Re: Testing madness

[ABurke5054@aol.com]

In a message dated 9/30/2006 12:01:33 AM Pacific Standard Time,  
dkeikoa@hawaii.rr.com writes:

Not only  that, the answer key, I
believe, was in error. Do you agree? This was  presented in chart form:
Boxes (b)/ magazines (n)
1   -  60
2   - 120
3   - 180

Question 1: Write a  rule for how many magazines fit into a box.
They have as their answer  60n.

Isn't it 60b? 




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The format for boxes and magazines you present above is a table, not a  
chart.  In any event, the rule for how many magazines fit into a box is 1  box = 60 
magazines.  The rule for how many magazines fit into "B"  boxes is N = 60B.  
My guess as to where the 60N answer came from is that  somebody is 
interpreting the "N" analogously to, say, "MPH", so "60N" would read  "60 magazines".    
 
Art