2015

AMC 12 A American Mathematics Competitions

DO NOT OPEN UNTIL Tuesday, FEBRUARY 3, 2015 66th Annual

**Administration On An Earlier Date Will Disqualify Your School’s Results**

1. All information (Rules and Instructions) needed to administer this exam is
contained in the TEACHERS’ MANUAL, which is outside of this package.
AMC 12 A
American Mathematics Contest 12 A
PLEASE READ THE MANUAL BEFORE FEBRUARY 3, 2015. Nothing Tuesday, February 3, 2015
is needed from inside this package until February 3.
2. Your PRINCIPAL or VICE-PRINCIPAL must verify on the AMC 12 INSTRUCTIONS
CERTIFICATION FORM (found in the Teachers’ Manual) that you
followed all rules associated with the conduct of the exam. 1. DO NOT OPEN THIS BOOKLET UNTIL YOUR PROCTOR TELLS YOU.
2. This is a twenty-five question multiple choice test. Each question is followed by
3. The Answer Forms must be mailed by trackable mail to the AMC office no answers marked A, B, C, D and E. Only one of these is correct.
later than 24 hours following the exam. 3. Mark your answer to each problem on the AMC 12 Answer Form with a #2
4. The publication, reproduction or communication of the problems or solutions of this pencil. Check the blackened circles for accuracy and erase errors and stray marks
test during the period when students are eligible to participate seriously jeopardizes completely. Only answers properly marked on the answer form will be graded.
the integrity of the results. Dissemination at any time via copier, telephone, email, 4. SCORING: You will receive 6 points for each correct answer, 1.5 points for each
internet or media of any type is a violation of the competition rules. problem left unanswered, and 0 points for each incorrect answer.
5. No aids are permitted other than scratch paper, graph paper, rulers, compass, protractors,
and erasers. No calculators are allowed. No problems on the test will require the
The use of a calculator.
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are supported by 7. Before beginning the test, your proctor will ask you to record certain information
Academy of Applied Science on the answer form.
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8. When your proctor gives the signal, begin working on the problems. You will
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have 75 minutes to complete the test.
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9. When you finish the exam, sign your name in the space provided on the Answer Form.
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The Committee on the American Mathematics Competitions (CAMC) reserves the right to re-examine students
Conference Board of the Mathematical Sciences before deciding whether to grant official status to their scores. The CAMC also reserves the right to disqualify
The D.E. Shaw Group all scores from a school if it is determined that the required security procedures were not followed.
Google Students who score 100 or above or finish in the top 5% on this AMC 12 will be invited to take the
IDEA MATH, LLC 33rd annual American Invitational Mathematics Examination (AIME) on Thursday, March 19,
2015 or Wednesday, March 25, 2015. More details about the AIME and other information are on
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Math for America Inc. The publication, reproduction or communication of the problems or solutions of the AMC 10 during the
Mu Alpha Theta period when students are eligible to participate seriously jeopardizes the integrity of the results. Dissemination
via copier, telephone, e-mail, World Wide Web or media of any type during this period is a violation of the
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics competition rules. After the contest period, permission to make copies of problems in paper or electronic
Simons Foundation form including posting on web-pages for educational use is granted without fee provided that copies are not
Society for Industrial & Applied Mathematics made or distributed for profit or commercial advantage and that copies bear the copyright notice.
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The problems and solutions for this AMC 12 were prepared by the MAA’s Committee on the
AMC 10 and AMC 12 under the direction of AMC 12 Subcommittee Chair:
Jerrold W. Grossman

2015 AIME
The 33rd annual AIME will be held on Thursday, March 19, with the alternate on Wednesday,
March 25. It is a 15-question, 3-hour, integer-answer exam. You will be invited to participate only
if you score 120 or above or finish in the top 2.5% of the AMC 10, or if you score 100 or above
or finish in the top 5% of the AMC 12. Top-scoring students on the AMC 10/12/AIME will be
selected to take the 44th Annual USA Mathematical Olympiad (USAMO) on April 28–29, 2015.
The best way to prepare for the AIME and USAMO is to study previous exams. Copies may be
ordered as indicated below.

PUBLICATIONS
A complete listing of current publications, with ordering instructions, is at our web site:
maa.org/math-competitions