2010 AMC 8 Problems

Problem 1
欧几里得中学数学老师有 Germain 女士，Newton 先生和 Young 夫人。其中
Germain 女士班里有11名学生；Newton 先生班里有8名；Young 夫人班里有9名学
生分别参加了今年的 AMC8。则总共欧几里得中学有多少数学学生参与此竞赛？
At Euclid Middle School the mathematics teachers are Miss Germain, Mr.
Newton, and Mrs. Young. There are students in Mrs. Germain's
class, students in Mr. Newton's class, and students in Mrs. Young's class
taking the AMC 8 this year. How many mathematics students at Euclid Middle
School are taking the contest?

Problem 2
a×b
对所有正整数a, b定义 a@b = a+b，则5 @ 10的值？

If for positive integers, then what is ?

Problem 3
下图记录了某年前十个月五加仑汽油的价格。最高月比最低月的价格多了百分之多
少？
The graph shows the price of five gallons of gasoline during the first ten months
of the year. By what percent is the highest price more than the lowest price?
Problem 4
2,3,0,3,1,4,0,3的均值，中位数以及众数的和是多少？
What is the sum of the mean, median, and mode of the
numbers ?

Problem 5
Alice 需要更换厨房天花板下10厘米处一只灯泡。天花板距地板2.4米。Alice 身高
1.5米并可触到头顶之上46厘米处。踩在凳子上她刚好触到灯泡。问按厘米计，凳
子有多高？
Alice needs to replace a light bulb located centimeters below the ceiling in her
kitchen. The ceiling is meters above the floor. Alice is meters tall and can
reach centimeters above the top of her head. Standing on a stool, she can just
reach the light bulb. What is the height of the stool, in centimeters?

Problem 6
下列哪个图形对称轴最多？
（A） 等边三角形
（B） 菱形，非正方形（的）
（C） 矩形，非正方形（的）
（D） 等腰梯形
（E） 正方形
Which of the following figures has the greatest number of lines of symmetry?

Problem 7
仅用1分，5分，10分和25分硬币，Freddie 想要能够凑出少于一美元的任一面值，
必要的硬币数最少是多少？
Using only pennies, nickels, dimes, and quarters, what is the smallest number of
coins Freddie would need so he could pay any amount of money less than a
dollar?

Problem 8
1
当 Emily 骑车在平的直路上，她先是瞅见 Emerson 在前方2英里处踩轮滑。一直到

1
她超过 Emerson 后，她仍可以从反光镜看到对方在自己身后2英里处。已知 Emily

按12英里每小时匀速骑行，而 Emerson 轮滑每小时8英里。则 Emily 看到

in the same direction mile in front of her. After she passes him, she can see

him in her rear mirror until he is mile behind her. Emily rides at a constant
rate of miles per hour, and Emerson skates at a constant rate of miles per
hour. For how many minutes can Emily see Emerson?

Problem 9
Ryan 在一场25题的考试中答对了80%，在一场40题的测验中答对了90%，在另一
场10题的考试中对了70%。则全部题目中 Ryan 答对百分之多少？
Ryan got of the problems correct on a -problem test, on a -
problem test, and on a -problem test. What percent of all the problems
did Ryan answer correctly?

Problem 10
六片肉肠片挨着排成一排，刚好可以覆盖一张12英寸披萨的直径。若24片不重叠
地铺在披萨上，则它们一共覆盖了披萨的多少面积？
Six pepperoni circles will exactly fit across the diameter of a -inch pizza when
placed. If a total of circles of pepperoni are placed on this pizza without
overlap, what fraction of the pizza is covered by pepperoni?

Problem 11
一棵树的顶端比另一颗顶端高16英尺。两棵树的高度比为3: 4。较高树的数高为
（按英尺计）？
The top of one tree is feet higher than the top of another tree. The heights of
the two trees are in the ratio . In feet, how tall is the taller tree?

Problem 12
一个装有500颗球的大袋子中，80%是红的，余下都是蓝的。多少颗红球被拿出来
才能使袋中余下的红球刚好占75%？
Of the balls in a large bag, are red and the rest are blue. How many of
the red balls must be removed from the bag so that of the remaining balls
are red?

Problem 13
某三角形三边长为连续正整数。最短边占周长30%。则最长边长度是？
The lengths of the sides of a triangle in inches are three consecutive integers.
The length of the shortest side is of the perimeter. What is the length of the
longest side?

Problem 14
2010的质因数之和为？
What is the sum of the prime factors of ?

Problem 15
一个罐子中装有五种颜色的软糖：30%是蓝色，20%是棕色，15%是红色，10%是
黄色，另有30颗绿色。若有一半蓝色软糖被换成棕色的，则此时有多少棕色的？
A jar contains five different colors of gumdrops: are blue, are
brown, red, yellow, and the other gumdrops are green. If half of the
blue gumdrops are replaced with brown gumdrops, how many gumdrops will be
brown?

Problem 16
一个正方形与一个圆拥有相同面积。则正方形边长与圆半径之比为？
A square and a circle have the same area. What is the ratio of the side length of
the square to the radius of the circle?

Problem 17

下图是个有含有10个单位正方形的八边形。线段PQ下方为一个正方形和一个底边

XQ
长为5的三角形。若PQ平分此八边形面积，问QY这个比值是。
The diagram shows an octagon consisting of unit squares. The portion

below is a unit square and a triangle with base . If bisects the area of

the octagon, what is the ratio ?

Problem 18
某装饰窗由一矩形和上下两个半圆组成。其中AD对AB的比为3: 2，且AB长30英
寸。则矩形面积与两半圆的总面积的比是？
A decorative window is made up of a rectangle with semicircles on either end.
The ratio of to is , and is 30 inches. What is the ratio of the
area of the rectangle to the combined areas of the semicircles?
Problem 19

下图中两圆共圆心于C。弦AD正切小圆于点B且弦长为16，AC=10。则环形区域面
积是？
The two circles pictured have the same center . Chord is tangent to the
inner circle at , is , and chord has length . What is the area
between the two circles?

Problem 20
2 3
一房间中， 的人戴了手套，另有 的人戴了帽子。则既戴帽子又戴手套的人数最少
5 4

为？

In a room, of the people are wearing gloves, and of the people are
wearing hats. What is the minimum number of people in the room wearing both a
hat and a glove?

Problem 21
 1
Hui 是一热心读者。她买了热销的书《美丽数学》。第一天，Hui 读了5又 12 页。

1 1
第二天她读了余下的 又 15 页。第三天她读了余下的 又 18 页。此时她发现只剩
4 3

62页就可读完，正好后一天便读完。这本书有多少页？
Hui is an avid reader. She bought a copy of the best seller Math is Beautiful. On

the first day, Hui read of the pages plus more, and on the second day she

read of the remaining pages plus pages. On the third day she read of
the remaining pages plus pages. She then realized that there were
only pages left to read, which she read the next day. How many pages are in
this book?

Problem 22
一个三位数的百位比个位多2。若此三位数左右翻转，并用原数减去新数，那么所
得结果的个位数是几？
The hundreds digit of a three-digit number is more than the units digit. The
digits of the three-digit number are reversed, and the result is subtracted from the
original three-digit number. What is the units digit of the result?

Problem 23
半圆POQ和ROS过圆心O。则两半圆的面积和与大圆面积之比为？
Semicircles and pass through the center . What is the ratio of the
combined areas of the two semicircles to the area of circle ?
Problem 24
108 , 512 , 224 的正确大小关系是？
What is the correct ordering of the three numbers, , , and ?

Problem 25
每天在学校，Jo 要登上6级台阶。Jo 可以每次上1,2,3级台阶。比如说，Jo 可以第
一步3级，第二步1级，第三步2级。他总共有多少种不同的方式爬上楼梯？
Everyday at school, Jo climbs a flight of stairs. Jo can take the stairs , ,
or at a time. For example, Jo could climb , then , then . In how many ways
can Jo climb the stairs?
2010 AMC 8 Answer Key
1. C 2. D 3. C 4. C 5. B 6. E 7. B 8. D 9. D 10. B 11. B 12. D 13. E 14. C 15. C 16. B 17. D 18. C 19. C 20. A
21. C 22. E 23. B 24. A 25. E