Define the relation M @ N as M @ N = M2 + 2M/N. What is the value of 9 @ 4? Express your answer as a common fraction. Substituting 9 for M and 4 for N in the given relation, we get 9 @ 4 = 92 + 2 × 9...
Darcy has two part-time jobs during her summer vacation. She works part-time as a counselor at a local day camp, and she has another part-time job as a lifeguard at the community swimming pool. Darcy...
Logan created a poster to advertise the Harvest Festival at his school. For the poster’s border, he traced an elm leaf 20 times on an 8-inch by 10-inch sheet of construction paper. After all 20 of the...
Gretchen is going to make a witch’s hat for Halloween. Her pattern consists of a right circular cone without a base attached to a circle with a hole cut out of the middle, as shown below. The hole is...
January 15th is Hat Day, so put on your wackiest hat and solve this week’s problems! Ariana loves hats. Her favorite top hat is an 18-inch-tall right circular cylinder with a brim that goes all the...
With the 2022 Chapter Competition coming up next week, here are some problems from the 2021 Chapter and Chapter Invitational Competitions for extra practice! (Note: The structure of the 2021...
Today is Pi Day! Below are a few questions to celebrate. If June ate 1/4 of 2/3 of 1/2 of a pie, what fraction of the whole pie did she eat? Express your answer as a common fraction. To determine what...
Kaleb has a bag containing red, black and white LEGO® bricks. If he has 12 more red bricks than white bricks and 15 fewer white bricks than black bricks, what is the positive difference between the...
The Zappone family has a table that can seat eight people comfortably, which is perfect, since there will be eight people sitting down to Thanksgiving dinner. The rectangular table can seat three...
While there were many problems written and solved for MATHCOUNTS in 2021, below is a selection of some of the best of the year! 2020-2021 School Handbook, #113 A fair coin is flipped 5 times. What is...