(DIFFICULTY:1.5)

The Tigers beat the Sharks 2 out of the 3 times they played.They then played N more times,and the
Sharks ended up winning at least 95%of all the games played.What is the minimum possible value for N?

(A)35 (B)37 (C)39 (D)41 (E)43

PROBLEM 137(DIFFICULTY:1.5)

Zoey read 15 books,one at a time.The first book took her 1 day to read,the second book took her 2
days to read,the third book took her 3 days to read,and so on,with each book taking her 1 more day to
read than the previous book.Zoey finished the first book on a Monday,and the second on a Wednesday.
On what day the week did she finish her 15th book?

(A)Sunday (B)Monday (C)Wednesday (D)Friday (E)Saturday

PROBLEM 138(DIFFICULTY:1.5)

The War of 1812 started with a declaration of war on Thursday,June 18,1812.The peace treaty to end
the war was signed 919 days Jater,on December 24,1814.On what day of the week was the treaty signed?

(A)Friday (B)Saturday (C)Sunday (D)Monday (E)Tuesday

PROBLEM 139(DIFFICULTY:1.5)

Mia is "helping"her mom pick up 30 toys that are strewn on the floor.Mia's mom manages to put 3 toys
into the toy box every 30 seconds,but each time immediately after those 30 seconds have elapsed,Mia
takes 2 toys out of the box.How much time,in minutes,will it take Mia and her mom to put all 30 toys
into the box for the first time?

(A)13.5 (B)14 (C)14.5 (D)15 (E)15.5

PROBLEM 140(DIFFICULTY:1.5)

The sum of two nonzero real numbers is 4 times their product.What is the sum of the reciprocals of the
two numbers?

(A)1 (B)2 (C)4 (D)8 (E)12

PROBLEM 141(DIFFICULTY:1.5)

Supposed that x and y are nonzero real numbers such that .What is the value of 3?

(A)-3 (B)-1 (C)1 (D)2 (E)3

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PROBLEM 142(DIFFICULTY:1.5)

Camilla had twice as many blueberry jelly beans as cherryjelly beans.After eating 10 pieces of each kind,
she now has three times as many blueberry jelly beans as cherry jelly beans.How many blueberry jelly
beans did she originally have?

(A)10 (B)20 (C)30 (D)40 (E)50

PROBLEM 143(DIFFICULTY:1.5)

Alice,Bob,and Charlie were on a hike and were wondering how far away the nearest town was.When Alice
said,"We are at least 6 miles away,"Bob replied,"We are at most 5 miles away."Charlie then remarked,
"Actually the nearest town is at most 4 miles away."It turned out that none of the three statements were
true.Let d be the distance in miles to the nearest town.Which of the following intervals is the set of al
possible values of d?

(A)(0,4) (B)(4,5) (C)(4,6) (D)(5,6)(E)(5,o)

PROBLEM 144(DIFFICULTY:1.5)

Sangho uploaded a video to a website where viewers can vote that they like or dislike a video.Each video
begins with a score of 0,and the score increases by 1 for each like vote and decreases by 1 for each dislike
vote.At one point Sangho saw that his video had a score of 90,and that 65%of the votes cast on his

video were like votes.How many votes had been cast on Sangho's video at that point?

(A)200 (B)300 (C)400 (D)500 (E)600

PROBLEM 145(DIFFICULTY:1.5)

A three-dimensional rectangular box with dimensions X,Y,and Z has faces whose surface areas are 24,
24,48,48,72,and 72 square units.What is X+Y+Z?

(A)18 (B)22 (C)24 (D)30 (E)36

PROBLEM 146(DIFFICULTY:1.5)

What is the greatest number of consecutive integers whose sum is 45?

(A)9 (B)25 (C)45 (D)90 (E)120

PROBLEM 147(DIFFICULTY:1.5)

A driver travels for 2 hours at 60 miles per hour,during which her car gets 30 miles per gallon of gasoline.
She is paid $0.50 per mile,and heronly expense is gasoline at $2.00 per gallon.What is her net rate of
pay,in dollars per hour,after this expense?

(A)20 (B)22 (C)24 (D)25 (E)26

PROBLEM 148(DIFFICULTY:1.5)

What is the sum of all real numbers c for which |z²-12x+34|=2?

(A)12 (B)15 (C)18 (D)21 (E)25

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PROBLEM 149(DIFFICULTY:1.5)

Teams A and B are playing in a basketball league where each game results in a win for one team and a
loss for the other team.Team A has won ?of its games and team B has won喜 of its games.Also,team
B has won 7 more games and lost 7 more games than team A.How many games has team A played?

(A)21 (B)27 (C)42 (D)48 (E)63

PROBLEM 150(DIFFICULTY:1.5)

A cart rolls down a hill,travelling 5 inches the first second and accelerating so that during each successive
1-second time interval,it travels 7 inches more than during the previous 1-second interval.The cart takes
30 seconds to reach the bottom of the hill.How far,in inches,does it travel?

(A)215 (B)360 (C)2992 (D)3195 (E)3242

PROBLEM 151(DIFFICULTY:1.5)

Chantal and Jean start hiking from a trailhead toward a fire tower.Jean is wearing a heavy backpack and
walks slower.Chantal starts walking at 4 miles per hour.Halfway to the tower,the trail becomes really
steep,and Chantal slows down to 2miles per hour.After reaching the tower,she immediately turns around
and descends the steep part of the trail at 3 miles per hour.She meets Jean at the halfway point.What
was Jean's average speed,in miles per hour,until they meet?

(A) (B)1 (C) (D) 结。(E)2

PROBLEM 152(DIFFICULTY:1.5)

Ms.Blackwell gives an exam to two classes.The mean of the scores of the students in the morning class is
84,and the afternoon class's mean score is 70.The ratio of the number of students in the morning class to
the number of students in the afternoon class is 4.What is the mean ofthe scores of all the students?

(A)74 (B)75 (C)76 (D)77 (E)78

PROBLEM 153(DIFFICULTY:1.75)

At Olympic High School,}of the freshmen and 4 of the sophomores took the AMC-10.Given that the
number of freshmen and sophomore contestants was the same,which of the following must be true?

(A)There are five times as many sophomores as freshmen.

(B)There are twice as many sophomores as freshmen.

(C)There are as many freshmen as sophomores

(D)There are twice as many freshmen as sophomores

(E)There are five times as many freshmen as sophomores

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PROBLEM 154(DIFFICULTY:1.75)

Figures 0,1,2,and 3 consist of 1,5,13,and 25 nonoverlapping unit squares,respectively.If the pattern

were continued,how many nonoverlapping unit squares would there be in figure 100?

□
Figure Figure
0 Figure 2 Figure

(A)10401 (B)19801 (C)20201 (D)39801 (E)40801

PROBLEM 155(DIFFICULTY:1.75)

There are 3 numbers A,B,and C,such that 1001C-2002A=4004,and 1001B+3003A=5005.What

is the average of A,B,and C?

(A)1 (B)3 (C)6 (D)9 (E)Not uniquely determined

PROBLEM 156(DIFFICULTY:1.75)

For how many positive integers m does there exist at least one positive integer n such that m·n≤m+
n?

(A)4 (B)6(C)9 (D)12 (E)infinitely many

PROBLEM 157(DIFFICULTY:1.75)

Suppose that a and b are nonzero real numbers,and that the equation x²+ax+b=0 has solutions a
and b.Then the pair (a,b)is

(A)(-2,1) (B)(-1,2) (C)(1,-2) (D)(2,-1) (E)(4,4)

PROBLEM 158(DIFFICULTY:1.75)

The product of three consecutive positive integers is 8 times their sum.What is the sum of their squares?

(A)50 (B)77 (C)110 (D)149 (E)194

PROBLEM 159(DIFFICULTY:1.75)

Suppose July of year N has five Mondays.Which of the following must occurs five times in the August of
year N?(Note:Both months have 31 days.)

(A)Monday (B)Tuesday (C)Wednesday (D)Thursday(E)Friday

PROBLEM 160(DIFFICULTY:1.75)

Simpifyvavavw园
(A) √w (B) √z² (C)Vz2 (D)vc (E) √z80

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PROBLEM 161(DIFFICULTY:1.75)

The second and fourth terms of a geometric sequence are 2 and 6.Which of the following is a possible first
term?

(A)-√3 (B) (C) (D)√3 (E)3

PROBLEM 162(DIFFICULTY:1.75)

Define xOy to be |z-y|for all real numbers x and y.Whichof the following statements is not true?

(A)xQy=yOx for all x and y

(B)2(zVy)=(2x)Q(2y)for all x and y

(C)xC0=x for all x

(D)zOx=0 for all x

(E)xVy>0 if x≠y

PROBLEM 163(DIFFICULTY:1.75)

Josh and Mike live 13 miles apart.Yesterday,Josh started to ride his bicycle toward Mike's house.A little
later Mike started to ride his bicycle toward Josh's house.When they met,Josh had ridden for twice the
length of time as Mike and at four-fifths of Mike's rate.How many miles had Mike ridden when they met?

(A)4 (B)5 (C)6 (D)7 (E)8

PROBLEM 164(DIFFICULTY:1.75)

Let A,M,and C be digits with

(100A+10M+C)(A+M+C)=2005

What is A?

(A)1 (B)2 (C)3 (D)4 (E)5

PROBLEM 165(DIFFICULTY:1.75)

A parabola with equation y=c²+bz+c passes through the points (2,3)and (4,3).What is c?

(A)2 (B)5 (C)7 (D)10 (E)11

PROBLEM 166(DIFFICULTY:1.75)

Whichoftheflowingisequivalentto whens<0?
(A)-x (B)x (C)1 (D) √笠 (E)x √-1
PROBLEM 167(DIFFICULTY:1.75)

Francesca uses 100 grams of lemon juce,100 grams of sugar,and 400 grams of water to make lemonade.
There are 25 calories in 100 grams of lemon juice and 386 calories in 100 grams of sugar.Water contains
no calories.How many calories are in 200 grams of her lemonade?

(A)129 (B)137 (C)174 (D)233 (E)411

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PROBLEM 168(DIFFICULTY:1.75)

Mary is 20%older than Sally,and Sally is 40%younger than Danielle.The sum of their ages is 23.2 years.
How old will Mary be on her next birthday?

(A)7 (B)8 (C)9 (D)10 (E)11

PROBLEM 169(DIFFICULTY:1.75)

How many sets of two or more consecutive positive integers have a sum of 15?

(A)1 (B)2 (C)3 (D)4 (E)5

PROBLEM 170(DIFFICULTY:1.75)

Real numbers a and b satisfy the equations 3°=81b+2 and 125⁶=5a-3.What is ab?

(A)-60 (B)-17 (C)9 (D)12 (E)60

PROBLEM 171(DIFFICULTY:1.75)

Heather compares the price of a new computer at two different stores.Store A offers 15%off the sticker
price followed by a $90 rebate,and store B offers 25%off the same sticker price with no rebate.Heather
saves $15 by buying the computer at store A instead of store B.What is the sticker price of the computer,
in dollars?

(A)750 (B)900 (C)1000(D)1050 (E)1500

PROBLEM 172(DIFFICULTY:1.75)

While Steve and LeRoy are fishing 1 mile from shore,their boat springs a leak,and water comes in at a
constant rate of 10 gallons per minute.The boat will sink if it takes in more than 30 gallons of water.
Steve starts rowing towards the shore at a constant rate of 4 miles per hour while LeRoy bails water out of
the boat.What is the slowest rate,in gallons per minute,at which LeRoy can bail if they are to reach the
shore without sinking?

(A)2 (B)4 (C)6 (D)8 (E)10

PROBLEM 173(DIFFICULTY:1.75)

A palindrome,such as 83438,is a number that remains the same when its digits are reversed.The
numbers c and x+32 are three-digit and four-digit palindromes,respectively.What is the sum of the
digits of x?

(A)20 (B)21 (C)22 (D)23 (E)24

PROBLEM 174(DIFFICULTY:1.75)

The sums of three whole numbers taken in pairs are 12,17,and 19.What is the middle number?

(A)4 (B)5 (C)6 (D)7 (E)8

PROBLEM 175(DIFFICULTY:1.75)

Given that r and y are distinct nonzeroreal numbers such that; ,what is ry?

(A) (B) (C)1 (D)2 (E)4

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PROBLEM 176(DIFFICULTY:1.75)

Nonzero real numbers x,y,a,and b satisfy x<a andy<b.How many of the following inequalities must
be true?

(I)x+y<a+b
(II)x-y<a-b

(III)xy<ab

(IV)<

(A)0 ((B)1(C)2 (D)3 (E)4

PROBLEM 177(DIFFICULTY:1.75)

Suppose A>B>0 and A is x%greater than B.What is x?

(A)100(A-P)(B)100(A 甘B) (C)100 ) (D)100(4-P) (E)100(A)

PROBLEM 178(DIFFICULTY:1.75)
Atuceteads Ferytscndsthee re 3fet na yad.How manyardsdeste tuck tavelin
3 minutes?

(A)1080 (B) (C)0 (D)0 (E)

PROBLEM 179(DIFFICULTY:1.75)

For real numbers w and z,

What is w-2?
(A)-2014 (B) (C) (D)1 (E)2014

PROBLEM 180(DIFFICULTY:1.75)

The first thre terms of a geometric progression are √3,V3,and 3.What is the fourth term?

(A)1 (B) √3 (C) √3 (D)V3 (E)V3

PROBLEM 181(DIFFICULTY:1.75)

Ed and Ann both have lemonade with their lunch.Ed orders the regular size.Ann gets the large lemonade,
which is 50%more than the regular.After both consume 2 oftheir drinks,Ann gives Ed a third of what
she has left,and 2 additional ounces.When they finish their lemonades they realize that they both drank
the same amount.How many ounces of lemonade did they drink together?

(A)30 (B)32 (C)36 (D)40 (E)50

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PROBLEM 182(DIFFICULTY:1.75)

How many terms are in the arithmetic sequence 13,16,19,...,70,73?

(A)20 (B)21 (C)24 (D)60 (E)61

PROBLEM 183(DIFFICULTY:1.75)

Two right circular cylinders have the same volume.The radius of the second cylinder is 10%more than the
radius of the first.What is the relationship between the heights of the two cylinders?

(A)The second height is 10%less thanthe first.

(B)The first height is 10%more than the second.
(C)The second height is 21%less than the first.
(D)The first height is 21%more than thesecond.
(E)The second height is 80%of the first.

PROBLEM 184(DIFFICULTY:1.75)

Consider the operation "minus the reciprocal of,"defined by aob=a-¹.What is((102)03)-(10(2o

3)?

(A) (B) 言(c)0(D)言

PROBLEM 185(DIFFICULTY:1.75)

Two years ago Pete was three times as old as his cousin Claire.Two years before that,Pete was four times
as old as Claire.In how many years will the ratio of their ages be 2:1?

(A)2 (B)4 (C)5 (D)6 (E)8

PROBLEM 186(DIFFICULTY:1.75)

What is the value of (6250g;2015)t?

(A)5 (B)√2015 (C)625 (D)2015 (E)√52015

PROBLEM 187(DIFFICULTY:1.75)

A triangular array of 2016 coins has 1 coin in the first row,2 coins in the second row,3 coins in the third
row,and so on up to N coins in the Nth row.What is the sum of the digits of N?

(A)6 (B)7 (C)8 (D)9 (E)10

PROBLEM 188(DIFFICULTY:1.75)

What is the tens digit of 20152016-2017?

(A)0 (B)1 (C)3 (D)5 (E)8

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PROBLEM 189(DIFFICULTY:1.75)

A thin piece of wood of uniform density in the shape of an equilateral triangle with side length 3 inches
weighs 12 ounces.A second piece of the same type of wood,with the same thickness,also in the shape of
an equilateral triangle,has side length of 5 inches.Which of the following is closest to the weight,in
ounces,of the second piece?

(A)14.0 (B)16.0 (C)20.0 (D)33.3 (E)55.6

PROBLEM 190(DIFFICULTY:1.75)

Jerry and Silvia wanted to go from the southwest corner of a square field to the northeast corner.Jerry
walked due east and then due north to reach the goal,but Silvia headed northeast and reached the goal
walking in a straight line.Which of the following is closest to how much shorter Silvia's trip was,compared
to Jerry's trip?

(A)30% (B)40%(C)50% (D)60% (E)70%

PROBLEM 191(DIFFICULTY:1.75)

Minnie rides on a flat road at 20 kilometers per hour (kph),downhill at 30 kph,and uphill at 5 kph.Penny
rides on a flat road at 30 kph,downhill at 40 kph,and uphill at 10 kph.Minnie goes from town A to town
B,a distance of 10 km all uphill,then from town B to town C,a distance of 15 km all downhill,and then
back to town A,a distance of 20 km on the flat.Penny goes the other way around using the same route.
How many more minutes does it take Minnie to complete the 45-km ride than it takes Penny?

(A)45 (B)60 (C)65 (D)90 (E)95

PROBLEM 192(DIFFICULTY:1.75)

Samia set off on her bicycle to visit her friend,traveling at an average speed of 17 kilometers per hour.
When she had gone half the distance to her friend's house,a tire went flat,and she walked the rest of the
way at 5 kilometers per hour.In all it took her 44 minutes to reach her friend's house.In kilometers
rounded to the nearest tenth,how far did Samia walk?

(A)2.0 (B)2.2 (C)2.8 (D)3.4 (E)4.4

PROBLEM 193(DIFFICULTY:1.75)

The functions sin(x)and cos(x)are periodic with least period 2π.What is the least period of the function
cos(sin(x))?

(A) (B)π (C)2π (D)4π (E)The function is not periodic.

PROBLEM 194(DIFFICULTY:1.75)

Suppose a,b,and c are nonzero real numbers,and a+b+c=0.What are the possible value(s)for 高+

(A)0 (B)1 and -1 (C)2 and -2 (D)0,2,and -2 (E)0,1,and-1

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PROBLEM 195(DIFFICULTY:1.75)

Joe has a collection of 23 coins,consisting of 5-cent coins,10-cent coins,and 25-cent coins.He has 3
more 10-cent coins than 5-cent coins,and the total value of his collection is 320 cents.How many more
25-cent coins does Joe have than 5-cent coins?

(A)0 (B)1 (C)2 (D)3 (E)4

PROBLEM 196(DIFFICULTY:1.75)

This is a 3-step staircase and uses 18 toothpicks.How many steps would be in a staircase that used 180
toothpicks?

(A)10 (B)11 (C)12 (D)24 (E)30

PROBLEM 197(DIFFICULTY:1.75)

What is the valueof

log₃7·log₅9·log₇11·log13…log₂125·log₂327?

(A)3 (B)3log₇23 (C)6 (D)9 (E)10

PROBLEM 198(DIFFICULTY:1.75)

Let f(x)=x²(1-x)2.What is the value of the sum

(A)0 (B) (C) (D) (E)1

PROBLEM 199(DIFFICULTY:1.75)

A store increased the original price of a shirt by a certain percent and then lowered the new price by the
same amount.Given that the resulting price was 84%of the original price,by what percent was the price
increased and decreased?

(A)16 (B)20 (C)28 (D)36 (E)40

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PROBLEM 200(DIFFICULTY:1.75)

What is the value of

1+2+3-4+5+6+7-8+…+197+198+199-200?
(A)9,800 (B)9,900 (C)10,000 (D)10,100 (E)10,200

PROBLEM 201(DIFFICULTY:1.75)

Seven cubes,whose volumes are 1,8,27,64,125,216,and 343 cubic units,are stacked vertically to form
a tower in which the volumes of the cubes decrease from bottom to top.Except for the bottom cube,the
bottom face of each cube lies completely on top of the cube below it.What is the total surface area of the
tower (including the bottom)in square units?

(A)644 (B)658 (C)664 (D)720 (E)749

PROBLEM 202(DIFFICULTY:1.75)

A deck of cards has only red cards and black cards.The probability of a randomly chosen card being red is
3.When 4 black cards are added to the deck,the probability of choosing red becomes 4.How many cards
were in the deck originally?

(A)6 (B)9 (C)12 (D)15 (E)18

PROBLEM 203(DIFFICULTY:1.75)

What is the least possible value of (xy-1)²+(x+y)²for real numbers x and y?

(A)0 (B) (C) (D)1 (E)2

PROBLEM 204(DIFFICULTY:2)

Mrs.Walter gave an exam in a mathematics class of five students.She entered the scores in random order
into a spreadsheet,which recalculated the class average after each score was entered.Mrs.Walter noticed
that after each score was entered,the average was always an integer.The scores (listed in ascending order)
were 71,76,80,82,and 91.What was the last score Mrs.Walters entered?

(A)71 (B)76 (C)80 (D)82 (E)91

PROBLEM 205(DIFFICULTY:2)

Sarah places four ounces of coffee into an eight-ounce cup and four ounces of cream into a second cup of
the same size.She then pours half the coffee from the first cup to the second and,after stirring
thoroughly,pours half the liquid in the second cup back to the first.What fraction of the liquid in the first
cup is now cream?

(A) (B)3 (C)。 (D)号 (E)

PROBLEM 206(DIFFICULTY:2)

Jamal wants to save 30 files onto disks,each with 1.44 MB space.3 of the files take up 0.8 MB,12 of the
files take up 0.7 MB,and the rest take up 0.4 MB.It is not possible to split a file onto 2 different disks.
What is the smallest number of disks needed to store all 30 files?

(A)12 (B)13 (C)14 (D)15 (E)16

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PROBLEM 207(DIFFICULTY:2)

If a,b,c,d are positive real numbers such that a,b,c,d form an increasing arithmetic sequence and a,b,d
form a geometric sequence,then a is

(A) (B) (C)4 (D) (E)

PROBLEM 208(DIFFICULTY:2)

A point (x,y)is randomly picked from inside the rectangle with vertices (0,0),(4,0),(4,1),and (0,1).
What is the probability that z<y?

(A)g (B)4 (C) (D) (E)

PROBLEM 209(DIFFICULTY:2)

AI,Bert,and Carl are the winners of a school drawing for a pile of Halloween candy,which they are to
divide in a ratio of 3:2;1,respectively.Due to some confusion they come at different times to claim their
prizes,and each assumes he is the first to arrive.If each takes what he believes to be the correct share of
candy,what fraction of the candy goes unclaimed?

(A) (B) (C)?(D)i

PROBLEM 210(DIFFICULTY:2)

A set S of points in the xy-plane is symmetric about the origin,both coordinate axes,and the line y=x.
If (2,3)is in S,what is the smallest number of points in S?

(A)1 (B)2 (C)4 (D)8 (E)16

PROBLEM 211(DIFFICULTY:2)

The sum of 49 consecutive integers is 75.What is their median?

(A)7 (B)72 (C)73 (D)74 (E)75

PROBLEM 212(DIFFICULTY:2)

A company sells peanut butter in cylindrical jars.Marketing research suggests that using wider jars will
increase sales.If the diameter of the jars is increased by 25%without altering the volume,by what percent
must the height be decreased?

(A)10 (B)25 (C)36 (D)50 (E)60

PROBLEM 213(DIFFICULTY:2)

A wooden cube n units on a side is painted red on all six faces and then cut into n³unit cubes.Exactly
one-fourth of the total number of faces of the unit cubes are red.What is n?

(A)3 (B)4 (C)5 (D)6 (E)7

PROBLEM 214(DIFFICULTY:2)

There are two values of a for which the equation 4x²+ax+8x+9=0 has only one solution for x.What
is the sum of these values of a?

(A)-16 (B)-8 (C)0 (D)8 (E)20

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PROBLEM 215(DIFFICULTY:2)

Which of the following describes the graph of the equation (x+y)²=x²+y²?

(A)theemptyset (B)one point (C)twolines (D)acircle (E)the entire plane

PROBLEM 216(DIFFICULTY:2)

The lines and intersect at the point (1,2).What is a+b?

(A)0 (B) (C)1 (D)2 (E)

PROBLEM 217(DIFFICULTY:2)

For how many real values of x is √120-√e an integer?

(A)3 (B)6 (C)9 (D)10 (E)11.

PROBLEM 218(DIFFICULTY:2)

The Dunbar family consists of a mother,a father,and some children.The average age of the members of
the family is 20,the father is 48 years old,and the average age of the mother and children is 16.How
many children are in the family?

(A)2 (B)3 (C)4 (D)5 (E)6

PROBLEM 219(DIFFICULTY:2)

Yan is somewhere between his home and the stadium.To get to the stadium he can walk directly to the
stadium,or else he can walk home and then ride his bicycle to the stadium.He rides 7 times as fast as he
walks,and both choices require the same amount of time.What is the ratio of Yan's distance from his
home to his distance from the stadium?

(A)3 (B) (C)传 (D)喜 (E)

PROBLEM 220(DIFFICULTY:2)

Suppose that (un)is a sequenceof real numbers satifying un+2=2un+1+un,

and that u3=9 and ug=128.What is u₅?

(A)40 (B)53 (C)68 (D)88 (E)104

PROBLEM 221(DIFFICULTY:2)

Bricklayer Brenda would take 9 hours to build a chimney alone,and bricklayer Brandon would take 10
hours to build it alone.When they work together they talk a lot,and their combined output is decreased
by 10 bricks per hour.Working together,they buildthe chimney in 5 hours.How many bricks are in the
chimney?

(A)500 (B)900 (C)950 (D)1000 (E)1900

PROBLEM 222(DIFFICULTY:2)

The first four terms of an arithmetic sequence are p,9,3p-q,and 3p+q.What is the 2010th term of
this sequence?

(A)8041 (B)8043 ( (C)8045 (D)8047 ((E)8049

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PROBLEM 223(DIFFICULTY:2)

Five positive consecutive integers starting with a have average b.What is the average of 5 consecutive
integers that start with b?

(A)a+3 (B)a+4 (C)a+5 (D)a+6 (E)a+7

PROBLEM 224(DIFFICULTY:2)

A customer who intends to purchase an appliance has three coupons,only one of which may be used:

Coupon 1:10%offthe listed price if the listed price is at least $50

Coupon 2:$20 off the listed price if the listed price is at least $100

Coupon 3:18%off the amount by which the listed price exceeds $100

For which of the following listed prices will coupon 1 offer a greater price reduction than either coupon 2 or
Coupon 3?

(A)$179.95 (B)$199.95 (C)$219.95 (D)$239.95 (E)$259.95

PROBLEM 225(DIFFICULTY:2)

For the consumer,a single discount of n%is more advantageous than any of the following discounts:

(1)two successive 15%discounts

(2)three successive 10%discounts

(3)a 25%discount followed by a 5%discount

What is the smallest possible positive integer value of n?

(A)27 (B)28 (C)29 (D)31 (E)33

PROBLEM 226(DIFFICULTY:2)

Points(√ 元，a)and(√ 元，b)are distinct points on the graph of y²+x⁴=2x²y+1.What is |a-b|?

(A)1 (B) (C)2 (D)√1+π (E)1+√元

PROBLEM 227(DIFFICULTY:2)

For how many integers s is the point (x,-x)inside or on the circle of radius 10 centered at (5,5)?

(A)11 (B)12 (C)13 (D)14 (E)15

PROBLEM 228(DIFFICULTY:2)

Integers x and y with x>y>0 satisfy x+y+xy=80.What is w?

(A)8 (B)10 (C)15 (D)18 (E)26

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PROBLEM 229(DIFFICULTY:2)

Let S be a set of points (r,y)in the coordinate plane such that two ofthe three quantities 3,x+2,and
y-4 are equal and the third of the three quantities is no greater than this common value.Which of the
following is a correct description for S?

(A)a single point (B)two intersecting lines

(C)three lines whose pairwise intersections are three distinct points
(D)a triangle (E)three rays with a common endpoint

PROBLEM 230(DIFFICULTY:2)

At Typico HighSchool,60%of the students like dancing,and the rest dislike it.Of those who like dancing,
80%say that they like it,and the rest say that they dislike it.Of those who dislike dancing,90%say that
they dislike it,and the rest say that they like it.What fraction of students who say they dislike dancing
actually like it?

(A)10%(B)12%(C)20% (D)25%(E)33-%

PROBLEM 231(DIFFICULTY:2)

EImer's new car gives 50%percent better fuel efficiency,measured in kilometers per liter,than his old car.
However,his new car uses diesel fuel,which is 20%more expensive per liter than the gasoline his old car
used.By what percent will EImer save money if he uses his new car instead of his old car for a long trip?

(A)20% (B)263%(C)273%(D)33g% (E)663%

PROBLEM 232(DIFFICULTY:2)

Suppose that real number c satisfies

√49 x² √25-z²=3

What is the value of √49-x²+√25-a2?

(A)8 (B) √33+8 (C)9 (D)2 √10+4 (E)12

PROBLEM 233(DIFFICULTY:2)

How many ordered pairs of real numbers (x,y)satisfy the following system of equations?

a+3y=3

|x|-|y|=1
(A)1 (B)2 (C)3 (D)4 (E)8
PROBLEM 234(DIFFICULTY:2)

For how many integral values of x can a triangle of positive area be formed having side lengths log2x,log₄
x,3?

(A)57 (B)59 (C)61 (D)62 (E)63

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PROBLEM 235(DIFFICULTY:2)

The decimal representation of

consists of a string of zeros after the decimal point,followed by a 9 and then several more digits.How
many zeros are in that initial string of zeros after the decimal point?

(A)23 (B)24 (C)25 (D)26 (E)27

PROBLEM 236(DIFFICULTY:2)

There is a unique positive integer n such that

log₂(log₁₆n)=log₄(log₄n).

What is the sum of the digits of n?

(A)4 (B)7 (C)8 (D)11 (E)13

PROBLEM 237(DIFFICULTY:2)
How many solutions does the equation tan(2ax)=cos(苦)have on the interval [0,2π]?

(A)1 (B)2 (C)3 (D)4。(E)5

PROBLEM 238(DIFFICULTY:2)

Two right circular cones with vertices facing down as shown in the figure below contains the same amount
of liquid.The radii of the tops of the liquid surfaces are 3 cm and 6 cm.Into each cone is dropped a
spherical marble of radius 1 cm,which sinks to the bottom and is completely submerged without spilling
any liquid.What is the ratio of the rise of the liquid level in the narrow cone to the rise of the liquid level
in the wide cone?

(A)1:1 (B)47:43 (C)2:1 (D)40:13 (E)4:1

PROBLEM 239(DIFFICULTY:2)

Which of the following is equivalent to

(2+3)(2²+3²)(2⁴+34)(2⁸+38)(2¹⁶+3¹6)(2³²+3²)(2⁶⁴+364)?

(A)3127+2127 (B)3127+2127+2·363+3·263 (C)3128-2128 (D)3128+2128 (E)5127

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PROBLEM 240(DIFFICULTY:2)

Two distinct numbers are selected from the set {1,2,3,4,...,36,37}so that the sum of the remaining 35
numbers is the product of these two numbers.What is the difference of these two numbers?

(A)5 (B)7 (C)8 (D)9 (E)10

PROBLEM 241(DIFFICULTY:2)

What is the value of

(A)0 (B)1 (C) (D)2 (E)log₂5

PROBLEM 242(DIFFICULTY:2.25)

Thesum of three numbers is 20.The first is four times the sum of the other two.The second is seven
times the third.What is the product of all three?

(A)28 (B)40 (C)100 (D)400 (E)800

PROBLEM 243(DIFFICULTY:2.25)

At a party,each man danced with exactly three women and each woman danced with exactly two men.
Twelve men attended the party.How many women attended the party?

(A)8 (B)12 (C)16(D)18 (E)24

PROBLEM 244(DIFFICULTY:2.25)

Joe and JoAnn each bought 12 ounces of coffee in a 16 ounce cup.Joe drank 2 ounces of his coffee and
then added 2 ounces of cream.JoAnn added 2 ounces ofcream,stirred the coffee well,and then drank 2
ounces.What is the resulting ratio of the amount of cream in Joe's coffee to that in JoAnn's coffee?

(A) 号 (B) (C)1 (D) (E)

PROBLEM 245(DIFFICULTY:2.25)

Let a and bbe the roots of the equation x²-ma+2=0.Suppose that a+land are the roots of
the equation x²-pc+q=0.What is q?

(A) 号 (B) (C)4 (D) (E)8

PROBLEM 246(DIFFICULTY:2.25)

Claudia has 12 coins,each of which is a 5-cent coin or a 10-cent coin.There are exactly 17 different values
that can be obtained as combinations of one or more of his coins.How many 10-cent coins does Claudia
have?

(A)3 (B)4 (C)5 (D)6 (E)7

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PROBLEM 247(DIFFICULTY:2.25)

Let a,b,and c be three distinct one-digit numbers.What is the maximum value of the sum of the roots of
the equation (x-a)(x-b)+(c-b)(x-c)=0?

(A)15 (B)15.5 (C)16 (D)16.5 (E)17

PROBLEM 248(DIFFICULTY:2.25)

Define a sequence recursively by Fo=0,F₁=1,and Fn=the remainder when Fn-1+Fn-2 is divided by

3,for all n≥2.Thus the sequence starts 0,1,1,2,0,2,..What is F2017+F2018+F2019+F2020+F2021+
F2022+F2023+F2024?

(A)6 (B)7 (C)8 (D)9 (E)10

PROBLEM 249(DIFFICULTY:2.25)

Every week Roger pays for a movie ticket and a soda out of his allowance.Last week,Roger's allowance
was A dollars.The cost of his movie ticket was 20%of the difference between A and the cost of his soda,
while the cost of his soda was 5%of the difference between A and the cost of his movie ticket.To the
nearest whole percent,what fraction of A did Roger pay for his movie ticket and soda?

(A)9% (B)19% (C)22% (D)23%C(E)25%

PROBLEM 250(DIFFICULTY:2.25)

A list of 2018 positive integers has a unique mode,which occurs exactly 10 times.What is the least
number of distinct values that can occur in the list?

(A)202 (B)223 (C)224 (D)225 (E)234

PROBLEM 251(DIFFICULTY:2.25)

Real numbers x and y satisfy x+y=4 and x·y=-2.What is the value of

(A)360 (B)400 (C)420 (D)440 (E)480

PROBLEM 252(DIFFICULTY:2.5)

Two non-zero real numbers,a and b,satisfy ab=a-b.Which of the following is a possible value
-ab?

(A)-2 (B) (C) (D) (E)2

PROBLEM 253(DIFFICULTY:2.5)

Let A,M,and C be nonnegative integers such that A+M+C=12.What is the maximum value of A ·
M·C+A·M+M·C+A·C?

(A)62 (B)72 (C)92 (D)102 (E)112

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PROBLEM 254(DIFFICULTY:2.5)

Let a+1=b+2=c+3=d+4=a+b+c+d+5.What is a+b+c+d?

(E)5
(A)-5 (B)-10/3 (C)-7/3 (D)5/3

PROBLEM 255(DIFFICULTY:2.5)

Mr.Earl E.Bird gets up every day at 8:00 AM to go to work.If he drives at an average speed of 40 miles
perhour,he will be late by 3 minutes.If he drives at an average speed of 60 miles per hour,he will be
early by 3 minutes.How many miles per hour does Mr.Bird need to drive to get to work exactly on time?

(A)45 (B)48 (C)50 (D)55 (E)58

PROBLEM 256(DIFEICULTY:2.5)

Both roots of the quadratic equation x²-63x+k=0 are prime numbers.The number of possible values
of k is

(A)0 (B)1 (C)2 (D)4 (E)more than 4

PROBLEM 257(DIFFICULTY:2.5)

The sum of 18 consecutive positive integers is a perfect square.The smallest possible value of this sum is

(A)169 (B)225 (C)289 (D)361 (E)441

PROBLEM 258(DIFFICULTY:2.5)

Sally has five red cards numbered 1 through 5 and four blue cards numbered 3 through 6.She stacks the
cards so that the colors alternate and so that the number on each red card divides evenly into the number
on each neighboring blue card.What is the sum of the numbers on the middle three cards?

(A)8 (B)9 (C)10 (D)11 (E)12

PROBLEM 259(DIFFICULTY:2.5)

An ice cream cone consists of a sphere of vanilla ice cream and a right circular cone that has the same
diameter as the sphere.If the ice cream melts,it will exactly fill the cone.Assume that the melted ice
cream occupies 75%of the volume of the frozen ice cream.What is the ratio of the cone's height to its
radius?

(A)2:1 (B)3:1 (C)4:1 (D)16:3 (E)6:1

PROBLEM 260(DIFFICULTY:2.5)

Given that -4≤x≤-2 and 2≤y≤4,what is the largest possible value of ?

(A)-1 (B) 一2 (C)0 (D) (E)1

PROBLEM 261(DIFFICULTY:2.5)

The average value of all the pennies,nickels,dimes,and quarters in Paula's purse is 20 cents.If she had
one more quarter,the average valuewould be 21 cents.How many dimes does she have in her purse?

(A)0 (B)1 (C)2 (D)3 (E)4

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PROBLEM 262(DIFFICULTY:2.5)

If f(x)=ax+b and f-¹(x)=bxc+a with a and b real,what is the value of a+b?

(A)-2 (B)-1 (C)0 (D)1 (E)2

PROBLEM 263(DIFFICULTY:2.5)

In the five-sided star shown,the letters A,B,C,D and E are replaced by the numbers 3,5,6,7 and 9,
although not necessarily in that order.The sums of the numbers at the ends of the line segments AB,BC,
CD,DE,and EA form an arithmetic sequence,although not necessarily in that order.What is the middle

(A)9 (B)10 (C)11 (D)12 (E)13

PROBLEM 264(DIFFICULTY:2.5)

The quadratic equation x²+mc+n has roots twice those of x²+pæ+m,and none of m,n,and p is
zero.What is the value of n/p?

(A)1 (B)2 (C)4 (D)8 (E)16

PROBLEM 265(DIFFICULTY:2.5)

Odell and Kershaw run for 30 minutes on a circular track.Odell runsclockwise at 250 m/min and uses the
inner lane with a radius of 50 meters.Kershaw runs counterclockwise at 300 m/min and uses the outer
lane with a radius of 60 meters,starting on the same radial line as Odell.How many times after the start
do they pass each other?

(A)29 (B)42 (C)45 (D)47 (E)50

PROBLEM 266(DIFFICULTY:2.5)

Which of the following describes the graph of the equation (x+y)²=x²+y²?

(A)the empty set (B)one point (C)two lines (D)a circle (E)the entire plane

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PROBLEM 267(DIFFICULTY:2.5)

A number of linked rings,each 1 cm thick,are hanging on a peg.The top ring has an outside diameter of
20 cm.The outside diameter of each of the outer rings is 1 cm less than that of the ring above it.The
bottom ring has an outside diameter of 3 cm.What is the distance,in cm,from the top of the top ring to
the bottom of the bottom ring?

(A)171 (B)173 (C)182 (D)188 (E)210

PROBLEM 268(DIFFICULTY:2.5)

Joe and JoAnn each bought 12 ounces of coffee in a 16-ounce cup.Joe drank 2 ounces of his coffee and
then added 2 ounces of cream.JoAnn added 2 ounces of cream,stirred the coffee well,and then drank 2
ounces.What is the resulting ratio of the amount of cream in Joe's coffee to that in JoAnn's coffee?

(A)号 (B) (C)1 (D) 豫 (E) 否

PROBLEM 269(DIFFICULTY:2.5)

The parabola y=azx²+bx+c has vertex (p,p)and y-intercept (0,-p),where p≠0.What is b?

(A)-p (B)0 (C)2 (D)4 (E)p

PROBLEM 270(DIFFICULTY:2.5)

A finite sequence of three-digit integers has the property that the tens and units digits of each term are,
respectively,the hundreds and tens digits of the next term,and the tens and units digitsof the last term
are,respectively,the hundreds and tens digits of the first term.For example,such a sequence might begin
with the terms 247,475,and 756 and end with the term 824.Let S be the sum of all the terms in the
sequence.What is the largest prime factor that always divides S?

(A)3 (B)7 ((C)13 (D)37 (E)43

PROBLEM 271(DIFFICULTY:2.5)

Yesterday Han drove 1 hour longer than lan at an average speed 5 miles per hour faster than lan.Jan
drove 2 hours longer than lan at an average speed 10 miles per hour faster than lan.Han drove 70 miles
more than lan.How many more miles did Jan drive than lan?

(A)120 (B)130 (C)140 (D)150 (E)160

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PROBLEM 272(DIFFICULTY:2.5)

A function f has domain [0,2]and range [0,1].(The notation [a,b]denotes {x:a≤x≤b}.)What are
the domain and range,respectively,of the function g defined by g(x)=1-f(x+1)?

(A)[-1,1],[-1,0] (B)[-1,1],[0,1] (C)[0,2],[-1,0] (D)[1,3],[-1,0] (E)[1,3],[0,1]

PROBLEM 273(DIFFICULTY:2.5)

In a magical swamp there are two species of talking amphibians:toads,whose statements are always true,
and frogs,whose statements are always false.Four amphibians,Brian,Chris,LeRoy,and Mike live together
in this swamp,and they make the following statements.

Brian:"Mike and I are different species."

Chris:"LeRoy is a frog."

LeRoy:"Chris is a frog."

Mike:"Of the four of us,at least two are toads."

How many of these amphibians are frogs?

(A)0 (B)1(C)2 (D)3 (E)4

PROBLEM 274(DIFFICULTY:2.5)

David drives from his home to the airport to catch a flight.He drives 35 miles in the first hour,but realizes
that he will be 1 hour late if he continues at this speed.He increases his speed by 15 miles per hour for the
rest of the way to the airport and arrives 30 minutes early.How many miles is the airport from his home?

(A)140 (B)175 (C)210 (D)245 (E)280

PROBLEM 275(DIFFICULTY:2.5)

Consider the set of all fractions ,where x and y are relatively prime positive integers.How many of these
fractions have the property that if both numerator and denominator are increased by 1,the value of the
fraction is increased by 10%?

(A)0 (B)1 (C)2 (D)3 (E)infinitely many

PROBLEM 276(DIFFICULTY:2.5)

If y+4=(x-2)²,x+4=(y-2)²,and x≠y,what is the value of x²+y²?

(A)10 (B)15 (C)20 (D)25 (E)30

PROBLEM 277(DIFFICULTY:2.5)

Let a,b,and c be three distinct one-digit numbers.What is the maximum value of the sum of the roots of
the equation (x-a)(x-b)+(x-b)(x-c)=0?

(A)15 (B)15.5 (C)16 (D)16.5 (E)17

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PROBLEM 278(DIFFICULTY:2.5)

The sum of an infinite geometric series is a positive numberS,and the second term in the series is 1.
What is the smallest possible value of S?

(A) (B)2 (C)√5 (D)3 (E)4

PROBLEM 279(DIFFICULTY:2.5)

What is the sum of the roots of z¹²=64 that have a positive real part?

(A)2 (B)4 (C)√2+2√3 (D)2√2+√6 (E)(1+√3)+(1+√3)i

PROBLEM 280(DIFFICULTY:2.5)

A sequence of numbers is defined recursively by ,and

for all n≥3 Then a₂019 can be written as where p and q are relatively prime positive integers.What is p
+q?

(A)2020 (B)4039 (C)6057)(D)6061 (E)8078

PROBLEM 281(DIFFICULTY:2.5)

Positiverealnumbersx≠1andy≠1satisfylog₂x =log,16 andry=64.What is (log₂F)²?

(A) (B)20 (C) (D)25 (E)32
PROBLEM 282(DIFFICULTY:2.5)

A point is chosen at random within the square in the coordinate plane whose vertices are (0,0),(2020,0),
(2020,2020),and (0,2020).The probabilitythat the point is within d units ofa lattice point is_.(A point
(x,y)is a lattice point if s and y are both integers.)What is d to the nearest tenth?

(A)0.3 (B)0.4 (C)0.5 (D)0.6 (E)0.7

PROBLEM 283(DIFFICULTY:2.5)

There are integers a,b,and c,each greater than 1,such that

iwiww=VN5
for all N≠1.What is b?

(A)2 (B)3 (C)4 (D)5 (E)6

PROBLEM 284(DIFFICULTY:2.5)

Which of the following is the value of √log₂6+log₃6?

(A)1 (B)√log₅6 (C)2 (D)√log₂3+√log₃2 (E)√log₂6+√log₃6

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PROBLEM 285(DIFFICULTY:2.5)

The real number s satisfies the equation x+¹=√5.What is the value of x¹¹-7.z⁷+x³?

(A)-1 (B)0 (C)1 (D)2 (E)√5

PROBLEM 286(DIFFICULTY:2.5)

All the roots of the polynomial z⁶-10z⁵+Az⁴+Bz³+Cz²+Dz+16 are positive integers,possibly

repeated.What is the value of B?

(A)-88 (B)-80 (C)-64 (D)-41 (E)-40

PROBLEM 287(DIFFICULTY:2.5)

How many values of θ in the interval O<θ≤2π satisfy

1-3 sinθ+5 cos30=0?

(A)2 (B)4 (C)5 (D)6 (E)8

PROBLEM 288(DIFFICULTY:2.75)

What is the sum of the reciprocals of the roots of the equation

(B)-1(C)2003(D)1 (E)

PROBLEM 289(DIFFICULTY:2.75)

Let a₁,a2, …be a sequence for which a₁=2,a2=3,and for each positive integer n≥3.What
is a2006?

(A) (B)3 (C) (D)2 (E)3

PROBLEM 290(DIFFICULTY:2.75)

Suppose that m and n are positive integers such that 75m=n³.What is a minimum possible valueof m
+n?

(A)15 (B)30 (C)50 (D)60 (E)5700

PROBLEM 291(DIFFICULTY:2.75)

In how many ways can 345 be written as the sum of an increasing sequence of two or more consecutive
positive integers?

(A)1 (B)3 (C)5 (D)6 (E)7

PROBLEM 292(DIFFICULTY:3)

Let A,M,and C be nonnegative integers such that A+M+C=10.What is the maximum value of A ·
M·C+A·M+M·C+C·A?

(A)49 (B)59 (C)69 (D)79 (E)89

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PROBLEM 293(DIFFICULTY:3)

When the mean,median,and mode of the list

10,2,5,2,4,2,x

are arranged in increasing order,they form a non-constant arithmetic progression.What is the sum of al
possible real values of z?

(A)3 (B)6 (C)9 (D)17 (E)20

PROBLEM 294(DIFFICULTY:3)

Let f be a function for which .Find the sum of all values of z for which f(3z)=7.

(A)-1/3 (B)-1/9 (C)0 (D)5/9 (E)5/3

PROBLEM 295(DIFFICULTY:3)

A finite set S of distinct real numbers has the following properties:the mean of SU{1}is 13 less than the
mean of S,and the mean ofSU{2001}is 27 more thanthe mean of S.Find the mean ofS.

PROBLEM 296(DIFFICULTY:3)

Let N be the largest positive integer with the following property:reading from left to right,each pair of
consecutive digits of N forms a perfect square.What are the leftmost three digits of N?

PROBLEM 297(DIFFICULTY:3)

Suppose that {an}is an arithmetic sequence with

a₁+a₂+…+a100=100 and a101+a102+…+a₂00=200.

What is the value of a₂-a₁?

(A)0.0001 (B)0.001 (C)0.01 (D)0.1 (E)1

PROBLEM 298(DIFFICULTY:3)

The mean,median,unique mode,and range of a collection of eight integers are all equal to 8.The largest
integer that can be an element of this collection is

(A)11 (B)12 (C)13 (D)14 (E)15

PROBLEM 299(DIFFICULTY:3)

How many four-digit numbers N have the property that the three-digit number obtained by removing the
leftmost digit is one ninth of N?

(A)4 (B)5 (C)6 (D)7 (E)8

PROBLEM 300(DIFFICULTY:3)

The product N of thre positive integers is 6 times their sum,and one of the integers is the sum of the
other two.Find the sum of all possible values of N.

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PROBLEM 301(DIFFICULTY:3)

Set A consists of m consecutive integers whose sum is 2m,and set B consists of 2m consecutive integers
whose sum is m.The absolute value of the difference between the greatest element of A and the greatest
element of B is 99.Find m.

PROBLEM 302(DIFFICULTY:3)

A sequence of three real numbers forms an arithmetic progression with a first term of 9.If 2 is added to
the second term and 20 is added to the third term,the three resulting numbers form a geometric
progression.What is the smallest possible value for the third term in the geometric progression?

(A)1 (B)4 (C)36 (D)49 (E)81

PROBLEM 303(DIFFICULTY:3)

Brenda and Sally run in opposite directions on a circular track,starting at diametrically opposite points.
They first meet after Brenda has run 100 meters.They next meet after Sally has run 150 meters past their
first meeting point.Each girl runs at a constant speed.What is the length of the track in meters?

(A)250 (B)300 (C)350 (D)400 (E)500

PROBLEM 304(DIFFICULTY:3)

The set of all real numbers c for which

log₂004(log2003(log2002(log2001x))

is defined is {x|x>c}.What is the value of c?

(A)0 (B)20012002 (C)20022003 (D)20032004 (E)20012020

PROBLEM 305(DIFFICULTY:3)

A function f is defined by f(2)=记 ，where i=√-1 and z is the complex conjugate of z.How many
values of z satisfy both |z|=5 and f(z)=z?

(A)0 (B)1 (C)2 (D)4 (E)8

PROBLEM 306(DIFFICULTY:3)

For each positive integer k,let Sk denote the increasing arithmetic sequence of integers whose first term is
1 and whose common difference is k.For example,S₃is the sequence 1,4,7,10, For how many values
of k does Sk contain the term 2005?

PROBLEM 307(DIFFICULTY:3)

The lengths of the sides of a triangle with positive area are log₁o12,log₁075,and log₁on,where n is a
positive integer.Find the number of possible values for n.

PROBLEM 308(DIFFICULTY:3)

In rectangle ABCD,we have A=(6,-22),B=(2006,178),D=(8,y),for some integer y.What is the

area of rectangle ABCD?

(A)4000 (B)4040 (C)4400 (D)40,000 (E)40,400

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PROBLEM 309(DIFFICULTY:3)

Suppose cos z=0 and cos(x+z)=1/2.What is the smallest possible positive value of z?

(A) 营 (B) 弯 (C) 受 (D) 智 (E) 答

PROBLEM 310(DIFFICULTY:3)

A 100 foot long moving walkway moves at a constant rate of 6 feet per second.AI steps onto the start of
the walkway and stands.Bob steps onto the start of the walkway two seconds later and strolls forward
along the walkway at a constant rate of 4 feet per second.Two seconds after that,Cy reaches the start of
the walkway and walks briskly forward beside the walkway at a constant rate of 8 feet per second.At a
certain time,one of these three persons is exactly halfway between the other two.At that time,find the
distance in feet between the start of the walkway and the middle person.

PROBLEM 311(DIFFICULTY:3)

Find the number of ordered triples(a,b,c)where a,b,and c are positive integers,a is a factor of b,a is a
factor of c,and a+b+c=100

PROBLEM 312(DIFFICULTY:3)

Suppose that the number a satisfies the equation 4=a+a-1.What is the value of a⁴+a-4?

(A)164(B)172 (C)192 (D),194 (E)212

PROBLEM 313(DIFFICULTY:3)

Let a,b,c,d,and e be distinct integers such that (6-a)(6-b)(6-c)(6-d)(6-e)=45

What is a+b+c+d+e?

(A)5 (B)17 (C)25 (D)27 (E)30

PROBLEM 314(DIFFICULTY:3)

The set {3,6,9,10}is augmented by a fifth element n,not equal to any of the other four.The median of
the resulting set is equal to its mean.What is the sum of all possible values of n?

(A)7 (B)9 (C)19 (D)24 (E)26

PROBLEM 315(DIFFICULTY:3)

Of the students attending a school party,60%of the students are girls,and 40%of the students like to
dance.After these students are joined by 20 more boy students,all of whom like to dance,the party is now
58%girls.How many students now at the party like to dance?

PROBLEM 316(DIFFICULTY:3)

Let N=100²+99²-98²-97²+96²+…+4²+3²-2²-12,where the additions and subtractions

alternate in pairs.Find the remainder when N is divided by 1000.

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PROBLEM 317(DIFFICULTY:3)

Rudolph bikes at a constant rate and stops for a five-minute break at the end of every mile.Jennifer bikes
at a constant rate which is three-quarters the rate that Rudolph bikes,but Jennifer takes a five-minute
break at the end of every two miles.Jennifer and Rudolph begin biking at the same time and arrive at the
50-mile mark at exactly the same time.How many minutes has it taken them?

PROBLEM 318(DIFFICULTY:3)

What is the area of the region defined by the inequality |3x-18|+|2y+7|≤3?

(A)3 (B)子 (C)4 (D) (E)5

PROBLEM 319(DIFFICULTY:3)

Suppose that a,b,and c are positive real numbers such that aloss7=27,bo811=49,and c08n25=√ I1
Find

a(log:7)²+blog₇11)²+clog125)².

PROBLEM 320(DIFFICULTY:3)

Gary purchased a large beverage,but only drank m/n of it,where m and n are relatively prime positive
integers.If he had purchased half as much and drunk twice as much,he would have wasted only 2/9 as
much beverage.Find m+n.

PROBLEM 321(DIFFICULTY:3)

Two geometric sequences a1,a₂,a3,...and b₁,b₂,b₃ ,..have the same common ratio,with a₁=27,b₁=
99,and a15=b11.Find ag.

PROBLEM 322(DIFFICULTY:3)

Paula the painter and her two helpers each paint at constant,but different,rates.They always start at
8:00 AM,and all three always take the same amount of time to eat lunch.On Monday the three of them
painted 50%of a house,quitting at 4:00 PM.On Tuesday,when Paula wasn't there,the two helpers
painted only 24%of the house and quit at 2:12 PM.On Wednesday Paula worked by herself and finished
the house by working until 7:12 P.M.How long,in minutes,was each day's lunch break?

(A)30 (B)36 (C)42 (D)48 (E)60

PROBLEM 323(DIFFICULTY:3)

The sequence

log12162,log12 ax,log12y,log12z,log121250

is an arithmetic progression.What is x?

(A)125 √3 (B)270 (C)162 √5 (D)434 (E)225 √6

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PROBLEM 324(DIFFICULTY:3)

A,B,C are three piles of rocks.Themean weight of the rocks in A is 40 pounds,the mean weight of the
rocks in B is 50 pounds,the mean weight of the rocks in the combined piles A and B is 43 pounds,and
the mean weight of the rocks in the combined piles A and C is 44 pounds.What is the greatest possible
integer value for the mean in pounds of the rocks in the combined piles B and C?

(A)55 (B)56 (C)57 (D)58 (E)59

PROBLEM 325(DIFFICULTY:3)

For how many integers x is the number x⁴-51c²+50 negative?

(A)8 (B)10 (C)12 (D)14 (E)16

PROBLEM 326(DIFFICULTY:3)

Let a<b<c be three integers such that a,b,c is an arithmetic progression and a,c,b is a geometric
progression.What is the smallest possible value of c?

(A)-2 (B)1 (C)2 (D)4 (E)6

PROBLEM 327(DIFFICULTY:3)

Whenp= 启 inA,thenumereisanintege Whatisthelargst ouerof that sa fatorofe?

(A)2¹2 (B)2¹4 (C)2¹6 (D)218 (E)220

PROBLEM 328(DIFFICULTY:3)

Let P be a cubic polynomial with P(0)=k,P(1)=2k,and P(-1)=3k.What is P(2)+P(-2)?

(A)0 (B)k (C)6k (D)7k (E)14k

PROBLEM 329(DIFFICULTY:3)

The expressions A=1×2+3×4+5×6+…+37×38+39 and B=1+2×3+4×5+ …+36×

37+38×39 are obtained by writing multiplication and addition operators in an alternating pattern
between successive integers.Find the positive difference between integers A and B.

PROBLEM 330(DIFFICULTY:3)

A rectangle with positive integer side lengths in cm has area A cm²and perimeter Pcm.Which of the
following numbers cannot equal A+P?

(A)100 (B)102 (C)104 (D)106 (E)108

PROBLEM 331(DIFFICULTY:3)

For some particular value of N,when (a+b+c+d+1)N is expanded and like terms are combined,the
resulting expression contains exactly 1001 terms that include all four variables a,b,c,and d,each to some
positive power.What is N?

(A)9 (B)14 (C)16 (D)17 (E)19

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PROBLEM 332(DIFFICULTY:3)

The graphs of y=log3x,y=log,3,y=log-x,and are plotted on the same set of axes.How

many points in the plane with positive c-coordinates lie on two or more of the graphs?

(A)2 (B)3 (C)4 (D)5 (E)6

PROBLEM 333(DIFFICULTY:3)

The sum of an infinite geometric series is a positive number S,and the second term in the series is 1.
What is the smallest possible value of S?

(B)2 (C) √5 (D)3 (E)4

PROBLEM 334(DIFFICULTY:3)

All the numbers 2,3,4,5,6,7 are assigned to the six faces of a cube,one number to each face.For each of
the eight vertices of the cube,a product of three numbers is computed,where the three numbers are the
numbers assigned to the three faces that include that vertex.What is the greatest possible value of the
sum of these eight products?

(A)312 (B)343 (C)625 (D)729 (E)1680

PROBLEM 335(DIFFICULTY:3)

Let ABC be an equilateral triangle.Extend side AB beyond B to a point B'so that BB'=3·AB.
Similarly,extend side BC beyondC to a point C'so that CC¹=3·BC,and extend side CA beyond A to
a point A'so that AA'=3·CA.What is the ratio of the area of △A'B'C'to the area of △ABC?

(A)9:1 (B)16:1 (C)25:1 (D)36:1 (E)37:1

PROBLEM 336(DIFFICULTY:3)

Joey and Chloe and their daughter Zoe all have the same birthday Joey is 1 year older than Chloe,and
Zoe is exactly 1 year old today.Today is the first of the 9 birthdays on which Chloe's age will be an
integral multiple of Zoe's age.What will be the sum of the two digits of Joey's age the next time his age is
a multiple of Zoe's age?

(A)7 (B)8 (C)9 (D)10 (E)11

PROBLEM 337(DIFFICULTY:3)

A function f is defined recursively by f(1)=f(2)=1 and

f(n)=f(n-1)-f(n-2)+n
for all integers n≥3.What is f(2018)?

(A)2016 (B)2017 (C)2018 (D)2019 (E)2020

PROBLEM 338(DIFFICULTY:3)

The solutions to the equation(z+6)⁸=81 are connected in the complex plane to form a convex regular
polygon,three of whose vertices are labeled A,B,and C.What is the least possible area of △ABC?

(A) (B) (C)2 √3-3 √2 (D) (E)√3-1

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PROBLEM 339(DIFFICULTY:3)

What is the least possible value of

(x+1)(x+2)(x+3)(x+4)+2019

where x is a real number?

(A)2017 (B)2018 (C)2019 (D)2020 (E)2021

PROBLEM 340(DIFFICULTY:3)

Positive real numbers a and bhave the property that

√loga+√logb+log√a+log√b=100

and all four terms on the left are positive integers,where log denotes the base 10 logarithm.What is ab?

(A)1052 (B)10100(C)10¹44 (D)10164 (E)10200

PROBLEM 341(DIFFICULTY:3)

In the complex plane,let A be the set of solutions to z³-8=0 and let B be the set of solutions to z³—
8z²-8z+64=0.What is the greatest distance between a point of A and a point of B?

(A)2 √3 (B)6 (C)9 (D)2 √2I (E)9+ √3

PROBLEM 342(DIFFICULTY:3)

The area of the regionbounded by the graph of

c²+y²=3|z-y|+3|x+y
is m+nπ,where m and n are integers.What is m+n?

(A)18 (B)27 (C)36 (D)45 (E)54

PROBLEM 343(DIFFICULTY:3)

What is the value of

(A)21 (B)100log₅3 (C)200log₃5 (D)2,200 (E)21,000

PROBLEM 344(DIFFICULTY:3)

In the following list of numbers,the integer n appears n times in the list for 1≤n≤200.

1,2,2,3,3,3,4,4,4,4,...,200,200,..,200

What is the median of the numbers in this list?

(A)100.5 (B)134 (C)142 (D)150.5 (E)167

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PROBLEM 345(DIFFICULTY:3)

Let ABCD be a rectangle and let DM be a segment perpendicular to the plane of ABCD.Suppose that
DM has integer length,and the lengths of MA,MC,and MB are consecutive odd positive integers (in
this order).What is the volume of pyramid MABCD?

(A)24 √5 (B)60 (C)28 √5 (D)66 (E)8 √70

PROBLEM 346(DIFFICULTY:3)

Let g(x)be a polynomial with leading coefficient 1,whose three roots are the reciprocals of the three roots
of f(c)=x³+axz²+bc+c,where 1<a<b<c.What is g(1)in terms of a,b,and c?

(A)¹+atbtc (B)1+a+b+c (C) (D) (E)

PROBLEM 347(DIFFICULTY:3.25)

A circle centered at O has radius 1 and contains the point A.The segment AB is tangent to the circle at
A and ∠AOB=0.If point C lies on OA and BC bisects ∠ABO,then OC=

(A)sec²θ-tanθ(B) (C) (D) (E)

PROBLEM 348(DIFFICULTY:3.25)

Andy's lawn has twice as much area as Beth's lawn and three times as much area as Carlos'lawn.Carlos
lawn mower cuts half as fast as Beth's mower and one third as fast as Andy's mower.If they all start to
mow their lawns at the same time,who will finish first?

(A)Andy (B)Beth (C)Carlos (D)Andy and Carlos tie for first. (E)All three tie.

PROBLEM 349(DIFFICULTY:3.25)

If log(cy³)=1 and log(x²y)=1,what is log(cy)?

(A) (B)0 (C) (D) 号 (E)1

PROBLEM 350(DIFFICULTY:3.25)

Let f be a function with the following properties:

(i)f(1)=1,and
(ii)f(2n)=n×f(n),for any positive integer n.

What is the value off(2100)?

(A)1 (B)299 (C)2100 (D)24950 (E)2999

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PROBLEM 351(DIFFICULTY:3.25)

For some real numbers a and b,the equation

8.x³+4a.z²+2bx+a=0
has three distinct positive roots.If the sum of the base-2 logarithms of the roots is 5,what is the value of
a?

(A)-256 (B)-64 (C)-8 (D)64 (E)256

PROBLEM 352(DIFFICULTY:3.25)

The function f has the property that for each real number x in its domain,1/x is also in its domain and

f(x)+f(1)=x
What is the largest set of real numbers that can be in the domain off?

(A){x|x≠0}(B){x|z<0}
(C){x|lz>0}(D){x|x≠-1 and x≠0 and x≠1}

(E){-1,1}

PROBLEM 353(DIFFICULTY:3.25)

Suppose that sina+sinb= √厚and cosa+cosb=1.Whats cos(a-b)?

(A) (B) (C) (D)³ (E)1

PROBLEM 354(DIFFICULTY:3.25)

The polynomial f(x)=x⁴+ax³+bx²+cx+d has real coefficients,and f(2i)=f(2+i)=0.What is a

+b+c+d?
(A)0 (B)1 (C)4 (D)9 (E)16

PROBLEM 355(DIFFICULTY:3.25)

Let a,b,and c be real numbers such that

a+b+c=2,and

a²+b²+c²=12

What is the difference between the maximum and minimum possible values of c?

(A)2 (B) (C)4

( (D) (E)3
PROBLEM 356(DIFFICULTY:3.25)

The domain of the function f(x)=log:(log₄(log₁(log16(log x)))is an interval of lengthπ,where m

and n are relatively prime positive integers.What is m+n?

(A)19 (B)31 (C)271 (D)319 (E)511

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PROBLEM 357(DIFFICULTY:3.25)

The zeros of the function f(x)=x²-ax+2a are integers.What is the sum of the possiblevalues of a?

(A)7 (B)8 (C)16 (D)17 (E)18

PROBLEM 358(DIFFICULTY:3.25)

Let s,denote the sum of the kth powers of the roots of the polynomial x³-5z²+8x-13.In particular,
80=3,s₁=5,and s2=9.Let a,b,and c be real numbers such that sk+1=ask+bsk-1+CSk-2 for k=
2,3,..What is a+b+c?

(A)-6 (B)0 (C)6 (D)10 (E)26

PROBLEM 359(DIFFICULTY:3.25)

How many polynomials of the form x⁵+ax⁴+bx³+cac²+dx+2020,where a,b,c,and d are real

numbers,have the property that whenever r is a root,so is r?(Note thati=√-1)

(A)0 (B)1 (C)2 (D)3 (E)4

PROBLEM 360(DIFFICULTY:3.25)

Let f be a function defined on the set of positive rational numbers with the property that f(a·b)=f(a)
+f(b)for all positive rational numbers a and b.Furthermore,suppose that f also has the property that
f(p)=p for every prime number p.For which ofthe following numbers s is f(x)<0?

(A) (B) (C) (D)后 (E)

PROBLEM 361(DIFFICULTY:3.5)

In the expansion of (axr+b)²000 where a and b are relatively prime positive integers,the coeffcients of x²
and x³are equal.Find a+b.

PROBLEM 362(DIFFICULTY:3.5)

lfx,y,and z are positive numbers satisfying

and

Then what is the value of xyz ?

(A) (B)1 (C) (D)2 (E)

PROBLEM 363(DIFFICULTY:3.5)

Find the sum of the roots,real and non-real,of the equation a2001+(-x)²00=0,given that there are
no multiple roots.

PROBLEM 364(DIFFICULTY:3.5)

It is given that log₆a+log₆b+log₆c=6,where a,b,and c are positive integers that form an increasing
geometric sequence and b-a is the square of an integer.Find a+b+c.

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PROBLEM 365(DIFFICULTY:3.5)

A set of tiles numbered 1 through 100 is modified repeatedly by the following operation:remove all tiles
numbered with a perfect square,and renumber the remaining tiles consecutively starting with 1.How many
times must the operation be performed to reduce the number of tiles in the set to one?

(A)10 (B)11 (C)18 (D)19 (E)20

PROBLEM 366(DIFFICULTY:3.5)

The graph of the function f is shown below.How many solutions does the equation f(f(x))=6 have?

(A)2 (B)4 (C)5 (D)6 (E)7

PROBLEM 367(DIFFICULTY:3.5)

If a,b,and c are positive real numbers such that a(b+c)=152,b(c+a)=162,and c(a+b)=170,then

abc is

(A)672 (B)688 (C)704 (D)720 (E)750

PROBLEM 368(DIFFICULTY:3.5)

Given that log₁o sinx+log₁o Cos x=-1 and that log₁o(sinx+cos x)=(log₁on-1),find n.

PROBLEM 369(DIFFICULTY:3.5)

Part of the graph of f(x)=ax³+bx²+cc+d is shown.What is b?

(A)-4 (B)-2 (C)0 (D)2 (E)4

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PROBLEM 370(DIFFICULTY:3.5)

In order to complete a large job,1000 workers were hired,just enough to complete the job on schedule.All
the workers stayed on the job while the first quarter of the work was done,so the first quarter of the work
was completed on schedule.Then 100 workers were laid off,so the second quarter of the work was
completed behind schedule.Then an additional 100 workers were laid off,so the third quarter of the work
was completed still further behind schedule.Given that all workers work at the same rate,what is the
minimum number of additional workers,beyond the 800 workers still on the job at the end of the third
quarter,that must be hired after three-quarters of the work has been completed so that the entire project
can be completed on schedule or before?

PROBLEM 371(DIFFICULTY:3.5)

An infinite geometric series has sum 2005.A new series,obtained by squaring each term of the original
series,has 10 times the sum of the original series.The common ratio of the original series is n where m
and n are relatively prime integers.Find m+n.

PROBLEM 372(DIFFICULTY:3.5)

Determine the number of ordered pairs(a,b)of integers such that log 。b+6log,a=5,2≤a≤2005,and
2≤b≤2005.

PROBLEM 373(DIFFICULTY:3.5)

A faulty car odometer proceeds from digit 3 to digit 5,always skipping the digit 4,regardless of position.If
the odometer now reads 002005,how many miles has the car actually traveled?(A)1404 (B)1462
(C)1604 (D)1605 (E)1804

PROBLEM 374(DIFFICULTY:3.5)

For each x in [0,1],define

f(x)=2x,
f(x)=2-2x, i
Let fl²(x)=f(f(x),and fln+1(x)=flnl(f(x))for each integer n≥2.For how many values ofx in [0,
1]is f²005(n)=2?

(A)0 ((B)2005 (C)4010 (D)2005² (E)22005

PROBLEM 375(DIFFICULTY:3.5)

The number √ 104√6+468√ 10+144√ 15+2006 can be written as a√2+b√3+c√5,where a,b,and c

are positive integers.Find abc.

PROBLEM 376(DIFFICULTY:3.5)

When rolling a certain unfair six-sided die with faces numbered 1,2,3,4,5,and 6,the probability of
obtaining face F is greater than 1/6,the probability of obtaining the face opposite is less than 1/6,the
probability of obtaining any one of the other four faces is 1/6,and the sum of the numbers on opposite
faces is 7.When two such dice are rolled,the probability of obtaining a sum of 7 is 47/288.Given that the
probability of obtaining face F is m/n,where m and n are relatively prime positive integers,find m+n.

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PROBLEM 377(DIFFICULTY:3.5)

The complex number z is equal to 9+bi,where b is a positive real number and i²=-1.Given that the
imaginary parts of z²and z³are the same,what is b equal to?

PROBLEM 378(DIFFICULTY:3.5)

There exist unique positive integers x and y that satisfy the equation z²+84x+2008=y².Find x+y.

PROBLEM 379(DIFFICULTY:3.5)

A block of cheese in the shape of a rectangular solid measures 10 cm by 13 cm by 14 cm.Ten slices are
cut from the cheese.Each slice has a width of 1 cm and is cut parallel to one face of the cheese.The
individual slices are not necessarily parallel to each other.What is the maximum possible volume in cubic
cm of the remaining block of cheese after ten slices have been cut off?

PROBLEM 380(DIFFICULTY:3.5)

In the expansion of

(1+c+x²+ 妆 m²)(1+z+z²+…+a¹4)²,
what is the coefficient of 28?

(A)195(B)196 (C)224 (D)378 (E)405

PROBLEM 381(DIFFICULTY:3.5)

Suppose that y=是z and x²=y².The quantity x+y can be expressed as a rational number F,where r
and s are relatively prime positive integers.Find r+s.

PROBLEM 382(DIFFICULTY:3.5)

Positive integers a,b,c,and d satisfy a>b>c>d,a+b+c+d=2010,and a²-b²+c²-d²=2010.

Find the number of possible values of a.

PROBLEM 383(DIFFICULTY:3.5)

Arithmetic sequences (an)and (bn)have integer terms with a₁=b₁=1<a₂≤b₂and anbn=2010 for
some n.What is the largest possible value of n?

(A)2 (B)3 (C)8 (D)288 (E)2009

PROBLEM 384(DIFFICULTY:3.5)

The sum of the first 2011 terms of a geometric sequence is 200.The sum of the first 4022 terms is 380
Find the sum of the first 6033 terms.

PROBLEM 385(DIFFICULTY:3.5)

A lattice point in an xy-coordinate system is any point (r,y)where both x and y are integers.The graph
of y=mx+2 passes through no lattice point with O<x≤100 for all m such that ¹<m<a.What is
the maximum possible value of a?

(A) (B) (C) (D) (E)2

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PROBLEM 386(DIFFICULTY:3.5)

The real rootof the equation 8s³-3z²-3zx-1=0 can be written in the form ,where a,b,and
c are positive integers.Find a+b+c.

PROBLEM 387(DIFFICULTY:3.5)

Real numbers r and s are roots of p(x)=x³+ax+b,and r+4 and s-3 are roots of q(x)=x³+ax+
b+240.Find the sum of all possible values of |b|.

PROBLEM 388(DIFFICULTY:3.5)

Positive integers a and b are such that the graphs of y=ac+5 and y=3x+b intersect the w-axis at the
same point.What is the sum of all possible z-coordinates of these points of intersection?

(A)-20 (B)-18 (C)-15 (D)-12 (E)-8

PROBLEM 389(DIFFICULTY:3.5)

There are exactly N distinct rational numbers k such that |k|<200 and

5x²+kx+12=0

has at least one integer solution for c.What is N?

(A)6 (B)12 (C)24 (D)48 (E)78

PROBLEM 390(DIFFICULTY:3.5)

For how many positive integers x is log10(x-40)+log₁o(60-x)<2?

(A)10 ((B)18 (C)19 (D)20 (E)infinitely many

PROBLEM 391(DIFFICULTY:3.5)

Cozy the Cat and Dash the Dog are going up a staircase with a certain number of steps.However,instead
of walking up the steps one at a time,both Cozy and Dash jump.Cozy goes two steps up with each jump
(though if necessary,he will just jump the last step).Dash goes five steps up with each jump (though if
necessary,he will just jump the last steps if there are fewer than 5 steps left).Suppose the Dash takes 19
fewer jumps than Cozy to reach the top of the staircase.Let s denote the sum of all possible numbers of
steps this staircase can have.What is the sum of the digits of s?

(A)9 (B)11 (C)12 (D)13 (E)15

PROBLEM 392(DIFFICULTY:3.5)

Real numbers x and y are chosen independently and uniformly at random from the interval (0,1).What is
the probability that [log₂x]=[log₂y]?

(A)g (B)₆ (C)4 (D) (E)

PROBLEM 393(DIFFICULTY:3.5)

Which of the following describes the set of values of a for which the curves x²+y²=a²and y=a²-a
in the real xy-plane intersect at exactly 3 points?

(A) (B) (C) (D) (E)

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PROBLEM 394(DIFFICULTY:3.5)

In △ABC with integer side lengths,cos ,cos] ,and cos .What is the least possible
perimeter for △ABC?

(A)9 (B)12 (C)23 (D)27 (E)44

PROBLEM 395(DIFFICULTY:3.5)

The value of c that satisfies log₂2320=log₂+332020 can be written as ,where m and n are relatively
prime positive integers.Find m+n.

PROBLEM 396(DIFFICULTY:3.5)

There exists a unique strictly increasing sequence of nonnegative integers a₁<a₂<...<ak such that

What is k?

(A)117 (B)136 (C)137 (D)273 (E)306

PROBLEM 397(DIFFICULTY:3.5)

For how many positive integers n≤1000 is

not divisible by 3?(Recall that [z]is the greatest integer less than or equal to x.)

(A)22 (B)23 (C)24 (D)25 (E)26

PROBLEM 398(DIFFICULTY:3.5)

What is the remainder when 202+202 is divided by 2101+25¹+1?

(A)100 (B)101 (C)200 (D)201 (E)202

PROBLEM 399(DIFFICULTY:3.5)

There exists a unique strictly increasing sequence of nonnegative integers a₁<a₂<...<a such that

What is k?

(A)117 (B)136 (C)137 (D)273 (E)306

PROBLEM 400(DIFFICULTY:3.5)

Call a three-term strictly increasing arithmetic sequence of integers special if the sum of the squares of the
three terms equals the product of the middle term and the square of the common difference.Find the sum
of the third terms of all special sequences.

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PROBLEM 401(DIFFICULTY:3.5)

Hiram's algebra notes are 50 pages long and are printed on 25 sheets of paper;the first sheet contains
pages 1 and 2,the second sheet contains pages 3 and 4,and so on.One day he leaves his notes on the
table before leaving for lunch,and his roommate decides to borrow some pages from the middle of the
notes.When Hiram comes back,he discovers that his roommate has taken a consecutive set of sheets from
the notes and that the average(mean)of the page numbers on all remaining sheets is exactly 19.How
many sheets were borrowed?

(A)10 (B)13 (C)15 (D)17 (E)20

PROBLEM 402(DIFFICULTY:3.5)

How many solutions does the equationsin have in the closed interval [0,π]?

(A)0 (B)1 (C)2 (D)3 (E)4

PROBLEM 403(DIFFICULTY:3.5)

Let Q(z)and R(z)be the unique polynomials such that

2021+1号(z²+z+1)Q(z)+R(z)
and the degree of R is less than 2.What is R(z)?

(A)-2 (B)-1 (C)2021 (D)z+1 (E)2z+1

PROBLEM 404(DIFFICULTY:4)

For how many ordered pairs(x,y)of integers is it true that O<x<y<10⁶and that the arithmetic mean
of x and y is exactly 2 more than the geometric mean of x andy?

PROBLEM 405(DIFFICULTY:4)

Suppose that x,y,and z are three positive numbers that satisfy the equations: ,and y
.Then ,where m and n are relatively prime positive integers.Find m+n.

note:this is the type of problem that makes you think symmetry,but actually can be solved easily with
substitution,and other normal technniques

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PROBLEM 406(DIFFICULTY:4)

The graph below shows a portion of the curve defined by the quartic polynomial P(x)=x⁴+a³+bz²+
cx+d.Which of the following is the smallest?

(A)P(-1)
(B)The product of the zeros of P
(C)The product of the non-real zeros of P
(D)The sum of the coefficients of P
(E)Thesum of the real zeros of P

PROBLEM 407(DIFFICULTY:4)

The solutions to the system of equations

log225x+log₆4y=4
log,225-log,64=1
are (ri,y₁)and (c2,y2).Find log₃o(x1y102y2).

PROBLEM 408(DIFFICULTY:4)

Findthe integerthat isclosestto 100 :

PROBLEM 409(DIFFICULTY:4)

For all positive integers n less than 2002,let

Calculate

(A)448 (B)486 (C)1560 (D)2001 (E)2002

PROBLEM 410(DIFFICULTY:4)

Forllintegersngreaterthan 1,define .Let b=a2+a₃+a4+asand c=a1o+an+a12+

a13+a14.Then b-c equals

(A)-2 (B)-1 (C) (D) (E)

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PROBLEM 411(DIFFICULTY:4)

The graph of the polynomial

P(x)=x⁵+ax⁴+bx³+cac²+dx+e

has five distinct zc-intercepts,one of which is at (0,0).Which of the following coefficients cannot be zero?

(A)a (B)b (C)c (D)d (E)e

PROBLEM 412(DIFFICULTY:4)

An object moves 8 cm in a straight line from A to B,turns at an angle α,measured in radians and chosen
at random from the interval (0,π),and moves 5 cm in a straight line to C.What is the probability that
AC<7?

(A)言 (B)亏 (C)4(D) (E)÷

PROBLEM 413(DIFFICULTY:4)

Let C be the coefficient of x²in the expansion of the product (1-x)(1+2zr)(1-3ax)…(1+14x)(1-

15c).Find |C|.

PROBLEM 414(DIFFICULTY:4)

IfZ=ocos²m0=5,whatisthevalueofcos20?
(A)5 (B)² (C)受(D)}(E)
PROBLEM 415(DIFFICULTY:4)

The graph of 2.z²+xy+3y²-11x-20y+40=0 is an ellipse in the first quadrant of the xy-plane.Let

a and b be the maximum and minimum values of over all points (x,y)on the ellipse.What is the value
of a+b?

(A)3 (B)√10 (C)子 (D)是 (E)2√14

PROBLEM 416(DIFFICULTY:4)

The square

50 b
d e
g h 2

is a multiplicative magic square.That is,the product of the numbers in each row,column,and diagonalis
the same.If all the entries are positive integers,what is the sum of the possible values of g?

(A)10 (B)25 (C)35 (D)62 (E)136

PROBLEM 417(DIFFICULTY:4)

Let P be the product of the nonreal roots of x⁴-4x³+6.x²-4c =2005.Find [P].

PROBLEM 418(DIFFICULTY:4)

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PROBLEM 419(DIFFICULTY:4)

How many ordered triples of integers (a,b,c),with a≥2,b≥1,and c≥0,satisfy both logab=c²005 and
a+b+c=2005?

(A)0 (B)1 (C)2 (D)3 (E)4

PROBLEM 420(DIFFICULTY:4)

Let

S₁={(r,y)|log1o(1+x²+y²)≤1+log1o(x+y)}
and

S₂={(x,y)|log1o(2+c²+y²)≤2+log1o(x+y)}.
What is the ratio of the area of S₂to the area of S₁?

(A)98 (B)99 (C)100 (D)101 (E)102

PROBLEM 421(DIFFICULTY:4)

Let N=∑k¹k(logyl-Llogj₂k)
Find the remainder when N is divided by 1000.(Lk)is the greatest integer less than or equal to k,and
[k]is the least integer greater than or equal to k.)

PROBLEM 422(DIFFICULTY:4)

Given a real number x,let [x]denote the greatest integer less than or equal to x.For a certain integer k,
there are exactly 70 positive integers ni,n2,…,n7o such that k=L³ni]=L³n2J=…=L³n70]and k
divides ni for all i such that 1≤i≤70.

Find the maximum value of k for 1≤i≤70.

PROBLEM 423(DIFFICULTY:4)

The sum of the zeros,the product of the zeros,and the sumof the coefficients of the function f(x)=azc²
+bx+c are equal.Their common value must also be which of the following?

(A)the coefficient of x²(B)the coefficient of x(C)the y-intercept of the graph ofy=f(x)(D)

one of the x-intercepts of the graph of y=f(x)(E)the mean of the x-intercepts of the graph ofy=f(x)
PROBLEM 424(DIFFICULTY:4)

The sequence {an}is defined by

The sequence {bn}is defined by

Find

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PROBLEM 425(DIFFICULTY:4)

Let r,s,and t be the three roots of the equation

8x³+1001x+2008=0.

Find (r+s)³+(s+t)³+(t+r)³

PROBLEM 426(DIFFICULTY:4)

The sequence (an)satisfies a₁=1 and 5(a+1-am)-1=n+for n≥1.Let k be the least integer greater
than 1 for which ak is an integer.Find k.

PROBLEM 427(DIFFICULTY:4)

Let p(x)=x³+az²+bc+c,where a,b,and c are complex numbers.Suppose that

p(2009+9002πi)=p(2009)=p(9002)=0

What is the number of nonreal zeros of x¹²+ax⁸+bx⁴+c?

(A)4 (B)6 (C)8 (D)10 (E)12

PROBLEM 428(DIFFICULTY:4)

Let P(x)be a quadratic polynomial with real coefficients satisfying x²-2x+2≤P(x)≤2z²-4x+3

for all real numbers x,and suppose P(11)=181.Find P(16)

PROBLEM 429(DIFFICULTY:4)

Find the smallest positive integern with the property that the polynomial x⁴-nx+63 can be written as
a product of two nonconstant polynomials with integer coefficients.

PROBLEM 430(DIFFICULTY:4)

The graph of y=c⁶-10x⁵+29.x⁴-4x³+ax²lies above the line y=bx+c except at three values of x,
where the graph and the line intersect.What is the largest of these values?

(A)4 (B)5 (C)6 (D)7 (E)8

PROBLEM 431(DIFFICULTY:4)

Let a>0,and let P(x)be a polynomial with integer coefficients such that

P(1)=P(3)=P(5)=P(7)=a,and
P(2)=P(4)=P(6)=P(8)=-a.
What is the smallest possible value of a?

(A)105 (B)315 (C)945 (D)7! (E)8!

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PROBLEM 432(DIFFICULTY:4)

A lattice point in an xy-coordinate system is any point (r,y)where both x and y are integers.The graph
ofy=mxr+2 passes through no lattice point with O<x≤100 for all m such that .What is
the maximum possible value of a?

(A) (B) (C) (D) (E)

PROBLEM 433(DIFFICULTY:4)

The arithmetic mean of two distinct positive integers a and y is a two-digit integer.The geometric mean
of x and y is obtained by reversing the digits of the arithmetic mean.What is |x-y|?

(A)24 (B)48 (C)54 (D)66 (E)70

PROBLEM 434(DIFFICULTY:4)

Let a,b,and c be positive integers with a≥b≥c such that a²-b²-c²+ab=2011 and a²+3b²+3c²
-3ab-2ac-2bc=-1997.

What is a?

(A)249 (B)250 (C)251 (D)252 (E)253

PROBLEM 435(DIFFICULTY:4)

Let f(x)=(x²+3x+2)cs(πr).Find the sum of all positive integers n for which

PROBLEM 436(DIFFICULTY:4)

A rectangular piece of paper whose length is √3 times the width has area A.The paper is divided into
three equal sections along the opposite lengths,and then a dotted line is drawn from the first divider to
the second divider on the oppositeside as shown.The paper is then folded flat along this dotted line to
create a new shape with area B.What is the ratio

(A) (B)号 (C) (D) (E)

PROBLEM 437(DIFFICULTY:4)

A sequence of natural numbers is constructed by listing the first 4,then skipping one,listing the next 5,
skipping 2,listing 6,skipping 3,and,on thenth iteration,listing n+3 and skipping n.The sequence
begins 1,2,3,4,6,7,8,9,10,13.What is the 500,000th number in thesequence?

(A)996,506 (B)996,507 (C)996,508 (D)996,509 (E)996,510

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PROBLEM 438(DIFFICULTY:4)

For every real number x,let [x]denote the greatest integer not exceeding x,and let

f(x)=Lx](2014*-u)-1).

The set of all numbers x such that 1≤x<2014 and f(x)≤1 is a union of disjoint intervals.What is the
sum of the lengths of those intervals?

(A)1
(B) (c) (D) (E)2014204

PROBLEM 439(DIFFICULTY:4)

Steve says to Jon,"I am thinking of a polynomial whose roots are all positive integers.The polynomial has
the form P(x)=2x³-2ax²+(a²-81)x-c for some positive integers a and c.Can you tell me the
values of a and c?"

After some calculations,Jon says,"There is more than one such polynomial."

Steve says,"You're right.Here is the value of a."He writes down a positive integer and asks,"Can you tell
me the value of c?"

Jon says,"There are still two possible values of c."

Find the sum of the two possible values of c

PROBLEM 440(DIFFICULTY:4)

The zeroes of the function f(x)=x²-ax+2a are integers.What is the sum of the possible values of a?

(A)7 (B)8 (C)16 (D)17 (E)18

PROBLEM 441(DIFFICULTY:4)

For some positive integers p,there is a quadrilateral ABCD with positive integer side lengths,perimeter p,
right angles at B and C,AB=2,and CD=AD.How many different values of p<2015 are possible?

(A)30 (B)31 (C)61 (D)62 (E)63

PROBLEM 442(DIFFICULTY:4)

Cozy the Cat and Dash the Dog are going up a staircase with a certain number of steps.However,instead
of walking up the steps one at a time,both Cozy and Dash jump.Cozy goes two steps up with each jump
(though if necessary,he will just jump the last step).Dash goes five steps up with each jump (though if
necessary,he will just jump the last steps if there are fewer than 5 steps left).Suppose that Dash takes 19
fewer jumps than Cozy to reach the top of the staircase.Let s denote the sum of all possible numbers of
steps this staircase can have.What is the sum of the digits of s?

(A)9 (B)11 (C)12 (D)13 (E)15

PROBLEM 443(DIFFICULTY:4)

A binary operation ◇ has the properties that a ◇(b◇c)=(a◇b)·c and that a ◇a=1 for all nonzero
real numbers a,b,and c.(Here ·represents multiplication).The solution to the equation 2016◇(6◇x)=
100 can be writen as ,where p and q are relatively prime positive integers.What isp+q?

(A)109 (B)201 ((C)301 (D)3049 (E)33,601

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PROBLEM 444(DIFFICULTY:4)

For certain real numbers a,b,and c,the polynomial

g(x)=x³+ac²+x+10

has three distinct roots,and each root of g(x)is also a root of the polynomial

f(x)=x⁴+x³+bx²+100c+c.

What is f(1)?

(A)-9009 (B)-8008 (C)-7007 (D)-6006 (E)-5005

PROBLEM 445(DIFFICULTY:4)

A real number a is chosen randomly and uniformly from the interval [-20,18].The probability that the
roots of the polynomial

x⁴+2ax³+(2a-2)x²+(-4a+3)c-2
w

are all real can be written in the form ,where m and n are relatively prime positive integers.Find m+
i
n

n.

PROBLEM 446(DIFFICULTY:4)

Consider polynomials P(x)of degree at most 3,each of whose coefficients is an element of {0,1,2,3,4,5,
6,7,8,9}.How many such polynomials satisfy P(-1)=-9?

(A)110 (B)143 (C)165 (D)220 (E)286

PROBLEM 447(DIFFICULTY:4)

In a Martian civilization,alllogarithms whose bases are not specified as assumed to be base b,for some
fixed b≥2.A Martian student writes down

3log(√clog x)=56

loglogr(x)=54

and finds that this system of equations has a single real number solution x>1.Find b.

PROBLEM 448(DIFFICULTY:4)

Travis has to babysit the terrible Thompson triplets.Knowing that they love big numbers,Travis devises a
counting game for them.First Tadd will say the number 1,then Todd must say the next two numbers (2
and 3),then Tucker must say the next three numbers (4,5,6),then Tadd must say the next four numbers
(7,8,9,10),and the process continues to rotate through the three children in order,each saying one more
number than the previous child did,until the number 10,000 is reached.What is the 2019th number said
by Tadd?

(A)5743 (B)5885 (C)5979 (D)6001 (E)6011

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PROBLEM 449(DIFFICULTY:4)

Let p,q,and r be the distinct roots of the polynomial x³-22z²+80c-67.It is given that there exist
real numbers A,B,and C such that

for all sd{p,q,r}.What is

(A)243 (B)244 (C)245 (D)246 (E)247

PROBLEM 450(DIFFICULTY:4)

How many quadratic polynomials with real coefficients are there such that the set of roots equals the set
of coefficients?(For clarification:If the polynomial is ax²+bx+c,a≠0,and the roots are r and s,then
the requirement is that {a,b,c}={r,s}.)

(A)3 (B)4 (C)5 (D)6 (E)infinitely many

PROBLEM 451(DIFFICULTY:4)
Define a sequence recursively by t₁=20,t₂=21,and

forall n≥3.Thent₂020can beexpressedas ,wherep and q are relatively prime positive integers.Find p
+q.

PROBLEM 452(DIFFICULTY:4)

Let(an)and(bn)bethesequencesofreal numbers such that

(2+i)"=an+bni

for all integers n≥0,where i=√-1.What is

(A) (B) (C) (D) (E)4

PROBLEM 453(DIFFICULTY:4)

How many positive integers n satisfy

(Recall that [x]is the greatest integer not exceeding x.)

(A)2 (B)4 (C)6 (D)30 (E)32

PROBLEM 454(DIFFICULTY:4)

What isthe maximum value of for real valuesoft?

(A) (B) (C) (D) (E)

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PROBLEM 455(DIFFICULTY:4)

The interior of a quadrilateral is bounded by the graphs of (x+ay)²=4a²and (ax-y)²=a²,where a a

positive real number.What is the area of this region in terms of a,valid for all a>0?

(A) (B) (C); (D); (E);

PROBLEM 456(DIFFICULTY:4)

The five solutions to the equation

(z-1)(z²+2z+4)(z²+4z+6)=0

may be written in the form xk+yxi for 1≤k≤5,where wk and y are real.Let E be the unique ellipse
that passes through the points (ci1,y₁),(T2,y2),(c3,y3),(x4,y4),and (x₅,y5).The eccentricity of E can be
written in the form√需where m and n are relatively primepositive integers.What is m+n?(Recall that
the eccentricity of an ellipse E is the ratio S,where 2a is the length of the major axis of E and 2c is the is
the distance between its two foci.)

(A)7 (B)9 (C)11 (D)13(E)15

PROBLEM 457(DIFFICULTY:4)

Suppose that the roots of the polynomial P(x)=c³+axz²+bx+c are cos ,cos ,and cos! ,where
angles are in radians.What is abc?

(A)- (D) 弦 (E)

PROBLEM 458(DIFFICULTY:4)

Let S be the sum of all positive real numbers x for which

w²²=√2".
Which of the following statements is true?

(A)S< √2 (B)S= √2 (C) √2<S<2 (D)2≤S<6 (E)S≥6

PROBLEM 459(DIFFICULTY:4.5)

The system of equations

log₁o(2000xy)-(log10x)(log10y)=4
log1o(2yz)-(log10y)(log102)=1
log1o(za)-(log10z)(log1o π)=0

has two solutions (x1,y1,21)and (c2,y2,2).Find y+y2.

PROBLEM 460(DIFFICULTY:4.5)

Given that z is a complex number such that z+¹=2cos3°,find the least integer that is greater than z

PROBLEM 461(DIFFICULTY:4.5)

A certain function f has the properties that f(3x)=3f(x)for all positive real values of x,and that f(x)
=1-|x-2|for 1≤x≤3.Find the smallest x for which f(x)=f(2001).

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PROBLEM 462(DIFFICULTY:4.5)

In an increasing sequence of four positive integers,the first three terms form an arithmetic progression,the
last three terms form a geometric progression,and the first and fourth terms differ by 30.Find the sum of
the four terms.

PROBLEM 463(DIFFICULTY:4.5)

Find the eighth term of the sequence 1440,1716,1848,..,whose terms are formed by multiplying the
correspondingterms of two arithmetic sequences

PROBLEM 464(DIFFICULTY:4.5)

Consider the polynomials P(xr)=a⁶-x⁵-x³-x²-π and Q(x)=x⁴-x³-x²-1.Given that z1,2,z

3,and z4 are the roots of Q(x)=0,find P(z1)+P(z2)+P(z3)+P(z4).

PROBLEM 465(DIFFICULTY:4.5)

How many perfect squares are divisors of the product 11·2!·31 9!?

(A)504 (B)672 (C)864 (D)936 (E)1008

PROBLEM 466(DIFFICULTY:4.5)

The number of x-intercepts on the graph of y=sin(1/x)in the interval (0.0001,0.001)is closest to

(A)2900 (B)3000 (C)3100 (D)3200 (E)3300

PROBLEM 467(DIFFICULTY:4.5)

A sequence of positive integers with a₁=1 and ag+a10=646 is formed so that the first three terms are
in geometric progression,the second,third,and fourth terms are in arithmetic progression,and,in general,
for all n≥1,the terms a₂n-1,Q₂n,Q₂n+1 are in geometric progression,and the terms a2n,Q₂n+1,and a₂n+2
are in arithmetic progression.Let an be the greatest term in this sequence that is less than 1000.Find n+
an.

PROBLEM 468(DIFFICULTY:4.5)

A polynomial

P(x)=C2004x²004+C2003w²003+…+C₁r+C

has real coefficients with c2004≠0 and 2004 distinct complex zeroes zk=a+bki,1≤k≤2004 with ak
and bk real,a₁=b₁=0,and

Which of the following quantities can be a non zero number?

(A)c₀ (B)C2003 ((C)o2b3.…62004 (D) (E)

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PROBLEM 469(DIFFICULTY:4.5)

The polynomial x³-2004x²+mz+n has integer coefficients and three distinct positive zeros.Exactly
one of these is an integer,and it is the sum of the other two.How many values of n are possible?

(A)250,000 (B)250,250 (C)250,500 (D)250,750 (E)251,000

PROBLEM 470(DIFFICULTY:4.5)

The equation 23332-2+2111z+2 =22+1+1 has three real roots.Given that their sum is 票 where m and
n are relatively prime positive integers,find m+n.

PROBLEM 471(DIFFICULTY:4.5)

For how many positive integers n less than or equal to 1000 is(sint+icost)"=sinnt+icos nt true for
all real t?

PROBLEM 472(DIFFICULTY:4.5)

Hexagon ABCDEF is divided into five rhombuses,P,Q,R,S,and T,as shown.Rhombuses P,Q,R,

and S are congruent,and each has area √2006.Let K be the area of rhombus T.Given that K is a
positive integer,find the number of possible values for K.

PROBLEM 473(DIFFICULTY:4.5)

The sequence a1,a₂,...is geometric with a₁=a and common ratio r,where a and r are positive integers.
Given that logga₁+logga₂+…+logga12=2006,find the number of possible ordered pairs (a,r).

PROBLEM 474(DIFFICULTY:4.5)

Circles Ci,C₂,and C₃have their centers at (0,0),(12,0),and (24,0),and have radi 1,2,and 4,
respectively.Line tr is a common internal tangent to C₁and C₂and has a positive slope,and line t₂is a
common internal tangent to C₂and C₃and has a negative slope.Given that lines t₁and t₂intersect at (x,
y),and that x=p-q√F,where p,q,and r are positive integers and r is not divisible by the square of any
prime,find p+q+r.

PROBLEM 475(DIFFICULTY:4.5)

The polynomial P(x)is cubic.What is the largest value of k for which the polynomials Q₁(x)=x²+(k-
29)x-k and Q₂(x)=2x²+(2k-43)x+k are both factors of P(x)?

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PROBLEM 476(DIFFICULTY:4.5)

A rectangular piece of paper measures 4 units by 5 units.Several lines are drawn parallel to the edges of
the paper.A rectangle determined by the intersections of some of these lines is called basic if

(i)all four sides of the rectangle are segments of drawn line segments,and
(ii)no segments of drawn lines lie inside the rectangle.

Given that the total length of all lines drawn is exactly 2007 units,let N be the maximum possible number
of basic rectangles determined.Find the remainder when N is divided by 1000.

PROBLEM 477(DIFFICULTY:4.5)

Square ABCD has area 36,and AB is parallel to the x-axis.Vertices A,B,and C are on the graphs of y
=logaw,y=2log 。r,and y=3logaw,respectively.What is a?

(A)V3 (B)√3 (C)V6 (D)√6 (E)6

PROBLEM 478(DIFFICULTY:4.5)

Find the positive integer n such that

PROBLEM 479(DIFFICULTY:4.5)

Let a=π/2008.Find the smallest positive integer n such that

2[cos(a)sin(a)+cos(4a)sin(2a)+cos(9a)sin(3a)+…+cos(n²a)sin(na)]

is an integer.

PROBLEM 480(DIFFICULTY:4.5)

A particle is located on the coordinate plane at (5,0).Define a move for the particle as a counterclockwise
rotation of π/4 radians about the origin followed by a translation of 10 units in the positive x-direction.
Given that the particle's position after 150 moves is (p,q),find the greatest integer less than or equal to
|pl+|q|.

PROBLEM 481(DIFFICULTY:4.5)

The sum of the base-10 logarithms of the divisors of 10n is 792.What is n?

(A)11 (B)12 (C)13 (D)14 (E)15

PROBLEM 482(DIFFICULTY:4.5)

Functions f and g are quadratic,g(x)=-f(100-x),and the graph of g contains the vertex of the graph
of f.The four c-intercepts on the two graphs have x-coordinates r1,T2,rg,and a4,in increasing order,
and x₃一x2=150.Then 4-a1=m+n √p,where m,n,and p are positive integers,and p is not
divisible by the square of any prime.What is m+n+p?

(A)602 (B)652 (C)702 (D)752 (E)802

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PROBLEM 483(DIFFICULTY:4.5)

For a real number a,let [a]denote the greatest integer less than or equal to a.Let R denote the region in
the coordinate plane consisting of points (x,y)such that [x]²+[y]²=25.The region R is completely
contained in a disk of radius r(a disk is the union of a circle and its interior).The minimum value of r can
be written as ,where m and n are integers and m is notdivisible by the square of any prime.Find m+
n.

PROBLEM 484(DIFFICULTY:4.5)

Let (a,b,c)be the real solution of the system of equations x³-xyz=2,y³-xyz=6,z³-xyz =20.
The greatest possible value of a³+b³+c³can be written in the formm,where m and n are relatively
prime positive integers.Find m+n.

PROBLEM 485(DIFFICULTY:4.5)

Let z₁,22,23,..,212 be the 12 zeroes of the polynomial z¹²-236.For each j,let w;be one of z;or izj.

Tomtomm g enbensm+awmecmandna
positive integers.Find m+n.

PROBLEM 486(DIFFICULTY:4.5)

Let xi,T2,…,T6 be non-negative real numbers such that x₁+T2+T3+T4+T5+T6 =1,and x1a3T5+x
2T4T6≥ .Let p and q be positive relatively prime integers such that is the maximum possible valueof
X1T2C3+T2C3T4 十C3C4T5+C4T5T6+C5T6T1+C6T1T2.Find p+q.

PROBLEM 487(DIFFICULTY:4.5)

Let and g(z)=f(f(z),where a and b are complex numbers.Suppose that |a|=1 and
g(g(z))=z for all z for which g(g(z)is defined.What is the difference between the largest and smallest
possible values of |b|?

(A)0 (B) √2-1 (C) √3-1 (D)1 (E)2

PROBLEM 488(DIFFICULTY:4.5)

Let x,y,and z be positive real numbers that satisfy

2log,(2y)=2log2z(42)=log2ra(8y2)≠0.

The value of xy⁵z can be expressed in the form ,where p and q are relatively prime positive integers.
Find p+q.

PROBLEM 489(DIFFICULTY:4.5)

The number 5867 is between 22013 and 22014.How many pairs of integers (m,n)are there such that 1≤m
≤2012 and

5”<2m<2m+2<5n+1?

(A)278 (B)279 (C)280 (D)281 (E)282

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PROBLEM 490(DIFFICULTY:4.5)

The fraction

where n is the length of the period of the repeating decimal expansion.What is the sum bo+b₁+…+b
n-1?

(A)874 (B)883 (C)887 (D)891 (E)892

PROBLEM 491(DIFFICULTY:4.5)

Let a and b be positive integers satisfying .The maximum possible value of is B,where p
and q are relatively prime positive integers.Find p+q.

PROBLEM 492(DIFFICULTY:4.5)

A rectangular box measures a×b×c,where a,b,and c are integers and 1≤a≤b≤c.The volume and
the surface area of the box are numerically equal.How many ordered triples(a,b,c)are possible?

(A)4 (B)10 (C)12 (D)21 (E)26

PROBLEM 493(DIFFICULTY:4.5)

Let f(x)=Z¹02(Lkr)=k[z]),where [r]denotes the greatest integer less than or equal to r.How many
distinct values does f(x)assume for x≥0?

(A)32 (B)36 (C)45 (D)46 (E)infinitely many

PROBLEM 494(DIFFICULTY:4.5)

The graph of y=f(x),where f(x)is a polynomial of degree 3,contains points A(2,4),B(3,9),and C(4,
16).Lines AB,AC,and BC intersect the graph again at points D,E,and F,respectively,and the sum
of the x-coordinates of D,E,and F is 24.What is f(0)?

(A)-2 (B)0 (C)2 (D) (E)8

PROBLEM 495(DIFFICULTY:4.5)

Let [x]denote the greatest integer less than or equal to x.How many real numbers a satisfy the equation
x²+10,000[x]=10,000x?

(A)197 (B)198 (C)199 (D)200 (E)201

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PROBLEM 496(DIFFICULTY:4.5)

Define binary operations ◇ and Q by

a◇b=alog₇(b) and

for all real numbers a and b for which these expressions are defined.The sequence (an)is defined
recursively by a₃=302 and

an=(nQ(n-1))◆an-1

for all integers n≥4.To the nearest integer,what is log₇(a2019)?

(A)8 (B)9 (C)10 (D)11 (E)12

PROBLEM 497(DIFFICULTY:4.5)

Define a sequence recursively by f₁(x)=|z-1|and fn(x)=fn-1(|x-n|)for integers n>1.Find the

least value of n such that the sum of the zeros of fn exceeds 500,000

PROBLEM 498(DIFFICULTY:4.5)

How many integers n≥2 are there such that whenever z1,22,…,zn are complex numbers such that

|z₁=|22l=…=|2nl=1 and z1+z2+…+zn=0,

then the numbers z1,2,…,zn are equally spaced on the unit circle in the complex plane?

(A)1 (B)2 (C)3 (D)4 (E)5

PROBLEM 499(DIFFICULTY:4.5)

Find the number of integers c such that the equation

||20|zx|-x²|-c|=21

has 12 distinct real solutions.

PROBLEM 500(DIFFICULTY:5)

A sequence of numbers r1,T₂,C₃,..,T100 has the property that,for every integer k between 1 and 100,
inclusive,the number xk is k less than the sum of the other 99 numbers.Given that T50 =m/n,where m
and n are relatively prime positive integers,find m+n.

PROBLEM 501(DIFFICULTY:5)

A circle is inscribed in quadrilateral ABCD,tangent to AB at P and to CD at Q.Given that AP=19,

PB=26,CQ=37,and QD=23,find the square of the radius of the circle.

PROBLEM 502(DIFFICULTY:5)

While finding the sine of a certain angle,an absent-minded professor failed to notice that his calculator
was not in the correct angular mode.He was lucky to get the right answer.The two least positive real

values of z for which the sine of x degrees is the same as the sine of z radians are and ,where m,
n,p,and q are positive integers.Find m+n+p+q.

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PROBLEM 503(DIFFICULTY:5)

Triangle ABC is isosceles with AC=BC and ∠ACB=106°.Point M is in the interior of the triangle so
that ∠MAC=7°and ∠MCA=23°.Find the number of degrees in ∠CMB.

PROBLEM 504(DIFFICULTY:5)

Two positive integers differ by 60.The sum of their square roots is the square root of an integer that is not
a perfect square.What is the maximum possible sum of the two integers?

PROBLEM 505(DIFFICULTY:5)

In △ABC,AB=BC,and BD is an altitude.Point E is on the extension of AC such that BE=10.

The values of tan∠CBE,tanZDBE,and tan∠ABE form a geometric progression,and the values of cot
∠DBE,cot∠CBE,cot∠DBC form an arithmetic progression.What is the area of △ABC?

(A)16 (B)學 (C)10 √3 (D)8 √5 (E)18

PROBLEM 506(DIFFICULTY:5)

Let P(x)=(x-1)(x-2)(x-3).For how many polynomials Q(x)does there exist a polynomial R(x)of
degree 3 such that P(Q(x)=P(x)·R(x)?

(A)19 (B)22 (C)24 (D)27 (E)32

PROBLEM 507(DIFFICULTY:5)

The expression

(x+y+z)2006+(x-y-z)²006
is simplified by expanding it and combining like terms.How many terms are inthe simplified expression?

(A)6018 (B)671,676 (C)1,007,514 (D)1,008,016 (E)2,015,028

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PROBLEM 508(DIFFICULTY:5)

LetS bethe setofall point(c,y)inthe coordinate plane suchthat O≤x≤and O≤y≤2.What is

the area of the subset of S for which

(A) (B) (c) (D) (E)

PROBLEM 509(DIFFICULTY:5)

For each integer n>1,let F(n)be the number of solutions to the equationsinx=sin(nax)on the
interval[0,π].WhatisZ2002 F(n)?
(A)2014524(B)2015028(C)2015033 (D)2016532(E)2017033
PROBLEM 510(DIFFICULTY:5)

The tower function of twos is defined recursively as follows:T(1)=2 and T(n+1)=2T(n)for n≥1.Let
A=(T(2009))T(2009)and B=(T(2009))⁴.What is the largest integer k for which

is defined?

(A)2009 (B)2010 (C)2011 (D)2012 (E)2013

PROBLEM 511(DIFFICULTY:5)

Find the number of second-degree polynomials f(x)with integer coefficients and integer zeros for which
f(0)=2010.

PROBLEM 512(DIFFICULTY:5)

Let f(x)=log₁o(sin(πc)·sin(2πa)·sin(3πc)…sin(8πc)).The intersection of the domain of f(x)with

the interval [0,1]is a union of n disjoint open intervals.What is n?

(A)2 (B)12 (C)18 (D)22 (E)36

PROBLEM 513(DIFFICULTY:5)

Let fo(x)=x+|x-100|-|x+100|,and for n≥1,let fn(x)=|fn-1(x)|-1.For how many values of x

is f₁oo(x)=0?

(A)299 (B)300 (C)301 (D)302 (E)303

PROBLEM 514(DIFFICULTY:5)

Let f(x)be a third-degree polynomial with real coefficients satisfying

|f(1)|=|f(2)|=|f(3)|=|f(5)|=|f(6)|=|f(7)|=12.

Find |f(0)|.

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PROBLEM 515(DIFFICULTY:5)

For distinct complex numbers z1,2,..,2673,the polynomial

(x-z₁)³(x-z2)³…(x-2673)³

can be expressed as z²019+20z2018+19c2017+g(x),where g(x)is a polynomial with complex coefficients

and with degree at most 2016.The sum Z₁<j<k≤6732j2k can be expressed in the formn,where m and
n are relatively prime positive integers.Find m+n.

PROBLEM 516(DIFFICULTY:5.5)

Let S be the sum of all numbers of the form a/b,where a and b are relatively prime positive divisors of
1000.What is the greatest integer that does not exceed S/10?

PROBLEM 517(DIFFICULTY:5.5)

Given a function f for which

f(x)=f(398-x)=f(2158-x)=f(3214-x)

holds for all real x,what is the largest number of different values that can appear in the list f(0),f(1),
f(2),...,f(999)?

PROBLEM 518(DIFFICULTY:5.5)

Two distinct,real,infinite geometric series each have a sum of 1 and have the same second term.The

third term of one of the series is 1/8,and the second term ofboth series can be writen in the form
where m,n,and p are positive integers and m is not divisible by the square of any prime.Find 100m+
10n+p

PROBLEM 519(DIFFICULTY:5.5)

Let f(x)=c²+6x+1,and let R denote the set of points (r,y)in the coordinate plane such that

f(x)+f(y)≤0 and f(x)-f(y)≤0

The area of R is closest to

(A)21 (B)22 (C)23 (D)24 (E)25

PROBLEM 520(DIFFICULTY:5.5)

An angle x is chosen at random from the interval 0°<x<90°.Let p be the probability that the numbers
sin²x,cos²x,and sinc cos z are not the lengths of the sides of a triangle.Given that p=d/n,where d is
the number of degrees in arctan m and m and n are positive integers with m+n<1000,find m+n.

PROBLEM 521(DIFFICULTY:5.5)

The members of a distinguished committee were choosing a president,and each member gave one vote to
one of the 27 candidates.For each candidate,the exact percentage of votes the candidate got was smaller
by at least 1 than the number of votes for that candidate.What was the smallest possible number of
members of the committee?

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PROBLEM 522(DIFFICULTY:5.5)

Let f(x)=√ax²+bc.For how many real values of a is there at least one positive value of b for which
the domain of f and the range of f are the same set?

(A)0 (B)1 (C)2 (D)3 (E)infinitelymany

PROBLEM 523(DIFFICULTY:5.5)

Let S be the set of ordered pairs (r,y)such that O<x≤1,0<y≤1,and [log₂(¹)]and arg
both even.Given that the area of the graph of S is m/n,where m and n are relatively prime positive
integers,find m+n.The notation [z]denotes the greatest integer that is less than or equal to z.

PROBLEM 524(DIFFICULTY:5.5)

For each integer n≥4,let an denote the base-n number 0.133n.The product a4as…agg can be expressed
as m,where m and n are positive integers and n is as small as possible.What is m?

(A)98 (B)101 (C)132 (D)798 (E)962

PROBLEM 525(DIFFICULTY:5.5)

Let m be a positive integer,and let ao,a1,..,ambe a sequence of reals such that ao=37,a₁=72,am=
0,and ak+1=ak-1-3 for k=1,2,.,m-1.Find m.

PROBLEM 526(DIFFICULTY:5.5)

Find the sum of the values of a such that cos³3x+cos³5x=8cos³4x cos³x,where x is measured in
degrees and 100<π<200.

PROBLEM 527(DIFFICULTY:5.5)

A sequence is defined as follows a₁=a₂=a₃=1,and,for all positive integers n,an+3=an+2+an+1+an

.Given that a28=6090307,a2g=11201821,and a3o=20603361,find the remainder when 1ap is
divided by 1000.

PROBLEM 528(DIFFICULTY:5.5)

For each positive integer p,let b(p)denote the unique positive integer k such that |k-√pl<1.For
example,b(6)=2 and b(23)=5.If S=∑0076(p),find theremainder when S is divided by 1000.

PROBLEM 529(DIFFICULTY:5.5)

Two long cylindrical tubes of the same length but different diameters lie parallel to each other on a flat
surface.The larger tube has radius 72 and rolls along the surface toward the smaller tube,which has radius
24.It rolls over the smaller tube and continues rolling along the flat surface until it comes to rest on the
samepoint of its circumference as it started,having made one complete revolution.Ifthe smaller tube
never moves,and the rolling occurs with no slipping,the larger tube ends up a distance x from where it
starts.The distance x can be expressed in the form aπ+b√c,where a,b,and c are integers and c is not
divisible by the square of any prime.Find a+b+c.

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PROBLEM 530(DIFFICULTY:5.5)

The increasing geometric sequence xo,T1,a2,...consists entirely of integral powers of 3.Given that

find log₃(T14).

PROBLEM 531(DIFFICULTY:5.5)

In triangle ABC,AB=AC=100,and BC=56.Circle P has radius 16 and is tangent to AC and BC.

Circle Q is externally tangent to Pand is tangent to AB and BC.No point of circle Q lies outside of
△ABC.The radius of circle Q can be expressed in the form m-n√k,where m,n,and k are positive
integers and k is the product of distinct primes.Find m+nk.

PROBLEM 532(DIFFICULTY:5.5)

For certain pairs (m,n)of positive integers with m≥n there are exactly 50 distinct positive integers k
such that |log m-logk|<log n.Find the sum of all possible values of the product mn.

PROBLEM 533(DIFFICULTY:5.5)

Thefirsttwotermsofasequencearea₁=1anda₂=言.For n≥1,

What is |a₂009|?

(A)0 (B)2-√3 (C)存 (D)1 (E)2+√3

PROBLEM 534(DIFFICULTY:5.5)

Let Mn be the n×n matrix with entries as follows:for 1≤i≤n,m;,;=10;for 1≤i≤n-1,mi+1,i=

mi,i+1=3;all other entries in Mn are zero.Let Dn be the determinant of matrix Mn.Then
can be represented as ,where p and q are relatively prime positive integers.Find p+q

Note:The determinant of the 1×1 matrix [a]is a,and the determinant of the 2×2 matrix

;for n≥2,the determinant of an n×n matrix with first row orfirst column a₁a2 a₃.an is equal to a₁
C₁-a₂C₂+a₃C₃- …+(-1)n+¹anCn,where Ci is the determinant of the (n-1)×(n-1)matrix
formed by eliminating the row and column containing ai.

PROBLEM 535(DIFFICULTY:5.5)

Suppose that the angles of △ABC satisfy cos(3A)+cos(3B)+cos(3C)=1.Two sides of the triangle
have lengths 10 and 13.There is a positive integer m so that the maximum possible length for the
remaining side of △ABC is √m.Find m.

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PROBLEM 536(DIFFICULTY:5.5)

Find the sum of allthe positive solutions of

(A)π (B)810π (C)1008π (D)1080π (E)1800π

PROBLEM 537(DIFFICULTY:5.5)

A bee starts flying from point Po.She flies 1 inch due east to point P1.For j≥1,once the bee reaches
point Pj,she turns 30°counterclockwise and then flies j+1 inches straight to point Pj+1.When the bee
reaches P2015 she is exactly avb+c√d inches away from Po,where a,b,candd are positive integers and
b and d are not divisible by the square of any prime.What is a+b+c+d?

(A)2016 (B)2024 (C)2032 (D)2040 (E)2048

PROBLEM 538(DIFFICULTY:5.5)

The number ,where p and q are relatively prime positive integers,hasthe property that the sum of
all real numbers c satisfying

Lx]·{z}=a·z²

is 420,where [x]denotes the greatest integer less than or equal to c and {x}=x-[x]denotes the
fractional part of c.What is p+q?

(A)245 (B)593 (C)929 (D)1331 (E)1332

PROBLEM 539(DIFFICULTY:6)

The equation 2000z⁶+100x⁵+10x³+x-2=0 has exactly two real roots,one ofwhich is ,where
m,n and r are integers,m and r are relatively prime,and r>0.Find m+n+r.

PROBLEM 540(DIFFICULTY:6)

The polynomial P(x)=(1+x+x²+…+x¹7)²-x¹7 has 34 complex roots of the form zk=re[cos(2πa

k)+isin(2πak)],k=1,2,3,.,34,with O<a₁≤a₂≤a₃≤…≤a₃4<1 and rk>0.Given that a₁+a
2+a3+a₄+as =m/n,where m and n are relatively prime positive integers,find m+n.

PROBLEM 541(DIFFICULTY:6)

Let P(x)be a polynomial with integer coefficients that satisfies P(17)=10 and P(24)=17.Given that
P(n)=n+3 has two distinct integer solutions n₁and n2,find the product n₁·n2.

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PROBLEM 542(DIFFICULTY:6)

Let

p(r,y)=ao+a1x+a2y+a₃c²+a₄ry+asy²+agx³+a7x²y+agry²+agy³
Suppose that

p(0,0)=p(1,0)=p(-1,0)=p(0,1)=p(0,-1)
=p(1,1)=p(1,-1)=p(2,2)=0.

There is a point for which for all such polynomials,where a,b,and c are positive
integers,a and c are relatively prime,and c>1.Find a+b+c.

PROBLEM 543(DIFFICULTY:6)

A regular hexagon with center at the origin in the complex plane has opposite pairs of sides one unit apart.
One pair of sides is parallel to the imaginary axis.Let Rbe the region outside the hexagon,and let
|z ∈R}.Then the area of S has the form aπ+√b,where a and b are positive integers.Find a+b.

PROBLEM 544(DIFFICULTY:6.5)

Every positive integer k has a unique factorial base expansion(fi,f2,f3,...,fm),meaning that k=1!·fi
+2!·f₂+3!f3+…+m!·fm,where each fi is an integer,0≤fi≤i,and 0<fm.Given that(fi,f₂,f
3,..,f;)is the factorial base expansion of 16!-32!+48!-64!+…+1968!-1984!+20001,find the
value of f-f₂+f₃-f₄+…+(-1)i+⁴f;.

PROBLEM 545(DIFFICULTY:6.5)

Find the least positive integer n such that

PROBLEM 546(DIFFICULTY:6.5)

There are 2n complex numbers that satisfy both z²8-z⁸-1=0 and|z|=1.These numbers have the
form zm=cosθm+isinθm,where O≤0₁<0₂<...<02n<360 and angles are measured in degrees.
Find the value of θ₂+θ₄+...+θ2n.

PROBLEM 547(DIFFICULTY:6.5)

Let

Let z1,22,..,2,be the distinct zeros of P(x),and let z2=ak+bki for k=1,2,...,r,where ak and bk
are real numbers.Let

where m,n,and p are integers and p is not divisible by the square of any prime.Find m+n+p.

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PROBLEM 548(DIFFICULTY:6.5)

A long thin strip of paper is 1024 units in length,1 unit in width,and is divided into 1024 unit squares.
The paper is folded in half repeatedly.For the first fold,the right end of the paper is folded over to
coincide with and lie on top of the left end.The result is a 512 by 1 strip of double thickness.Next,the
right end of this strip is folded over to coincide with and lie on top of the left end,resulting in a 256 by 1
strip of quadruple thickness.This process is repeated 8 more times.After the last fold,the strip has
become a stack of 1024 unit squares.How many of these squares lie below the square that was originally
the 942nd square counting from the left?

PROBLEM 549(DIFFICULTY:6.5)

Given that x,y,and z are real numbers that satisfy:

and that ,where m and n are positive integers and n is not divisible by the square of any
prime,find m+n.

PROBLEM 550(DIFFICULTY:6.5)

A sequence is defined over non-negative integral indexes in the following way:ao=a₁=3,an+1an-1 =a2
+2007.

Find the greatest integer that does not exceed

PROBLEM 551(DIFFICULTY:6.5)

Let f(c)be a polynomial with real coefficients such that f(0)=1,f(2)+f(3)=125,and for all x,
f(x)f(2z²)=f(2x³+x).Find f(5).

PROBLEM 552(DIFFICULTY:6.5)

Let a and b be positive real numbers with a≥b.Let p be the maximum possible value of 号for which the
system of equations

a²+y²=b²+c²=(a-x)²+(b-y)²
has a solution in (x,y)satisfying O≤x<a and O≤y<b.Then p²can be expressed as a fractionm
where m and n are relatively prime positive integers.Find m+n.

PROBLEM 553(DIFFICULTY:6.5)

For t=1,2,3,4,define ,where a;∈{1,2,3,4}.If S₁=513 and S₄=4745,find the

minimum possible value for S₂.

PROBLEM 554(DIFFICULTY:6.5)

For each positive integer n,let .Find the largest value of n for which f(n)≤300.

Note: [x]is the greatest integer less than or equal to x.

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PROBLEM 555(DIFFICULTY:6.5)

For some integer m,the polynomial x³-2011x+m has the three integer roots a,b,and c.Find |a|+|b|
+|c|.

PROBLEM 556(DIFFICULTY:6.5)

For a real number c let [x]be the greatest integer less than or equal to x,and define {x}=a-[x]to
be the fractional part of x.For example,{3}=0 and {4.56}=0.56.Define f(x)=x{x},and let N be
the number of real-valued solutions to the equation f(f(f(x)=17 for O≤x≤2020.Find the remainder
when N is divided by 1000.

PROBLEM 557(DIFFICULTY:6.5)

Let S be the set of positive integers k such that the two parabolas

y=x²-k and x=2(y-20)²-k

intersect in four distinct points,and these four points lie on a circle with radius at most 21.Find the sum
of the least element of S and the greatest element of S.

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