Test Taking Strategies
How can I find the multiples of a number without multiplying?
Add the same number over and over
For ratios, do we use multiplication/division OR addition/subtraction?
Multiplication/Division
How are ordered pairs written?
(x,y)
What is the formula for the area of a parallelogram?
Base x height
True or False: When adding/subtracting fractions, my denominator must be the same before adding/subtracting them?
TRUE
Where on my MCAS reference sheet can I find ratio conversions such as how many feet are in a mile?
At the very top
How many miles in a kilometer?
0.62 miles
When adding and subtracting decimals, how do we line up our numbers? And where does the decimal go?
Line the numbers up by place value/by the decimal.
Decimal goes straight down
The units for surface area are.....
Squared Units
Write the operation next to each word:
Sum = ?, Difference = ?, Product =?, Quotient =?
Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication, Division
Name a physical strategy we can do when stuck?
Draw a picture, draw a graph, draw a numberline, READ THE PROBLEM, annotate, box important words and numbers
We divide the dollars by the ounce.
Dollars ÷ Ounces
Factors belong with which operation? Multiples belong with which operation?
Factors = Division, Multiples = Multiplication
What is the formula to calculate the area of a triangle?
(base)(height)(1/2) OR base(height) ÷ 2
The units for volume are....
Cubic Units
If a question asks: "What does ____ represent in this situation", where can I ALWAYS find the answer?
In the background info at the top of a problem.
How do we set up equivalent ratios in order to find a missing value?
1. Write the label of units
2. Write the ratio that has been given to you in the problem
3. Use multiplication/division to fill missing values
When multiplying decimals, how do I determine where the decimal goes?
Count the total number of decimal places in the original problem. Bump it over from the right that many times.
How do we calculate the mean of a data set?
(Sum of the values) ÷ (The amount of values)
What is the expanded form of 3 to the fourth power?
3 x 3 x 3 x 3
What is one piece of advice that you will tell yourself during MCAS
Ms. Ayala's discretion
If there are 5280 feet in 1 mile, how many feet are there in 3.7 miles?
19536 feet
Write in order from least to greatest:
|-3| , 6.2, 6.23, -4, |-1/2|
-4, |-1/2|, |-3|, 6.2, 6.23
In the equation, y = mx, what does m stand for, and how can we find it?
M = Slope, For an ordered pair (x,y), form a ratio y:x, and do y ÷ x. Rise over Run.
What is the difference between pyramids and prisms?
Prisms: 2 bases, surrounded by rectangles
Pyramids: 1 base, surrounded by triangles, comes to a point at the top (apex)