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What do you need to remember when solving -2x>10 ?
Change the sign when dividing by negative numbers
Change the sign when dividing by the side with x
Use your calculators
2
What strategy should you use when answering variable problems like this?
Backsolve (plug in their numbers)
Pythagorean theorem
Plug in your numbers
FOIL
3
What equation do you use to find the area of a triangle?
b*h
b*2π
(b*h)/2
4
What strategy do you use to solve this kind of problem?
Draw a picture
Draw a picture and pythagorean theorem
PEMDAS
Pythagorean theorem
5
What can help you answer graphing scale problems?
Plug in their numbers
Use your calculator
Look for open or closed circles
6
What should you NEVER do on the ACT Math test?
Blind Guess
Round up/down
Plug in answers
7
Should you focus first on problems you can easily answer?
no
yes
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The sum of a triangle's angles always equals how many degrees?
90
180
360
45
9
How many degrees is a right angle always equal to?
45
90
180
360
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How would you solve this problem?
Draw a picture
Calculator
Plugging in your numbers
Backsolving (plugging in their numbers)
11
What formula do you use to find the circumference of a circle?
C=2π2r
C=2πr
C=2πrd
12
What is pythagorean theorem?
a2 + b2 = c2
(b*h)/2
2a + 2b = c
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What does PEMDAS mean?
Please Excuse My Dear Aunt Sally
Parenthesis, exponents, multiply, divide, add, subtract
Part 1 first Every Multiple Divides As Substitutes
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What strategy should you use to solve this problem?
Plug in your numbers
Order of operations (PEDMAS)
Ballpark
15
What is the average also known as?
Medium
Marvelous
Mode
Mean
16
The sum of a rectangle's angles always equals how many degrees?
360
45
90
180
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What is the formula you use to find the area of a circle?
A=2πr
A=πr2
A=dr2
18
A radius is equal to
d*π
d2
1/2*d
19
What is slope intercept form?
y=mx+b
y=1/2mx-b
20
What is the rule of thumb when answering variable (x) problems)
What you do to one side, do to the other
Do exponents last
Add y variables
Ignore the sign
21
All of the following are good test taking strategies on the Math ACT
EXCEPT
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Guessing on stuff I don't remember learning
Using mental math when possible
First trying all of the questions that are easy for me
Being neat and showing all my work
22
What strategy should you use to solve geometry problems?
Use/make a picture
Order of operations
Ignore/don't trust the picture
23
What number/s should you use when using the Plug in your numbers strategy?
1 then 2 if needed
Start with 0, then go positive or negative
1
2
24
What is a helpful strategy when answering word problems like this?
Underline the question
Break the question into smaller parts
Use a variable
25
What is a helpful strategy for the Math ACT test?
Use your calculator
Have a sense of humor
Stay up all night before studying
Solve every problem
26
What equation do you use to find the average of several numbers?
Ave = total/# of things
Ave = total/2 * # of things
Ave = # of things/total
27
What strategy would you use to solve this problem?
Ballpark
Plug in your numbers
Backsolve (plug in their numbers)
28
What do you need to know to solve trigonometry problems?
SOHCAHTOA
SINCOSTAN
Tan = sin + cos
