<p>i know the material tested and without timing myself i get a 30+ score however when i time myself i get a 25 highest. i know its because it takes me a longer time to work the problems and figure out how to solve them so my question is how should i study in order to think and compute the problems faster ..what tricks did you use to study that improved your score ?</p>
<p>also i am using PR 1296 for the math tests... how accurate is it to the real thing ?</p>
<p>Math problems are just like patterns. You need to be able to associate certains concepts with given problems. That takes practice. There are like maybe 3-4 questions that require actual thinking.</p>
<p>help guys …and thank you blahblah9393 that makes alot of sense</p>
<p>The ACT is designed to see how efficiently you can solve problems under pressure. To this extent, two skills are needed to succeed:
<p>Research the types of problems on the exam, and read how to solve them. Then, practice them.
When you add the timer, however, do it with 5 minutes less than what the math section gives, and see how quickly you can answer the questions without hurting your score. </p>
<p>It seems like all you need to do is practice speed, because clearly you understand the problems, just learn which tools u need to pack for the test day, and leave the rest at home. there are only so many questions they can ask, so it just takes the discipline to research the questions.</p>
<p>As for your second question, it is my understanding that PR and Barrons both make books with questions which are slightly harder than the actual test - but harder in the sense that instead of using basic numbers they make the numbers more awkward, not harder in the sense that you need higher level mathematics training to accomplish them.</p>
<p>hope this helps!</p>