Answer: 70
I tried this question by drawing pictures, but it didn't work out.
It can't be 70Aboard=322=1024 sq inAphoto=3⋅5=15 sq in102415=68+415so with no overlapping 68 is the maximum possible, and is probably not attainable
.I don't know guys. Out of all the questions I've looked at made by this organization, their answers are always correct. Also, this was on a math contest taken by all middle schoolers in the U.S., so if the answer is wrong, then a student has to have already told them and they would have fixed it already. I also got 68, but these questions tend to have a creative way to solving them. Still, you guys have really great solutions and I agree with your reasoning why 68 is the maximum possible.
Hmmm....even if you cut the pictures into 1 inch by 1 inch squares, there's just not enough square inches on the board to fit 70 pictures worth.
number of square inches on the board = 32 * 32 = 1024
number of square inches of 70 pictures = 70 * 3 * 5 = 1050
Are you sure it says 70 and not 60 ?
If so, maybe you can be the one to report the error in this question. Yes it is weird and unlikely they'd have it wrong, but it's not impossible.