The first AMC $8$ was given in $1985$ and it has been given annually since that time. Samantha turned $12$ years old the year that she took the seventh AMC $8$. In what year was Samantha born?
$\textbf{(A) }1979\qquad\textbf{(B) }1980\qquad\textbf{(C) }1981\qquad\textbf{(D) }1982\qquad \textbf{(E) }1983$
The seventh AMC 8 would have been given in $1991$. If Samantha was 12 then, that means she was born 12 years ago, so she was born in $1991-12=1979$.
Our answer is $\boxed{(\text{A})1979}$
corrections made by DrDominic