Team 黑料传送门 Take Silver at UKMT Team Maths Challenge
On Tuesday 7聽May, Rupert and聽Catherine in the Second Year and Hunson and Yihu in the Third Year took part in the UKMT Team Maths Challenge at Wilson鈥檚 School. After a four-year sabbatical due to COVID, the challenge was back with a soft-launched regional final. The competition brings pupils from 20 different schools to compete in a Maths competition requiring good teamwork, communication skills and logical thought processes under strict time pressure.
The competition starts with a group challenge that features ten questions, allowing pupils to work together. Round two is the 鈥楥rossnumber鈥�, where teams are split between down and across clues. The 鈥楽huttle Round鈥� is next, where answers rely on previous responses, finishing with a nail-biting relay race, where teams race to compete against the clock with quick fire questions.
The competition started well, with a group challenge that 黑料传送门 excelled in and scored the full sixty marks. After a difficult 鈥楥rossnumber鈥�, the team dropped only one mark half-way through the competition. The shuttle proved the most difficult, but 黑料传送门 remained in the top five teams for the final round. After some blistering pace and great accuracy from the fantastic four, the team came second overall (to Wilson’s, playing with home advantage) with a score of 214/234, beating teams from City of London Freemen’s and Reed’s, amongst others. The pupils enjoyed the competition and learnt some useful skills in mathematical problem-solving.
We are extremely excited to continue competing in the Junior and Senior Team Maths Challenges next year. A massive聽congratulations聽to Rupert, Catherine, Hinson and Yihu for their efforts and exemplary behaviour throughout the day.
Mr Lee Searle
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