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2012 Mathcounts HNDBK With Solutions
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19 (3) 7.EE.4 29 (2) 7.RP.3 10 (3) 7.RP.3
27 (2) 6.EE.3 56 (3) 7.RP.3 11 (3) 4.OA.4
31 (3) A-CED.1 59 (2) 6.RP.3 13 (3) 4.OA.4
42 (4) A-SSE.2 82 (3) 7.RP.3 16 (3) S-CP.9
47 (3) 6.EE.3 86 (3) 6.RP.3 17 (2) SMP
49 (2) SMP 91 (2) 6.RP.3 21 (2) 4.OA.3
53 (4) N-RN.1 Percents & Frac!ons
108 (3) 7.SP.3 22 (2) 4.OA.3
58 (4) 8.EE.2 112 (3) 7.RP.3 28 (2) 6.RP.1
65 (3) 8.EE.1 141 (5) SMP 32 (3) 7.NS.2
72 (3) A-SSE.3
148 (4) 7.RP.3 40 (3) 8.NS.1
84 (2) 7.EE.4 150 (5) 7.NS.3 43 (2) 7.NS.1
87 (3) F-BF.3
169 (4) 7.RP.1 51 (4) SMP
92 (3) A-SSE.2 172 (3) 7.RP.3 57 (3) 8.EE.1
98 (4) 8.EE.8
Algebraic Expressions & Equa!ons
Number Theory
204 (4) 6.RP.3 90 (2) 8.EE.1
109 (4) A-SSE.2
211 (4) 7.NS.3 99 (5) SMP
117 (5) A-CED.1
221 (3) SMP 101 (3) N-RN.2
125 (5) F-BF.3
126 (3) 8.EE.8 237 (4) 7.RP.3 116 (3) SMP
130 (4) F-BF.3 251 (5) 7.RP.3 118 (4) SMP
135 (5) 6.EE.7 2 (2) 4.0A.2 139 (3) SMP
136 (4) 6.EE.7 9 (3) 6.RP.3 166 (5) SMP
137 (4) A-REI.10 20 (3) 7.NS.3 182 (4) 4.OA.4
138 (4) F-IF.2 23 (3) 6.RP.3 185 (4) 6.SP.5
145 (5) SMP 50 (2) 7.RP.1 187 (3) SMP
159 (4) 8.EE.8 55 (4) 6.EE.9 199 (5) A-SSE.2
170 (4) 6.EE.7 62 (3) 6.RP.3 200 (5) SMP
171 (3) SMP 66 (3) 6.RP.3 203 (4) SMP
Propor!onal Reasoning
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68 (5) 8.G.1 143 (4) 6.SP.5
Coordinate
Geometry
39 (2) SMP
Problem Solving (Misc.)