Integers, Rational Numbers and the Coordinate Plane
Solution Strategies and PARCC Test Features
100
Do this important first step before adding, subtracting or comparing decimals.
What is line up decimal points?
100
The ratio of students to teachers at a school is 24 to 1. Explain the meaning of this ratio.
What is "There are 24 students for every 1 teacher?
100
The solution to the equation 8x = 448
What is 56?
100
This term means a number's "distance from zero".
What is "absolute value"?
100
This PARCC tool is useful for crossing out answer choices that you know must be incorrect.
What is the "elimination" tool?
200
Do this important first step before adding, subtracting or comparing fractions with unlike denominators.
What is find a common denominator?
200
85% of people get poison ivy. How many out of 20 get poison ivy?
What is 17?
200
Simplify the expression 5x + 2x - 4.
What is 7x - 4?
200
1/3, 1/4, 1/2, 1/5 in order from least to greatest.
What is 1/5, 1/4, 1/3, 1/3?
200
This PARCC tool allows you to mark a problem you might want to skip for now, and get back to later.
What is the "flag" tool?
300
Do this important first step before multiplying or dividing mixed numbers.
What is change to improper fractions?
300
9 out of 15 kids love math. What percent of kids love math?
What is 60%?
300
Evaluate 3x3x3x3x3
What is 243?
300
The temperature at 5 o'clock was 12 degrees. By 10 o'clock it was -4. How many degrees did the temperature drop?
What is 16 degrees?
300
This PARCC tool can be useful for marking important information given in a problem.
*As long as you don't over use it, or waste time playing with it!
What is the "highlighter" tool?
400
Do this important first step before dividing by a decimal.
What is move the decimal point on the divisor (to make a whole number) and move the decimal on the dividend the same number of places?
400
A printer makes 28 photos in 8 minutes.
How long will it take the printer to make 21 photos?
What is 6 minutes?
400
Evaluate the expression 18 + 4 x 3 - 2 x 15
What is 0?
400
A point at (3,9) is reflected over the x-axis.
What is the distance between this point and its reflection?
What is 18 units?
400
You can quickly solve an algebra equation by doing this, instead of trying different numbers out to find the one that works.
What is doing the "opposite" or "inverse" operation?
500
Where the decimal belongs in 5.236 x 42.8 = 2241008
What is "between the 4 and the 1"?
500
A runner completed a 26.2 mile marathon in 3 1/2 hours.
Estimate the number of minutes it took the runner to run each mile.
What is about 8 miles per mile?
500
The linear equation for this table: x: 2 4 6 8
y: 15 27 39 51
What is 6x + 3?
500
The scale for a city block mapped on a coordinate plane reads, 1 unit = 1/4 mile. The library is at (-3,2) and the school is at (1,2)
How many miles is it from the school to the library?
What is 1 mile?
500
This strategy of organizing information is very helpful for solving ratio and percent problems.