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2012 AMC 8 Problems

2012 AMC 8 (Answer Key)
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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 1 point for each correct answer. There is no penalty for
wrong answers.
3. No aids are permitted other than plain scratch paper, writing utensils,
ruler, and erasers. In particular, graph paper, compass, protractor,
calculators, computers, smartwatches, and smartphones are not
permitted. Rules (https://amc-reg.maa.org/manual/AMC8.pdf)
4. Figures are not necessarily drawn to scale.
5. You will have 40 minutes working time to complete the test.

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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
Rachelle uses pounds of meat to make hamburgers for her family. How many pounds of meat does she need to make
hamburgers for a neighborhood picnic?

Solution

Problem 2
In the country of East Westmore, statisticians estimate there is a baby born every hours and a death every day. To the nearest
hundred, how many people are added to the population of East Westmore each year?

Solution

Problem 3
On February 13 listed the length of daylight as 10 hours and 24 minutes, the sunrise was
, and the sunset as . The length of daylight and sunrise were correct, but the sunset was wrong. When did
the sun really set?

Solution

Problem 4
Peter's family ordered a 12-slice pizza for dinner. Peter ate one slice and shared another slice equally with his brother Paul. What
fraction of the pizza did Peter eat?

Solution

Problem 5
In the diagram, all angles are right angles and the lengths of the sides are given in centimeters. Note that the diagram is not drawn
to scale. What is the length of , in centimeters?

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Solution

Problem 6
A rectangular photograph is placed in a frame that forms a border two inches wide on all sides of the photograph. The photograph
measures 8 inches high and 10 inches wide. What is the area of the border, in square inches?

Solution

Problem 7
Isabella must take four 100-point tests in her math class. Her goal is to achieve an average grade of 95 on the tests. Her first two
test scores were 97 and 91. After seeing her score on the third test, she realized she can still reach her goal. What is the lowest
possible score she could have made on the third test?

Solution

Problem 8
A shop advertises everything is "half price in today's sale." In addition, a coupon gives a 20% discount on sale prices. Using the
coupon, the price today represents what percentage off the original price?

Solution

Problem 9
The Fort Worth Zoo has a number of two-legged birds and a number of four-legged mammals. On one visit to the zoo, Margie
counted 200 heads and 522 legs. How many of the animals that Margie counted were two-legged birds?

Solution

Problem 10
How many 4-digit numbers greater than 1000 are there that use the four digits of 2012?

Solution

Problem 11
The mean, median, and unique mode of the positive integers 3, 4, 5, 6, 6, 7, and are all equal. What is the value of ?

Solution

Problem 12
What is the units digit (ones place digit) of ?

Solution

Problem 13
Jamar bought some pencils costing more than a penny each at the school bookstore and paid . Sharona bought some of
the same pencils and paid . How many more pencils did Sharona buy than Jamar?

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Solution

Problem 14
In the BIG N, a middle school football conference, each team plays every other team exactly once. If a total of 21 conference games
were played during the 2012 season, how many teams were members of the BIG N conference?

Solution

Problem 15
The smallest number greater than 2 that leaves a remainder of 2 when divided by 3, 4, 5, or 6 lies between what numbers?

Solution

Problem 16
Each of the digits 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9 is used only once to make two five-digit numbers so that they have the largest possible
sum. Which of the following could be one of the numbers?

Solution

Problem 17
A square with integer side length is cut into 10 squares, all of which have integer side length and at least 8 of which have area 1.
What is the smallest possible value of the length of the side of the original square?

Solution

Problem 18
What is the smallest positive integer that is neither prime nor square and that has no prime factor less than 50?

Solution

Problem 19
In a jar of red, green, and blue marbles, all but 6 are red marbles, all but 8 are green, and all but 4 are blue. How many marbles are in
the jar?

Solution

Problem 20

What is the correct ordering of the three numbers , , and , in increasing order?

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Solution

Problem 21
Marla has a large white cube that has an edge of 10 feet. She also has enough green paint to cover 300 square feet. Marla uses all
the paint to create a white square centered on each face, surrounded by a green border. What is the area of one of the white
squares, in square feet?

Solution

Problem 22
Let be a set of nine distinct integers. Six of the elements are 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, and 14. What is the number of possible values of the
median of ?

Solution

Problem 23
An equilateral triangle and a regular hexagon have equal perimeters. If the area of the triangle is 4, what is the area of the hexagon?

Solution

Problem 24
A circle of radius 2 is cut into four congruent arcs. The four arcs are joined to form the star figure shown. What is the ratio of the
area of the star figure to the area of the original circle?

Solution

Problem 25
A square with area 4 is inscribed in a square with area 5, with one vertex of the smaller square on each side of the larger square. A
vertex of the smaller square divides a side of the larger square into two segments, one of length , and the other of length . What
is the value of ?

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Solution

See Also
2012 AMC 8 (Problems • Answer Key • Resources (http://www.artofproblemsolving.com/Forum/resources.
php?c=182&cid=42&year=2012))

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