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Problem-Solving Workshop
UWI, Mona Campus
March 12, 2009

,""'/1. Construct .an eight-digit number using the digits 1, 1, 2, 2, 3, 3, 4, and 4 and arrange
them so that the l's are separated by one digit, the 2's are separated by two digits, the
3's are separated by three digits, and the 4's are separated by four digits. Is the solution
uniqu~?

V 2. The illustration below shows the top view of four grain elevators. When the elevators
were filled, the grain overflowed to fill the space in the middle. The radius of each elevator
is 2 metres and the height is 10 metres. Find the total volume of the four elevators and
the space in the middle.

3. A total of 3 holstein cows and 3 guernsey cows give as much milk in 3 days as 2
~olstein cows and 4 guernsey cows in 4 d~ys. Which breed of cow is the better milk
producer, holstein or guernsey?

4. How many distinct isosceles triangles exist with a perimeter of 99 inches and side
lengths that are positive whole numbers of inches?

~ Find a number x that fits all the following conditions:

x-+-2, rema,inder l?"i x -+- 6, remainder 5 l ('1

x-+-3, remainder 2 0'
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x-+-7, remainder 6 ( '1 'of-

x-+-4,
remainder 37 )( x -+- 8, remainder 7 r t; {-
x-+-5,
ttf x-+-9, remainder 8 11"
remainder 4 .., 'i 7'
Is there more than one such number? If so,'3 what",;'\ is the smallest number meeting these
conditions?

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2S5 7c;~1 .~ x.
 6. How much money would you make in one week if you made $5 every time the hands
of a clock formed a 90° angle?

/ The diagram below shows a starting number and the result when operation "1--+"is
applied. For instance, if you start with 36 and apply the 1--+operation, the result is 8.
Three more examples are given below. Fill in the blanks for the missing examples.

36 1--+ 8; 53 1--+ 7; 11 1--+ 1; 9421--+14;

181--+__ , 491--+__ , 371 1--+

What rule are you using to determine these values?

8. A certain town has streets and avenues forming a 3 x 3 array of blocks as shown below.

Every night, the police chief posts officers at intersections to watch the streets of the town.
Each officer can watch one block from where he stands in each of the four main directions.

a) What is the minimum number of officers required to watch every block?

b) Prove that your answer in part (a) above is correct.
c) Generalize your conclusions to cases with more streets and more avenues (e.g., 4 x 4
and 5 x 6 arrays).

9. How many circles of radius 1 can fit inside (without overlapping) a circle of radius 2.4?

10(a). Prove that

---+---+---
x2
1)2
(x - 1)2
y2
(y -
z2
(z- 1)2
>1

for all real numbers x, y, z, each different from 1, and satisfying xyz = 1.
b. Note that the triple x = -2, y = -2, and z = 1/4 has the property that each number
is different from 1, xyz = 1, and equality holds in the inequality above. Find at least one
other such triple.
c. Prove that equality holds above for infinitely many triples of rational numbers x, y, z,
each different from 1, and satisfying xyz = 1.
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Problem-Solving Workshop
UWI, Mona Campus
March,S, 2009

1) In the figure below, the letters A, B, C, ... , G. represent numbers (not necessarily
distinct). If the sum of any three consecutive numbers is 18, what is the value of F?

2) How many positive divisors does 5 x 4 x 3 x 2 have? (The divisors of a number include
1 and the number itself.)

3) In the diagram below, the horizontal lines are parallel. What is the measure of the
angle x?

4) What is the sum of all the digits in the number 102007 - 20077

5) How many ways are there of ordering the letters L, A, P, I, and Z so that the first
and last letters are vowels?

6) In the diagram below, DE is parallel to AB. If the' area of 6DEC is 3/4 the area of
6ABC and AC is 1 m, what is the length of DC?
c

B
7) The rows and columns of an 8 x 8·square board are numbered from 1 to 8 as shown
below. In each square, Maurice placed as many checkers as the sum of the row and
column it was in. How many checkers did Maurice place all together?

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8

8) Consider all the four-digit numbers which can be formed using the digits 3,4,6, and 7
without repetition. How many of these numbers are divisible by 44?

9) A student passed a certain number of examinations with an average of 23. After he

sat one more exam, his average was 22.25. What are the possible scores on his last
exam if his score on every exam was between 18 and 30 (including 18 and 3D)?

10 Suppose n is a positive integer such that 1+ (n2 +n)(n2 +5n+6) = 1812. How much.
is n(n + 3)?