AMC8 Daily Challenge

Master AMC8 with 5 Problems a Day

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Problem 1 (from Problem 19, AMC 8 2006)

Triangle $ABC$ is an isosceles triangle with $\overline{AB}=\overline{BC}$. Point $D$ is the midpoint of both $\overline{BC}$ and $\overline{AE}$, and $\overline{CE}$ is 11 units long. Triangle $ABD$ is congruent to triangle $ECD$. What is the length of $\overline{BD}$?

[asy] size(100); draw((0,0)--(2,4)--(4,0)--(6,4)--cycle--(4,0),linewidth(1)); label("$A$", (0,0), SW); label("$B$", (2,4), N); label("$C$", (4,0), SE); label("$D$", shift(0.2,0.1)*intersectionpoint((0,0)--(6,4),(2,4)--(4,0)), N); label("$E$", (6,4), NE);[/asy]

Problem 2 (from Problem 11, AMC 8 1999)

Each of the five numbers 1, 4, 7, 10, and 13 is placed in one of the five squares so that the sum of the three numbers in the horizontal row equals the sum of the three numbers in the vertical column. The largest possible value for the horizontal or vertical sum is

[asy] draw((0,0)--(3,0)--(3,1)--(0,1)--cycle); draw((1,-1)--(2,-1)--(2,2)--(1,2)--cycle); [/asy]

Problem 3 (from Problem 24, AMC 8 2008)

Ten tiles numbered $1$ through $10$ are turned face down. One tile is turned up at random, and a die is rolled. What is the probability that the product of the numbers on the tile and the die will be a square?

Problem 4 (from Problem 15, AMC 8 2007)

Let $a, b$ and $c$ be numbers with $0 < a < b < c$. Which of the following is impossible?

Problem 5 (from Problem 2, AMC 8 2014)

Paul owes Paula 35 cents and has a pocket full of 5-cent coins, 10-cent coins, and 25-cent coins that he can use to pay her. What is the difference between the largest and the smallest number of coins he can use to pay her?

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