Monthly Archives: February 2021

We had a great day yesterday completing Round 2 of the 2021 Mathletes Challenge. Our Championship will be help next Tuesday, March 2nd. Thank you to all who helped make Round 2 possible.

We are postponing Round 2 due to inclement weather. We will continue the competition next Tuesday (February 23rd) at 9:30AM. Please check with your team coordinators for the Zoom link to Round 2. The Championship will be held on Tuesday, March 2nd at 9:30AM. More details about this round will be sent out next week.

Here’s a math question to keep you busy this week:

It starts snowing in the morning and continues steadily throughout the day. A snowplow that removes snow at a constant rate starts plowing at noon. It plows 2 miles in the first hour, and 1 mile in the second. What time did it start snowing

*Hint –

The snowplow’s speed is inversely proportional to the height of snow–the more snow there is, the slower the snowplow moves

So, with that setup, can you solve the problem? 

We had a great start to our 16th year of competitions today. It was a first for us doing this virtually, and it was great to see how well our students did handling the change this year. Young people are resilient in many ways but especially when it comes to adjusting to change. We loved seeing the competitive spirit through the computer screen. This round as well as next week’s round will serve as practice for the Championship which will be held on February 23rd. Thank you to all who helped make today happen. We can’t wait until next week for Round 2!