- Algebraic Expressions and Equations
- General Math
- Plane Geometry
The Washington Monument in Washington, D.C. is an obelisk. An obelisk is a tall monument with four gently sloping sides and a pyramid shape on top. The obelisk structure first appeared in Ancient...
- Measurement
- Plane Geometry
In honor of Veteran’s Day, people around the country are flying American flags. For many people, finding flags to buy in stores has been next to impossible due to the great demand. Therefore, many of...
- Algebraic Expressions and Equations
- Percents and Fractions
This summer, Owen and Jack will both have part time jobs. Owen will be working as a lifeguard and Jack will be working as a server at a local restaurant. Owen plans to work 15 hours each week and will...
- General Math
- Percents and Fractions
- Proportional Reasoning
- Solid Geometry
A town in South Dakota decides to have an “End of the Summer” pool party and invites all of the households in the town that have school aged children. Twenty-seven households are invited to the party...
- Percents and Fractions
- Probability, Counting and Combinatorics
- Proportional Reasoning
The date of the beginning of the school year has long been a topic of debate in many areas across the United States, but the trend is leaning towards starting school earlier rather than later...
- General Math
- Percents and Fractions
- Plane Geometry
- Problem Solving (Misc.)
- Proportional Reasoning
In preparation for Thanksgiving dinner, Mrs. Cobble decided to get a new tablecloth for the dining room table. Her rectangular table measures 3.5 feet by 6 feet, and she would like the tablecloth to...
- Percents and Fractions
- Probability, Counting and Combinatorics
- Proportional Reasoning
The Sprint Round of the MATHCOUNTS Chapter Competition has 30 questions and students are given 40 minutes to complete the round. Though it isn’t expected that most students will finish all 30...
- Probability, Counting and Combinatorics
- Proportional Reasoning
- Sequences, Series and Patterns
According to “A History of Valentine’s Day Cards in America” by T.M. Wilson, in 1847 Esther Howland was the first to mass-produce Valentine’s Day cards. She made them out of lace, paint and expensive...