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2016 AMC 8

Question 1

The longest professional tennis match ever played lasted a total of $11$ hours and $5$ minutes. How many minutes was this?
  1. $ 605 $
  2. $ 655 $
  3. $ 665 $
  4. $ 1005 $
  5. $ 1105 $

Question 2

In rectangle $ABCD,$ $AB=6$ and $AD=8.$ Point $M$ is the midpoint of $\overline{AD}.$ What is the area of $\triangle AMC?$
  1. $ 12 $
  2. $ 15 $
  3. $ 18 $
  4. $ 20 $
  5. $ 24 $

Question 3

Four students take an exam. Three of their scores are $70,$ $80,$ and $90.$ If the average of their four scores is $70,$ then what is the remaining score?
  1. $ 40 $
  2. $ 50 $
  3. $ 55 $
  4. $ 60 $
  5. $ 70 $

Question 4

When Cheenu was a boy he could run $15$ miles in $3$ hours and $30$ minutes. As an old man he can now walk $10$ miles in $4$ hours. How many minutes longer does it take for him to walk a mile now compared to when he was a boy?
  1. $ 6 $
  2. $ 10 $
  3. $ 15 $
  4. $ 18 $
  5. $ 30 $

Question 5

The number $N$ is a two-digit number with the following properties:

When $N$ is divided by $9,$ the remainder is $1.$ When $N$ is divided by $10,$ the remainder is $3.$

What is the remainder when $N$ is divided by $11?$
  1. $ 0 $
  2. $ 2 $
  3. $ 4 $
  4. $ 5 $
  5. $ 7 $

Question 6

The following bar graph represents the length (in letters) of the names of $19$ people. What is the median length of these names?

Question illustration
  1. $ 3 $
  2. $ 4 $
  3. $ 5 $
  4. $ 6 $
  5. $ 7 $

Question 7

Which of the following numbers is not a perfect square?
  1. $ 1^{2016} $
  2. $ 2^{2017} $
  3. $ 3^{2018} $
  4. $ 4^{2019} $
  5. $ 5^{2020} $

Question 8

Find the value of the expression $$
\begin{gathered} 100 - 98 + 96 - 94 + 92 - 90 \\ {}+ \cdots + 8 - 6 + 4 - 2. \end{gathered}
$$
  1. $ 20 $
  2. $ 40 $
  3. $ 50 $
  4. $ 80 $
  5. $ 100 $

Question 9

What is the sum of the distinct prime integer divisors of $2016?$
  1. $ 9 $
  2. $ 12 $
  3. $ 16 $
  4. $ 49 $
  5. $ 63 $

Question 10

Suppose that $a \ast b$ means $3a - b.$ What is the value of $x$ if $$
2 \ast (5 \ast x) = 1?
$$
  1. $ \dfrac{1}{10} $
  2. $ 2 $
  3. $ \dfrac{10}{3} $
  4. $ 10 $
  5. $ 14 $

Question 11

Determine how many two-digit numbers satisfy the following property:

When the number is added to the number obtained by reversing its digits, the sum is $132.$
  1. $ 5 $
  2. $ 7 $
  3. $ 9 $
  4. $ 11 $
  5. $ 12 $

Question 12

Jefferson Middle School has the same number of boys and girls. Three-fourths of the girls and two-thirds of the boys went on a field trip. What fraction of the students on the field trip were girls?
  1. $ \dfrac{1}{2} $
  2. $ \dfrac{9}{17} $
  3. $ \dfrac{7}{13} $
  4. $ \dfrac{2}{3} $
  5. $ \dfrac{14}{15} $

Question 13

Two different numbers are randomly selected from the set $$
\{ - 2, -1, 0, 3, 4, 5\}
$$ and multiplied together. What is the probability that the product is $0?$
  1. $ \dfrac{1}{6} $
  2. $ \dfrac{1}{5} $
  3. $ \dfrac{1}{4} $
  4. $ \dfrac{1}{3} $
  5. $ \dfrac{1}{2} $

Question 14

Karl’s car uses a gallon of gas every $35$ miles, and his gas tank holds $14$ gallons when it is full.

One day, Karl started with a full tank of gas, drove $350$ miles, bought $8$ gallons of gas, and continued driving to his destination. When he arrived, his gas tank was half full. How many miles did Karl drive that day?
  1. $ 525 $
  2. $ 560 $
  3. $ 595 $
  4. $ 665 $
  5. $ 735 $

Question 15

What is the largest power of $2$ that is a divisor of $13^4 - 11^4?$
  1. $ 8 $
  2. $ 16 $
  3. $ 32 $
  4. $ 64 $
  5. $ 128 $

Question 16

Annie and Bonnie are running laps around a $400$-meter oval track. They started together, but Annie has pulled ahead, because she runs $25\%$ faster than Bonnie. How many laps will Annie have run when she first passes Bonnie?
  1. $ 1\dfrac{1}{4} $
  2. $ 3\dfrac{1}{3} $
  3. $ 4 $
  4. $ 5 $
  5. $ 25 $

Question 17

An ATM password at Fred’s Bank is composed of four digits from $0$ to $9,$ with repeated digits allowable. If no password may begin with the sequence $9,$ $1,$ $1,$ then how many passwords are possible?
  1. $ 30 $
  2. $ 7290 $
  3. $ 9000 $
  4. $ 9990 $
  5. $ 9999 $

Question 18

In an All-Area track meet, $216$ sprinters enter a $100$-meter dash competition. The track has $6$ lanes, so only $6$ sprinters can compete at a time. At the end of each race, the five non-winners are eliminated, and the winner will compete again in a later race.

How many races are needed to determine the champion sprinter?
  1. $ 36 $
  2. $ 42 $
  3. $ 43 $
  4. $ 60 $
  5. $ 72 $

Question 19

The sum of $25$ consecutive even integers is $10{,}000.$ What is the largest of these $25$ consecutive even integers?
  1. $ 360 $
  2. $ 388 $
  3. $ 412 $
  4. $ 416 $
  5. $ 424 $

Question 20

The least common multiple of $a$ and $b$ is $12,$ and the least common multiple of $b$ and $c$ is $15.$ What is the least possible value of the least common multiple of $a$ and $c?$
  1. $ 20 $
  2. $ 30 $
  3. $ 60 $
  4. $ 120 $
  5. $ 180 $