There are just four more days until the AMC 8. That's fewer than 100 hours to register for the seven spots remaining! Please help us fill them by sharing this message.
Join us tomorrow for our last prep session. You can also prepare by solving the sample problems below. Have more time? Try out some past AMC 8 contests so that you won't be surprised.
Come for the AMC 8 on Tuesday, and stay for Professor Wood's talk on Fibonacci Numbers!
Bard Math Circle
Here are some challenges from the 1997 AMC 8!
3. Which of the following numbers is the largest?
5. There are many two-digit multiples of 7, but only two of the multiples have a digit sum of 10. The sum of these two multiples of 7 is
10. What fraction of this square region is shaded? Stripes are equal in width, and the figure is drawn to scale.
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fill((0,0)--(3,0)--(3,3)--(0,3)--cycle,white);
fill((0,0)--(2,0)--(2,2)--(0,2)--cycle,black);
fill((0,0)--(1,0)--(1,1)--(0,1)--cycle,white);
draw((0,6)--(0,0)--(6,0));
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fill((0,0)--(5,0)--(5,5)--(0,5)--cycle,white);
fill((0,0)--(4,0)--(4,4)--(0,4)--cycle,black);
fill((0,0)--(3,0)--(3,3)--(0,3)--cycle,white);
fill((0,0)--(2,0)--(2,2)--(0,2)--cycle,black);
fill((0,0)--(1,0)--(1,1)--(0,1)--cycle,white);
draw((0,6)--(0,0)--(6,0));
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Read below for the answers!
AMC 8 Contest Information
The AMC 8 is 40-minutes long and consists of 25 multiple choice questions in middle school mathematics. Preparing for the AMC 8 helps develop students’ problem-solving skills and interest in mathematics.
Date: Tuesday, November 12, 2019
Time: The check-in table opens by 4:00pm, the contest starts at 4:30, and the whole event ends by 7:00pm.
Location: Reem-Kayden Center for Science and Computation (RKC), Bard College
GPS Location: 31 Campus Road, Annandale-on-Hudson, NY 12504
For: Students in grades 6–8, younger students are welcome.
Price: Free! Please support the Bard Math Circle and keep it free.
Stay after the contest for refreshments and a math talk!
Prepare for the AMC 8 with us on the Saturdays before the contest. Our Bard Math Majors are offering prep sessions on the weekends leading up to the contest.
Dates: Saturdays, 10/19, 10/26, 11/2, and 11/9
Time: 1–3pm
Location: Reem-Kayden Center (RKC) 111
(If you would like to participate in the prep sessions, but are not taking the AMC 8 with us, please send us an email.)
The Upstate New York Math Team
The team has been inactive for over five years. Now, Bard Math Circle director Japheth Wood has decided to rebuild this tradition. The current goal is to bring a team to ARML at the end of May, 2020. Please subscribe to the newsletter to learn more, including a monthly practice problem set and news of upcoming monthly practices.
GAIM Girls' Adventure in Math (GAIM)
Registration has recently opened, so join us in Annandale-on-Hudson this coming April 25, 2020 in Annandale-on-Hudson, NY for GAIM 2020! Schools may register as many teams as they’d like, students on each team must attend the same school. Teams compete in one of two divisions: Upper Elementary (Grades 3-5) or Middle (Grades 6-8).
Register now: https://www.girlsadventuresinmath.com/aoh-ny
How many increasing paths through the honeycomb start at 1 and end at 7?
Math Talk
After the AMC 8 Contest, students will be treated to refreshments and an engaging math talk by Bard College Math Professor Japheth Wood. Parents and teachers are welcome to join us.
Speaker: Professor Japheth Wood, Bard College
Talk Title: Fibonacci Numbers, including several problems that are answered by the Fibonacci Numbers and an insightful derivation of Binet's formula.
2019–2020 Math Contest Schedule
AMC 8: Tuesday, November 12, 2019
AMC 10/12B: Wednesday, February 5, 2020
Purple Comet!: April 21–30, 2020 (specific date TBA)
GAIM: Saturday, April 25th, 2020
ARML: May 29 and 30, 2020
Answers: 3 (B), 5 (A), 10 (C). Learn problem solving strategies at our prep sessions!
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