2005 AMC 10B Problems

2005 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 scout troop buys candy bars at a price of five for $ . They sell all the candy bars at a price of two for
$ . What was the profit, in dollars?
Solution

Problem 2
A positive number has the property that of is . What is ?

Solution

Problem 3
A gallon of paint is used to paint a room. One third of the paint is used on the first day. On the second day,
one third of the remaining paint is used. What fraction of the original amount of paint is available to use on
the third day?

Solution

Problem 4
For real numbers and , define . What is the value of

Solution

Problem 5
Brianna is using part of the money she earned on her weekend job to buy several equally-priced CDs. She
used one fifth of her money to buy one third of the CDs. What fraction of her money will she have left after
she buys all the CDs?

Solution

Problem 6
At the beginning of the school year, Lisa's goal was to earn an A on at least of her quizzes for the
year. She earned an A on of the first quizzes. If she is to achieve her goal, on at most how many of the
remaining quizzes can she earn a grade lower than an A?

Solution

Problem 7
A circle is inscribed in a square, then a square is inscribed in this circle, and finally, a circle is inscribed in this
square. What is the ratio of the area of the smaller circle to the area of the larger square?
Solution

Problem 8
An -foot by -foot floor is tiled with square tiles of size foot by foot. Each tile has a pattern consisting
of four white quarter circles of radius foot centered at each corner of the tile. The remaining portion of
the tile is shaded. How many square feet of the floor are shaded?

Solution

Problem 9
One fair die has faces , , , , , and another has faces , , , , , . The dice are rolled and the numbers
on the top faces are added. What is the probability that the sum will be odd?

Solution

Problem 10
In , we have and . Suppose that is a point on line such that lies
between and and . What is ?

Solution

Problem 11
The first term of a sequence is . Each succeeding term is the sum of the cubes of the digits of the
previous term. What is the term of the sequence?

Solution

Problem 12
Twelve fair dice are rolled. What is the probability that the product of the numbers on the top faces is
prime?

Solution

Problem 13
How many numbers between and are integer multiples of or but not ?
Solution

Problem 14
Equilateral has side length , is the midpoint of , and is the midpoint of . What is the
area of ?

Solution

Problem 15
An envelope contains eight bills: ones, fives, tens, and twenties. Two bills are drawn at random
without replacement. What is the probability that their sum is $ or more?

Solution

Problem 16
The quadratic equation has roots that are twice those of , and none of
, , and is zero. What is the value of ?

Solution

Problem 17
Suppose that , , , and . What is ?

Solution

Problem 18
All of David's telephone numbers have the form , where , , , , , , and are distinct
digits and in increasing order, and none is either or . How many different telephone numbers can David
have?
Solution

Problem 19
On a certain math exam, of the students got points, got points, got points,
got points, and the rest got points. What is the difference between the mean and the median score
on this exam?

Solution

Problem 20
What is the average (mean) of all -digit numbers that can be formed by using each of the digits , , , ,
and exactly once?

Solution

Problem 21
Forty slips are placed into a hat, each bearing a number , , , , , , , , , or , with each number
entered on four slips. Four slips are drawn from the hat at random and without replacement. Let be the
probability that all four slips bear the same number. Let be the probability that two of the slips bear a
number and the other two bear a number . What is the value of ?

Solution

Problem 22
For how many positive integers less than or equal to is evenly divisible by ?

Solution

Problem 23
In trapezoid we have parallel to , as the midpoint of , and as the midpoint of .
The area of is twice the area of . What is ?

Solution

Problem 24
Let and be two-digit integers such that is obtained by reversing the digits of . The integers and
satisfy for some positive integer . What is ?
Solution

Problem 25
A subset of the set of integers from to , inclusive, has the property that no two elements of sum
to . What is the maximum possible number of elements in ?

Solution

See also
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