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Pinecrest Junior Qualifies for American Invitational Mathematics Exam
John Schafer's score was almost 30 points higher than the international average score.
Pinecrest Academy junior, John Schafer, earned a score of 90 on the American Mathematics Competitions (AMC) 12B, qualifying him for the AIME. The AMC 12 is the first in a series of competitions that eventually lead all the way to the International Mathematical Olympiad
Schafer's score of 90 is quite the accomplishment, given the international average score was 61.5.
The AMC 12B was a 25-question, 75-minute, multiple-choice examination in high school mathematics designed to promote the development and enhancement of problem-solving skills.
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Schafer then took the American Invitational Mathematics Examination (AIME), a challenging competition for those who excelled on the AMC 12. The AIME is a 15-question, 3-hour examination, in which each answer is an integer number between 0 to 999. Results from this exam will be announced on March 8.
The AIME is followed by the USA Mathematical Olympiad and Junior Mathematical Olympiad. The top USAMO and USAJMO participants are invited to the Mathematical Olympiad Program in the summer after the competition. Participants from the Mathematical Olympiad Program are then eligible to be selected for the following summer’s six-member team that will represent the United States of America at the IMO.
