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Use of Calculators:

Calculators are allowed in the Target and Team Rounds (if necessary Tiebreaker) only. The students may bring any type of calculator that does not have a QWERTY (i.e., typewriter-like) keypad, as long as it is battery (or solar) powered and silent. Students may not use calculators to exchange information with another person or device during the competition. Personal Digital Assistants, Smart phones, etc. may not be used during competitions. It is expected that basic arithmetic functions will be sufficient for the contest, and no advantage can be gained by any advanced calculator functions.

Coaches are responsible for ensuring that their students use acceptable calculators, and students are responsible for providing their own calculators.

Coordinators are not responsible for providing Mathletes with calculators or batteries before or during MATHCOUNTS competitions. Coaches are strongly advised to bring backup calculators and spare batteries to the competition for their team members in case of a malfunctioning calculator or weak or dead batteries. Neither the MATHCOUNTS Foundation nor coordinators shall be responsible for the consequences of a calculator’s malfunctioning.