November 2009 SAT Math (US only)

<p>I don’t even think I had that question now. Things are getting mixed up in my head two days after the test.</p>

<p>I don’t think I had a question like that.</p>

<p>@187-- it seems like we had the same math sections, so is it possible you forgot? the question seemed easier than it was.</p>

<p>Well, was that question part of your 4th Math section? Because I only had 3 math sections and I don’t recall a problem like that.</p>

<p>Well, I thought it was part of the dog section (if I remember correctly), but it’s always possible it was in my experimental and I’m mixing it up.</p>

<p>I’m pretty sure it was in the dog section, though, because DoleWhip (another poster) didn’t have experimental math, and had this question.</p>

<p>there was this question in section 3 (18 questions) with a circle, circumfrence, raduis, diameter and there was the number 6 in the question i think. It was question number 6 and I picked 6 as a choice…does anyone remember this question?</p>

<p>was it the one that asked you to find the smaller circle’s area if two circles were in ration of 3:5, and the larger one had a radius of 3? i mean i dont know if thats right but thats what i can remember.</p>

<p>Does anyone remember a question that has one triangle with an area of 40 and the other with 90 and you had to find the area of the triangle they both made put together? like a vendiagram the triangles overlapped…i hope you guys understand which one i’m talking about… ?</p>

<p>i had a diff. version of math than you.</p>

<p>i had the one with the prime number 995 or whatever everyone was talking about… anyone remember the triangle question?</p>

<p>oh i had that too…hm. did you have math experimental?</p>

<p>well honestly i’m new to all this SAT stuff. I dont understand what you guys were talking about experimental…what is it? This is my first time taking it…</p>

<p>ah ok. Experimental sections are sections that SAT throws in just to see how students perform on that section if they were to add it in. They aren’t counted towards your score. so, whatever section you had four of is your experimental section.
for example, i had three math sections, three reading sections, and four writing sections. So, one out of the four writing sections i had was an experimental section. You feel me?</p>

<p>there are 10 sections but only 9 count towards your score. a random section does not count and is for experimental purposes</p>

<p>Oh ok, that makes everything so much easier to understand. So I had math experimental then.</p>

<p>Thank you! And one more thing, how do the curves work?</p>

<p>Here’s an idea:
<a href=“http://www.erikthered.com/tutor/SAT-Released-Test-Curves.pdf[/url]”>http://www.erikthered.com/tutor/SAT-Released-Test-Curves.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>Since one month’s test may be easier or harder than the previous months’, the test is curved to make all of the scores comparable with one another.</p>

<p>Thank you for everything!</p>

<p>not a problem. you need anything else, just let us know.</p>