CAHSEE Math Curriculum
STRAND 1: NUMBER SENSE
Standard Set 1.0
1.1 Read, write, and compare rational numbers in scientific notation.
1.2 Add, subtract, multiply, and divide rational numbers and take positive rational numbers to whole-number powers.
1.3 Convert fractions to decimals and percents and use these in estimations, computations, and applications.
1.6 Calculate the percentage of increases and decreases of a quantity.
1.7 Solve problems that involve discounts, markups, commissions, and profit, and compute simple compound interest.
Standard Set 2.0
2.1 Understand negative whole-number exponents.
2.2 Add and subtract fractions by using factoring to find common denominators.
2.3 Multiply, divide, and simplify rational numbers by using exponent rules.
2.4 Use the inverse relationship between raising to a power and extracting the root of a perfect square integer.
2.5 Understand the meaning of the absolute value of a number; interpret the absolute value as the distance of the number from zero on a number line; and determine the absolute value of real numbers.
