Students in the sixth, seventh and eighth grades who are eligible under Section 1400 and Section 1405 may enter this contest. This contest will consist of one division unless the district executive committee approves of separate divisions for each grade. Each participant school may enter as many as three contestants per division in the district meet. If the district has elected to include team competition, the combined scores of the three contestants in each division from a school shall constitute the school's team score. A team must have three contestants compete to participate in the team competition.
Students begin taking math in elementary school and continue taking it in high school.
Learning to complete math problems quickly is a valuable skill in all facets of life including engineering, accounting, completing a tax return and even grocery shopping. Geometry and algebra problems may be included as appropriate for the grade level. The contest consists of 50 multiple choice problems. All personnel in this contest may be coaches of participating students. The director may appoint an assistant director.