2005 AMC 12B Problems

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Problem 1

A scout troop buys $1000$ candy bars at a price of five for $2$ dollars. They sell all the candy bars at the price of two for $1$ dollar. What was their profit, in dollars?

$\mathrm{(A)}\ 100 \qquad \mathrm{(B)}\ 200 \qquad \mathrm{(C)}\ 300 \qquad \mathrm{(D)}\ 400 \qquad \mathrm{(E)}\ 500$

Solution

Problem 2

A positive number $x$ has the property that $x\%$ of $x$ is $4$ . What is $x$ ? $\mathrm{(A)}\ 2 \qquad \mathrm{(B)}\ 4 \qquad \mathrm{(C)}\ 10 \qquad \mathrm{(D)}\ 20 \qquad \mathrm{(E)}\ 40$

Solution

Problem 3

Brianna is using part of the money she earned on her weekend job to buy several equally-priced CDs. She used one ﬁfth of her money to buy one third of the CDs. What fraction of her money will she have left after she buys all the CDs?

$\mathrm{(A)}\ \frac15 \qquad \mathrm{(B)}\ \frac13 \qquad \mathrm{(C)}\ \frac25 \qquad \mathrm{(D)}\ \frac23 \qquad \mathrm{(E)}\ \frac45$

Solution

Problem 4

At the beginning of the school year, Lisa's goal was to earn an A on at least $80\%$ of her $50$ quizzes for the year. She earned an A on $22$ of the first $30$ quizzes. If she is to achieve her goal, on at most how many of the remaining quizzes can she earn a grade lower than an A?