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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.
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US Wins Its First International Mathematical Olympiad in 21 Years
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If bankers can count, how come they have eight windows and only four tellers?
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday July 21 2015, @05:30PM
What's racist about pointing out how blacks, hispanics, and women were excluded from the team? Isn't that the opposite of racist?