{"id":24350,"date":"2023-08-09T13:58:38","date_gmt":"2023-08-09T13:58:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ltsadev.sheridanc.on.ca\/apps\/wordpress\/learning-and-technology-portal\/?p=24350"},"modified":"2023-09-07T15:23:09","modified_gmt":"2023-09-07T15:23:09","slug":"arithmetic-questions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ltsa.sheridancollege.ca\/digital-learning-support-hub\/arithmetic-questions\/","title":{"rendered":"Arithmetic Questions"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Arithmetic Questions<\/h1>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h4>Arithmetic Questions allow you to assess students&#8217; knowledge and comprehension of mathematics and number theory.<\/h4>\n<p>The following links will assist you in creating more math-focused questions within the HTML editor<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ltsa.sheridancollege.ca\/digital-learning-support-hub\/graphical-equation\/\">Graphical Equation<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ltsa.sheridancollege.ca\/digital-learning-support-hub\/latex-equation\/\">LaTeX Equation<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"_wp_link_placeholder\" data-wplink-edit=\"true\">MathML Equation<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ltsa.sheridancollege.ca\/learning-technology-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2014\/10\/Screen-Shot-2014-10-28-at-11.12.42-AM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright wp-image-9581\" src=\"https:\/\/ltsa.sheridancollege.ca\/learning-technology-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2014\/10\/Screen-Shot-2014-10-28-at-11.12.42-AM.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2014-10-28 at 11.12.42 AM\" width=\"490\" height=\"176\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Add new questions by accessing one of the following:<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h4>Through the Question Library:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Select <strong>Assessment &gt;\u00a0Quizzes<\/strong> from the course navbar.<\/li>\n<li>Select <strong>Question Library<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Click\u00a0<strong>New<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>From the drop-down menu, select <b>Arithmetic Question.<\/b><\/li>\n<li>Enter a <strong>Title<\/strong> (optional), <strong>Points Value<\/strong> (mandatory), and <strong>Difficulty Level<\/strong> (optional).<\/li>\n<li>Enter your question into the <strong>Question Text<\/strong> box. \u00a0Enclose all variables in { } brackets.\n<ul>\n<li><em>Example:\u00a0<\/em><em>Observe the following statements:<br \/><\/em><em>1. The probability of it being a sunny day tomorrow is {a}%<br \/><\/em><em>2. The probabilty of it being over 25 degrees is {b}%<br \/><\/em><em>3. The probability of it being both sunny and over 25 degrees tomorrow is {c}%<br \/><\/em><em>What is the probability that it is either a sunny day or over 25 degrees tomorrow, but not both?<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Click\u00a0<strong>Insert an Image\u00a0<\/strong>to browse through your computer to accompany your question with an image. \u00a0Add a <strong>Description<\/strong> to the image (optional).<\/li>\n<li>Enter the <strong>Formula<\/strong>\u00a0computed to get the solution to the question, enclosing all variables in { } brackets.\n<ul>\n<li><em>Example:\u00a0{a}+{b}-{c}<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>The following commands are recognized in the Formula box:<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>+, -, *, \/<\/td>\n<td><em>\u00a0 \u00a0Basic Arithmetic Operators<\/em><\/td>\n<td>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0%<\/td>\n<td><em>\u00a0 \u00a0Modulo\/Remainder Operator\u00a0<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>{x}^{y}<\/td>\n<td><em>\u00a0 \u00a0x to the power of y<\/em><\/td>\n<td>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0sqr({x})<\/td>\n<td><em>\u00a0 \u00a0Square Root of x<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>abs({x})<\/td>\n<td><em>\u00a0 \u00a0Absolute Value of x\u00a0<\/em><\/td>\n<td>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0sin({x})<\/td>\n<td><em>\u00a0 \u00a0Sine of x (in Radians)<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>cos({x})<\/td>\n<td><em>\u00a0 \u00a0Cosine of x (in Radians)\u00a0<\/em><\/td>\n<td>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0tan({x})<\/td>\n<td><em>\u00a0 \u00a0Tangent of x (in Radians)\u00a0<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>log({n})<\/td>\n<td><em>\u00a0 \u00a0Log Base 10 of n\u00a0<\/em><\/td>\n<td>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0ln({n})<\/td>\n<td><em>\u00a0 \u00a0Log Base e of n\u00a0<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>atan({x})<\/td>\n<td><em>\u00a0 \u00a0Inverse Tangent of x\u00a0<\/em><\/td>\n<td>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0sec({x})<\/td>\n<td><em>\u00a0 \u00a0Secant of x\u00a0<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>cosec({x})<\/td>\n<td><em>\u00a0 \u00a0Cosecant of x\u00a0<\/em><\/td>\n<td>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0cotan({x})<\/td>\n<td><em>\u00a0 \u00a0Cotangent of x<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Factorial({n})<\/td>\n<td><em>\u00a0 \u00a0Factorial of n (n!)\u00a0<\/em><\/td>\n<td>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0exp<\/td>\n<td><em>\u00a0 \u00a0The Power of Natural Log (e)\u00a0<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>pi<\/td>\n<td><em>\u00a0 \u00a0pi 3.14159 (accurate to 50 decimal places)<\/em><\/td>\n<td>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0e<\/td>\n<td><em>\u00a0 \u00a0e 2.71828 (accurate to 50 decimal places)\u00a0<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-22378 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/ltsa.sheridancollege.ca\/digital-learning-support-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2023\/05\/Screen-Shot-2023-05-09-at-11.52.51-AM-139x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"309\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ltsa.sheridancollege.ca\/digital-learning-support-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2023\/05\/Screen-Shot-2023-05-09-at-11.52.51-AM-139x300.png 139w, https:\/\/ltsa.sheridancollege.ca\/digital-learning-support-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2023\/05\/Screen-Shot-2023-05-09-at-11.52.51-AM-474x1024.png 474w, https:\/\/ltsa.sheridancollege.ca\/digital-learning-support-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2023\/05\/Screen-Shot-2023-05-09-at-11.52.51-AM.png 584w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 309px) 100vw, 309px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Select the number of acceptable decimal places for the solution entered\u00a0under <strong>Answer Precision<\/strong>. \u00a0Select\u00a0<strong>Enforce Precision\u00a0<\/strong>if answers must be entered with exactly that many decimal places.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h5>NOTE: If you Enforce Precision, be sure to mention in the question how many decimal places are expected in the answer.<\/h5>\n<hr \/>\n<ul>\n<li>Select the number of units or percentages up or down the answer given can be from the correct solution under <strong>Tolerance<\/strong>.\n<ul>\n<li><em>Example: A tolerance of +\/- 2% would allow answers to be off by 2% of the correct solution. \u00a0A tolerance of +\/- 0 units would enforce answers to be exact to the correct\u00a0solution.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Enter the unit type under <strong>Units<\/strong> if you want it to be included in the answer (optional). \u00a0Select the percentage of the grade\u00a0of the question that is awarded for having the correct unit type.<\/li>\n<li>For each variable you inputted in { } brackets in the Question Text box, click <strong>Add Variable<\/strong>, enter the variable <strong>Name<\/strong> (as it appears in the Question Text box, but without the { } brackets), minimal value (<strong>Min<\/strong>), maximal value (<strong>Max<\/strong>), and number of <strong>Decimal Places<\/strong> for that variable. \u00a0During a quiz, SLATE will then replace each variable in the { } brackets in the question with a random value between the minimal and maximal values you inputted, and compute the solution using these values and the formula you inputted.<\/li>\n<li>Input the <strong>Step<\/strong> that each variable may take between it&#8217;s minimal and maximal values.\n<ul>\n<li><em>Example: if the minimal value is 20 and the maximal value is 50 for variable a with a step of 5, variable a could be 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, or 50.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Click\u00a0<strong>Expand Question Hint\u00a0<\/strong>to enter a hint or click\u00a0<strong>Expand Question Feedback\u00a0<\/strong>to enter feedback for the question.<\/li>\n<li>Click\u00a0<strong>Preview\u00a0<\/strong>to view the question as a respondent.<\/li>\n<li>Click\u00a0<strong>Save<\/strong> to return to the main page or\u00a0<strong>Save and New\u00a0<\/strong>to create a new Arithmetic Question.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video 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