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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 Find Unknown Expressions by...
Adding - Subtracting - Multiplying - or Dividing Equations or Expressions
Time - Distance - Area or Volume to Find or Check Your Answer
Triangles
Known Quantities (the Whole Equals the Sum of Its Parts)

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

3. Try Not to Make...
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
Mathematical Expressions
Averages and Inequalities

4. Know and Use Facts About...
Never Multiply and/or Do Long Division If - Reducing Can Be Done First
Triangles
Time - Distance - Area or Volume to Find or Check Your Answer
Averages and Inequalities

5. Use New Definitions and Functions...
Triangles
Make a Problem Easier; Label Unknown Quantities
Known Quantities (the Whole Equals the Sum of Its Parts)
Carefully.

6. Remember Classic Expressions Such as...
X^2 - y^2 - x^2 + 2xy + y^2 - x^2 - 2xy + y^2 - x + y/xy
Prove or Disprove Your Guess
Triangles
Make the Problem Simpler

7. Use the Given Information
Never Multiply and/or Do Long Division If - Reducing Can Be Done First
Time - Distance - Area or Volume to Find or Check Your Answer
Effectively (and Ignore Irrelevant Information)
Triangles

8. Know How to Manipulate...
Time - Distance - Area or Volume to Find or Check Your Answer
Make the Problem Simpler
Averages and Inequalities
Choice E and Work Backward

9. Know How to Eliminate...
Carefully.
Make a Problem Easier; Label Unknown Quantities
Certain Choices
R x T = D

10. Cancel Quantities to...
R x T = D
Choice E and Work Backward
Never Multiply and/or Do Long Division If - Reducing Can Be Done First
Make the Problem Simpler

11. Translate English Words into...
Mathematical Expressions
Certain Choices
X^2 - y^2 - x^2 + 2xy + y^2 - x^2 - 2xy + y^2 - x + y/xy
Choice E and Work Backward

12. When Calculating Answers...
Mathematical Expressions
Carefully.
Never Multiply and/or Do Long Division If - Reducing Can Be Done First
X^2 - y^2 - x^2 + 2xy + y^2 - x^2 - 2xy + y^2 - x + y/xy

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

14. Know How to Use Units of...
Adding - Subtracting - Multiplying - or Dividing Equations or Expressions
Triangles
R x T = D
Time - Distance - Area or Volume to Find or Check Your Answer

15. Know How to Find Unknown Quantities (Area - Length - Arc & Angle) from...
Certain Choices
Averages and Inequalities
Choice E and Work Backward
Known Quantities (the Whole Equals the Sum of Its Parts)

16. Draw or Extend Lines in a Diagrams to...
Certain Choices
Never Multiply and/or Do Long Division If - Reducing Can Be Done First
Make a Problem Easier; Label Unknown Quantities
Effectively (and Ignore Irrelevant Information)

17. When Each Choice Must Be Tested - Start with...
Choice E and Work Backward
Averages and Inequalities
Prove or Disprove Your Guess
Effectively (and Ignore Irrelevant Information)

18. Use Specific Numerical Example to...
Time - Distance - Area or Volume to Find or Check Your Answer
Prove or Disprove Your Guess
Adding - Subtracting - Multiplying - or Dividing Equations or Expressions
R x T = D