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Tag: Scoring Strategy
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The First Ten Questions: The 30 Marks You Lose to Handling, Not Difficulty (2026)
Questions 1-10 carry 3 marks each – 30 of the 135 on the Australian AMC paper. They are almost never lost to difficulty. A first-block protocol that protects them.
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From Credit to Distinction: The Middle Questions Decide Your Australian AMC Band (2026)
Questions 11 to 25 carry 65 of the 135 marks – more than the first ten and more than the last five combined. That is where the move from Credit to Distinction is actually made.