May SAT 2011: Math Section

<p>i think that in the 3 consecutive integers one people just looked in the second sentence instead of the first to find the word consecutive … and didn’t im pretty sure it was their… i remember thinking about consecutive twice in the test</p>

<p>@xigi</p>

<p>wait… did you take account into the fact that it was the TOTAL surface area that was being proportionate to the other?</p>

<p>i dont understand how it is a^2 even if its total surface area although i put a^3/2 on the test.</p>

<p>JBCHUN, obviously I do not have access to the original question. </p>

<p>While there might be additional (and undisclosed) information that leads to a different problem statement, we can safely assume that the volume of a cube is directly proportional to the surface of one of its faces as I suggested. Using the total of the six faces would not make any of the other answers suggested in this thread “more” correct. </p>

<p>What do you think the correct answer should be if the question did indeed use the total surface of the six faces?</p>

<p>To help you out, consider a cube of a volume of 8 with each side being 2. One face area would be 4, and the total surface 4*6 or 24.</p>

<p>@xiggi</p>

<p>i’m hoping you’re right because i guessed last minute and chose A^3/2 (E)… :)</p>

<p>^^ Do not take my word for it. Play with this online calculator</p>

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<p>Enter the number for a and play with 3/2 and other numbers as exponents. When a=4 and and an exponent of 3/2, the result is 8. See above why that should make you feel better. Try with a=9 and an exponent of 3/2, and you’ll get 27 for the result (3^3.)</p>

<p>theres a lot of discussion on the prime 165 quesiton… i got 165 as well but i really wish someone could type out the exact question cuz this pretty much decides whether i should cancel or not!!!</p>

<p>It is a^3/2… I did the math in the car, I had a brain fart and bubbled in a^2/3 instead… ■■■.</p>

<p>About the coordinate with the probability thing… I put 1/4 and ■■■</p>

<p>Why is everyone canceling scores?!? What if your score proves to be much higher than you expect. (Happened to me before.) I put 385, but I cannot remember the question clearly… LOL. It’s probably 165, since I cannot recall reading ‘consecutive’ in that problem.</p>

<p>Well I don’t know what kim had against tom…but she deff. Couldn’t sit near him. That question made me want to laugh so hard!</p>

<p>Anyone still up to it for the 165/385 question???</p>

<p>its 165 im almost 100% sure.</p>

<p>i stupidly put 135 because i put 9 as a prime like an idiot.
im sooooo angry right now xD</p>

<p>damn
for once i thought i would get a 800…
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<p>story of my life until i realized i got a easy math question wrong.</p>

<p>I actually think I put 19 instead of 165…</p>

<p>It asked to name 3 different prime integers that make a prime numbered sum and give the product of those 3 integers. I think I just added them and didn’t do the multiplying part, because I think I did this question right before the coffee question which I literally guess and checked on and got the answer…</p>

<p>did it say three consecutive or just three prime numbers greater than 2?
consecutive = 385
otherwise = 165</p>

<p>it did not say consecutive…how long is this gonna go on…</p>

<p>Somebody in this thread earlier mentioned a 1.33 something… I don’t remember anything like that.</p>

<p>Can anyone of you guys remind me which one had 1.33?</p>

<p>It didn’t say consecutive, it said whats the smallest possible value of “n” using 3 prime numbers greater than 2. </p>

<p>I got 385. I think it’s wrong, but you are supposed to know that the numbers would be consecutive because that’s the smallest possible value</p>

<p>I’m a bit unsure about the 1.3333 question as well… what exactly was the question ?? anyone remember?</p>