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SAT math strategies
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A review of strategies and dos/donts for the math portions of the SAT
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For geometry problems, you should:
Visualize everything in your head
Mark up any figures provided
Draw your own figures if not provided
Both 1 and 2
2
TRUE or FALSE: You should work through the math in your head and not write things down.
FALSE
TRUE
3
If you do not know how to solve a grid-in question, you should:
PANIC!
fill in any number (try the number 2!)
leave it blank
4
When you finish with your calculations, you should:
slow clap
reread to make sure you're actually answering what was asked
circle the answer and move on
5
If you're not sure how to answer a question, you should:
Try to eliminate answers based on some knowledge of a topic
Both 1 and 2
Look at the answer choices for clues and/or to backsolve
CRY!
6
TRUE or FALSE: Most careless mistakes are from mishandling negative signs
FALSE
TRUE
7
TRUE or FALSE: The questions within each section get progressively harder.
TRUE
FALSE
8
TRUE or FALSE: You absolutely have to do every question in order
TRUE
FALSE
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TRUE or FALSE: You should move quickly through the early questions to reach the later questions
FALSE
TRUE
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TRUE or FALSE: You will be provided some basic geometry/trigonometry formulas
FALSE
TRUE
