2014 AMC 8 Problems

Problem 1
Harry 与 Terry 被要求计算8 − (2 + 5)。Harry 得到正确结果。而 Terry 忽略了括号
而计算了8 − 2 + 5。记 Harry 的结果为H，Terry 的结果为T，则H − T是多少？

Harry and Terry are each told to calculate . Harry gets the correct
answer. Terry ignores the parentheses and calculates . If Harry's
answer is and Terry's answer is , what is ?

Problem 2
Paul 欠 Paula35分，他有一口袋5分，10分和25分硬币可以用于支付。则他用以还
款的硬币数最多和最少相差多少枚？
Paul owes Paula 35 cents and has a pocket full of 5-cent coins, 10-cent coins,
and 25-cent coins that he can use to pay her. What is the difference between the
largest and the smallest number of coins he can use to pay her?

Problem 3
Isabella 有一周去完成学校的读书任务。她前三天按每天 36 页读，此后三天每天
44 页。她最后一天读了 10 页。这本书总共多少页？
Isabella had a week to read a book for a school assignment. She read an
average of 36 pages per day for the first three days and an average of 44 pages
per day for the next three days. She then finished the book by reading 10 pages
on the last day. How many pages were in the book?

Problem 4
两质数之和为85。则这两个质数的积是多少？
The sum of two prime numbers is 85. What is the product of these two prime
numbers?
Problem 5
Margie 的车每消耗一加仑能前行32英里，而每加仑汽油花费$4。则$20（的汽
油）可供 Margie 驾驶多远？
Margie's car can go 32 miles on a gallon of gas, and gas currently costs $4 per
gallon. How many miles can Margie drive on $20?

Problem 6
六个等宽的长方形长分别为1,4,9,16,25,36。则六个矩形的面积和是？
Six rectangles each with a common base width of 2 have lengths of 1, 4, 9, 16,
25, and 36. What is the sum of the areas of the six rectangles?

Problem 7
Raub 女士班里 28 名学生，女生比男生多 4 人。则班里女生与男生的人数比？
There are four more girls than boys in Ms. Raub's class of 28 students. What is
the ratio of number of girls to the number of boys in her class?

Problem 8
中学数学部的十一位成员各付了相同数量的整数的钱，邀请一嘉宾就解题予以指
导。他们总共付给了这位嘉宾$1A2，则三位数其中的A是？
Eleven members of the Middle School Math Club each paid the same integer
amount for a guest speaker to talk about problem solving at their math club
meeting. In all, they paid their guest speaker . What is the missing digit A of
this 3-digit number?
Problem 9

△ ABC中，D在AC上使得BD = DC，且∠BCD为70∘ 。则∠ADB的度数是？

In , is a point on side such

Problem 10
第一年 AMC8 在 1985 年举行，此后每年举办一次。Samantha 参加第七届 AMC8
时刚好 12 岁。则 Samantha 哪年出生？
The first AMC 8 was given in 1985 and it has been given annually since that time.
Samantha turned 12 years old the year that she took the seventh AMC 8. In what
year was Samantha born?

Problem 11
Jack 想从他的家骑车去位于向东三个街区、向北两个街区的 Jill 家。每经过一个街
区，Jack 都可选择向东或向北。但他必须要避免自己家向东一街区向北一街区的
一处危险路口。则他骑过五个街区到达 Jill 家有多少种不同的路数？
Jack wants to bike from his house to Jill's house, which is located three blocks
east and two blocks north of Jack's house. After biking each block, Jack can
continue either east or north, but he needs to avoid a dangerous intersection one
block east and one block north of his house. In how many ways can he reach
Jill's house by biking a total of five blocks?
Problem 12
某杂志刊登三位名人与各自婴儿时期的照片。但婴儿时期照片并未与本人照片标注
对应。读者被要求将婴儿照与名人们现在的照片配对。则猜三对全部猜对的概率是
多少？
A magazine printed photos of three celebrities along with three photos of the
celebrities as babies. The baby pictures did not identify the celebrities. Readers
were asked to match each celebrity with the correct baby pictures. What is the
probability that a reader guessing at random will match all three correctly?

Problem 13
若n和m都是整数且n2 + m2 为偶数。则下列哪个不可能？
（A） n和m都是偶数 （B）n和m都是奇数 （C）n + m是偶数 （D）n + m是
奇数 （E）以上皆不可能
If and are integers and is even, which of the following is
impossible?

and are even and are odd is

even is odd none of these are impossible

Problem 14
图中矩形ABCD与正三角形DCE面积相等。它们合并形成一个梯形，如图。则DE
长？
Rectangle ABCD and right triangle DCE have the same area. They are joined to
form a trapezoid, as shown. What is DE?

Problem 15
圆O的圆周被分为12段等长的弧。标记由A到L，如下图。则图中两角，x和y的和是
多少？
The circumference of the circle with center is divided into 12 equal arcs,
marked the letters through as seen below. What is the number of degrees in
the sum of the angles and ?
Problem 16
某中学篮球联盟有8支球队。每个赛季，每支队都与联盟内其他球队打两场比赛
（主客场），每支球队又各都与非联盟内的对手打4场。那么有联盟内球队参与的
比赛，每个赛季总共有多少场？
The "Middle School Eight" basketball conference has 8 teams. Every season,
each team plays every other conference team twice (home and away), and each
team also plays 4 games against non-conference opponents. What is the total
number of games in a season involving the "Middle School Eight" teams?

Problem 17
George 走1英里去学校。他每天同一时间离家去学校，以3英里时速步行，按时到
1
校。今天他被好天气所吸引，前2英里仅以2英里的时速前进。要想同样时间到校，

1
剩下 英里 George 必须以什么时速跑去学校？
2

George walks mile to school. He leaves home at the same time each day,
walks at a steady speed of miles per hour, and arrives just as school begins.

Today he was distracted by the pleasant weather and walked the first mile at a
speed of only miles per hour. At how many miles per hour must George run the

last mile in order to arrive just as school begins today?

Problem 18
城市医院昨日诞下四名婴儿。假设每个婴儿有均等机会为男孩或女孩。则下列哪个
事件最有可能？
（A）4个男婴 （B） 4个女婴 （C） 2男婴2女婴 （D）3个为一种性别，另
一个为异性 （E）以上事件皆等可能
Four children were born at City Hospital yesterday. Assume each child is equally
likely to be a boy or a girl. Which of the following outcomes is most likely?
 all 4 are boys all 4 are girls 2 are girls and 2 are boys 3 are of

one gender and 1 is of the other gender all of these outcomes are equally
likely

Problem 19
一棱长3英寸的立方体由27个棱长为1的小立方块构成。小立方块中二十一个被染
红色，六个被染白色。若这个大立方体要确保尽量少的表面积是白色，则表面积的
多少为白色？
A cube with 3-inch edges is to be constructed from 27 smaller cubes with 1-inch
edges. Twenty-one of the cubes are colored red and 6 are colored white. If the 3-
inch cube is constructed to have the smallest possible white surface area
showing, what fraction of the surface area is white?

Problem 20
矩形ABCD的两边长CD = 3，DA = 5。一个半径为1的圆心在A，另有一半径为2的
圆圆心在B，还有一半径为3的圆圆心在C。则下图中矩形内诸圆外的面积最接近选
项中哪个值？
Rectangle has sides and . A circle of radius is
centered at , a circle of radius is centered at , and a circle of radius is
centered at . Which of the following is closest to the area of the region inside

the rectangle but outside all three circles?

Problem 21
七位数74A52B1和326AB4C都是3的倍数。则下列哪个可能是C的值？
The 7-digit numbers and are each multiples of 3. Which
of the following could be the value of ?

Problem 22
某两位数满足各个数位之积加各个数位之和恰等于其自身。则这个数的个位数是多
少？
A 2-digit number is such that the product of the digits plus the sum of the digits is
equal to the number. What is the units digit of the number?

Problem 23
三个欧几里得中学女子垒球队员发生如下对话：
Ashley：我刚发现我们的号码都是两位质数。
Bethany：而你们俩的号码之和是我本月刚好过完的生日日期。
Caitlin：这很有趣。你俩的号码之和是我本月还未到的生日日期。
Ashley：而你们的号码之和是今天的日期。
问 Caitlin 球衣号码？
Three members of the Euclid Middle School girls' softball team had the following
conversation.
Ashley: I just realized that our uniform numbers are all 2-digit primes.
Bethany: And the sum of your two uniform numbers is the date of my birthday
earlier this month.
Caitlin: That's funny. The sum of your two uniform numbers is the date of my
birthday later this month.
Ashley: And the sum of your two uniform numbers is today's date.
What number does Caitlin wear?

Problem 24
一日饮料商店卖出252罐饮料给100位顾客。且每位顾客至少有一罐饮料。则购买
罐数的中位数最大可能是多少？
One day the Beverage Barn sold 252 cans of soda to 100 customers, and every
customer bought at least one can of soda. What is the maximum possible median
number of cans of soda bought per customer on that day?

Problem 25
一段长一英里的直线路有40英尺宽，两侧封闭。Robert 骑着他的自行车沿着如图
所示的由若干半圆构成的路径前行。若他骑行的速度是每小时5英里。则他要花多
少个小时能走完这段一英里的路？（已知一英里为 5280 英尺。）
A straight one-mile stretch of highway, 40 feet wide, is closed. Robert rides his
bike on a path composed of semicircles as shown. If he rides at 5 miles per hour,
how many hours will it take to cover the one-mile stretch?
Note: 1 mile= 5280 feet
2014 AMC 8 Answer Key
1. A 2. E 3. B 4. E 5. C 6. D 7. B 8. D 9. D 10. A 11. A 12. B 13. D 14. B 15. C 16. B 17. B 18. D 19. A 20. B
21. A 22. E 23. A 24. C 25. B