few_shots: 
Example:
Concept/skill: 
Use ratio and rate reasoning to solve real-world and mathematical problems, e.g., by reasoning about tables of equivalent ratios, tape diagrams, double number line diagrams, or equations.

Problem/activity:
You’re mixing ingredients for cookies. The recipe says to combine 6 tablespoons, or ¾ stick, of butter with 1 cup of sugar. You accidentally mix in a whole stick of butter (8 tablespoons) with the cup of sugar. How can you fix this?


Answer: 
Yes. This problem solves a real-world problem involving mixing ingredients for cookies. A student doing this problem would need to reason about equivalent ratios of butter amounts to sugar amounts.

Now, assess whether the following problem or activity is 'aligned' with the given Common Core standard in Mathematics.

shot_info: fl_problem_000972_pos_0

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standard_description: Analyze and solve pairs of simultaneous linear equations.
problem_activity: Problem 1
Consider the statement: A negative number raised to any whole number power will be negative.
Is this statement always, sometimes, or never true? Justify your response.
Problem 2
Consider the statement: An odd number raised to an odd power will be odd.
Is this statement always, sometimes, or never true? Justify your response.
Problem 3
What is the last digit of
$${7^{2023}}$$
? Explain.


aligns: no