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AMC 10 2004A: all 25 problems

Each problem has a solution worked from first principles and the first grade (by CCSS standards) that can solve it.

  1. AMC 10 2004A #1 grade 4+ arithmetic

    You and five friends need to raise 1500 dollars in donations for a charity, dividing the fundraising equally. How many d…

  2. AMC 10 2004A #2 grade 7+ arithmetic

    For any three real numbers a, b, and c, with b≠ c, the operation otimes is defined by: otimes(a,b,c)=a/(b-c) What is oti…

  3. AMC 10 2004A #3 grade 6+ arithmetic

    Alicia earns 20 dollars per hour, of which 1.45% is deducted to pay local taxes. How many cents per hour of Alicia's wag…

  4. AMC 10 2004A #4 grade 7+ algebra

    What is the value of x if |x-1|=|x-2|?

  5. AMC 10 2004A #5 grade 7+ probability

    A set of three points is randomly chosen from the grid shown. Each three point set has the same probability of being cho…

  6. AMC 10 2004A #6 grade 4+ arithmetic

    Bertha has 6 daughters and no sons. Some of her daughters have 6 daughters, and the rest have none. Bertha has a total o…

  7. AMC 10 2004A #7 grade 4+ geometry-3d

    A grocer stacks oranges in a pyramid-like stack whose rectangular base is 5 oranges by 8 oranges. Each orange above the…

  8. AMC 10 2004A #8 grade 4+ arithmetic

    A game is played with tokens according to the following rule. In each round, the player with the most tokens gives one t…

  9. AMC 10 2004A #9 grade 6+ geometry-2d

    In the overlapping triangles △ABC and △ABE sharing common side AB, ∠EAB and ∠ABC are right angles, AB=4, BC=6, AE=8, and…

  10. AMC 10 2004A #10 grade 7+ probability

    Coin A is flipped three times and coin B is flipped four times. What is the probability that the number of heads obtaine…

  11. AMC 10 2004A #11 grade 8+ geometry-3d

    A company sells peanut butter in cylindrical jars. Marketing research suggests that using wider jars will increase sales…

  12. AMC 10 2004A #12 grade 7+ counting

    Henry's Hamburger Haven offers its hamburgers with the following condiments: ketchup, mustard, mayonnaise, tomato, lettu…

  13. AMC 10 2004A #13 grade 4+ arithmetic

    At a party, each man danced with exactly three women and each woman danced with exactly two men. Twelve men attended the…

  14. AMC 10 2004A #14 grade 8+ arithmetic

    The average value of all the pennies, nickels, dimes, and quarters in Paula's purse is 20 cents. If she had one more qua…

  15. AMC 10 2004A #15 grade 7+ algebra

    Given that -4≤ x≤-2 and 2≤ y≤4, what is the largest possible value of (x+y)/x?

  16. AMC 10 2004A #16 grade 3+ geometry-2d

    The 5× 5 grid shown contains a collection of squares with sizes from 1× 1 to 5× 5. How many of these squares contain the…

  17. AMC 10 2004A #17 grade 7+ rate-ratio

    Brenda and Sally run in opposite directions on a circular track, starting at diametrically opposite points. They first m…

  18. AMC 10 2004A #18 grade 8+ algebra

    A sequence of three real numbers forms an arithmetic progression with a first term of 9. If 2 is added to the second ter…

  19. AMC 10 2004A #19 grade 7+ geometry-2d

    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 fe…

  20. AMC 10 2004A #20 grade 8+ geometry-2d

    Points E and F are located on square ABCD so that △ BEF is equilateral. What is the ratio of the area of △ DEF to that o…

  21. AMC 10 2004A #21 grade 8+ geometry-2d

    Two distinct lines pass through the center of three concentric circles of radii 3, 2, and 1. The area of the shaded regi…

  22. AMC 10 2004A #22 grade 8+ geometry-2d

    Square ABCD has side length 2. A semicircle with diameter AB is constructed inside the square, and the tangent to the se…

  23. AMC 10 2004A #23 grade 8+ geometry-2d

    Circles A, B and C are externally tangent to each other, and internally tangent to circle D. Circles B and C are congrue…

  24. AMC 10 2004A #24 grade 8+ arithmetic

    Let f be a function with the following properties: (i) f(1) = 1, and (ii) f(2n) = n · f(n) for any positive integer n. W…

  25. AMC 10 2004A #25 grade 8+ geometry-3d

    Three mutually tangent spheres of radius 1 rest on a horizontal plane. A sphere of radius 2 rests on them. What is the d…

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