The format of the competition is as follows.
Individual Tests
In the first session each student will have 60 minutes to answer 30 questions. Students will write each answer on an answer sheet. Be aware of several things.
 | No calculators will be allowed |
| Questions are NOT ordered by difficulty |
| Each student will submit one answer sheet. |
| No student is expected to answer all or even most of the questions. These are competition level questions and many may be beyond the skill level of a particular student. |
Sample questions: Individual and Practice Individual
Topics may include: addition, solving linear equations, ratio, exponents, mean/median/mode, arithmetic sequences, area, volume, multiplication, factors, division, distance, surface area, counting, venn diagrams, distance/rate/time, sequences, number bases, time, logarithms, place value, ordered pairs, palindromes, angles in polygons
Team Tests
In the second session students will compete in teams of four students. The team test consists of 4 rounds of 10 questions. Each round has a theme. The questions are based on Algebra, Geometry, Potpourri and Probability. The four team members will have 15 minutes to try to solve the 10 problems from each round. The team will submit one answer sheet.
Sample questions:
Algebra
and Practice Algebra
Team
Geometry
and Practice Geometry
Potpourri
Topics
may include: greatest common divisor, math puzzles, exponents (powers of two),
square root, perfect squares, reflections of ordered pairs across lines, ratios,
external tangents to circles, money (coin problems)
Probability
and Practice Probability
Range, Combinations, Paths, Rearrangements (Permuations), mean/median/mode, Venn diagrams, probability