The University of the State of New York

REGENTS HIGH SCHOOL EXAMINATION

ALGEBRA I
Tuesday, August 13, 2019 — 8:30 to 11:30 a.m.

MODEL RESPONSE SET

Table of Contents

Question 25 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Question 26 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Question 27 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Question 28 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Question 29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Question 30 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Question 31 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Question 32 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Question 33 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Question 34 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Question 35 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Question 36 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Question 37 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Question 25

Score 2: The student gave a complete and correct response.

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Question 25

Score 2: The student gave a complete and correct response.

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Question 25

Score 1: The student made an error when simplifying 4(2)2.

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Question 25

Score 0: The student made more than one computational error.

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Question 25

Score 0: The student gave a completely irrelevant response.

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Question 26

Score 2: The student gave a complete and correct response.

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Question 26

Score 1: The student did not give an explanation.

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Question 26

Score 1: The student gave an incorrect explanation.

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Question 26

Score 0: The student gave a completely incorrect response.

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Question 27

Score 2: The student gave a complete and correct response.

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Question 27

Score 2: The student gave a complete and correct response.

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Question 27

Score 1: The student did not graph the equation.

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Question 27

Score 1: The student made a graphing error by not having an arrow at the end or using the full
display of the given set of axes.

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Question 27

Score 0: The student graphed the line incorrectly and showed no work to find 4.

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Question 28

Score 2: The student gave a complete and correct response.

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Question 28

Score 2: The student gave a complete and correct response.

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Question 28

Score 1: The student solved the equation for t instead of vf .

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Question 28

Score 0: The student made more than one error.

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Question 29

Score 2: The student gave a complete and correct response.

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Question 29

Score 2: The student gave a complete and correct response.

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Question 29

Score 1: The student did not switch the inequality symbol when dividing by  1 .
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Question 29

Score 1: The student made an error by rounding  2 .

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Question 29

Score 0: The student made more than one computational error.

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Question 30

Score 2: The student gave a complete and correct response.

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Question 30

Score 2: The student gave a complete and correct response.

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Question 30

Score 1: The student gave an incomplete justification.

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Question 30

Score 1: The student gave an appropriate answer based upon their multiple examples.

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Question 30

Score 0: The student gave a completely incorrect response.

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Question 31

Score 2: The student gave a complete and correct response.

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Question 31

Score 1: The student expressed the answers as decimals using the full display of the calculator.

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Question 31

Score 1: The student stated  7 , but expressed the answer as a rounded decimal.

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Question 31

Score 1: The student gave only the positive value of x.

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Question 31

Score 0: The student only stated one solution and expressed the answer as a rounded decimal.

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Question 31

Score 0: The student made multiple errors.

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Question 32

Score 2: The student gave a complete and correct response.

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Question 32

Score 1: The student graphed h(x)  2x  3 over the interval 3 ≤ x  0.

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Question 32

Score 0: The student graphed h(x)  2x  3 for x  0 and h(x)  x2  4x  5 for x  1.

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Question 33

Score 4: The student gave a complete and correct response.

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Question 33

Score 3: The student did not label either inequality on the graph.

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Question 33

Score 3: The student gave a justification, not an explanation.

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Question 33

Score 3: The student made a graphing error by switching solid and dashed lines, but gave an
appropriate explanation.

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Question 33

Score 3: The student graphed 2x  y  8 and y  5  3x correctly and gave an appropriate

determination and explanation.

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Question 33

Score 2: The student graphed y  5  3x correctly, but wrote an incomplete explanation.

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Question 33

Score 1: The student graphed 2x  y  8 and y  5  3x correctly, but did not write an
explanation.

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Question 33

Score 0: The student did not show enough correct work to receive any credit.

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Question 34

Score 4: The student gave a complete and correct response.

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Question 34

Score 4: The student gave a complete and correct response.

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Question 34

Score 3: The student did not express their answer to the nearest dollar.

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Question 34

Score 3: The student wrote an expression and used it to determine the correct difference.

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Question 34

Score 2: The student wrote a correct function, but no further correct work was shown.

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Question 34

Score 1: The student used an incorrect function to find the value at 32 and 17 years, but did not
find the difference.

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Question 34

Score 0: The student did not show any correct work.

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Question 35

Score 4: The student gave a complete and correct response.

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Question 35

Score 3: The student did not explain the sign in the context of the problem.

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Question 35

Score 2: The student wrote the linear regression formula and gave correct values for a and b.

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Question 35

Score 2: The student wrote a correct expression and correlation coefficient.

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Question 35

Score 1: The student wrote a correct explanation based on their correlation coefficient.

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Question 35

Score 0: The student gave a completely incorrect response.

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Question 36

Score 4: The student gave a complete and correct response.

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Question 36

Score 3: The student stated an incorrect average rate of snowfall.

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Question 36

Score 2: The student did not connect the points on the graph and did not state an average rate
of snowfall.

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Question 36

Score 1: The student stated a correct rate of change.

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Question 36

Score 0: The student showed no correct work.

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Question 37

Score 6: The student gave a complete and correct response.

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Question 37

Score 5: The student used a method other than algebraic to determine A  4 and D  8.

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Question 37

Score 5: The student found revenue for 9 1 dozen eggs instead of 9 dozen.
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Question 37

Score 4: The student wrote a correct system of equations and stated values for A  7 and D  8,
which they used to determine an appropriate amount of money.

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Question 37

Score 3: The student wrote a correct system of equations and stated A  4 and D  8.

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Question 37

Score 2: The student wrote one correct equation and stated A  4 and D  8.

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Question 37

Score 2: The student wrote a correct system of equations.

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Question 37

Score 2: The student wrote an appropriate system of equations, but not in terms of A and D. The
student stated appropriate values for their system.

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Question 37

Score 1: The student stated correct values for A and D.

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Question 37

Score 0: The student showed no correct work.

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