- Plane Geometry
- Problem Solving (Misc.)
- Sequences, Series and Patterns
Now that 2024 is finally here, let’s see what we can do with this new number! If the perimeter of a particular square is 2024 inches, what is the area of the square, in square inches? Express your...
- 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...
- Sequences, Series and Patterns
In the spring of 2020, Dahlia created a flower bed and planted one daffodil. The following spring, three daffodils bloomed. In fact, each spring, from 2020 to 2023, the number of daffodils that...
- Probability, Counting and Combinatorics
- Proportional Reasoning
When packing for her family’s trip, Miranda didn’t want to bring a lot of extra clothes, so she packed 4 shirts, 2 pairs of shorts and 1 skirt (all of which coordinate). If an outfit consists of a...
- Probability, Counting and Combinatorics
The Walton and the Brady families plan to vacation together in an 8-bedroom vacation home. John and Olivia will bring six children — boys, Jason, Ben and Jim-Bob, and girls, Mary Ellen, Erin and...
- General Math
- Percents and Fractions
- Probability, Counting and Combinatorics
Over the summer millions of people around the world visit amusement parks. Previously heralded as the “World’s Largest Amusement Park,” Cedar Point Amusement Park in Sandusky, Ohio earned that title...
- General Math
- Probability, Counting and Combinatorics
Each week, Devin buys school lunch on Friday because the cafeteria serves pizza every Friday. Monday through Thursday, Devin brings his lunch to school. The lunch he brings always includes a peanut...
- Percents and Fractions
- Plane Geometry
- Probability, Counting and Combinatorics
It’s Autumn, and that means leaves are falling! Amber’s house occupies 2650 ft2 in the middle of a 50-foot by 80-foot parcel of land, and the leaves that fall cover the ground all around her house. If...
- Probability, Counting and Combinatorics
The letters of the words GHOST, GHOUL, TRICK, TREAT and CANDY were written on 25 index cards, one letter per card. If the cards are shuffled and one card is selected at random, what is the probability...