1. 3, 4, 7, 10, 16, 21, k, 40 …
K = 30
1, 1, 2, 3, 5, , 13, 21
2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 19

2. UIL Number Sense Contest
Larry White
Box 25
Millersview, Tx 76862
UIL State Number Sense Contest Director

3. Be sure to ...
sign in;
clean up your area when
you leave;
and
“HAVE A GREAT DAY”

4. Tests I am writing this year:
Announcements and Test Corrections/Discussions
Tests I am writing this year:
TMSCA: #6, #13,TMSCA State
UIL: SAC, A, B, District 1, Regional,
& State
HEXCO: F18 A-F and S19 A-F
Note: TMSCA “Warm-UP” test

5. UIL NUMBER SENSE
Contest Rules

6. Rules for Competition + 5 points for each correct answer
80 problems (see sequence chart)
10 minutes
No scratch work – no erasing – no marking over
+ 5 points for each correct answer
- 4 points for incorrect or skipped
(up to the last one attempted)

7. Rules for Competition (continued)
* problems (10,20,30,..., 80) are estimation problems (+ or -5% error)
types of problems --see sequence chart
Rules and information are now found in the Number Sense Handbook ***UIL Store***

8. UIL NUMBER SENSE
RESOURCES

9. Texas Math & Science Coaches Association Contact: Julie Majewski-Smith
TMSCA
Contact: Julie Majewski-Smith
Newsletter - Resource Page –Tests - Forms

10. Books and practice materials
No Sense in Mathematics –
Don Skow
RAM Materials –
Leo Ramirez (
AMT Test Writing Service
Andy Zapata
Middle School and High School Packets
Dr. John Hobbs (call )

11. Practice tests University Interscholastic League (UIL)(
Texas Math and Science Coaches Association (TMSCA) (
RAM Materials – Leo Ramirez (
AMT Test Writing Service – Andy Zapata
Hexco – Linda Terrant (

12. Computer Software Number Sense Computerized – by Larry White (
UIL Number Sense Mental Math Mentor (
Number Dojo - an app by Jonathan Cluff (

13. Websites UIL - www.uiltexas.org/academics TMSCA - www.tmsca.org
Dr. Numsen -
Math Forum -
Virtual Challenge Meet –
Note: Number Sense Tricks by
Bryant Heath

14. UIL NUMBER SENSE
Questions & Answers

15. If you have some questions,
I have some answers.
Otherwise, it is
Time for the
UIL HS SAC 2018 test

16. How did the mathematician stay warm in a 10 feet by 10 feet empty box?
He went to one of the corners
Where it is always 90 degrees.

17. HAVE A GREAT DAY!