The Official PSAT For Saturday October 21, 2006

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<p>Does collegeboard post answers? I think we just have to wait til December (?) to get our score reports...</p>

202

<p>does any1 where the curve for the last yr's test is. i'd apprecite a link</p>

203

<p>Oh, December! Too long, too painful, too devastating the wait for my beloved!</p>

204

<p>oh hey guys what about one questions about the hikers where it said smth like </p>

<p>the relationship between passage 1 and 2 is</p>

<p>was it argumentative vs objectiv, respectively?</p>

205

<p>we decided it was humurous and earnest</p>

206

<p>oh dang,, alright thanks</p>

207

<p>last year's curve:
<a href="http://www.collegeboard.com/prod_downloads/counselors/psat/understandingScores.pdf%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.collegeboard.com/prod_downloads/counselors/psat/understandingScores.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

208

<p>aww crap...i was going to put humorous earnest but i changed it..</p>

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<p>well i never thought it was humorous vs earnest... o well</p>

210

<p>haha...wait are we allowed to be posting answers? cuz i thought there was a thread saying that we couldnt..</p>

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<p>^ If so, I wasn't aware.</p>

212

<p>umm.. i believe it's ok.. it's not like if the next psat is going to be the same one from today's.. (cb wouldn't be stupid to do that,, :)</p>

213

<p>oh....ok ...cool....then .. for like the square in the circle on hte second math m.c did anyone get 32 for the area?</p>

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<p>did any1 remember getting four Es in a row in the first CR section. this sort of repetition seemed worrisome although the questions themselves were okay</p>

215

<p>yes, the area was 32</p>

216

<p>helpmegetin: yes it's 32.
sinnombre: hmm not sure. that sounds skeptical.</p>

217

<p>Yes, 32. The square consisted of two triangles, and the hypotenuses met. The hypotenuse was 8. Thus, using the 45-45-90 triangle thing, the two sides must be 8/(root)2. Square that to get the area, which is 32.</p>

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<p>oh good :)
okay....another question...for the car one...how is that 80?</p>

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<p>umm car one? dont remember.. more details plz</p>

220

<p>It's 80. Because there were 200 cars.
50% red
60% 4 door
70% iron or whatever</p>

<p>The question asked for green cars with 2 door and iron whatever
It's possible that 50% (100) are green, since the other 100 are red.
However, 60% are 4 door (120), so 80 must be different, so possible 80 2 door.
70% iron whatever, so 140 of that.</p>

<p>100 green
80 2 door
140 iron
(possible)
It must be 80, since that is the limiting number.</p>