PSAT 2011 Wednesday Answer Thread

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<p>@Greenmamba20</p>

<p>I thought it was much more difficult than last year. I breezed through last year with time to spare, and I barely finished everything in the time limit this year.</p>

<p>@Aj39vn23cf2</p>

<p>My top two choices for that question were readymades and critics. I chose readymades because he ended the passage saying that readymades could become appealing without explaining how. The critics’ positions had already been elaborated on in the first paragraph, so I thought it would be redundant to include them again</p>

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<p>@kachow that definitely makes sense. I was reasoning on more of a “the shaded area is between these two, so I’ll just exclude the other one” level.</p>

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<p>Can someone explain the question where the answer was 35, with the means an a and b and c and everything?</p>

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<p>Aj39vn23cf2: I put An explanation as to how readymades could become appealing. Well just cause he never does explain even though he said it wasn’t for their “romantic beauty” or something like that? But even before I went over the questions I just felt like that explanation was missing and it threw me off while I was reading. I know my logic is stupid haha.</p>

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<p>I agree that your answer is probably the better one, but on CR you don’t look for the best one, you eliminate the wronger one. Is the inclusion of the controversy his exhibit sparked in the first paragraph enough to throw that answer out?</p>

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<p>(a+a+b+c+c)/5 = 20<br>
b = 30</p>

<p>(2a+30+2c)/5 = 20</p>

<p>2a + 30 + 2c = 100</p>

<p>2a + 2c = 70</p>

<p>a+c = 35</p>

<p>@kachow</p>

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<p>Can someone explain the question where the answer was 35, with the means an a and b and c and everything?
They said a,a,b,c,c. Median 30. Mean 20.
If median is 30 b is 30.
Use this when finding the mean. (2a+b+2c)/5=20<—5 terms so divide by 5
Plug in 30 for b. (2a+30+2c)/5=20
Multiply both sides by 5. 2a+30+2c=100.
Subtract 30 from both sides. 2a+2c=70.
Factor out 2. 2(a+c)=70.
Divide both sides by 2. a+c=35</p>

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<p>^You left out the part about their relationships</p>

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<p>what i dont get for the readymade thing was that his stance on them was that he valued them for something other than their beauty. that was like, the point</p>

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<p>Can someone explain to me the vendiagram one… I cahnged from 28 to 26</p>

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<p>I look at the paragraphs separately while keeping the big picture in mind. On that paragraph he wasn’t concentrating on the critics but the appeal of readymade. He was done with the first paragraph critics.</p>

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<p>For the tennis thing, everyone played everyone else twice. 2</p>

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<p>Wait guys how is 6C2=30, it equals 15!!!</p>

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<p>Hey, I was just wondering, does anyone know where to find the test booklet we had today. Like a pdf file, Im asking because I wanted to re-read the passage about the “cookie-cutter houses”.</p>

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<p>btw what is this curve you guys keep talking about? What was the curve last year? What determines it?</p>

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<p>I don’t think you can. You’ll have to wait until they give them back in December</p>

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<p>If that were possible, this answer thread wouldn’t be so unclear.</p>

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<p>^ Probably, won’t be available till December when they get given back. I think it would be illegal or whatever to post it now.</p>

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<p>Having a PDF file of the test is a big no-no. The curve is set by the difficulty of the test. The curve was a tiny bit better than average for CR and good for writing, but it was harsh for math. This year, it will probably be about the same with an even easier CR.</p>

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<p>mfw I am usually regard myself as a beast at math, was aiming for a 70+ in math and I majorly effed up according to this answer thread. </p>

<p>mfw I did better at Critical Reading than math</p>

<p>mfw I did better at writing than anything</p>

<p>mfw I about to have a freaking heart attack. This test was definitely unusual for me guys.</p>