<p>3 wrong total, without any omitted, would mean 54 - 3 = 51 - .75 = 50.25 = 50. 50 would be your raw score, and that scaled is a 720.</p>
<p>what scale are you using?</p>
<p>"The only problem is, the question didn't ask how many right angles are formed at the vertices. It asked how many are at the EDGES. Two planes make an edge, and one right angle is formed there. There are only 12 that way."</p>
<p>Actually, there would be an infinite amount of right angles using that definition, wouldn't there? I still think it's 24, but then again maybe they will throw the question out due to its being so ambiguous (not that this is bloody likely, but still).</p>
<p>I think it's 24 as well...(4 angles)(6 sides) = 24.</p>
<p>But as you pointed out, there's quite a bit of ambiguity; the question was a bit confusing when I first read it.</p>
<p>ohnoes, you bring up a good point. If you think about it, the angles on the vertices are the same as the angles on the edges. Only when we are counting the angles on the vertices, we count the angle made by the edge twice, once on each end of the two planes. So, by that logic, we could count an infinitely number of right angles. Hmmm...they just might throw that question out.</p>
<p>its a good question!!
and ur wrong dualityim</p>
<p>theres a limited number of intersections... therefore limited number of angles..</p>
<p>It's asking for the angles on the edges. We can subdivide the edge into an infinitely number of slices. What are we supposed to do, integrate the length of the side? LOL...</p>
<p>wait... wut does experimental mean.. because i had the old women one and i think i bombed it grr..</p>
<p>does it mean anything if its experimental?</p>
<p>old woman is not experimental. if it's experimental, i believe that it doesn't count...</p>
<p>omgomgomg... which ones were experimental then???</p>
<p>i had the:</p>
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<li>octopus</li>
<li>old woman</li>
<li>chicago auditorreum thingie</li>
<li>cloning thingie</li>
</ol>
<p>octopus was experimental.</p>
<p>the octopus was--i had exper. math</p>
<p>I thought the old woman was really easy, but I had a lot of trouble with the cloning and how it applied to athletes. The Chicago one wasn't bad, it just took a couple times to read the selected pieces again.</p>
<p>good, there were a couple of octupus questions i was iffy bout...</p>
<p>did ne1, for the octopus, get its unbelievability as the answer for the two quotes?</p>
<p>For people who are planning to take the SAT again: What insights did you gain from this test? Techniques, things you need to study, or anything else? </p>
<p>This was my first time taking it, and there were a number of things that I'll have to work on for next time.</p>
<p>-Studying for the math sections. The problems were fairly easy for the most part, but I kept running out of time and having to rush through the last few questions on each section.
-Relearning basic geometry. I love algebra, and I don't mind trig, but I hate geometry. I couldn't remember how to calculate the circumference of a circle.
-Programming prime numbers into my calculator. Someone posted this in a thread before the test, but I didn't take their advice, and lost two points for it.
-Sneaking food (an energy bar?) into the test room. I was panicking through the last few sections hoping that my stomach wouldn't start rumbling.
-Managing my time better when writing the essay. I had a good introduction, a good second paragraph, a borderline ridiculous third paragraph, and a rushed conclusion.</p>
<p>There were probably more things, but nothing I can think of right now. Most of my issues were math-related; I kicked verbal ass, and my essay was fine if not excellent. I wrote about the 2004 elections, using statistics: 51% voted for Bush, meaning that if 1% of them had instead cast their ballot for Kerry, it would have been an even race. I then posed the question whether it was right that 1% of the 60% of US citizens who voted should have the right to determine the future of the country, or even the world, in the next four years, and said that "although majority rule is not ideal, we have yet to come up with a better system". My next example was personal and less elaborate: "If Michael, Matthew, and Melanie want to go out for burritos, but Ben wants pizza, it is unreasonable for the group to comply with his demands." I didn't have a third example, but I did write a conclusion, saying that majority rule is a good way to gauge the general opinion of the populace, but that minority perspectives need to be considered; otherwise, the liberty of the individual, including freedom of speech and of opinion, will be undermined. I'm hoping that the stylistic aspect can make up for the absence of a third example.</p>
<p>I was surprised by how draining it was -- after the test I came home, ate, and went to sleep. Now I just have to figure out how to stay patient until April 11!</p>
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<p>Me too, I got to the testing center at 7:45 and wasn't done til 1...I was really tired.</p>
<p>The test, I thought, wasn't too bad. The essay was really easy.</p>
<p>JRW87 what essay prompt did u get?..I'm just wondering since I didn't have a such a success with my essay (I got the creativity one). As for the rest of the test, it was fairly easy.</p>
<p>On the writing section, there was one weird error ID, i think it was an idiom question...does anyone remember whether the wrong choice was "tendency of having" or "bored at being"?</p>
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<p>I had the majority rule idea one. :)</p>
<p>You can be "bored with" or "bored by" something, but "bored at" is definitely wrong.</p>