WRITTEN:

1. Let d and n be integers such that 9n + 2 and 5n + 4 are both

divisible by d. What is the largest possible value of d?

2. Compute the greatest integer n for which the decimal

1000
representation of is of the form 1. T A S T Y 7 . . .,

where the digits T, A, S, and Y are not necessarily distinct.

WRITTEN:

1. Let d and n be integers such that 9n + 2 and 5n + 4 are both

divisible by d. What is the largest possible value of d?

2. Compute the greatest integer n for which the decimal

1000
representation of is of the form 1. T A S T Y 7 . . .,

where the digits T, A, S, and Y are not necessarily distinct.
Easy:
1. The sum of the product and the sum of two integers is 95. The difference
between the product and the sum of these integers is 59. Find the
integers.

Answer: 11 and 7

Moderate:
1. A fifty percent mirror is a mirror that reflects half the light shined on
it back and passes the other half of the light onward. Now, two fifty
percent mirrors are placed side by side in parallel and a light is shined
from the left of the two mirrors. How much of the light is reflected back
to the left of the two mirrors?
2
Answer:
3

Difficult:
1 . Find the smallest positive integer x such that the sum of x, x+3, x+6,
x+ 9, and x + 1 2 is a p erf ect cub e.

A ns w er: 19

Clincher:
1. Let a = 444 444 and b = 999 999 (both have 2010 digits). What
is the 2010th digit of the product ab?

Answer: 3
Difficult:
1 . Find the smallest positive integer x such that the sum of x, x+3, x+6,
x+ 9, and x + 1 2 is a p erf ect cub e.

Difficult:
1 . Find the smallest positive integer x such that the sum of x, x+3, x+6,
x+ 9, and x + 1 2 is a p erf ect cub e.

Difficult:
1 . Find the smallest positive integer x such that the sum of x, x+3, x+6,
x+ 9, and x + 1 2 is a p erf ect cub e.

Difficult:
1 . Find the smallest positive integer x such that the sum of x, x+3, x+6,
x+ 9, and x + 1 2 is a p erf ect cub e.

Difficult:
1 . Find the smallest positive integer x such that the sum of x, x+3, x+6,
x+ 9, and x + 1 2 is a p erf ect cub e.
Difficult:
1 . Find the smallest positive integer x such that the sum of x, x+3, x+6,
x+ 9, and x + 1 2 is a p erf ect cub e.

Difficult:
1 . Find the smallest positive integer x such that the sum of x, x+3, x+6,
x+ 9, and x + 1 2 is a p erf ect cub e.

Difficult:
1 . Find the smallest positive integer x such that the sum of x, x+3, x+6,
x+ 9, and x + 1 2 is a p erf ect cub e.

Difficult:
1 . Find the smallest positive integer x such that the sum of x, x+3, x+6,
x+ 9, and x + 1 2 is a p erf ect cub e.

Difficult:
1 . Find the smallest positive integer x such that the sum of x, x+3, x+6,
x+ 9, and x + 1 2 is a p erf ect cub e.

Difficult:
1 . Find the smallest positive integer x such that the sum of x, x+3, x+6,
x+ 9, and x + 1 2 is a p erf ect cub e.
Difficult:
1 . Find the smallest positive integer x such that the sum of x, x+3, x+6,
x+ 9, and x + 1 2 is a p erf ect cub e.

Difficult:
1 . Find the smallest positive integer x such that the sum of x, x+3, x+6,
x+ 9, and x + 1 2 is a p erf ect cub e.