From the 1997 UF ACM High School Programming Competition

Example Problem Layout

This block contains a little story. Some might be humourous, and some might be really awful. We make no claims as to the quality of our fiction.

Problem Statement

This is be the basic statement of the problem, along with any necessary definitions.

Notes

Typically, the input and output specifications are in the Notes section. Other included tidbits might be constraints on the arguments, hints, etc.

Examples

Example 1:
Obviously, this is the example section. Computer output is shown like this, and input like this.

Example 2:
Exact input and output formats rarely matter, but it would greatly simplify our grading if your programs appear similar to our examples.