AMERICAN MATHEMATICS COMPETITION 8 - 2010

Problem 1

At Euclid High School, the mathematics teachers are Mrs. Germain, Mr. Newton, and Mrs. Young. There are 11 students in Mrs. Germain's class, 8 in Mr. Newton, and 9 in Mrs. Young's class are taking the AMC 8 this year. How many mathematics students at Euclid High School are taking the contest?
(A) 26
(B) 27
(C) 28
(D) 29
(E) 30

Answer:

Problem 2

If $a @ b=\frac{a \times b}{a+b}$, for $a, b$ positive integers, then what is $5 @ 10$ ?
(A) $\frac{3}{10}$
(B) 1
(C) 2
(D) $\frac{10}{3}$
(E) 50

Answer:

(D) $\frac{10}{3}$

Problem 3

3 The graph shows the price of five gallons of gasoline during the first ten months of the year. By what percent is the highest price more than the lowest price?

(A) 50
(B) 62
(C) 70
(D) 89
(E) 100

Answer:

Problem 4

What is the sum of the mean, median, and mode of the numbers, $2,3,0,3,1,4,0,3$ ?
(A) 6.5
(B) 7
(C) 7.5
(D) 8.5
(E) 9

Answer:

Problem 5

Alice needs to replace a light bulb located 10 centimeters below the ceiling of her kitchen. The ceiling is 2.4 meters above the floor. Alice is 1.5 meters tall and can reach 46 centimeters above her head. Standing on a stool, she can just reach the light bulb. What is the height of the stool, in centimeters?
(A) 32
(B) 34
(C) 36
(D) 38
(E) 40

Answer:

(B) 34

Problem 6

Which of the following has the greatest number of line of symmetry?
(A) Equilateral Triangle (B) Non-square rhombus (C) Non-square rectangle (D) Isosceles Triangle (E) Square

Answer:

(E) Square

Problem 7

Using only pennies, nickels, dimes, and quarters, what is the smallest number of coins Freddie would need so he could pay any amount of money less than one dollar?
(A) 6
(B) 10
(C) 15
(D) 25
(E) 99

Answer:

(B) 10

Problem 8

As Emily is riding her bike on a long straight road, she spots Ermenson skating in the same direction $1 / 2$ mile in front of her. After she passes him, she can see him in her rear mirror until he is $1 / 2$ mile behind her. Emily rides at a constant rate of 12 miles per hour. Ermenson skates at a constant rate of 8 miles per hour. For how many minutes can Emily see Ermenson?
(A) 6
(B) 8
(C) 12
(D) 15
(E) 16

Answer:

(D) 15

Problem 9

Ryan got $80 \%$ of the problems on a 25 -problem test, $90 \%$ on a 40 -problem test, and $70 \%$ on a 10 -problem test. What percent of all problems did Ryan answer correctly?
(A) 64
(B) 75
(C) 80
(D) 84
(E) 86

Answer:

(D) 84

Problem 10

6 pepperoni circles will exactly fit across the diameter of a 12 -inch pizza when placed. If a total of 24 circles of pepperoni are placed on this pizza without overlap, what fraction of the pizza is covered with pepperoni?
(A) $\frac{1}{2}$
(B) $\frac{2}{3}$
(C) $\frac{3}{4}$
(D) $\frac{5}{6}$
(E) $\frac{7}{8}$

Answer:

(B) $\frac{2}{3}$

Problem 11

The top of one tree is 16 feet higher than the top of another tree. The height of the 2 trees are at a ratio of $3: 4$. In feet, how tall is the taller tree?
(A) 48
(B) 64
(C) 80
(D) 96
(E) 112

Answer:

(B) 64

Problem 12

12 & Of the 500 balls in a large bag, $80 \%$ are red and the rest are blue. How many of the red balls must be removed so that $75 \%$ of the remaining balls are red?
(A) 25
(B) 50
(C) 75
(D) 100
(E) 150

Answer:

(D) 100

Problem 13

The lengths of the sides of a triangle in inches are three consecutive integers. The length of the shorter side is $30 \%$ of the perimeter. What is the length of the longest side?
(A) 7
(B) 8
(C) 9
(D) 10
(E) 11

Answer:

(E) 11

Problem 14

What is the sum of the prime factors of 2010 ?
(A) 67
(B) 75
(C) 77
(D) 201
(E) 210

Answer:

Problem 15

A jar contains 5 different colors of gumdrops. $30 \%$ are blue, $20 \%$ are brown, $15 \%$ red, $10 \%$ yellow, and the other 30 gumdrops are green. If half of the blue gumdrops are replaced with brown gumdrops, how many gumdrops will be brown?
(A) 35
(B) 36
(C) 42
(D) 48
(E) 64

Answer:

Problem 16

A square and a circle have the same area. What is the ratio of the side length of the square to the radius of the circle?
(B) $\sqrt{\pi}$
(C) $\pi$
(D) $2 \pi$
(E) $\pi^{2}$

Answer:

(B) $\sqrt{\pi}$

Problem 17

The diagram shows an octagon consisting of 10 unit squares. The portion below $\overline{P Q}$ is a unit square and a triangle with base 5 . If $\overline{P Q}$ bisects the area of the octagon, what is the ratio $\frac{X Q}{Q Y}$ ?

(A) $\frac{2}{5}$
(B) $\frac{1}{2}$
(C) $\frac{3}{5}$
(D) $\frac{2}{3}$
(E) $\frac{3}{4}$

Answer:

(D) $\frac{2}{3}$

Problem 18

A decorative window is made up of a rectangle with semicircles at either end. The ratio of $A D$ to $A B$ is $3: 2$. And $A B$ is 30 inches. What is the ratio of the area of the rectangle to the combined area of the semicircle.

(A) $2: 3$
(B) $3: 2$
(C) $6: \pi$
(D) $9: \pi$
(E) $30: \pi$

Answer:

Problem 19

The two circles pictured have the same center $C$. Chord $\overline{A D}$ is tangent to the inner circle at $B, A C$ is 10 , and chord $\overline{A D}$ has length 16 . What is the area between the two circles?

(A) $36 \pi$
(B) $49 \pi$
(C) $64 \pi$
(D) $81 \pi$
(E) $100 \pi$

Answer:

Problem 20

In a room, $2 / 5$ of the people are wearing gloves, and $3 / 4$ of the people are wearing hats. What is the minimum number of people in the room wearing both a hat and a glove?
(A) 3
(B) 5
(C) 8
(D) 15
(E) 20

Answer:

(A) 3

Problem 21

Hui is an avid reader. She bought a copy of the best seller Math is Beautiful. On the first day, she read $1 / 5$ of the pages plus 12 more, and on the second day she read $1 / 4$ of the remaining pages plus 15 more. On the third day she read $1 / 3$ of the remaining pages plus 18 more. She then realizes she has 62 pages left, which she finishes the next day. How many pages are in this book?
(A) 120
(B) 180
(C) 240
(D) 300
(E) 360

Answer:

Problem 22

The hundreds digit of a three-digit number is 2 more than the units digit. The digits of the three-digit number are reversed, and the result is subtracted from the original three-digit number. What is the units digit of the result?
(A) 0
(B) 2
(C) 4
(D) 6
(E) 8

Answer:

(E) 8

Problem 23

Semicircles $P O Q$ and $R O S$ pass through the center of circle $O$. What is the ratio of the combined areas of the two semicircles to the area of circle $O$ ?

(A) $\frac{\sqrt{2}}{4}$
(B) $\frac{1}{2}$
(C) $\frac{2}{\pi}$
(D) $\frac{2}{3}$
(E) $\frac{\sqrt{2}}{2}$

Answer:

(B) $\frac{1}{2}$

Problem 24

What is the correct ordering of the three numbers, $10^{8}, 5^{12}$, and $2^{24}$ ?
(A) $2^{24}<10^{8}<5^{12}$
(B) $2^{24}<5^{12}<10^{8}$
(C) $5^{12}<2^{24}<10^{8}$ (D) $10^{8}< 5^{12}<2^{24}$ (E) $10^{8}<2^{24}<5^{12}$

Answer:

(A) $2^{24}<10^{8}<5^{12}$

Problem 25

Everyday at school, Jo climbs a flight of 6 stairs. Joe can take the stairs 1,2, or 3 at a time. For example, Jo could climb 3, then 1 , then 2 . In how many ways can Jo climb the stairs?
(A) 13
(B) 18
(C) 20
(D) 22
(E) 24

Answer:

(E) 24

American Mathematics Competition - 2006

Problem 1

Mindy made three purchases for $\$ 1.98, \$ 5.04$ and $\$ 9.89$. What was her total, to the nearest dollar?
(A) $\$ 10$
(B) $\$ 15$
(C) $\$ 16$
(D) $\$ 17$
(E) $\$ 18$

Answer:

(D) $\$ 17$

Problem 2

On the AMC 8 contest Billy answers 13 questions correctly, answers 7 questions incorrectly and doesn't answer the last 5 . What is his score?
(A) 1
(B) 6
(C) 13
(D) 19
(E) 26

Answer:

Problem 3

Elisa swims laps in the pool. When she first started, she completed 10 laps in 25 minutes. Now she can finish 12 laps in 24 minutes. By how many minutes has she improved her lap time?
(A) $\frac{1}{2}$
(B) $\frac{3}{4}$
(C) 1
(D) 2
(E) 3

Answer:

(A) $\frac{1}{2}$

Problem 4

Initially, a spinner points west. Chenille moves it clockwise $2 \frac{1}{4}$ revolutions and then counterclockwise $3 \frac{3}{4}$ revolutions. In what direction does the spinner point after the two moves?

(A) north
(B) east
(C) south
(D) west
(E) northwest

Answer:

(B) east

Problem 5

Points $A, B, C$ and $D$ are midpoints of the sides of the larger square. If the larger square has area 60 , what is the area of the smaller square?

(A) 15
(B) 20
(C) 24
(D) 30
(E) 40

Answer:

(D) 30

Problem 6

The letter T is formed by placing two $2 \times 4$ inch rectangles next to each other, as shown. What is the perimeter of the T , in inches?

(A) 12
(B) 16
(C) 20
(D) 22
(E) 24

Answer:

Problem 7

Circle $X$ has a radius of $\pi$. Circle $Y$ has a circumference of $8 \pi$. Circle $Z$ has an area of $9 \pi$. List the circles in order from smallest to largest radius.
(A) $X, Y, Z$
(B) $Z, X, Y$
(C) $Y, X, Z$
(D) $Z, Y, X$
(E) $X, Z, Y$

Answer:

(B) $Z, X, Y$

Problem 8

The table shows some of the results of a survey by radiostation KAMC. What percentage of the males surveyed listen to the station?

(A) 39
(B) 48
(C) 52
(D) 55
(E) 75

Answer:

(E) 75

Problem 9

What is the product of $\frac{3}{2} \times \frac{4}{3} \times \frac{5}{4} \times \cdots \times \frac{2006}{2005}$ ?
(A) 1
(B) 1002
(C) 1003
(D) 2005
(E) 2006

Answer:

Problem 10

Jorge's teacher asks him to plot all the ordered pairs ( $w, l$ ) of positive integers for which $w$ is the width and $l$ is the length of a rectangle with area 12 . What should his graph look like?

Answer:

Problem 11

How many two-digit numbers have digits whose sum is a perfect square?
(A) 13
(B) 16
(C) 17
(D) 18
(E) 19

Answer:

Problem 12

Antonette gets $70 \%$ on a 10 -problem test, $80 \%$ on a 20 -problem test and $90 \%$ on a 30 -problem test. If the three tests are combined into one 60 -problem test, which percent is closest to her overall score?
(A) 40
(B) 77
(C) 80
(D) 83
(E) 87

Answer:

(D) 83

Problem 13

Cassie leaves Escanaba at 8:30 AM heading for Marquette on her bike. She bikes at a uniform rate of 12 miles per hour. Brian leaves Marquette at 9:00 AM heading for Escanaba on his bike. He bikes at a uniform rate of 16 miles per hour. They both bike on the same 62 -mile route between Escanaba and Marquette. At what time in the morning do they meet?
(A) $10: 00$
(B) $10: 15$
(C) $10: 30$
(D) $11: 00$
(E) $11: 30$

Answer:

(D) $11: 00$

Problem 14

Problems 14, 15 and 16 involve Mrs. Reed's English assignment.

{A Novel Assignment}
The students in Mrs. Reed's English class are reading the same 760 -page novel. Three friends, Alice, Bob and Chandra, are in the class. Alice reads a page in 20 seconds, Bob reads a page in 45 seconds and Chandra reads a page in 30 seconds.

If Bob and Chandra both read the whole book, Bob will spend how many more seconds reading than Chandra?

(A) 7,600
(B) 11,400
(C) 12,500
(D) 15,200
(E) 22,800

Answer:

(B) 11,400

Problem 15

The students in Mrs. Reed's English class are reading the same 760 -page novel. Three friends, Alice, Bob and Chandra, are in the class. Alice reads a page in 20 seconds, Bob reads a page in 45 seconds and Chandra reads a page in 30 seconds.

Chandra and Bob, who each have a copy of the book, decide that they can save time by "team reading" the novel. In this scheme, Chandra will read from page 1 to a certain page and Bob will read from the next page through page 760, finishing the book. When they are through they will tell each other about the part they read. What is the last page that Chandra should read so that she and Bob spend the same amount of time reading the novel?
(A) 425
(B) 444
(C) 456
(D) 484
(E) 506

Answer:

Problem 16

Before Chandra and Bob start reading, Alice says she would like to team read
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with them. If they divide the book into three sections so that each reads for the same length of time, how many seconds will each have to read?
(A) 6400
(B) 6600
(C) 6800
(D) 7000
(E) 7200

Answer:

(B) 6600

Problem 17

Jeff rotates spinners $P, Q$ and $R$ and adds the resulting numbers. What is the probability that his sum is an odd number?

(A) $\frac{1}{4}$
(B) $\frac{1}{3}$
(C) $\frac{1}{2}$
(D) $\frac{2}{3}$
(E) $\frac{3}{4}$

Answer:

(B) $\frac{1}{3}$

Problem 18

A cube with 3 -inch edges is made using 27 cubes with 1 -inch edges. Nineteen of the smaller cubes are white and eight are black. If the eight black cubes are placed at the corners of the larger cube, what fraction of the surface area of the larger cube is white?
(A) $\frac{1}{9}$
(B) $\frac{1}{4}$
(C) $\frac{4}{9}$
(D) $\frac{5}{9}$
(E) $\frac{19}{27}$

Answer:

(D) $\frac{5}{9}$

Problem 19

Triangle $A B C$ is an isosceles triangle with $\overline{A B}=\overline{B C}$. Point $D$ is the midpoint of both $\overline{B C}$ and $\overline{A E}$, and $\overline{C E}$ is 11 units long. Triangle $A B D$ is congruent to triangle $E C D$. What is the length of $\overline{B D}$ ?

(A) 4
(B) 4.5
(C) 5
(D) 5.5
(E) 6

Answer:

(D) 5.5

Problem 20

A singles tournament had six players. Each player played every other player only once, with no ties. If Helen won 4 games, Ines won 3 games, Janet won 2 games, Kendra won 2 games and Lara won 2 games, how many games did Monica win?
(A) 0
(B) 1
(C) 2
(D) 3
(E) 4

Answer:

Problem 21

An aquarium has a rectangular base that measures 100 cm by 40 cm and has a height of 50 cm . The aquarium is tilled with water to a depth of 37 cm . A rock with volume $1000 \mathrm{~cm}^{3}$ is then placed in the aquarium and completely submerged. By how many centimeters does the water level rise?
(A) 0.25
(B) 0.5
(C) 1
(D) 1.25
(E) 2.5

Answer:

(A) 0.25

Problem 22

Three different one-digit positive integers are placed in the bottom row of cells. Numbers in adjacent cells are added and the sum is placed in the cell above them. In the second row, continue the same process to obtain a number in the top cell. What is the difference between the largest and smallest numbers possible in the top cell?

Answer:

(D) 26

Problem 23

A box contains gold coins. If the coins are equally divided among six people, four coins are left over. If the coins are equally divided among five people, three coins are left over. If the box holds the smallest number of coins that meets these two conditions, how many coins are left when equally divided among seven people?
(A) 0
(B) 1
(C) 2
(D) 3
(E) 5

Answer:

(A) 0

Problem 24

In the multiplication problem below, $A, B, C$ and $D$ are different digits. What A B A\
is $A+B$ ?

Answer:

(A) 1

Problem 25

Barry wrote 6 different numbers, one on each side of 3 cards, and laid the cards on a table, as shown. The sums of the two numbers on each of the three cards are equal. The three numbers on the hidden sides are prime numbers. What is the average of the hidden prime numbers?

(A) 13
(B) 14
(C) 15
(D) 16
(E) 17

Answer:

(B) 14

American Mathematics Competition 8 - 2008

Problem 1

Susan had $\$ 50$ to spend at the carnival. She spent $\$ 12$ on food and twice as much on rides. How many dollars did she have left to spend?
(A) 12
(B) 14
(C) 26
(D) 38
(E) 50

Answer : B

Problem 2

The ten-letter code BEST OF LUCK represents the ten digits $0-9$, in order. What 4 -digit number is represented by the code word CLUE?
(A) 8671
(B) 8672
(C) 9781
(D) 9782
(E) 9872

Answer : A

Problem 3

If February is a month that contains Friday the $13^{\text {th }}$, what day of the week is February 1?
(A) Sunday
(B) Monday
(C) Wednesday
(D) Thursday
(E) Saturday

Answer : A

Problem 4

In the figure, the outer equilateral triangle has area 16, the inner equilateral triangle has area 1 , and the three trapezoids are congruent. What is the area of one of the trapezoids?

(A) 3
(B) 4
(C) 5
(D) 6
(E) 7

Answer : C

Problem 5

Barney Schwinn notices that the odometer on his bicycle reads 1441, a palindrome, because it reads the same forward and backward. After riding 4 more hours that day and 6 the next, he notices that the odometer shows another palindrome, 1661. What was his average speed in miles per hour?
(A) 15
(B) 16
(C) 18
(D) 20
(E) 22

Answer : E

Problem 6
In the figure, what is the ratio of the area of the gray squares to the area of the white squares?
(A) $3: 10$
(B) $3: 8$
(C) $3: 7$
(D) $3: 5$
(E) $1: 1$

Answer : D

Problem 7

If $\frac{3}{5}=\frac{M}{45}=\frac{60}{N}$, what is $M+N$ ?
(A) 27
(B) 29
(C) 45
(D) 105
(E) 127

Answer : E

Problem 8
Candy sales from the Boosters Club from January through April are shown. What were the average sales per month in dollars?
(A) 60
(B) 70
(C) 75
(D) 80
(E) 85

Answer : D

Problem 9
In 2005 Tycoon Tammy invested Dollar $100$ for two years. During the the first year her investment suffered a $15 Dollar $ loss, but during the second year the remaining investment showed a $20 $ Dollar gain. Over the two-year period, what was the change in Tammy's investment?
(A) 5 Dollar loss
(B) 2 Dollar loss
(C) 1 Dollar gain
(D) 2 Dollar gain
(E) 5 Dollar gain

Answer: D

Problem 10
The average age of the 6 people in Room A is 40 . The average age of the 4 people in Room B is 25. If the two groups are combined, what is the average age of all the people?
(A) 32.5
(B) 33
(C) 33.5
(D) 34
(E) 35

Answer : D

11. Each of the 39 students in the eighth grade at Lincoln Middle School has one dog or one cat or both a dog and a cat. Twenty students have a dog and 26 students have a cat. How many students have both a dog and a cat?
(A) 7
(B) 13
(C) 19
(D) 39
(E) 46

Answer : A

Problem 12
A ball is dropped from a height of 3 meters. On its first bounce it rises to a height of 2 meters. It keeps falling and bouncing to $\frac{2}{3}$ of the height it reached in the previous bounce. On which bounce will it not rise to a height of 0.5 meters?
(A) 3
(B) 4
(C) 5
(D) 6
(E) 7

Answer : C

Problem 13
Mr. Harman needs to know the combined weight in pounds of three boxes he wants to mail. However, the only available scale is not accurate for weights less than 100 pounds or more than 150 pounds. So the boxes are weighed in pairs in every possible way. The results are 122,125 and 127 pounds. What is the combined weight in pounds of the three boxes?
(A) 160
(B) 170
(C) 187
(D) 195
(E) 354

Answer : C

Problem 14
Three A's, three B's, and three C's are placed in the nine spaces so that each row and column contain one of each letter. If A is placed in the upper left corner, how many arrangements are possible?

(A) 2
(B) 3
(C) 4
(D) 5
(E) 6

Answer : C

Problem 15

In Theresa's first 8 basketball games, she scored $7,4,3,6,8,3,1$ and 5 points. In her ninth game, she scored fewer than 10 points and her points-per-game average for the nine games was an integer. Similarly in her tenth game, she scored fewer than 10 points and her points-per-game average for the 10 games was also an integer. What is the product of the number of points she scored in the ninth and tenth games?
(A) 35
(B) 40
(C) 48
(D) 56
(E) 72

Answer : B

Problem 16

A shape is created by joining seven unit cubes, as shown. What is the ratio of the volume in cubic units to the surface area in square units?

(A) $1: 6$
(B) $7: 36$
(C) $1: 5$
(D) $7: 30$
(E) $6: 25$

Answer : D

Problem 17

Ms.Osborne asks each student in her class to draw a rectangle with integer side lengths and a perimeter of 50 units. All of her students calculate the area of the rectangle they draw. What is the difference between the largest and smallest possible areas of the rectangles?
(A) 76
(B) 120
(C) 128
(D) 132
(E) 136

Answer : D

Problem 18

Two circles that share the same center have radii 10 meters and 20 meters. An aardvark runs along the path shown, starting at $A$ and ending at $K$. How many meters does the aardvark run?

(A) $10 \pi+20$
(B) $10 \pi+30$
(C) $10 \pi+40$
(D) $20 \pi+20$
(E) $20 \pi+40$

Answer : E

Problem 19

Eight points are spaced around at intervals of one unit around a $2 \times 2$ square, as shown. Two of the 8 points are chosen at random. What is the probability that the two points are one unit apart?

(A) $\frac{1}{4}$
(B) $\frac{2}{7}$
(C) $\frac{4}{11}$
(D) $\frac{1}{2}$
(E) $\frac{4}{7}$

Answer : B

Problem 20

The students in Mr. Neatkin's class took a penmanship test. Two-thirds of the boys and $\frac{3}{4}$ of the girls passed the test, and an equal number of boys and girls passed the test. What is the minimum possible number of students in the class?
(A) 12
(B) 17
(C) 24
(D) 27
(E) 36

Answer : B

Problem 21

Jerry cuts a wedge from a $6-\mathrm{cm}$ cylinder of bologna as shown by the dashed curve. Which answer choice is closest to the volume of his wedge in cubic centimeters?

(A) 48
(B) 75
(C) 151
(D) 192
(E) 603

Answer : C

Problem 22

For how many positive integer values of $n$ are both $\frac{n}{3}$ and $3 n$ three-digit whole numbers?
(A) 12
(B) 21
(C) 27
(D) 33
(E) 34

Answer : A

Problem 23
In square $A B C E, A F=2 F E$ and $C D=2 D E$. What is the ratio of the area of $\triangle B F D$ to the area of square $A B C E$ ?

(A) $\frac{1}{6}$
(B) $\frac{2}{9}$
(C) $\frac{5}{18}$
(D) $\frac{1}{3}$
(E) $\frac{7}{20}$

Answer : C

Problem 24
Ten tiles numbered 1 through 10 are turned face down. One tile is turned up at random, and a die is rolled. What is the probability that the product of the numbers on the tile and the die will be a square?
(A) $\frac{1}{10}$
(B) $\frac{1}{6}$
(C) $\frac{11}{60}$
(D) $\frac{1}{5}$
(E) $\frac{7}{30}$

Answer : C

Problem 25
Margie's winning art design is shown. The smallest circle has radius 2 inches, with each successive circle's radius increasing by 2 inches. Approximately what percent of the design is black?

(A) 42
(B) 44
(C) 45
(D) 46
(E) 48

Answer : A

AMERICAN MATHEMATICS COMPETITION 8 - 2024

PROBLEM 1 :

What is the unit digit of:

$$
222,222-22,222-2,222-222-22-2 ?
$$

(A) 0
(B) 2
(C) 4
(D) 8
(E) 10

ANSWER :

(B) 2

PROBLEM 2 :

What is the value of this expression in decimal form?

$$
\frac{44}{11}+\frac{110}{44}+\frac{44}{1100}
$$

(A) 6.4
(B) 6.504
(C) 6.54
(D) 6.9
(E) 6.94

ANSWER :

PROBLEM 3 :

Four squares of side length $4,7,9$, and 10 are arranged in increasing size order so that their left edges and bottom edges align. The squares alternate in color white-gray-white-gray, respectively, as shown in the figure. What is the area of the visible gray region in square units?

(A) 42
(B) 45
(C) 49
(D) 50
(E) 52

ANSWER :

(E) 52

PROBLEM 4 :

When Yunji added all the integers from 1 to 9 , she mistakenly left out a number. Her incorrect sum turned out to be a square number. What number did Yunji leave out?
(A) 5
(B) 6
(C) 7
(D) 8
(E) 9

ANSWER :

(E) 9

PROBLEM 5 :

Aaliyah rolls two standard 6 -sided dice. She notices that the product of the two numbers rolled is a multiple of 6 . Which of the following integers cannot be the sum of the two numbers?
(A) 5
(B) 6
(C) 7
(D) 8
(E) 9

ANSWER :

(B) 6

PROBLEM 6 :

Sergai skated around an ice rink, gliding along different paths. The gray lines in the figures below show four of the paths labeled $P, Q, R$, and $S$. What is the sorted order of the four paths from shortest to longest?

(A) $P, Q, R, S$
(B) $P, R, S, Q$
(C) $Q, S, P, R$
(D) $R, P, S, Q$
(E) $R, S, P, Q$

ANSWER :

(D) $R, P, S, Q$

PROBLEM 7 :

A $3 \times 7$ rectangle is covered without overlap by 3 shapes of tiles: $2 \times 2,1 \times 4$, and $1 \times 1$, shown below. What is the minimum possible number of $1 \times 1$ tiles used?

(A) 1
(B) 2
(C) 3
(D) 4
(E) 5

ANSWER :

(E) 5

PROBLEM 8 :

On Monday, Taye has $\$ 2$. Every day, he either gains $\$ 3$ or doubles the amount of money he had on the previous day. How many different dollar amounts could Taye have on Thursday, 3 days later?
(A) 3
(B) 4
(C) 5
(D) 6
(E) 7

ANSWER :

(D) 6

PROBLEM 9 :

All the marbles in Maria's collection are red, green, or blue. Maria has half as many red marbles as green marbles, and twice as many blue marbles as green marbles. Which of the following could be the total number of marbles in Maria's collection?
(A) 24
(B) 25
(C) 26
(D) 27
(E) 28

ANSWER :

(E) 28

PROBLEM 10 :

In January 1980 the Mauna Loa Observatory recorded carbon dioxide (CO2) levels of 338 ppm (parts per million). Over the years the average $C O 2$ reading has increased by about 1.515 ppm each year. What is the expected $C O 2$ level in ppm in January 2030 ? Round your answer to the nearest integer.
(A) 399
(B) 414
(C) 420
(D) 444
(E) 459

ANSWER :

(B) 414

PROBLEM 11 :

The coordinates of $\triangle A B C$ are $A(5,7), B(11,7)$, and $C(3, y)$, with $y>7$. The area of $\triangle A B C$ is 12 . What is the value of $y$ ?

(A) 8
(B) 9
(C) 10
(D) 11
(E) 12

ANSWER :

(D) 11

PROBLEM 12 :

Rohan keeps 90 guppies in 4 fish tanks.

There is 1 more guppy in the 2 nd tank than in the 1 st tank.
There are 2 more guppies in the 3rd tank than in the 2nd tank.
There are 3 more guppies in the 4th tank than in the 3rd tank.

How many guppies are in the 4th tank?
(A) 20
(B) 21
(C) 23
(D) 24
(E) 26

ANSWER :

(E) 26

PROBLEM 13 :

Buzz Bunny is hopping up and down a set of stairs, one step at a time. In how many ways can Buzz Bunny start on the ground, make a sequence of 6 hops, and end up back on the ground? (For example, one sequence of hops is up-up-down-down-up-down.)

(A) 4
(B) 5
(C) 6
(D) 8
(E) 12

ANSWER :

(B) 5

PROBLEM 14 :

The one-way routes connecting towns $A, M, C, X, Y$, and $Z$ are shown in the figure below(not drawn to scale). The distances in kilometers along each route are marked. Traveling along these routes, what is the shortest distance from A to Z in kilometers?

(A) 28
(B) 29
(C) 30
(D) 31
(E) 32

ANSWER :

(A) 28

PROBLEM 15 :

Let the letters $F, L, Y, B, U, G$ represent distinct digits. Suppose $\underline{F} \underline{L} \underline{Y} \underline{F} \underline{L} \underline{Y}$ is the greatest number that satisfies the equation

$$
8 \cdot \underline{F} \underline{L} \underline{Y} \underline{F} \underline{L} \underline{Y}=\underline{B} \underline{U} \underline{G} \underline{B} \underline{U} \underline{G} .
$$

What is the value of $\underline{F} \underline{L} \underline{Y}+\underline{B} \underline{U} \underline{G}$ ?
(A) 1089
(B) 1098
(C) 1107
(D) 1116
(E) 1125

ANSWER :

PROBLEM 16 :

Minh enters the numbers 1 through 81 into the cells of a $9 \times 9$ grid in some order. She calculates the product of the numbers in each row and column. What is the least number of rows and columns that could have a product divisible by 3 ?
(A) 8
(B) 9
(C) 10
(D) 11
(E) 12

ANSWER :

(D) 11

PROBLEM 17 :

A chess king is said to attack all the squares one step away from it, horizontally, vertically, or diagonally. For instance, a king on the center square of a $3 \times 3$ grid attacks all 8 other squares, as shown below. Suppose a white king and a black king are placed on different squares of a 3 $x 3$ grid so that they do not attack each other (in other words, not right next to each other). In how many ways can this be done?

(A) 20
(B) 24
(C) 27
(D) 28
(E) 32

ANSWER :

(E) 32

PROBLEM 18 :

Three concentric circles centered at $O$ have radii of 1, 2, and 3 . Points $B$ and $C$ lie on the largest circle. The region between the two smaller circles is shaded, as is the portion of the region between the two larger circles bounded by central angles $B O C$, as shown in the figure below. Suppose the shaded and unshaded regions are equal in area. What is the measure of $\angle B O C$ in degrees?

(A) 108
(B) 120
(C) 135
(D) 144
(E) 150

ANSWER :

(A) 108

PROBLEM 19 :

Jordan owns 15 pairs of sneakers. Three fifths of the pairs are red and the rest are white. Two thirds of the pairs are high-top and the rest are low-top. The red high-top sneakers make up a fraction of the collection. What is the least possible value of this fraction?

(A) 0
(B) $\frac{1}{5}$
(C) $\frac{4}{15}$
(D) $\frac{1}{3}$
(E) $\frac{2}{5}$

ANSWER :

PROBLEM 20 :

Any three vertices of the cube $P Q R S T U V W$, shown in the figure below, can be connected to form a triangle. (For example, vertices $P, Q$, and $R$ can be connected to form isosceles $\triangle P Q R$.) How many of these triangles are equilateral and contain $P$ as a vertex?

(A) 0
(B) 1
(C) 2
(D) 3
(E) 6

ANSWER :

(D) 3

PROBLEM 21 :

A group of frogs (called an army) is living in a tree. A frog turns green when in the shade and turns yellow when in the sun. Initially, the ratio of green to yellow frogs was $3: 1$. Then 3 green frogs moved to the sunny side and 5 yellow frogs moved to the shady side. Now the ratio is $4: 1$. What is the difference between the number of green frogs and the number of yellow frogs now?
(A) 10
(B) 12
(C) 16
(D) 20
(E) 24

ANSWER :

(E) 24

PROBLEM 22 :

A roll of tape is 4 inches in diameter and is wrapped around a ring that is 2 inches in diameter. A cross section of the tape is shown in the figure below. The tape is 0.015 inches thick. If the tape is completely unrolled, approximately how long would it be? Round your answer to the nearest 100 inches.

(A) 300
(B) 600
(C) 1200
(D) 1500
(E) 1800

ANSWER :

(B) 600

PROBLEM 23 :

Rodrigo has a very large sheet of graph paper. First he draws a line segment connecting point $(0,4)$ to point $(2,0)$ and colors the 4 cells whose interiors intersect the segment, as shown below. Next Rodrigo draws a line segment connecting point $(2000,3000)$ to point $(5000,8000)$. How many cells will he color this time?

(A) 6000
(B) 6500
(C) 7000
(D) 7500
(E) 8000

ANSWER :

PROBLEM 24 :

Jean has made a piece of stained glass art in the shape of two mountains, as shown in the figure below. One mountain peak is 8 feet high while the other peak is 12 feet high. Each peak forms a $90^{\circ}$ angle, and the straight sides form a $45^{\circ}$ angle with the ground. The artwork has an area of 183 square feet. The sides of the mountain meet at an intersection point near the center of the artwork, $h$ feet above the ground. What is the value of $h$ ?

(A) 4
(B) 5
(C) $4 \sqrt{2}$
(D) 6
(E) $5 \sqrt{2}$

ANSWER :

(B) 5

PROBLEM 25 :

A small airplane has 4 rows of seats with 3 seats in each row. Eight passengers have boarded the plane and are distributed randomly among the seats. A married couple is next to board. What is the probability there will be 2 adjacent seats in the same row for the couple?

(A) $\frac{8}{15}$
(B) $\frac{32}{55}$
(C) $\frac{20}{33}$
(D) $\frac{34}{55}$
(E) $\frac{8}{11}$

ANSWER :

AMC 8 2019 Problem 20 | Fundamental Theorem of Algebra

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AMC 8 2019 Problem 20:

How many different real numbers $x$ satisfy the equation $(x^{2}-5)^{2}=16?$

$\textbf{(A) }0$
$\textbf{(B) }1$
$\textbf{(C) }2$
$\textbf{(D) }4$
$\textbf{(E) }8$

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Answer: is (D) 4

AMC 8, 2019, Problem 20

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The given equation is

$(x^2-5)^2 = 16$

and that means

$x^2-5 = \pm 4$

Among both cases, if

$x^2-5 = 4$

then,

$x^2 = 9 \implies x = \pm 3$

and that means we have 2 different real numbers that satisfy the equation.

and if we take another case, then

$x^2-5 = -4$

and so,

$x^2 = 1 \implies x = \pm 1$

and that means we have 2 different real numbers in this `case too that satisfy the equation. So total 2+2=4 real numbers that satisfy the equation.

AMC 8 2019 Problem 16 | Algebra Problem

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Algebra Question - AMC 8, 2019 Problem 16

Qiang drives 15 miles at an average speed of 30 miles per hour. How many additional miles will he have to drive at 55 miles per hour to average 50 miles per hour for the entire trip?
(A) 45
(B) 62
(C) 90
(D) 110
(E) 135

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Value

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Answer: is (D) 110

AMC 8, 2019, Problem 16

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Among the options, there is only one option which is divisible by 55 and that is 110.

That option tells the travel hour is 2.

Qiang drives 15 miles at an average speed of 30 miles per hour.

And we know, Average speed = Total Distance/Total Time

So, by the formula,

$\frac{15}{30} + \frac{110}{55} = \frac{5}{2}$

In this case, If we consider the whole journey, Total Distance is (110+15)=125

And as Qiang has to drive at 50 miles per hour for the entire trip, and as Average speed = Total Distance/Total Time ,

$\frac{125}{50} = \frac{5}{2}$

As both are same , our answer 110 is established.

AMC 8 2019 Problem 17 | Value of Product

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AMC 8 2019: Problem 17

What is the value of the product

$\left(\frac{1 \cdot 3}{2 \cdot 2}\right)\left(\frac{2 \cdot 4}{3 \cdot 3}\right)\left(\frac{3 \cdot 5}{4 \cdot 4}\right) \cdots\left(\frac{97 \cdot 99}{98 \cdot 98}\right)\left(\frac{98 \cdot 100}{99 \cdot 99}\right) ?$

(A) $\frac{1}{2}$

(B) $\frac{50}{99}$

(D) $\frac{100}{99}$

(E) $50$

Key Concepts

Algebra

Value

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Answer: is $\frac{50}{99}$

AMC 8, 2019, Problem 17

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We write

$\left(\frac{1.3}{2.2}\right)\left(\frac{2.4}{3.3}\right)\left(\frac{3.5}{4.4}\right) \ldots\left(\frac{97.99}{98.98}\right)\left(\frac{98.100}{99.99}\right)$

in a different form like

$\frac{1}{2} \cdot\left(\frac{3.2}{2.3}\right) \cdot\left(\frac{4.3}{3.4}\right) \cdots \cdots \left(\frac{99.98}{98.99}\right) \cdot \frac{100}{99}$

All of the middle terms eliminate each other, and only the first and last term remains i.e.

$\frac{1}{2} \cdot \frac{100}{99}$

$\frac{1}{2} \cdot \frac{100}{99}=\frac{50}{99}$

and that is the final answer.

Sequence and permutations | AIME II, 2015 | Question 10

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Sequence and permutations - AIME II, 2015

Call a permutation $a_1,a_2,....,a_n$ of the integers 1,2,...,n quasi increasing if $a_k \leq a_{k+1} +2$ for each $1 \leq k \leq n-1$, find the number of quasi increasing permutations of the integers 1,2,....,7.

is 107
is 486
is 840
cannot be determined from the given information

Key Concepts

Sequence

Permutations

Integers

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Answer: is 486.

AIME II, 2015, Question 10

Elementary Number Theory by David Burton

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While inserting n into a string with n-1 integers, integer n has 3 spots where it can be placed before n-1, before n-2, and at the end

Number of permutations with n elements is three times the number of permutations with n-1 elements

or, number of permutations for n elements=3 $\times$ number of permutations of (n-1) elements

or, number of permutations for n elements=$3^{2}$ number of permutations of (n-2) elements

......

or, number of permutations for n elements=$3^{n-2}$ number of permutations of {n-(n-2)} elements

or, number of permutations for n elements=2 $\times$ $3^{n-2}$

forming recurrence relation as the number of permutations =2 $\times$ $3^{n-2}$

for n=3 all six permutations taken and go up 18, 54, 162, 486

for n=7, here $2 \times 3^{5} =486.$

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Numbers of positive integers | AIME I, 2012 | Question 1

Try this beautiful problem from the American Invitational Mathematics Examination, AIME 2012 based on Numbers of positive integers.

Numbers of positive integers - AIME 2012

Find the number of positive integers with three not necessarily distinct digits, $abc$, with $a \neq 0$ and $c \neq 0$ such that both $abc$ and $cba$ are multiples of $4$.

is 107
is 40
is 840
cannot be determined from the given information

Key Concepts

Integers

Number Theory

Algebra

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Answer: is 40.

AIME, 2012, Question 1.

Elementary Number Theory by David Burton .

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Here a number divisible by 4 if a units with tens place digit is divisible by 4

Then case 1 for 10b+a and for 10b+c gives 0(mod4) with a pair of a and c for every b

[ since abc and cba divisible by 4 only when the last two digits is divisible by 4 that is 10b+c and 10b+a is divisible by 4]

and case II 2(mod4) with a pair of a and c for every b

Then combining both cases we get for every b gives a pair of a s and a pair of c s

So for 10 b's with 2 a's and 2 c's for every b gives $10 \times 2 \times 2$

Then number of ways $10 \times 2 \times 2$ = 40 ways.

Algebraic Equation | AIME I, 2000 Question 7

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Algebraic Equation - AIME 2000

Suppose that x,y and z are three positive numbers that satisfy the equation xyz=1, $x+\frac{1}{z}=5$ and $y+\frac{1}{x}=29$ then $z+\frac{1}{y}$=$\frac{m}{n}$ where m and n are relatively prime, find m+n

is 107
is 5
is 840
cannot be determined from the given information

Key Concepts

Algebra

Equations

Integers

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Answer: is 5.

AIME, 2000, Question 7

Elementary Algebra by Hall and Knight

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here $x+\frac{1}{z}=5$ then1=z(5-x)=xyz putting xyz=1 gives 5-x=xy and $y=(29-\frac{1}{x}$) together gives 5-x=x$(29-\frac{1}{x}$) then x=$\frac{1}{5}$

then y=29-5=24 and z=$\frac{1}{5-x}$=$\frac{5}{24}$

$z+\frac{1}{y}$=$\frac{1}{4}$ then 1+4=5.

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