NERDY HACKS · RESEARCH & PLANNING

Parent asks Grok to gather past math tournament problems so their kids can practice

With their kids preparing for a city and state math tournament, a parent asked Grok to search the web for problems from previous years, other schools and olympiads, and got a list of more than 2,000 tasks across all grades.

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Grok

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@gladimdim · Oct 25, 2026

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TL;DR

What did @gladimdim use Grok for?

With their kids preparing for a city and state math tournament, a parent asked Grok to search the web for problems from previous years, other schools and olympiads, and got a list of more than 2,000 tasks across all grades. Grok produced a list of 2,000+ tasks covering all grades. They say it was "All done in 1 hour."

What they did

They asked Grok to scan the internet for math tournament tasks from previous years, from different schools and from olympiads, and put them into one list. The kids now practice from that list.

How it went

Grok produced a list of 2,000+ tasks covering all grades. They say it was "All done in 1 hour."

Worth knowing

  • Check that problems come from real past papers and that answers are correct before kids rely on them. Ask for the source of each problem so you can open the original.
  • Price check: Grok: free plan; Plus (The X Subscription): US$8/month, or US$6.67/month on a yearly plan (US$80/year) (checked Oct 28, 2026).

Try it yourself

Paste this into a chatbot, then add your own details underneath.

Find past problems from [tournament name] and similar math competitions for grade [X] from the last few years. List each problem with its source link, year and topic. Group them by topic and difficulty. Don't write new problems; only include ones you can link to.

Original post

See @gladimdim's original post on X → (Oct 25, 2026)

Sources

  1. @gladimdim on X, Oct 25, 2026 — the original post
  2. Grok pricing — checked Oct 28, 2026

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