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Introduction “Is the SHSAT test hard?” That’s the million-dollar question swirling around in the minds of countless 8th and 9th graders in New York City every year. As the ticket to the city’s prestigious specialized high schools, the SHSAT (Specialized High Schools Admissions Test) certainly carries some weight. But does that automatically make it difficult? […]

The SHSAT exam uses the 7th/8th grade Next Generation Learning Math Standards as its foundation for the level of math tested on the exam. The SHSAT mathematics section rests on four main pillars: Arithmetic, Algebra, Statistics, and Geometry. Please note that the exam contains harder questions than you would expect to see on the 7th […]

The SHSAT isn’t your typical exam. Instead of getting a pass or fail grade, students receive a scaled score ranging from 200 to 400 for each of the two sections – English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics. The total score is 800. The term “passing” in the context of the SHSAT can be a bit […]

Introduction At a large corporation with thousands of employees, the company had to make arrangements with its employees who work around the world. There are 13 branches located in 4 different hemispheres around the world. They had to make sure that they did not have too many employees taking their week-long vacation break all at […]

Introduction Heinz 57 makes ketchup. Their number 57 actually comes from other products that they make. It actually means that they have 57 varieties of pickles, believe it or not. So, at the Heinz factory there is a group of employees who are responsible for a set of the pickles. Use the factors to figure […]

PROBLEM: Regardless of family income or background, countless research studies show student academic performance is heavily tied to parent involvement. Schools and districts work hard to provide various equitable family engagement solutions to get families more involved. Unfortunately, across the board, most schools fail to provide equitable supplemental educational resources to families to support student […]

Introduction: Can you imagine when you get to be 60 years old? It seems like it is so far away. However, it will be here before you know it. Let’s say you are reaching this milestone, and you would like to celebrate these 60 years for the next 60 days. Wouldn’t that be wonderful? So, […]

Introduction Ted wants to read the entire Bible as soon as possible in order to teach his next Bible study class. There are 66 books in the Bible from both sections. To do this, Ted can’t read the entire Bible in one sitting, so he decides to divide up the Bible into sections. Then he […]