(1) The benchmark for mathematics content standard 4 for a student upon graduation is the ability to:

(a) represent functions in a variety of ways including tables, graphs or diagrams, verbal descriptions, and symbolic expressions in recursive and explicit form and justify the choice of an appropriate form for solving a given problem;

(b) determine the appropriate symbolic representation of a given contextual situation (e.g., variables and parameters in equations, inequalities, functions, and matrices);

(c) solve a variety of equations, inequalities and systems of equations and inequalities, justify the solution process, and interpret the solution in context;

(d) analyze the effects of transformations on families of functions and recognize their characteristics and represent and use functions in equivalent forms to identify and perform transformations; and

(e) given data or a problem situation, select and use an appropriate function model to analyze results or make a prediction with and without technology using cultural contexts, including those of Montana American Indians.