2008 AMC 10B Problems

2008 AMC 10B (Answer Key)

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
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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
A basketball player made baskets during a game. Each basket was worth either or points. How many
different numbers could represent the total points scored by the player?
Solution

Problem 2
A block of calendar dates is shown. The order of the numbers in the second row is to be reversed.
Then the order of the numbers in the fourth row is to be reversed. Finally, the numbers on each diagonal
are to be added. What will be the positive difference between the two diagonal sums?

Solution

Problem 3
Assume that is a positive real number. Which is equivalent to ?

Solution

Problem 4
A semipro baseball league has teams with players each. League rules state that a player must be paid at
least and that the total of all players' salaries for each team cannot exceed What is the
maximum possible salary, in dollars, for a single player?

Solution

Problem 5
For real numbers and , define . What is ?

Solution

Problem 6
Points and lie on . The length of is times the length of , and the length of is times
the length of . The length of is what fraction of the length of ?

Solution

Problem 7
An equilateral triangle of side length is completely filled in by non-overlapping equilateral triangles of
side length . How many small triangles are required?
Solution

Problem 8
A class collects to buy flowers for a classmate who is in the hospital. Roses cost each, and carnations
cost each. No other flowers are to be used. How many different bouquets could be purchased for
exactly ?

Solution

Problem 9
A quadratic equation has two real solutions. What is the average of these two
solutions?

Solution

Problem 10
Points and are on a circle of radius and . Point is the midpoint of the minor arc . What
is the length of the line segment ?

Solution

Problem 11
Suppose that is a sequence of real numbers satisfying ,

and that and . What is ?

Solution

Problem 12
Postman Pete has a pedometer to count his steps. The pedometer records up to 99999 steps, then flips
over to 00000 on the next step. Pete plans to determine his mileage for a year. On January 1 Pete sets the
pedometer to 00000. During the year, the pedometer flips from 99999 to 00000 forty-four times. On
December 31 the pedometer reads 50000. Pete takes 1800 steps per mile. Which of the following is closest
to the number of miles Pete walked during the year?

Solution

Problem 13
For each positive integer , the mean of the first terms of a sequence is . What is the 2008th term of the
sequence?
Solution

Problem 14
Triangle has , , and in the first quadrant. In addition, and
. Suppose that is rotated counterclockwise about . What are the coordinates of the
image of ?

Solution

Problem 15
How many right triangles have integer leg lengths and and a hypotenuse of length , where
?

Solution

Problem 16
Two fair coins are to be tossed once. For each head that results, one fair die is to be rolled. What is the
probability that the sum of the die rolls is odd? (Note that if no die is rolled, the sum is .)

Solution

Problem 17
A poll shows that of all voters approve of the mayor's work. On three separate occasions a pollster
selects a voter at random. What is the probability that on exactly one of these three occasions the voter
approves of the mayor's work?

Solution

Problem 18
Bricklayer Brenda would take nine hours to build a chimney alone, and Bricklayer Brandon would take
hours to build it alone. When they work together, they talk a lot, and their combined output decreases by
bricks per hour. Working together, they build the chimney in hours. How many bricks are in the
chimney?

Solution

Problem 19
A cylindrical tank with radius feet and height feet is lying on its side. The tank is filled with water to a
depth of feet. What is the volume of water, in cubic feet?
Solution

Problem 20
The faces of a cubical die are marked with the numbers , , , , , and . The faces of another die are
marked with the numbers , , , , , and . Both dice are thrown. What is the probability that the sum of
the top two numbers will be , , or ?

Solution

Problem 21
Ten chairs are evenly spaced around a round table and numbered clockwise from through . Five married
couples are to sit in the chairs with men and women alternating, and no one is to sit either next to or across
from his/her spouse. How many seating arrangements are possible?

Solution

Problem 22
Three red beads, two white beads, and one blue bead are placed in line in random order. What is the
probability that no two neighboring beads are the same color?

Solution

Problem 23
A rectangular floor measures by feet, where and are positive integers with . An artist paints a
rectangle on the floor with the sides of the rectangle parallel to the sides of the floor. The unpainted part of
the floor forms a border of width 1 foot around the painted rectangle and occupies half of the area of the
entire floor. How many possibilities are there for the ordered pair ?

Solution

Problem 24
Quadrilateral has , angle and angle . What is the
measure of angle ?

Solution

Problem 25
Michael walks at the rate of feet per second on a long straight path. Trash pails are located every feet
along the path. A garbage truck travels at feet per second in the same direction as Michael and stops
for seconds at each pail. As Michael passes a pail, he notices the truck ahead of him just leaving the next
pail. How many times will Michael and the truck meet?
Solution

See also
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