<p>my only concern is that it seems as though they want half the students to get it wrong by confusing whether or not the border is inclusive...hence, I am sure this problem is meant to "seem" ambiguous, but I bet they will tell you that some key word in the problem indicated that the border was/wasn't included. I could be wrong; that's just my gut feeling.</p>
<p>everyone join in the force and email Collegeboard Questions</a> and Comments for the SAT Program
Tell them that the question is ambiguous!</p>
<p>i did my part</p>
<p>i emailed them too</p>
<p>heres what I said, i think i made a good point so u can borrow if u want
On the recent June SAT I found the problem concerning the parabola and which statements were true to be very confusing. I was not sure if the shaded regions included the lines or not but I assumed they were included because I felt it would have been bounded by > or < if they were not included. Also, its basically a calculus question if the lines are not included because a line has no dimensions and it goes back to the old 9.999(repeating)=1 question. I found the question very confusing but perhaps I missed something.
Thanks</p>
<p>I emailed them, too.</p>
<p>i also emailed them....if this question gets dropped, i will be extremely happy!</p>
<p>do any of u remember this?</p>
<p>when u add t books, u will get x books. if u added s books instead of t books, how many books will u have?</p>
<p>was the answer "t+s" or was it "x-t+s"?</p>
<p>i plugged in x=10, t=5, and s=6</p>
<p>^ I think the answer was "x-t+s". = ]</p>
<p>i said: There was a problem on the math portion of the June 2008 SAT that presented a parabola (y=x^2) bounded horizontally by the line y=4. The question presented several conditions, and the test taker was asked to determine which were true and which were not in order to answer the question. The question referenced the shaded "interior" of the bounded parabola. It was unclear whether or not the interior included the points along the parabola (visibly part of the shaded region) or excluded those points. If the interior did not include the points on y=x^2, the answer choices II,III were correct. If it did include the points on y=x^2, the answer choice "none" was correct. Answering the problem relied not upon reasoning, but rather upon the interpretation of a wishy-washy and ambiguous term: the "interior". Questions should be clear, and test takers should not be forced to guess the intent of the test maker. Thank you for your time, and please respond addressing this issue.</p>
<p>they said: Thank you for contacting The College Board. Your email has been received and you will receive a response from us within 2 business days.</p>
<p>I should email them too.
can i borrow your 'note', iwaswalking?
haha it sounds good :) I'll change a few things though.</p>
<p>email sent</p>
<p>do whatever it takes, sushifureak!</p>
<p>the question had the word "interior" in it. Sorry guys, it was just really subtle. Answer was II and III. that's what my friend says anyway, I looked at the question for 5 seconds and then moved to another one.</p>
<p>^Me too (to what your friend says). I got II and III and moved on without a second thought. Sometimes not thinking pays- but most of the time it doesn't.</p>
<p>technically the closest point to the line is on the line so it is the interior :). but the whole question is b.s. anyways they cant expect us to kno calc but if u do, ud know that the infinitley repeating numbers closest to the line are actually on the line. and my rational for thinking the line was included was that they should have said bound at y<4, not y=4. y=4 implies at least in my mind that all points on that line work.</p>
<p>ah yes interior. but how do you define interior and exterior if a line has no dimensions!?</p>
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<p>I received the same reply. I'll try and send my complaint through fax...</p>
<p>Yes, it's probably best to send a fax. The one thing I am worried about is if this technically breaks there rules, "you are never to talk about the multiple choice questions on this test ever." I presumed that when they said "never" they meant "never." Perhaps asking us to send in a complaint is just a trick to get our tests voided...I see CB's mischievous schemes for what they are! CONSTANT VIGILANCE!</p>