2012-13

Peterson Math Club

The Peterson Math Club aims at fostering mathematical thinking and problem solving spirit among students of 6th, 7th and
8th grade. The participants, also known as mathletes, attend an hour long coaching and workout sessions every week and
take part in middle school level math competitions organized by MATHCOUNTS, Math Olympiads and other organizations.

Program Schedule
Aug. 29, 1:50pm to 2:30pm: An orientation session on what to expect in the Math club. Parents are most welcome to join.
Designed to help you decided whether this club is right for you or not.
Sep. 5, 1:50pm to 3:00pm: Qualifying Test for those who want to participate.
September to March: Coaching and workout sessions on Wednesdays, 1:50pm to 3:00pm. Math Olympiad contests take
place once a month during these sessions.
January End: School Level MATHCOUNTS Competition
February: MATHCOUNTS Chapter Competition
Coach
The coach for 20012-2013 program is Pankaj Kumar, a volunteer parent and coach since 2008. He holds a B. Tech. degree in
Computer Science from IIT Kanpur, is an Engg. Manager and Software Architect at Yahoo!, and loves Problem Solving.

Who Can Participate

Any full-time Peterson student of 6th , 7th or 8th grade. There is no requirement for 7th and 8th grade students to have
participated in the last years’ program. The only thing to keep in mind is that this is challenge program and may not be
appropriate for those who need help with regular coursework.
There may be a qualifying test if no. of applicants is more than the planned capacity of 35 students. The test problems
would be based on topics typically covered in 4th and 5th grade. Please refer to the backside for sample problems.

What Is The Cost

The registration fee to MATHCOUNTS Foundation and Math Olympiad Organization will be paid by the school. Participants
contribute $20.00 each towards the cost of stationery, occasional snacks, awards etc. This cheque must be drawn in favor
of “Peterson Middle School”.
Mode of Communication
The program relies heavily on electronic communication via email and website http://pavaki.net among the coach,
mathletes and parents. Please do write your e-mail addresses clearly in the sign-up sheet.
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Peterson Math Club Enrollment Form
(Please give to Coach on Aug. 29 or submit to Peterson Office by Aug. 31st, 2012)
_______________________________, who is in Grade _____, would like to join Peterson Math Club.
E-mail address (Student):
Name and E-mail address (Parents):

I hereby grant the permission to use the above e-mail addresses for the purpose of communicating program related details
via e-mail and use with the Problem solving site http://pavaki.net for completing assignments and monitoring progress. I
also pledge to contribute $20.00 by cheque drawn in favor of “Peterson Middle School” if my child joins the club.

Parent’s Signature: ______________________________ Date: _____________

Sample Problems for Qualifying Test
Problem #1: Drake cuts a square platter of area 36 sqcms (square centimeters) to form three rectangles of same shape and
size. What would be the perimeter of each rectangle?
Problem #2: N is an integer greater than 5, and when 205 is divided by N, the remainder is 5. How many value of N satisfy
this condition?
Problem #3: How many numbers between 115 and 155, inclusive, are divisible by neither 3 nor 5?
Problem #4: Reduce this expression to a single number:
51 + 52 + 53 + 54 + 55 + 56 + 57 +5 8 + 59 + 91 + 92 + 93 + 94 + 95 + 96 + 97 + 98 + 99
Problem #5: The last zeroes of a number are called terminal zeroes. For example, the number 501,700,000 has 5 terminal
zeroes. How many terminal zeroes are there in the product 10 x 15 x 20 x 25 x 30 ?
Problem #6: How many 2x2x2 cubes can be cut out from a 5x6x8 rectangular prism?
Problem #7: A car goes 1 mile in 1 minute 30 seconds. How many miles will it go in 1 hour?
Problem #8: If 16 is added to one-third of a number, the result is three times the number. What is the number?
Problem #9: A standard 12 hour clock shows 9:30. What time will it show after 1000 hours?
Problem #10: In a class of 26 students, 15 like vanilla ice cream and 17 like chocolate ice cream. However, 4 do not like any
flavor. How many students like both vanilla and chocolate flavors?
Sample Problems for Workout Sessions
Problem #1: The mean of the ages of 20 students is 16.3 years. If three of them are 18 years old, what is the mean age of
remaining 17 students?
Problem #2: On planet Wobble, 1 womp is equal in value to 3 wamps, and 2 wammps are equal in value to 5 wemps. How
many womps are equal in value to 15 wemps?
Problem #3: John meant to divide a number by 2, but he was careless and subtracted 2 from the number instead. He got an
answer of 22. What would his answer have been had he actually divided by 2 instead of subtracting 2?
Problem #4: Adam rolled two standard, six-sided dice once. What is the probability that he did not roll a prime number on
either die? Express your answer as a common fraction.
Problem #5: In how many ways can U.S. coins be combined to total 26 cents?
Problem #6: Bill, Phil and Jenny are siblings. Bill is twice as old as Phil. Jenny is two years younger than Bill. Currently, their
dad is twice as old as the sum of their ages. In nine years, Dad’s new age will be equal to the sum of his three kids’ new
ages. What is Jenny’s current age?

Problem #7: Simplify:

Problem #8: What is the value of 123,123 divided by 1001?
Problem #9: If you increase a number by 20%, and then decrease the value by 20%, what percent of the original number
will the final result be?
Problem #10: How many five-digit integers are perfect squares?