According to the Mathematical Association of America (MAA), the competition involves six problems taken in sets of three during 4.5 hour sessions (held across two days)—no calculators. Each team member attempts the problems, and team totals are based on the number of points each individual scores. The US earned 185 to take the gold while China earned runner-up honors with 181. It's the US' fifth victory overall. China has the most competition wins with 19 all-time, including winning four of the last five competitions heading into the 2015 edition.
Link to article with its image of a sample problem from the competition. It's rare to hear positive news about math education in the United States.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday July 21 2015, @03:05PM
You deserve the mod, but not for what you think. I don't know if I want to put Lefties in the SJW arena. Well we could, but the rabid SJWs would eat them alive, and wear their skins for clothing, if they could come to the consensus about it first.