<p>I just have a question about the math section of the SAT: is it necessary to know the US customary units, so for example, how many inches are in a foot, etc?
I'm an international student so I'm not really familiar with these units.
Any reply would be much appreciated!</p>
<p>no don’t worry i dont think there are any problems that involve conversion on the SAT. however there are some formulas and what not you may want to be familiar with, you can find this at the start of any math practice test in the blue book (if you dont have one i can look it up for you if you want).</p>
<p>oh thanks! the formulas… you mean the ones they actually give you right?</p>
<p>yeah, they give them to you, but its a really good idea to have them memorized off hand to minimize the time constraint (they are very simple formulas that you probably learned years ago, so it isn’t hard to brush up on them). also i dont think the distance and midpoint formulas are also included in the list but make sure you’re familiar with those as well.</p>
<p>sweet. thanks for your help!</p>
<p>Actually since there could be questions regarding different units(neasuring, distence and so on) it may not be such a bad idea to learn them, and also it will come in handy in your everyday life ones you’ll arrive to the US for your schooling.</p>
<p>The formulas at the beginning of the test do not include units’ measuring/ conversion etc`.</p>
<p>There occasionally do come up questions involving unit conversion, but in those cases conversion rates are always given.</p>