1.16. The Binary Berry Bush has twice as many berries each year as the
previous year.
If it has 1 berry when it
is one year old, then at least how old must it be to have
more than 100 berries?
1.35. There are 30 students in a gym class. Which could be the
ratio of boys to girls -
2:3, 3:5, 2:6, 3:4?
1.36. If 1 + 2 + 3 + ... + 99 + 100 = 5050, what is the value of
1000 - 1 + 1000 - 2 + 1000
- 3 + ... + 1000 - 99 + 1000 - 100?
2. 1994-95 Annual 6th grade math contest
2.16. 10 quarters + 10 nickels + 10 pennies has the same value as how many dimes?
2.35. The length of a side of square S and a radius of circle C are
equal.
What is the area of C divided
by the area of S?
2.38. I made a list of three-digit whole numbers, and every digit I
used was odd.
At most how many different
numbers were on my list?
3. 1993-94 Annual 6th grade math contest
3.18. Sue is 11 years old and her sister is 7 years old.
What will be the sum of
their ages when Sue is 26 years old?
3.32. If an equal number of 3's, 5's, and 7's are added together to
get 105,
what is the total number
of 3's used in the sum?
3.40. For any number N, let #(N) be the number of prime numbers less
than or equal to N.
What is #(8620) - #(8614)?
Source: The Math League
http://www.mathleague.com
Don Braffitt