Pop quiz time. Break out your pencils and see how long it takes you to solve the following problem:
A car travels from A to B at a speed of 40 mph then returns from B to A at a speed of 60 mph. What is the average speed for the round trip?
It's these types of questions that 145 middle school students from 35 schools in Missouri will try to solve during the state Mathcounts competition March 25 at UMR. The “mathletes" will take a series of individual and team tests on advanced levels of algebra, probability, statistics and geometry. The four top-scoring individuals and the top team coach will represent Missouri at the Lockheed Martin National Mathcounts Competition May 11-14 in Arlington, Va.
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