Benchmark FAQ

What is a scatterplot?

From: http://www.mathsisfun.com/data/scatter-xy-plots.html

How do I find GCF when there are letters?

Factor both numbers, treating the variables like prime numbers. List any numbers/variables that both share, then multiply those numbers. Your answer is your GCF.
A different explanation can be found here.

How do I do the views thing?

You are trying to draw the side the question is asking about like you are looking at that side and drawing what you see like it is flat. The activity here makes more sense than just talking about it.

What is f(x)? 

f(x) is a way of writing y that includes the number that you plug in for x.

f(x)=x+2    
f(3)=3+2                    
f(x)=5

What is a parabola?

The graph formed from an equation like y equals x squared. It is shaped like a u.              

How do I do percent change?

Find the change between the 2 amounts.

Plug this in as the part in the percent proportion.

Solve

What is the  ________________________ property?

Here's a link to the properties you should be familiar with. 

(43 askers) How are a square and a rectangle different? (40 askers) How is a square a rhombus?

Check out the definitions on MathIsFun.