What is MMT competition
The Mustang Math Tournament is a middle school math competition
run for middle school students around the world.
MMT is an important Math competition for High Achievers to attempt and improve their competitive math skills and ranking.
MMT was originally from the U.S., created by the Tournament Directors of the Stanford Math Tournament (SMT), Berkeley Math Tournament (BMT), and John Hopkins Math Tournament (JHMT), and now is the international competition!
Skills:
Competition math
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The challenge is available for Year 5- Year 9 students.
Date and time: Sun 24 Ausugst 2025, 13:00-19:15 (NZ time)
Where: Online
Registering Deadline: Wed 13 August 2025
PGA reserves the right to interpret all competition and course arrangements.
MMT Eligibility
MMT is now open to all Silver and Gold winners, and Perfect Scorers of:
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AMO 2024,
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SMGF 2025,
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SASMO 2025, and
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SIMOC 2025
Fees for the MMT is $162.5 per student.
Please note: If you registered after the deadline, the fees will be doubled.
The successful registration is confirmed upon receipt of the registration fee.
BANK: ANZ
Name of Account: Pinnacle Education Group
Account: 06-0241-0684634-00
Please make payment with the students 'full name + MMT ' as reference.
⚠️ Please note that any fees and payments made are non-refundable.
⚠️ Before you make any payment, make sure you read through the refund policy on our website to avoid misunderstandings.
(Terms and conditions apply).
PGA reserves the right to interpret all competition and course arrangements.
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Competition date and time:
Sun 24 Ausugst 2025
Closing date of registering: Wed 13 Aug 2025
The successful registration is confirmed upon receipt of the registration fee.
Competition Trainings
• The competition includes 8 hours of FREE video recorded lessons, where the students will receive training on various topics conducted by Mustang Math Tournament contest development team.
Past years test papers are archived here: https://www.mustangmath.com/past-tests
Preparation resources:
MMT: https://www.mustangmath.com/past-tests
MathCounts: https://www.mathcounts.org/resources/past-competitions
Competition Format
The competition comprises of 1 individual round and 3 team rounds.
• Solo Stampede – Individual Round.
• A strategy-filled hexagon round – Herding Hexes.
• A race-like gallop round – Gallop
• A focus problems round – Focused Filly.
Solo Stampede
- The “Solo Stampede” round is an individual round and will consist of 25 questions to be solved in 60 minutes.
• Note that this is the only individual round in MMT.
• The round comprises of 25 questions in increasing order of difficulty.
Herding Hexes
The “Herding Hexes” Round will consist of 26 questions to be solved in 45 minutes.
• The questions will be laid out on a grid of connected hexagons, with more difficult problems being located furthest from the center.
• This round contains 26 problems to be solved in 45 minutes. Each problem corresponds to a hexagon on the answer grid (backside).
• A correct answer will grant 2 points each for Problems 1 through 10, 3 points each for Problems 11 through 19, and 4 points each for Problems 20 through 26.
• You are not necessarily expected to solve all the questions in this round within the allotted time. Instead, we encourage you to strategize how you
might use your time to maximize your points!
• The score of a hexagonal tile is doubled if it can be connected back to the Free tile through other tiles that contain correct answers.
Gallop
The Gallop Round will consist of 27 questions to be solved in 60 minutes.
• The questions will be divided into 9 sets of 3 problems each, and you must submit the answers to one set before accessing the problems for the next. This means you must strategize when to submit each set (incomplete or not) to ensure you get access to as many questions as possible.
• The problems will get progressively more difficult, and later problems will be worth more points.
• Make sure to input all answers correctly into COMP as you will be unable to return to a set once you have turned it in!
• Point values for each set is listed in the table below:
Focused Filly
The Focused Filly Round will consist of 20 questions to be solved in 60 minutes.
• The problems are divided into four sets (Algebra, Geometry, Number Theory, Combinatorics) with five problems each.
• The more problems you solve in a single set, the more points you will receive per problem. You receive 4 points for the first problem solved, 5 points for the next problem you solve, and so on up to 8 points if
you solve the last problem.
• For instance, if you solve two problems of the Algebra set, you will receive 9 points total for that set (regardless of which two you solved). This makes for a maximum of 30 points per set.
Rules
• No cheating - This contest has a zero-tolerance cheating policy. Any evidence of cheating may lead to immediate disqualification, or any other punishment deemed appropriate by competition staff.
• No calculators, rulers, compasses, protractors, or other aids are permitted.
• You may not use the Internet as a resource at any point during a test.
• To help enforce this, we may require individuals to provide a solution for a problem during the competition - so keep track of your work!
• All communication will take place through the Zoom platform.
• Scores, important information, documents, etc. will only be communicated through Zoom on the day of the contest.
• All teams should be communicating with each other on Zoom Break out room platform ONLY.
• The team divisions are determined by the highest grade level amongst the team members.
• Teams with 1 or more 8th graders (NZ Year 9) will be in the Stallion division,
• Teams with 7th graders (NZ Year 8) and below will be in the Colt division,
• Teams with 6th graders (NZ Year 7) and below will be in the Foal division.
Teams may choose to compete in a higher division, if they’d like.
Answer Formatting Rules
• Carry out any reasonable calculations. For instance, you should evaluate any expressions which will take negligible time to evaluate (such as ½+⅓). You don't have to carry out unreasonable calculations, including large powers (e.g. 7⁸), large factorials, large products, and trigonometric functions which cannot be expressed in terms of radicals.
• Write rational numbers in lowest terms. Decimals are also acceptable, provided they are exact.
• Move all square factors outside radicals. For example, write 3√7 instead of √63.
Potential Topics Covered
Algebra (New in 2025!)
• Systems of equations
• Quadratics
• Vieta’s
• Binomial Theorem
• Radicals/Exponents
• Simon’s Favorite Factoring
Trick
• Ratios
• (Infinite) Geometric Series
• Arithmetic Series
• Sum/Difference of Powers
• Rate/Time
• Floor/Ceiling
• Absolute Value
• Substitution (Nested
Roots/Repeated Fractions)
• Mean, Median, Mode, Range
• Telescoping
Combinatorics
• Sticks and Stones
• Permutation/Combination
• Properties of Inclusion Exclusion for three or less sets
• Basic Geometric Probability
• Conditional Probability
• Expected Values
• Complementary Counting
• Recursion
• Bijections
• Casework
• Pigeonhole Principle
• Double-counting
• Basic Invariants
Number Theory
• Fermat’s Little Theorem
• Euclidean Algorithm
• Chinese Remainder Theorem
• Divisibility
• Chicken McNugget Theorem
• GCD and LCM
• Number of Factors
• Sum of Factors
• Basic Modular Arithmetic
• Fundamental Theorem of Arithmetic
Geometry
• Area Formulas
• Volume Formulas
• Shoelace Formula
• Pythagorean Theorem
• Distance Formula
• Similar Triangles
• Angle Chasing
• Power of a Point
Geometry
• Basic Mass Points
• Heron’s Formula
• Pick’s Theorem
• Surface Area for Pyramids, Prisms,
and Cones
• Arcs and Sectors
• Angle Bisector Theorem
• Internal/External Angles
Awards
Individual Awards will be designated separately for each grade/Year level. (NZ Year 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9)
There will be 5 distinct levels of individual awards, which will be graded based on SIMCC regional criteria. This will allow us to provide a regional ranking, rather than a local country ranking.
• Gold: Top 10%
• Silver: Next 15%
• Bronze: Next 25%
• Honorable Mention: Next 20%
• Remaining 30% get E-certificate of Participation
Individual Awards for each of 5 grades/Years
• Gold: Top 8%
• Silver: Next 12%
• Bronze: Next 20%
Team Awards for 3 Divisions
Overall Championship for 5 Grade/ Year Levels
For each grade level with more than 50 contestants, the following titles will be awarded:
1. Overall Champion – Receives a Contest Voucher of $150 and 3 IJHS Scholarship points.
2. Overall Runner-up – Receives a Contest Voucher of $100 and 2 IJHS Scholarship points.
3. Overall 2nd Runner-up – Receives a Contest Voucher of $50 and 1 IJHS Scholarship point.
• The Overall Champion will be determined by summing the individual scores and team awards
(Gold = 10 points, Silver = 7 points, Bronze = 4 points).
The highest total score will earn the title of Overall Champion.
Agenda based on NZ Time
New Zealand will compete in Session 1.
New Zealand will be 4 hours ahead of Singapore time.
NZ time: Sun 24 Ausugst 2025 at 13:00
Thailand time (NZ-5): Sunday 24 August 2025 at 08:00
Perth Australia, Singapore and Beijing time(NZ-4): Sunday 24 August 2025 at 09:00
Sydney & Melbourne time (NZ-2): Sunday 24 August 2025 at 11:00
24th August 2025
• 13:00-13:30 Registration
• 13:30-14:00 Opening Ceremony and Contest Instructions
• 14:00-14:45 Herding Hexes (45 mins)
• 15:00-16:00 Focused Filly (60 mins)
• 16:00-16:45 Break (45 mins)
• 17:00-18:00 Gallop (60 mins)
• 18:15-19:15 Individual Round (60 mins)
• 19:15 End of competition
(7th September 2025) Online Award Ceremony
• 23:15-00:30 Award ceremony