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All the positive fractions smaller than \(1\) with denominators not more than \(100\) are written in a row. Isley and Ella put signs \("+"\) or \("-"\) in front of any fraction, which does not yet have a sign before it. They write signs in turns, but it is known that Isley has to make the last move and calculate the resulting sum. If the total sum turns out to be an integer number, then Ella will give her a chocolate bar. Will Isley be able to get a chocolate bar regardless of Ella’s actions?

We say that a figure is convex if a segment connecting any two points lays fully within the figure. On the picture below the pentagon on the left is convex and the one on the right is not.
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Is it possible to draw \(18\) points inside a convex pentagon so that each of the ten triangles formed by its sides and diagonals contains equal amount of points?

Cambria was building various cuboids from \(1\times 1\times1\) cubes. She initially built one cuboid, then increased its length and width by \(1\) and reduced its height by \(2\). She then understood that she needs the same number of \(1\times 1\times 1\) cubes to build both the original and new cuboids. Prove that the number of cubes used for each of the cuboids is divisible by \(3\).

Is it possible to cut an equilateral triangle into three equal hexagons?

A labyrinth was drawn on a \(5\times 5\) grid square with an outer wall and an exit one cell wide, as well as with inner walls running along the grid lines. In the picture, we have hidden all the inner walls from you (We give you several copies to facilitate drawing) imageimageimage
Please draw how the walls were arranged. Keep in mind that the numbers in the cells represent the smallest number of steps needed to exit the maze, starting from that cell. A step can be taken to any adjacent cell vertically or horizontally, but not diagonally (and only if there is no wall between them, of course).

Is it possible to cut this figure, called "camel"

  • a) along the grid lines;

  • b) not necessarily along the grid lines;

into \(3\) parts, which you can use to build a square?
(We give you several copies to facilitate drawing)
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Michael used different numbers \(\{0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9\}\) to put in the circles in the picture below, without using any one of them twice. Inside each triangle he wrote down either the sum or the product of the numbers at its vertices. Then he erased the numbers in the circles. Which numbers need to be written in circles so that the condition is satisfied?
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Solve the puzzle: \[\textrm{AC}\times\textrm{CC}\times\textrm{K} = 2002.\] Different letters correspond to different digits, identical letters correspond to identical digits.

The triangle \(ABC\) is equilateral. The point \(K\) is chosen on the side \(AB\) and points \(L\) and \(M\) are on the side \(BC\) in such a way that \(L\) lies on the segment \(BM\). We have the following properties: \(KL = KM,\) \(BL = 2,\, AK = 3.\) Find the length of \(CM\).
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Long ago in a galaxy far away there was a planet of liars and truth tellers, it is known that liars always tell lie, and truth tellers always respond with correct statements. All the inhabitants of the planet look identical to each other, so there is no way to distinguish between liars and truth tellers just by looking at them.
The planet is ruled by the government, where one may encounter honest governors as well as liars. The government is controlled by the High Council, where again one can meet liars and truth tellers.