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1. Arithmetic with “*” Operations

December 1991 October 2000
1. ahead $344.16 1. 17
2. 8 or -4 2. 30
3. 17 3. 10.8

December 1992 October 2001

1. 39 1. 8
2. 15% 2. 12/7 or 1 5/7
3. 7 3. 1

October 1993 October 2002

1. 9/16 or .5625 1. 0
2. (3, 4) and (-3, 4) 2. 20,112 or 20,1127 or 20112
3. 9 and 15 3. 1/2

October 1994 October 2003

1. 522 85 1. 42
2. 48 2. 5
3. 38 and 39 3. 200 or $200

October 1995 October 2004

1. 3/5 1. -7
2. 3 notebooks, 25 pens 2. 440
3. 1994 by 128 people 3. 1

October 1996 October 2005

1. 7 1. 11.01 or $11.01
2. 127 or -273 2. 0
3. 60% 3. a = 16, b = any number

October 1997 October 2006

1. 1045 1. 26
2. August 11 2. a = ±b
3. 22/2 + 2 (Check student ans. = 13) 3. 25

October 1998 October 2007

1. 24 1. 2
2. 2500 2. -4/3
3. 4609/512 3. $45

October 1999 September 2008

1. 97 1. 37
2. 16,000 or $16,000 2. 42,857
3. 126 3. 42

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 1. Arithmetic with “*” Operations
October 2009
6
1.
13
2. ½ n
3. 19 or -5
€ October 2010
1. 4
2. 1
3. 1,966,157

October 2011
1. 0
2. 735 or 735 bales
3. 1–c or c

October 2012
1. -10
2. 14th
3. 4

October 2013
1. 2 1/7
2. 6/31
3. (b – c)(b + c)(2a2 – b2 – c2)

October 2014
1. ±12
2. 3
3. -487

October 2015
1. 400
2. $2000 or 2000
3. 1636

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 2. Inequalities and Absolute Values
October 1988 October 1998
1. -2 < x < 1 1. x > 2
2. 67 2. 7
3. x < -2 or 0 < x < 2 or x > 4 3. {-2, 0, 2, 4}

October 1989 October 1999

1. 10/7 or -2/3 1. 16 < y 2 + 4 x < 69
2. {-4, -3, 1, 2} 2. x ≤ −2 or x ≥ 2
3. N = 0.0401 5
3. −2 < x < 0 or x ≥
3
October 1991 €
1. h > 3 € October 2000
2. x < 0 or x ≥ 3 1. -10
3. -1 ≤ x ≤ -1/3 or 3 ≤ x ≤ 7 € 2. 4 < x ≤ 12
3. {–1, 0, 1, 2, 3}
October 1992
1. 11 October 2001
2. -2 ≤ x < -1 or x > 4 1. x ≥ 2
3. x < -1 or 2/3 < x < 5 2. 0 < x < 5
3. ±2 or 2, -2
October 1993
1. 2 or x = 2 October 2002
2. x < 3, but x ≠ 1 or 0 1. x < 3
3. –1 < x < 2 or 3 < x < 6 2. x = 3
3. 4
October 1994
1. w = -2, 1, or -1 October 2003
2. x < -2 or 0 < x < 4/3 or x > 3 1. 10
7 19 2. x ≤ 1/5 or x ≥ 3
3. 0 ≤ x ≤ or x ≥
6 6 3. 1 < x < 2 or x > 4

October 1995 October 2004

1. -3 1. 0 ≤ y ≤ 18
€ 2. 21 2. m < 0 or m > 2
3. x < -3 or –1 < x ≤ 3 1/2 3. x ≥ 1/2

October 1996 October 2005

1. x < 1 1. –3 or –1/5
2. 2, 3, 4 2. x < -1 or 0 < x < 2
3. –4 < x < 0 or x > 1 3. x < 0 or 0 < x < 2 or x < 2, but x≠0

October 1997 October 2006

1. x ≤ -1 3/4 1. 2
2. −3 + 14 ≤ x ≤ 1 or x ≥ 5 2. 2
3. a = 3, b = -12, c = 15 3. x − 2 + y ≤ 1

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 2. Inequalities and Absolute Values
October 2007
1. 1
2. x ≥ -3/8
3. 4 < x < 5 1 3

September 2008
1. x > 7 or x < -1
€ 7 1
2. 1 < x < 3 or − < x<−
3 3
3. x > 3.5 or x < -1.5

October 2009
1. 1, 2€
2. {1, 2}
3. 0 < x < 2 or x > 2 or x>0 but x≠2

October 2010
1. (-1, 0) or x = -1, y = 0
2. x ≤ -1 or x ≥ 13/9 or x≤-1 or x≥1 4/9
3. 7

October 2011
1. x ≥ -4
2. x ≤ −2 2 5 or − 2 3 < x < 1 1 2 or
x ≤ −12 /5 or −2 /3 < x < 3/2
3. x > 3
€ October 2012
€
€ €
1. 1 < x < 5
2. m > 6
3. x < -2 or 2 < x < 2 1 2 or x > 2 1 2

October 2013
1. 5/3 or -5 or 1 2/3 or -5
2. 0 € €
3. x < -2 or x > 1 + 3

October 2014
1. 15
2. 0, 2, 4, 6
3. 0 < x <5-√5 or √5+5 < x < 5+3√5

October 2015
1. 1/2
2. 4
3. -1≤x<1 or 4/3≤x<2

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 3. Matrices, Determinants, and Systems of Equations
October 1988 October 1994
#13 26 4 & # −6 0 &
%15 30 −4 ( 1. % (
$−12 6 '
1. % (
%23 46 13 ( #1 1%
2. ,−
%27 54 18 ( $2 5&
$ '
2. x = -2 or x = 1 € 3. -5
3. n = 2
October 1995
€
€ October 1989 #32 1 &
1. % (
3 $22 −12 '
1. x = − or 1
2 2. 59¢/ lb
#10 −1 12 & 3. 3
2. %−1 5 −4 (
% ( € October 1996
€ %$12 −4 16 ('
1. 16
3. 555 2. 22
" 6 −14 / 3 %
October 1991 3. $ '
€ 1. 16 # 13 −31 / 3 &
2. 186
3. 35 October 1997
1 5
October 1992
2 6
1. 4, -2 1.
2. -15 1 2
3. -321 2 −1
"11 10 13%
October 1993 $2 1 1 '
2.
"4 /3 2 /3% $ '
€ $# 2 4 6 '&
1. $ 0 1/3 '
$ ' 3. 2
$# 1 1/3 '&
2. 20 or –3 1/3 October 1998
3. -2 € 1. 5
2. 8
€ December 1993
3. 1 or -1
1. 91
2. 40 mph, 3900mi October 1999
3. {-2, 1, 3} 1. 2
2. 860
3. 3

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 3. Matrices, Determinants, and Systems of Equations
October 2000 October 2009
4 #−6 −8 −1&
1. − 1.
35 %20 20 −1(
$ '
2. 3
2. 22
3. 80 or 80 steps
3. 16
€ October 2001
€ October 2010
1. -1
2. (3, 2, 0) #2 2 &
1. %2 −4 (
3. 3 or -1 $ '
2. 80
October 2002 3. 5 or -3 or k = 5 or -3
1. -2
2. 5 € October 2011
3. 1 1. (5, -6)
# 31 1 14 &
October 2003 2. %−18 15 72 (
1. 90 $ '
2. 12 3. 2 or x = 2
1 1
3. a = , b = October 2012
2 3 € 1. (2, -7)
2. 12
October 2004
1. (2, -4) "3%
€ 2. (4, -1) 3. $ '
#2 &
3. 576
October 2013
October 2005 1. (1, 3)
1. 3 or -2 € ! 3 1 $
2. 5 2. # &
3. 1 " 0 2 %
3. -9
October 2006
1. 0 October 2014
2. 70 in. 1. -32
3. 6 2. -7
" 2 1 %
October 2007 3. $ '
# −1 −1 &
1. -40
#28 10 &
2. % ( October 2015
$38 −23' 1. 10
3. (3, -4, 2) 2. 63
3. 12
September 2008
€ 1. 42
2. (3, 6), (-2, -2), (3, -2), (-2, 6)
3. 32

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 4. Number Theory
October 1988 October 1998
1. d = 9 1. 2
2. 722 2. 2017
3. 27720 3. 4
October 1989 October 1999
1. 18 1. 12
2. {13, 31, 17, 71} 2. 23
3. 344 3. 6
October 1991 October 2000
1. 9 1. 4
2. 25 2. 14
3. 2, 3, 6 3. 36
October 1992 October 2001
1. 9:07 PM 1. 84
2. 160,000 2. 37
3. 2 3 32 7 5 3. 280
October 1993 October 2002
1. 8 or 7 1. 24
€ 2. 7
2. 21,840
3. 700 3. 240
October 1994 October 2003
1. 899 1. 336
2. 555 2. 419 454 489
3. 53 3. 132
October 1995 October 2004
1. 702 1. 27
2. 15 2. 11
3. 26 3. 1, 3, 9, 27
October 1996 October 2005
1. 35 1. 269
2. 31 2. 96
3. 169 3. 5
October 1997 October 2006
1. 68 1. 20
2. 257 2. 381654729
3. 125 3. 41

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 4. Number Theory
October 2007
1. 304
2. 44,2308
3. 503 and 965

October 2008
1. 375
2. 532
3. 3

October 2009
1. 10,584
2. 150
3. (19, 109), (31, 97), (61, 67)

October 2010
1. 24
2. 20
3. 60

October 2011
1. 25
2. 546
3. 4

October 2012
1. 21607 or 2160 base seven
2. 2015
3. 33

October 2013
1. 25
2. 31
3. 5

October 2014
1. 9
2. 192
3. 360

October 2015
1. 3
2. 285
3. 836

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 5. Geometric Similarities
October 1991 October 2000
1. m2 + n2 = p2 1. 24
2. 20 37 2. 4 : 1
3. 6 3. 27

October 1993 October 2001

€ 1. 4:3 1. 5
2. 5:4 2. 0.8n
3. 13.66 3
3. 6
4
October 1994
8 October 2002
1. 8 1. 45
9
2. 216 € 400
2.
5 13 x
3. 3. 65
€ 3

October 1995 October 2003

€ 1. 4’8”
1. 672
€ 2 2. 211
2. 26 3. 44.33
3
3. 7
October 2004
October 1996 1. 140 or 140 
€ 4 4
1. 8 2. 4 to 9 or 4:9 or
7 9
2. 441 3. 6 or 6 ft
3. 18 + 10 3
October 2005
€ October 1997 1. (7, 11)
1. 48 2. 4.5
€ 2. 15 3. 4.160
3. 42
October 2006
October 1998 1. 33
1. 6 2
2. 70
2. 40 17
3 2 128 3
3. 3.
2 2
€
October 1999 October 2007
1. 40 1. 26
€ 2. 72 € 2. 13
3. 108 3. 324

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 5. Geometric Similarities
September 2008
1. 171 or 171 cm
2. $16.20
3. x = 21, y = 15

October 2009
1. 29
9
2. π
2
3. 39.76

October 2010
€
1. 30/7 or 4 2/7 or 4.285714
2. 29
3. 170

October 2011
1. 4 ft. 4 in.
2. 74 2 3
3. 2.52

October 2012
€ 1. x = 1, y = 3/2
2. 58.83
3. 5.25

October 2013
1. 8.4 cm or 8.4
2. 49 cm or 49
3. Trapezoid BCGF or BCGF

October 2014
1. 10
2. 3
3. 32q –a2q or (32 – a2)q

October 2015
1
1. 70/3 or 23 or 23.33…
3
2. 12
3. 6

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