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...
Ariel, Ollie and Eden are going trick-or-treating for Halloween, but first their parents are taking them to a costume store to pick out costumes. The store has 9 different costume options available –...
Chantel is going to a new school this year and will be in the 8th grade. She has learned that there are 11 7th graders and 13 8th graders (including herself) in her homeroom. If the desks in her...
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...
The 2022 Raytheon Technologies MATHCOUNTS National Competition is coming up next weekend, and there has been lots of preparation going on behind the scenes! For example, T-shirts had to be ordered...
Everyone knows that on July 4, 1776, the thirteen colonies declared their independence from Britain. On July 8, the Declaration of Independence was read aloud in Philadelphia, marking the first...
The Times Square Ball Drop in New York is an iconic event that takes place during New Years. The ball begins its “drop” at 11:59 p.m. ET on December 31 and ends its descent at 12 a.m. ET on January 1...
The weekend has just begun, and Derek wants to build a snowman either on Saturday or Sunday, but he can only build a snowman if it snows. There is a 1/2 probability that it snows on Saturday, and a 1...