2007 AMC 8 Problems

Problem 1

Theresa's parents have agreed to buy her tickets to see her favorite band if she spends an average of 10 hours per week helping around the house for 6 weeks. For the first 5 weeks she helps around the house for 8,11,7,12 and 10 hours. How many hours must she work for the final week to earn the tickets?

(A) 9 (B) 10 (C) 11 (D) 12 (E) 13

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Problem 2

650 students were surveyed about their pasta preferences. The choices were lasagna, manicotti, ravioli and spaghetti. The results of the survey are displayed in the bar graph. What is the ratio of the number of students who preferred spaghetti to the number of students who preferred manicotti?

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Problem 3

What is the sum of the two smallest prime factors of 250?

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Problem 4

A haunted house has six windows. In how many ways can Georgie the Ghost enter the house by one window and leave by a different window?

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Problem 5

Chandler wants to buy a $$ (Error compiling LaTeX. Unknown error_msg)50050, his aunt sends him 15. He earns \mathrm{(A)}\ 24 \qquad\mathrm{(B)}\ 25 \qquad\mathrm{(C)}\ 26 \qquad\mathrm{(D)}\ 27 \qquad\mathrm{(E)}\ 28$

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Problem 8

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Problem 10

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Problem 11

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Problem 13

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See also

• AMC 8
• AMC 8 Problems and Solutions