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1 (6?3) + 4 − (2 − 1) = 5. To make this statement true, the question mark between the 6 and
the 3 should be replaced by
(A) ÷ (B) × (C) + (D) − (E) None of these
2 What is the degree measure of the smaller angle formed by the hands of a clock at 10 o’clock?
(A) 30 (B) 45 (C) 60 (D) 75 (E) 90
3 Which triplet of numbers has a sum NOT equal to 1?
(A) (1/2, 1/3, 1/6) (B) (2, −2, 1) (C) (0.1, 0.3, 0.6) (D) (1.1, −2.1, 1.0) (E) (−3/2, −5/2, 5)
4 The diagram shows the miles traveled by bikers Alberto and Bjorn. After four hours, about
how many more miles has Alberto biked than Bjorn?

75
M 60
I o
L 45 b ert
E 30 Al rn
S Bjo
15
0
0 1 2 3 4 5
HOUR S

(A) 15 (B) 20 (C) 25 (D) 30 (E) 35

5 A rectangular garden 50 feet long and 10 feet wide is enclosed by a fence. To make the garden
larger, while using the same fence, its shape is changed to a square. By how many square
feet does this enlarge the garden?
(A) 100 (B) 200 (C) 300 (D) 400 (E) 500
6 Bo, Coe, Flo, Joe, and Moe have different amounts of money. Neither Jo nor Bo has as much
money as Flo. Both Bo and Coe have more than Moe. Jo has more than Moe, but less than
Bo. Who has the least amount of money?
(A) Bo (B) Coe (C) Flo (D) Joe (E) Moe
7 The third exit on a highway is located at milepost 40 and the tenth exit is at milepost 160.
There is a service center on the highway located three-fourths of the way from the third exit
to the tenth exit. At what milepost would you expect to find this service center?
(A) 90 (B) 100 (C) 110 (D) 120 (E) 130

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8 Six squares are colored, front and back, (R = red, B = blue, O = orange, Y = yellow, G =
green, and W = white). They are hinged together as shown, then folded to form a cube. The
face opposite the white face is

R B

G Y O

(A) B (B) G (C) O (D) R (E) Y

9 Three flower beds overlap as shown. Bed A has 500 plants, bed B has 450 plants, and bed
C has 350 plants. Beds A and B share 50 plants, while beds A and C share 100. The total
number of plants is

C B

(A) 850 (B) 1000 (C) 1150 (D) 1300 (E) 1450
10 A complete cycle of a traffic light takes 60 seconds. During each cycle the light is green for
25 seconds, yellow for 5 seconds, and red for 30 seconds. At a randomly chosen time, what is
the probability that the light will NOT be green?
1 1 5 1 7
(A) 4 (B) 3 (C) 12 (D) 2 (E) 12

11 Each of the five numbers 1, 4, 7, 10, and 13 is placed in one of the five squares so that the
sum of the three numbers in the horizontal row equals the sum of the three numbers in the
vertical column. The largest possible value for the horizontal or vertical sum is

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(A) 20 (B) 21 (C) 22 (D) 24 (E) 30

12 The ratio of the number of games won to the number of games lost (no ties) by the Middle
School Middies is 11 : 4 . To the nearest whole percent, what percent of its games did the
team lose?
(A) 24 (B) 27 (C) 36 (D) 45 (E) 73

13 The average age of the 40 members of a computer science camp is 17 years. There are 20
girls, 15 boys, and 5 adults. If the average age of the girls is 15 and the average age of the
boys is 16, what is the average age of the adults?
(A) 26 (B) 27 (C) 28 (D) 29 (E) 30

14 In trapezoid ABCD , the sides AB and CD are equal. The perimeter of ABCD is

B 8 C
3
A 16 D

(A) 27 (B) 30 (C) 32 (D) 34 (E) 48

15 Bicycle license plates in Flatville each contain three letters. The first is chosen from the set
C,H,L,P,R, the second from A,I,O, and the third from D,M,N,T.
When Flatville needed more license plates, they added two new letters. The new letters may
both be added to one set or one letter may be added to one set and one to another set. What

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is the largest possible number of ADDITIONAL license plates that can be made by adding
two letters?
(A) 24 (B) 30 (C) 36 (D) 40 (E) 60

16 Tori’s mathematics test had 75 problems: 10 arithmetic, 30 algebra, and 35 geometry prob-
lems. Although she answered 70
(A) 1 (B) 5 (C) 7 (D) 9 (E) 11

17 Problems 17, 18, and 19 refer to the following:

At Central Middle School the 108 students who take the AMC8 meet in the evening to talk
about problems and eat an average of two cookies apiece. Walter and Gretel are baking
Bonnie’s Best Bar Cookies this year. Their recipe, which makes a pan of 15 cookies, lists this
items: 1.5 cups flour, 2 eggs, 3 tablespoons butter, 3/4 cups sugar, and 1 package of chocolate
drops. They will make only full recipes, not partial recipes.
Walter can buy eggs by the half-dozen. How many half-dozens should he buy to make enough
cookies? (Some eggs and some cookies may be left over.)
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 5 (D) 7 (E) 15

18 Problems 17, 18, and 19 refer to the following:

At Central Middle School the 108 students who take the AMC8 meet in the evening to talk
about problems and eat an average of two cookies apiece. Walter and Gretel are baking
Bonnie’s Best Bar Cookies this year. Their recipe, which makes a pan of 15 cookies, lists this
items: 1.5 cups flour, 2 eggs, 3 tablespoons butter, 3/4 cups sugar, and 1 package of chocolate
drops. They will make only full recipes, not partial recipes.
They learn that a big concert is scheduled for the same night and attendance will be down
25
(A) 6 (B) 8 (C) 9 (D) 10 (E) 11

19 Problems 17, 18, and 19 refer to the following:

At Central Middle School the 108 students who take the AMC8 meet in the evening to talk
about problems and eat an average of two cookies apiece. Walter and Gretel are baking
Bonnie’s Best Bar Cookies this year. Their recipe, which makes a pan of 15 cookies, lists this
items: 1.5 cups flour, 2 eggs, 3 tablespoons butter, 3/4 cups sugar, and 1 package of chocolate
drops. They will make only full recipes, not partial recipes.
The drummer gets sick. The concert is cancelled. Walter and Gretel must make enough pans
of cookies to supply 216 cookies. There are 8 tablespoons in a stick of butter. How many
sticks of butter will be needed? (Some butter may be left over, of course.)
(A) 5 (B) 6 (C) 7 (D) 8 (E) 9

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20 Figure 1 is called a ”stack map.” The numbers tell how many cubes are stacked in each
position. Fig. 2 shows these cubes, and Fig. 3 shows the view of the stacked cubes as seen
from the front.
Which of the following is the front view for the stack map in Fig. 4?

3 4 2 2 4

2 1 1 3 1
Figure 1 Figure 2 Figure 3 Figure 4

(A) (B) (C) (D) (E)

21 The degree measure of angle A is

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A
100◦
110◦

◦
40

(A) 20 (B) 30 (C) 35 (D) 40 (E) 45

22 In a far-off land three fish can be traded for two loaves of bread and a loaf of bread can be
traded for four bags of rice. How many bags of rice is one fish worth?
3 1 3
(A) 8 (B) 2 (C) 4 (D) 2 23 (E) 3 31

23 Square ABCD has sides of length 3. Segments CM and CN divide the square’s area into
three equal parts. How long is segment CM ?

B C

A N D

√ √ √ √ √
(A) 10 (B) 12 (C) 13 (D) 14 (E) 15

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24 When 19992000 is divided by 5 , the remainder is

(A) 4 (B) 3 (C) 2 (D) 1 (E) 0

25 Points B,D , and J are midpoints of the sides of right triangle ACG . Points K, E, I are
midpoints of the sides of triangle , etc. If the dividing and shading process is done 100 times
(the first three are shown) and AC = CG = 6, then the total area of the shaded triangles is
nearest

G
H
F
I
E
L
J
D
K

A B C

(A) 6 (B) 7 (C) 8 (D) 9 (E) 10

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