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==Problem 17== | ==Problem 17== | ||
− | A chess king is said to attack all squares one step away from it, horizontally, vertically, or diagonally. For instance, a king on the center square of a 3 x 3 grid attacks all 8 other squares, as shown below. Suppose a white king and a black king are placed on different squares of 3 x 3 grid so that they do not attack each other. In how many ways can this be done? | + | A chess king is said to attack all squares one step away from it, horizontally, vertically, or diagonally. For instance, a king on the center square of a 3 x 3 grid attacks all 8 other squares, as shown below. Suppose a white king and a black king are placed on different squares of 3 x 3 grid so that they do not attack each other. In how many ways can this be done? |
+ | [Insert Diagram] | ||
+ | <math>\textbf{(A)}\ 20 \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ 24 \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 27 \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ 28 \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 32</math> | ||
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+ | ==Solution== | ||
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+ | Note if the white king is in an edge, there are <math>3</math> remaining spots for the black king, and hence <math>4\cdot3=12</math> cases. | ||
+ | If the white king is in a corner, there are <math>5</math> remaining spots for the black king, and hence <math>4\cdot5=20</math> cases. | ||
+ | The white king cannot be in the center, as it would be gauranteed to attack the black king. Hence there are <math>12+20=32</math> cases, so our answer is (E). | ||
− | + | ~SahanWijetunga | |
==Problem 18== | ==Problem 18== |
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2024 AMC 8 (Answer Key) Printable versions: • AoPS Resources • PDF | ||
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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 12
- 12 Problem 13
- 13 Problem 14
- 14 Problem 15
- 15 Problem 16
- 16 Problem 17
- 17 Solution
- 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 ones digit of
Problem 2
What is the value of this expression in decimal form?
Problem 3
Four squares of side lengths ,
,
, and
units are arranged in increasing size order so that their left edges and bottom edges align. The squares alternate in the color pattern white-gray-white-gray, respectively, as shown in the figure. What is the area of the visible gray region in square units?
Problem 4
When Yunji added all the integers from to
, she mistakenly left out a number. Her incorrect sum turned out to be a square number. What number did Yunji leave out?
Problem 5
Aaliyah rolls two standard 6-sided dice. She notices that the product of the two numbers rolled is a multiple of . Which of the following integers cannot be the sum of the two numbers?
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?
[DIAGRAM]
Problem 7
A x
rectangle is covered without overlap by 3 shapes of tiles:
x
,
x
, and
x
, shown below. What is the minimum possible number of
x
tiles used?
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?
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?
Problem 10
In January 1980 the Moana Loa Observation recorded levels of 338 ppm (parts per million). Over the years the average
reading has increased by about 1.515 ppm each year. What is the expected
level in ppm in January 2030? Round your answer to the nearest integer.
Problem 12
Rohan keeps a total of 90 guppies in 4 fish tanks. There is 1 more guppy in the 2nd tank than the 1st tank. There are 2 more guppies in the 3rd tank than the 2nd tank. There are 3 more guppies in the 4th tank than the 3rd tank. How many guppies are in the 4th tank?
Problem 13
Buzz Bunny is hopping up and down a set of stairs, one step at a time. In how many ways can Buzz start on the ground, make a sequence of hops, and end up back on the ground?
(For example, one sequence of hops is up-up-down-down-up-down.)
Problem 14
Problem 15
Let the letters ,
,
,
,
,
represent distinct digits. Suppose
is the greatest number that satisfies the equation
What is the value of ?
Problem 16
Minh enters the numbers through
into the cells of a
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
?
Problem 17
A chess king is said to attack all squares one step away from it, horizontally, vertically, or diagonally. For instance, a king on the center square of a 3 x 3 grid attacks all 8 other squares, as shown below. Suppose a white king and a black king are placed on different squares of 3 x 3 grid so that they do not attack each other. In how many ways can this be done?
[Insert Diagram]
Solution
Note if the white king is in an edge, there are remaining spots for the black king, and hence
cases.
If the white king is in a corner, there are remaining spots for the black king, and hence
cases.
The white king cannot be in the center, as it would be gauranteed to attack the black king. Hence there are cases, so our answer is (E).
~SahanWijetunga
Problem 18
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?
Problem 20
Any three vertices of the cube shown in the figure below, can be connected to form a triangle.
For example, vertices
and
can be connected to form
How many of these triangles are equilateral and contain
as a vertex?
[DIAGRAM]
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 . Then
green frogs moved to the
sunny side and
yellow frogs moved to the shady side. Now the ratio is
. What is the difference
between the number of green frogs and the number of yellow frogs now?
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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.
Problem 23
Rodrigo is drawing lines on the coordinate plane, and counting how many unit squares they go through. He draws a line with endpoints and
How many unit squares does this segment go through?
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 feet high while the other peak is
feet high. Each peak forms a
angle, and the straight sides form a
angle with the ground. The artwork has an area of
square feet. The sides of the mountain meet at an intersection point near the center of the artwork,
feet above the ground. What is the value of
Problem 25
A small airplane has rows of seats with
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
adjacent seats in the same row for the couple?
[DIAGRAM]
See Also
2024 AMC 8 (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
Preceded by 2023 AMC 8 |
Followed by 2025 AMC 8 | |
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All AJHSME/AMC 8 Problems and Solutions |