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2003 AMC 10A Problems

2003 AMC 10A (Answer Key)
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Instructions

1. This is a 25-question, multiple choice test. Each

question is followed by answers marked A, B, C, D and
E. Only one of these is correct.
2. You will receive 6 points for each correct answer, 2.5
points for each problem left unanswered if the year is
before 2006, 1.5 points for each problem left
unanswered if the year is after 2006, and 0 points for
each incorrect answer.
3. No aids are permitted other than scratch paper, graph
paper, ruler, compass, protractor and erasers (and
calculators that are accepted for use on the SAT if
before 2006. No problems on the test will require the
use of a calculator).
4. Figures are not necessarily drawn to scale.
5. You will have 75 minutes working time to complete the
test.

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Contents
1 Problem 1
2 Problem 2
3 Problem 3
4 Problem 4
5 Problem 5
6 Problem 6
7 Problem 7
8 Problem 8
9 Problem 9
10 Problem 10
11 Problem 11
12 Problem 12
13 Problem 13
14 Problem 14
 15 Problem 15
16 Problem 16
17 Problem 17
18 Problem 18
19 Problem 19
20 Problem 20
21 Problem 21
22 Problem 22
23 Problem 23
24 Problem 24
25 Problem 25
26 See also

Problem 1
What is the difference between the sum of the first even counting numbers and the sum of the first odd counting
numbers?

Solution

Problem 2
Members of the Rockham Soccer League buy socks and T-shirts. Socks cost $4 per pair and each T-shirt costs $5 more than a pair
of socks. Each member needs one pair of socks and a shirt for home games and another pair of socks and a shirt for away games.
If the total cost is $2366, how many members are in the League?

Solution

Problem 3
A solid box is cm by cm by cm. A new solid is formed by removing a cube cm on a side from each corner of this box.
What percent of the original volume is removed?

Solution

Problem 4
It takes Mary minutes to walk uphill km from her home to school, but it takes her only minutes to walk from school to her
home along the same route. What is her average speed, in km/hr, for the round trip?

Solution

Problem 5
Let and denote the solutions of . What is the value of ?

Solution

Problem 6
Define to be for all real numbers and . Which of the following statements is not true?

for all and

 for all and

for all

for all

if

Solution

Problem 7
How many non-congruent triangles with perimeter have integer side lengths?

Solution

Problem 8
What is the probability that a randomly drawn positive factor of is less than ?

Solution

Problem 9
Simplify

Solution

Problem 10
The polygon enclosed by the solid lines in the figure consists of 4 congruent squares joined edge-to-edge. One more congruent
square is attached to an edge at one of the nine positions indicated. How many of the nine resulting polygons can be folded to
form a cube with one face missing?

Solution

Problem 11
The sum of the two 5-digit numbers and is . What is ?
Solution

Problem 12
A point is randomly picked from inside the rectangle with vertices , , , and . What is the
probability that ?

Solution

Problem 13
The sum of three numbers is . The first is four times the sum of the other two. The second is seven times the third. What is the
product of all three?

Solution

Problem 14
Let be the largest integer that is the product of exactly 3 distinct prime numbers , , and , where and are single
digits. What is the sum of the digits of ?

Solution

Problem 15
What is the probability that an integer in the set is divisible by and not divisible by ?

Solution

Problem 16
What is the units digit of ?

Solution

Problem 17
The number of inches in the perimeter of an equilateral triangle equals the number of square inches in the area of its
circumscribed circle. What is the radius, in inches, of the circle?

Solution

Problem 18
What is the sum of the reciprocals of the roots of the equation

?
Solution

Problem 19
A semicircle of diameter sits at the top of a semicircle of diameter , as shown. The shaded area inside the smaller semicircle
and outside the larger semicircle is called a lune. Determine the area of this lune.

Solution

Problem 20
A base-10 three digit number is selected at random. Which of the following is closest to the probability that the base-9
representation and the base-11 representation of are both three-digit numerals?

Solution

Problem 21
Pat is to select six cookies from a tray containing only chocolate chip, oatmeal, and peanut butter cookies. There are at least six of
each of these three kinds of cookies on the tray. How many different assortments of six cookies can be selected?

Solution

Problem 22
In rectangle , we have , , is on with , is on with , line
intersects line at , and is on line with . Find the length of .
Solution

Problem 23
A large equilateral triangle is constructed by using toothpicks to create rows of small equilateral triangles. For example, in the
figure we have rows of small congruent equilateral triangles, with small triangles in the base row. How many toothpicks would
be needed to construct a large equilateral triangle if the base row of the triangle consists of small equilateral triangles?

Solution

Problem 24
Sally has five red cards numbered through and four blue cards numbered through . She stacks the cards so that the colors
alternate and so that the number on each red card divides evenly into the number on each neighboring blue card. What is the sum
of the numbers on the middle three cards?

Solution

Problem 25
Let be a -digit number, and let and be the quotient and the remainder, respectively, when is divided by . For how
many values of is divisible by ?

Solution
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2003 AMC 10A (Problems • Answer Key • Resources (http://www.artofproblemsolving.com/communi
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