2004 AMC 10B Problems

2004 AMC 10B (Answer Key)

Instructions

1. This is a 25-question, multiple choice test. Each question is followed by answers marked A, B, C, D and E. Only one of
these is correct.
2. You will receive 6 points for each correct answer, 2.5 points for each problem left unanswered if the year is before 2006,
1.5 points for each problem left unanswered if the year is after 2006, and 0 points for each incorrect answer.
3. No aids are permitted other than scratch paper, graph paper, ruler, compass, protractor and erasers (and calculators that
are accepted for use on the SAT if before 2006. No problems on the test will require the use of a calculator).
4. Figures are not necessarily drawn to scale.
5. You will have 75 minutes working time to complete the test.

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Contents
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1 Problem 1
2 Problem 2
3 Problem 3
4 Problem 4
5 Problem 5
6 Problem 6
7 Problem 7
8 Problem 8
9 Problem 9
10 Problem 10
11 Problem 11
12 Problem 12
13 Problem 13
14 Problem 14
15 Problem 15
16 Problem 16
17 Problem 17
18 Problem 18
19 Problem 19
20 Problem 20
21 Problem 21
22 Problem 22
23 Problem 23
24 Problem 24
25 Problem 25
26 See also

Problem 1
Each row of the Misty Moon Amphitheater has seats. Rows through are reserved for a youth club.
How many seats are reserved for this club?
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Problem 2
How many two-digit positive integers have at least one as a digit?

Solution

Problem 3
At each basketball practice last week, Jenny made twice as many free throws as she made at the previous
practice. At her fifth practice she made free throws. How many free throws did she make at the first
practice?

Solution

Problem 4
A standard six-sided die is rolled, and is the product of the five numbers that are visible. What is the
largest number that is certain to divide ?

Solution

Problem 5
In the expression , the values of , , , and are , , , and , although not necessarily in that
order. What is the maximum possible value of the result?

Solution

Problem 6
Which of the following numbers is a perfect square?

Solution

Problem 7
On a trip from the United States to Canada, Isabella took U.S. dollars. At the border she exchanged them
all, receiving Canadian dollars for every U.S. dollars. After spending Canadian dollars, she had
Canadian dollars left. What is the sum of the digits of ?

Solution

Problem 8
Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport is miles southwest of downtown St. Paul and miles southeast
of downtown Minneapolis. Which of the following is closest to the number of miles between downtown St.
Paul and downtown Minneapolis?
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Problem 9
A square has sides of length , and a circle centered at one of its vertices has radius . What is the area of
the union of the regions enclosed by the square and the circle?

Solution

Problem 10
A grocer makes a display of cans in which the top row has one can and each lower row has two more cans
than the row above it. If the display contains cans, how many rows does it contain?

Solution

Problem 11
Two eight-sided dice each have faces numbered through . When the dice are rolled, each face has an
equal probability of appearing on the top. What is the probability that the product of the two top numbers
is greater than their sum?

Solution

Problem 12
An annulus is the region between two concentric circles. The concentric circles in the figure have radii
and , with . Let be a radius of the larger circle, let be tangent to the smaller circle at , and
let be the radius of the larger circle that contains . Let , , and . What is the
area of the annulus?
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Problem 13
In the United States, coins have the following thicknesses: penny, mm; nickel, mm; dime, mm;
quarter, mm. If a stack of these coins is exactly mm high, how many coins are in the stack?

Solution

Problem 14
A bag initially contains red marbles and blue marbles only, with more blue than red. Red marbles are added
to the bag until only of the marbles in the bag are blue. Then yellow marbles are added to the bag until

only of the marbles in the bag are blue. Finally, the number of blue marbles in the bag is doubled. What
fraction of the marbles now in the bag are blue?

Solution

Problem 15
Patty has coins consisting of nickels and dimes. If her nickels were dimes and her dimes were nickels, she
would have cents more. How much are her coins worth?

Solution

Problem 16
Three circles of radius are externally tangent to each other and internally tangent to a larger circle. What
is the radius of the large circle?

Solution

Problem 17
The two digits in Jack's age are the same as the digits in Bill's age, but in reverse order. In five years Jack will
be twice as old as Bill will be then. What is the difference in their current ages?

Solution

Problem 18
In the right triangle , we have , , and . Points , , and are located
on , , and , respectively, so that , , and . What is the ratio of the area of
to that of ?
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Problem 19
In the sequence , , , , each term after the third is found by subtracting the previous term
from the sum of the two terms that precede that term. For example, the fourth term is
. What is the term in this sequence?

Solution

Problem 20
In points and lie on and , respectively. If and intersect at so that
and , what is ?
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Problem 21
Let ; ; and ; ; be two arithmetic progressions. The set is the union of the first terms of
each sequence. How many distinct numbers are in ?

Solution

Problem 22
A triangle with sides of length and has both an inscribed and a circumscribed circle. What is the
distance between the centers of those circles?

Solution

Problem 23
Each face of a cube is painted either red or blue, each with probability . The color of each face is
determined independently. What is the probability that the painted cube can be placed on a horizontal
surface so that the four vertical faces are all the same color?

Solution

Problem 24
In we have , , and . Point is on the circumscribed circle of the triangle
so that bisects . What is the value of ?

Solution

Problem 25
A circle of radius is internally tangent to two circles of radius at points and , where is a diameter
of the smaller circle. What is the area of the region, shaded in the picture, that is outside the smaller circle
and inside each of the two larger circles?
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See also
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