HIGHLINE SCHOOL DISTRICT
5TH GRADE MATH OLYMPIAD
March 25, 2000

School: __________

Team number: ____

Algebra

1. Evaluate for x = 5 and y = 7:
XY + 1
------
Y - X

Answer: _________


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

x = _______


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


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? ____________


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?

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