2016 AMC 8 - Administration Instructions - 40-Minute Multiple-Choice Contest

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A complete administration and student instruction set for the 32nd Annual AMC 8 (American Mathematics Contest 8) held on November 15, 2016. It specifies a 25-question multiple-choice format with one correct answer per problem, required use of an AMC 8 answer form marked with a #2 pencil, and strict rules for permitted aids while prohibiting calculators. It also states the 40-minute testing window, paperwork steps, scoring method, and strong security and dissemination restrictions during eligibility periods.

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Reading Time20 min

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Instructions

Before and during the exam

Answer marking and scoring

Allowed aids and exam conditions

Security and eligibility rules

Administration requirements

| | | | --- | --- | | MAA American Mathematics Competitions
32nd Annual
AMC 8
American Mathematics Contest 8 Tuesday, November 15, 2016 | | INSTRUCTIONS 1. DO NOT OPEN THIS BOOKLET UNTIL YOUR PROCTOR TELLS YOU. 2. This is a twenty-five question multiple choice test. For each question, only one answer choice is correct. 3. Mark your answer to each problem on the AMC 8 Answer Form with a \#2 pencil. Check the blackened circles for accuracy and erase errors and stray marks completely. Only answers properly marked on the answer form will be graded. 4. There is no penalty for guessing. Your score is the number of correct answers. 5. Only scratch paper, graph paper, rulers, protractors, and erasers are allowed as aids. Calculators are NOT allowed. No problems on the test require the use of a calculator. 6. Figures are not necessarily drawn to scale. 7. Before beginning the test, your proctor will ask you to record your information on the answer form. 8. You will have 40 minutes to complete the test once your proctor tells you to begin. 9. When you finish the exam, sign your name in the space provided on the answer form. The Committee on the American Mathematics Competitions reserves the right to re-examine students before deciding whether to grant official status to their scores. The Committee also reserves the right to disqualify all scores from a school if it determines that the required security procedures were not followed. The publication, reproduction or communication of the problems or solutions ofthe AMC 8 during the period when students are eligible to participate seriously jeopardizes the integrity of the results. Dissemination via copier, telephone, email, internet or media of any type during this period is a violation of the competition rules. © 2016 Mathematical Association of America 2016 AMC 8 DO NOT OPEN UNTIL TUEsDAy, NOvEMbEr 15, 2016 **ADMINISTRATION ON AN EARLIER DATE WILL DISQUALIFY YOUR SCHOOL’S RESULTS** 1. PLEASE READ THE TEACHERS’ MANUAL BEFORE NOvEMBER 15, 2016. All rules and instructions needed to administer this exam are contained in the manual. You will not need anything from inside this package until November 15. 2. Your PRINCIPAL or vICE-PRINCIPAL must verify on the AMC 8 CERTIFICATION FORM that you followed all rules associated with the conduct of the exam. 3. The Answer Forms must be sent by trackable mail to the AMC office no later than 24 hours following the exam. 4. THE AMC 8 IS TO BE ADMINISTERED DURING A CONvENIENT 40 MINUTE PERIOD. THE EXAM MAY BE GIvEN DURING A REGULAR MATH CLASS. 5. The publication, reproduction or communication of the problems or solutions of this test during the period when students are eligible to participate seriously jeopardizes the integrity of the results. Dissemination via copier, telephone, email, internet or media of any type during this period is a violation of the competition rules. | The American Mathematics Competitions are supported by: | | | --- | --- | | Patron’s Circle
Akamai Foundation Simons Foundation
Innovator’s Circle
The D.E. Shaw Group Tudor Investment Corporation Two Sigma
Winner’s Circle
Dropbox
MathWorks Susquehanna International Group
Achiever’s Circle
Art of Problem Solving Jane Street Capital | Sustainer’s circle
Academy of Applied Science American Mathematical Society Ansatz Capital Army Educational Outreach Program
Collaborator’s Circle
American Statistical Association Casualty Actuarial Society Conference Board of the Mathematical Sciences Mu Alpha Theta
Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics | 2016 AMC 8 Problems 2 1. The longest professional tennis match ever played lasted a total of 11 hours and 5 minutes. How many minutes was this? (A) 605 (B) 655 (C) 665 (D) 1005 (E) 1105 2. In rectangle ABCD, AB = 6 and AD = 8. Point M is the midpoint of AD. What is the area of AMC? (A) 12 (B) 15 (C) 18 (D) 20 (E) 24 3. Four students take an e

FAQs

How should students mark answers for AMC 8?

Students must mark each problem’s answer on the AMC 8 Answer Form using a #2 pencil, filling in the correct blackened circles. Only answers properly marked on the answer form are graded.

Is there a penalty for guessing on AMC 8?

No. There is no penalty for guessing; the score equals the number of correct answers.

What aids are allowed and are calculators permitted?

Allowed aids include scratch paper, graph paper, rulers, protractors, and erasers. Calculators are not allowed, and no problems require calculator use.

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