{"id":2191,"date":"2020-11-19T15:48:41","date_gmt":"2020-11-19T23:48:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/areteem.org\/blog\/?p=2191"},"modified":"2021-04-22T14:55:57","modified_gmt":"2021-04-22T21:55:57","slug":"2020-amc-8-answer-key-released","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/areteem.org\/blog\/2020-amc-8-answer-key-released\/","title":{"rendered":"2020 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. Whether you took the AMC 8 at school or online, we hope it went well!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The last day of testing was November 16th, so now the problems can be discussed! See below for an answer key for the 2020 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>E<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 0.2em 0.5em;\">arithmetic: 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>2<\/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;\">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>3<\/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 units<\/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>B<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 0.2em 0.5em;\">counting and probability: patterns and geometry<\/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>C<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 0.2em 0.5em;\">arithmetic: fractions and percents<\/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>A<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 0.2em 0.5em;\">logic 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>7<\/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: digits and possible numbers<\/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>C<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 0.2em 0.5em;\">arithmetic: value of coins 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>9<\/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: cubes, surfaces, and spatial reasoning<\/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>C<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 0.2em 0.5em;\">counting and probability: complementary counting<\/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>E<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 0.2em 0.5em;\">algebra: motion, averages speed, 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>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;\">algebra: factorials and rewriting expressions<\/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>B<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 0.2em 0.5em;\">arithmetic: ratios and probability<\/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>D<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 0.2em 0.5em;\">arithmetic: graphs, averages, and estimation<\/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>C<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 0.2em 0.5em;\">algebra: percents<\/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>E<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 0.2em 0.5em;\">algebra: sums and equations<\/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;\">number theory: factors and number of factors<\/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>A<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 0.2em 0.5em;\">geometry: circles, rectangles, 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>19<\/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: divisible and possible digits<\/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>B<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 0.2em 0.5em;\">arithmetic and logic: averages 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>21<\/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;\">counting and probability: counting paths and 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>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;\">number theory: sequences and recursion<\/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;\">counting and probability: cases 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>24<\/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 and algebra: areas, percentages, 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>25<\/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 and algebra: lengths and equations<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>This year&#8217;s AMC 8 problems are available on the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"ZIML site by clicking here (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/ziml.areteem.org\/ziml\/practicecontests.php?p=AMC8\" target=\"_blank\">ZIML site by clicking here<\/a> (either as a Mock Exam or PDF). While you&#8217;re there, check out the Daily Magic Spells and Monthly Contests for extra practice!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The AMC 8 exam is administered by the Mathematical Association of America (MAA). For general information about the AMC 8, <a href=\"https:\/\/areteem.org\/blog\/amc-8-all-you-need-to-know\/\">click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Answers to the 2020 AMC 8 Exam are available now. 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