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SAT Math Tricks 2

Subjects : sat, math

Instructions:

Answer 18 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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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 Manipulate...
Choice E and Work Backward
Known Quantities (the Whole Equals the Sum of Its Parts)
Averages and Inequalities
Make the Problem Simpler

2. Know How to Use Units of...
Carefully.
Time - Distance - Area or Volume to Find or Check Your Answer
Choice E and Work Backward
Averages and Inequalities

3. Use Specific Numerical Example to...
Prove or Disprove Your Guess
Certain Choices
Triangles
Carefully.

4. Know How to Find Unknown Expressions by...
Adding - Subtracting - Multiplying - or Dividing Equations or Expressions
Never Multiply and/or Do Long Division If - Reducing Can Be Done First
Choice E and Work Backward
Averages and Inequalities

5. Know How to Eliminate...
Certain Choices
Triangles
R x T = D
Time - Distance - Area or Volume to Find or Check Your Answer

6. Draw or Extend Lines in a Diagrams to...
Triangles
Make a Problem Easier; Label Unknown Quantities
Time - Distance - Area or Volume to Find or Check Your Answer
Easy but That Can Be Tricky - Beware of Choice A as a 'Lure Choice'

7. Translate English Words into...
Make the Problem Simpler
Carefully.
Mathematical Expressions
Easy but That Can Be Tricky - Beware of Choice A as a 'Lure Choice'

8. When Each Choice Must Be Tested - Start with...
X^2 - y^2 - x^2 + 2xy + y^2 - x^2 - 2xy + y^2 - x + y/xy
Never Multiply and/or Do Long Division If - Reducing Can Be Done First
Choice E and Work Backward
Known Quantities (the Whole Equals the Sum of Its Parts)

9. Know and Use Facts About...
R x T = D
Prove or Disprove Your Guess
Certain Choices
Triangles

10. When Calculating Answers...
Easy but That Can Be Tricky - Beware of Choice A as a 'Lure Choice'
Known Quantities (the Whole Equals the Sum of Its Parts)
Certain Choices
Never Multiply and/or Do Long Division If - Reducing Can Be Done First

11. Use the Given Information
Effectively (and Ignore Irrelevant Information)
Make a Problem Easier; Label Unknown Quantities
Mathematical Expressions
Adding - Subtracting - Multiplying - or Dividing Equations or Expressions

12. Use New Definitions and Functions...
Carefully.
Time - Distance - Area or Volume to Find or Check Your Answer
Make the Problem Simpler
Tedious Calculations Since There is Usually an Easier Way

13. Know How to Find Unknown Quantities (Area - Length - Arc & Angle) from...
Adding - Subtracting - Multiplying - or Dividing Equations or Expressions
Carefully.
Known Quantities (the Whole Equals the Sum of Its Parts)
Make the Problem Simpler

14. Try Not to Make...
Make a Problem Easier; Label Unknown Quantities
R x T = D
Triangles
Tedious Calculations Since There is Usually an Easier Way

15. Cancel Quantities to...
Make a Problem Easier; Label Unknown Quantities
Certain Choices
Make the Problem Simpler
Tedious Calculations Since There is Usually an Easier Way

16. Watch Out for Questions That Seem Very...

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17. Know How to Solve Problems Using the Formula...
Known Quantities (the Whole Equals the Sum of Its Parts)
R x T = D
Adding - Subtracting - Multiplying - or Dividing Equations or Expressions
Certain Choices

18. Remember Classic Expressions Such as...
Make the Problem Simpler
Averages and Inequalities
X^2 - y^2 - x^2 + 2xy + y^2 - x^2 - 2xy + y^2 - x + y/xy
Tedious Calculations Since There is Usually an Easier Way