2017 AMC 10B Problems

2017 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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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

Problem 1
Mary thought of a positive two-digit number. She multiplied it by and added . Then she switched the digits of the result, obtaining a number between and
, inclusive. What was Mary's number?

Solution

Problem 2
Sofia ran laps around the -meter track at her school. For each lap, she ran the first meters at an average speed of meters per second and the remaining
meters at an average speed of meters per second. How much time did Sofia take running the laps?

Solution

Problem 3
Real numbers , , and satisfy the inequalities , , and . Which of the following numbers is necessarily positive?

Solution

Problem 4

Suppose that and are nonzero real numbers such that . What is the value of ?
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Problem 5
Camilla had twice as many blueberry jelly beans as cherry jelly beans. After eating pieces of each kind, she now has three times as many blueberry jelly beans as
cherry jelly beans. How many blueberry jelly beans did she originally have?

Solution

Problem 6
What is the largest number of solid by by blocks that can fit in a by by box?

Solution

Problem 7
Samia set off on her bicycle to visit her friend, traveling at an average speed of kilometers per hour. When she had gone half the distance to her friend's house, a
tire went flat, and she walked the rest of the way at kilometers per hour. In all it took her minutes to reach her friend's house. In kilometers rounded to the
nearest tenth, how far did Samia walk?

Solution

Problem 8
Points and are vertices of with . The altitude from meets the opposite side at . What are the
coordinates of point ?

Solution

Problem 9
A radio program has a quiz consisting of multiple-choice questions, each with choices. A contestant wins if he or she gets or more of the questions right. The
contestant answers randomly to each question. What is the probability of winning?

Solution

Problem 10
The lines with equations and are perpendicular and intersect at . What is ?

Solution

Problem 11
At Typico High School, of the students like dancing, and the rest dislike it. Of those who like dancing, say that they like it, and the rest say that they
dislike it. Of those who dislike dancing, say that they dislike it, and the rest say that they like it. What fraction of students who say they dislike dancing actually
like it?

Solution

Problem 12
Elmer's new car gives better fuel efficiency. However, the new car uses diesel fuel, which is more expensive per liter than the gasoline the old car used.
By what percent will Elmer save money if he uses his new car instead of his old car for a long trip?

Solution

Problem 13
There are students participating in an after-school program offering classes in yoga, bridge, and painting. Each student must take at least one of these three
classes, but may take two or all three. There are students taking yoga, taking bridge, and taking painting. There are students taking at least two classes.
How many students are taking all three classes?

Solution

Problem 14
An integer is selected at random in the range . What is the probability that the remainder when is divided by is ?
Solution

Problem 15
Rectangle has and . Point is the foot of the perpendicular from to diagonal . What is the area of ?

Solution

Problem 16
How many of the base-ten numerals for the positive integers less than or equal to contain the digit ?

Solution

Problem 17
Call a positive integer if it is a one-digit number or its digits, when read from left to right, form either a strictly increasing or a strictly decreasing
sequence. For example, , , and are monotonous, but , , and are not. How many monotonous positive integers are there?

Solution

Problem 18
In the figure below, of the disks are to be painted blue, are to be painted red, and is to be painted green. Two paintings that can be obtained from one
another by a rotation or a reflection of the entire figure are considered the same. How many different paintings are possible?

Solution

Problem 19
Let be an equilateral triangle. Extend side beyond to a point so that . Similarly, extend side beyond to a point so
that , and extend side beyond to a point so that . What is the ratio of the area of to the area of ?

Solution

Problem 20
The number has over positive integer divisors. One of them is chosen at random. What is the probability
that it is odd?

Solution

Problem 21
In , , , , and is the midpoint of . What is the sum of the radii of the circles inscribed in and ?

Solution

Problem 22
The diameter of a circle of radius is extended to a point outside the circle so that . Point is chosen so that and line is
perpendicular to line . Segment intersects the circle at a point between and . What is the area of ?

Solution

Problem 23
Let be the -digit number that is formed by writing the integers from to in order, one after the other. What is the
remainder when is divided by ?
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Problem 24
The vertices of an equilateral triangle lie on the hyperbola , and a vertex of this hyperbola is the centroid of the triangle. What is the square of the area of
the triangle?

Solution

Problem 25
Last year Isabella took math tests and received different scores, each an integer between and , inclusive. After each test she noticed that the average of
her test scores was an integer. Her score on the seventh test was . What was her score on the sixth test?

Solution

See also
2017 AMC 10B (Problems • Answer Key • Resources)
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