MCAS Review

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What is the formula for the area of a square?

Back

The area of a square is calculated using the formula: Area = side².

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If a square has an area of 33 square feet, what is the approximate length of each side?

Back

The approximate length of each side is 5 3/4 feet.

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What is the slope of a line represented by the equation y = 5x + 3?

Back

The slope of the line is 5.

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What is the relationship between the slopes of two perpendicular lines?

Back

The slopes of two perpendicular lines are negative reciprocals of each other.

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What is the slope of a line that is perpendicular to the line y = 5x + 3?

Back

The slope of the perpendicular line is -1/5.

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What does a box-and-whisker plot represent?

Back

A box-and-whisker plot represents the distribution of a dataset, showing the median, quartiles, and outliers.

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How do you find the median from a box-and-whisker plot?

Back

The median is represented by the line inside the box of the box-and-whisker plot.

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What is the median number of calories per serving for the breakfast cereals if the median is 125?

Back

The median number of calories per serving is 125.

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What is the definition of a linear equation?

Back

A linear equation is an equation that makes a straight line when graphed, typically in the form y = mx + b.

Front

What does the variable 'm' represent in the equation of a line y = mx + b?

Back

In the equation y = mx + b, 'm' represents the slope of the line.