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...
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...
For the following problems, assume that the snowballs are perfect spheres. Chiquita and Rhonda are each building a snowman. Rhonda tells Chiquita that she is making each of her 3 balls of snow 20%...
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...
The following information and problems were submitted by a MATHCOUNTS volunteer, Emily Koithan. Thank you, Emily! Neuroscientists use a special type of brain scanning called functional magnetic...
Abby, Brenda, Celia, Denise and Elizabeth are going to their town’s annual hayride. Tickets cost $8.00 for people 12 years old and older but only $5.00 for people 11 years old and younger. The total...
Cara was born on January 1, 2010, and her mother, Sydney, was born on January 1, 1982. In what year will Sydney’s age be twice Cara’s age? If we let Cara’s age be C, then Sydney’s age is S = C + 28...
Happy Surveyors Week! Surveyors play an essential role in construction, land development, the creation of maps, and other land-based projects. They measure property boundaries, natural land features...