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Petya and Vasya competed in a 60-meter race. When Petya finished, Vasya was 9 meters behind him. In the second race, Petya stood exactly 9 meters behind Vasya at the starting point. Who finished first in the second race and by how many meters did he lead his opponent? (Assume that each boy ran both times at his own con...
1.35
A bead shop sells one set of crystal beads at $9 each and one set of metal beads at $10 each. Nancy buys one set of crystal beads and two sets of metal beads. How much does she spend in all?
Two sets of metal beads cost 2 x $10 = $<<2*10=20>>20. Therefore, Nancy spends $9 + $20 = $<<9+20=29>>29 in all. #### 29
In triangle $ABC,$ points $D$ and $E$ are on $\overline{AB}$ and $\overline{AC},$ respectively, and angle bisector $\overline{AT}$ intersects $\overline{DE}$ at $F.$ If $AD = 1,$ $DB = 3,$ $AE = 2,$ and $EC = 4,$ compute $\frac{AF}{AT}.$ [asy] unitsize(1 cm); pair A, B, C, D, E, F, T; B = (0,0); C = (5,0); A = inte...
\frac{5}{18}
If the proposition "$\exists x\in [-2,1], ax^{2}+2ax+3a > 1$" is false, determine the maximum value of $a$.
\frac{1}{6}
For positive reals $p$ and $q$, define the remainder when $p$ is divided by $q$ as the smallest nonnegative real $r$ such that $\frac{p-r}{q}$ is an integer. For an ordered pair $(a, b)$ of positive integers, let $r_{1}$ and $r_{2}$ be the remainder when $a \sqrt{2}+b \sqrt{3}$ is divided by $\sqrt{2}$ and $\sqrt{3}$ r...
16
Compute $156 + 44 + 26 + 74$.
300
Let $V$ be a rectangular prism with integer side lengths. The largest face has area 240 and the smallest face has area 48. A third face has area $x$, where $x$ is not equal to 48 or 240. What is the sum of all possible values of $x$?
260
An equilateral triangle has sides 8 units long. An equilateral triangle with sides 4 units long is cut off at the top, leaving an isosceles trapezoid. What is the ratio of the area of the smaller triangle to the area of the trapezoid? Express your answer as a common fraction.
\frac{1}{3}
Xiaopang, Xiaodingding, Xiaoya, and Xiaoqiao have a total of 8 parents and 4 children in their four families. They are going to an amusement park together. The ticket pricing is as follows: Adult tickets are 100 yuan per person, children's tickets are 50 yuan per person. If there are 10 or more people, they can buy gro...
800
Matilda bought a smartphone for $300. Then she decided she wouldn't use it anyway and sold it for $255. What percentage of the initial cost did she lose?
The difference between the initial cost and the amount she sold the phone for is $300-$255 = $<<300-255=45>>45 $45 is (($45/$300)*100)% = 15% of $300 #### 15
It’s exam season and Tristan has several exams to prepare for. On Monday, he studies for 4 hours then studies for twice this long on Tuesday. On Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday he studies for 3 hours each day. He wants to study for a total of 25 hours over the week and divides the remaining amount of study time evenly ...
On Tuesday, Tristan studies twice as long as he did on Monday and this amounts to 4 hours * 2 = <<4*2=8>>8 hours. So in the first 5 days of the week, he studies for a total of 4 hours Monday + 8 hours Tuesday + 3 hours Wednesday + 3 hours Thursday + 3 hours Friday = 21 hours. He therefore has 25 planned hours – 21 used...
In triangle $ABC$, it is known that $\sqrt{3}\sin{2B} = 1 - \cos{2B}$. (1) Find the value of angle $B$; (2) If $BC = 2$ and $A = \frac{\pi}{4}$, find the area of triangle $ABC$.
\frac{3 + \sqrt{3}}{2}
Moe has a new, larger rectangular lawn measuring 120 feet by 180 feet. He uses a mower with a swath width of 30 inches. However, he overlaps each cut by 6 inches to ensure no grass is missed. Moe walks at a rate of 6000 feet per hour while pushing the mower. What is the closest estimate of the number of hours it will t...
1.8
Reina has three times the number of counters and four times the number of marbles as Kevin. If Kevin has 40 counters and 50 marbles, calculate the number of counters and marbles that Reina has?
If Kevin has 40 counters, and Reina has three, the number of counters Kevin has, Reina has 3*40 = <<40*3=120>>120 counters. Reina also has four times the number of marbles that Kevin has, meaning he has 4*50 = <<4*50=200>>200 marbles. In total, Reina has 120 counters + 200 marbles = <<120+200=320>>320 items. #### 320
Circle inscribed in square $ABCD$ , is tangent to sides $AB$ and $CD$ at points $M$ and $K$ respectively. Line $BK$ intersects this circle at the point $L, X$ is the midpoint of $KL$ . Find the angle $\angle MXK $ .
135
In any isosceles triangle $PQR$ with $PQ = PR$, the altitude $PS$ bisects the base $QR$ so that $QS = RS$. Given that the triangle sides are $PQ = PR = 15$ and the entire base length $QR = 20$. [asy] draw((0,0)--(20,0)--(10,36)--cycle,black+linewidth(1)); draw((10,36)--(10,0),black+linewidth(1)+dashed); draw((10,0)--(...
50\sqrt{5}
It is known that the numbers \( x, y, z \) form an arithmetic progression in the given order with a common difference \( \alpha = \arccos \left(-\frac{3}{7}\right) \), and the numbers \( \frac{1}{\cos x}, \frac{7}{\cos y}, \frac{1}{\cos z} \) also form an arithmetic progression in the given order. Find \( \cos^{2} y \...
\frac{10}{13}
Find the sum of the distinct prime factors of $5^5 - 5^3$.
10
The product of the two $99$-digit numbers $303,030,303,...,030,303$ and $505,050,505,...,050,505$ has thousands digit $A$ and units digit $B$. What is the sum of $A$ and $B$?
8
An ordinary $6$-sided die has a number on each face from $1$ to $6$ (each number appears on one face). How many ways can I paint two faces of a die red, so that the numbers on the red faces don't add up to $7$?
12
Positive numbers \(a\), \(b\), and \(c\) satisfy the equations \[ a^{2} + ab + b^{2} = 1, \quad b^{2} + bc + c^{2} = 3, \quad c^{2} + ca + a^{2} = 4 \] Find the value of \(a + b + c\).
\sqrt{7}
Three coplanar squares with sides of lengths two, four and six units, respectively, are arranged side-by-side, as shown so that one side of each square lies on line $AB$ and a segment connects the bottom left corner of the smallest square to the upper right corner of the largest square. What is the area of the shaded q...
8
Alice was able to sell $2500 worth of gadgets. For this month, she expects to receive her monthly basic salary of $240 and a 2% commission from these sales. How much is she going to save this month if she usually saves 10% of her total earnings?
Alice will get $2500 x 2/100 = $<<2500*2/100=50>>50 from her commission. This month, she will receive a total of $240 + $50 = $<<240+50=290>>290. Therefore, Alice will save $290 x 10/100 = $<<290*10/100=29>>29 for this month. #### 29
A ray of light passing through the point $A = (-3,9,11),$ reflects off the plane $x + y + z = 12$ at $B,$ and then passes through the point $C = (3,5,9).$ Find the point $B.$ [asy] import three; size(180); currentprojection = perspective(6,3,2); triple A, B, C; A = (0,-0.5,0.5*1.5); B = (0,0,0); C = (0,0.8,0.8*1.5...
\left( -\frac{5}{3}, \frac{16}{3}, \frac{25}{3} \right)
Compute the value of $0.25 \cdot 0.8 - 0.12$.
0.08
Anna enjoys dinner at a restaurant in Washington, D.C., where the sales tax on meals is 10%. She leaves a 15% tip on the price of her meal before the sales tax is added, and the tax is calculated on the pre-tip amount. She spends a total of 27.50 dollars for dinner. What is the cost of her dinner without tax or tip in ...
22
Given the polar equation of curve $C_{1}$ is $\rho=2\sin \theta$, and the polar equation of curve $C_{2}$ is $\theta= \frac {\pi}{3}$ ($\rho\in\mathbb{R}$), curves $C_{1}$ and $C_{2}$ intersect at points $M$ and $N$, then the length of chord $MN$ is ______.
\sqrt {3}
The cost of Joe's new HVAC system is $20,000. It includes 2 conditioning zones, each with 5 vents. In dollars, what is the cost of the system per vent?
Two zones with 5 vents per zone is 2*5=<<2*5=10>>10 vents. Thus, the $20,000 system costs $20,000/10 = $<<20000/10=2000>>2,000 per vent. #### 2,000
Two candles of the same length are made of different materials so that one burns out completely at a uniform rate in $3$ hours and the other in $4$ hours. At what time P.M. should the candles be lighted so that, at 4 P.M., one stub is twice the length of the other?
1:36
Find how many integer values of \( x \) are there such that \( \lceil{\sqrt{x}}\rceil=18 \)?
35
Find the maximum possible number of three term arithmetic progressions in a monotone sequence of $n$ distinct reals.
\[ f(n) = \left\lfloor \frac{(n-1)^2}{2} \right\rfloor \]
Given that an integer is either only even or only odd and must be divisible by 4, calculate the number of 4-digit positive integers that satisfy these conditions.
240
A certain stationery store stipulates that if one purchases 250 or more exercise books at a time (including 250 books), they can pay at the wholesale price; if one purchases fewer than 250 books, they must pay at the retail price. Li, a teacher, went to the store to buy exercise books for the 8th-grade students. If he ...
200
In $\triangle ABC$, the sides opposite to angles $A$, $B$, and $C$ are $a$, $b$, and $c$ respectively. Given that $C= \dfrac {\pi}{6}$, $a=1$, $b= \sqrt {3}$, find the measure of $B$.
\dfrac {2\pi}{3}
How many natural numbers greater than 10 but less than 100 are relatively prime to 21?
51
Persons A, B, and C set out from location $A$ to location $B$ at the same time. Their speed ratio is 4: 5: 12, respectively, where A and B travel by foot, and C travels by bicycle. C can carry one person with him on the bicycle (without changing speed). In order for all three to reach $B$ at the same time in the shorte...
7/10
Write the numbers $0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7$ on the eight vertices of a cube (each vertex has one number, and all numbers must be used once), such that the sum of the two numbers on each edge is a prime number. Then, find the maximum sum of the four numbers on one face of the cube.
18
The sum of two numbers is 50 and their difference is 6. What is their product?
616
Maria goes to the coffee shop 2 times a day. Every time she goes to the coffee shop, she orders 3 cups of coffee. How many cups of coffee does she order per day?
Maria goes to the coffee shop twice a day. If she orders 3 cups of coffee each time she goes to the coffee shop, it means she orders 2 * 3 = <<3*2=6>>6 cups of coffee a day. #### 6
A right triangle with legs $10$ and $8$ is similar to another right triangle with corresponding legs $x$ and $5$, respectively. What is the value of $x$? Express your answer as a decimal to the nearest hundredth.
6.25
Given the function $f(x)=e^{x}$, $g(x)=-x^{2}+2x+b(b\in\mathbb{R})$, denote $h(x)=f(x)- \frac {1}{f(x)}$ (I) Determine the parity of $h(x)$ and write down the monotonic interval of $h(x)$, no proof required; (II) For any $x\in[1,2]$, there exist $x_{1}$, $x_{2}\in[1,2]$ such that $f(x)\leqslant f(x_{1})$, $g(x)\leq...
e^{2}-1
Find the smallest positive integer $n$ such that $1^{2}+2^{2}+3^{2}+4^{2}+\cdots+n^{2}$ is divisible by 100.
24
Suppose you have an unlimited number of pennies, nickels, dimes, and quarters. Determine the number of ways to make 30 cents using these coins.
17
Compute the domain of the real-valued function $$f(x)=\sqrt{3-\sqrt{5-\sqrt{x}}}.$$
[0, 25]
Find the number of ordered pairs $(x,y)$ of real numbers such that \[16^{x^2 + y} + 16^{x + y^2} = 1.\]
1
Determine all real numbers $ a$ such that the inequality $ |x^2 + 2ax + 3a|\le2$ has exactly one solution in $ x$.
1, 2
A circle is inscribed in a triangle with side lengths $8, 13$, and $17$. Let the segments of the side of length $8$, made by a point of tangency, be $r$ and $s$, with $r<s$. What is the ratio $r:s$?
1:3
The sequence \(\{a_n\}\) has consecutive terms \(a_n\) and \(a_{n+1}\) as the roots of the equation \(x^2 - c_n x + \left(\frac{1}{3}\right)^n = 0\), with initial term \(a_1 = 2\). Find the sum of the infinite series \(c_1, c_2, \cdots, c_n, \cdots\).
\frac{9}{2}
Nelly is very pleased with the painting she bought at the auction. She tells her daughter that she outbid her rival Joe by paying $2000 more than thrice his bid. If Joe’s bid was $160,000, at how much did Nelly get the painting?
Three times Joe’s bid is 3 * 160000 = <<3*160000=480000>>480000 dollars Since Nelly paid an additional $2000, she paid 2000 + 480000 = <<2000+480000=482000>>482000 dollars. #### 482000
When $n$ is an odd number, $\frac{1+(-1)^{n}}{4}=$______; when $n$ is an even number, $\frac{1+(-1)^{n}}{4}=\_\_\_\_\_\_$.
\frac{1}{2}
If the difference between each number in a row and the number immediately to its left in the given diagram is the same, and the quotient of each number in a column divided by the number immediately above it is the same, then $a + b \times c =\quad$
540
On an island, there are red, yellow, green, and blue chameleons. - On a cloudy day, either one red chameleon changes its color to yellow, or one green chameleon changes its color to blue. - On a sunny day, either one red chameleon changes its color to green, or one yellow chameleon changes its color to blue. In Septe...
11
To shift the graph of the function $y=\sin \left(2x- \frac{\pi}{4}\right)$ to the graph of the function $y = \sin(2x)$, determine the horizontal shift required.
\frac{\pi}{8}
Jeanine bought 18 pencils and Clare bought half as many pencils. If Jeanine gave one third of his pencils to Abby, how many more pencils than Clare does Jeanine have now?
Clare bought half of 18 pencils which is 18/2 = <<18/2=9>>9 pencils One-third of 18 pencils is (1/3)*18 = <<18*1/3=6>>6 pencils Jeanine gave out 6 pencils so he has 18-6 = <<18-6=12>>12 pencils left Jeanine now has 12-9 = <<12-9=3>>3 pencils #### 3
The distance from Goteborg to Jonkiping on a map is 88 cm. The scale on the map is 1 cm: 15 km. How far is it between the two city centers, in kilometers?
1320
What is the maximum number of balls of clay of radius $2$ that can completely fit inside a cube of side length $6$ assuming the balls can be reshaped but not compressed before they are packed in the cube?
6
On three faces of a cube, diagonals are drawn such that a triangle is formed. Find the angles of this triangle.
60
What is the greatest three-digit positive integer $n$ for which the sum of the first $n$ positive integers is not a divisor of the product of the first $n$ positive integers?
996
Given the three digits 2, 4 and 7, how many different positive two-digit integers can be formed using these digits if a digit may not be repeated in an integer?
6
Given the following four conclusions: \\((1)\\) The center of symmetry of the function \\(f(x)= \dfrac {x-1}{2x+1}\\) is \\((- \dfrac {1}{2},- \dfrac {1}{2})\\); \\((2)\\) If the equation in \\(x\\), \\(x- \dfrac {1}{x}+k=0\\), has no real roots for \\(x \in (0,1)\\), then the range of \\(k\\) is \\(k \geqslant 2\\...
(3)(4)
Given the coordinates of the vertices of triangle $\triangle O A B$ are $O(0,0), A(4,4 \sqrt{3}), B(8,0)$, with its incircle center being $I$. Let the circle $C$ pass through points $A$ and $B$, and intersect the circle $I$ at points $P$ and $Q$. If the tangents drawn to the two circles at points $P$ and $Q$ are perpen...
2\sqrt{7}
In $\triangle ABC$, the sides opposite to angles $A$, $B$, $C$ are $a$, $b$, $c$ respectively, and they satisfy $(3b-c)\cos A - a\cos C = 0$. (1) Find $\cos A$; (2) If $a = 2\sqrt{3}$ and the area of $\triangle ABC$ is $S_{\triangle ABC} = 3\sqrt{2}$, determine the shape of $\triangle ABC$ and explain the reason; (3) I...
4\sqrt{2}
The tornado picked up the Smith's car and transported it 200 feet in the air before dropping it into the neighbors' pool. Also in the pool was a lawn chair that had been blown twice as far as the car had been transported. And the pool also contained a birdhouse that had flown through the air three times farther than ...
The lawn chair was blown twice as far as the car, or 2*200=<<2*200=400>>400 feet. The birdhouse had flown 3 times farther than the lawn chair had been blown, or 3*400=<<3*400=1200>>1200 feet. #### 1,200
A group of dancers are arranged in a rectangular formation. When they are arranged in 12 rows, there are 5 positions unoccupied in the formation. When they are arranged in 10 rows, there are 5 positions unoccupied. How many dancers are in the group if the total number is between 200 and 300?
295
A ball travels on a parabolic path in which the height (in feet) is given by the expression $-16t^2+64t+31$, where $t$ is the time after launch. What is the maximum height of the ball, in feet?
95
The medians \( A M \) and \( B E \) of triangle \( A B C \) intersect at point \( O \). Points \( O, M, E, C \) lie on the same circle. Find \( A B \) if \( B E = A M = 3 \).
2\sqrt{3}
If the eccentricity of the conic section \(C\): \(x^{2}+my^{2}=1\) is \(2\), determine the value of \(m\).
-\dfrac {1}{3}
A positive five-digit integer is in the form $AB,CBA$; where $A$, $B$ and $C$ are each distinct digits. What is the greatest possible value of $AB,CBA$ that is divisible by eleven?
96,\!569
Find the distance between the planes $x - 3y + 3z = 8$ and $2x - 6y + 6z = 2.$
\frac{7 \sqrt{19}}{19}
Determine the number of ways to arrange the letters of the word RADII.
60
A tetrahedron $ABCD$ satisfies the following conditions: the edges $AB,AC$ and $AD$ are pairwise orthogonal, $AB=3$ and $CD=\sqrt2$ . Find the minimum possible value of $$ BC^6+BD^6-AC^6-AD^6. $$
1998
The function \( f(x) = x^{2} + a x + 3a \) has integer roots. What is the sum of all possible values of \( a \)?
24
A $7\times 1$ board is completely covered by $m\times 1$ tiles without overlap; each tile may cover any number of consecutive squares, and each tile lies completely on the board. Each tile is either red, blue, or green. Let $N$ be the number of tilings of the $7\times 1$ board in which all three colors are used at leas...
106
The real number $x$ satisfies the equation $x+\frac{1}{x} = \sqrt{5}$. What is the value of $x^{11}-7x^{7}+x^3?$
0
Given a region bounded by a larger quarter-circle with a radius of $5$ units, centered at the origin $(0,0)$ in the first quadrant, a smaller circle with radius $2$ units, centered at $(0,4)$ that lies entirely in the first quadrant, and the line segment from $(0,0)$ to $(5,0)$, calculate the area of the region.
\frac{9\pi}{4}
What is the largest possible value for the sum of five consecutive even numbers, if 10 and 12 are included amongst the five numbers?
70
Consider a sequence $x_1,$ $x_2,$ $x_3,$ $\dots$ defined by \begin{align*} x_1 &= \sqrt[3]{3}, \\ x_2 &= (\sqrt[3]{3})^{\sqrt[3]{3}}, \end{align*}and in general, \[x_n = (x_{n - 1})^{\sqrt[3]{3}}\]for $n > 1.$ What is the smallest value of $n$ for which $x_n$ is an integer?
4
Jenna sets a goal of reading 600 pages a month for the month of September (which has 30 days). She knows that she'll be really busy at work the four weekdays starting on the 13th, so she won't have time to read. She can also read 100 pages on the 23rd, when she'll have a long boring flight. If she reads the same number...
First, subtract the number of days Jenna can't read from the number of days in September: 30 days - 4 days = <<30-4=26>>26 days. Then subtract the one day when Jenna will read 100 pages: 26 days - 1 day = <<26-1=25>>25 days. Now subtract the 100 pages Jenna will read on her flight from her overall goal: 600 pages - 100...
Find the sum of the distances from one vertex of a rectangle with length $3$ and width $4$ to the centers of the opposite sides.
\sqrt{13} + 2
If $\left(a+\frac{1}{a}\right)^{2}=3$, find $\left(a+\frac{1}{a}\right)^{3}$ in terms of $a$.
0
What is the least positive integer $n$ such that $n^2 - n$ is divisible by some but not all integer values of $k$ when $1\leq k \leq n$?
5
Given that $l$ is the incenter of $\triangle ABC$, with $AC=2$, $BC=3$, and $AB=4$. If $\overrightarrow{AI}=x \overrightarrow{AB}+y \overrightarrow{AC}$, then $x+y=$ ______.
\frac {2}{3}
In triangle $\triangle ABC$, the sides opposite angles $A$, $B$, and $C$ are $a$, $b$, and $c$, respectively, with $c=4$. Point $D$ is on $CD\bot AB$, and $c\cos C\cos \left(A-B\right)+4=c\sin ^{2}C+b\sin A\sin C$. Find the maximum value of the length of segment $CD$.
2\sqrt{3}
The first term of a geometric sequence is 250. If the sum of the first 50 terms is 625 and the sum of the first 100 terms is 1225, find the sum of the first 150 terms.
1801
Let $\mathrm{O}$ be the intersection point of the diagonals of a convex quadrilateral $A B C D$, and let $P, Q, R$, and $S$ be the centroids of triangles $A O B$, $B O C$, $C O D$, and $D O A$, respectively. Find the ratio of the areas of the quadrilateral $P Q R S$ to that of $A B C D$.
\frac{2}{9}
A zoo has 21 penguins and twice as many polar bears? How many total animals do they have?
There are 21*2=<<21*2=42>>42 polar bears So the total 21+42=<<21+42=63>>63 total animals #### 63
Simplify \[\frac{3 + 5i}{3 - 5i} + \frac{3 - 5i}{3 + 5i}.\]
-\frac{16}{17}
Find the coefficient of $x$ when $3(x - 4) + 4(7 - 2x^2 + 5x) - 8(2x - 1)$ is simplified.
7
How many four-digit positive integers are multiples of 7?
1286
(1) Evaluate: $\sin^2 120^\circ + \cos 180^\circ + \tan 45^\circ - \cos^2 (-330^\circ) + \sin (-210^\circ)$; (2) Determine the monotonic intervals of the function $f(x) = \left(\frac{1}{3}\right)^{\sin x}$.
\frac{1}{2}
To make 3 liters of ketchup Ashley needs 69 kg of tomatoes. How many kilos of tomatoes does Ashley need to make 5 liters of ketchup?
One liter of ketchup is made from 69 kg / 3 liters = <<69/3=23>>23 kg/liter of tomatoes. Ashley needs 23 kg/liter * 5 liters = <<23*5=115>>115 kg of tomatoes. #### 115
For each positive integer $n$, let $a_{n}$ be the smallest nonnegative integer such that there is only one positive integer at most $n$ that is relatively prime to all of $n, n+1, \ldots, n+a_{n}$. If $n<100$, compute the largest possible value of $n-a_{n}$.
16
There are 360 balls in the ball pit. If a quarter of the balls in the ball pit are red and a fifth of the remaining balls are blue. How many of the balls are neither red nor blue?
A quarter of the balls are red and therefore there are 360 x (1 / 4) = <<360*(1/4)=90>>90 red balls. When you remove the red balls from the ball pit there are 360 - 90 = <<360-90=270>>270 remaining balls A fifth of the remaining balls are blue, and therefore there are 270 x (1 / 5) = <<270*(1/5)=54>>54 blue balls. The ...
In triangle $\triangle ABC$, $2b\cos A+a=2c$, $c=8$, $\sin A=\frac{{3\sqrt{3}}}{{14}}$. Find: $(Ⅰ)$ $\angle B$; $(Ⅱ)$ the area of $\triangle ABC$.
6\sqrt{3}
Say that an integer $A$ is delicious if there exist several consecutive integers, including $A$, that add up to 2024. What is the smallest delicious integer?
-2023
A train takes 4 hours to reach a destination at a speed of 50 miles per hour. How long would it take if it traveled at 100 miles per hour instead?
The distance to the destination is 4 hours * 50 miles/hour = <<4*50=200>>200 miles. Traveling at 100 miles per hour, it will take 200 miles / (100 miles/hour) = <<200/(100)=2>>2 hours. #### 2
Attempt to obtain one billion (1,000,000,000) by multiplying two integers, each of which contains no zeros.
512 * 1953125
During the regular season, Washington Redskins achieve a record of 10 wins and 6 losses. Compute the probability that their wins came in three streaks of consecutive wins, assuming that all possible arrangements of wins and losses are equally likely. (For example, the record LLWWWWWLWWLWWWLL contains three winning stre...
\frac{315}{2002}
On Friday, Addison sold 181 raffle tickets for a fundraiser. She sold twice as many on Saturday. On Sunday, she sold 78 raffle tickets. How many more raffle tickets were sold on Saturday than Sunday?
Addison sold 181 x 2 = <<181*2=362>>362 raffle tickets on Saturday. She sold 362 on Saturday – 78 on Sunday = <<362-78=284>>284 more on Saturday than Sunday. #### 284
Suppose $656_7=3ab_{10}$, where $a$ and $b$ represent base-10 digits. Find $\frac{a\cdot b}{15}$.
1