2003 AMC 12A Problems

Contents
1 Problem 1
2 Problem 2
3 Problem 3
4 Problem 4
5 Problem 5
6 Problem 6
7 Problem 7
8 Problem 8
9 Problem 9
10 Problem 10
11 Problem 11
12 Problem 12
13 Problem 13
14 Problem 14
15 Problem 15
16 Problem 16
17 Problem 17
18 Problem 18
19 Problem 19
20 Problem 20
21 Problem 21
22 Problem 22
23 Problem 23
24 Problem 24
25 Problem 25
26 See also

Problem 1
What is the difference between the sum of the first even counting numbers and the sum of the first
odd counting numbers?

Solution

Problem 2
Members of the Rockham Soccer League buy socks and T-shirts. Socks cost $4 per pair and each T-shirt costs $5 more
than a pair of socks. Each member needs one pair of socks and a shirt for home games and another pair of socks and
a shirt for away games. If the total cost is $2366, how many members are in the League?

Solution

Problem 3
A solid box is cm by cm by cm. A new solid is formed by removing a cube cm on a side from each corner
of this box. What percent of the original volume is removed?

Solution

Problem 4
It takes Mary minutes to walk uphill km from her home to school, but it takes her only minutes to walk
from school to her home along the same route. What is her average speed, in km/hr, for the round trip?

Solution

Problem 5
The sum of the two 5-digit numbers and is . What is ?

Solution

Problem 6
Define to be for all real numbers and . Which of the following statements is not true?

for all and

for all and

for all

for all

if

Solution

Problem 7
How many non-congruent triangles with perimeter have integer side lengths?

Solution

Problem 8
What is the probability that a randomly drawn positive factor of is less than ?

Solution

Problem 9
A set of points in the -plane is symmetric about the origin, both coordinate axes, and the line . If
is in , what is the smallest number of points in ?

Solution

Problem 10
Al, Bert, and Carl are the winners of a school drawing for a pile of Halloween candy, which they are to divide in a
ratio of , respectively. Due to some confusion they come at different times to claim their prizes, and
each assumes he is the first to arrive. If each takes what he believes to be the correct share of candy, what
fraction of the candy goes unclaimed?

Solution
Problem 11
A square and an equilateral triangle have the same perimeter. Let be the area of the circle circumscribed about
the square and the area of the circle circumscribed around the triangle. Find .

Solution

Problem 12
Sally has five red cards numbered through and four blue cards numbered through . She stacks the cards so
that the colors alternate and so that the number on each red card divides evenly into the number on each
neighboring blue card. What is the sum of the numbers on the middle three cards?

Solution

Problem 13
The polygon enclosed by the solid lines in the figure consists of 4 congruent squares joined edge-to-edge. One more
congruent square is attached to an edge at one of the nine positions indicated. How many of the nine resulting
polygons can be folded to form a cube with one face missing?

Solution

Problem 14
Points and lie in the plane of the square such that , , , and
are equilateral triangles. If has an area of 16, find the area of .
Solution

Problem 15
A semicircle of diameter sits at the top of a semicircle of diameter , as shown. The shaded area inside the
smaller semicircle and outside the larger semicircle is called a lune. Determine the area of this lune.

Solution

Problem 16
A point P is chosen at random in the interior of equilateral triangle . What is the probability that
has a greater area than each of and ?

Solution

Problem 17
Square has sides of length , and is the midpoint of . A circle with radius and center
intersects a circle with radius and center at points and . What is the distance from to ?

Solution

Problem 18
Let be a -digit number, and let and be the quotient and the remainder, respectively, when is divided by
. For how many values of is divisible by ?

Solution

Problem 19
A parabola with equation is reflected about the -axis. The parabola and its reflection are
translated horizontally five units in opposite directions to become the graphs of and ,
respectively. Which of the following describes the graph of ?
Solution

Problem 20
How many -letter arrangements of A's, B's, and C's have no A's in the first letters, no B's in the next
letters, and no C's in the last letters?

Solution

Problem 21
The graph of the polynomial

has five distinct -intercepts, one of which is at . Which of the following coefficients cannot be zero?

Solution

Problem 22
Objects and move simultaneously in the coordinate plane via a sequence of steps, each of length one. Object
starts at and each of its steps is either right or up, both equally likely. Object starts at
and each of its steps is either to the left or down, both equally likely. Which of the following is closest to the
probability that the objects meet?

Solution

Problem 23
How many perfect squares are divisors of the product ?

Solution

Problem 24
If what is the largest possible value of

Solution

Problem 25

Let . For how many real values of is there at least one positive value of for which
the domain of and the range are the same set?

Solution

See also
 AMC 12
AMC 12 Problems and Solutions
2003 AMC 12A
Mathematics competition resources

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