Optimization — AMC & AIME Problems
Practice every real AMC 8, AMC 10, AMC 12, and AIME problem that uses Optimization — a problem-solving techniques concept — each with a professionally curated solution, many with a video solution too, from LIVE by Po-Shen Loh. Browse all concepts or the full past-contest archive.
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AMC 8
1985 AMC 8 Problem 24 • 1986 AMC 8 Problem 3 • 1986 AMC 8 Problem 14 • 1986 AMC 8 Problem 18 • 1987 AMC 8 Problem 6 • 1987 AMC 8 Problem 24 • 1988 AMC 8 Problem 14 • 1989 AMC 8 Problem 14 • 1989 AMC 8 Problem 20 • 1990 AMC 8 Problem 1 • 1990 AMC 8 Problem 7 • 1990 AMC 8 Problem 19 • 1991 AMC 8 Problem 8 • 1992 AMC 8 Problem 3 • 1993 AMC 8 Problem 25 • 1994 AMC 8 Problem 20 • 1996 AMC 8 Problem 6 • 1996 AMC 8 Problem 8 • 1997 AMC 8 Problem 2 • 1999 AMC 8 Problem 11 • 1999 AMC 8 Problem 15 • 2000 AMC 8 Problem 5 • 2000 AMC 8 Problem 7 • 2000 AMC 8 Problem 12 • 2001 AMC 8 Problem 4 • 2001 AMC 8 Problem 21 • 2002 AMC 8 Problem 1 • 2002 AMC 8 Problem 3 • 2003 AMC 8 Problem 8 • 2003 AMC 8 Problem 15 • 2005 AMC 8 Problem 5 • 2005 AMC 8 Problem 24 • 2006 AMC 8 Problem 22 • 2008 AMC 8 Problem 17 • 2010 AMC 8 Problem 7 • 2012 AMC 8 Problem 7 • 2012 AMC 8 Problem 16 • 2014 AMC 8 Problem 2 • 2014 AMC 8 Problem 19 • 2014 AMC 8 Problem 24 • 2018 AMC 8 Problem 14 • 2019 AMC 8 Problem 1 • 2019 AMC 8 Problem 7 • 2019 AMC 8 Problem 19 • 2020 AMC 8 Problem 8 • 2022 AMC 8 Problem 15 • 2023 AMC 8 Problem 6 • 2023 AMC 8 Problem 14 • 2023 AMC 8 Problem 18 • 2023 AMC 8 Problem 20 • 2024 AMC 8 Problem 15 • 2024 AMC 8 Problem 16 • 2024 AMC 8 Problem 19 • 2025 AMC 8 Problem 5 • 2025 AMC 8 Problem 12
AMC 10
2000 AMC 10 Problem 1 • 2000 AMC 10 Problem 20 • 2002 AMC 10A Problem 11 • 2002 AMC 10A Problem 18 • 2003 AMC 10B Problem 4 • 2003 AMC 10B Problem 14 • 2004 AMC 10A Problem 15 • 2004 AMC 10B Problem 5 • 2006 AMC 10A Problem 4 • 2006 AMC 10B Problem 5 • 2006 AMC 10B Problem 10 • 2007 AMC 10B Problem 24 • 2008 AMC 10B Problem 4 • 2010 AMC 10A Problem 16 • 2010 AMC 10A Problem 20 • 2010 AMC 10A Problem 21 • 2010 AMC 10B Problem 15 • 2011 AMC 10B Problem 3 • 2012 AMC 10A Problem 4 • 2012 AMC 10A Problem 10 • 2012 AMC 10A Problem 13 • 2013 AMC 10B Problem 5 • 2013 AMC 10B Problem 21 • 2014 AMC 10B Problem 18 • 2015 AMC 10B Problem 14 • 2016 AMC 10B Problem 16 • 2016 AMC 10B Problem 17 • 2017 AMC 10A Problem 2 • 2017 AMC 10A Problem 17 • 2018 AMC 10B Problem 14 • 2019 AMC 10A Problem 19 • 2019 AMC 10B Problem 12 • 2020 AMC 10A Problem 25 • 2021 AMC 10A Spring Problem 9 • 2021 AMC 10B Spring Problem 7 • 2021 AMC 10B Spring Problem 11 • 2021 AMC 10A Fall Problem 25 • 2021 AMC 10B Fall Problem 6 • 2022 AMC 10A Problem 25 • 2022 AMC 10B Problem 10 • 2023 AMC 10A Problem 13 • 2024 AMC 10A Problem 3 • 2024 AMC 10A Problem 4 • 2024 AMC 10A Problem 7 • 2024 AMC 10A Problem 15 • 2024 AMC 10A Problem 19 • 2024 AMC 10A Problem 20 • 2024 AMC 10B Problem 5 • 2024 AMC 10B Problem 6 • 2024 AMC 10B Problem 13 • 2024 AMC 10B Problem 16
AMC 12
1950 AMC 12 Problem 9 • 1950 AMC 12 Problem 41 • 1951 AMC 12 Problem 43 • 1957 AMC 12 Problem 36 • 1958 AMC 12 Problem 46 • 1958 AMC 12 Problem 48 • 1959 AMC 12 Problem 8 • 1961 AMC 12 Problem 40 • 1962 AMC 12 Problem 26 • 1962 AMC 12 Problem 37 • 1963 AMC 12 Problem 28 • 1963 AMC 12 Problem 29 • 1963 AMC 12 Problem 37 • 1964 AMC 12 Problem 24 • 1965 AMC 12 Problem 34 • 1967 AMC 12 Problem 11 • 1969 AMC 12 Problem 25 • 1971 AMC 12 Problem 27 • 1972 AMC 12 Problem 23 • 1972 AMC 12 Problem 33 • 1973 AMC 12 Problem 3 • 1973 AMC 12 Problem 20 • 1979 AMC 12 Problem 23 • 1980 AMC 12 Problem 22 • 1982 AMC 12 Problem 19 • 1982 AMC 12 Problem 29 • 1983 AMC 12 Problem 29 • 1984 AMC 12 Problem 29 • 1992 AMC 12 Problem 30 • 1998 AMC 12 Problem 2 • 1998 AMC 12 Problem 6 • 1999 AMC 12 Problem 28 • 2000 AMC 12 Problem 1 • 2000 AMC 12 Problem 12 • 2002 AMC 12A Problem 9 • 2002 AMC 12A Problem 17 • 2003 AMC 12B Problem 3 • 2003 AMC 12B Problem 22 • 2004 AMC 12B Problem 2 • 2005 AMC 12B Problem 20 • 2006 AMC 12B Problem 10 • 2006 AMC 12B Problem 22 • 2007 AMC 12B Problem 20 • 2008 AMC 12A Problem 11 • 2008 AMC 12A Problem 24 • 2008 AMC 12B Problem 3 • 2008 AMC 12B Problem 19 • 2010 AMC 12A Problem 14 • 2010 AMC 12A Problem 22 • 2010 AMC 12B Problem 14 • 2010 AMC 12B Problem 22 • 2011 AMC 12A Problem 18 • 2011 AMC 12A Problem 24 • 2011 AMC 12A Problem 25 • 2011 AMC 12B Problem 7 • 2012 AMC 12A Problem 7 • 2012 AMC 12A Problem 8 • 2013 AMC 12A Problem 16 • 2014 AMC 12A Problem 20 • 2014 AMC 12B Problem 11 • 2015 AMC 12B Problem 12 • 2016 AMC 12B Problem 14 • 2017 AMC 12A Problem 1 • 2018 AMC 12A Problem 2 • 2018 AMC 12A Problem 24 • 2019 AMC 12B Problem 25 • 2020 AMC 12A Problem 23 • 2020 AMC 12B Problem 7 • 2020 AMC 12B Problem 22 • 2020 AMC 12B Problem 25 • 2021 AMC 12A Spring Problem 7 • 2021 AMC 12A Spring Problem 25 • 2021 AMC 12B Spring Problem 19 • 2021 AMC 12A Fall Problem 23 • 2022 AMC 12A Problem 22 • 2022 AMC 12B Problem 7 • 2022 AMC 12B Problem 9 • 2023 AMC 12A Problem 16 • 2023 AMC 12B Problem 11 • 2024 AMC 12A Problem 3 • 2024 AMC 12A Problem 6 • 2024 AMC 12A Problem 9 • 2024 AMC 12A Problem 12 • 2024 AMC 12B Problem 5 • 2024 AMC 12B Problem 13 • 2024 AMC 12B Problem 20 • 2025 AMC 12B Problem 22
AIME
1983 AIME Problem 2 • 1983 AIME Problem 9 • 1984 AIME Problem 4 • 1985 AIME Problem 8 • 1989 AIME Problem 11 • 1990 AIME Problem 5 • 1991 AIME Problem 3 • 1991 AIME Problem 13 • 1992 AIME Problem 13 • 1993 AIME Problem 14 • 1994 AIME Problem 12 • 1997 AIME Problem 15 • 2000 AIME I Problem 13 • 2004 AIME II Problem 3 • 2005 AIME I Problem 11 • 2006 AIME I Problem 15 • 2007 AIME II Problem 8 • 2008 AIME I Problem 12 • 2008 AIME I Problem 14 • 2008 AIME II Problem 3 • 2008 AIME II Problem 14 • 2009 AIME I Problem 14 • 2009 AIME I Problem 15 • 2009 AIME II Problem 15 • 2011 AIME I Problem 8 • 2011 AIME II Problem 8 • 2012 AIME II Problem 6 • 2013 AIME II Problem 10 • 2014 AIME I Problem 7 • 2016 AIME I Problem 9 • 2017 AIME I Problem 15 • 2017 AIME II Problem 5 • 2018 AIME I Problem 8 • 2018 AIME I Problem 13 • 2020 AIME II Problem 7 • 2022 AIME I Problem 7 • 2022 AIME II Problem 1 • 2022 AIME II Problem 6 • 2022 AIME II Problem 12 • 2022 AIME II Problem 14 • 2023 AIME I Problem 6 • 2024 AIME I Problem 7 • 2024 AIME I Problem 9 • 2024 AIME I Problem 15 • 2024 AIME II Problem 7 • 2024 AIME II Problem 12 • 2025 AIME I Problem 14 • 2025 AIME II Problem 8 • 2025 AIME II Problem 15 • 2026 AIME I Problem 11 • 2026 AIME II Problem 13