Sup! Check this out! Fun. Percent problems are like the Swiss Army knife of math—they show up everywhere, including the SAT. The good news is that these problems follow the same basic formula, no matter how they’re dressed up. Whether you’re asked to find the percent, the part, or the whole, you’ve got this! Even … Read more
Yeah yeah, I know, but check THIS out… UNBELIEVABLY AWESOME ON A LEVEL NOT YET SEEN. Proportions might sound fancy, but they’re just equal fractions in disguise. The SAT loves to spice things up by putting a variable, like x, in both fractions, and then sneaking in a constant, like k, on the right side. … Read more
Wait, hold on…watch THIS: Unbelievably awesome. Word problems might feel like a sneaky way to test math, but they’re really just puzzles waiting to be cracked. The key is translating the words into math. Once you know how to do that, you’ll see that word problems aren’t so scary—even when test anxiety or SAT anxiety … Read more
Hey! Check this out… WILD. When the SAT asks you about mean, median, or mode, it’s just testing your ability to handle basic math concepts—ones you’ve probably been using without realizing it. But when test anxiety or SAT anxiety starts to whisper, “This is harder than it looks,” don’t fall for it! These are some … Read more
Hey you… Maybe watch this, if you dare: WILD. So yes, parabolas might look fancy, but they’re just big U-shaped graphs that show up in SAT math. If you’ve ever felt confused about how to find the vertex of a parabola when it’s written in standard form, you’re not alone. The good news? There’s a … Read more
Hold on though. Check THIS out… Amazing. Trigonometry might sound like a mouthful, but when it comes to finding the cosine, sine, or tangent of an angle on the SAT, it’s just about working with triangles. Sometimes the test gives you the value of one trig function (like cosine, sine, or tangent) and asks you … Read more
Wait. Look at this cinematic masterpiece… Amazing, I know. When the SAT throws geometry at you, cylinders often make an appearance. These problems might seem a little intimidating, especially if test anxiety or SAT anxiety kicks in, but finding the volume of a cylinder is really just plugging numbers into a formula. Once you know … Read more
Hey! Maybe look at this… Boom. Linear equations in standard form might sound like the kind of thing that makes your brain do somersaults, but they’re just a way of describing straight-line relationships between two things. On the SAT, these equations often show up in word problems where you’re asked to interpret what the equation … Read more
Sup! Hold on, look at this. Stellar, right? Exponential growth problems are all about showing how something gets bigger (or grows) over time. Think of it like watching money magically multiply in your bank account if you just leave it alone—no work required! When you see these on the SAT, you’ll likely get a word … Read more
Wait, hold on…look at this… Picture this: You’re working on a word problem about rectangles on the SAT, and it says something like, “The area of a rectangle is 48 square units, and one side length is 4 units longer than the other. Find the side lengths.” This isn’t just a geometry problem—it’s also a … Read more