diff --git a/Advanced/Estimathon/main.tex b/Advanced/Estimathon/main.tex new file mode 100755 index 0000000..23929c8 --- /dev/null +++ b/Advanced/Estimathon/main.tex @@ -0,0 +1,206 @@ +% use [nosolutions] flag to hide solutions. +% use [solutions] flag to show solutions. +\documentclass[ + solutions, + singlenumbering +]{../../resources/ormc_handout} +\usepackage{../../resources/macros} + + +\uptitlel{Advanced 2} +\uptitler{Winter 2023} +\title{Estimathon} +\subtitle{Prepared by \githref{Mark} on \today{}} + + +\begin{document} + + + \maketitle + + \section{Rules} + + Your team will have 45 minutes to work on 20 estimation problems. + The answer to each problem is a positive real number. Your team will + submit intervals for each problem, which (ideally) contain the specified quantity. + + + \vspace{2mm} + + An interval is \say{good} if it contains the true value. After the end of the game, + your team's score will be calculated as follows: + + $$ + \Biggl(10 +\sum_\text{good intervals}\biggl\lfloor\frac{\text{min}}{\text{max}}\biggr\rfloor\Biggr) + \times 2^{20 ~-~ \text{number of good intervals}} + $$ + + For every problem you miss or leave blank, your score doubles. \par + Your job is to \textbf{minimize} your score. + + + \vspace{8mm} + + Every team will get 25 answer sheets. You may use one of these sheets to submit an interval at any time. + Make sure you write your team name, problem number, and interval (min and max) every time you submit. + + \vspace{2mm} + + There are 20 problems, but you are given 25 answer sheets. You may re-submit your solution to any problem + (as long as you have sheets remaining). Your latest answer will be kept. + + \vspace{2mm} + + Your interval may not use any mathematical operations except for scientific notation \par + (for example, $[2 \times 10^2, 3 \times 10^2]$ or $[2\text{e}2, 3\text{e}2]$) + + + + \vfill + \pagebreak + + \section{Problems} + + \problem{} + What is the highest posted speed limit in the United States? + + \begin{solution} + $85$ mi/hr + \end{solution} + + \problem{} + What is the melting point of gold? + + \begin{solution} + $1064.18$ C + \end{solution} + + \problem{} + How many ways are there to tile a square with $2 \times 1$ and $1 \times 2$ dominos? + + \problem{} + How many words are in Isaac Asimov's \textit{Foundation} trilogy? + + \begin{solution} + About 250,000 + \end{solution} + + + \problem{} + How much HP can the average horse produce (disregarding fatigue)? + + \begin{solution} + About 15HP, as measured in 1925. + \end{solution} + + + \problem{} + What is the approximate speed of the magnetic north pole's drift? (in km/year) + \begin{solution} + 60km/yr + \end{solution} + + \problem{} + How many creatures are there in \textit{Dwarf Fortress}? + + \begin{solution} + 500 (estimate, no way I'm counting them all) + \end{solution} + + \problem{} + What was the stock price of Apple on $2023-01-10$? + \begin{solution} + $\$186.19$ + \end{solution} + + \problem{} + How many undergraduates were enrolled at UCLA in the Fall of 2021? + + \begin{solution} + 32,121 + \end{solution} + + \problem{} + How many distinct groups are there on $60$ elements? + + \begin{solution} + 13 + \end{solution} + + + \problem{} + For how many positive integers $n$ less than $10,000$ is $2^n -n^2$ divisible by $7$? + + \begin{solution} + 2858 + \end{solution} + + \problem{} + How many Serbian dinars can you exchange for $\$32.53$? + \begin{solution} + 3,473.02 + \end{solution} + + \problem{} + How many lines of code were in the Linux repository in 2022? + + \begin{solution} + About 27.8 million + \end{solution} + + \problem{} + How many hours of podcasts has Mark listened to in 3.5 years of driving to UCLA? + + \begin{solution} + 809.4 hours + \end{solution} + + \problem{} + Five boxes are filled with pastries. We know that box C contains a third of the pastries in E, and that + B contains two times more than C and E combined. Box A contains half the number of pastries in E, and + a tenth of those in D. Box B contains four times more pastries than D. \par + What is the minimal possible positive number of pastries in all the boxes put together? + + \begin{solution} + 310 + \end{solution} + + + \problem{} + How many officially-recognized time zones are there? + + \begin{solution} + Oddly enough, 38 + \end{solution} + + + \problem{} + What is the smallest number ending in 34, divisible by 34, with a sum of digits equal to 34? + \begin{solution} + 198934 + \end{solution} + + + \problem{} + How many distinct typewriter models were produced by \textit{Smith Corona} since 1886? + + \begin{solution} + 106 + \end{solution} + + \problem{} + About how many people live on Antarctica during the winter? + + \begin{solution} + About 1100; rises to about 5000 in Summer. + \end{solution} + + + \problem{} + What is the standard deviation of the above solutions? + + \begin{solution} + 7,2318.7 + \end{solution} + +\end{document} \ No newline at end of file