AMC 10A 2014 Question Paper

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Question 1

What is \(10\cdot\left(\frac{1}{2}+\frac{1}{5}+\frac{1}{10}\right)^{-1}\)?

(a) 3
(b) 8
(c) \(\frac{25}{2}\)
(d) \(\frac{170}{3}\)
(e) 170

Question 2

Roy's cat eats \(\frac{1}{3}\) of a can of cat food every morning and \(\frac{1}{4}\) of a can of cat food every evening. Before feeding his cat on Monday morning, Roy opened a box containing 6 cans of cat food. On what day of the week did the cat finish eating all the cat food in the box?

(a) Tuesday
(b) Wednesday
(c) Thursday
(d) Friday
(e) Saturday

Question 3

Bridget bakes 48 loaves of bread for her bakery. She sells half of them in the morning for \($2.50\) each. In the afternoon she sells two thirds of what she has left, and because they are not fresh, she charges only half price. In the late afternoon she sells the remaining loaves at a dollar each. Each loaf costs \($0.75\) for her to make. In dollars, what is her profit for the day?

(a) 24
(b) 36
(c) 44
(d) 48
(e) 52

Question 4

Walking down Jane Street, Ralph passed four houses in a row, each painted a different color. He passed the orange house before the red house, and he passed the blue house before the yellow house. The blue house was not next to the yellow house. How many orderings of the colored houses are possible?

(a) 2
(b) 3
(c) 4
(d) 5
(e) 6

Question 5

On an algebra quiz, \(10%\) of the students scored 70 points, \(35%\) scored 80 points, \(30%\) scored 90 points, and the rest scored 100 points. What is the difference between the mean and median score of the students' scores on this quiz?

(a) 1
(b) 2
(c) 3
(d) 4
(e) 5

Question 6

Suppose that \(a\) cows give \(b\) gallons of milk in \(c\) days. At this rate, how many gallons of milk will \(d\) cows give in \(e\) days?

(a) \(\frac{bde}{ac}\)
(b) \(\frac{ac}{bde}\)
(c) \(\frac{abde}{c}\)
(d) \(\frac{bcde}{a}\)
(e) \(\frac{abc}{de}\)

Question 7

Nonzero real numbers \(x,y,a,\) and \(b\) satisfy \(x<a\) and \(y<b\). How many of the following inequalities must be true?

(i) \(x+y<a+b\) \quad (II) \(x-y<a-b\) \quad (III) \(xy<ab\) \quad (IV) \(\frac{x}{y}<\frac{a}{b}\)
(a) 0
(b) 1
(c) 2
(d) 3
(e) 4

Question 8

Which of the following numbers is a perfect square?

(a) \(\frac{14!15!}{2}\)
(b) \(\frac{15!16!}{2}\)
(c) \(\frac{16!17!}{2}\)
(d) \(\frac{17!18!}{2}\)
(e) \(\frac{18!19!}{2}\)

Question 9

The two legs of a right triangle, which are altitudes, have lengths \(2\sqrt{3}\) and 6. How long is the third altitude of the triangle?

(a) 1
(b) 2
(c) 3
(d) 4
(e) 5

Question 10

Five positive consecutive integers starting with \(a\) have average \(b\). What is the average of 5 consecutive integers that start with \(b\)?

(a) \(a+3\)
(b) \(a+4\)
(c) \(a+5\)
(d) \(a+6\)
(e) \(a+7\)

Question 11

A customer who intends to purchase an appliance has three coupons, only one of which may be used: Coupon 1: \(10%\) off the listed price if the listed price is at least \($50\) Coupon 2: \($20\) off the listed price if the listed price is at least \($100\) Coupon 3: \(18%\) off the amount by which the listed price exceeds \($100\) For which of the following listed prices will coupon 1 offer a greater price reduction than either coupon 2 or coupon 3?

(a) \($179.95\)
(b) \($199.95\)
(c) \($219.95\)
(d) \($239.95\)
(e) \($259.95\)

Question 12

A regular hexagon has side length 6. Congruent arcs with radius 3 are drawn with the center at each of the vertices, creating circular sectors as shown. The region inside the hexagon but outside the sectors is shaded as shown. What is the area of the shaded region?

(a) \(27\sqrt{3}-9\pi\)
(b) \(27\sqrt{3}-6\pi\)
(c) \(54\sqrt{3}-18\pi\)
(d) \(54\sqrt{3}-12\pi\)
(e) \(108\sqrt{3}-9\pi\)

Question 13

Equilateral \(\triangle ABC\) has side length 1, and squares \(ABDE\), \(BCHI\), \(CAFG\) lie outside the triangle. What is the area of hexagon \(DEFGHI\)?

(a) \(\frac{12+3\sqrt{3}}{4}\)
(b) \(\frac{9}{2}\)
(c) \(3+\sqrt{3}\)
(d) \(\frac{6+3\sqrt{3}}{2}\)
(e) 6

Question 14

The \(y\)-intercepts, \(P\) and \(Q\), of two perpendicular lines intersecting at the point \(A(6,8)\) have a sum of zero. What is the area of \(\triangle APQ\)?

(a) 45
(b) 48
(c) 54
(d) 60
(e) 72

Question 15

David drives from his home to the airport to catch a flight. He drives 35 miles in the first hour, but realizes that he will be 1 hour late if he continues at this speed. He increases his speed by 15 miles per hour for the rest of the way to the airport and arrives 30 minutes early. How many miles is the airport from his home?

(a) 140
(b) 175
(c) 210
(d) 245
(e) 280

Question 16

In rectangle \(ABCD\), \(AB=1\), \(BC=2\), and points \(E\), \(F\), and \(G\) are midpoints of \(\overline{BC}\), \(\overline{CD}\), and \(\overline{AD}\), respectively. Point \(H\) is the midpoint of \(\overline{GE}\). What is the area of the shaded region?

(a) \(\frac{1}{12}\)
(b) \(\frac{\sqrt{3}}{18}\)
(c) \(\frac{\sqrt{2}}{12}\)
(d) \(\frac{\sqrt{3}}{12}\)
(e) \(\frac{1}{6}\)

Question 17

Three fair six-sided dice are rolled. What is the probability that the values shown on two of the dice sum to the value shown on the remaining die?

(a) \(\frac{1}{6}\)
(b) \(\frac{13}{72}\)
(c) \(\frac{7}{36}\)
(d) \(\frac{5}{24}\)
(e) \(\frac{2}{9}\)

Question 18

A square in the coordinate plane has vertices whose \(y\)-coordinates are \(0,1,4,\) and 5. What is the area of the square?

(a) 16
(b) 17
(c) 25
(d) 26
(e) 27

Question 19

Four cubes with edge lengths \(1,2,3,\) and 4 are stacked as shown. What is the length of the portion of \(\overline{XY}\) contained in the cube with edge length 3?

(a) \(\frac{3\sqrt{33}}{5}\)
(b) \(2\sqrt{3}\)
(c) \(\frac{2\sqrt{33}}{3}\)
(d) 4
(e) \(3\sqrt{2}\)

Question 20

The product \((8)(888\ldots 8)\), where the second factor has \(k\) digits, is an integer whose digits have a sum of 1000. What is \(k\)?

(a) 901
(b) 911
(c) 919
(d) 991
(e) 999

Question 21

Positive integers \(a\) and \(b\) are such that the graphs of \(y=ax+5\) and \(y=3x+b\) intersect the \(x\)-axis at the same point. What is the sum of all possible \(x\)-coordinates of these points of intersection?

(a) \(-20\)
(b) \(-18\)
(c) \(-15\)
(d) \(-12\)
(e) \(-8\)

Question 22

In rectangle \(ABCD\), \(AB=20\) and \(BC=10\). Let \(E\) be a point on \(\overline{CD}\) such that \(\angle CBE=15^\circ\). What is \(AE\)?

(a) \(\frac{20\sqrt{3}}{3}\)
(b) \(10\sqrt{3}\)
(c) 18
(d) \(11\sqrt{3}\)
(e) 20

Question 23

A rectangular piece of paper whose length is \(\sqrt{3}\) times the width has area \(A\). The paper is divided into three sections along the opposite lengths, and then a dotted line is drawn from the first divider to the second divider on the opposite side as shown. The paper is then folded flat along this dotted line to create a new shape with area \(B\). What is the ratio \(B:A\)?

(a) \(1:2\)
(b) \(3:5\)
(c) \(2:3\)
(d) \(3:4\)
(e) \(4:5\)

Question 24

A sequence of natural numbers is constructed by listing the first 4, then skipping one, listing the next 5, skipping 2, listing 6, skipping 3, and, on the \(n\)th iteration, listing \(n+3\) and skipping \(n\). The sequence begins \(1,2,3,4,6,7,8,9,10,13\). What is the 500,000th number in the sequence?

(a) 996,506
(b) 996507
(c) 996508
(d) 996509
(e) 996510

Question 25

The number \(5^{867}\) is between \(2^{2013}\) and \(2^{2014}\). How many pairs of integers \((m,n)\) are there such that \(1\le m\le 2012\) and \[ 5^n<2^m<2^{m+2}<5^{n+1}? \]

(a) 278
(b) 279
(c) 280
(d) 281
(e) 282
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