Bounding to limit cases — AMC & AIME Problems

Practice every real AMC 8, AMC 10, AMC 12, and AIME problem that uses bounding to limit cases — 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.

All of these problems are used with official legal permission of the Mathematical Association of America (MAA).

AMC 8

1985 AMC 8 Problem 18 · 1987 AMC 8 Problem 8 · 2023 AMC 8 Problem 25 · 2024 AMC 8 Problem 6

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