If you’ve taken a practice SAT, you’ve almost certainly seen questions about linear functions. Why? Because straight-line relationships show up everywhere—from graphs and word problems to systems of equations and modeling real-world situations. The good news is that almost every linear function question comes back to just a few important formulas. Once you understand what … Read more
If exponents make your brain want to hit the “pause” button, you’re not alone. The good news? The SAT doesn’t expect you to memorize hundreds of exponent tricks. Instead, it relies on a small set of exponent rules that show up over and over again. Once you know these rules, many scary-looking problems suddenly become … Read more
CHECK IT Imagine the SAT asks you something like this: If xx is odd and y is even, which of the following must be even? At first glance, this might feel like one of those “Wait…what?” moments. But here’s the funny thing: the SAT absolutely loves testing whether numbers are odd or even, because once … Read more
Howdy! So check this out.. Imagine the SAT gives you a problem that asks you to add a giant pile of numbers like this: 1+2+3+4+5+6+7+8+9+101+2+3+4+5+6+7+8+9+10 What do you do? Do you actually sit there and add every single number one at a time? You could… but the SAT is secretly hoping you know a faster … Read more
Yeah I know, but hold on. Check THIS out: Stellar and indefatigable. Imagine this: You’re calling a taxi, and the driver tells you, “It’s $5 for the first hour and $3 for each additional hour.” You might think, “Cool, that’s not too bad,” but then the SAT takes this simple concept and twists it into … Read more
Unless you want to miss out on ALL THE ACTION, watch this! Amazing. Fantabulous. Can’t be stopped. Won’t be stopped. SAT math questions love to hand you a point with zero in it—like (0,3) or (5,0)—and if you know how to use that to your advantage, you can make solving equations way easier. Why? Because … Read more
Hold your horses. Check THIS out. Stellar. Fantastic. And dare I say…PRISTINE. So anyway, solving systems of equations might sound intimidating, but once you get the hang of elimination, it’s actually one of the easiest ways to find where two lines cross. If test anxiety or SAT anxiety makes these problems seem overwhelming, don’t worry—I’ve … Read more
If your child is preparing for the SAT, you may be wondering how different math questions impact their final score. Are harder questions worth more? Do all questions carry equal weight? The truth is, the digital SAT doesn’t score questions in a simple right-or-wrong manner—its adaptive format and Item Response Theory (IRT) system make scoring … Read more
How are you? Good? Actually, wait…WATCH THIS MASTERPIECE: TOO AMAZING, I KNOW. Ever been handed a table of x and y values and asked to find the y-intercept? It might sound tricky at first, but it’s actually a simple process involving a little math magic. Even if test anxiety or SAT anxiety makes these problems … Read more
Try not to NOT watch this… Too good. So yeah, picture this: You’re staring at a graph of two lines crossing at a single point. The SAT question asks you to figure out which pair of equations matches these lines. Seems tricky, right? Not really! The secret weapon? The coordinates of the intersection point. Plug … Read more