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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
(B) 8672
(D) 9782
(E) 9872
(B) Monday
(C) Wednesday
(D) Thursday
(E) Saturday
(B) 4
(C) 5
(D) 6
(E) 7
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
(C) 9781
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
5
(E) 50
If February is a month that contains Friday the 13th , what day of the week is
February 1?
(A) Sunday
(D) 38
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
(C) 26
(B) 16
(C) 18
(D) 20
(E) 22
In the figure, what is the ratio of the area of the gray squares to the area of the
white squares?
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(A) 3 : 10
7
If
3
5
M
45
(A) 27
8
(B) 3 : 8
60
N,
(C) 3 : 7
(D) 3 : 5
(E) 1 : 1
what is M + N ?
(B) 29
(C) 45
(D) 105
(E) 127
Candy sales from the Boosters Club from January through April are shown.
What were the average sales per month in dollars?
$120
$80
$40
Jan Feb Mar Apr
(A) 60
9
(B) 70
(D) 80
(E) 85
In 2005 Tycoon Tammy invested $100 for two years. During the the first year
her investment suffered a 15% loss, but during the second year the remaining
investment showed a 20% gain. Over the two-year period, what was the change
in Tammys investment?
(A) 5% loss
10
(C) 75
(B) 2% loss
(C) 1% gain
(D) 2% gain
(E) 5% gain
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
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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
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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 23 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
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
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(B) 170
(C) 187
(D) 195
(E) 354
Three As, three Bs, and three Cs 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
15
(B) 3
(C) 4
(D) 5
(E) 6
In Theresas 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
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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
17
(C) 1 : 5
(D) 7 : 30
(E) 6 : 25
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
18
(B) 7 : 36
(B) 120
(C) 128
(D) 132
(E) 136
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?
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(A) 10 + 20
(E) 20 + 40
19
1
4
(D) 20 + 20
(B)
2
7
(C)
4
11
(D)
1
2
(E)
4
7
The students in Mr. Neatkins class took a penmanship test. Two-thirds of

the boys and 43 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
21
(C) 10 + 40
Eight points are spaced around at intervals of one unit around a 2 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)
20
(B) 10 + 30
(B) 17
(C) 24
(D) 27
(E) 36
Jerry cuts a wedge from a 6-cm cylinder of bologna as shown by the dashed
curve. Which answer choice is closest to the volume of his wedge in cubic
centimeters?
6 cm
8 cm
(A)48
(B)75
(C)151
(D)192
(E)603
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For how many positive integer values of n are both

numbers?
(A) 12
23
(B) 21
(C) 27
(D) 33
n
3
and 3n three-digit whole
(E) 34
In square ABCE, AF = 2F E and CD = 2DE. What is the ratio of the area

of BF D to the area of square ABCE?
F
E
(A)
24
(B)
2
9
(C)
5
18
(D)
1
3
(E)
7
20
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)
25
1
6
1
10
(B)
1
6
(C)
11
60
(D)
1
5
(E)
7
30
Margies winning art design is shown. The smallest circle has radius 2 inches,
with each successive circles radius increasing by 2 inches. Approximately what
percent of the design is black?
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(A) 42
(B) 44
(C) 45
(D) 46
(E) 48
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2008 AMC 8

A ball is dropped from a height of 3 meters. On its first bounce it rises to a

In Theresas first 8 basketball games, she scored 7, 4, 3, 6, 8, 3, 1 and 5 points.

The students in Mr. Neatkins class took a penmanship test. Two-thirds of

For how many positive integer values of n are both

and 3n three-digit whole

In square ABCE, AF = 2F E and CD = 2DE. What is the ratio of the area

c Mathematical Association of America (http:

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