<p>Ok, so I'm pretty good at math. But whenever I do practice SATs, I always make really, really careless mistakes on problems every so often and its really frustrating. On any given test, there's at least 3 questions (if not more) that I got wrong due to some stupid thing and when I go back to check it, its always a problem I would have known how to do. </p>
<p>Examples of careless mistakes include:
9/4=5
total degrees in a circle is 180 (instead of 360)
(9/2) squared is equal to 3/rad 2 instead of 81/4.
plenty of others....</p>
<p>I don't make these mistakes on any other math test I've ever taken so I really don't get it. And it seems sort of random too the way it happens. It's not like I'm getting lazy towards the end of a section or something or that there's a specific type of question thats tripping me up. It just happens out of the blue and its really frustrating. </p>
<p>Can any one offer advice as to how to help with this problem? Because if it wasn't for this, I'd be scoring 750+ on my math section. But at the moment I'd be lucky if I break 700.</p>
<p>Well, practice.
That's all I can say because that's all there is to be said.</p>
<p>Remember practice does not make perfect, perfect practice makes perfect. So you need to practice, then go over your careless mistakes and make sure you don't do them again. For the same questions, keep an open eye for the mistakes you made before.</p>
<p>Get hold of past Math SAT sections and do them. And don't just look at a question and go 'Baah, this is easy. I know how to do this. I'm wasting my time. I'll just skip this problem. Too easy.' Do the problems regardless of whether they're easy, medium or difficult.</p>
<p>I have the same problem; however, after some work I have cut it down to 1 error. The thing is don't rush. If you have lots of time left over then you're rushing. Make sure you write down every step for a problem even if it's 1+1. If you don't trust yourself try using a calculator. </p>
<p>RocketReview has some great advice for this kind of problem. Try it.</p>
<p>i used to rush on my first sat, which i got 600 m.<br>
i misread many problems, and made alot careless mistakes,even in prac tests.
this time around, im more experienced,and i read MOST problems slowly and carefully, i got a 710. but i did make 2 STUPID mistakes,because i didn't read the problem correctly.
it's a new lesson for myself too, gotta read the question carefully and know what its asking. couldve gotten a 760 or something =/</p>
<p>My PR teacher said most people check their work after finishing a section. he recommends checking your work when you finish each problem. This strategy did help some. Still making careless mistakes. Believe that I need to focus more and read the questions more carefully.</p>