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2005 AIME Problems, 2

A hotel packed breakfast for each of three guests. Each breakfast should have consisted of three types of rolls, one each of nut, cheese, and fruit rolls. The preparer wrapped each of the nine rolls and once wrapped, the rolls were indistinguishable from one another. She then randomly put three rolls in a bag for each of the guests. Given that the probability each guest got one roll of each type is $\frac{m}{n}$, where $m$ and $n$ are relatively prime integers, find $m+n$.

1981 IMO Shortlist, 5

A cube is assembled with $27$ white cubes. The larger cube is then painted black on the outside and disassembled. A blind man reassembles it. What is the probability that the cube is now completely black on the outside? Give an approximation of the size of your answer.

2018 Iran MO (1st Round), 22

There are eight congruent $1\times 2$ tiles formed of one blue square and one red square. In how many ways can we cover a $4\times 4$ area with these tiles so that each row and each column has two blue squares and two red squares?

2019 AMC 10, 17

Tags: counting
A child builds towers using identically shaped cubes of different color. How many different towers with a height $8$ cubes can the child build with $2$ red cubes, $3$ blue cubes, and $4$ green cubes? (One cube will be left out.) $\textbf{(A) } 24 \qquad\textbf{(B) } 288 \qquad\textbf{(C) } 312 \qquad\textbf{(D) } 1,260 \qquad\textbf{(E) } 40,320$

2002 Tournament Of Towns, 4

The spectators are seated in a row with no empty places. Each is in a seat which does not match the spectator's ticket. An usher can order two spectators in adjacent seats to trade places unless one of them is already seated correctly. Is it true that from any initial arrangement, the spectators can be brought to their correct seats?

1967 IMO Shortlist, 4

A subset $S$ of the set of integers 0 - 99 is said to have property $A$ if it is impossible to fill a crossword-puzzle with 2 rows and 2 columns with numbers in $S$ (0 is written as 00, 1 as 01, and so on). Determine the maximal number of elements in the set $S$ with the property $A.$

1990 IMO Longlists, 37

An eccentric mathematician has a ladder with $ n$ rungs that he always ascends and descends in the following way: When he ascends, each step he takes covers $ a$ rungs of the ladder, and when he descends, each step he takes covers $ b$ rungs of the ladder, where $ a$ and $ b$ are fixed positive integers. By a sequence of ascending and descending steps he can climb from ground level to the top rung of the ladder and come back down to ground level again. Find, with proof, the minimum value of $ n,$ expressed in terms of $ a$ and $ b.$

2015 India Regional MathematicaI Olympiad, 6

Let $S=\{1,2,\cdots, n\}$ and let $T$ be the set of all ordered triples of subsets of $S$, say $(A_1, A_2, A_3)$, such that $A_1\cup A_2\cup A_3=S$. Determine, in terms of $n$, \[ \sum_{(A_1,A_2,A_3)\in T}|A_1\cap A_2\cap A_3|\]

1980 IMO Longlists, 16

Prove that $\sum \frac{1}{i_1i_2 \ldots i_k} = n$ is taken over all non-empty subsets $\left\{i_1,i_2, \ldots, i_k\right\}$ of $\left\{1,2,\ldots,n\right\}$. (The $k$ is not fixed, so we are summing over all the $2^n-1$ possible nonempty subsets.)

2006 Korea National Olympiad, 8

$27$ students are given a number from $1$ to $27.$ How many ways are there to divide $27$ students into $9$ groups of $3$ with the following condition? (i) The sum of students number in each group is $1\pmod{3}$ (ii) There are no such two students where their numbering differs by $3.$

2018 Mathematical Talent Reward Programme, MCQ: P6

Tags: counting , set
In a class among 80 students number of boys is 40 and number of girls is 40. 50 of the students use spectacles. Which of the following is correct? [list=1] [*] Only 10 boys use spectacles [*] Only 20 girls use spectacles [*] At most 25 boys do not use spectacles [*] At most 30 girls do not use spectacles [/list]

2020 HK IMO Preliminary Selection Contest, 19

Four couples are to be seated in a row. If it is required that each woman may only sit next to her husband or another woman, how many different possible seating arrangements are there?

2016 India Regional Mathematical Olympiad, 2

At an international event there are $100$ countries participating, each with its own flag. There are $10$ distinct flagpoles at the stadium, labelled 1,#2,...,#10 in a row. In how many ways can all the $100$ flags be hoisted on these $10$ flagpoles, such that for each $i$ from $1$ to $10$, the flagpole #i has at least $i$ flags? (Note that the vertical order of the flagpoles on each flag is important)

2017 AMC 10, 25

Tags: counting
How many integers between $100$ and $999$, inclusive, have the property that some permutation of its digits is a multiple of $11$ between $100$ and $999$? For example, both $121$ and $211$ have this property. $ \textbf{(A) }226\qquad \textbf{(B) } 243 \qquad \textbf{(C) } 270 \qquad \textbf{(D) }469\qquad \textbf{(E) } 486$

2014 NIMO Problems, 9

This is an ARML Super Relay! I'm sure you know how this works! You start from #1 and #15 and meet in the middle. We are going to require you to solve all $15$ problems, though -- so for the entire task, submit the sum of all the answers, rather than just the answer to #8. Also, uhh, we can't actually find the slip for #1. Sorry about that. Have fun anyways! Problem 2. Let $T = TNYWR$. Find the number of way to distribute $6$ indistinguishable pieces of candy to $T$ hungry (and distinguishable) schoolchildren, such that each child gets at most one piece of candy. Problem 3. Let $T = TNYWR$. If $d$ is the largest proper divisor of $T$, compute $\frac12 d$. Problem 4. Let $T = TNYWR$ and flip $4$ fair coins. Suppose the probability that at most $T$ heads appear is $\frac mn$, where $m$ and $n$ are coprime positive integers. Compute $m+n$. Problem 5. Let $T = TNYWR$. Compute the last digit of $T^T$ in base $10$. Problem 6. Let $T = TNYWR$ and flip $6$ fair coins. Suppose the probability that at most $T$ heads appear is $\frac mn$, where $m$ and $n$ are coprime positive integers. Compute $m+n$. Problem 7. Let $T = TNYWR$. Compute the smallest prime $p$ for which $n^T \not\equiv n \pmod{p}$ for some integer $n$. Problem 8. Let $M$ and $N$ be the two answers received, with $M \le N$. Compute the number of integer quadruples $(w,x,y,z)$ with $w+x+y+z = M \sqrt{wxyz}$ and $1 \le w,x,y,z \le N$. Problem 9. Let $T = TNYWR$. Compute the smallest integer $n$ with $n \ge 2$ such that $n$ is coprime to $T+1$, and there exists positive integers $a$, $b$, $c$ with $a^2+b^2+c^2 = n(ab+bc+ca)$. Problem 10. Let $T = TNYWR$ and flip $10$ fair coins. Suppose the probability that at most $T$ heads appear is $\frac mn$, where $m$ and $n$ are coprime positive integers. Compute $m+n$. Problem 11. Let $T = TNYWR$. Compute the last digit of $T^T$ in base $10$. Problem 12. Let $T = TNYWR$ and flip $12$ fair coins. Suppose the probability that at most $T$ heads appear is $\frac mn$, where $m$ and $n$ are coprime positive integers. Compute $m+n$. Problem 13. Let $T = TNYWR$. If $d$ is the largest proper divisor of $T$, compute $\frac12 d$. Problem 14. Let $T = TNYWR$. Compute the number of way to distribute $6$ indistinguishable pieces of candy to $T$ hungry (and distinguishable) schoolchildren, such that each child gets at most one piece of candy. Also, we can't find the slip for #15, either. We think the SFBA coaches stole it to prevent us from winning the Super Relay, but that's not going to stop us, is it? We have another #15 slip that produces an equivalent answer. Here you go! Problem 15. Let $A$, $B$, $C$ be the answers to #8, #9, #10. Compute $\gcd(A,C) \cdot B$.

2020 LIMIT Category 1, 6

Tags: counting , limit
What is the number of $4$ digit natural numbers such that the sum of digits is even? (A)$4999$ (B)$5000$ (C)$5050$ (D)$4500$

2017 AIME Problems, 11

Five towns are connected by a system of roads. There is exactly one road connecting each pair of towns. Find the number of ways there are to make all the roads one-way in such a way that it is still possible to get from any town to any other town using the roads (possibly passing through other towns on the way).

2015 BAMO, 2

Members of a parliament participate in various committees. Each committee consists of at least $2$ people, and it is known that every two committees have at least one member in common. Prove that it is possible to give each member a colored hat (hats are available in black, white or red) so that every committee contains at least $2$ members with different hat colors.

2005 VTRMC, Problem 3

We wish to tile a strip of $n$ $1$-inch by $1$-inch squares. We can use dominos which are made up of two tiles that cover two adjacent squares, or $1$-inch square tiles which cover one square. We may cover each square with one or two tiles and a tile can be above or below a domino on a square, but no part of a domino can be placed on any part of a different domino. We do not distinguish whether a domino is above or below a tile on a given square. Let $t(n)$ denote the number of ways the strip can be tiled according to the above rules. Thus for example, $t(1)=2$ and $t(2)=8$. Find a recurrence relation for $t(n)$, and use it to compute $t(6)$.

2006 AIME Problems, 8

There is an unlimited supply of congruent equilateral triangles made of colored paper. Each triangle is a solid color with the same color on both sides of the paper. A large equilateral triangle is constructed from four of these paper triangles. Two large triangles are considered distinguishable if it is not possible to place one on the other, using translations, rotations, and/or reflections, so that their corresponding small triangles are of the same color. Given that there are six different colors of triangles from which to choose, how many distinguishable large equilateral triangles may be formed?

1977 IMO Shortlist, 6

Let $n$ be a positive integer. How many integer solutions $(i, j, k, l) , \ 1 \leq i, j, k, l \leq n$, does the following system of inequalities have: \[1 \leq -j + k + l \leq n\]\[1 \leq i - k + l \leq n\]\[1 \leq i - j + l \leq n\]\[1 \leq i + j - k \leq n \ ?\]

2022 Bolivia Cono Sur TST, P5

Find the sum of all even numbers greater than 100000, that u can make only with the digits 0,2,4,6,8,9 without any digit repeating in any number.

2020 Dürer Math Competition (First Round), P3

At least how many non-zero real numbers do we have to select such that every one of them can be written as a sum of $2019$ other selected numbers and a) the selected numbers are not necessarily different? b) the selected numbers are pairwise different?

1983 IMO Longlists, 58

In a test, $3n$ students participate, who are located in three rows of $n$ students in each. The students leave the test room one by one. If $N_1(t), N_2(t), N_3(t)$ denote the numbers of students in the first, second, and third row respectively at time $t$, find the probability that for each t during the test, \[|N_i(t) - N_j(t)| < 2, i \neq j, i, j = 1, 2, \dots .\]

2020 LIMIT Category 1, 4

The total number of solutions of $xyz=2520$ (A)$2520$ (B)$2160$ (C)$540$ (D)None of these