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100

Name 2 MAT Board Positions

Any 2 of Co-President, Head of Math, and Secretary

100

How often do we have club meetings?

Monthly

100

Sum all natural numbers less than 10.

45

100

A square with side length 5 is merged with 7 other similar squares to create a single, larger square. What is the length of the diagonal of the larger square?

20

100

How many prime numbers are less than 30?

10

200

Name 2 people on the board LAST year(not this year)

Any 2 of Varyan, Arnav, Evan, or Nia

200

Who is our Secretary?

Diya Shah

200

How many prime numbers are less than 30?

10

200

How many ways are there to rearrange the letters in the word MATHTIME?

10,080

200

What is the term for how easily an asset can turn into cash?

Liquidity

300

Name one candy used during the Pi Week jar approximation minigame last year.

Jolly Ranchers or Hi-Chews

300

What is our instagram?

@basischandler.mat

300

What is the infinite sum 1 + 2/3 + 4/9... 

3

300

On 8/7/2017, Mattie decided to sign up for the fifth slot of volunteering among Mu Alpha Theta's 24 members. However, her math level is on par with a 1st grader, meaning she has trouble adding up the numbers 156 and 983. What is the sum of all numbers mentioned in the problem?

3,201

300

Name at least 7 of the 11 Human organ systems.

Any 8 of the following:

Circulatory, Digestive, Endocrine, Integumentary, Lymphatic/Immune, Muscular, Nervous, Reproductive, Skeletal, Urinary/Excretory

400

In what decade was the original Mu Alpha Theta founded?

The 1950's

400

Cubics of the form t^3 + pt + q are said to be what kind of cubic? (Hint: it was in a meme)

Depressed

400

3^4 + 4^3

145

400

For his birthday, Alfonso decides to invite his 4 best friends out of his 15 friends to watch a movie with him. However, Bobby, one of his best friends, decides to invite Stinky Joe, who does not believe in showers. How many ways are there to seat the moviegoers if Alfonso secretly refuses to sit next to Stinky Joe?

480

400

Which of the 7 Wonders of the Ancient World was located in Egypt, but is not the Great Pyramid of Giza?

The Lighthouse of Alexandria

500

How many letters are NOT used in any of the Board Members' full names?

8 (cfjlmpqr)

500

The Mu Alpha Theta chapter in BASIS Mars has the same hours requirements as we do. They have a total of 37 members, who are required to do a total of 468 hours. How many seniors are in their club?

29 (Yikes)

500

Find the particular solution to the differential equation dy/dx * sin(y)=(2cos(y))^-1 with initial condition (3, pi/2)

sin^2(y) = x - 2

500

John is explaining to an alien the concept of Pi. However, he only gets to the 7th digit before the alien becomes extremely confused and decides to zap him out of existence. Name a likely number of toes that the alien is likely to have.

6, 7, 8, or 9

500

Name the 7 most common letters in English.

E, T, A, O, I, N, S

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