October 2009 sat test discussion

<p>the colors problem was in the experimental section, because I definitely didn’t have it
don’t know if that helps, but at least it means it won’t hurt yur score</p>

<p>Cermi are you just kidding…Many of us only studied it for months before the test, not for years and we still get great scores~Are you insinuating something?</p>

<p>But which section was the experimental one? Someone said that the math q. with colors = 120 is experimental, but no one seems to be talking about the zen reading passage - the one with the ‘feast before your eyes’ and taking hold of every day. So which section was experimental?</p>

<p>to LaLune - I’m sorry, but I really dont know what does “insinuate” mean, but if you feel offended, I’m sorry, I didnt mean it.</p>

<p>Or if you think, I’m just making it up, how easy it was for me, then I must say that it really was. If I was paying attention even on that question with (x + 6)^2 I’d have all right, but now I’m afraid I wont have 800.
I dont want to look like a braggart, but few years ago I was on the third place in a national competition in math.</p>

<p>No, of course I don’t doubt your ability, but well, we don’t have our time fully occupied by SAT or study it for several years before we take the test as you might think, and many prepare for our national university entrance exam at the same time, so they actually have to study till mid-night to manage both well~The point is we are not students from an english-speaking country so it definitely takes more time to prepare, but certainly not for years…</p>

<p>does anyone remember the sentence in which slapstick was an option?</p>

<p>Hey do you guys know the answer to a #20 in a math section.</p>

<p>It was something with 3 circles; one with 1/2 radius, 1/3 radius, and a x radius</p>

<p>Im not too sure about the question because i think i read it wrong, but i think it said that the sum of the 3 circles areas equal pi. Find x radius</p>

<p>I had about 8 minutes left, and i did this problem about 6 times…and basically felt so down afterwards because it seemed like a easy problem.</p>

<p>Do any of you know the answer to this?</p>

<p>(I ended up putting B 6/7 but im almost positive its wrong - shouldve just skipped)</p>

<p>^The answer is 6/7</p>

<p>@ f5ervin
I think 6/7 is correct. That’s what I put in too, and this sum gave me loads of trouble. I had enough time, but I kept reading the question wrong! I read the sum of the areas of the 3 circles to be 3 instead of pi… and I made the same mistake thrice!</p>

<p>yessss lol thanks guys</p>

<p>i got 6/11 for the one with the raidus’</p>

<p>It was 6/7 for the radius one.</p>

<p>Anyone know what the answer to the one about the prime numbers 2 apart ( i believe it was number 8 on the free response math section) ? I got none of the above.</p>

<p>hmm…idk. could you explain the question more? cause i dont remember a prime number one</p>

<p>did anyone put E on the 2nd short passage of the first section. It was the one about Native Americans and their memorization of ceremonial texts or something.</p>

<p>^It showed their culture. Or something like that.</p>

<p>OK, now I got what you mean. I know what it takes to prepare for the SAT when English isnt your native language - it’s damn hard, but Math isnt so difficult, because it’S the same all over the world. Damn critical reading is the problem!</p>

<p>Well… Vocab was realllly hard!! Passages were more interesting to me than the ones in March SAT, but don’t remember them! I liked the family, network essay prompt and the math was math. ( There is always going to be one question I got wrong. ARGGGH!) What was the answer for how many numbers not divisible by 3 but less than 1000. I got 666 or 667, couldn’t decide!</p>

<p>666
10char</p>

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Wow, I made this same mistake as well. I kept getting an answer that was extremely close to 6/7. Thankfully I also had enough time to get it right.</p>

<p>The fact that my answer was 666 on a problem made me assume it was wrong. I just feel like they wouldn’t let 666 be an answer on the SAT haha…but I’m pretty sure it was right.</p>