2012 AMC 8 Problems

Problem 1
Rachelle 用3磅肉为家人做了8个汉堡。若想在邻居野餐会上制作24个汉堡，需要
多少磅肉？
Rachelle uses pounds of meat to make hamburgers for her family. How many
pounds of meat does she need to make hamburgers for a neighborhood
picnic?

Problem 2
East Westmore 国里，统计学家们估计出约每八个小时降生一个宝宝，每天有一个
人死去。近似到百位，East Westmore 每年人口大约增加多少？
In the country of East Westmore, statisticians estimate there is a baby born
every hours and a death every day. To the nearest hundred, how many people
are added to the population of East Westmore each year?

Problem 3
二月十三日， 注明当日日照时长10小时24分钟。其中
日出在6: 57AM，而日落在8: 15PM。然而日照时长和日出时间是对的，日落时间
却是错的。则实际日落的时间是？
On February 13 listed the length of daylight as 10
hours and 24 minutes, the sunrise was , and the sunset as .
The length of daylight and sunrise were correct, but the sunset was wrong. When
did the sun really set?

Problem 4
Peter 家晚餐点了个12块的披萨。Peter 吃了一块并与弟弟 Paul 平均分享了另一
块。则整张披萨的多少被 Peter 给吃了？
Peter's family ordered a 12-slice pizza for dinner. Peter ate one slice and shared
another slice equally with his brother Paul. What fraction of the pizza did Peter
eat?

Problem 5
如下图，所有角都是直角，且所有边都是按厘米给出。请注意图并非按比例绘制。
则X的长度是多少厘米？
In the diagram, all angles are right angles and the lengths of the sides are given
in centimeters. Note the diagram is not drawn to scale. What is the length in , in
centimeters?

Problem 6
一个矩形照片被置于两英寸的边框中。若照片高8英寸宽10英寸，则边框的面积是
多少平方英寸？
A rectangular photograph is placed in a frame that forms a border two inches
wide on all sides of the photograph. The photograph measures 8 inches high and
10 inches wide. What is the area of the border, in square inches?

Problem 7
Isabella 必须要参加四场满分为100的数学课测验。她的目标是达到均分95。前两
次她取得97和91。当她看到第三次成绩的时候，她确信她还可以实现目标。则她
第三次考试的最低分数可能是多少？
Isabella must take four 100-point tests in her math class. Her goal is to achieve
an average grade of 95 on the tests. Her first two test scores were 97 and 91.
After seeing her score on the third test, she realized she can still reach her goal.
What is the lowest possible score she could have made on the third test?

Problem 8
某商店宣传“今日全场半价特惠”。此外，有优惠券可以在半价的基础上再减
20%。那么使用优惠券，则当日的价格较原价低了多少？
A shop advertises everything is "half price in today's sale." In addition, a coupon
gives a 20% discount on sale prices. Using the coupon, the price today
represents what percentage off the original price?

Problem 9
Fort Worth 动物园有若干两脚的鸟以及若干四脚的哺乳动物。一次参观中，Margie
数出有200个头和522只脚。则 Margie 计算地动物中有多少是两脚的鸟？
The Fort Worth Zoo has a number of two-legged birds and a number of four-
legged mammals. On one visit to the zoo, Margie counted 200 heads and 522
legs. How many of the animals that Margie counted were two-legged birds?

Problem 10
有多少比1000大的四位数用了2012中的这四个数字？
How many 4-digit numbers greater than 1000 are there that use the four digits of
2012?

Problem 11
3,4,5,6,6,7, x中 均值，中位数，以及唯一的众数都相等。则x的值是？
The mean, median, and unique mode of the positive integers 3, 4, 5, 6, 6, 7,
and are all equal. What is the value of ?

Problem 12
132012 的个位是？
What is the units digit of ？

Problem 13
Jamar 以每支超过一分钱的价格在学校书店买了一批铅笔，并支付$1.43。
Sharona 也买了一些同样的铅笔并花了$1.87。则 Sharona 比 Jamar 多买了几支
笔？
Jamar bought some pencils costing more than a penny each at the school
bookstore and paid . Sharona bought some of the same pencils and
paid . How many more pencils did Sharona buy than Jamar?

Problem 14
BIG N 中学橄榄球联盟中，每支队都与其他队刚好比赛一场。若 2012 赛季联盟进
行了21场比赛。则 BIG N 联盟中有多少支成员队？
In the BIG N, a middle school football conference, each team plays every other
team exactly once. If a total of 21 conference games were played during the 2012
season, how many teams were members of the BIG N conference?

Problem 15
大于2，并且除3,4,5,6都余 2 的最小的数在下列哪两个数之间？
The smallest number greater than 2 that leaves a remainder of 2 when divided by
3, 4, 5, or 6 lies between what numbers?
Problem 16

0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9每个数字只用一次，组成两个五位数使得和尽量大。则下列哪个可
能是其中一个五位数？

Each of the digits 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9 is used only once to make two

five-digit numbers so that they have the largest possible sum. Which of the
following could be one of the numbers?

Problem 17
一个边长为整数的正方形被切割成10个小正方形，每个都有整数边长且至少8个面
积为1。则原正方形边长最小可能是？
A square with integer side length is cut into 10 squares, all of which have integer
side length and at least 8 of which have area 1. What is the smallest possible
value of the length of the side of the original square?

Problem 18
既非质数又非平方数且没有小于50的质因子，这样的数字最小是多少？
What is the smallest positive integer that is neither prime nor square and that has
no prime factor less than 50?

Problem 19
一个罐子里有红色，绿色和蓝色的玻璃球。除了6个余下都是红的，除了8个余下都
是绿的，除了4个余下都是蓝的。罐子里一共有多少个玻璃球？
In a jar of red, green, and blue marbles, all but 6 are red marbles, all but 8 are
green, and all but 4 are blue. How many marbles are in the jar?
Problem 20
5 7 9
,
19 21 23
, 按升序排列的正确顺序是？

What is the correct ordering of the three numbers , , and , in increasing

order?

Problem 21
Marla 有个棱长为10英尺的白色大正方体。她也有足够的颜料去覆盖300平方英尺
的绿色涂料。Marla 用全部涂料把正方体粉刷，使得每一面中间都构成相同的被绿
边环绕的正方形。则其中一个白色正方形的面积是？
Marla has a large white cube that has an edge of 10 feet. She also has enough
green paint to cover 300 square feet. Marla uses all the paint to create a white
square centered on each face, surrounded by a green border. What is the area of
one of the white squares, in square feet?

Problem 22
令R为九个不同整数的集合。其中6个为2,3,4,6,9,14。则R中中位数有多少种可能？
Let be a set of nine distinct integers. Six of the elements are 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, and
14. What is the number of possible values of the median of ?

Problem 23
一个等边三角形与一个正六边形等周长。若三角形面积为4，则六边形面积是？
An equilateral triangle and a regular hexagon have equal perimeters. If the area
of the triangle is 4, what is the area of the hexagon?

Problem 24
一个半径为2的圆被分成四个相等的弧。四段弧拼接成下面的星星图案。则这个星
星图案与原来的圆的面积比是？
A circle of radius 2 is cut into four congruent arcs. The four arcs are joined to
form the star figure shown. What is the ratio of the area of the star figure to the
area of the original circle?

Problem 25

一个面积为4的正方形内接于一个面积是5的正方形，使得小正方形每个顶点都在大正
方形的一条边上。小正方形的顶点把大正方形的每条边分割成两部分，一部分长度为a，一
部分长度为b。则ab的值是？

A square with area 4 is inscribed in a square with area 5, with one vertex of the
smaller square on each side of the larger square. A vertex of the smaller square
divides a side of the larger square into two segments, one of length , and the
other of length . What is the value of ?
2012 AMC 8 Answer Key
1. E 2. B 3. B 4. C 5. E 6. E 7. B 8. D 9. C 10. D 11. D 12. A 13. C 14. B 15. D 16. C 17. B 18. A 19. C 20. B
21. D 22. D 23. C 24. A 25. C