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SAT Math Tricks 2
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Subjects
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sat
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math
Instructions:
Answer 18 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.
This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Know How to Solve Problems Using the Formula...
R x T = D
Certain Choices
Make a Problem Easier; Label Unknown Quantities
Choice E and Work Backward
2. When Calculating Answers...
Adding - Subtracting - Multiplying - or Dividing Equations or Expressions
R x T = D
Never Multiply and/or Do Long Division If - Reducing Can Be Done First
Make a Problem Easier; Label Unknown Quantities
3. Cancel Quantities to...
X^2 - y^2 - x^2 + 2xy + y^2 - x^2 - 2xy + y^2 - x + y/xy
Carefully.
Make the Problem Simpler
Averages and Inequalities
4. Know How to Manipulate...
Make the Problem Simpler
R x T = D
X^2 - y^2 - x^2 + 2xy + y^2 - x^2 - 2xy + y^2 - x + y/xy
Averages and Inequalities
5. Watch Out for Questions That Seem Very...
6. Draw or Extend Lines in a Diagrams to...
Time - Distance - Area or Volume to Find or Check Your Answer
Make a Problem Easier; Label Unknown Quantities
Make the Problem Simpler
Never Multiply and/or Do Long Division If - Reducing Can Be Done First
7. Know How to Find Unknown Expressions by...
Never Multiply and/or Do Long Division If - Reducing Can Be Done First
Averages and Inequalities
Easy but That Can Be Tricky - Beware of Choice A as a 'Lure Choice'
Adding - Subtracting - Multiplying - or Dividing Equations or Expressions
8. Use the Given Information
Never Multiply and/or Do Long Division If - Reducing Can Be Done First
Make the Problem Simpler
Effectively (and Ignore Irrelevant Information)
Triangles
9. Remember Classic Expressions Such as...
Triangles
Mathematical Expressions
Choice E and Work Backward
X^2 - y^2 - x^2 + 2xy + y^2 - x^2 - 2xy + y^2 - x + y/xy
10. When Each Choice Must Be Tested - Start with...
Choice E and Work Backward
Time - Distance - Area or Volume to Find or Check Your Answer
Make the Problem Simpler
Averages and Inequalities
11. Know How to Find Unknown Quantities (Area - Length - Arc & Angle) from...
Choice E and Work Backward
Never Multiply and/or Do Long Division If - Reducing Can Be Done First
Easy but That Can Be Tricky - Beware of Choice A as a 'Lure Choice'
Known Quantities (the Whole Equals the Sum of Its Parts)
12. Use New Definitions and Functions...
Mathematical Expressions
Carefully.
Prove or Disprove Your Guess
Triangles
13. Try Not to Make...
Time - Distance - Area or Volume to Find or Check Your Answer
Prove or Disprove Your Guess
Make the Problem Simpler
Tedious Calculations Since There is Usually an Easier Way
14. Know How to Eliminate...
Mathematical Expressions
Certain Choices
Prove or Disprove Your Guess
Averages and Inequalities
15. Use Specific Numerical Example to...
Prove or Disprove Your Guess
Never Multiply and/or Do Long Division If - Reducing Can Be Done First
Make the Problem Simpler
Averages and Inequalities
16. Know How to Use Units of...
R x T = D
Time - Distance - Area or Volume to Find or Check Your Answer
Choice E and Work Backward
Effectively (and Ignore Irrelevant Information)
17. Translate English Words into...
Mathematical Expressions
Choice E and Work Backward
Tedious Calculations Since There is Usually an Easier Way
X^2 - y^2 - x^2 + 2xy + y^2 - x^2 - 2xy + y^2 - x + y/xy
18. Know and Use Facts About...
R x T = D
Triangles
Time - Distance - Area or Volume to Find or Check Your Answer
Averages and Inequalities