How to Spot Hidden Clues in SASMO Word Problems Most Students Miss
Picture this: your child stares at a SASMO word problem for five minutes, reads it twice, and still has no idea where to start. The story problem looks like a simple story about marbles or cookies, bu…
Why the ‘Extremal Principle’ Is Your Best Friend in SASMO Geometry Problems
Picture this: you are staring at a SASMO geometry problem with a dozen points, lines crisscrossing everywhere, and no obvious way in. The clock is ticking. Most students start guessing. But you know b…
7 Must-Know Divisibility Rules That Save You Time on SASMO Number Theory
You are in the middle of a SASMO practice test. You see a number theory question that asks: “How many integers between 100 and 500 are divisible by 6 but not by 9?” Your first instinct might be to sta…
How to Spot and Solve Recurrence Relations in SASMO Sequences
Every SASMO paper includes at least one sequence problem that looks like a puzzle at first glance. You see numbers like 2, 5, 11, 23, 47 and you know there is a rule hiding inside. That rule is a recu…