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The '''Berkeley mini Math Tournament (BmMT)''' is a middle school math competition hosted by Berkeley.  It is a team competition, with each team having up to 5 participants.
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The '''Berkeley mini Math Tournament (BmMT)''' is a middle school math competition hosted by the Bay Area Math Tournament Group.  It is a team competition, with each team having up to 5 participants.
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{{Contest Info|name=BmMT|region=California|type=Free Response|difficulty=1 - 3.5|breakdown=<u>Individual</u>: 2-2.5 (Problems 1-10), 3-3.5 (Problems 11-20)<br><u>Speed</u>: 1-2.5<br><u>Team</u>: 2-2.5 (Problems 1-10), 2.5-3.5 (Problems 11-20)}}
  
 
==Structure==
 
==Structure==
  
There are four sections in the BmMT: Individual, Speed, Team, and Puzzle.
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There are four rounds in BmMT: Puzzle, Individual, Team, and Relay.
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In the Puzzle Round, teams will work together to solve various puzzles, all of which follow a certain theme or style.
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In the Individual Round, each contestant will solve 20 problems alone in 60 minutes. 
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In the Team Round, teams will work together to solve 20 problems in 60 minutes.  
  
In the Individual Round, each solver solves 20 problems alone in 60 minutes.  In the Speed Round, members of a team work together to solve around 50 easier problems in 10 minutes.  In the Team Round, members also work together, but they have 30 minutes to solve 20 questions.  Finally, in the Puzzle Round, teams have to solve unfamiliar problems.  A Tiebreaker Round is also used in case two teams have the same score.
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In the Relay Round, teams will work together to solve 20 problems in 40 minutes, where some problems' answers depend on the answers to previous problems.
  
All problems are free response, and legible writing is needed.  All answers must be exact and simplified.  Also, calculators and geometric tools are not allowed in the competition.
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All problems are free response, and legible writing is needed.  All answers must be exact and simplified.  Also, calculators are not allowed in the competition.
  
 
==Content==
 
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==See Also==
 
==See Also==
* [https://bmt.berkeley.edu/ Official BmMT Website]
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* [https://berkeley.mt/ Official BmMT Website]
** [https://bmt.berkeley.edu/archive/ Past Problems]
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** [https://berkeley.mt/archives/ Past Problems]
 
* [[Berkeley Math Tournament]], a competition for high schoolers also hosted by Berkeley
 
* [[Berkeley Math Tournament]], a competition for high schoolers also hosted by Berkeley
  
 
[[Category:Mathematics competitions]]
 
[[Category:Mathematics competitions]]
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[[Category:Introductory mathematics competitions]]

Latest revision as of 04:29, 20 November 2023

The Berkeley mini Math Tournament (BmMT) is a middle school math competition hosted by the Bay Area Math Tournament Group. It is a team competition, with each team having up to 5 participants.

BmMT
Region: California
Type: Free Response
Difficulty: 1 - 3.5
Difficulty Breakdown:

Individual: 2-2.5 (Problems 1-10), 3-3.5 (Problems 11-20)
Speed: 1-2.5
Team: 2-2.5 (Problems 1-10), 2.5-3.5 (Problems 11-20)

Structure

There are four rounds in BmMT: Puzzle, Individual, Team, and Relay.

In the Puzzle Round, teams will work together to solve various puzzles, all of which follow a certain theme or style.

In the Individual Round, each contestant will solve 20 problems alone in 60 minutes.

In the Team Round, teams will work together to solve 20 problems in 60 minutes.

In the Relay Round, teams will work together to solve 20 problems in 40 minutes, where some problems' answers depend on the answers to previous problems.

All problems are free response, and legible writing is needed. All answers must be exact and simplified. Also, calculators are not allowed in the competition.

Content

The test mostly covers material from the Common Core State Standards, but with more critical thinking required. Additionally, problems cover quadratics, combinatorics, and divisibility. Trigonometry and logarithms will not be on the BmMT.

See Also