AoPS Community 2017 AMC 10

AMC 10 2017
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by techguy2, MathArt4, thatindiankid55, WhaleVomit, CountofMC, happiface, DeathLlama9, Mudkipswims42,
ythomashu, always correct, PiDude314, LauraZed, pi Plus 45x23, Superwiz, Benq, AstrapiGnosis, Canton-
MathGuy, rrusczyk

– A

– February 7th, 2017

1 What is the value of 2(2(2(2(2(2 + 1) + 1) + 1) + 1) + 1) + 1?

(A) 70 (B) 97 (C) 127 (D) 159 (E) 729

2 Pablo buys popsicles for his friends. The store sells single popsicles for $1 each, 3-popsicle
boxes for $2, and 5-popsicle boxes for $3. What is the greatest number of popsicles that Pablo
can buy with $8?
(A) 8 (B) 11 (C) 12 (D) 13 (E) 15

3 Tamara has three rows of two 6-feet by 2-feet flower beds in her garden. The beds are separated
and also surrounded by 1-foot-wide walkways, as shown on the diagram. What is the total area
of the walkways, in square feet?

1 1 1
1

2
6
1

(A) 72 (B) 78 (C) 90 (D) 120 (E) 150

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4 Mia is ”helping” her mom pick up 30 toys that are strewn on the floor. Mia’s mom manages to
put 3 toys into the toy box every 30 seconds, but each time immediately after those 30 seconds
have elapsed, Mia takes 2 toys out of the box. How much time, in minutes, will it take Mia and
her mom to put all 30 toys into the box for the first time?
(A) 13.5 (B) 14 (C) 14.5 (D) 15 (E) 15.5

5 The sum of two nonzero real numbers is 4 times their product. What is the sum of the reciprocals
of the two numbers?
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 4 (D) 8 (E) 12

6 Ms. Carroll promised that anyone who got all the multiple choice questions right on the up-
coming exam would receive an A on the exam. Which of these statements necessarily follows
logically?
(A) If Lewis did not receive an A, then he got all of the multiple choice questions wrong.
(B) If Lewis did not receive an A, then he got at least one of the multiple choice questions wrong.
(C) If Lewis got at least one of the multiple choice questions wrong, then he did not receive an
A.
(D) If Lewis received an A, then he got all of the multiple choice questions right.
(E) If Lewis received an A, then he got at least one of the multiple choice questions right.

7 Jerry and Silvia wanted to go from the southwest corner of a square field to the northeast corner.
Jerry walked due east and then due north to reach the goal, but Silvia headed northeast and
reached the goal walking in a straight line. Which of the following is closest to how much shorter
Silvia’s trip was, compared to Jerry’s trip?
(A) 30% (B) 40% (C) 50% (D) 60% (E) 70%

8 At a gathering of 30 people, there are 20 people who all know each other and 10 people who
know no one. People who know each other hug, and people who do not know each other shake
hands. How many handshakes occur?
(A) 240 (B) 245 (C) 290 (D) 480 (E) 490

9 Minnie rides on a flat road at 20 kilometers per hour (kph), downhill at 30 kph, and uphill at 5 kph.
Penny rides on a flat road at 30 kph, downhill at 40 kph, and uphill at 10 kph. Minnie goes from
town A to town B, a distance of 10 km all uphill, then from town B to town C, a distance of 15
km all downhill, and then back to town A, a distance of 20 km on the flat. Penny goes the other
way around using the same route. How many more minutes does it take Minnie to complete the
45-km ride than it takes Penny?
(A) 45 (B) 60 (C) 65 (D) 90 (E) 95

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10 Joy has 30 thin rods, one each of every integer length from 1 cm through 30 cm. She places
the rods with lengths 3 cm, 7 cm, and 15 cm on a table. She then wants to choose a fourth rod
that she can put with these three to form a quadrilateral with positive area. How many of the
remaining rods can she choose as the fourth rod?
(A) 16 (B) 17 (C) 18 (D) 19 (E) 20

11 The region consisting of all points in three-dimensional space within 3 units of line segment AB
has volume 216π. What is the length AB?
(A) 6 (B) 12 (C) 18 (D) 20 (E) 24

12 Let S be the set of points (x, y) in the coordinate plane such that two of the three quantities 3,
x + 2, and y − 4 are equal and the third of the three quantities is no greater than this common
value. Which of the following is a correct description of S?
(A) a single point (B) two intersecting lines

(C) three lines whose pairwise intersections are three distinct points

(D) a triangle (E) three rays with a common endpoint

13 Define a sequence recursively by F0 = 0, F1 = 1, and Fn = the remainder when Fn−1 + Fn−2

is divided by 3, for all n ≥ 2. Thus the sequence starts 0, 1, 1, 2, 0, 2 . . .. What is F2017 + F2018 +
F2019 + F2020 + F2021 + F2022 + F2023 + F2024 ?
(A) 6 (B) 7 (C) 8 (D) 9 (E) 10

14 Every week Roger pays for a movie ticket and a soda out of his allowance. Last week, Roger’s
allowance was A dollars. The cost of his movie ticket was 20% of the difference between A and
the cost of his soda, while the cost of his soda was 5% of the difference between A and the
cost of his movie ticket. To the nearest whole percent, what fraction of A did Roger pay for his
movie ticket and soda?
(A) 9% (B) 19% (C) 22% (D) 23% (E) 25%

15 Chloé chooses a real number uniformly at random from the interval [0, 2017]. Independently,
Laurent chooses a real number uniformly at random from the interval [0, 4034]. What is the prob-
ability that Laurent’s number is greater than Chloé’s number?
1 2 3 5 7
(A) 2 (B) 3 (C) 4 (D) 6 (E) 8

16 There are 10 horses, named Horse 1, Horse 2, . . ., Horse 10. They get their names from how
many minutes it takes them to run one lap around a circular race track: Horse k runs one lap

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in exactly k minutes. At time 0 all the horses are together at the starting point on the track.
The horses start running in the same direction, and they keep running around the circular track
at their constant speeds. The least time S > 0, in minutes, at which all 10 horses will again
simultaneously be at the starting point is S = 2520. Let T > 0 be the least time, in minutes,
such that at least 5 of the horses are again at the starting point. What is the sum of the digits
of T ?
(A) 2 (B) 3 (C) 4 (D) 5 (E) 6

17 Distinct points P , Q, R, S lie on the circle x2 + y 2 = 25 and have integer coordinates. The
distances P Q and RS are irrational numbers. What is the greatest possible value of the ratio
PQ
RS ?
√ √
(A) 3 (B) 5 (C) 3 5 (D) 7 (E) 5 2

18 Amelia has a coin that lands heads with probability 13 , and Blaine has a coin that lands on heads
with probability 52 . Amelia and Blaine alternately toss their coins until someone gets a head; the
first one to get a head wins. All coin tosses are independent. Amelia goes first. The probability
that Amelia wins is pq , where p and q are relatively prime positive integers. What is q − p?
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4 (E) 5

19 Alice refuses to sit next to either Bob or Carla. Derek refuses to sit next to Eric. How many ways
are there for the five of them to sit in a row of 5 chairs under these conditions?
(A) 12 (B) 16 (C) 28 (D) 32 (E) 40

20 Let S(n) equal the sum of the digits of positive integer n. For example, S(1507) = 13. For a
particular positive integer n, S(n) = 1274. Which of the following could be the value of S(n + 1)?
(A) 1 (B) 3 (C) 12 (D) 1239 (E) 1265

21 A square with side length x is inscribed in a right triangle with sides of length 3, 4, and 5 so that
one vertex of the square coincides with the right-angle vertex of the triangle. A square with side
length y is inscribed so that one side of the square lies on the hypotenuse of the triangle. What
is xy ?
12 35 37 13
(A) 13 (B) 37 (C) 1 (D) 35 (E) 12

22 Sides AB and AC of equilateral triangle ABC are tangent to a circle at points B and C respec-
tively. What fraction of the area of △ABC lies outside the circle?
√ √
4 3π 1 √
3 π 1
√ √
2 3π 4 4 3π
(A) −3 (B) 2 − 8 (C) 2 (D) 3 − 9 (E) 3 −
27 27

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23 How many triangles with positive area have all their vertices at points (i, j) in the coordinate
plane, where i and j are integers between 1 and 5, inclusive?
(A) 2128 (B) 2148 (C) 2160 (D) 2200 (E) 2300

24 For certain real numbers a, b, and c, the polynomial

g(x) = x3 + ax2 + x + 10
has three distinct roots, and each root of g(x) is also a root of the polynomial
f (x) = x4 + x3 + bx2 + 100x + c.
What is f (1)?
(A) − 9009 (B) − 8008 (C) − 7007 (D) − 6006 (E) − 5005

25 How many integers between 100 and 999, inclusive, have the property that some permutation
of its digits is a multiple of 11 between 100 and 999? For example, both 121 and 211 have this
property.
(A) 226 (B) 243 (C) 270 (D) 469 (E) 486

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– February 15th, 2017

1 Mary thought of a positive two-digit number. She multiplied it by 3 and added 11. Then she
switched the digits of the result, obtaining a number between 71 and 75, inclusive. What was
Mary’s number?
(A) 11 (B) 12 (C) 13 (D) 14 (E) 15

2 Sofia ran 5 laps around the 400-meter track at her school. For each lap, she ran the first 100
meters at an average speed of 4 meters per second and the remaining 300 meters at an average
speed of 5 meters per second. How much time did Sofia take running the 5 laps?
(A) 5 minutes and 35 seconds (B) 6 minutes and 40 seconds (C) 7 minutes and 5 seconds (D) 7 minutes a
(E) 8 minutes and 10 seconds

3 Real numbers x, y, and z satisfy the inequalities

0 < x < 1, −1 < y < 0, and 1 < z < 2.
Which of the following numbers is nessecarily positive?
(A) y + x2 (B) y + xz (C) y + y 2 (D) y + 2y 2
(E) y + z

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4 Suppose that x and y are nonzero real numbers such that

3x + y
= −2.
x − 3y
What is the value of
x + 3y
?
3x − y
(A) −3 (B) −1 (C) 1 (D) 2 (E) 3

5 Camilla had twice as many blueberry jelly beans as cherry jelly beans. After eating 10 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?
(A) 10 (B) 20 (C) 30 (D) 40 (E) 50

6 What is the largest number of solid 2-in × 2-in × 1-in blocks that can fit in a 3-in × 2-in × 3-in box?
(A) 3 (B) 4 (C) 5 (D) 6 (E) 7

7 Samia set off on her bicycle to visit her friend, traveling at an average speed of 17 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 5 kilometers per hour. In all it took her 44 minutes to reach her friend’s
house. In kilometers rounded to the nearest tenth, how far did Samia walk?
(A) 2.0 (B) 2.2 (C) 2.8 (D) 3.4 (E) 4.4

8 Points A(11, 9) and B(2, −3) are vertices of △ABC with AB = AC. The altitude from A meets
the opposite side at D(−1, 3). What are the coordinates of point C?
(A) (−8, 9) (B) (−4, 8) (C) (−4, 9) (D) (−2, 3) (E) (−1, 0)

9 A radio program has a quiz consisting of 3 multiple-choice questions, each with 3 choices. A
contestant wins if he or she gets 2 or more of the questions right. The contestant answers
randomly to each question. What is the probability of winning?
1 1 2 7 1
(A) 27 (B) 9 (C) 9 (D) 27 (E) 2

10 The lines with equations ax−2y = c and 2x+by = −c are perpendicular and intersect at (1, −5).
What is c?
(A) − 13 (B) − 8 (C) 2 (D) 8 (E) 13

11 At Typico High School, 60% of the students like dancing, and the rest dislike it. Of those who
like dancing, 80% say that they like it, and the rest say that they dislike it. Of those who dislike
dancing, 90% 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?

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(A) 10% (B) 12% (C) 20% (D) 25% (E) 33 13 %

12 Elmer’s new car gives 50% percent better fuel efficiency, measured in kilometers per liter, than
his old car. However, his new car uses diesel fuel, which is 20% more expensive per liter than the
gasoline his 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?
(A) 20% (B) 26 23 % (C) 27 97 % (D) 33 13 % (E) 66 23 %

13 There are 20 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 10 students taking yoga, 13 taking bridge, and 9 taking painting. There are 9
students taking at least two classes. How many students are taking all three classes?
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4 (E) 5

14 An integer N is selected at random in the range 1 ≤ N ≤ 2020. What is the probability that the
remainder when N 16 is divided by 5 is 1?
(A) 1
5 (B) 2
5 (C) 3
5 (D) 4
5 (E) 1

15 Rectangle ABCD has AB = 3 and BC = 4. Point E is the foot of the perpendicular from B to
diagonal AC. What is the area of △ADE?
(A) 1 (B) 42
25 (C) 28
15 (D) 2 (E) 54
25

16 How many of the base-ten numerals for the positive integers less than or equal to 2017 contain
the digit 0?
(A) 469 (B) 471 (C) 475 (D) 478 (E) 481

17 Call a positive integer monotonous 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, 3, 23578,
and 987620 are monotonous, but 88, 7434, and 23557 are not. How many monotonous positive
integers are there?
(A) 1024 (B) 1524 (C) 1533 (D) 1536 (E) 2048

18 In the figure below, 3 of the 6 disks are to be painted blue, 2 are to be painted red, and 1 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?

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(A) 6 (B) 8 (C) 9 (D) 12 (E) 15

19 Let ABC be an equilateral triangle. Extend side AB beyond B to a point B ′ so that BB ′ = 3AB.
Similarly, extend side BC beyond C to a point C ′ so that CC ′ = 3BC, and extend side CA
beyond A to a point A′ so that AA′ = 3CA. What is the ratio of the area of △A′ B ′ C ′ to the area
of △ABC?
(A) 9 : 1 (B) 16 : 1 (C) 25 : 1 (D) 36 : 1 (E) 37 : 1

20 The number 21! = 51, 090, 942, 171, 709, 440, 000 has over 60, 000 positive integer divisors. One
of them is chosen at random. What is the probability that it is odd?
1 1 1
(A) 21 (B) 19 (C) 18 (D) 21 (E) 11
21

21 In △ABC, AB = 6, AC = 8, BC = 10, and D is the midpoint of BC. What is the sum of the radii
of the circles inscribed in △ADB and △ADC?
√ √
(A) 5 (B) 11
4 (C)2 2 (D) 17
6 (E)3

22 The diameter AB of a circle of radius 2 is extended to a point D outside the circle so that BD =
3. Point E is chosen so that ED = 5 and the line ED is perpendicular to the line AD. Segment
AE intersects the circle at point C between A and E. What is the area of △ABC?
120 140 145 140 120
(A) 37 (B) 39 (C) 39 (D) 37 (E) 31

23 Let N = 123456789101112 . . . 4344 be the 79-digit number obtained that is formed by writing the
integers from 1 to 44 in order, one after the other. What is the remainder when N is divided by
45?
(A) 1 (B) 4 (C) 9 (D) 18 (E) 44

24 The vertices of an equilateral triangle lie on the hyperbola xy = 1, and a vertex of this hyperbola
is the centroid of the triangle. What is the square of the area of the triangle?
(A) 48 (B) 60 (C) 108 (D) 120 (E) 169

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25 Last year Isabella took 7 math tests and received 7 different scores, each an integer between
91 and 100, inclusive. After each test she noticed that the average of her test scores was an
integer. Her score on the seventh test was 95. What was her score on the sixth test?
(A) 92 (B) 94 (C) 96 (D) 98 (E) 100

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