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2021 AMC 10B Problems

2021 AMC 10B (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 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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Problem 1
How many integer values of satisfy ?

Solution

Problem 2

What is the value of ?

Solution

Problem 3
In an after-school program for juniors and seniors, there is a debate team with an equal number of students from each class on the
team. Among the students in the program, of the juniors and of the seniors are on the debate team. How many
juniors are in the program?

Solution

Problem 4
At a math contest, students are wearing blue shirts, and another students are wearing yellow shirts. The students are
assigned into pairs. In exactly of these pairs, both students are wearing blue shirts. In how many pairs are both students
wearing yellow shirts?

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Solution

Problem 5
The ages of Jonie's four cousins are distinct single-digit positive integers. Two of the cousins' ages multiplied together give ,
while the other two multiply to . What is the sum of the ages of Jonie's four cousins?

Solution

Problem 6
Ms. Blackwell gives an exam to two classes. The mean of the scores of the students in the morning class is , and the afternoon
class's mean score is . The ratio of the number of students in the morning class to the number of students in the afternoon

class is . What is the mean of the scores of all the students?

Solution

Problem 7
In a plane, four circles with radii and are tangent to line at the same point but they may be on either side of .
Region consists of all the points that lie inside exactly one of the four circles. What is the maximum possible area of region ?

Solution

Problem 8
Mr. Zhou places all the integers from to into a by grid. He places in the middle square (eighth row and eighth
column) and places other numbers one by one clockwise, as shown in part in the diagram below. What is the sum of the greatest
number and the least number that appear in the second row from the top?

Solution

Problem 9
The point in the -plane is first rotated counterclockwise by around the point and then reflected about the
line . The image of after these two transformations is at . What is

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Solution

Problem 10
An inverted cone with base radius and height is full of water. The water is poured into a tall cylinder whose
horizontal base has a radius of . What is the height in centimeters of the water in the cylinder?

Solution

Problem 11
Grandma has just finished baking a large rectangular pan of brownies. She is planning to make rectangular pieces of equal size
and shape, with straight cuts parallel to the sides of the pan. Each cut must be made entirely across the pan. Grandma wants to
make the same number of interior pieces as pieces along the perimeter of the pan. What is the greatest possible number of
brownies she can produce?

Solution

Problem 12
Let . What is the ratio of the sum of the odd divisors of to the sum of the even divisors of ?

Solution

Problem 13
Let be a positive integer and be a digit such that the value of the numeral in base equals , and the value of the
numeral in base equals the value of the numeral in base six. What is

Solution

Problem 14
Three equally spaced parallel lines intersect a circle, creating three chords of lengths and . What is the distance
between two adjacent parallel lines?

Solution

Problem 15

The real number satisfies the equation . What is the value of

Solution

Problem 16
Call a positive integer an uphill integer if every digit is strictly greater than the previous digit. For example, , , and are all
uphill integers, but , , and are not. How many uphill integers are divisible by ?

Solution

Problem 17
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Ravon, Oscar, Aditi, Tyrone, and Kim play a card game. Each person is given cards out of a set of cards numbered
. The score of a player is the sum of the numbers of their cards. The scores of the players are as follows: Ravon
, Oscar , Aditi , Tyrone , Kim . Which of the following statements is true?

~Ravon was given card .

~Aditi was given card .

~Ravon was given card .

~Aditi was given card .

~Tyrone was given card .

Solution

Problem 18
A fair -sided die is repeatedly rolled until an odd number appears. What is the probability that every even number appears at least
once before the first occurrence of an odd number?

Solution

Problem 19
Suppose that is a finite set of positive integers. If the greatest integer in is removed from , then the average value
(arithmetic mean) of the integers remaining is . If the least integer is is also removed, then the average value of the integers
remaining is . If the greatest integer is then returned to the set, the average value of the integers rises of . The greatest
integer in the original set is greater than the least integer in . What is the average value of all the integers in the set

Solution

Problem 20
The figure is constructed from line segments, each of which has length . The area of pentagon can be written is
, where and are positive integers. What is

Solution

Problem 21

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A square piece of paper has side length and vertices and in that order. As shown in the figure, the paper is folded

so that vertex meets edge at point , and edge at point . Suppose that . What is the perimeter of

triangle

Solution

Problem 22
Ang, Ben, and Jasmin each have blocks, colored red, blue, yellow, white, and green; and there are empty boxes. Each of the
people randomly and independently of the other two people places one of their blocks into each box. The probability that at least

one box receives blocks all of the same color is , where and are relatively prime positive integers. What is

Solution

Problem 23
A square with side length is colored white except for black isosceles right triangular regions with legs of length in each
corner of the square and a black diamond with side length in the center of the square, as shown in the diagram. A circular
coin with diameter is dropped onto the square and lands in a random location where the coin is completely contained within the

square, The probability that the coin will cover part of the black region of the square can be written as ,

where and are positive integers. What is ?

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Solution

Problem 24
Arjun and Beth play a game in which they take turns removing one brick or two adjacent bricks from one "wall" among a set of
several walls of bricks, with gaps possibly creating new walls. The walls are one brick tall. For example, a set of walls of sizes
and can be changed into any of the following by one move: or .

Arjun plays first, and the player who removes the last brick wins. For which starting configuration is there a strategy that
guarantees a win for Beth?

Solution

Problem 25
Let be the set of lattice points in the coordinate plane, both of whose coordinates are integers between and , inclusive.

Exactly points in lie on or below a line with equation . The possible values of lie in an interval of length ,

where and are relatively prime positive integers. What is

Solution

See also
2021 AMC 10B (Problems • Answer Key • Resources (http://www.artofproblemsolving.com/Forum/re
sources.php?c=182&cid=43&year=2021))

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