ASIAN MATHS OLYMPIAD SOLUTION 2005 des. “SOLUTIONS. 1 METHOD 4: Smavegr: Subtract in a usefid way ts that each number in the first set s lager than iis counterpart in the second sot by an obvious amount. Thus: 185-85 = 190 278~178 = 100 579-279 = 300 Then 100 + 100 + 300 = 600. The value is 500. METHOD 2: Strategy: Follow the Order of Operations 3502 the order of operations we evaluate the expression in parentheses first (185 + 278 + S79) = 1042. (85 + 178 + 279) = 642. 1042-542 = 500. The value is £00 2 Srategy: Visualize the result {ithen folded, V Is opposite X and U is opposite Y. The remaining face, labeled W, has no face opposite it. W Is on the bottom of the box. Cutting out a model and folding it may make the solution ces, to vioualze, v 3 Strategy: Use reasoning ‘levis is @ 6th grader. Emma and the flute player are Sth graders. Then Alexis does not play the flute, nor does Emma. Then Li plays the flute. Alexie and the saxophone player practice together. Then Alexis does not play the Saxophone. So Emma plays the saxophone and therefore Alexis plays the drums” 4 METHOD 4: Strategy: Use reasoning fe [est three toothpicks form one tangle. After that, every two additonal toothpicks form another triangle. After three tocthpioks are used, 88 ate left, Ihtses 49 pairs of {oolhpicks form 43 more triangles. Including the frst trangle, 44 triangles are formed Page 63 of 165 Cenyright® 2018 by ASAN Science & Man Oympieds Alrghts reserved