March SAT Math Thread

<p>You can voice your opinion here, but unfortunately that opinion is wrong. I’m sorry if you misread that question, but that sometimes happens. A lot of people misread questions, over thousands. But when it comes down to it, the question asked for median, thus the answer was 88.</p>

<p>An agreement by a majority of what one could argue the top 2-3% of March test takers in the nation is validation enough for me. </p>

<p>I felt the same way as some of you did after the January test, questioning whether most CCers had misread a question and I had gotten it right but I soon acknowledged my mistake and the validity of the consolidated lists was confirmed when I got my score back.</p>

<p>Consolidated list - NO EXPERIMENTAL ANSWERS</p>

<p>93 for mean temperature
8pi/3 for the shaded region of the circle
15 ice cream possibilities
20 for the 10th term in the 3 digit question
10.6 or 53/5 for the y coordinate when the slope was 6/5
800 largest square
65 degrees value of X
x = 3 for when f(x) * g(2) = 6
1 million in profit
60 is area of triangle in cylinder
2 is the answer for value of k when 2x^1/2 - x^(k-3/2) = x^1/2
(5,0) is x-intercept of parabola
4 is absolute minimum of 3|x-4| + 2
Sqr(2) is distance between the midpoints of the two lines
20% increase on price of bagels
10r = p
K - 4 is answer for (x-4)(x+4)
11/17/23/5 for one of two positive prime numbers that add to 28
5 workers needed to finish the job in 2 hours
0.4 probability of picking a value that is also in the second set
c = 0 when k = 3
1520 is x value
4 is Double root of semi root
N is divisible by 2 and 4
I is only way TANYA can be spelled
MP and NP are equal
43 Degrees in the two parallel lines
110 Degrees for angle in isosceles triangle
3 is the number of right angles that aren’t possible in a quadrilateral
xz is the smallest
6 is perimeter of triangle which crosses through the centers of the circles
100 + (J + K + L)/3
150 coffee flavored candies
(10, 9) is Point C on the square
B was most change in votes from 2002 to 2004
0 is difference in average students at both schools
sqr(15) is x when volume of cube is 90
16 is the value for x * 10^3
Rp - pr = 0
9/25 is Oak to Maple ratio
1 is the remainder of x + 3
9 is difference of similar triangle perimeters</p>

<p>Please do not post false consolidated lists. </p>

<p>I thoroughly did that specific problem when taking the test, and the answer is 88.</p>

<p>And I saw no majority btw Jersey. I looked through the posts.</p>

<p>Now you’re just being childish.</p>

<p>And you-ignorant.</p>

<p>REAL Consolidated list - NO EXPERIMENTAL ANSWERS</p>

<p>88 for median temperature
8pi/3 for the shaded region of the circle
15 ice cream possibilities
20 for the 10th term in the 3 digit question
10.6 or 53/5 for the y coordinate when the slope was 6/5
800 largest square
65 degrees value of X
x = 3 for when f(x) * g(2) = 6
1 million in profit
60 is area of triangle in cylinder
2 is the answer for value of k when 2x^1/2 - x^(k-3/2) = x^1/2
(5,0) is x-intercept of parabola
4 is absolute minimum of 3|x-4| + 2
Sqr(2) is distance between the midpoints of the two lines
20% increase on price of bagels
10r = p
K - 4 is answer for (x-4)(x+4)
11/17/23/5 for one of two positive prime numbers that add to 28
5 workers needed to finish the job in 2 hours
0.4 probability of picking a value that is also in the second set
c = 0 when k = 3
1520 is x value
4 is Double root of semi root
N is divisible by 2 and 4
I is only way TANYA can be spelled
MP and NP are equal
43 Degrees in the two parallel lines
110 Degrees for angle in isosceles triangle
3 is the number of right angles that aren’t possible in a quadrilateral
xz is the smallest
6 is perimeter of triangle which crosses through the centers of the circles
100 + (J + K + L)/3
150 coffee flavored candies
(10, 9) is Point C on the square
B was most change in votes from 2002 to 2004
0 is difference in average students at both schools
sqr(15) is x when volume of cube is 90
16 is the value for x * 10^3
Rp - pr = 0
9/25 is Oak to Maple ratio
1 is the remainder of x + 3
9 is difference of similar triangle perimeters</p>

<p>Just put an asterisk next to that answer. There’s obviously not going to be a concession on either side. We each have the same amount of evidence (none) so the consolidated list might as well include each answer, with a short explanation.</p>

<p>How am I being ignorant? There are over 40 thousand views of this thread with less than 20 people arguing that the question asked for the mean.</p>

<p>You’re the one being ignorant here. The question specifically asked for a median temperature.</p>

<p>You’re making a fool of yourself, GMABCD.</p>

<p>I agree. Put an Asterisk</p>

<p>The side arguing for the mean has made numerous concessions in the two days after the test. In fact, several people who originally believed it was asking for the mean have acknowledged their mistakes whereas not a single CCer has yet to change his or her mind from median to mean.</p>

<p>I agree gmabcd should ■■■■, lol.</p>

<p>It doesn’t matter if it was the mean or median.</p>

<p>It asks for the seventh day’s temperature. When you put the temperatures in order to find the median, 93 was the seventh number. However, that is wrong. It said before that six of the previous numbers were taken on days 1-6. So, the seventh number to make the median 88, was, therefore 88.</p>

<p>END OF STORY</p>

<p>And for the record, I put 93.</p>

<p>Several people who chose mean have made concessions because of the pressure that came with being one of the few people who admitted to choosing mean. They didn’t want to embarrass themselves. They wanted to show they’re reasonable and they wanted to be accepted by the community. If they continued to hold on to their so-called “ignorance” then I’m sure people like you (Jersey) would lambaste them until they forfeited. There’s no point in continuing to affirm that you’re right, when there’s absolutely no evidence.</p>

<p>for the 9/25 I put .36 which is the same thing.</p>

<p>is my answer going to be correct?</p>

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<p>Point in case. No one who chose 93 is speaking up because of people like this.</p>

<p>yes…</p>

<p>The question asked for median after giving you a few numbers.
The numbers were around 80, 83, 85, 90, 90, 93.
The question number was around 6.
The question asked what 7th number would be included to make the median 88.
It would be much more likely that the SAT would ask for median for a question 6 that tests simple logic of what to insert into a list. The list was not ordered as well. </p>

<p>So a student would order the list, and count up the number of elements. Then inserting a number just tests whether you know the definition of median. </p>

<p>A number 6 would much more likely test median rather than mean. Inserting a number to change the mean is usually around question 10-15. </p>

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Majority should NOT be counted by posts. Countless people saw that one or two people said 88 and moved on to look at other questions, myself included.</p>