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| − | Math is Cool, short for MIC is a math competition for grades 4-12 located in the state of Washington. The competition is hosted by [[ | + | Math is Cool, short for MIC is a math competition for grades 4-12 located in the state of Washington. The competition is hosted by [[Academics is Cool]]. The competition has two stages, [[Math Is Cool Championships|Championships]] and [[Math is Cool Masters|Masters]]. Students who score top 4 in a school that scored top 10 will get to go to masters. |
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About
Math is Cool, short for MIC is a math competition for grades 4-12 located in the state of Washington. The competition is hosted by Academics is Cool. The competition has two stages, Championships and Masters. Students who score top 4 in a school that scored top 10 will get to go to masters.
Scoring
Individuals
- A 35 question, 40 minutes test accounts for approximately 90% of a student's score
- A 8 question mental math test will account for approximately 10% of the student's score
Teams
MIC will look at all the teams' scores and find the max scores of the following sections:
- Team Contest (10 question test)
- Multiple Choice Team Contest (10 question test with answer choices and penalty for incorrect answers)
- Relay (2 rounds graded separately, each teammate except for the first one will use the answer of the previous teammate to answer their question)
- College Knowledge Bowl (College Bowl, 2 teams compete in solving math questions in the shortest amount of time possible)
MIC will then look at the sum of the max scores. More information on Academics is Cool website
See Also
- You can find past competitions here.
- Math is Cool Masters
- Math Is Cool Championships
