MAT Problem Solving Competition
MAT Problem Solving Competition
For more than 40 years, the Mathematical Association of Tasmania has conducted the MAT Problem Solving Competition for Tasmanian students in Years 7 to 12. In 2018, MAT extended the competition to include students in Years 5 and 6. Through this Competition, some outstanding Mathematics students have been identified. For other students, the competition has sparked an interest in Mathematics. The event consists of a set of mathematical problems which aim to test the student’s logic. There are normally 10 - 12 questions for each of the four divisions (Primary - Years 5 & 6; Junior Secondary - Years 7 & 8; Upper Secondary - Years 9 & 10; Senior Secondary - Years 11 & 12) which are undertaken within a two-hour time-frame.
| Overall there was a very high standard of scripts in 2019 with the Intermediate division very competitive for placings. The standard was certainly higher than previous years with some excellent approaches. The questions that involved the logic puzzle (men and professions) and the cost of a cake were almost universally answered well but some provided little or no information as to how the solution was found.
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| Priyanna Kumrai and Charlie Gregg again placed 1st and 2nd in the Primary Division but in the opposite order to 2018.
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2019 Results
| PRIMARY (Year 5/6)
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| 1st
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Priyanna
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Kumrai
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Dominic College
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| 2nd
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Charlie
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Gregg
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Friends School
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| 3rd
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Ollie
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Moore
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Hutchins School
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| Outstanding Achievement
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Amy
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Ma
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Friends School
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| Outstanding Achievement
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Kevin
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Shen
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Landsdowne Crescent Primary
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| JUNIOR (Year 7/8)
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| 1st
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William
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Rumley
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Hutchins School
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| 2nd
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Nye
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Reeves
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Marist College
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| 3rd
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Samuel
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Roberts
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Hutchins School
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| Outstanding Achievement
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Caleb
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Poole
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LCC
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| Outstanding Achievement
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James
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Bolin
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Prospect High
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| INTERMEDIATE (Year 9/10)
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| 1st
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Harry
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Furzer
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Scotch Oakburn College
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| 2nd
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Miles
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Chilcott
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Launceston Church Grammar
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| 3rd
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Will
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Coulson
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Launceston Church Grammar
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| Outstanding Achievement
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Hannah
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Goss
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Prospect High
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| Outstanding Achievement
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Amy
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Byrom
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Penguin District High
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| Outstanding Achievement
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Harry
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Breslin
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Dominic College
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| SENIOR (Year 11/12)
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| 1st
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Andrew
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James
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LCC
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| 2nd
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Harry
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Swan
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Launceston Church Grammar
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| 3rd
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Joe
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Wilson
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Rosny College
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2018 Results
| PRIMARY - Years 5 & 6
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| 1st
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Charlie Gregg
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The Friends' School
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| 2nd
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Priyannika Kumrai
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Dominic College
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| 3rd
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Penny Tassicker
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Somerset Primary School
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| JUNIOR SECONDARY - Years 7 & 8
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| 1st
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Oscar Breslin
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Dominic College
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| 2nd
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Nicholas Apse
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Devonport High School
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| Equal 3rd
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Natalie Aitken
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Ogilvie High School
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| Equal 3rd
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Caleb Poole
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Launceston Christian School
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| UPPER SECONDARY - Years 9 & 10
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| 1st
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David James
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Launceston Christian School
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| 2nd
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Andrew James
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Launceston Christian School
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| Equal 3rd
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Blake Appleby
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Dominic College
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| Equal 3rd
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Miles Chilcott
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Launceston Church Grammar School
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| SENIOR SECONDARY - Years 11 & 12
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| 1st
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Marcus Rees
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Hobart College
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| 2nd
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Ho Yin Kam
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Rosny College
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| 3rd
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Mark Stack
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Hobart College
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The MAT Problem Solving Competition took place on Thursday 22nd March in 2018 at schools around Tasmania. The competition date and price for 2019 is still to be confirmed. If you have further questions, email Brett Stephenson (MAT President and Competition Coordinator) via bstephenson@gyc.tas.edu.au.
2017 Results
| JUNIOR SECONDARY DIVISION (Years 7 - 8)
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| 1st
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Oscar Breslin
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Dominic College
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| Equal 2nd
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Harry Breslin
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Dominic College
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| Equal 2nd
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William Coulson
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Launceston Church Grammar School
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| Equal 2nd
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Miles Chilcott
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Launceston Church Grammar School
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| UPPER SECONDARY DIVISION (Years 9 - 10)
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| 1st
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Harry Swan
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Launceston Church Grammar School
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| 2nd
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Blake Appleby
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Dominic College
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| Equal 3rd
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Nikita Lane
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Dominic College
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| Equal 3rd
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Andrew James
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Launceston Christian School
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| Equal 3rd
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Jasmin Poole
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Launceston Christian School
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| SENIOR SECONDARY DIVISION (Years 11 - 12)
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| 1st
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Sophie Burgess
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Launceston College
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| 2nd
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Keziah Dilger
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Rosny College
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| 3rd
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Molly Deng
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Launceston College
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In 2017, the Mathematics Problem Solving Competition took place on Thursday 30th March and did not contain a Primary (Years 5 - 6) Division.
