If you roll three fair six-sided dice, what is the probability that the product of the three numbers rolled is even? A) 1/8 B) 1/6 C) 1/2 D) 5/6 E) 7/8 ANSWER From 2010 Oct/Nov AMATYC Math Competition
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On the first day of school, Mr. Vilani gave his third grade students 5 new words to spell. On each day of school after that, he gave the students 3 new words to spell. In the first 20 days of school, how many new words had he given the students to spell? ANSWER From an old ACT Exam
a) How many ways can I rearrange the letters in the word "MATH"?
b) How many ways can I rearrange the letters in the word "JAZZ"? c) Why do I get two different answers for these two different four letter words? Bonus Question How many ways can I rearrange the letters in the word "MISSISSIPPI"? answer How many gifts are given in the song: The Twelve Days of Christmas?
HINT: Remember how the song goes... First Verse On the first day of Christmas, my true love gave to me...A Partridge in a Pear Tree. Second Verse: On the second day of Christmas, my true love gave to me...2 Turtle Doves AND a Partridge in a Pear Tree. So by the second day...there were 4 gifts given (1 from day one and 3 from day two) Answer Macy's has hired 400 store Santas. If each Santa sees 125 children a day for 30 days, how many children are seen by Macy's Santas?
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