Easy Counting?
by orangefronted, Apr 3, 2025, 6:45 AM
Lucien randomly picks two distinct numbers at the same time from the following group of numbers:
. If the product of the 2 numbers is also a member of this group, how many selections can be done?

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prime factorization formula questions
by Soupboy0, Apr 3, 2025, 2:54 AM
If i have a number, say
with prime factorization
, and I want to find
numbers that multiply to
, does anybody know a formula for this?




Tricky summation
by arfekete, Apr 2, 2025, 2:15 AM
Rationalizing
by mithu542, Apr 2, 2025, 2:02 AM
Probability NOT a perfect square
by orangefronted, Apr 1, 2025, 5:37 PM
Mike decides to play a game with himself. He begins with a score of 0 and proceeds to flip a fair coin. If he lands on heads, he adds 2 to his score. If he lands on tails, he subtracts 1 from his score. After 5 flips, what is the probability that Mike’s score is not a perfect square?
2026 AMC 8C
by ChaitraliKA, Apr 1, 2025, 1:03 PM
You’ve never seen an AMC 8 quite like this…
We, ChaitraliKA and Aaronjudgeisgoat, present
THE 2026 AMC 8C
Context
This is a totally legit mock test that you can use to predict what your real AMC 8 score will be!
We created many high quality problems for this test, and put our blood, sweat, and tears into it (and if u dont take it we’ll put your blood into it as well). We GUARANTEE that when you take a look at the problems, you will be stunned by the sheer quality oozing out of them. We know this for certain as we got this exact reaction from every single newborn baby that volunteered to take this test. This mock is perfect, not just for people looking to ace the AMC 8 next year, but even for high schoolers.
You have two options on how to take it: Google Docs or MathDash
Google Docs:
Problems
Please read the guidelines carefully, and submit your answers for grading to ChaitraliKA and Aaronjudgeisgoat through AoPS PMs. We will send you the solutions as well, once we have graded you.
MathDash:
https://mathdash.fly.dev/contest/2026amc8c
If you do it on MathDash, we will still send you your final score through AoPS PMs, due to some issues.
We expect to start grading on April 15.
The leaderboard will be updated on the MSM post.
Good luck
!
Please don't get this locked again. I will be very sad if that happens, because this is my 1000th post
. We put a lot of effort into this. If you're going to be a goody-two-shoes, just try to solve the legit problems and ignore the rest.
If you don't want to waste time, here are the legit problems that we would like you to try
We, ChaitraliKA and Aaronjudgeisgoat, present
THE 2026 AMC 8C
Context
This is a totally legit mock test that you can use to predict what your real AMC 8 score will be!
We created many high quality problems for this test, and put our blood, sweat, and tears into it (and if u dont take it we’ll put your blood into it as well). We GUARANTEE that when you take a look at the problems, you will be stunned by the sheer quality oozing out of them. We know this for certain as we got this exact reaction from every single newborn baby that volunteered to take this test. This mock is perfect, not just for people looking to ace the AMC 8 next year, but even for high schoolers.
ChaitraliKA wrote:
This was my first time making a mock, I wanted to make it as realistic as possible. As a person who has never taken an AMC 8 before, I thoroughly researched the types of problems and the format before making this. After some deep analysing, I have come to the conclusion that our mock highly resembles an AMC 8 with a -100% margin of error. I personally enjoyed making this, and put my heart and soul into making the problems and writing out the solutions. There was a lot of collaboration and every question has approval from both of us. As the most respected Cringe Nerdy Mathematician in history, I can guarantee you that it's not only about the math, it's about the experience of taking it. Please scroll down and take the test now. Thank you.
Aaronjudgeisgoat wrote:
After writing a MATHCOUNTS mock, I figured I would try and take it a step further - create an AMC 8 mock. As a fellow person who has never taken an AMC 8 before, I knew there was work needed to be done before I could accurately create one. I thoroughly reviewed the rules for this test, as well as the format. I even made sure to make every single answer choice viable, simulating the silliable nature of the actual AMC 8. We reviewed every single question, answer and solution, and after cross-comparing it with actual MAA exams, I found that it's not 100% accurate to the exam, but 200% accurate. That's right, it's accurate and even more accurate. Overall, this was a very fun experience, creating my first AMC mock so that people in need of math problems have something to work on. I thank @ChaitraliKA for giving me the opportunity to problem write, and I had a very fun time collaborating with the Cringiest and Nerdiest Mathematician of them all. In conclusion, I implore you to click the link below and proceed with the test, as not only will you learn, you will have fun.
Thank you for your blood.
Thank you for your blood.
You have two options on how to take it: Google Docs or MathDash
Google Docs:
Problems
Please read the guidelines carefully, and submit your answers for grading to ChaitraliKA and Aaronjudgeisgoat through AoPS PMs. We will send you the solutions as well, once we have graded you.
MathDash:
https://mathdash.fly.dev/contest/2026amc8c
If you do it on MathDash, we will still send you your final score through AoPS PMs, due to some issues.
We expect to start grading on April 15.
The leaderboard will be updated on the MSM post.
Good luck

Please don't get this locked again. I will be very sad if that happens, because this is my 1000th post

If you don't want to waste time, here are the legit problems that we would like you to try
1,
. 4, 9, 10, 12, 19, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25

2025 MATHCOUNTS State Hub
by SirAppel, Apr 1, 2025, 12:22 PM
Previous Years' "Hubs": (2022) (2023) (2024)Please Read
Now that it's April and we're allowed to discuss, and no one else has made this yet ...
* means that CDR is official in that state.
Notes
For those asking about the removal of the tiers, I'd like to quote Jason himself:
Help contribute by sharing your state's cutoffs!
As per last year's guidelines, refrain from problem discussion until their official release on the MATHCOUNTS website.
Note that this is in no way trying to slander people who qualified through states with lower cutoffs. It is to compare cutoffs from 2022-2025. Qualifying nationals in any state is an exceptional achievement.
Now that it's April and we're allowed to discuss, and no one else has made this yet ...
- CA: 43 (45 44 43 43 43 42 42 41 41 41)
- NJ: 43 (45 44 44 43 39 42 40 40 39 38) *
- NY: 42 (43 42 42 42 41 40)
- TX: 42 (43 43 43 42 42 40 40 38 38 38)
- MA: 41 (45 43 42 41)
- WA: 41 (41 45 42 41 41 41 41 41 41 40) *
- FL: 39 (42 41 40 39 38 37 37)
- IN: 39 (41 40 40 39 ?? 35)
- NC: 39 (42 42 41 39)
- IL: 38 (41 40 39 38 38 38)
- OR: 38 (44 41? 38 38)
- PA: 38 (41 40 40 38 38 37 36 36 34 34) *
- MD: 37 (43 39 39 37 37 37)
- CT: 36 (44 39?One user claimed 38 whereas another claims 3938 36 34 34 34 34)
- MI: 36 (39 41 41 36 37 37 36 36 36 36) *
- MN: 36 (40 36 36 36 35 35 35 34)
- CO: 35 (41 37 37 35 35 35 ?? 31 31 30) *
- GA: 35 (38 37 36 35 34 34 34 34 34 33)
- OH: 35 (41 37 36 35)
- AR: 34 (46 45 35 34 33 31 31 31 29 29)
- WI: 34 (40 37 37 34 35 30 28 29 29 29) *
- NH: 31 (42 35 33 31 30)
- DE: 30 (34 33 32 30 30 29 28 27 26? 24)
- SC: 30 (33 33 31 30)
- IA: 29 (33 30 31 29 29 29 29 29 29 29 29 29) *
- NE: 28 (34 30 28 28 27 27 26 26 25 25)
- SD: 22 (30 29 24 22 22 22 21 21 20 20)
LA: ?? (35 31 ?? ??)
RI: ?? (36 ?? ?? ??) **
RI: ?? (36 ?? ?? ??) **
Cutoff estimated to be 29
* means that CDR is official in that state.
Notes
All credit goes to @peace09 for compiling previous years.
Additionally, thanks to @ethan2011/@mathkiddus for the template.
Tier colors have been removed as per the nationals' server requests.
Additionally, thanks to @ethan2011/@mathkiddus for the template.
Tier colors have been removed as per the nationals' server requests.
For those asking about the removal of the tiers, I'd like to quote Jason himself:
peace09 wrote:
learn from my mistakes
Help contribute by sharing your state's cutoffs!
As per last year's guidelines, refrain from problem discussion until their official release on the MATHCOUNTS website.
This post has been edited 58 times. Last edited by SirAppel, Today at 2:45 AM
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I cant find one problem
by tanujkundu, Sep 17, 2024, 3:00 AM
Does anybody know which problem is about when a number is a meteor and when a number is a shooting star?
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Factoring Marathon
by pican, Aug 4, 2015, 9:40 PM
Hello guys,
I think we should start a factoring marathon. Post your solutions like this SWhatever
I think we should start a factoring marathon. Post your solutions like this SWhatever
blah...blah...blah
, and your problems like this PWhatever9+10=21
. Please make your own problems, and I'll start off simple: P1Factor 

This post has been edited 1 time. Last edited by pican, Nov 15, 2015, 12:40 AM
The oldest, shortest words — "yes" and "no" — are those which require the most thought.
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