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2008 MathEdge+ Contest Results

2008 MathEdge+ Contest Winners

JumpStart     Beginner    Intermediate   Advanced  

2008MathEdge+.prob      2008MathEdge+.sol

2008 SpeedMath Results

2008 SpeedMath Winners

JumpStart     Beginner    Intermediate  Advanced

2008 MathEdge Contests

Registration Form                Online Registration here

In conjunction with CalChess State Tournament, Held At: San Jose Convention Center (Hall 3), 408 Almaden Blvd., San Jose, California USA 95110, directions

Contest Fees: $35 per contest or $60 for both. Add $5 per contest if register on site.

No calculator is allowed for both contests.   Please check in half an hour before contest.

 

 

MathEdge+Contest
Speed Math Contest

 

Date

May 17, 2008 (Saturday)

May 18, 2008 (Sunday)

 

Time

3:00-4:15pm

1-1:30pm

 

Type

Problem Solving

Computational

Test

duration

40 mins

10 mins

 

Level

 

Grades

No. of Non-multiple choice Problems

 

Up to 100 problems

Jump Start

K-1

10

Up to 2 digits of “+”, “-“

Beginner

2-3

15

Up to 3 digits of  “+”, “-“, “x”

Intermediate

4-5

20

Up to 4 digits of  “+”, “-“, “x”, “÷”

Advanced

6-8

25

 “+”, “-“, “x”, “÷”, fraction, %, exponent

 

MathEdge+ Contest Sample Problems:

JS Sample       06'Beg ANS SOL        06'Intr ANS  SOL         06'Adv, ANS SOL

                     07'Beg SOL               07'Intr SOL                07'Adv SOL

Directions: No calculator is allowed. Only correct answer counts. No partial credit will be given.

Speed Math Contest Sample Problems

Directions: This is a ten-minute test. ALL PROBLEMS ARE MEANT TO BE SOLVED MENTALLY. Try not to make calculations with paper and pencil. Thus, no additional scratch paper would be provided. Solve accurately and quickly as many as you can in the order in which they appear.  Write only the answer in the space provided at the end of each problem. 

JS Problems             Beg Problems                Int Problems        Adv Problems