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2022 Team Up Challenge
Solutions

June 2022

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Team Paper Answer Key

Question Answer
1 3.001
2 2
3 8
4 B, C, D
5 2
6 4
7 64
8 108
9 2
10 2
11 rotate
12 3
13 60
14 180
15 7

Crossnumber Puzzle Answer Key

5 B 2 7 7 B 1 0 8
8 5 7 B 9 7 8 B 2
5 B B 3 B 5 B 3 6
B 1 9 9 1 B 9 9 0
4 5 B 5 B 3 B 2 4
5 8 7 B 5 3 4 6 B
6 0 B 2 B 6 B B 1
7 B 1 9 6 B 6 1 6
8 8 1 B 4 6 6 B 2

Logic Puzzle Answer Key

Day of the Week
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Kind of Animal cows Corina Aditi Corina Brigid Aditi
goats Aditi Corina Eliel Corina Corina
pigs Eliel Damien Aditi Damien Damien
sheep Damien Eliel Damien Aditi Brigid
horses Brigid Brigid Brigid Eliel Eliel

Relay Answer Key

Practice Relay
Player Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4
Correct Answer 15 25 5 3
Relay A
Player Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4
Correct Answer 4 32 337 1209
Relay B
Player Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4
Correct Answer 24 3 28 7
Relay C
Player Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4
Correct Answer 4 24 744 1765

Team Paper Solution

  1. When we arrange the five numbers from least to greatest, we obtain \[3.0000001, 3.0001, 3.001, 3.01, 3.1\] Thus, \(3.001\) is the middle number.

    Answer: \(3.001\)

  2. A square has exactly four lines of symmetry: one vertical, one horizontal, and two diagonal, as shown in the following diagrams.

    In a square, a dashed vertical line passes through the midpoint of the top side and the midpoint of the bottom side.    In a square, a dashed horizontal line passes through the midpoint of the left side and the midpoint of the right side.    In a square, a dashed diagonal line passes through the bottom left vertex and the top right vertex.    In a square, a dashed diagonal line passes through top left vertex and the bottom right vertex.

    We can divide each of these diagrams into nine smaller squares and shade the three in the top row and the three in the bottom row, as shown.

            

    The vertical and horizontal lines still divide the diagram into two halves so that one half is the reflection of the other.
    The two diagonal lines divide the diagram into two halves, but the two halves are not reflections of one another any longer.
    Thus, the diagram has a vertical line of symmetry and a horizontal line of symmetry, for a total of \(2\) lines of symmetry.

    Answer: \(2\)

  3. To determine the input, we work backwards through the flowchart.
    If the output is \(17\), then the number before we divide by \(2\) is \(34\) since \(34 \div 2 = 17.\)
    Then the number before we subtract \(6\) is \(40\) since \(40-6=34.\)
    Finally, the number before we multiply by \(5\), which is the input, is \(8\) since \(8 \times 5 = 40.\)

    Answer: \(8\)

  4. We can show that the triangle with vertices \(B\), \(C\), and \(D\) has an area of \(3\) square units.
    The base \(BD\) has length \(3\) and the height \(BC\) is \(2\), and so the area of \(\triangle BCD\) is \(\frac{1}{2} \times 3 \times 2 = 3\) square units.

    For completeness, we show that the other triangles do not have an area of \(3\) square units.
    In \(\triangle ABC\), the base \(BC\) has length \(2\) and the perpendicular height of the triangle from \(BC\) to \(A\) is also \(2.\) Thus, the area of \(\triangle ABC\) is \(\frac{1}{2} \times 2 \times 2 = 2\) square units.
    In \(\triangle ABD\), the base \(BD\) has length \(3\) and the perpendicular height of the triangle from \(BD\) to \(A\) is \(1.\) Thus, the area of \(\triangle ABD\) is \(\frac{1}{2} \times 3 \times 1 = 1.5\) square units.
    To find the area of \(\triangle ACD\), let the top left, bottom left, and bottom right corners of the grid be \(E\), \(F\), and \(G\), respectively.

    Then the area of \(\triangle ACD\) is equal to the area of rectangle \(EFGD\) minus the areas of \(\triangle AED\), \(\triangle DGC\), and \(\triangle AFC.\)
    The area of rectangle \(EFGD\) is \(5 \times 2 = 10\) square units.
    The area of \(\triangle AED\) is \(\frac{1}{2} \times 5 \times 1 = 2.5\) square units.
    The area of \(\triangle DGC\) is \(\frac{1}{2} \times 3 \times 2 = 3\) square units.
    The area of \(\triangle AFC\) is \(\frac{1}{2} \times 2 \times 1 = 1\) square units.
    Thus, the area of \(\triangle ACD\) is \(10 - 2.5 - 3 - 1 = 3.5\) square units.

    Answer: \(B, C, D\)

  5. Reading from the bar graph, there were \(12\) hats sold that were size L.
    Since half the hats sold were size L, the total number of hats sold was \(2 \times 12 = 24\) hats.
    From the graph, we can see that \(6\) hats were sold in size S and \(4\) hats sold in size M.
    Thus, a total of \(6+4+12=22\) hats sold were either S, M, or L.
    This means that \(24-22=2\) hats were sold in size XL.

    Answer: \(2\)

  6. The three flowering plants can end up next to each other by

    Every non-flowering plant must be involved in a swap because each non-flowering plant is positioned between two flowering plants. Swapping two non-flowering plants does not have any effect so each useful swap of a non-flowering plant must be with a flowering plant.
    There are four non-flowering plants and so there must be at least four swaps.
    Notice that moving the flowering plants all the way left or all the way right requires more than four swaps.

    Answer: \(4\)

  7. The even integers between \(1\) and \(53\) are \(2, 4, 6, \ldots, 52.\) Since there are \(26\) integers in the list \(2, 4, 6, \ldots, 50, 52\), then there are \(26\) even integers between \(1\) and \(53.\)
    Next, we want to find a number \(n\) such that there are \(26\) odd integers between \(12\) and \(n.\)
    We notice that our lower bound, \(12\), is \(11\) greater than our original lower bound of \(1.\)
    By increasing each of the \(26\) even integers from above by \(11\), we create the first \(26\) odd integers which are greater than \(12.\)
    These odd integers are \(2 + 11 = 13\), \(4 + 11 = 15\), \(6 + 11 = 17\), and so on up to and including \(52 + 11 = 63.\) Since there are \(26\) odd integers in the list \(13, 15, 17, \ldots, 63\), then there are \(26\) odd integers between \(12\) and \(64.\)
    That is, the number of even integers between \(1\) and \(53\) is the same as the number of odd integers between \(12\) and \(64.\)

    Answer: \(64\)

  8. First, Chance collects \(11\) acorns per trip for as long as he can. We use division to calculate how many times he can do this: \[\begin{align*} 31 &= 2 \times 11 + 9 \\ 3 &= 0 \times 11 + 3 \\ 35 &= 3 \times 11 + 2 \\ 28 &= 2 \times 11 + 6 \\ 26 &= 2 \times 11 + 4\end{align*}\] After \(2+0+3+2+2=9\) trips, Chance has collected \(9 \times 11 = 99\) acorns.
    On his \(10^\textrm{th}\) trip, Chance collects the largest number of leftover acorns, which is \(9\) acorns.
    In total, Chance collects \(9 \times 11 + 9 = 108\) acorns.

    Answer: \(108\)

  9. The first row is missing a \(1\) and a \(3.\) Since there is already a \(3\) in the second column (in the second row), the first row, second column must contain a \(1\) and the first row, fourth column must contain a \(3.\)
    To complete the upper left \(2 \times 2\) square, the second row, first column must contain a \(4.\)
    The second row is now missing a \(1\) and a \(2.\) But the fourth column already contains a \(1\) (in the fourth row), therefore the second row, fourth column must contain a \(2.\)
    To complete the fourth column, we place a \(4\) in the third row.
    Now the \(D\) cannot be a \(4\), since there is already a \(4\) in the third row. Also, the \(D\) cannot be a \(1\) or a \(3\), since the second column already contains these numbers. By process of elimination, the digit \(2\) must replace the \(D.\)
    The completed grid is shown.

    From left to right, the top row is 2, 1, 4, 3, the second row is 4, 3, 1, 2, the third row is 1, 2, 3, 4, and the bottom row is 3, 4, 2, 1.

    Answer: \(2\)

  10. The second scale shows that 1 square has the same mass as 3 triangles .
    If we double what is on both sides of this scale, then 2 squares has the same mass as 6 triangles.

    From the first scale, 2 squares also has the same mass as 3 circles.
    Therefore, 3 circles must have the same mass as 6 triangles , or 1 circle must have the same mass as 2 triangles.
    Since 1 circle has the same mass as 2 triangles and 1 square has the same mass as 3 triangles it follows that 1 square with 1 circle has the same mass as 5 triangles, as shown.

    The third scale shows that 1 square with 1 circle also has the same mass as 1 star.
    So 1 star must have the same mass as 5 triangles.
    If 1 star has a mass of \(10\) grams, then 5 triangles must have a mass of \(10\) grams.
    Since each triangle has the same mass, 1 triangle has a mass of \(2\) grams.

    Answer: \(2\)

  11. In total, six actions are performed. Five of the actions are described and one is unknown as a result of the missing block of code. After each action, the face’s orientation changes.

    In the following diagram, seven squares are arranged from left to right, which will represent the seven orientations the face takes as the code is executed. Since the face starts and ends in the same orientation, we draw the same face in the first and last squares. In between two side-by-side squares is an arrow pointing right. Over top of the arrows we write the block names (using FV, FH, and R for short) in the order that the code executes them. The question mark over top of the fourth arrow indicates the missing block of code.

    Square face right side up, arrow with R, blank square, arrow with R, blank square, arrow with FV, blank square, arrow with question mark, blank square, arrow with FH, blank square, arrow with R, square face right side up.

    Following the code from the beginning, we can determine the orientation of the face after the first three actions have been performed.

    Up to the question mark is as follows: square face right side up, arrow with R, square face rotated one quarter turn clockwise, arrow with R, square face rotated another quarter turn clockwise, arrow with FV, square face right side up, arrow with question mark.

    After the missing block, two more actions are performed and the final orientation of the face is the same that it started in. Working backwards, we can determine the orientation of the face in the remaining two positions.

    Starting from the right end and moving backwards through the arrows is as follows: square face right side up, arrow with an R, square face rotated a quarter turn in the counterclockwise direction, arrow with FH, previous square face reflected in a horizontal line through its centre, arrow with ?, square face right side up.

    Examining the face in the fourth and fifth position, we can conclude that the missing block should be rotate.

    Answer: rotate

  12. The volume of the cheese before Raissa’s cut is \(6 \times 7 \times 8 = 336 \text{ cm}^3.\)
    The volume of the remaining cheese is \(309 \text{ cm}^3\), so the cube has a volume \(336-309=27 \text{ cm}^3.\)
    Since \(3 \times 3 \times 3 = 27\), a cube with a volume of \(27 ~\text{cm}^3\) has a side length of \(3 \text{ cm}.\)

    Answer: \(3\)

  13. Since the digit \(8\) appears twice, there are six different configurations that the two \(8\) digits can be in.

    For each of these six configurations, there are two ways for the digits \(1\) and \(4\) to be placed (either with \(1\) first or with \(4\) first).
    Therefore, there are \(6 \times 2 = 12\) possible codes.
    At the very most, Anil will have to try all \(12\) codes before he opens the lock. Since it takes Anil \(5\) seconds to try one code, it takes him \(5 \times 12 = 60\) seconds to try all \(12\) codes.

    Answer: \(60\)

  14. If Mirela and Kumara have sold \(90\%\) of a total of \(390\) bracelets, then they have sold \(0.9 \times 390 = 351\) bracelets.
    Since \(207\) of the bracelets sold were made by Kumara, then \(351-207=144\) of the bracelets sold were made by Mirela.
    But, \(80\%\) of bracelets made by Mirela were sold, and so \(80\%\) of Mirela’s bracelets equals \(144.\)
    Since \(80\%\) of \(180\) equals \(144\), Mirela must have made a total of \(180\) bracelets.

    Answer: \(180\)

  15. Since there are eight given integers, the smallest nada set could contain one integer and the largest nada set could contain eight integers.

    Case 1: Sets containing one integer

    All of the given integers are non-zero so Elise cannot make any nada sets containing exactly one integer.

    Case 2: Sets containing two integers

    The given integers do not contain any pairs that add to zero, so Elise cannot make any nada sets containing two integers.

    Case 3: Sets containing three integers

    If three integers have a sum of zero then either one integer is positive or two integers are positive. Can you verify this for yourself?

    Elise can make two different nada sets containing three integers.

    Case 4: Sets containing four integers

    If a set of four integers has a sum of zero then either one integer is positive, two integers are positive, or three integers are positive.

    Elise can make two different nada sets containing four integers.

    Case 5: Sets containing five integers

    The given eight integers have a total sum of zero. Thus, if a set of five integers has a sum of zero, then the remaining three integers must also have a sum of zero.
    Can you verify this for yourself?
    From before, we know that there are two different sets of three integers that have a sum of zero, namely \(5,6,-11\) and \(2,6,-8.\)
    Thus, there are also two different sets of five integers that have a sum of zero, namely \(-1, -8, 2, -3, 10\) and \(-1,5,-11,-3,10.\)
    Elise can make two different nada sets containing five integers.

    Case 6: Sets containing six integers

    Similarly, since the sum of a set containing any two of the given integers cannot equal zero, it follows that the sum of a set containing any six of the given integers cannot equal zero.
    Elise cannot make any nada sets containing six integers.

    Case 7: Sets containing seven integers

    Since the sum of a set containing any one of the given integers cannot equal zero, it follows that the sum of a set containing any seven of the given integers cannot equal zero.
    Elise cannot make any nada sets containing seven integers.

    Case 8: Sets containing eight integers

    The sum of all eight integers equals zero, so Elise can make one nada set containing eight integers.

    Therefore, Elise can make \(0+0+2+2+2+0+0+1 =7\) different nada sets using the integers on the cards.

    Answer: \(7\)

Crossnumber Puzzle Solution

Grid

5 B 2 7 7 B 1 0 8
8 5 7 B 9 7 8 B 2
5 B B 3 B 5 B 3 6
B 1 9 9 1 B 9 9 0
4 5 B 5 B 3 B 2 4
5 8 7 B 5 3 4 6 B
6 0 B 2 B 6 B B 1
7 B 1 9 6 B 6 1 6
8 8 1 B 4 6 6 B 2

Across Answers

  1. From the grid, the hundreds digit of this number is \(2\) and the ones digit is \(7.\) Since the mode of the digits is \(7\), the tens digit must be \(7.\) Thus, this number is \(277.\)

  2. From the grid, the hundreds digit of this number is \(1.\) The only number that is a multiple of both \(27\) and \(\boxed{36}\), that also has a hundreds digit of \(1\), is \(108.\)

  3. The positive difference is \(\boxed{881}-\boxed{24}=857.\)

  4. The median of any three digits is an integer, and so the mean must also be an integer.
    From the grid, the hundreds digit of this number is \(9\) and the ones digit is \(8.\) For the mean to be an integer, the tens digit must be \(1\), \(4\), or \(7.\)
    If the tens digit is \(1\) or \(4\) then the median and the mean of the three digits are not equal. The tens digit must be \(7.\) Thus, the number is \(978.\)

  5. The last two digits of \(\boxed{336}\) are \(36.\)

  6. From the grid, the thousands digit of this number is \(1.\) It follows that the ones digit is 1.
    From the grid, the tens digit is 9. It follows that the hundreds digit is 9.
    Thus, the number must be \(1991.\)

  7. From the grid, the tens digit of this number is \(9.\) The only three-digit number with a tens digit of \(9\) that is the product of three consecutive integers is \(9\times 10\times 11=990.\)

  8. From the grid, the ones digit of this number is \(5.\) The only two-digit number with a ones digit of \(5\) that is a multiple of \(9\) is \(45.\)

  9. One square has \(4\) sides, so six squares have a total of \(6\times 4=24\) sides.

  10. The number of nickels is \(\$29.35 \div \$0.05=587.\)

  11. The volume is equal to \(\boxed{18} \times \boxed{11} \times \boxed{27}=5346.\)

  12. Since \(120\div 60=2\) and \(180\div 60=3\), the largest number that both \(120\) and \(180\) are divisible by is \(60.\)

  13. From the grid, the hundreds digit of this number is \(1\) and the tens digit is \(9.\) Since \(49\times 4=196\), this number is \(196.\)

  14. \(6\times 100 + 1\times 10 + 6 = 600 + 10 + 6 =616.\)

  15. The sum of the digits in \(\boxed{395}\) is \(3+9+5=17.\) From the grid, the hundreds digit of this number is \(8\) and the ones digit is \(1.\) Since \(17-8-1=8\), this number is \(881.\)

  16. From the grid, the hundreds digit of this number is \(4\) and the ones digit is \(6.\) The only three-digit number with a hundreds digit of \(4\) and a ones digit of \(6\) that is equal to \(\boxed{587}\) minus an integer multiplied by itself is \(\boxed{587}-11 \times 11 =\boxed{587}- 121=466.\)

Down Answers

  1. From the grid, the tens digit of this number is \(8.\) Since \(200\div 8=25\), and the only two digits that multiply to \(25\) are \(5\) and \(5\), this number is \(585.\)

  2. From the grid, the ones digit of this number is \(7.\) The only possible tens digit that produces a number equal to three times the sum of its digits is \(2\), since \(3\times (2+7)=3\times 9=27.\) So this number is \(27.\)

  3. \(5\%\) of \(\boxed{1580}=0.05\times \boxed{1580}=79.\)

  4. Two-fifths of \(\boxed{45}=\frac{2}{5}\times \boxed{45}=18.\)

  5. From the grid, the digits \(8\), \(6\), \(0\), and \(4\) have been used so far. The only remaining even digit is \(2.\) So this number is \(82\,604.\)

  6. From the grid, the tens digit of this number is \(7.\) The only odd multiple of \(3\) with a tens digit of \(7\) is \(75.\)

  7. The product is \(5\times 79=395.\)

  8. \(2\times \boxed{1991} - 56=3982 - 56=3926.\)

  9. In \(1\) centimetre there are \(10\) millimetres, and so it follows that in \(158\) centimetres there are \(10 \times 158=1580\) millimetres.

  10. From the grid, the thousands digit of this number is \(5.\) Since each digit is one more than the digit before it, this number is \(45\,678.\)

  11. In \(1\) day there are \(24\) hours, and so it follows that in \(14\) days there are \(24 \times 14 = 336\) hours.

  12. The smallest prime number greater than \(\boxed{24}\) is \(29.\)

  13. Since \(\dfrac{1}{9}=\dfrac{\boxed{18}}{162}\), the number is \(162.\)

  14. The only factors of \(\boxed{1991}\) are \(1\), \(11\), \(181\), and \(1991.\) The only two-digit factor is \(11.\)

  15. From the grid, the tens digit of this number is \(6.\) The only two-digit number with a tens digit of \(6\) that is the product of two equal integers is \(64.\)

  16. A triangle with area \(\boxed{5346}\) and base \(\boxed{162}\) has height \(66\) since \(\frac{1}{2} \times \boxed{162} \times 66 = \boxed{5346}.\)
    Thus, the number is 66.

Logic Puzzle Solution

We start by considering clues (2) and (5):

  1. Damien feeds the sheep on only Monday and Wednesday.

  2. Damien feeds only the pigs and the sheep.

Since Damien feeds the sheep on only Monday and Wednesday, and Damien feeds only the pigs and the sheep, it follows that Damien must feed the pigs on Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday.

Next we consider clue (6):

  1. Every day that Damien feeds the pigs, Corina feeds the goats.

Since Damien feeds the pigs on Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday, it follows that Corina feeds the goats on Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday.

Next we consider clue (8):

  1. The student who feeds the cows on Monday also feeds the goats on Tuesday.

Since Corina feeds the goats on Tuesday, it follows that Corina must feed the cows on Monday.

The following partially-completed table contains the information we have determined so far.

Day of the Week
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Kind of Animal cows Corina
goats Corina Corina Corina
pigs Damien Damien Damien
sheep Damien Damien
horses

Next we consider clues (3), (1), (4), and (10):

  1. The same student feeds the horses on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday.

  2. The student who feeds the cows on Thursday also feeds the horses on Wednesday.

  3. Eliel feeds all the animals except for the cows.

  4. Aditi does not feed the same kind of animal more than twice each week.

Clues (3) and (1) tell us that one particular student feeds the horses on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, and the cows on Thursday. Clues (4) and (10) tell us that this student is not Eliel or Aditi. On Monday Corina and Damien are already feeding other animals, so the only student left is Brigid. Thus, Brigid must feed the horses on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, and the cows on Thursday.

Now on Tuesday, the only remaining students are Aditi and Eliel, and the only remaining animals are the cows and the sheep. From clue (4) we can determine that on Tuesday, Aditi feeds the cows and Eliel feeds the sheep.

Next, we consider clue (9):

  1. The student who feeds the goats on Monday also feeds the cows on Tuesday.

Since Aditi feeds the cows on Tuesday, it follows that Aditi feeds the goats on Monday. Then Eliel is the only student left on Monday, so Eliel must feed the pigs on Monday.

The following partially-completed table contains the information we have determined so far.

Day of the Week
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Kind of Animal cows Corina Aditi Brigid
goats Aditi Corina Corina Corina
pigs Eliel Damien Damien Damien
sheep Damien Eliel Damien
horses Brigid Brigid Brigid

Next we look back at clue (4):

  1. Eliel feeds all the animals except for the cows.

This clue tells us that Eliel feeds the goats at least one day of the week. Since Wednesday is the only day left for the goats to be fed, it follows that Eliel must feed the goats on Wednesday.

Next we look at clue (7):

  1. The sheep are fed by four different students each week.

The sheep are being fed by Damien and Eliel on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday. Thus, on Thursday and Friday the sheep must be fed by two different students, who are not Damien or Eliel. On Thursday, the only available students are Aditi and Eliel, and so Aditi must feed the sheep leaving Eliel to feed the horses. On Friday, the only available students are Aditi, Brigid, and Eliel. The only one of those who has not already been assigned to the sheep is Brigid, so Brigid must feed the sheep on Friday.

From clue (4) we know that Eliel does not feed the cows, so on Friday, Eliel must feed the horses and Aditi must feed the cows.

Finally, we look at clue (10):

  1. Aditi does not feed the same kind of animal more than twice each week.

On Wednesday, the only available students are Aditi and Corina, and the only available animals are the pigs and the cows. Since Aditi feeds the cows on Tuesday and Friday, it follows that he cannot also feed them on Wednesday. So on Wednesday Aditi must feed the pigs and Corina must feed the cows.

This completes the logic puzzle.

Day of the Week
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Kind of Animal cows Corina Aditi Corina Brigid Aditi
goats Aditi Corina Eliel Corina Corina
pigs Eliel Damien Aditi Damien Damien
sheep Damien Eliel Damien Aditi Brigid
horses Brigid Brigid Brigid Eliel Eliel

Relay Solution

(Note: Where possible, the solutions are written as if the value of \(N\) is not initially known, and then \(N\) is substituted at the end.)

Practice Relay

Answer: \(15\), \(25\), \(5\), \(3\)

Relay A

Answer: \(4\), \(32\), \(337\), \(1209\)

Relay B

Answer: \(24\), \(3\), \(28\), \(7\)

Relay C

Answer: \(4\), \(24\), \(744\), \(1765\)