Math Contests: June 2015

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Math Counts Preparation:
This site is used to facilitate the preparation for the Math Counts Contest
held each winter at U.C. Also, we just enjoy the challenge of a good Math Puzzle.
LINKS:

SPRINT Round 2017

Contents:
Page - Topic

1 -25 questions from Summer 2015

2 - Summer 2015 Questions 1 thru 7

3 - Summer 2015 Questions 8 thru 14

4 - Summer 2015 Questions 15 thru 19

5 - Summer 2015 Questions 20 thru 25

6 - Misc. Videos

7 - Looking for a Pattern

8 - Measurement

9 - Warmup #4 2015

10 - Warmup #6 2015

11 - Level 3's #101 thru #162

12 - December challenge

14 - Team Questions from 2015

15 - Dice Rolling

16 - Function Notation

17 - 2015 UC sprint round

18 - Warmup #8 from 2014

19 - Radicals

21 - Mean Median Mode

22 - 30-60-90 Triangles
23 - Combinations (with Video link)

24 - Making up a Math Operation

25 - Math on T.V.

26 - Decide if a number is Divisible by ...

27 - Sprint 2011
28 - Jan. 2016 challenge
29 - Fall of 2016

How answers should appear. (Click here!)
To see a larger view of a video, just Click the BOTTOM RIGHT
CORNER the video will FILL THE SCREEN.
To get BACK to the SMALLER VIEW
HIT the "ESC" button on your keyboard.

How about some

MATH COMICS to enjoy

CLICK HERE...

page1- Questions #1 thru #25

Summer 2015 Questions 1 thru 7

Questions 15 thru 19 appeared on JEOPARDY (TV)

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page2 - Summer 2015 Questions 1 thru 7

Summer 2015 Questions 1 thru 7

Answers:

1) 20919

VIDEO FOR #1

2) 188

3) 13

4) 20

5) 965

VIDEO FOR #5

6) 11

7) 4

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page3 - Summer 2015 Questions 8 thru 14

Summer 2015 Questions 8 thru 14

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page4 - Summer 2015 Questions 15 thru 19

Summer 2015 Questions 15 thru 19

THESE APPEARED ON the TV show
JEOPARDY.

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page5 - Summer 2015 Questions 20 thru 25

Answers:

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page6 - Misc. Videos

These are Clickable Links:

COMBINATIONS

FUNCTION

30-60-90 TRIANGLES

Below you will find a mix of videos. ARITHMETIC SEQUENCES

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To see a larger view of the video,
Click on the BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER.
The video will FILL THE SCREEN.
To get BACK to the SMALLER VIEW

HIT the "ESC" button on your keyboard

page7- Looking for a pattern

If the video below does not play,
Click here to see it on youtube.

ARITHMETIC SEQUENCES
If you click on the BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER,
you can see a larger view of the video.
3,8,13,18,23, ...
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This link (click here!) takes you to another video about sequences and series. It is slightly longer, but you can stop when you feel you seen what you need to know.
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Other videos LINKS are found when you scroll down this page.

If you click on an IMAGE, it will
show you a LARGER VIEW.

Hint for 179

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Problems that can be solved by looking at patterns or simpler styles. For help see the links below.

1) Suppose you have a party with 7 others.

If everyone at the party shakes hands once
with everyone else at the party,

how many handshakes happened?

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2)

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The ANSWERS ARE FOUND BELOW.
AFTER you try the problem, CLICK on this small image:

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Video #1 on Patterns - Click Here

Video #2 on Patterns - Click Here

Video #3 on Patterns - Click Here

page8 - Measurement

Measurement

Click on image to see a larger view

page9 - Warmup #4

Warm-up #4 2015

SOLUTION VIDEOS BELOW:

You can see a LARGER VIEW

of the VIDEOS by CLICKING

on the BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER.

What is the closest integer to:

9.899 +2.055-5.002+3.012-4.999 ?_____

………………………………………………………………….

If a = 3 1/3 and b= 2 1/5

The Product of a and b _____ (mixed number form)

And the Sum of a and b _____ (mixed number form)

OR watch (CLICK HERE) on YOUTUBE

Suppose we pick a random day in November.

What is the Probability that

it has More than one digit?

(answer as reduced fraction)

Suppose we pick a random day in November.

What is the Probability that

it has More than one digit?

(answer as reduced fraction)

Or Watch (CLICK HERE) to watch on youtube

A ball (with diameter of 4 inches) is glued to a ceiling that is 10 feet high.
When it falls to the floor, how many inches will the center of the ball travel?

A ball (with diameter of 4 inches) is glued to a ceiling that is 10 feet high.

When it falls to the floor, how many inches will the center of the ball travel?

Or (CLICK HERE) to watch on youtube

Represent 1/13 as an infinite decimal.

- the 14th digit to the right of the decimal point is __
- the 201st digit to the right will be ___