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On Tue, 22 Jun 1999, Bret Taylor wrote:
> Question about the test.
>
> 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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