State Math Contest Practice Sessions:

Welcome to State Math Contest practice!

1) State Contest is on Wed. March 4 at Weber State University during the school day. Meet by the knight at 8:00 a.m. Leave Weber State at 12:25 p.m., arrive at NOJH before 1:30 p.m.

2) Please turn in Permission slips, and pay $10 fee to Mrs. Kelly in the office. Bring receipt to me.

Mon. Feb. 24:

3) Topics/Handouts: MathCounts Toolbox: Study Section VI definitions. Previous: Section V, Pythagorean Theorem, Pythagorean Triples, Special Right Triangles. Section V, Formulas Distance formula to Heron's formula. Study sections I and II, Prime Numbers and Fractions, Decimals, and Percents, Sections IV and V to distance formula.

4) Assignment: 2018 State Math Exam #'s 1-9. Previous: #1-40. We will go over some of the solutions. The answers will make a lot more sense if you have thought about and tried to solve the questions first. You can see solutions here: 2019 Solutions On the same web page, you can also download other past exams and solutions for extra practice. Have your parents and older siblings help you at home. I would be happy to help you at anytime.

5) Check out an Art of Problem Solving Math Competition book. Get an edge on the competition.

6) Winners of Countdown Round each week (buzzers): Elise Nelson and Rainny Hislop. Previous: Elise Nelson and Rainny Hislop, Alyse Radle, Kylie Olney, Ian Hashimoto

7) More info: 2020 State Math Contest

8) Next Practice: Mon. Feb. 24