AMC8A 2019 Mock
AMC8A 2019 Mock
AMC8A 2019 Mock
Rules
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1. The following test consists of 25 problems on 3 pages to be completed in 40 minutes. Each
question is followed by answers labeled A, B, C, D, E. Only one of these answers is correct.
2. The answers to the problems are to be marked on the popcorn1’s AMC 8 A 2019 Answer
Form. Only properly marked answers will be graded.
3. There is no penalty for guessing. Your score is the number of correct answers.
5. Only scratch paper, graph paper, rulers, compasses, protractors, and erasers are allowed
as aids. No calculators, smartwatches, phones, computing devices, or resources such as
Wolfram-Alpha are allowed. No problems on the exam require the use of a calculator.
6. When you feel like it, begin working on the problems. You will have 40 minutes to complete
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3. What is the ratio of the largest 8-digit integer to the largest 4-digit integer?
(A) 1001 (B) 1111 (C) 10,001 (D) 11,111 (E) 100,001
4. A video on YouTunnel gets 10 views every second. If k means thousand (i.e. 10k means
10,000) and similarly m means million, then which of these is closest to the number of views
it gets in a year?
(A) 300k (B) 3m (C) 30m (D) 300m (E) 3000m
5. The bar graph below shows how many glasses of water Marie drank each day over the month
of October.
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Glasses of Water
If Marie selected a random day in October, what is the probability she drank at least 6 glasses
of water on that day, to the nearest whole percent?
(A) 29% (B) 32% (C) 48% (D) 52% (E) 71%
6. A square floor is tiled completely with square tiles, measuring 2 feet on a side. There are 36
tiles touching the walls of the room. No tiles are cut. What is the area of the floor, in f t 2 ?
(A) 64 (B) 100 (C) 128 (D) 256 (E) 400
7. The triangle and square shown share a side. Their areas are both equal to 4. What is the
height of tower (the dashed line in the picture)?
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(A) 4 (B) 4 2 (C) 6 (D) 6 2 (E) 8
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8. Two rectangles are falling over, as shown. What is the measure of the angle α, in degrees?
(A) 70 (B) 120 (C) 130 (D) 150 (E) 170
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9. Dave had no money. Then Andrew gave Dave of his money, Bob , and Carl . Each
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person gave Dave $17. Who has the most money now?
(A) Andrew (B) Bob (C) Carl (D) Dave (E) There is a tie.
10. A class is playing the game Headbandzz. In the game, everyone wears a red, green, or
blue headband. Every student can see every headband except for their own. Then, every
student truthfully says that they see at least 20 red headbands, 1 blue headband, and 9 green
headbands. What is the fewest number playing the game?
(A) 27 (B) 30 (C) 33 (D) 36 (E) 39
11. A pyramid could have how many edges?
(A) 2019 (B) 20192 (C) 2019 (D) 201−9 (E) 20192019
12. How many integers x satisfy −20 < |x| < 19?
(A) 36 (B) 37 (C) 38 (D) 39 (E) 40
13. 1 red marble and g green marbles are placed in a jar. 7 of them are picked at random. The
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probability that the red marble is picked is . What is the sum of the digits of g?
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(A) 11 (B) 12 (C) 13 (D) 14 (E) 15
14. Some cells in the 5 × 5 grid shown were shaded so that no 2 × 2 square has all of its cells
shaded. What is the fewest number of cells that can be left unshaded?
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