HIGHLINE SCHOOL DISTRICT School: _________________

FIRST YEAR MATH OLYMPIAD March 25, 2000

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Team Number: ___________

Algebraic Sense

1. Evaluate for x = 5 and y = 7:

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2. Find x: 3 ( x - 1) = 15

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3. If you take half my age and add 18 to it you get 24. How old am I?

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4. My grandfather's farm has pigs and chickens. I counted a total of 70 legs and 26 heads. How many chickens does my grandfather have?

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5. I am thinking of a number. If you subtract 3 from it and then multiply by 8, you get 592. What is my number?