Years Name No. of questions Comments 1950–1951 Annual High School Contest 50 New York state only 1952–1959 Nationwide 1960–1966 40 1967–1972 35 1973 Annual High School Mathematics Examination 35 1974–1982 30 1983–1999 American High School Mathematics Examination 30 AIME introduced in 1983, now is a middle step between AHSME and USAMO AJHSME, now AMC 8, introduced in 1985 2000–present American Mathematics Competition 25 AHSME split into AMC10 and AMC12 A&B versions introduced in 2002.