2023 AMC 8 Problems

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Instructions This is a 25-question, multiple choice test. Each question is followed by answers marked A, B, C, D and E. Only one of these is correct. You will receive 1 point for each correct answer. There is no penalty for wrong answers. No aids are permitted other than plain scratch paper, writing utensils, ruler, and erasers. In particular, graph paper, compass, protractor, calculators, computers, smartwatches, and smartphones are not permitted. Rules Figures are not necessarily drawn to scale. You will have 40 minutes working time to complete the test.
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Problem 1

What is the value of $(8 \times 4 + 2) - (8 + 4 \times 2)$ ?

$\textbf{(A)}\ 0 \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ 6 \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 10 \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ 18 \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 24$

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Problem 2

$\textbf{(A)}\ X \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ X \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ X \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ X \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ X$

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Problem 3

$\textbf{(A)}\ X \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ X \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ X \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ X \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ X$

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Problem 4

$\textbf{(A)}\ X \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ X \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ X \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ X \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ X$

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Problem 5

A lake contains $250$ trout, along with a variety of other fish. When a marine biologist catches and releases a sample of 180 fish from the lake, 30 are identified as trout. Assume that the ratio of trout to the total number of fish is the same in both the sample and the lake. How many fish are there in the lake?

$\textbf{(A)}\ 1250 \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ 1500 \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 1750 \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ 1800 \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 2000$

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Problem 6

$\textbf{(A)}\ X \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ X \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ X \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ X \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ X$

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Problem 7

$\textbf{(A)}\ X \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ X \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ X \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ X \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ X$

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Problem 8

$\textbf{(A)}\ X \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ X \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ X \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ X \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ X$

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Problem 9

$\textbf{(A)}\ X \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ X \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ X \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ X \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ X$

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Problem 10

$\textbf{(A)}\ X \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ X \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ X \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ X \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ X$

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Problem 11

$\textbf{(A)}\ X \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ X \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ X \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ X \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ X$

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Problem 12

$\textbf{(A)}\ X \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ X \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ X \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ X \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ X$

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Problem 13

$\textbf{(A)}\ X \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ X \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ X \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ X \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ X$

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Problem 14

$\textbf{(A)}\ X \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ X \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ X \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ X \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ X$

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Problem 15

$\textbf{(A)}\ 4 \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ 4.2 \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 4.5 \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ 4.8 \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 5$

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Problem 16

$\textbf{(A)}\ X \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ X \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ X \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ X \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ X$

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Problem 17

$\textbf{(A)}\ X \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ X \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ X \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ X \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ X$

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Problem 18

$\textbf{(A)}\ X \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ X \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ X \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ X \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ X$

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Problem 19

$\textbf{(A)}\ X \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ X \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ X \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ X \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ X$

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Problem 20

Two integers are inserted into the list $3,3,8,11,28$ to double its range. The mode and median remain unchanged. What is the maximum possible sum of two additional numbers?

$\textbf{(A)}\ 56 \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ 57 \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 58 \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ 60 \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 61$

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Problem 21

$\textbf{(A)}\ X \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ X \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ X \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ X \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ X$

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Problem 22

In a sequence of positive integers, each term after the second is the product of the previous two terms. The sixth term is $4000$ . What is the first term?

$\textbf{(A)}\ 1 \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ 2 \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 4 \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ 5 \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 10$

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Problem 23

Each square in a 3x3 grid is randomly filled with one of the 4 gray-and-white tiles as shown below.

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What is the probability that the tiling will contain a large gray diamond in one of the smaller 2x2 grids? Below is such a tiling

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$\textbf{(A)}\ X \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ X \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ X \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ X \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ X$

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Problem 24

$\textbf{(A)}\ X \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ X \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ X \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ X \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ X$

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Problem 25

Fifteen integers $a_1, a_2, a_3, \dots, a_{15}$ are arranged in order on a number line. The integers are equally spaced and have the property that $1 \le a_1 \le 10, \thickspace 13 \le a_2 \le 20, \thickspace 241 \le a_{15}\le 250.$ What is the sum of digits of $a_{14}$ ?

$\textbf{(A)}\ 8 \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ 9 \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 10 \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ 11 \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 12$

Solution

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