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Spring 2008
PURPLE COMET!
Middle/High School
Mathematics Meet
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Date & Time:
96-hour window!
FROM: Monday, April 14, 2008 at 12:00 noon GMT
TO: Friday, April 18, 2008 at 12:00 noon GMT.
The middle school exam is 60 minutes long.
The high school exam is 90 minutes long.
Your school chooses the times that are best for your teams.
PLEASE NOTE: All contest times are given in GMT (UTC) form.

Please join us for the Spring 2008 contest. Registration begins February 1, 2008!

Registration Fee:
FREE!
| Registration Categories |
| Single School Large Middle School Teams |
Single School Large High School Teams |
| Single School Small Middle School Teams |
Single School Small High School Teams |
| Combined Middle School Teams |
Combined High School Teams |
Test Format:
The high school competition will consist of 25 mathematics problems each with a non-negative
integer answer. The problems will have a wide range of difficulty.
The middle school competition will be similar, but with 15 problems.
There will be different questions for middle school teams than for high school teams
(although there may be some overlap). The contest will be administered via the Internet.
Teams of up to six members each select the time they wish to start the contest. Teams may log in to the contest at
any time between 12:00 noon GMT
on Monday, April 14, 2008 and 12:00 noon GMT Friday, April 18,
2008, keeping in mind that final answers must be submitted by 12:00 noon GMT Friday.
Once the team logs in to the contest, the problems will become available on the contest web site.
Teams fill in answers to the questions over the next 60 (MS) or 90 (HS) minutes following
their start time, but no later
than 12:00 noon GMT Friday, April 18, 2008.
See official
rules for details. A five problem practice contest is provided.
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