2011 January SAT: Math

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<p>2/3 of 1/2 is 1/3. 1-1/2-1/3=1/6
Thhus, half the cakes had 4 eggs, a third of them had 3, and a sixth of them has 2. 1/6 was 54, so 1/3 was 108 and 1/2 was 162. Thus, the answer is 4(162)+3(108)+2(54)=1080</p>

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<p>do you remember what the answer choices were for the hexagon one? specifically, what the largest answer was</p>

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<p>@dsperbs
hexagon question was a grid in question</p>

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<p>@dsperbs the hexagon problem was a grid-in; there were no choices</p>

<p>For the 50/51 problem, here’s how to do it without a calculator</p>

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<p>Hexagon was fill in</p>

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<p>^^
Yes, it’s the classic example of a telescoping sum</p>

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<p>Indeed it’s one of those problems which looks extremely scary but has a simple and practical approach in solving it.</p>

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<p>Was the question with the 1/4095 or something similar to that an experimental math question? I don’t recall seeing that answer or question on my test.</p>

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<p>I can’t believe I did greatest to least on the caffeine. What an idiot. -3 so far…alll stupid mistakes</p>

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<p>slope is 4?Was the E for 4?
another one is 52xx or 5700???</p>

<p>Thanks!</p>

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<p>^I believe that the slope was -4.</p>

<p>I don’t remember having your second question.</p>

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<p>What was the correct letter choice for the caffeine question? I don’t remember which order I put but I remember which letter I put.</p>

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<p>^Was E, I think.</p>

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<p>wat was the question for the overlapping one?</p>

<p>did it have 22 as an answer choice because i think i just put that</p>

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<p>No, 22 was the new length. That’s probably what you are remembering</p>

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<p>The answer was 2, magic. That seems to be the consensus (and my belief), although some people argue 1.</p>

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<p>what is the answer for the slope one???</p>

<p>-4 or 4???</p>

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<p>-4</p>

<p>10chars</p>

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<p>what is the question ,i don’t remember.</p>

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<p>Can somone give the specifics of the overlap problem? I put 1 but based on the responses to this thread, I think I may have misread the problem</p>