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Problem 1: Solution

This document contains 25 math word problems along with their solutions. The problems cover a range of topics including geometry, algebra, number properties, probability, and more. The solutions consist of single letter answers corresponding to the multiple choice or short answer options provided for each problem.

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Problem 1: Solution

This document contains 25 math word problems along with their solutions. The problems cover a range of topics including geometry, algebra, number properties, probability, and more. The solutions consist of single letter answers corresponding to the multiple choice or short answer options provided for each problem.

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Muthumanickam Mathiarasu
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Problem 1

The longest professional tennis match ever played lasted a total of hours
and minutes. How many minutes was this?

Solution

Problem 2
In rectangle , and . Point is the midpoint of . What is
the area of ?

Solution

Problem 3
Four students take an exam. Three of their scores are and . If the average of
their four scores is , then what is the remaining score?

Solution

Problem 4
When Cheenu was a boy he could run miles in hours and minutes. As an old
man he can now walk miles in hours. How many minutes longer does it take for him
to travel a mile now compared to when he was a boy?

Solution

Problem 5
The number is a two-digit number.
• When is divided by , the remainder is .
• When is divided by , the remainder is .
What is the remainder when is divided by ?

Solution
Problem 6
The following bar graph represents the length (in letters) of the names of 19 people.
What is the median length of these
names?

Solution

Problem 7
Which of the following numbers is not a perfect square?

Solution

Problem 8
Find the value of the expression

Solution

Problem 9
What is the sum of the distinct prime integer divisors of ?

Solution
Problem 10
Suppose that means What is the value of if

Solution

Problem 11
Determine how many two-digit numbers satisfy the following property: when the number
is added to the number obtained by reversing its digits, the sum is

Solution

Problem 12
Jefferson Middle School has the same number of boys and girls. Three-fourths of the
girls and two-thirds of the boys went on a field trip. What fraction of the students were
girls?

Solution

Problem 13
Two different numbers are randomly selected from the set and
multiplied together. What is the probability that the product is ?

Solution

Problem 14
Karl's car uses a gallon of gas every miles, and his gas tank holds gallons when it
is full. One day, Karl started with a full tank of gas, drove miles, bought gallons of
gas, and continued driving to his destination. When he arrived, his gas tank was half full.
How many miles did Karl drive that day?

Solution

Problem 15
What is the largest power of that is a divisor of ?

Solution
Problem 16
Annie and Bonnie are running laps around a -meter oval track. They started
together, but Annie has pulled ahead, because she runs faster than Bonnie. How
many laps will Annie have run when she first passes Bonnie?

Solution

Problem 17
An ATM password at Fred's Bank is composed of four digits from to , with repeated
digits allowable. If no password may begin with the sequence then how many
passwords are possible?

Solution

Problem 18
In an All-Area track meet, sprinters enter a meter dash competition. The track
has lanes, so only sprinters can compete at a time. At the end of each race, the five
non-winners are eliminated, and the winner will compete again in a later race. How many
races are needed to determine the champion sprinter?

Solution

Problem 19
The sum of consecutive even integers is . What is the largest of
these consecutive integers?

Solution

Problem 20
The least common multiple of and is , and the least common multiple
of and is . What is the least possible value of the least common multiple of and
?

Solution

Problem 21
A box contains 3 red chips and 2 green chips. Chips are drawn randomly, one at a time
without replacement, until all 3 of the reds are drawn or until both green chips are drawn.
What is the probability that the 3 reds are drawn?
Solution

Problem 22
Rectangle below is a rectangle with . What is the

area of the "bat wings" (shaded area)?

Solution

Problem 23
Two congruent circles centered at points and each pass through the other circle's
center. The line containing both and is extended to intersect the circles at
points and . The circles intersect at two points, one of which is . What is the
degree measure of ?

Solution

Problem 24
The digits , , , , and are each used once to write a five-digit number .
The three-digit number is divisible by , the three-digit number is divisible
by , and the three-digit number is divisible by . What is ?

Solution
Problem 25
A semicircle is inscribed in an isosceles triangle with base and height so that the
diameter of the semicircle is contained in the base of the triangle as shown. What is the
radius of the semicircle?
2016 AMC 8 Answer Key
1. C
2. A
3. A
4. B
5. E
6. B
7. B
8. C
9. B
10. D
11. B
12. B
13. D
14. A
15. C
16. D
17. D
18. C
19. E
20. A
21. B
22. C
23. C
24. A
25. B

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