Registered School: Thomas Hart Middle School (PLEASANTON CA)

Mathematical Olympiads
November 16, 2020
for Elementary & Middle Schools

Directions to Students: After all questions have been read by your PICO, you will have 30 minutes to complete this contest. You may
not have a pen or pencil in your hand while the PICO reads the set of questions to the class. Calculators are not permitted. All work is
to be done on the pages provided. Answers must be placed in the corresponding boxes in the answer column.

Name: ____________________________________________________

1A Compute the difference when 16 ÷ 4  2 is subtracted from

16  4 ÷ 2.

1B A seesaw is in balance when a <<Not drawn to scale>>

weight times its distance on one 20 lbs N lbs
side of the fulcrum is equal to
another weight times its 5 feet 8 feet
distance on the other side of the Fulcrum
fulcrum. In the diagram, the 20-lb. weight is 5 feet from the
fulcrum and another weight is 8 feet from the fulcrum. Using
the in-balance seesaw shown, find the number of pounds in
the weight represented by N.

1C The prime factorization of 2020 is 22 51  1011. How many

different whole numbers are factors of 2020?

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1D The speed of sound is approximately 720 miles per hour at sea level. At this rate,
how many feet does sound travel in 20 seconds? Use 1 mile = 5280 feet.
Answer Column

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1B

1C
1E Each figure in the sequence shown
is composed entirely of 1  1
shaded squares. If the pattern is
continued, find the quotient of the
area of the enclosed inner square to
1D the sum of the areas of the shaded squares in the 2020th figure.
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1E

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