The following are problems given students at the Mathematical Seminar organized by Professor Vaninsky of Kansas State University participated by Manhattan area school children of grade 5 or higher.
 
 



 
Mathematical Seminar
Fall 1997
    [2.] (15).   In Kansas City there are 2,000,000 people. It is known that none of them  has  more than 200,000 hairs on the head. Prove that there are at least  3 people with  the same number of hairs.

    [3.] (15).  In some month three Sundays fell on even dates. What day of the  week was the 20th of this month?

    [4.] (10).  How many zeros are there at the end of the product?

    1x2x3x4x5x...x100
     

     Mathematical Seminar
    Fall 1997
[5.] (10). Prove that from any three integer numbers one can choose 2 such that  their sum is divisible by 2.
    [6.] (10).   There are 40 students in a class. Is there a month of the  year such that 4 students have their birthdays during this month?

    [7.] (15). Show that the difference   91972- 71972   is divisible by 10.

    [8.] (15) What is the last digit of

      a)  61971?
      b)  91971 ?
      c)  31971?
      d) 21971?
     

     Mathematical Seminar
    Fall 1997
    [9.] (10). Jim is 4 times older now than his son Tom. Jim will be  only 2 times older after 20 years from now. How old is Jim now?

    [10.] (10). Explain, why any amount of money greater than 8 cents  can be paid by  nickels of 5 cents and supercoins of 3 cents.

    [11.] (15). Explain why 111...... 111  (81 ones) is divisible by 81.
     

    [12.] (15) The square of some number consists of the digits 0, 2, 3, 5. What is this number?
     
     
     


 Mathematical Seminar
Fall 1997
 

 Mathematical Seminar
Fall 1997
   

 Mathematical Seminar
Fall 1997