Problem 1
What is the ones digit of![\[222,222-22,222-2,222-222-22-2?\]](https://latex.artofproblemsolving.com/e/2/f/e2fbba6a2cccb3d60b70444a8b272999a204281e.png)

Solution
Problem 2
What is the value of this expression in decimal form?![\[\frac{44}{11} + \frac{110}{44} + \frac{44}{1100}\]](https://latex.artofproblemsolving.com/5/c/7/5c7e5b58fa8556742330357616baa41f8daabd7a.png)

Solution
Problem 3
Four squares of side lengths
,
,
, and
units are arranged in increasing size order so that their left edges and bottom edges align. The squares alternate in the color pattern white-gray-white-gray, respectively, as shown in the figure. What is the area of the visible gray region in square units?
![[asy] size(150); filldraw((0,0)--(10,0)--(10,10)--(0,10)--cycle,gray(0.7),linewidth(1)); filldraw((0,0)--(9,0)--(9,9)--(0,9)--cycle,white,linewidth(1)); filldraw((0,0)--(7,0)--(7,7)--(0,7)--cycle,gray(0.7),linewidth(1)); filldraw((0,0)--(4,0)--(4,4)--(0,4)--cycle,white,linewidth(1)); draw((11,0)--(11,4),linewidth(1)); draw((11,6)--(11,10),linewidth(1)); label("$10$",(11,5),fontsize(14pt)); draw((10.75,0)--(11.25,0),linewidth(1)); draw((10.75,10)--(11.25,10),linewidth(1)); draw((0,11)--(4,11),linewidth(1)); draw((6,11)--(9,11),linewidth(1)); draw((0,11.25)--(0,10.75),linewidth(1)); draw((9,11.25)--(9,10.75),linewidth(1)); label("$9$",(5,11),fontsize(14pt)); draw((-1,0)--(-1,1),linewidth(1)); draw((-1,3)--(-1,7),linewidth(1)); draw((-1.25,0)--(-0.75,0),linewidth(1)); draw((-1.25,7)--(-0.75,7),linewidth(1)); label("$7$",(-1,2),fontsize(14pt)); draw((0,-1)--(1,-1),linewidth(1)); draw((3,-1)--(4,-1),linewidth(1)); draw((0,-1.25)--(0,-.75),linewidth(1)); draw((4,-1.25)--(4,-.75),linewidth(1)); label("$4$",(2,-1),fontsize(14pt)); [/asy]](https://latex.artofproblemsolving.com/5/e/6/5e6ea6522b82628aaadddaea887d0fa38d9bd19d.png)

Solution
Problem 4
When Yunji added all the integers from
to
, she mistakenly left out a number. Her incorrect sum turned out to be a square number. What number did Yunji leave out?

Solution
Problem 5
Aaliyah rolls two standard 6-sided dice. She notices that the product of the two numbers rolled is a multiple of
. Which of the following integers cannot be the sum of the two numbers?

Solution
Problem 6
Sergei skated around an ice rink, gliding along different paths. The gray lines in the figures below show four of the paths labeled
,
,
, and
What is the sorted order of the four paths from shortest to longest?

Solution
Problem 7
A
rectangle is covered without overlap by 3 shapes of tiles:
,
, and
, shown below. What is the minimum possible number of
tiles used?

Solution
Problem 8
On Monday Taye has
. Every day, he either gains
or doubles the amount of money he had on the previous day. How many different dollar amounts could Taye have on Thursday,
days later?

Solution
Problem 9
All the marbles in Maria's collection are red, green, or blue. Maria has half as many red marbles as green marbles and twice as many blue marbles as green marbles. Which of the following could be the total number of marbles in Maria's collection?

Solution
Problem 10
In January 1980 the Moana Loa Observation recorded carbon dioxide
levels of 338 ppm (parts per million). Over the years the average
reading has increased by about 1.515 ppm each year. What is the expected
level in ppm in January 2030? Round your answer to the nearest integer.

Solution
Problem 11
The coordinates of
are
,
, and
, with
. The area of
is 12. What is the value of
?
![[asy] // Diagram inaccurate to prevent measuring with ruler. size(10cm); draw((3,10)--(11,7)--(5,7)--(3,10)); dot((5,7)); label("$A(5,7)$",(5,7),S); dot((11,7)); label("$B(11,7)$",(11,7),S); dot((3,10)); label("$C(3,y)$",(3,10),NW); // Problem 11: put on here by Andrei.martynau [/asy]](https://latex.artofproblemsolving.com/d/f/9/df9bdd320c29fe6940d579c3a338d6409290e950.png)

Solution
Problem 12
Rohan keeps a total of
guppies in
fish tanks.
- There is
more guppy in the
nd tank than the
st tank.
- There are
more guppies in the 3rd tank than the
nd tank.
- There are
more guppies in the 4th tank than the
rd tank.
How many guppies are in the
th tank?

Solution
Problem 13
Buzz Bunny is hopping up and down a set of stairs, one step at a time. In how many ways can Buzz start on the ground, make a sequence of
hops, and end up back on the ground? (For example, one sequence of hops is up-up-down-down-up-down.)
![[asy] /* AMC8 P13 2024, revised by Teacher David */ /** * This Geometry Artwork/Graph is designed using GeoSketch v1.0, * a free software tool created by Tina Yan, William Zhong, and * Teacher David. * * For more information, please refer to * https://geosketch.org (under construction) */ defaultpen(linewidth(1pt)); unitsize(0.3pt); import graph; /** * Define a quadratic bezier curve function. */ typedef pair quad_bezier(real t); quad_bezier fungen (pair a, pair b, pair c) { return new pair (real t) { real x = (1-t)*(1-t)*a.x + 2*(1-t)*t*b.x + t*t*c.x; real y = (1-t)*(1-t)*a.y + 2*(1-t)*t*b.y + t*t*c.y; return (x,y); }; } quad_bezier qb0 = fungen((293,243),(237,276),(239,310)); draw(graph(qb0, 0,1)); quad_bezier qb1 = fungen((239,310),(274,301),(295,254)); draw(graph(qb1, 0,1)); quad_bezier qb2 = fungen((266,294),(260,309),(266,323)); draw(graph(qb2, 0,1)); quad_bezier qb3 = fungen((266,323),(294,311),(302,257)); draw(graph(qb3, 0,1)); quad_bezier qb4 = fungen((333,258),(341,249),(348,244)); draw(graph(qb4, 0,1)); quad_bezier qb5 = fungen((348,244),(355,241),(351,234)); draw(graph(qb5, 0,1)); quad_bezier qb6 = fungen((351,234),(348,226),(338,226)); draw(graph(qb6, 0,1)); quad_bezier qb7 = fungen((351,234),(350,219),(321,208)); draw(graph(qb7, 0,1)); quad_bezier qb8 = fungen((260,247),(135,293),(137,170)); draw(graph(qb8, 0,1)); quad_bezier qb9 = fungen((122,161),(132,147),(148,144)); draw(graph(qb9, 0,1)); quad_bezier qb10 = fungen((148,144),(176,155),(204,146)); draw(graph(qb10, 0,1)); quad_bezier qb11 = fungen((204,146),(216,141),(235,137)); draw(graph(qb11, 0,1)); quad_bezier qb12 = fungen((228,156),(208,160),(188,161)); draw(graph(qb12, 0,1)); quad_bezier qb13 = fungen((319,214),(313,174),(283,168)); draw(graph(qb13, 0,1)); quad_bezier qb14 = fungen((228,156),(242,158),(247,171)); draw(graph(qb14, 0,1)); quad_bezier qb15 = fungen((245,181),(250,158),(266,143)); draw(graph(qb15, 0,1)); quad_bezier qb16 = fungen((266,143),(287,134),(298,135)); draw(graph(qb16, 0,1)); quad_bezier qb17 = fungen((298,135),(309,143),(300,148)); draw(graph(qb17, 0,1)); quad_bezier qb18 = fungen((300,148),(272,150),(270,175)); draw(graph(qb18, 0,1)); quad_bezier qb19 = fungen((282,177),(274,158),(300,148)); draw(graph(qb19, 0,1)); draw(arc((317.8948497854077,245.25965665236052), 19.760615163024095, 143.54947493250435, 40.14574559948477)); draw(arc((282.65584415584414,295.7857142857143), 53.78971270402217, -78.91253214600312, -114.90992209204622)); draw(arc((127.7,168.5), 9.420191080864546, 9.162347045721713, 232.7651660184253)); draw(arc((229.125,145.625), 10.435815732370902, -55.73889710090544, 96.1886159632416)); draw(arc((186.26470588235293,181.5), 20.573313920580237, -85.1615330431756, 85.1615330431756)); filldraw(ellipse((314,235), 13.0, 10.04987562112089), rgb(254,255,255), black); filldraw(rotate(14.036243467926468,(315,251))*ellipse((315,235), 9.219544457292887, 8.246211251235321), rgb(0,0,0), black); pair o = (400,190); real len=80; real height=56; for (int i=0; i<4; ++i) { pair a = (i*len, i*height); path p = a -- a+(len,0) -- a+(len, height); draw(shift(o)*p); } path p = (0,0)--(0,-height)--(4*len,-height); draw(shift(o)*p); [/asy]](https://latex.artofproblemsolving.com/a/5/9/a592633026df34caac63531f913a55032ce20311.png)

Solution
Problem 14
The one-way routes connecting towns
and
are shown in the figure below (not drawn to scale).The distances in kilometers along each route are marked. Traveling along these routes, what is the shortest distance from A to Z in kilometers?

Solution
Problem 15
Let the letters
,
,
,
,
,
represent distinct digits. Suppose
is the greatest number that satisfies the equation
![\[8\cdot\underline{F}~\underline{L}~\underline{Y}~\underline{F}~\underline{L}~\underline{Y}=\underline{B}~\underline{U}~\underline{G}~\underline{B}~\underline{U}~\underline{G}.\]](https://latex.artofproblemsolving.com/0/4/7/047513b257239e4538e713105a012a223b79ded7.png)
What is the value of
?

Solution
Problem 16
Minh enters the numbers
through
into the cells of a
grid in some order. She calculates the product of the numbers in each row and column. What is the least number of rows and columns that could have a product divisible by
?

Solution
Problem 17
A chess king is said to attack all squares one step away from it (basically any square right next to it in any direction), horizontally, vertically, or diagonally. For instance, a king on the center square of a 3 x 3 grid attacks all 8 other squares, as shown below. Suppose a white king and a black king are placed on different squares of 3 x 3 grid so that they do not attack each other. In how many ways can this be done?
![[asy] /* AMC8 P17 2024, revised by Teacher David */ unitsize(29pt); import math; add(grid(3,3)); pair [] a = {(0.5,0.5), (0.5, 1.5), (0.5, 2.5), (1.5, 2.5), (2.5,2.5), (2.5,1.5), (2.5,0.5), (1.5,0.5)}; for (int i=0; i<a.length; ++i) { pair x = (1.5,1.5) + 0.4*dir(225-45*i); draw(x -- a[i], arrow=EndArrow()); } label("$K$", (1.5,1.5)); [/asy]](https://latex.artofproblemsolving.com/c/6/c/c6c43bfb745a1d180e54999f2ef50d6a26900b98.png)

Solution
Problem 18
Three concentric circles centered at
have radii of
,
, and
. Points
and
lie on the largest circle. The region between the two smaller circles is shaded, as is the portion of the region between the two larger circles bounded by central angle
, as shown in the figure below. Suppose the shaded and unshaded regions are equal in area. What is the measure of
in degrees?
![[asy] size(100); import graph; draw(circle((0,0),3)); real radius = 3; real angleStart = -54; // starting angle of the sector real angleEnd = 54; // ending angle of the sector label("$O$",(0,0),W); pair O = (0, 0); filldraw(arc(O, radius, angleStart, angleEnd)--O--cycle, lightgray); filldraw(circle((0,0),2),lightgray); filldraw(circle((0,0),1),white); draw((1.763,2.427)--(0,0)--(1.763,-2.427)); label("$B$",(1.763,2.427),NE); label("$C$",(1.763,-2.427),SE); [/asy]](https://latex.artofproblemsolving.com/4/0/a/40a568394360629541714ea7e47cf2d9cfde0edd.png)

Solution
Problem 19
Jordan owns 15 pairs of sneakers. Three fifths of the pairs are red and the rest are white. Two thirds of the pairs are high-top and the rest are low-top. The red high-top sneakers make up a fraction of the collection. What is the least possible value of this fraction?

Solution
Problem 20
Any three vertices of the cube
shown in the figure below, can be connected to form a triangle.
For example, vertices
and
can be connected to form
How many of these triangles are equilateral and contain
as a vertex?
![[asy] unitsize(4); pair P,Q,R,S,T,U,V,W; P=(0,30); Q=(30,30); R=(40,40); S=(10,40); T=(10,10); U=(40,10); V=(30,0); W=(0,0); draw(W--V); draw(V--Q); draw(Q--P); draw(P--W); draw(T--U); draw(U--R); draw(R--S); draw(S--T); draw(W--T); draw(P--S); draw(V--U); draw(Q--R); dot(P); dot(Q); dot(R); dot(S); dot(T); dot(U); dot(V); dot(W); label("$P$",P,NW); label("$Q$",Q,NW); label("$R$",R,NE); label("$S$",S,N); label("$T$",T,NE); label("$U$",U,NE); label("$V$",V,SE); label("$W$",W,SW); [/asy]](https://latex.artofproblemsolving.com/4/b/c/4bc4c5b02dfaf07a435a3a5098a847d0af49d6c1.png)

Solution
Problem 21
A group of frogs (called an army) is living in a tree. A frog turns green when in the shade and turns yellow when in the sun. Initially, the ratio of green to yellow frogs was
. Then
green frogs moved to the sunny side and
yellow frogs moved to the shady side. Now the ratio is
. What is the difference between the number of green frogs and the number of yellow frogs now?

Solution
Problem 22
A roll of tape is
inches in diameter and is wrapped around a ring that is
inches in diameter. A cross section of the tape is shown in the figure below. The tape is
inches thick. If the tape is completely unrolled, approximately how long would it be? Round your answer to the nearest
inches.
![[asy] /* AMC8 P22 2024, revised by Teacher David */ size(150); pair o = (0,0); real r1 = 1; real r2 = 2; filldraw(circle(o, r2), gray, linewidth(1pt)); filldraw(circle(o, r1), white, linewidth(1pt)); draw((-2,-2.6)--(-2,-2.4)); draw((2,-2.6)--(2,-2.4)); draw((-2,-2.5)--(2,-2.5), L=Label("4 in.")); draw((-1,0)--(1,0), L=Label("2 in.", align=(0,1)), arrow=Arrows()); draw((2,0)--(2,-1.3), linewidth(1pt)); [/asy]](https://latex.artofproblemsolving.com/7/f/0/7f0deaaf1b452b5a85b25daa299e496d57b8a91c.png)

Solution
Problem 23
Rodrigo has a very large sheet of graph paper. First he draws a line segment connecting point
to point
and colors the
cells whose interiors intersect the segment, as shown below. Next Rodrigo draws a line segment connecting point
to point
. How many cells will he color this time?
![[asy] filldraw((0,4)--(1,4)--(1,3)--(0,3)--cycle, gray(.75), gray(.5)+linewidth(1)); filldraw((0,3)--(1,3)--(1,2)--(0,2)--cycle, gray(.75), gray(.5)+linewidth(1)); filldraw((1,2)--(2,2)--(2,1)--(1,1)--cycle, gray(.75), gray(.5)+linewidth(1)); filldraw((1,1)--(2,1)--(2,0)--(1,0)--cycle, gray(.75), gray(.5)+linewidth(1)); draw((-1,5)--(-1,-1),gray(.9)); draw((0,5)--(0,-1),gray(.9)); draw((1,5)--(1,-1),gray(.9)); draw((2,5)--(2,-1),gray(.9)); draw((3,5)--(3,-1),gray(.9)); draw((4,5)--(4,-1),gray(.9)); draw((5,5)--(5,-1),gray(.9)); draw((-1,5)--(5, 5),gray(.9)); draw((-1,4)--(5,4),gray(.9)); draw((-1,3)--(5,3),gray(.9)); draw((-1,2)--(5,2),gray(.9)); draw((-1,1)--(5,1),gray(.9)); draw((-1,0)--(5,0),gray(.9)); draw((-1,-1)--(5,-1),gray(.9)); dot((0,4)); label("$(0,4)$",(0,4),NW); dot((2,0)); label("$(2,0)$",(2,0),SE); draw((0,4)--(2,0)); draw((-1,0) -- (5,0), arrow=Arrow); draw((0,-1) -- (0,5), arrow=Arrow); [/asy]](https://latex.artofproblemsolving.com/6/8/3/68329ca63ace9b040bb1d72663d99833fd645038.png)

Solution
Problem 24
Jean has made a piece of stained glass art in the shape of two mountains, as shown in the figure below. One mountain peak is
feet high while the other peak is
feet high. Each peak forms a
angle, and the straight sides form a
angle with the ground. The artwork has an area of
square feet. The sides of the mountain meet at an intersection point near the center of the artwork,
feet above the ground. What is the value of 
![[asy] unitsize(.3cm); filldraw((0,0)--(8,8)--(11,5)--(18,12)--(30,0)--cycle,gray(0.7),linewidth(1)); draw((-1,0)--(-1,8),linewidth(.75)); draw((-1.4,0)--(-.6,0),linewidth(.75)); draw((-1.4,8)--(-.6,8),linewidth(.75)); label("$8$",(-1,4),W); label("$12$",(31,6),E); draw((-1,8)--(8,8),dashed); draw((31,0)--(31,12),linewidth(.75)); draw((30.6,0)--(31.4,0),linewidth(.75)); draw((30.6,12)--(31.4,12),linewidth(.75)); draw((31,12)--(18,12),dashed); label("$45^{\circ}$",(.75,0),NE,fontsize(10pt)); label("$45^{\circ}$",(29.25,0),NW,fontsize(10pt)); draw((8,8)--(7.5,7.5)--(8,7)--(8.5,7.5)--cycle); draw((18,12)--(17.5,11.5)--(18,11)--(18.5,11.5)--cycle); draw((11,5)--(11,0),dashed); label("$h$",(11,2.5),E); [/asy]](https://latex.artofproblemsolving.com/0/6/2/062be4008fc995e68ebbe56afa0a90b07160a7d6.png)

Solution
Problem 25
A small airplane has
rows of seats with
seats in each row. Eight passengers have boarded the plane and are distributed randomly among the seats. A married couple is next to board. What is the probability there will be
adjacent seats in the same row for the couple?
