Problem Set 2008

[Problem A | Problem B | Problem C | Problem D | Problem E ]

[Problem F | Problem G | Problem H | Problem I | General Analysis]

2008 Results | 2008 Report

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Problem A Being Late
Submissions 122
Solutions 87
Fastest Solution 4 mins
% Submissions Correct 71.3%
% Teams Solving Problem 98.9%
Description A simple problem where contestants had to find the average number of minutes a professor continued beyond the end of his class time. The most common error was subtracting negative times which the spec indicated was not to be done.

Problem B Money Lesson
Submissions 141
Solutions 80
Fastest Solution 7 mins
% Submissions Correct 56.7%
% Teams Solving Problem 90.9%
Description A money problem involving $5, $10 and $20 notes which most teams solved, but not first time in a lot of cases.

Problem C Explorer’s Diary
Submissions 108
Solutions 41
Fastest Solution 57 mins
% Submissions Correct 37.9%
% Teams Solving Problem 46.6%
Description Converting an explorer's diary from vertical to horizontal writing. An error in the judge's data meant many correct solutions were initially rejected, but this was corrected after the contest.

Problem D Pattern Finder
Submissions 168
Solutions 50
Fastest Solution 41 mins
% Submissions Correct 29.8%
% Teams Solving Problem 56.8%
Description  

Problem E Takeshi Castle
Submissions 63
Solutions 42
Fastest Solution 97 mins
% Submissions Correct 66.7%
% Teams Solving Problem 47.7%
Description  

Problem F Balanced Races
Submissions 56
Solutions 7
Fastest Solution 71 mins
% Submissions Correct 12.5%
% Teams Solving Problem 7.9%
Description  

Problem G Smoker’s Walk
Submissions 14
Solutions 0
Fastest Solution none
% Submissions Correct 0%
% Teams Solving Problem 0%
Description  

Problem H P2P Currency Service
Submissions 90
Solutions 9
Fastest Solution 121 mins
% Submissions Correct 10%
% Teams Solving Problem 10.2%
Description  

Problem I Currency Shopping
Submissions 30
Solutions 20
Fastest Solution 51 mins
% Submissions Correct 66.7%
% Teams Solving Problem 22.7%
Description  

 

General Analysis

Problems Solved Number of Teams Percentage of Teams
8
3
3.4
7
5
5.7
6
8
9.1
5
13
14.8
4
19
21.6
3
16
18.2
2
17
19.3
1
6
6.8
0
1
1.1

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