2014 AMC 12B Problems

Problem 1

Leah has coins, all of which are pennies and nickels. If she had one more nickel than she has now, then she would have the same number of pennies and nickels. In cents, how much are Leah's coins worth?

$\textbf{(A)}\ 33\qquad\textbf{(B)}\ 35\qquad\textbf{(C)}\ 37\qquad\textbf{(D)}}\ 39\qquad\textbf{(E)}\ 41$ (Error compiling LaTeX. Unknown error_msg)

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Problem 2

Orvin went to the store with just enough money to buy balloons. When he arrived he discovered that the store had a special sale on balloons: buy balloon at the regular price and get a second at off the regular price. What is the greatest number of balloons Orvin could buy?

$\textbf{(A)}\ 33\qquad\textbf{(B)}\ 34\qquad\textbf{(C)}\ 36\qquad\textbf{(D)}}\ 38\qquad\textbf{(E)}\ 39$ (Error compiling LaTeX. Unknown error_msg)

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Problem 3

Randy drove the first third of his trip on a gravel road, the next miles on pavement, and the remaining one-fifth on a dirt road. In miles, how long was Randy's trip?

$\textbf{(A)}\ 30\qquad\textbf{(B)}\ \frac{400}{11}\qquad\textbf{(C)}\ \frac{75}{2}\qquad\textbf{(D)}}\ 40\qquad\textbf{(E)}\ \frac{300}{7}$ (Error compiling LaTeX. Unknown error_msg)

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Problem 4

Susie pays for muffins and bananas. Calvin spends twice as much paying for muffins and bananas. A muffin is how many times as expensive as a banana?

$\textbf{(A)}\ \frac{3}{2}\qquad\textbf{(B)}\ \frac{5}{3}\qquad\textbf{(C)}\ \frac{7}{4}\qquad\textbf{(D)}}\ 2\qquad\textbf{(E)}\ \frac{13}{4}$ (Error compiling LaTeX. Unknown error_msg)

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Problem 5

Doug constructs a square window using equal-size panes of glass, as shown. The ratio of the height to width for each pane is , and the borders around and between the panes are inches wide. In inches, what is the side length of the square window? $\textbf{(A)}\ 26\qquad\textbf{(B)}\ 28\qquad\textbf{(C)}\ 30\qquad\textbf{(D)}}\ 32\qquad\textbf{(E)}\ 34$ (Error compiling LaTeX. Unknown error_msg)

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Problem 6

Ed and Ann both have lemonade with their lunch. Ed orders the regular size. Ann gets the large lemonade, which is 50% more than the regular. After both consume of their drinks, Ann gives Ed a third of what she has left, and 2 additional ounces. When they finish their lemonades they realize that they both drank the same amount. How many ounces of lemonade did they drink together?

$\textbf{(A)}\ 30\qquad\textbf{(B)}\ 32\qquad\textbf{(C)}\ 36\qquad\textbf{(D)}}\ 40\qquad\textbf{(E)}\ 50$ (Error compiling LaTeX. Unknown error_msg)

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Problem 7

For how many positive integers is also a positive integer?

$\textbf{(A)}\ 4\qquad\textbf{(B)}\ 5\qquad\textbf{(C)}\ 6\qquad\textbf{(D)}}\ 7\qquad\textbf{(E)}\ 8$ (Error compiling LaTeX. Unknown error_msg)

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Problem 10

Danica drove her new car on a trip for a whole number of hours, averaging 55 miles per hour. At the beginning of the trip, miles was displayed on the odometer, where is a 3-digit number with and . At the end of the trip, the odometer showed miles. What is .

$\textbf{(A)}\ 26\qquad\textbf{(B)}\ 27\qquad\textbf{(C)}\ 36\qquad\textbf{(D)}}\ 37\qquad\textbf{(E)}\ 41$ (Error compiling LaTeX. Unknown error_msg)

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Problem 11

A list of 11 positive integers has a mean of 10, a median of 9, and a unique mode of 8. What is the largest possible value of an integer in the list?

$\textbf{(A)}\ 24\qquad\textbf{(B)}\ 30\qquad\textbf{(C)}\ 31\qquad\textbf{(D)}}\ 33\qquad\textbf{(E)}\ 35$ (Error compiling LaTeX. Unknown error_msg)

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Problem 12

A set consists of triangles whose sides have integer lengths less than 5, and no two elements of are congruent or similar. What is the largest number of elements that can have?

$\textbf{(A)}\ 8\qquad\textbf{(B)}\ 9\qquad\textbf{(C)}\ 10\qquad\textbf{(D)}}\ 11\qquad\textbf{(E)}\ 12$ (Error compiling LaTeX. Unknown error_msg)

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Problem 13

Real numbers and are chosen with such that no triangles with positive area has side lengths , , and or , , and . What is the smallest possible value of ?

$\textbf{(A)}\ \frac{3+\sqrt{3}}{2}\qquad\textbf{(B)}\ \frac{5}{2}\qquad\textbf{(C)}\ \frac{3+\sqrt{5}}{2}\qquad\textbf{(D)}}\ \frac{3+\sqrt{6}}{2}\qquad\textbf{(E)}\ 3$ (Error compiling LaTeX. Unknown error_msg)

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