(1) The benchmark for mathematics content standard 1 for a student upon graduation is the ability to:

(a) use multiple notations to perform and interpret the effects of operations on very large and very small numbers with and without technology;

(b) identify situations where estimation is appropriate and determine the degree of accuracy needed for a given problem situation (and the appropriate precision in which to report answers);

(c) given a representation of a number or expression, find equivalent representations using multiple notations (e.g., x to the ½ vs. the square root of x and visual representation of multiplying binomials);

(d) analyze and apply the properties of numbers and number systems; and

(e) identify givens and unknowns in familiar and unfamiliar situations (e.g., finance, culture, including Montana American Indians, and nature) and describe relationships between variables.