Scarsdale Mathcounts Go to Nationals -- and a Math Problem For You

The weekend of May 11th, SHS Popham 8 math teacher Steve Weiss coached the NY State Mathcounts team at the National Competition in Orlando, Florida. The 4-person team was captained by Scarsdale Middle School 8th grader Matthew Zhao. He led the team to a 9th place finish out of 55 teams. Matthew individually finished among the top 20% of all individuals competing. Pictured above are Steve Weiss and Matthew Zhao. (Photo by Tao Zhao)

Test your own mathematics skills! Here is an example problem Matthew had to solve at the competition: