Academics · Grades 6–7
Math Olympiad 6
Sixth graders take algebra apart—equations, ratios, and the counting that problem solving runs on.
Course overview
- Homework: 60 minutes a week
- Prerequisite: Math Olympiad 5, or placement
What you’ll learn
Mental Math
Squaring numbers ending in five, multiplying by elevens, factoring out a common term, and finding a percentage of a number by halving.
Skill Builder
Cross-cancelling to multiply fractions, combining like terms, expanding expressions, and solving linear equations with variables on both sides.
Problem Solving
Writing algebra from words, counting the rectangles inside a figure, patterns and sequences, fraction models, and the first work in probability.
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