Art of Problem Solving 2010
Art of Problem Solving 2010
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Contents
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
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Problem 1
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?
Solution
Problem 2
Solution
Problem 3
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?
Solution
Problem 4
What is the sum of the mean, median, and mode of the numbers ?
Solution
Problem 5
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?
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Solution
Problem 6
Which of the following figures has the greatest number of lines of symmetry?
Solution
Problem 7
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?
Solution
Problem 8
As Emily is riding her bicycle on a long straight road, she spots Emerson skating 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?
Solution
Problem 9
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?
Solution
Problem 10
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?
Solution
Problem 11
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?
Solution
Problem 12
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?
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Solution
Problem 13
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?
Solution
Problem 14
What is the sum of the prime factors of ?
Solution
Problem 15
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?
Solution
Problem 16
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?
Solution
Problem 17
The diagram shows an octagon consisting of unit squares. The portion below is a unit square and a triangle with base .
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Solution
Problem 18
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?
Solution
Problem 19
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?
Solution
Problem 20
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?
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Solution
Problem 21
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?
Solution
Problem 22
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?
Solution
Problem 23
Semicircles and pass through the center of circle . What is the ratio of the combined areas of the two
semicircles to the area of circle ?
Solution
Problem 24
What is the correct ordering of the three numbers, , , and ?
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Solution
Problem 25
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?
Solution
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