AMC 10 Daily Practice Round 1
Complete problem set with solutions and individual problem pages
A hiking group consists of 6 men and 9 women. The average age of the men is 57 years, and the average age of the women is 52 years. What is the average age of all the members of the group?
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To find the average age of all members of the group, we calculate the total age for both the men and the women.
The total age of the 6 men is:
The total age of the 9 women is:
The total age of the group is:
The total number of people in the group is:
Therefore, the average age of all members is:
Thus, the average age of the group is .
How many digits are in the base-ten representation of ?
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Thus, has digits.
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A river features a waterfall with a height drop of approximately meters and an average annual flow rate of cubic meters per second. What is the average annual flow rate in cubic meters per hour?
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The average annual flow rate of the waterfall is cubic meters per second. To express the flow rate in cubic meters per hour, we calculate: Therefore, the answer is .
What is the minimum value of in terms of , which can be all real numbers?
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∴ the answer is .
A batch of parts was to be processed by Alice and Bob in the ratio . Alice processed parts, which is more than her originally assigned amount. Bob completed only of the parts he was assigned. How many parts did Bob actually process?
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To find how many parts Bob processed, we first calculate Alice's originally assigned number of parts. Since Alice processed parts, which is more than her assigned amount, we compute her original share as parts. Given the ratio , Bob's assigned share is parts. Since Bob only completed of his assigned share, the actual number of parts Bob processed is parts. Therefore, Bob processed parts.
As shown in the figure, right triangle is rotated clockwise around point by a certain angle, resulting in right triangle . Point is mapped to point , which lies exactly on side . Given that and , what is the distance between point and point ?
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Since right triangle is rotated clockwise around point , the resulting triangle is . We know that , and because and , and the angles and are equal, the triangles are similar. Given , it follows that . Therefore, , and . Since and is equilateral (as ), we know , meaning is also equilateral. Thus, , so the distance between points and is . The answer is .
There are keys and locks, but you don't know which key opens which lock. Each key opens exactly one lock. What is the maximum number of attempts needed to match all the keys to their corresponding locks?
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In the worst-case scenario, you would try the first key with 3 locks before finding the correct one, then set that key and lock aside. For the remaining 3 keys and locks, you would try the second key with 2 locks before finding the correct match, then set them aside as well. For the remaining 2 keys and locks, you would only need to try 1 lock before matching the key. The last key and lock do not require testing since they are the only pair left. Therefore, the maximum number of attempts needed is 3+2+1 = 6 attempts. Thus, the answer is .
A construction team was originally scheduled to lay a water pipeline in 18 days. After working for 6 days, two-thirds of the team was reassigned to other tasks. How many total days will it take to complete the pipeline?
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Let the total work required be "1" unit. The original team's daily work rate is . After working for 6 days, they have completed of the total work. When two-thirds of the team is reassigned, the remaining team's efficiency is reduced to , so their new work rate is . The remaining work to be done is , and at the new work rate, it will take days to complete the remaining work. Therefore, the total time required to complete the pipeline is days.
How many integer values of satisfy the equation of ?
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and is even, .
Thus, , , , . There are integer values of .
For , where , , and are positive integers, what is the value of ?
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, , , , then .
In , the incircle is tangent to sides , , and at points , , and , respectively. Given that , , and , what is the area of the shaded region (quadrilateral )?
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Given that , , and , we can apply the Pythagorean theorem: Thus, is a right triangle, with .
Since the incircle is tangent to sides , , and at points , , and , respectively, and since and , quadrilateral is a square.
Let , so . The incircle is tangent to sides , , and at points , , and . Thus, we have: From the equation , we have: which simplifies to:
Therefore, the area of the shaded region (quadrilateral ) is the area of the square, which is:
Real numbers and satisfy and . What is the value of ?
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then, , .
Thus, .
Using numbers: , how many four-digit numbers can be formed without repetition, that are greater then , but less than ?
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There are four cases:
 
1. When the thousands digit is or , the remaining three digits can be chosen freely without repetition:
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2. When the thousands digit is and the hundreds digit is , or , the remaining two digits can be chosen freely without repetition:
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3. When the thousands digit is , the hundreds digit is , and the tens digit is or , the units digit can be freely chosen from the remaining options:
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4. The number also satisfies the given conditions.
 
Thus, the total number of valid four-digit numbers is:
 
From all triangles with integer side lengths and a perimeter of , one is selected at random. What is the probability that the triangle is a right triangle?
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Let the side lengths of the triangle be , , and , where . From the perimeter condition, we have and , which gives . Therefore, the possible values for are , , , and . The valid sets of side lengths are: for a total of 12 combinations. Among these, only one set of side lengths forms a right triangle. Therefore, the probability that a randomly chosen triangle is a right triangle is .
, where is a positive integer. When is the greatest positive integer that makes this equation valid, which of the following is the factor of ?
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neither , nor
The number of factors of in :
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The number of factors of in :
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Since is composed of , each group of two 's and one forms a factor of . The number of complete groups we can form is:
 
 
Thus, we can form complete groups of , meaning:
 
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Since all factors of and have been used to form , the remaining factor does not contain or , meaning is not a multiple of or .
 
As shown in the diagram ①, a floor is tiled using a patterned tile. If the tiles are arranged to form a square (as shown in Diagram ②), there are a total of 5 complete circles. If the tiles are arranged to form a square (as shown in Diagram ③), there are a total of 13 complete circles. If the tiles are arranged to form a square (as shown in Diagram ④), there are a total of 25 complete circles.
If the tiles are arranged to form a square, how many complete circles are there?
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As shown in the diagram, the size of the square pattern and the number of circles can be summarized in the following table:
From this pattern, we observe that for an square, the number of circles is given by . Thus, when , the number of circles is . Therefore, the answer is .
If is a positive integer such that the product has its last four digits as zeros, what is sum of the digits of the minimum value of ?
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To ensure that the last four digits are zeros, at least two more factors of and one more factor of are needed.
Thus, the minimum value of is: .
Therefore, the answer is .
You have four bills each of denominations 1 dollar, 2 dollars, and 5 dollars. How many different ways can you use these bills to make a total of 23 dollars?
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To pay 23 dollars, we can use up to 4 bills of 5 dollars each. Since using all 1-dollar and 2-dollar bills totals 12 dollars, at least 3 bills of 5 dollars must be used. When using 3 bills of 5 dollars, the total value of the 5-dollar bills is dollars, leaving dollars to be made up with 1-dollar and 2-dollar bills. We can use the 2-dollar bills as follows: giving us 3 different payment methods. When using 4 bills of 5 dollars, the total value is dollars, leaving dollars. We can pay this using: giving us 2 more payment methods. Therefore, the total number of distinct payment methods is .
Represent as the sum of consecutive positive integers, where . How many possible values of are there?
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Thus, there are possible values of .
Consider the quadratic equation . One root lies in the interval and the other lies in the interval . Which of the following values of is NOT possible?
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The quadratic equation has one root in the interval and another root in the interval . This is equivalent to the graph of the function intersecting the -axis at points such that one intersection lies within and the other within . Since the graph of is an upward-opening parabola, to satisfy these conditions, we need: Calculating each condition, we get: Solving this system of inequalities yields . Therefore, the range of possible values for is . Thus, the final answer is , which is out of the range.
 
Given that and are arithmetic sequences,
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What is the value of ?
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Because and are arithmetic sequences, then is an arithmetic sequences.
, . Thus, the common difference of is ,
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How many ordered pairs of positive integers satisfy the equation ?
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Consider the given equation . Taking the equation modulo 3, we get: Since , it follows that , so: This implies that , which means that must be even. Let , where . Substituting into the original equation, we get: We need to find pairs that satisfy this factorization. Solving for , we get: Adding and subtracting these equations, we find: Thus, , giving the solution .
Therefore, there is only one positive integer solution, so the answer is .
There is a right-angled triangular metal sheet with legs cm and cm, where .
Now, a square is to be cut from the triangle as shown in the figure.
What is the side length of the square?
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As shown in the figure, draw perpendicular to from point , with as the foot of the perpendicular.
 
Line intersects at .
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Assume , ,
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Five volunteers are randomly assigned to three different Olympic venues for reception work. What is the probability that each venue has at least one volunteer?
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There are ways to randomly assign volunteers to different Olympic venues.
To ensure that each venue has at least one volunteer, we consider two possible cases:
Case : One venue gets volunteers, while the other two venues each get volunteer.
Select which venue gets volunteers: .
Select which volunteers go to that venue:
Assign the remaining volunteers to the remaining venues:
Total ways for this case: .
Case : One venue gets volunteer, while the other two venues each get volunteers.
Select which venue gets volunteer:
Select which volunteer goes to that venue:
Select out of the remaining volunteers for the second venue:
The last volunteers automatically go to the remaining venue.
Total ways for this case:
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The total number of favorable assignments is: .
Thus, the probability that each venue receives at least one volunteer is:
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