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2011 AMC 8 Problems

Revision as of 18:09, 25 November 2011 by Yrushi (talk | contribs) (→‎Problem 17)

Problem 1

Margie bought $3$ apples at a cost of $50$ cents per apple. She paid with a 5-dollar bill. How much change did Margie recieve?

$\text{(A)}\ \textdollar 1.50 \qquad \text{(B)}\ \textdollar 2.00 \qquad \text{(C)}\ \textdollar 2.50 \qquad \text{(D)}\ \textdollar 3.00 \qquad \text{(E)}\ \textdollar 3.50$


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Problem 2

Karl's rectangular vegetable garden is $20$ feet by $45$ feet, and Makenna's is $25$ feet by $40$ feet. Whose garden is larger in area?

$\text{(A) Karl's garden is larger by 100 square feet.}$

$\text{(B) Karl's garden is larger by 25 square feet.}$

$\text{(C) The gardens are the same size.}$

$\text{(D) Makenna's garden is larger by 25 square feet.}$

$\text{(E) Makenna's garden is larger by 100 square feet.}$


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Problem 3

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Problem 4

Here is a list of the numbers of fish that Tyler caught in nine outings last summer: \[2,0,1,3,0,3,3,1,2.\] Which statement about the mean, median, and mode is true?

$\text{(A) median} < \text{mean} < \text{mode} \qquad \text{(B) mean} < \text{mode} < \text{median} \\ \\ \text{(C) mean} < \text{median} < \text{mode} \qquad \text{(D) median} < \text{mode} < \text{mean} \\ \\ \text{(E) mode} < \text{median} < \text{mean}$


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Problem 5

What time was it $2011$ minutes after midnight on January 1, 2011?

$\text{(A) January 1 at 9:31PM}$

$\text{(B) January 1 at 11:51PM}$

$\text{(C) January 2 at 3:11AM}$

$\text{(D) January 2 at 9:31AM}$

$\text{(E) January 2 at 6:01PM}$


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Problem 6

In a town of 351 adults, every adult owns a car, motorcycle, or both. If 331 adults own cars and 45 adults own motorcycles, how many of the car owners do not own a motorcycle?

$\text{(A) 20} \qquad\text{(B) 25} \qquad\text{(C) 45} \qquad\text{(D) 306} \qquad\text{(E) 351}$


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Problem 7

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Problem 8

Bag A has three chips labeled 1, 3, and 5. Bag B has three chips labeled 2, 4, and 6. If one chip is drawn from each bag, how many different values are possible for the sum of the two numbers on the chips?

$\text{(A) 4} \qquad\text{(B) 5} \qquad\text{(C) 6} \qquad\text{(D) 7} \qquad\text{(E) 9}$


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Problem 9

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Problem 10

The taxi fare in Gotham City is $2.40 for the first $\frac12$ mile and additional mileage charged at the rate $0.20 for each additional 0.1 mile. You plan to give the driver a $2 tip. How many miles can you ride for $10?

$\text{(A) 3.0}\qquad\text{(B) 3.25}\qquad\text{(C) 3.3}\qquad\text{(D) 3.5}\qquad\text{(E) 3.75}$


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Problem 11

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Problem 12

Angie, Bridget, Carlos, and Diego are seated at random around a square table, one person to a side. What is the probability that Angie and Carlos are seated opposite each other?

$\text{(A) } \frac14 \qquad\text{(B) } \frac13 \qquad\text{(C) } \frac12 \qquad\text{(D) } \frac23 \qquad\text{(E) } \frac34$


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Problem 13

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Problem 14

There are $270$ students at Colfax Middle School, where the ratio of boys to girls is $5 : 4$. There are $180$ students at Winthrop Middle School, where the ratio of boys to girls is $4 : 5$. The two schools hold a dance and all students from both schools attend. What fraction of the students at the dance are girls?

$\text{(A) } \dfrac7{18} \qquad\text{(B) } \dfrac7{15} \qquad\text{(C) } \dfrac{22}{45} \qquad\text{(D) } \dfrac12 \qquad\text{(E) } \dfrac{23}{45}$


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Problem 15

How many digits are in the product $4^5 \cdot 5^{10}$?

$\text{(A) } 8 \qquad\text{(B) } 9 \qquad\text{(C) } 10 \qquad\text{(D) } 11 \qquad\text{(E) } 12$


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Problem 16

Let $A$ be the area of the triangle with sides of length $25, 25$, and $30$. Let $B$ be the area of the triangle with sides of length $25, 25,$ and $40$. What is the relationship between $A$ and $B$?

$\text{(A) } A = \dfrac9{16}B \qquad\text{(B) } A = \dfrac34B \qquad\text{(C) } A=B \qquad\text{(D) } A = \dfrac43B \\ \\ \text{(E) }A = \dfrac{16}9B$


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Problem 17

Let $w$, $x$, $y$, and $z$ be whole numbers. If $2^w \cdot 3^x \cdot 5^y \cdot 7^z = 588$, then what does $2w + 3x + 5y + 7z$ equal?

$\textbf{(A) } 21\qquad\textbf{(B) }25\qquad\textbf{(C) }27\qquad\textbf{(D) }35\qquad\textbf{(E) }56$


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Problem 18

A fair 6-sided die is rolled twice. What is the probability that the first number that comes up is greater than or equal to the second number?

$\textbf{(A) }\dfrac16\qquad\textbf{(B) }\dfrac5{12}\qquad\textbf{(C) }\dfrac12\qquad\textbf{(D) }\dfrac7{12}\qquad\textbf{(E) }\dfrac56$


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Problem 19

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Problem 20

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Problem 21

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Problem 22

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Problem 23

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Problem 24

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Problem 25

A circle with radius $1$ is inscribed in a square and circumscribed about another square as shown. Which fraction is closest to the ratio of the circle's shaded area to the area between the two squares?

[asy] filldraw((-1,-1)--(-1,1)--(1,1)--(1,-1)--cycle,mediumgray,black); filldraw(Circle((0,0),1), mediumgray,black); filldraw((-1,0)--(0,1)--(1,0)--(0,-1)--cycle,white,black);[/asy]

$\text{(A)}\ \frac{1}2\qquad\text{(B)}\ 1\qquad\text{(C)}\ \frac{3}2\qquad\text{(D)}\ 2\qquad\text{(E)}\ \frac{5}2$


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