PSAT 2011 Wednesday Answer Thread

<p>I got the answer of 35 also. Since the median was 30, b=30. That means a+a+30+c+c=100. So 2a+2c=70. Divide both sides by 2, and you get a+c=35</p>

<p>@ msteiny1212
Nope, you’re right. Flamboyant is basically…exactly what the question describes. In other words, something that wants to stick out and draw attention to itself/make a statement.</p>

<p>@asterix I put “prohibit from” as well.</p>

<p>Does anyone remember the cylinder problem in the first math section (I think)?
Also for comparing the two jobs in the second section I got 134 CD’s</p>

<p>Does anyone remember what they got for their answer involving the math multiple choice question about the surface area vs. volume of the cylinder. It gave the formula 2<em>pi</em>h<em>r for the surface area and then said the surface area was 70. I think it then said the formula for the volume was h</em>pi*r^2. then it asked for either r or h in terms of the other, I’m not exactly sure which. This was really the only math problem I struggled with, and it’s been bugging me all day about how to solve it. Thanks for any help!</p>

<p>What was the theif one? What did you put for the thing about the either result for (arch</p>

<p>could someone please tell me what the tournament problem was, someone said the answer was 30, i just can’t remember that one</p>

<p>but i dont remember doing it at all thats why i want to know. was it a fixing sentences or finding error question?</p>

<p>please tell me the question not the answer</p>

<p>what do you have to score above to qualify for semifinalist?</p>

<p>Wasn’t the italicized between one the answer that was along the lines of “deceptive meaning to a previously stated word”?
Because it was introduced normally, then it was made to sound like the sister was actually obstructing the researcher’s views on the girl, therefore making it deceptive.</p>

<p>I honestly thought that Mo was being genuine when he was calling Duncan “kind” because Duncan allowed him to gain some popularity with the kids.</p>

<p>Tournament Problem:</p>

<p>Permutation:</p>

<p>n!/(n-r)!</p>

<p>n = 6
r = 2</p>

<p>6! / (6-2)! = 30</p>

<p>@lauren926
its 35(pi)(r)</p>

<p>2<em>pi</em>h*r = 70
divide by 2 pi, your left with hr = 35. Divide by r and you get h = 35/r</p>

<p>than it is (35/r) * r^2 * pi. One of the r cancel out. </p>

<p>Tournament was 30</p>

<p>^The wording was “emphasize a different meaning to a previously used word” and that answer choice was correct, though not for the reason you said.</p>

<p>The tennis tournament was definitely 30.</p>

<p>@kamnn
I also thought it was that.</p>

<p>agh no, mo was mocking. because the previous sentence was “and that was when the enmity began” or something like that. im hitting myself over the head for that one.</p>

<p>anyone?!- what about the combining sentences for the improving paragraphs</p>

<p>@ellangog </p>

<p>Thank you so much! I had it narrowed down to the two answers with 35, and that’s the one I picked!</p>

<p>For the improving paragraph for the sentence to put between sentences 4 and 5 was it the one that said something along the lines of “If what’s his name had wanted to fit in he would have picked a less controversial topic.” I believe it was answer choice E.</p>