AMC Practice

1. What is the closest whole number to

?
A. 44 B. 45 C. 46 D. 47 E. 48

2. Given the recurring decimals,

and

, which of the following

represent

?
A. 0.253968 B.

C.

D. E.

3. Given

, where is a positive integer,

then

equals
A. -2 B. -1 C. 0 D. 1 E. 2

4. When

is expressed as a single number, what is the sum of the digits?

A. 873 B. 849 C. 858 D. 867 E. 107

5. Four singers take part in a musical round of 4 equal lines, each finishing after singing the
line through three times. The second singer begins when the first singer begins the second
line, the third singer begins when the first singer begins the third line, the fourth singer
begins when the first singer begins the fourth line. The fraction of the total singing time
that all four are singing at the same time is
A.

B.

C.

D.

E.

6. Assuming all vertical lines are parallel, all angles are right angles and all the horizontal
lines are equally spaced, what fraction of the figure is shaded?





A.

B.

C.

D.

E.

AMC Practice
7. When 5 new classrooms were built for Wingecarribee school, the average class size was
reduced by 6. When another 5 classrooms were built, the average class size was reduced
by another 4. If the number of students remained the same throughout the changes, how
many students were there at the school?
A. B. C. D. E.

8. Our local baker sells small buns for 30c each, or 7 for $1 or $1.80 per dozen. My mother
gives me $10 to bring home 60 buns and tells me I can keep the change. I want to be able
to bring home at least 60 buns and have as much money left over as possible. What is the
most change I can keep?
A. B. C. D. E.

9. Mr. Newton counted his class in groups of 4 and there were 2 left over. He then counted
them in groups of 5 and there was 1 left over. If 15 of his class were girls and he has
more girls than boys, the number of boys in his class was
A. B. C. D. E. More than 6

10. Which of the five numbers is not equal to any of the others?
A.

B.

C.

D.

E.

11. The number 119 is very curious.
When divided by 2, it leaves a remainder of 1
When divided by 3, it leaves a remainder of 2
When divided by 4, it leaves a remainder of 3
When divided by 5, it leaves a remainder of 4
When divided by 6, it leaves a remainder of 5
How many other 3-digit numbers have this property?
A. B. C. D. E.


AMC Practice
12. Archibald threw 8 darts and all eight hit the dartboard
(shown). Which of the following could be his total
score?
A. B. C. D. E.

13. The last digit in the sum

is
A. B. C. D. E.

14. Using each of , and as a digit, one can create the four-digit number . By
reversing the digits, one obtains the four-digit number . If and
how many triples are possible?
A. B. C. D. E.



Answers:
1. B 2. D
3. B 4. C
5. A 6. D
7. B 8. ?
9. A 10. ?
11. C 12. D
13. E 14. ?

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