<p>I had a couple of questions about the ssat that I took today. One of the questions on the math section was a triangle in a square and it said what was the size of the triangle in the square...i put not able to determine but my friend put 1/8. Another question asked about a boy bought 3 baseball cards for 25 cent and sold them for 2 for 25 how many baseball cards did he need to sell in order to make a 1.00 profit? There was also one about how s is three times t jar did anyone get that? there was one about a number line with .02 and at the other end .03 what did you get for that one? lastly there was one about a jar like s is 3 times as t what did you get for that? </p>
<p>For the reading there was a tone question about a mountain passage and it said what is the tone after the 4th line...i think I put curious because it said the mountains have secerts </p>
<p>Let each side of the square by x. The area of the square is therefore x^2.
The base and height of the triangle is x/2. Area of a triangle = 1/2 base times height
So the area of the triangle is 1/2(x/2)^2 = 1/8(x^2), which is 1/8th of x^2
I got the other questions you mentioned also, but I can’t remember the specifics, sorry.</p>
<p>Bought 3 for 25 cents.
He’s -.75 cents.
He sells 2 for 25 cents.
To get a $1.00 profit he needs to sell $1.75 worth of baseball cards.
1.75 /.25 = 7 * 2= 14 cards</p>
<p>The verbal was harder than on the practice, I swear it was! I think for the triangle I said you had to measure the bottom of it but i suck at math and was probably wrong. Did any of you have private tutors? It appeared that everyone at my test had tutors but they wre all currently in k-8 private schools and applying to day schools. Also did you sit at seperate desks because we didnt which i thought was weird</p>
<p>no we sat at tables. Private tutors!? thats a bit much.
I put the bottom for that triangle question too.
I hope I didn’t get too many wrong ! if I did i’ll just beg my parents to let me do January.jk maybe lol
The vocab was way easier than the practice for me</p>
<p>@Ccer999 I think your wrong and the answer is 10 cards; if your correct about him buying 3 cards for 25 cents.
Bought 3 for 25 cents.
He’s -.25 cents.
He sells 2 for 25 cents.
To get a $1.00 profit he needs to sell $1.25 worth of baseball cards.
1.25 /.25 = 5 * 2= 10 cards</p>
<p>I was just looking around here for my son, but these bring back fun memories!</p>
<p>For the baseball cards, he can buy 3 for $0.25 or 6 for $0.50. He sells 2 at $0.25, so he can sell 6 at $0.75. Therefore, he makes $0.25 profit for every 6 that he sells. To make $1.00 profit, he needs to sell 24.</p>
<p>That’s the easy calculation way to look at it. Or, you can do it with harder numbers. He receives $0.125 per card ($0.25/2). He pays $0.0833 per card ($0.25/3). So, he makes $0.041666 per card. ($0.125-$0.0833). $1.00/$.041666 = 24.</p>
<p>*Bought 3 for 25 cents.
He’s -.25 cents.
He sells 2 for 25 cents.
To get a $1.00 profit he needs to sell $1.25 worth of baseball cards.
1.25 /.25 = 5 * 2= 10 cards *</p>
<p>urbanflop:
The problem with your solution is that he’s selling cards that he doesn’t have! You have him selling 10 cards but he only purchased 3 (because he only spent $0.25).</p>
! if I did i’ll just beg my parents to let me do January.jk maybe lol