For the student-produced response question below, solve the problem and record your answer in the Google Form accessed by clicking the acorn image to the right of the question. Your answer can be up to 5 characters for a positive answer and up to 6 characters (including the negative sign) for a negative answer. For a fraction that is too long (over 5 characters for positive, 6 characters for negative), type the decimal equivalent. For a decimal that is too long (over 5 characters for positive, 6 characters for negative), truncate it or round at the fourth digit. Type a mixed number as an improper fraction or its decimal equivalent. Don't include symbols or units such as a percent sign, comma, or dollar sign or in your typed answer. Check back next week for a video solution to the weekly posted question.
To understand the subtlies of this week's SAT question, let's do a bit of an investigation involving absolute value. This will directly inform the manual-no-technology solution. Once again, Desmos ensures that you can get the answer without understanding any of the unlying mathematics. Duration: 8:08