(NEXSTAR) — Are you smarter than a Colorado fifth-grader taking their state math test? As another new school year is underway, it’s never a bad idea to know what the kids are learning — or how hard ...

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The ACT math test consists of 60 multiple-choice questions that must be completed in 60 minutes. A portion of those questions involves modeling, which is the process of expressing real-life phenomena ...