<p>What Is So Hard About This Problem!! It Was Just Common Sense! I'm Surprised This Is The Question Everyone Is Discussing Nonstop!!</p>
<p>I could've sworn it was 5!! I didn't wanna be pushed for time so I didn't draw out the paths...just tried mentally and tried unsuccessfully.</p>
<p>I agree Chrisr88... it's kinda hard for people to think in those sense when you are being rushed!!!</p>
<p>im kinda surprised this problem is generating so much talk on CC...i thought there were problems harder than that one. </p>
<p>lol now watch me get it wrong after i say this</p>
<p>just use combinations/permutations to solve the problem ppl! no need to run over lines!!!</p>
<p>4!/ (2! x 2!) = 6 WAYS</p>
<p>Lol I saw this thread and got really annoyed because I thought it was another post about how "hard" the problem was. I'm not saying it was the easiest problem on the test, but it certainly isn't so hard as to merit so many people discussing it. I understand why/how one could get it wrong (i.e. if they didn't write out the routes because they were trying to do it mentally) but come on.....enough about the firetrucks!!!</p>
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<p>ah, this brings back fond memories of the 'juan' problem on the may sat, if anyone recalls that.</p>
<p>je<em>u</em> chri*t this problem was the easiest. ITS HAD 6 COMBINATIONS AND IT WAS A SQUARE. Please end this discussion here.</p>
<p>could anyone plz tell me what the problem was??</p>
<p>ha ha ha ha ha</p>
<p>It's kinda hard to tell you the problem since it involved a grid....sorry...don't worry, you're not missing out</p>
<p>Most people got this question wrong, like me, was cause they were pushed for time and didn't want to take the time to analyze the pic very carefully.</p>
<p>c'mon dude......im taking the SAT in nov. gotta knw wat type of hard questions come. so plz tell me wat the question was.</p>
<p>thanx to the one who does so.</p>
<p>it wasn't hard, and involved a grid of streets with a firestation in the middle with several points that were buildings surrounding it. It named a certain distance, called the "m distance", as the fastest possible way to get to a given point. So, one question asked you to find the "m" distance to one of the points (it was 3.5), another asked how many different ways the truck could go the m-distance to another given point (there were 6), and the last asked what shape was formed by the endpoints of the m-distances from the firetruck (it was a square, many incorrectly put a circle).</p>
<p>The only way this problem could be hard is if someone tried to do the pathing in their head (it was best to use combinations or sketch out the possible paths) and if they only found a couple points on the shape and assumed it was a circle.</p>
<p>I hope that helps sachit, although I doubt there will be a problem similar to it on the November SAT.</p>
<p>it took me 20 seconds to answer the 2 questions on the firehouse..why is there a separate thread for this question lol?</p>
<p>xindianx: have you been reading ANYTHING that has been posted?</p>
<p>no, I couldn't find a sparknotes on this thread, so I just bs-ed a quick post =P</p>
<p>EDIT: lol, I'm not a big reader =)</p>
<p>lol.... (8 chars)</p>