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EXAM DE HIGH SCHOOL MATH CONTEST FALL 2004

1. A class has 30 girls and 20 boys. Of all the girls, 40% have blue eyes, while 60% of the boys have blue eyes. What percentage of all students in the class have blue eyes? 2. One-half cup of rice requires one and one-half cups of water. How many cups of water are required for two and two-thirds cups of rice? 3. How many other four digit integers can be formed by rearranging the digits of 8199? 4. What is the area of the triangle whose sides lie on the x-axis, the y -axis and the line given by y = (3/4)x + (9/2) ? 5. For which value of c will the equation x(x c) = 1 c have exactly one solution? 6. Given x + 3y = a and 2x + 5y = b, solve for x. 7. Given f (t) = t1 + 1) . , evaluate f 1 ( 1 c t+1 |x| |y | + = 1. 5 3

8. Find the area enclosed by the graph of the relation

9. Suppose a truck loaded with 400 computers weighs x lbs, whereas it weighs y lbs loaded with 300 of the same kind of computer. How much does the empty truck weigh? 10. Solve for a : log7 (5a) log7 (a 4) = 1 . 11. The height of a triangle is 6 units less than the length of its base. If the area of this triangle is 42 square units, how many units is the length of its base? 12. Solve the inequality x3 8 7x 14 . 13. The distance from Charlotte to Asheville is 120 miles. If Jack has two hours to make the trip, but drives 50 mph for the rst 60 miles, how fast must he go on the second half of the trip in order to reach Asheville in time? 14. The local utility company charges customers a monthly connection fee and an amount proportional to the kilowatt hours used. If Decembers bill was $80.36 for using 980 kwh and Januarys bill was $76.16 for using 910 kwh, how many cents does the company charge per kwh? 15. Find the point of intersection of the graphs of y = 2x+2 and y = 43x4 .

16. Suppose ABC shown below is an equilateral triangle. If the line BC is described by an equation of the form y = mx + b for some m and b, then nd m.
B

17. In the diagram below, the measure of CAB is 15 and the measure of length of BC is 1, then nd the length of AB.
C

CBD is 60 . If the

15 o

60 o

18. Suppose the origin, (0, 5) and (a, b) are on a circle whose diameter is along the y -axis. Let L be the line that passes through the origin and (a, b). If a2 + b2 = 16 and a > 0, then nd the slope of L.
y

(a,b)

19. In right of x.

ABC, AD = AE and CF = CE as shown. If DEF= x degrees, compute the value


A

E D

20. On the planet Omicron Beta Seven, there are as many days in a week as there are weeks in a month. The number of months in a year is twice the number of days in a month. If there are 1,250 days in an Omicron Beta Seven year, how many months are there in an Omicron Beta Seven year?

21. Hasse, Duke and Vinnie start on a walk at 3:00 p.m. and return by the same route at 9:00 p.m. If their speed is four miles per hour on level land, three miles per hour uphill and six miles per hour downhill, how far did they walk?

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