They apply their knowledge to statistics and probability. Students understand the concept of and how to calculate the range, mean, median and mode of data sets. They analyze data and sampling processes for possible bias and misleading conclusions, and they use addition and multiplication of fractions routinely to calculate probabilities for compound events.
Students know about pi and the formulas for the circumference and area of a circle.
They use letters for numbers in formulas involving geometric shapes and in representing an unknown part of a ratio. They solve 1-step linear equations.