<p>@thegrant There is this myth that certain dates of the SAT are easier then others, but thats not true. The SAT is standardized test, so ETS (they make the SAT) balance all the test dates difficulty (you might find an easy Math, but a super hard CR :(( ). Good luck 
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<p>@iStudy plugging in for those 2 constants takes some time but will get you the right answer. My knowledge is constants isn’t very good but your explanation was very clear. Thanks :D</p>
<p>@sat2014 The 30 second solution would be the best way to solve the problem. </p>
<p>@sat2014 For question 7 and 17 for Section 5. </p>
<p>For question 7, you needed to know the definition of inclusive (An inclusive range of numbers includes the first and last number and all numbers in between.) </p>
<p><a href=“Dropbox - Error - Simplify your life”>https://www.dropbox.com/s/3sco1p44a8dp7o1/Question%207%2C%20Section%205.pdf?dl=0</a></p>
<p>For question 17, the problem seems very tough, and most teens would be clueless what to do. First lets just break down what the question is asking, its asking for when h(1) what does the other side of the equation gives us. Now in functions the x value in h( ), goes to each x value in the other side of the equations. Sounds confusing?</p>
<p>Quick Practice problem:</p>
<p>f(x) = (x + 10)*x</p>
<p>x = 10</p>
<p>So…</p>
<p>f(10) = (10 + 10)*10</p>
<pre><code> =(20)*10
=200
</code></pre>
<p>Lets go back to our problem…</p>
<p>h(1) = 2f(1) + g(2*1)</p>
<p>f(1) = 7
In the table it tells us when x is 1, f(1) equals to 7</p>
<p>g(2) = 5
The table tells us that g(2) =5</p>
<p>h(1) = 2*7 + 5</p>
<pre><code> = 14 + 5 = 19 
</code></pre>
<p><a href=“Dropbox - Error - Simplify your life”>https://www.dropbox.com/s/e5zouycz9nwqdew/Question%2017.%20Section%205.pdf?dl=0</a></p>
<p>Wow, the test is pretty much 2 days from now. Can’t wait to get this over with. I still have the ACT afterwards ,but I’m banking on that I’ll do well on the SAT ,so I don’t have the pressure to do well on the act. </p>
<p>oct 2014 essay is talking about waht</p>
<p>@iStudy thanks so much! that word inclusive killed me! i got 6 9 and 10 but didn’t count 3 and 12 
which is why i got 3/8 which is not an answer</p>
<p>@iStudy i get the function problem! just plug in 1 for the x and work your way one piece at a time. Very good explanations. Thank You :)</p>
<p>How’s everyone holding out? I’m just doing problems which I know I’m good at to boost my confidence lol. I really hope I get a full eight hours of sleep this time. Last test I only got about four hours of sleep and I was dozing off in between sections.</p>
<p>Edit: Forget the f(x) and h(x)</p>
<p>For question 7 and 17 for Section 5.</p>
<p>For question 7, you needed to know the definition of inclusive (An inclusive range of numbers includes the first and last number and all numbers in between.)</p>
<p><a href=“Dropbox - Error - Simplify your life”>Dropbox - Error - Simplify your life; 7, Section 5.pdf?dl=0</p>
<p>For question 17, the problem seems very tough, and most teens would be clueless what to do. First lets just break down what the question is asking, its asking for when h(1) what does the other side of the equation gives us. Now in functions the x value in h( ), goes to each h(x) value in the other side of the equations. Sounds confusing?</p>
<p>Quick Practice problem:</p>
<p>f(x) = (f(x) + 10)*f(x)</p>
<p>x = 10</p>
<p>So…</p>
<p>f(10) = (10 + 10)*10</p>
<p>=(20)*10
=200</p>
<p>Lets go back to our problem…</p>
<p>h(1) = 2f(1) + g(2*1)</p>
<p>f(1) = 7
In the table it tells us when x is 1, f(1) equals to 7</p>
<p>g(2) = 5
The table tells us that g(2) =5</p>
<p>h(1) = 2*7 + 5</p>
<p>= 14 + 5 = 19 :)</p>
<p><a href=“Dropbox - Error - Simplify your life”>Dropbox - Error - Simplify your life; 17. Section 5.pdf?dl=0</p>
<p>Guys when does the test begin? it is written 7:45 but what is the latest time to be there?</p>
<p>@IMTLD1 The test starts around 8:15, but they perf kids to come by 7:45 to the test site…</p>
<p>My final day of studying. I will be writing essays all day today. Please grade me and be as honest as possible. thank you! Do people place too much emphasis on winning?</p>
<p>People today put way too much emphasis on winning. Winning can make people feel a sense of confidence within themselves but the amount of emphasis on winning is just way too much. For example, my best friend Alec and my cousin Sara are competitive freaks. They were never like this before and their idea of always trying to win feels very eccentric to me.</p>
<p>Alec, my best friend, loves to play basketball. Every time we get together, he becomes too deeply involved in the game and often would shout insulting remarks to get our team mates to try harder. He would proclaim that the rest of us do not care about winning the game and that we were weak minded. My opinion of Alec changed dramatically. Why did he care so much about winning when the point of the game was to have fun? I concluded that my best friend put way too much emphasis on winning.</p>
<p>Similarly, my younger cousin Sara was always a placid, taciturn girl. As she grew older, her attitude towards winning changed. When we competed in a game of chess, her attitude was surprisingly different. No longer was it reticent. It became very arrogant. Every time I won, she would explode in a bombastic manner. I asked her why she was so upset and she replied that she could not stand losing. I responded to her by telling her that it was only a game. She just ignored me and walked away. I never came to realize how serious Sara was about winning.</p>
<p>People put way too much emphasis on winning . Winning makes the individual have a sense of pride and respect but it could also damage relationships. Alec and Sara’s new attitudes prove to me that today, people put too much emphasis on winning. Their new attitudes has altered my relationship to them. In order for me to get back on their good sides, I must put more emphasis on winning. </p>
<p>If it fills the two pages I would suppose a 9-10 maybe. Provide more input and, albeit you answered the prompt directly, try to modify your thesis, so it’s not a literal rephrasing of the question. It just makes the reader yawn at your essay. Also, try to provide some reasons as to why your friends place too much emphasis on winning & maybe the pitfalls or benefits of doing so, and how society has influenced people to think in such a provincial manner such that winning is the only goal in life. Or you could take the opposite stance and,again, use that to comment on society as a whole( in your intro or conclusion )…I know what I’m saying isn’t crystal clear, but try to think and write outside of the box to set your essay apart from those of others, if you want to achieve that double digit score. </p>
<p>@TheCalculator so my essay just answers the question with 2 examples. i see your point. how would you of started the thesis? by the way, thanks for your input. i see your point. talk how the typical stereotype is the strongest survive and if you don’t win you look weak. something like that?</p>
<p>This might be a dumb question, but do we have to be familiar with a deck of cards for the math section? I’ve been doing a lot of probability questions, and sometimes they ask the probability of drawing queens from a deck of cards but don’t say how many there are. </p>
<p>@sillyface No. Were those official College Board material?</p>
<p>@sillyface There are only 4 queens in a deck, one for each suit I’ve never had a question like that in a SAT though</p>
<p>Okay goood haha I was about to freak. It wasn’t official CB but the questions were supposed to be very similar to those on the SAT (I guess they’re not )</p>
<p><a href=“Box”>https://app.box.com/s/8ovb6ehg8ngegq17qoy7</a> if anyone can please help me with section 7 questions 3 7 16 and 18, I would really appreciate it. thanks so much!</p>