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		<title>International Mathematics Competiton 2008</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[In this post i would like to upload a pdf file that can be used to learn for your students. This file contains math problem that is Internation Mathematics Competiton 2008 that held on Thailand 3 years ago. This problem consist of two sections, section A and section B. Section A consist of 12 questions. [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: justify;">In this post i would like to upload a pdf file that can be used to learn for your students. This file contains <strong>math</strong> problem that is <strong>Internation Mathematics Competiton 2008</strong> that held on Thailand 3 years ago.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">This problem consist of two sections, section A and section B. Section A consist of 12 questions. Each correct answer is worth 5 points. Then, section B, 3 question. Each answer is worth 20 points.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Let&#8217;s download this file !</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span id="more-671"></span><a href="http://mathandflash.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/International-Mathematics-Competition-2008.pdf" target="_blank">Download International Mathematics Competition 2008</a></p>
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		<description><![CDATA[Math Problem Set 1. Sam was buying hot dogs and hot dog buns for a backyard barbeque. Hot Dogs come in packs of 16, but buns come in packs of 12. How many packs of each will Sam have to buy so that there are no hot dogs or buns left over? 2. A florist [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Math Problem Set</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">1. Sam was buying hot dogs and hot dog buns for a backyard barbeque. Hot Dogs come in packs of 16, but buns come in packs of 12. How many packs of each will Sam have to buy so that there are no hot dogs or buns left over?</p>
<p>2. A florist has 72 roses, 84 tulips and 48 orchids that she wants to use to create bouquets. What is the largest number of identical bouquets she can put together without having any  owers left over?</p>
<p>3. Three alarm clocks are set o at the same time. If the rst one beeps every 9<br />
seconds, the second one beeps every 12 seconds and the third one beeps every 15 seconds, how long will it be until they beep at the same time?</p>
<p>4. Vince has three pieces of rope with lengths of 300 cm, 312 cm and 396 cm. He wants to cut the three pieces of rope into smaller pieces of equal length with none left over.<br />
(a) What is the greatest possible length of each of the smaller pieces of rope?<br />
(b) How many of the smaller pieces of rope will he have altogether?<br />
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5. Two flashing signs are turned on at the same time. One sign flashes every 4<br />
seconds and the other flashes every 6 seconds. How many times will they<br />
flash at the same time in 1 minute?</p>
<p>6. Valerie is cutting a huge block of cheese into smaller cubes for her kids&#8217; snack time. If the block of cheese measures 15 cm by 30 cm by 42 cm and each cube of cheese has a whole number of centimetres as a side length, what is the size of the largest cubes she can cut the block into so there is no leftover cheese?</p>
<p>7. Joe lists the following fractions: 1/56; 2/56; &#8230;.  55/56;56/56<br />
He then crosses out any of them that are not in lowest form. How many fractions are left uncrossed once he is done?</p>
<p>8. (a) When is the least common multiple of two numbers a and b equal to axb?<br />
(b) When is the least common multiple of two numbers a and b equal to either<br />
a or b?</p>
<p>9. The gcd of two numbers is 30, and the lcm is 840. If one of the numbers is 120, what is the other number?</p>
<p>10. If a number a is a factor of b and a factor of c, is a a factor of b + c? Explain.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Answer:</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">1. 3 packs of hot dogs and 4 packs of buns<br />
2. 12 bouquets each consisting of 6 roses, 7 tulips, and 4 orchids<br />
3. 180 seconds<br />
4. (a) 12 cm<br />
(b) 84 smaller pieces of rope<br />
5. 5 times<br />
6. 3 cm x 3 cm x 3 cm<br />
7. 24<br />
8. (a) when gcd(a; b) = 1<br />
(b) when a divides b or b divides a<br />
9. 210<br />
10. Yes.</p>
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		<title>Math Problem Solving: Grade 6 Part II</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Feb 2010 05:14:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Consider an equilateral triangle below. Two of its sides are known to have long each (2x) and x = 15 cm. What is the circumference of the triangle ? Click read more to know the answer Answer: 90 cm]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span id="result_box" class="medium_text"><span style="background-color: #ffffff;" title="Perhatikan segitiga sama sisi di bawah ini.">Consider an equilateral triangle below. </span><span style="background-color: #ffffff;" title="Dua dari sisi-sisinya diketahui mempunyai panjang masing-masing (2x) dan x = 15.">Two of its sides are known to have long each (2x) and x = 15 cm.</span></span></p>
<p><a href="http://mathandflash.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/segitiga-sama-sisi.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-420" title="segitiga-sama-sisi" src="http://mathandflash.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/segitiga-sama-sisi.jpg" alt="segitiga-sama-sisi" width="213" height="167" /></a></p>
<p><span id="result_box" class="short_text"><span style="background-color: #ffffff;" title="Berapakah keliling segitiga di atas ?">What is the <strong>circumference</strong> of the triangle ?</span></span></p>
<p><span class="short_text"><span style="background-color: #ffffff;" title="Berapakah keliling segitiga di atas ?">Click read more to know the answer<br />
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<p><span class="short_text"><span style="background-color: #ffffff;" title="Berapakah keliling segitiga di atas ?"><span id="more-425"></span><strong>Answer:</strong><br />
90 cm<br />
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		<title>Math Problem Solving Grade 6</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Four isosceles triangle is the same, each side of its base is a square that has a length of 6 cm. From the picture above, will set up a pyramid (square pyramid) by connecting each point of the triangle top. If after the formation of a high pyramid paramida note that these are 4 cm. [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: justify;"><span id="result_box" class="short_text"><span style="background-color: #ffffff;" title="Empat buah segitiga sama kaki yang sama, masing-masing alasnya merupakan sisi dari persegi yang memiliki panjang 6 cm.">Four isosceles triangle is the same, each side of its base is a square that has a length of 6 cm.</span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://mathandflash.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/segitiga-sama-kaki.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-421" title="segitiga-sama-kaki" src="http://mathandflash.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/segitiga-sama-kaki.jpg" alt="segitiga-sama-kaki" width="192" height="188" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span id="result_box" class="long_text"><span style="background-color: #ffffff;" title="Dari gambar di atas, akan dibentuk suatu piramida (limas segiempat) dengan cara menghubungkan setiap titik puncak segitiga.">From the picture above, will set up a pyramid (square pyramid) by connecting each point of the triangle top. </span><span style="background-color: #ffffff;" title="Jika setelah terbentuk piramida diketahui bahwa tinggi paramida tersebut adalah 4 cm.">If after the formation of a high pyramid paramida note that these are 4 cm. </span><span style="background-color: #ffffff;" title="Berapakah luas seluruh permukaan (sisi) piramida ?">What area of the entire surface (side) of the pyramid ?</span></span></p>
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<span id="more-419"></span><strong>Answer:</strong><br />
96 cm<sup>2</sup></p>
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		<title>Grade Six</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rini was assigned to take a journey from place A to place B on the condition that he should not follow the path of straight line from A to B. He was given 2 choices, first take the form of half-way great circle arc AB and the second through an arc-shaped path AC followed the [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: justify;"><span id="result_box" class="long_text"><span style="background-color: #ffffff;" title="Rini ditugasi untuk menempuh suatu perjalanan dari tempat A ke tempat B dengan syarat, ia tidak boleh menempuh jalan yang berbentuk garis lurus dari A ke B.">Rini was assigned to take a journey from place A to place B on the condition that he should not follow the path of straight line from A to B. </span><span style="background-color: #ffffff;" title="Ia diberikan 2 pilihan, pertama menempuh jalan yang berbentuk setengah busur lingkaran besar AB dan kedua melalui jalan yang berbentuk busur AC dilanjutkan menempuh jalan yang berbentuk busur CB.">He was given 2 choices, first take the form of half-way great circle arc AB and the second through an arc-shaped path AC followed the path that shaped arc CB.</span></span></p>
<p><a href="http://mathandflash.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/busur.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-415" title="busur" src="http://mathandflash.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/busur.jpg" alt="busur" width="352" height="250" /></a></p>
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<p style="text-align: justify;"><span id="result_box" class="long_text"><span style="background-color: #ffffff;" title="Jika diketahui bahwa jarak tempat A ke tempat B adalah 10 km dan tempat C tepat berada ditengah-tengah garis AB.">Given that the distance of a place A to place B is 10 km and the C right in the middle of the line AB. </span><span style="background-color: #ffffff;" title="Tentukan berapa selisih jarak perjalanan yang ditempuh dengan pilihan pertama dan jarak yang ditempuh dengan pilihan kedua !">Determine how the difference in distance traveled by the first choice and the distance traveled by the second option !</span></span></p>
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<p><span id="more-414"></span><strong>Answer:</strong><br />
The difference is 0 (zero)</p>
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		<title>Math For Grade Six</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the given diagram, what is the value of x ? A. 20o B. 80o C. 100o D. 120o Click read more to know the answer Answer: B. 80o]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In the given diagram, what is the value of x ?</p>
<p><a href="http://mathandflash.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/sudut.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-404" title="sudut" src="http://mathandflash.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/sudut.jpg" alt="sudut" width="324" height="220" /></a></p>
<p>A. 20<sup>o</sup><br />
B. 80<sup>o</sup><br />
C. 100<sup>o</sup><br />
D. 120<sup>o</sup></p>
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<p><span id="more-403"></span><strong>Answer:</strong><br />
B. 80<sup>o</sup></p>
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		<description><![CDATA[Problem 1: Pat planned to place platio stone in a rectangular garden that has dimensions 15 m by 2m. If each patio stones measure 0.5 m by 0.5 m, how many stones are needed to cover the garden ? A. 240 B. 180 C. 120 D. 60 Problem 2: The prime numbers between 10 and [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Problem 1:</strong><br />
Pat planned to place platio stone in a rectangular garden that has dimensions 15 m by 2m. If each patio stones measure 0.5 m by 0.5 m, how many stones are needed to cover the garden ?<br />
A. 240<br />
B. 180<br />
C. 120<br />
D. 60</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Problem 2:</strong><br />
The prime numbers between 10 and 20 are added together to form the number Q. What is the largest prime divisor of Q?<br />
A. 2<br />
B. 3<br />
C. 5<br />
E. 7</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Do you want to know the answer ?<br />
<span id="more-398"></span><strong>Answer:</strong><br />
Problem 1: C. 120<br />
Problem 2: C. 5</p>
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		<title>Math Minute Part 2</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[For 3 weeks, Jessica worked 2 hours per day, 4 day  per week baby-sitting. If she earned $3.50/h, how much did she earn all ? Answer: $84 Order the following from least to greates: 1/2, 0.25, 1/6, -0.5, 0.3, -2 Answer: -2, -0.5, 1/6, 0.25, 0.3, 1/2]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>For 3 weeks, Jessica worked 2 hours per day, 4 day  per week baby-sitting. If she earned $3.50/h, how much did she earn all ?</p>
<p><strong>Answer:<br />
$84</strong></p>
<p>Order the following from least to greates:<br />
1/2, 0.25, 1/6, -0.5, 0.3, -2</p>
<p>Answer:<br />
-2, -0.5, 1/6, 0.25, 0.3, 1/2</p>
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<span id="more-353"></span>1.Draw quadrilateral ABCD in the plane coordinates with the provisions of point A (2, 1), B (-1, 2), C (-2, 2) and D (1, -2)!</p>
<p>2.Mobile phone ringing every 12 minutes and phone B rings every 6 minutes. If the phone rings with at 08.20 o&#8217;clock at how the phone will ring together again?</p>
<p>3.My mother bought 3 / 5 meter tape. Ribbon was given to Ana ¼ meters. Then she bought another 3 / 2 meters. How many yards ribbon Mother now?</p>
<p>4.The distance city A to city B in the map 10 cm. Calculate the actual distance given map scale 1: 1.000.0000!</p>
<p>5. The distance of Semarang to Kudus  is 58 km. Arman motorcycles from Semarang and 07.45 o&#8217;clock until 09.45 o&#8217;clock Holy. What is the average speed of travel Arman?</p>
<p>6.Farid has 6 fruit rope, each length of rope 70 cm, 200 mm, 5000 mm, 20 cm, 300 mm and 10 cm. Of the six strings are connected into 2 pieces the same length of rope. What is the length of each string?</p>
<p>7.The comparison aged between father and mother age is 3: 2. If the 42 year old mother, calculate the age of my father!</p>
<p>8.Ani have some money. 5 / 9 of the money was given to his brother. Then Lady Ani gives the amount of money equal to 8 / 9 part of the money Ani. How much money Ani now, if the money first Ani USD $ 6000.00?</p>
<p>9. Father&#8217;s footsteps width is 40 cm. Meanwhile, younger brother&#8217;s footsteps 32 cm. The two walked together to the place of worship. Which steps both jointly set foot into the ground?</p>
<p>10. One of traders have 55 kg of rice. A total of 4 / 5 part of the rice sold. How many kg of rice that has not sold?</p>
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