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A group of three Minnesota high schoolers just came back from New York where they competed Tuesday as one of nine teams to make it to the finals in an international math competition. 

A test of math skills and creativity, the 

 asked students to create a plan to address issues of affordable housing and homelessness in select cities for this year’s contest. 

More than 3,000 students on 655 teams across the United States and the United Kingdom participated. They were given 14 hours to come up with a proposal for a real-world city using math modeling. The winning team gets $20,000 in college scholarships. 

While the team from Minnesota did not win the challenge, Curtis Ying, a senior from the Blake School team that made it to New York, said the experience has motivated him to study applied math in college.

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A group from the Blake School went to New York to compete in the finals for the M3 Challenge. A test of math skills and creativity, the competition asked students to create a plan to address issues of affordable housing and homelessness.

The group from the Blake School went to New York this week to compete in the finals for the M3 Challenge. A test of math skills and creativity, the competition asked students to create a plan to address issues of affordable housing and homelessness.

Team of three Minnesota high schoolers among nine finalists in international math competition

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