MathCastleCompetition practice
State Competition
Target Round
in the format of the MATHCOUNTS competition
Three original eight-problem papers in four timed pairs, six minutes each: the second problem of each pair is the harder one, and #8 goes beyond the hardest National Target problems. Worked solutions throughout.
How a paper runs
8 problems · 24 minutes
- This round has 8 problems, handed out in pairs. You have 6 minutes for each pair.
- When time is called for a pair, it is collected and the next pair is handed out. You cannot go back to a pair once it is collected.
- Calculators are allowed in this round.
- Write only your final answer in the blank in the right-hand column. Answers must be complete, legible and simplified, with fractions in lowest terms.
- If you finish a pair early, use the time to check your answers.
Practice papers
- MathCounts State Target — Practice Contest 1 Sit it PDF
- MathCounts State Target — Practice Contest 2 Sit it PDF
- MathCounts State Target — Practice Contest 3 Sit it PDF
MathCastle practice paper. Original problems in the contest format; not affiliated with or endorsed by the contest organisers.