Weekly Contest #8

(Ended)

Standings

Q1.

Question

Answer must be a floating-point or integer value and precision error less than 10^-6 is allowed.

Q2.

Henry's Hamburger Haven offers its hamburgers with the following condiments: ketchup, mustard, mayonnaise, tomato, lettuce, pickles, cheese, and onions. A customer can choose one, two, or three meat patties and any collection of condiments. How many different kinds of hamburgers can be ordered?

Answer must be a floating-point or integer value and precision error less than 10^-6 is allowed.

Q3.

Let S be the set of permutations of the sequence 1,2,3,4,5 for which the first term is not 1. A permutation is chosen randomly from S. The probability that the second term is 2, in lowest terms, is a/b. What is a+b?

Answer must be a floating-point or integer value and precision error less than 10^-6 is allowed.

Q4.

Pat is to select six cookies from a tray containing only chocolate chip, oatmeal, and peanut butter cookies. There are at least six of each of these three kinds of cookies on the tray. How many different assortments of six cookies can be selected?

Answer must be a floating-point or integer value and precision error less than 10^-6 is allowed.

Q5.

Four distinct circles are drawn in a plane. What is the maximum number of points where at least two of the circles intersect?

Answer must be a floating-point or integer value and precision error less than 10^-6 is allowed.