2016 AMC 8 Problems

Problem 1

The longest professional tennis match ever played lasted a total of $11$ hours and $5$ minutes. How many minutes was this?

$\textbf{(A) }605\qquad\textbf{(B) }655\qquad\textbf{(C) }665\qquad\textbf{(D) }1005\qquad \textbf{(E) }1105$

Solution

Problem 2

In rectangle $ABCD$ , $AB=6$ and $AD=8$ . Point $M$ is the midpoint of $\overline{AD}$ . What is the area of $\triangle AMC$ ?

$\textbf{(A) }12\qquad\textbf{(B) }15\qquad\textbf{(C) }18\qquad\textbf{(D) }20\qquad \textbf{(E) }24$

Solution

Problem 3

Four students take an exam. Three of their scores are $70, 80,$ and $90$ . If the average of their four scores is $70$ , then what is the remaining score?

$\textbf{(A) }40\qquad\textbf{(B) }50\qquad\textbf{(C) }55\qquad\textbf{(D) }60\qquad \textbf{(E) }70$

Solution

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2016 AMC 8 Problems

Problem 1

Problem 2

Problem 3