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10/5/22, 9:21 PM Math Questions From the SATs That Everyone Gets Wrong

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SAT prep site PrepScholar ranked this question as one of

the hardest SAT math problems of 2016.

It's not as hard as it seems. via PrepScholar

According to PrepScholar, eight and two are both powers of two, so you can simplify things
before you begin:

8x/2y = (23)x/2y = 23x/2y

Because the numerator and denominator of the fraction are now the same, you can rewrite
the equation as 2(3x-y). And how convenient! The problem told you that 3x - y = 12.

2(3x-y) = 2(12)

The answer is "A," 2(12).

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Sometimes it's simply the format of a question that

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Sometimes, it s simply the format of a question that
throws people off.

Don't be fooled by the chart. via PrepScholar

A big chart can scare off test-takers who think it will take too long and they'll return to it later
if they have time. But PrepScholar says it's just like any other math question.

If x = left-handed female students and y = left-handed male students, this system of

equations is true:

x + y = 18
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5x + 9y 122
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5x + 9y = 122

Solve the system of equations with substitution.

x + y = 18

x = 18 - y

5 (18 - y) + 9y = 122

90y - 5y + 9y = 122

90y + 4y = 122

4y = 32

y=8

If y = 8, then x = 10.

There are five times as many right-handed female students as left-handed female students: 5x
= 5(10) = 50. The probability of a random right-handed student being female is 50/122, or
0.410.

The answer is "A."

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Pictures often confuse people.

Break it down. via PrepScholar

The grain silo pictured is nothing more than a cylinder and two cones, says PrepScholar, both
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