I am currently practicing for the AMC12, and I am getting frustrated. For each problem, if I do find the solution, it takes over an hour, and when I cannot, I flip over to the solution page. I want to know if this is normal when practicing for the Maths Olympiad.
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1$\begingroup$ The question in the title obviously varies a lot by question and person, maybe even by the day the person is doing the question and whether they had gotten enough sleep the previous day. $\endgroup$– YiFanOct 15, 2019 at 4:08
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2$\begingroup$ Some math competition problems took me 2 months. It was the best feeling ever solving them. $\endgroup$– Qi ZhuOct 15, 2019 at 4:08
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2$\begingroup$ In each of the two IMO exams, you have 4.5 hours for three problems, and not everybody solves them all, so one hour would not be too bad $\endgroup$– Hagen von EitzenOct 15, 2019 at 4:09
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1$\begingroup$ Have a look at the responses here: math.stackexchange.com/q/3382253/496634 , which are also about looking at solutions, but for analysis homework questions as oppsed to contest problems. Still, you might find the answers helpful. $\endgroup$– YiFanOct 15, 2019 at 4:10
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$\begingroup$ It can easily take months for me, although I am working with such only in my very little spare time on the bus for example $\endgroup$– Vinyl_cape_jawaNov 4, 2019 at 19:32
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