{"id":1882,"date":"2019-11-19T09:30:08","date_gmt":"2019-11-19T17:30:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/areteem.org\/blog\/?p=1882"},"modified":"2021-04-22T14:57:04","modified_gmt":"2021-04-22T21:57:04","slug":"2019-amc-8-answer-key-released","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/areteem.org\/blog\/2019-amc-8-answer-key-released\/","title":{"rendered":"2019 AMC 8 Answer Key Released"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Over the past week, thousands of middle school students have participated in this year&#8217;s AMC 8 Competition (including some students at Areteem Headquarters seen below). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/areteem.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/AMC-8-Participants.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/areteem.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/AMC-8-Participants-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Students take the AMC 8 exam at Areteem Headquarters\" class=\"wp-image-1883\" srcset=\"https:\/\/areteem.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/AMC-8-Participants-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/areteem.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/AMC-8-Participants-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/areteem.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/AMC-8-Participants-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Students taking the AMC 8 test at Areteem Headquarters on November 14th, 2019.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The last day of testing was November 18th, so now the problems can be discussed! See below for an answer key for the 2019 questions as well as the concepts tested on each problem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap;\"><div style=\"width: 50%; min-width: 20em\"><div style=\"display: flex;  align-items: top;\">\n<div style=\"text-align: right; padding: 0.2em 0.2em; min-width: 3em;\"><strong>1<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center; padding: 0.2em 0.2em; min-width: 3em;\"><strong>D<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 0.2em 0.5em;\">arithmetic<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex;  align-items: top;\">\n<div style=\"text-align: right; padding: 0.2em 0.2em; min-width: 3em;\"><strong>2<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center; padding: 0.2em 0.2em; min-width: 3em;\"><strong>E<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 0.2em 0.5em;\">geometry: areas<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex;  align-items: top;\">\n<div style=\"text-align: right; padding: 0.2em 0.2em; min-width: 3em;\"><strong>3<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center; padding: 0.2em 0.2em; min-width: 3em;\"><strong>E<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 0.2em 0.5em;\">arithmetic: fractions and orderings<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex;  align-items: top;\">\n<div style=\"text-align: right; padding: 0.2em 0.2em; min-width: 3em;\"><strong>4<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center; padding: 0.2em 0.2em; min-width: 3em;\"><strong>D<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 0.2em 0.5em;\">geometry: areas and Pythagorean theorem<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex;  align-items: top;\">\n<div style=\"text-align: right; padding: 0.2em 0.2em; min-width: 3em;\"><strong>5<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center; padding: 0.2em 0.2em; min-width: 3em;\"><strong>B<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 0.2em 0.5em;\">algebra: motion and graphs<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex;  align-items: top;\">\n<div style=\"text-align: right; padding: 0.2em 0.2em; min-width: 3em;\"><strong>6<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center; padding: 0.2em 0.2em; min-width: 3em;\"><strong>C<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 0.2em 0.5em;\">counting &amp; probability: probability and geometric lines of symmetry<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex;  align-items: top;\">\n<div style=\"text-align: right; padding: 0.2em 0.2em; min-width: 3em;\"><strong>7<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center; padding: 0.2em 0.2em; min-width: 3em;\"><strong>A<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 0.2em 0.5em;\">arithmetic: averages<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex;  align-items: top;\">\n<div style=\"text-align: right; padding: 0.2em 0.2em; min-width: 3em;\"><strong>8<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center; padding: 0.2em 0.2em; min-width: 3em;\"><strong>E<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 0.2em 0.5em;\">arithmetic: percentages<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex;  align-items: top;\">\n<div style=\"text-align: right; padding: 0.2em 0.2em; min-width: 3em;\"><strong>9<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center; padding: 0.2em 0.2em; min-width: 3em;\"><strong>B<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 0.2em 0.5em;\">geometry: volumes and ratios<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex;  align-items: top;\">\n<div style=\"text-align: right; padding: 0.2em 0.2em; min-width: 3em;\"><strong>10<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center; padding: 0.2em 0.2em; min-width: 3em;\"><strong>B<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 0.2em 0.5em;\">arithmetic: means and medians<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex;  align-items: top;\">\n<div style=\"text-align: right; padding: 0.2em 0.2em; min-width: 3em;\"><strong>11<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center; padding: 0.2em 0.2em; min-width: 3em;\"><strong>D<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 0.2em 0.5em;\">counting &amp; probability: sets and Venn diagrams<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex;  align-items: top;\">\n<div style=\"text-align: right; padding: 0.2em 0.2em; min-width: 3em;\"><strong>12<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center; padding: 0.2em 0.2em; min-width: 3em;\"><strong>A<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 0.2em 0.5em;\">geometry: visualizing 3D shapes<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex;  align-items: top;\">\n<div style=\"text-align: right; padding: 0.2em 0.2em; min-width: 3em;\"><strong>13<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center; padding: 0.2em 0.2em; min-width: 3em;\"><strong>A<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 0.2em 0.5em;\">number theory: palindromes<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div style=\"width: 50%; min-width: 20em\"><div style=\"display: flex;  align-items: top;\">\n<div style=\"text-align: right; padding: 0.2em 0.2em; min-width: 3em;\"><strong>14<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center; padding: 0.2em 0.2em; min-width: 3em;\"><strong>C<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 0.2em 0.5em;\">number theory: patterns and days of the week<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex;  align-items: top;\">\n<div style=\"text-align: right; padding: 0.2em 0.2em; min-width: 3em;\"><strong>15<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center; padding: 0.2em 0.2em; min-width: 3em;\"><strong>B<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 0.2em 0.5em;\">counting &amp; probability: sets<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex;  align-items: top;\">\n<div style=\"text-align: right; padding: 0.2em 0.2em; min-width: 3em;\"><strong>16<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center; padding: 0.2em 0.2em; min-width: 3em;\"><strong>D<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 0.2em 0.5em;\">algebra: motion and average speed<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex;  align-items: top;\">\n<div style=\"text-align: right; padding: 0.2em 0.2em; min-width: 3em;\"><strong>17<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center; padding: 0.2em 0.2em; min-width: 3em;\"><strong>B<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 0.2em 0.5em;\">arithmetic: patterns<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex;  align-items: top;\">\n<div style=\"text-align: right; padding: 0.2em 0.2em; min-width: 3em;\"><strong>18<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center; padding: 0.2em 0.2em; min-width: 3em;\"><strong>C<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 0.2em 0.5em;\">counting and probability: parity and probability<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex;  align-items: top;\">\n<div style=\"text-align: right; padding: 0.2em 0.2em; min-width: 3em;\"><strong>19<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center; padding: 0.2em 0.2em; min-width: 3em;\"><strong>C<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 0.2em 0.5em;\">counting and probability and logic<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex;  align-items: top;\">\n<div style=\"text-align: right; padding: 0.2em 0.2em; min-width: 3em;\"><strong>20<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center; padding: 0.2em 0.2em; min-width: 3em;\"><strong>D<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 0.2em 0.5em;\">algebra: square roots<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex;  align-items: top;\">\n<div style=\"text-align: right; padding: 0.2em 0.2em; min-width: 3em;\"><strong>21<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center; padding: 0.2em 0.2em; min-width: 3em;\"><strong>E<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 0.2em 0.5em;\">algebra and geometry: lines and triangle areas<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex;  align-items: top;\">\n<div style=\"text-align: right; padding: 0.2em 0.2em; min-width: 3em;\"><strong>22<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center; padding: 0.2em 0.2em; min-width: 3em;\"><strong>E<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 0.2em 0.5em;\">algebra: percent increase and decrease<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex;  align-items: top;\">\n<div style=\"text-align: right; padding: 0.2em 0.2em; min-width: 3em;\"><strong>23<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center; padding: 0.2em 0.2em; min-width: 3em;\"><strong>B<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 0.2em 0.5em;\">number theory: LCM and remainders<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex;  align-items: top;\">\n<div style=\"text-align: right; padding: 0.2em 0.2em; min-width: 3em;\"><strong>24<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center; padding: 0.2em 0.2em; min-width: 3em;\"><strong>B<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 0.2em 0.5em;\">geometry: triangles and area ratios<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex;  align-items: top;\">\n<div style=\"text-align: right; padding: 0.2em 0.2em; min-width: 3em;\"><strong>25<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center; padding: 0.2em 0.2em; min-width: 3em;\"><strong>C<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 0.2em 0.5em;\">counting and probability: stars and bars<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Need to see all the solutions? 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