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WOCOMAL Freshman Rounds 2007-08

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Meet #1 -- Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Technical High School -- November 7, 2007

**Round 1.Evaluation of Algebraic Expressions and Order of Operations, simplifying expressions given values, evaluating expressions such as a*b=ab+b type
**Round 2.Solving Linear Equations with one variable (fractional coefficients may be used)
Round 3.Logic Problems -- word problems that can be solved by logic or common sense without the use of algebraic equations
Round 4.Ratio, Proportion, and Variation including direct, inverse, and joint or combined variation
Team Round.All of the above (four questions) plus four OPEN questions

Meet #2 -- Auburn High School -- January 9, 2008

Round 1.Algebraic Word Problems -- emphasis on non-traditional, real-life, or basic word problems (one variable)
**Round 2.Number Theory -- primes, divisibility, LCM, GCF, and bases
**Round 3.Operations on Numerical Fractions, Decimals, Percents, and Percentage Word Problems (one variable)
Round 4.Set Theory -- Venn diagrams, set relationships, intersection, union, complement of a set, disjoint sets, and subsets
Team Round.All of the above (four questions) plus four OPEN questions

Meet #3 -- Wachusett Regional High School -- March 26, 2008

**Round 1.Graphing on a Number Line -- inequalities, absolute value
**Round 2.Operations on polynomials (no algebraic fractions), including factoring
Round 3.Techniques of Counting and Probability (suitable for freshmen)
Round 4.Perimeter and Area of plane figures, Volume of rectangular solids
Team Round.All of the above (four questions) plus four OPEN questions

 

** Rounds where calculator use is prohibited

 

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