SAT Writing
I must make sure that this is consistent in writing in order to avoid switching from present to past to future or a combination of the three
What is verb tense?
If 1/3 of a number is 4 less than 1/2 of the number, the number is
24. Let x represent the unknown number. Since 1/3 of x is 4 less than 1/2 of x, x/3 = x/2 - 4. So, 2x = 3x - 24, giving x = 24.
If I am presented with a two-part question, I should do this when I go to find the answer to the first question to save myself time
What is mark where I find the answer?
╥r2 is used to find the area of this shape.
What is a circle?
These are the three sections of the SAT Test
What is Reading, Language/Writing, and Math?
The answer choice that signifies I believe the portion indicated is written correctly
What is No Error/A?
Susan weighs p pounds. If Susan gains 17 pounds, she will weigh as much as Carol, who weighs 8 pounds less than Judy. If Judy weighs x pounds, then Susan's weight, p, in terms of x is
x-25
1/2 Base X height is used to find the area of this shape.
What is a triangle?
This is the maximum score one can earn on the SAT Test.
What is 1600?
What is stand on its own?
The regular price of software at a computer superstore is 12% off the retail price. During an annual sale, the same software is 25% off the regular price. If the retail price is p, what is the sale price in terms of p?
0.66p. Since the regular price of software is 12% off the retail price p, the regular price of the software can be expressed as 0.88p. So the sale price is 0.75 x 0.88p = 0.66p.
To verify I have the right answer for this type of question I should take the answer chosen and make sure the meaning of the sentence stays the same with it in there
What is vocabulary in context?
2╥r is used to find this of a circle
What is Circumference?
This is the total time allowed for the SAT test.
What is 3 hours?
Fruit for a dessert costs $1.20 a pound. If 5 pounds of fruit are needed to make a dessert that serves 18 people, what is the cost of the fruit needed to make enough of the same dessert to serve 24 people?
$8.00. If 5 pounds of fruit serve 18 people, then 5/18 pound serves one person, so 24 x 5/18 = 20/3 pounds. Since the fruit costs $1.20 a pound, the cost of the fruit needed to serve 24 people is 20/3 x $1.20 = $8.00.
These type of questions contain either one or two blanks, with each blank indicating an omitted word and I must choose what best fits the sentence.
What is Sentence Completion?
a² + b² = c² is better known as this theory
What is the Pythagorean Theory?
A good example of this requires consistency among similar elements all the way through a sentence or paragraph (Hint: I want to make sure all the endings match)
What is Parallel Structure?
What is the number of sides of a polygon in which the sum of the degree measures of the interior angles is 4 times the sum of the degree measures of the exterior angles?
10. Sum of the degree measures of exterior angles is 360. S = (n-2)180 = 4 x 360, where n=number of sides. Solving for (n-2) = 8 or n=10.
What are the four categories of reading passages you may encounter?
What is social science, science, history, and literature?
The order of operations
What is PEMDAS?
I need to make sure to bring this and that the name on my admission ticket matches my name on this
What is a photo ID/license/permit?