AoPS Community 1998 AMC 8

AMC 8 1998
www.artofproblemsolving.com/community/c4781
by Mrdavid445, Amir Hossein, rrusczyk

1 For x = 7, which of the following is the smallest?

(A) 6
x (B) 6
x+1 (C) 6
x−1 (D) x
6 (E) x+1
6

a b 3 4
2 If = a · d − b · c, what is the value of
c d 1 2
(A) − 2 (B) − 1 (C) 0 (D) 1 (E) 2

3 7
+
3 8 8=
4
5
(A) 1 (B) 25
16 (C) 2 (D) 43
20 (E) 47
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4 How many triangles are in this figure? (Some triangles may overlap other triangles.)

(A) 9 (B) 8 (C) 7 (D) 6 (E) 5

5 Which of the following numbers is largest?

(A) 9.12344 (B) 9.1234 (C) 9.1234 (D) 9.1234 (E) 9.1234

6 Dots are spaced one unit apart, horizontally and vertically. The number of square units enclosed
by the polygon is

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(A) 5 (B) 6 (C) 7 (D) 8 (E) 9

7 100 × 19.98 × 1.998 × 1000 =

(A) (1.998)2 (B) (19.98)2 (C) (199.8)2 (D) (1998)2 (E) (19980)2

8 A child’s wading pool contains 200 gallons of water. If water evaporates at the rate of 0.5 gallons
per day and no other water is added or removed, how many gallons of water will be in the pool
after 30 days?
(A) 140 (B) 170 (C) 185 (D) 198.5 (E) 199.85

9 For a sale, a store owner reduces the price of a 10 dollar scarf by 20%. Later the price is lowered
again, this time by one-half the reduced price. The price is now
(A) 2.00 dollars (B) 3.75 dollars (C) 4.00 dollars (D) 4.90 dollars (E) 6.40 dollars

10 Each of the letters W , X, Y ,and Z represents a different integer in the set {1, 2, 3, 4}, but not
necessarily in that order. If , W Y
X − Z = 1 then the sum of W and Y is

(A) 3 (B) 4 (C) 5 (D) 6 (E) 7

11 Harry has 3 sisters and 5 brothers. His sister Harriet has X sisters and Y brothers. What is the
product of X and Y ?
(A) 8 (B) 10 (C) 12 (D) 15 (E) 18

1 1 1 1





12 2 1− 2 +3 1− 3 +4 1− 4 + · · · + 10 1 − 10 =
(A) 45 (B) 49 (C) 50 (D) 54 (E) 55

13 What is the ratio of the area of the shaded square to the area of the large square? (The figure is
drawn to scale)

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(A) 1
6 (B) 1
7 (C) 1
8 (D) 1
12 (E) 1
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14 An Annville Junior High School, 30% of the students in the Math Club are in the Science Club,
and 80% of the students in the Science Club are in the Math Club. There are 15 students in the
Science Club. How many students are in the Math Club?
(A) 12 (B) 15 (C) 30 (D) 36 (E) 40

15 Problems 15, 16, and 17 all refer to the following:

In the very center of the Irenic Sea lie the beautiful Nisos Isles. In 1998 the number of people
on these islands is only 200, but the population triples every 25 years. Queen Irene has decreed
that there must be at least 1.5 square miles for every person living in the Isles. The total area of
the Nisos Isles is 24, 900 square miles.
15. Estimate the population of Nisos in the year 2050.
(A) 600 (B) 800 (C) 1000 (D) 2000 (E) 3000

16 Problems 15, 16, and 17 all refer to the following:

In the very center of the Irenic Sea lie the beautiful Nisos Isles. In 1998 the number of people
on these islands is only 200, but the population triples every 25 years. Queen Irene has decreed
that there must be at least 1.5 square miles for every person living in the Isles. The total area of
the Nisos Isles is 24,900 square miles.
16. Estimate the year in which the population of Nisos will be approximately 6,000.
(A) 2050 (B) 2075 (C) 2100 (D) 2125 (E) 2150

17 Problems 15, 16, and 17 all refer to the following:

In the very center of the Irenic Sea lie the beautiful Nisos Isles. In 1998 the number of people
on these islands is only 200, but the population triples every 25 years. Queen Irene has decreed

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that there must be at least 1.5 square miles for every person living in the Isles. The total area of
the Nisos Isles is 24,900 square miles.
17. In how many years, approximately, from 1998 will the population of Nisos be as much as
Queen Irene has proclaimed that the islands can support?
(A) 50 yrs. (B) 75 yrs. (C) 100 yrs. (D) 125 yrs. (E) 150 yrs.

18 As indicated by the diagram below, a rectangular piece of paper is folded bottom to top, then
left to right, and finally, a hole is punched at X.
What does the paper look like when unfolded?

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

19 Tamika selects two different numbers at random from the set {8, 9, 10} and adds them. Carlos
takes two different numbers at random from the set {3, 5, 6} and multiplies them. What is the
probability that Tamika’s result is greater than Carlos’ result?
(A) 4
9 (B) 5
9 (C) 1
2 (D) 1
3 (E) 2
3

20 Let P QRS be a square piece of paper. P is folded onto R and then Q is folded onto S. The area
of the resulting figure is 9 square inches. Find the perimeter of square P QRS.

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P Q

S R

(A) 9 (B) 16 (C) 18 (D) 24 (E) 36

21 A 4 ∗ 4 ∗ 4 cubical box contains 64 identical small cubes that exactly fill the box. How many of
these small cubes touch a side or the bottom of the box?
(A) 48 (B) 52 (C) 60 (D) 64 (E) 80

22 Terri produces a sequence of positive integers by following three rules. She starts with a positive
integer, then applies the appropriate rule to the result, and continues in this fashion.
Rule 1: If the integer is less than 10, multiply it by 9.
Rule 2: If the integer is even and greater than 9, divide it by 2.
Rule 3: If the integer is odd and greater than 9, subtract 5 from it.
Find the 98th term of the sequence that begins 98, 49, . . . .
(A) 6 (B) 11 (C) 22 (D) 27 (E) 54

23 If the pattern in the diagram continues, what fraction of the interior would be shaded in the
eighth triangle?

3 5 7 9 11
(A) (B) (C) (D) (E)
8 27 16 16 45

24 A rectangular board of 8 columns has squared numbered beginning in the upper left corner and
moving left to right so row one is numbered 1 through 8, row two is 9 through 16, and so on. A

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student shades square 1, then skips one square and shades square 3, skips two squares and
shades square 6, skips 3 squares and shades square 10, and continues in this way until there is
at least one shaded square in each column. What is the number of the shaded square that first
achieves this result?

2 4 5 7 8
9 11 12 13 14 16

(A) 36 (B) 64 (C) 78 (D) 91 (E) 120

25 Three generous friends, each with some money, redistribute the money as follow:
Amy gives enough money to Jan and Toy to double each amount has.
Jan then gives enough to Amy and Toy to double their amounts.
Finally, Toy gives enough to Amy and Jan to double their amounts.
If Toy had 36 dollars at the beginning and 36 dollars at the end, what is the total amount that all
three friends have?
(A) 108 (B) 180 (C) 216 (D) 252 (E) 288

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