AoPS Community 2010 AMC 8

AMC 8 2010
www.artofproblemsolving.com/community/c4793
by Mrdavid445, Amir Hossein, bluecarneal, rrusczyk

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

2 If a@b = a+b ,
a×b
for a, b positive integers, then what is 5@10?
3 10
(A) 10 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) 3 (E) 50

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?

$ 20

$ 15

Price $ 10

$5

0
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Month

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

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

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?

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(A) 32 (B) 34 (C) 36 (D) 38 (E) 40

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

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

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

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

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?
1 2 3 5 7
(A) 2 (B) 3 (C) 4 (D) 6 (E) 8

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

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

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

14 What is the sum of the prime factors of 2010?

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(A) 67 (B) 75 (C) 77 (D) 201 (E) 210

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

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?
√ √
(A) 2π (B) π (C) π (D) 2π (E) π 2

17 The diagram shows an octagon consisting of 10 unit squares. The portion below P Q is a unit
square and a triangle with base 5. If P Q bisects the area of the octagon, what is the ratio XQ
QY ?

Q
Y

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

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

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D C

A B

(A) 2 : 3 (B) 3 : 2 (C) 6 : π (D) 9 : π (E) 30 : π

19 The two circles pictured have the same center C. Chord AD is tangent to the inner circle at B,
AC is 10, and chord AD has length 16. What is the area between the two circles?

A B D

(A) 36π (B) 49π (C) 64π (D) 81π (E) 100π

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

21 Hui is an avid reader. She bought a copy of the best seller Math is Beautiful. On the first day,

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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

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

23 Semicircles P OQ and ROS pass through the center of circle O. What is the ratio of the com-
bined areas of the two semicircles to the area of circle O?

P (−1, 1) Q(1, 1)

R(−1, −1) S(1, −1)

√ √
2 1 2 2 2
(A) 4 (B) 2 (C) π (D) 3 (E) 2

24 What is the correct ordering of the three numbers, 108 , 512 , and 224 ?
(A) 224 < 108 < 512 (B) 224 < 512 < 108 (C) 512 < 224 < 108 (D) 108 < 512 < 224 (E) 108 < 224 <
512

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?

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(A) 13 (B) 18 (C) 20 (D) 22 (E) 24

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