MATHCOUNTS

2012
State Competition
Target Round
Problems 1 and 2
Name
School
Chapter

DO NOT BEGIN UNTIL YOU ARE INSTRUCTED

TO DO SO.
This section of the competition consists of eight problems, which will
be presented in pairs. Work on one pair of problems will be completed
and answers will be collected before the next pair is distributed. The
time limit for each pair of problems is six minutes. The first pair of
problems is on the other side of this sheet. When told to do so, turn the
page over and begin working. This round assumes the use of calculators,
and calculations also may be done on scratch paper, but no other aids are
allowed. All answers must be complete, legible and simplified to lowest
terms. Record only final answers in the blanks in the left-hand column of
the problem sheets. If you complete the problems before time is called,
use the time remaining to check your answers.
Total Correct

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ThinkFun * 3M Foundation

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National Competition Sponsor

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1. ________________

It took Dr. Gru 30 seconds to pump the first $9.00 worth of gasoline into his
car, and it took a total of 105 seconds to pump 15 gallons of gas. Assuming
gas is pumped at a constant rate, what is the cost for one gallon of gas at this
station?

values
2. ________________

If kx + 12 = 3k, for how many integer values of k is x a positive integer?

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MATHCOUNTS

2012
State Competition
Target Round
Problems 3 and 4
Name
School
Chapter

DO NOT BEGIN UNTIL YOU ARE INSTRUCTED

TO DO SO.

Total Correct

Scorers Initials

National Sponsors
Raytheon Company * U.S. Department of Defense *
Northrop Grumman Foundation *
National Society of Professional Engineers *
Bezos Family Foundation * ConocoPhillips *
CNA Foundation * Texas Instruments Incorporated *
ThinkFun * 3M Foundation

2012 MATHCOUNTS
National Competition Sponsor

Founding Sponsors: National Society of Professional Engineers, National Council of Teachers of Mathematics and CNA Foundation
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3. _____________

In ABC, shown here, AB and AC have each been divided into four
congruent segments. What fraction of triangle ABC is shaded? Express your
answer as a common fraction.

4. _____________

The sum of the first n terms of a sequence, a1 + a2 + + an, is given by the

formula Sn=n2+4n+ 8. The sum of the first three terms, for example, is
S3 = (3)2 + 4(3) + 8 = 29. What is the value of a6?

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MATHCOUNTS

2012
State Competition
Target Round
Problems 5 and 6
Name
School
Chapter

DO NOT BEGIN UNTIL YOU ARE INSTRUCTED

TO DO SO.

Total Correct

Scorers Initials

National Sponsors
Raytheon Company * U.S. Department of Defense *
Northrop Grumman Foundation *
National Society of Professional Engineers *
Bezos Family Foundation * ConocoPhillips *
CNA Foundation * Texas Instruments Incorporated *
ThinkFun * 3M Foundation

2012 MATHCOUNTS
National Competition Sponsor

Founding Sponsors: National Society of Professional Engineers, National Council of Teachers of Mathematics and CNA Foundation
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students
5. _____________

There are 348 students in Jacks school. Each students first and last initials
form a unique ordered letter pair. How many more students are required to
guarantee that there are two students whose initials form the same ordered letter
pair?

cm
6. _____________

A semicircle and a circle are placed inside a square with sides of length 4cm,
as shown. The circle is tangent to two adjacent sides of the square and to
the semicircle. The diameter of the semicircle is a side of the square. In
centimeters, what is the radius of the circle? Express your answer as a decimal
to the nearest hundredth.

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MATHCOUNTS

2012
State Competition
Target Round
Problems 7 and 8
Name
School
Chapter

DO NOT BEGIN UNTIL YOU ARE INSTRUCTED

TO DO SO.

Total Correct

Scorers Initials

National Sponsors
Raytheon Company * U.S. Department of Defense *
Northrop Grumman Foundation *
National Society of Professional Engineers *
Bezos Family Foundation * ConocoPhillips *
CNA Foundation * Texas Instruments Incorporated *
ThinkFun * 3M Foundation

2012 MATHCOUNTS
National Competition Sponsor

Founding Sponsors: National Society of Professional Engineers, National Council of Teachers of Mathematics and CNA Foundation
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7. _____________

The diameter of a spherical balloon was increased by 150%. By what percent

did its volume increase? Express your answer to the nearest tenth.

8. _____________

In one roll of four standard, six-sided dice, what is the probability of rolling
exactly three different numbers? Express your answer as a common fraction.

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