数学题：平均分、概率与回文数计算.pdfVIP

1.Alexgets8pointsonanexam,whilehisfriendgets3timesasmanypointsasAlex.Whatis

theaverageoftheirscores?

Answer:16

Solution:Alex’sfriendgets3×824points.Theaverageis8+2416=.

2

2.Sallyrollsan8-sideddiewithfacesnumbered1through8.Computetheprobabilitythatshe

getsapowerof2.

Answer:1

2

Solution:Thereareatotalofeightpossibilities,andfourofthem(1,2,4,8)arepowersoftwo.

Thus,theansweris4=.

8

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3.Borisisdrivingonaremotehighway.Hiscar’sodometerreads24942km,whichBorisnotices

isapalindromicnumber,meaningitisnotchangedwhenitisreversed.“Hm,”hethinks,“it

shouldbealongtimebeforeIseethatagain.”Butittakesonly1hourfortheodometertoonce

againshowapalindromicnumber!HowfastisBorisdrivinginkm/h?

Answer:110km/h

Solution:Thenextpalindromicnumberafter24942is25052.SoBoristravels25052−24942

110kminonehour,ataspeedof110km/h.

4.IfBobby’sageisincreasedby6,it’sanumberwithanintegral(positive)squareroot.Ifhisage

isdecreasedby6,it’sthatsquareroot.HowoldisBobby?

Answer:10

Solution:10istheuniquesolutiontoa+6=(a−6)2wherea−6≥0.

5.Screwsaresoldinpacksof10and12.HarryandSamtlygotothehardwarestore,

andbycoincidenceeachofthembuysexactlykscrews.However,thenumberofpacksofscrews

HarrybuysisdifferentthanthenumberofpacksSambuys.Whatisthesmaltpossiblevalue

ofk?

Answer:60

Solution:Theminimalwaytoobtainkscrewswithpacksofaandbintwodifferentwaysis