10/5/22, 9:21 PM Math Questions From the SATs That Everyone Gets Wrong
No shortcuts here. via PrepScholar
You're trying to figure out the price per pound of beef (b) when it was equal to the price per
pound of chicken (c). In other words, when b = c, or 2.35 + 0.25x = 1.75 + 0.40x. So you need to
find the value of x in order to plug it back into the "b" equation, writes Dora Seigel of
PrepScholar.
Subtract 1.75 from each side:
2.35(−1.75) + 0.25x = 1.75(−1.75) + 0.40x
That leaves you with 0.6 + 0.25x = 0.40x. So subtract 0.25x from each side:
0.6 + 0.25x(−0.25x) = 0.40x(−0.25x)
0.60 = 0.15x
The last step is to reduce the equation:
0.60/0.15 = x
4=x
Now that you know the value of x, you can put it into the equation for the price of beef:
b = 2.35 + 0.25x
b = 2.35 + 0.25(4)
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b = 2.35
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b = 3.35
The correct answer is "D," $3.35.
Here, people often solve the wrong part of the equation
— a common mistake.
What are they really asking? via PrepScholar
This question is tricky because it gives you lots of numbers and letters and it's not entirely
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clear what you're supposed to do with them. It's crucial to figure out what the question is
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asking before you start doing pointless calculations that won't get you any closer to the
answer. PrepScholar suggests reading the entire question through, circling the important
information, and determining what you're being asked before doing any work.
In this case, you're looking for the value of sinF.
Start with what you know: triangle ABC is a right triangle, and angle B is the right angle. That
means that AC is the hypotenuse and BC is one of the sides.
You can use the Pythagorean theorum to figure out the length of the last remaining side:
A2 + B2 = C2
A2 + 162 = 202
A2 = 202 - 162
A = √(400)−(256)
A = √144 = 12
The problem told you triangle DEF is similar to triangle ABC. That means C and F
are corresponding vertices: sinF = sinC.
If you know the acronym SOHCAHTOA, you'll know that sin = opposite/hypotenuse.
sin F = sinC = 12/20 = 3/5 = 0.6
The answer is 3/5 or 0.6.
This question about absolute values is easy to slip up on
if you miss one little detail.
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Pay attention to the details. via Chegg
Caroline C. of Chegg writes that there are a few possible correct answers here, but tread
carefully. The question is asking for the absolute value of x, not the actual value of x.
You want the absolute value of x - 3 to be between six and seven, so multiple values of x work:
-3.1, -3.2, etc. But the answer you would write is the absolute value of those numbers: 3.1, 3.2,
etc, since that's what they're asking for.
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