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Work the Multiple Choice and Short Answer questions before tackling the Open
Response questions. These account for approximately 60% of the test's total
points. Get almost all of them correct and you will pass even if you do not
complete the Open Response questions.
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Always show all of your work and present it clearly when responding to the Open
Response questions. Even if you do not answer the question correctly, you will
earn partial credit if you demonstrate accurate knowledge of one or more
relevant mathematical concepts or principles.
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When you are confronted with an estimation question, round off the numbers
before doing computations. It will save time and the answer choices are
constructed so that there is no worry that rounding before the computation
might result in uncertainty regarding the correct answer.
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When you are given a graph as part of a problem, pay special attention to the
labeling of the scale information (e.g., the axes). Likewise, if you are asked
to create a graph or chart, be sure to label it clearly.
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Use eyeball estimates for angles and line segment lengths in order to eliminate
answers on questions involving geometry and diagrams. The diagrams are usually
drawn close if not exactly to scale.
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Make sure you know all the rules, formulas, and relationships involving
triangles. A large proportion of the geometry problems on the MCAS test
involves triangles.
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Write down the labels for units of measure when working through problems
involving measures such as distance, time, length, and volume. The people who
write the questions on the MCAS often to try and trip you up by offering answer
alternatives with numeric values that would be correct if you forget to apply
the appropriate conversion(s).
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