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This section of the competition consists of eight problems, which will be
presented in pairs. Work on one pair of problems will be completed and
answers will be collected before the next pair is distributed. The time
limit for each pair of problems is six minutes. The first pair of problems
is on the other side of this sheet. When told to do so, turn the page
over and begin working. This round assumes the use of calculators, and
calculations also may be done on scratch paper, but no other aids are
allowed. All answers must be complete, legible and simplified to lowest
terms. Record only final answers in the blanks in the left-hand column of
the problem sheets. If you complete the problems before time is called,
use the time remaining to check your answers.

Problem 1 Problem 2 Scorer’s Initials

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1. ________________ Hal has a positive secret number. He performs a sequence of operations with
his secret number. He doubles the number, subtracts 8, divides by 4, adds 2 and
squares the result to get 25. What is Hal’s secret number?

2. ________________
$ Toni goes to a department store and buys two shirts marked the same price. She
pays full price for the first shirt but gets a 40% discount on
the second shirt. If she pays a total of $32.40 for the two
shirts, how much did she pay for the second shirt?

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Problem 3 Problem 4 Scorer’s Initials

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Northrop Grumman Foundation
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3. _____________ The table lists the number of Wednesdays on which the Norton Middle School
cafeteria served each of four different entrées and each of three different desserts
during the previous school year. If the entrée and dessert served each Wednesday
were selected independently and randomly, based on this data, what is the
probability that the Norton Middle School cafeteria served pizza and lemon cake
on the first Wednesday of the previous school year? Express your answer as
common fraction.

Entree Dessert
Pizza 15 Lemon Cake 20
Chicken 8 Apple Pie 8
Fish & Chips 10 Brownies 12
Tacos 7

4. _____________
integers How many integers x, with 0 < x ≤ 100, are divisible by 2, 3 and 4?

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Problem 5 Problem 6 Scorer’s Initials

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National Society of Professional Engineers
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5. _____________ Two circles, each of radius 5 units, have centers at the origin and at (7, 7),
respectively. What is the y-intercept of the line that contains their common
chord?

6. _____________
ways How many ways are there to choose positive integers a, b and c, not necessarily
distinct, so that a + b < c and c ≤ 5?

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Problem 7 Problem 8 Scorer’s Initials

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Northrop Grumman Foundation
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CNA Foundation
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 degrees
7. _____________ The figure shows points P and Q inside rhombus ABCD so that segments AP,
BP, BQ, CQ, DQ and DP are all congruent. If the measure of angle BAD is 40°,
what is the degree measure of angle PDQ?

A P Q C

8. _____________
% A company sells popcorn in cylindrical canisters. Marketing indicates that wider
canisters will increase sales. If the diameter of the canister is increased
by 27% while keeping the volume of the canister the same, by what
percent must the height be decreased? Express your answer to
the nearest whole number.

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