Difference between revisions of "1999 AMC 8 Problems/Problem 8"

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The answer is clearly (A) because if you fold it in your head you will get the answer. This problem was all about spacial sense.
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==problem==
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Six squares are colored, front and back, (R=red, B=blue,
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O=orange, Y=yellow, G=green, and W=white). They
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are hinged together as shown, then folded to form a cube.
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The face opposite the white face is
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(A) B (B) G (C) O (D) R (E) Y
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==solution==
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(A) B: When G is arranged to be
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the base, B is the back face and W is
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the front face. Thus, B is opposite W .
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OR
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Let Y be the top and fold G, O, and W down.
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Then B will fold to become the back face and be
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opposite W .
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==See Also==
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{{AMC8 box|year=1999|num-b=7|num-a=9}}

Revision as of 15:00, 4 November 2012

problem

Six squares are colored, front and back, (R=red, B=blue, O=orange, Y=yellow, G=green, and W=white). They are hinged together as shown, then folded to form a cube. The face opposite the white face is (A) B (B) G (C) O (D) R (E) Y

solution

(A) B: When G is arranged to be the base, B is the back face and W is the front face. Thus, B is opposite W . OR Let Y be the top and fold G, O, and W down. Then B will fold to become the back face and be opposite W .

See Also

1999 AMC 8 (ProblemsAnswer KeyResources)
Preceded by
Problem 7
Followed by
Problem 9
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All AJHSME/AMC 8 Problems and Solutions