NYS Math case studies
NYS Math · Put your knowledge to work in context.
The New York State Math Regents Exam is one of the Regents Examinations administered within New York State's assessment system, which the New York State Education Department (NYSED) oversees through its Office of State Assessment. NYSED's own navigation lists "Regents Exams" under Assessments, linking to a dedicated high school Regents examinations page. The NYS Math case studies are 5 cases and about 2,469 words.
1Concentrate vs. Pre-Mixed Cleaner: Order Size and Waste
Each school day, custodians across a three-building campus fill 45 spray bottles of general-purpose cleaner, each 32 fluid ounces. The district can buy pre-mixed bottles at 4.25 each, or a 2.5-gallon jug of concentrate at 38.40 and dilute it 1 part concentrate to 64 parts water.
533 words, about 3 min2Community Theater Ticket Pricing and Break-Even
The Riverside Community Theater has 320 seats: 120 floor seats and 200 balcony seats. For the spring production, fixed costs for rights, set construction, and rehearsal space are 4,000.
479 words, about 2 min3Heart-Rate Recovery Model Before Driving
At a community fitness center, a member completes a 30-second sprint and then sits quietly. A coach records the member's heart rate at one-minute intervals and models it with H(t) = 72 + 100(0.82)^t, where H is heart rate in beats per minute and t is minutes after the sprint ends.
482 words, about 2 min4Skate Ramp Angle, Run, and Side-Panel Material
A volunteer group is building a wooden skate ramp for a town park. The safety code requires the ramp's angle with the ground to be between 15 degrees and 20 degrees.
513 words, about 3 min5Start-Time Survey: Stratification, Weighting, and Margin of Error
The student council at a high school with 900 students wants to know whether students support moving the start time 30 minutes later. They survey 80 students: 48 support and 32 oppose.
462 words, about 2 min