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2004 AMC 10A (Answer Key)
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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
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
You and five friends need to raise dollars in donations for a charity, dividing the fundraising equally. How many dollars will
each of you need to raise?

Solution

Problem 2

For any three real numbers , , and , with , the operation is defined by: What is

Solution

Problem 3
Alicia earns 20 dollars per hour, of which is deducted to pay local taxes. How many cents per hour of Alicia's wages are
used to pay local taxes?

Solution

Problem 4
What is the value of if ?

Solution

Problem 5
A set of three points is randomly chosen from the grid shown. Each three point set has the same probability of being chosen. What
is the probability that the points lie on the same straight line?
Solution

Problem 6
Bertha has 6 daughters and no sons. Some of her daughters have 6 daughters, and the rest have none. Bertha has a total of 30
daughters and granddaughters, and no great-granddaughters. How many of Bertha's daughters and grand-daughters have no
daughters?

Solution

Problem 7
A grocer stacks oranges in a pyramid-like stack whose rectangular base is 5 oranges by 8 oranges. Each orange above the first
level rests in a pocket formed by four oranges below. The stack is completed by a single row of oranges. How many oranges are in
the stack?

Solution

Problem 8
A game is played with tokens according to the following rule. In each round, the player with the most tokens gives one token to
each of the other players and also places one token in the discard pile. The game ends when some player runs out of tokens.
Players , , and start with 15, 14, and 13 tokens, respectively. How many rounds will there be in the game?

Solution

Problem 9
In the figure, and are right angles. , and and intersect at .
What is the difference between the areas of and ?

Solution

Problem 10
Coin is flipped three times and coin is flipped four times. What is the probability that the number of heads obtained from
flipping the two fair coins is the same?

Solution

Problem 11
A company sells peanut butter in cylindrical jars. Marketing research suggests that using wider jars will increase sales. If the
diameter of the jars is increased by without altering the volume, by what percent must the height be decreased?

Solution

Problem 12
Henry's Hamburger Heaven offers its hamburgers with the following condiments: ketchup, mustard, mayonnaise, tomato, lettuce,
pickles, cheese, and onions. A customer can choose one, two, or three meat patties, and any collection of condiments. How many
different kinds of hamburgers can be ordered?

Solution

Problem 13
At a party, each man danced with exactly three women and each woman danced with exactly two men. Twelve men attended the
party. How many women attended the party?

Solution

Problem 14
The average value of all the pennies, nickels, dimes, and quarters in Paula's purse is cents. If she had one more quarter, the
average would be cents. How many dimes does she have in her purse?

Solution

Problem 15

Given that and , what is the largest possible value of ?

Solution

Problem 16
The grid shown contains a collection of squares with sizes from to . How many of these squares contain
the black center square?

Solution

Problem 17
Brenda and Sally run in opposite directions on a circular track, starting at diametrically opposite points. They first meet after
Brenda has run 100 meters. They next meet after Sally has run 150 meters past their first meeting point. Each girl runs at a
constant speed. What is the length of the track in meters?

Solution

Problem 18
A sequence of three real numbers forms an arithmetic progression with a first term of 9. If 2 is added to the second term and 20 is
added to the third term, the three resulting numbers form a geometric progression. What is the smallest possible value for the third
term of the geometric progression?

Solution

Problem 19
A white cylindrical silo has a diameter of 30 feet and a height of 80 feet. A red stripe with a horizontal width of 3 feet is painted on
the silo, as shown, making two complete revolutions around it. What is the area of the stripe in square feet?

Solution

Problem 20
Points and are located on square so that is equilateral. What is the ratio of the area of to
that of ?
Solution

Problem 21
Two distinct lines pass through the center of three concentric circles of radii 3, 2, and 1. The area of the shaded region in the

diagram is of the area of the unshaded region. What is the radian measure of the acute angle formed by the two lines? (Note:

radians is degrees.)

Solution

Problem 22
Square has side length . A semicircle with diameter is constructed inside the square, and the tangent to the
semicircle from intersects side at . What is the length of ?
Solution

Problem 23
Circles and are externally tangent to each other, and internally tangent to circle . Circles and are congruent.
Circle has radius and passes through the center of . What is the radius of circle ?

Solution

Problem 24
Let be a function with the following properties:

(i) , and

(ii) for any positive integer .

What is the value of ?

Solution

Problem 25
Three mutually tangent spheres of radius 1 rest on a horizontal plane. A sphere of radius 2 rests on them. What is the distance
from the plane to the top of the larger sphere?

Solution

See also
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