Interesting how we all look at words in different ways. The math question
talks about a "rate of increase" in wages. Does anybody else use that
phrase. I generally talk about "percent increase."
If I were taking this test and it were not multiple guess, I might think
this was a trick question. The rate of increase would depend upon how long
it had been since the last pay raise: 50 cents /year? 50 cents per
decade?
I associate rates as a ratio, with the denominator generally being time
(but not always).
In general, I thought the science question was the most difficult of the
three (seems like a relatively higher level of understanding of the subject
required than for the other two questions.
Bret Taylor Lake-Sumter Community College John 3:30
It matters not the subject taught, nor all the books on all the shelves.
What matters more, yes most of all, is what the teachers are themselves.
John Wooden, UCLA
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Subject: Re: [MATHEDCC] Re: MA's exit exam
Hi,
If you go to the address http://www.doe.mass.edu/MCAS/ you will find the
Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System. From there you can download
the 4th, 8th, and 10 th grades exams.
Enjoy,
Jim Sullivan
Mass Bay CC
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