How to Tell What Type of Function a Word Problem Needs: A Simple Guide (and I demo a problem!)

Watch THIS if you dare! Amazing. Word problems on the SAT can feel like little puzzles that make your brain do backflips, especially when test anxiety kicks in. But don’t worry! Once you know the tricks for spotting the difference between an exponential and a linear function—and whether they’re increasing or decreasing—you’ll breeze through these … Read more

Mastering Margin of Error: A Simple Guide for SAT Math Success

Wait, hold on, look at this… FUN, right?! Margin of error might sound like something only scientists or pollsters care about, but it pops up in SAT Math problems too! The good news? It’s not as complicated as it sounds. These problems are usually pretty simple: you’re given the results of a survey, an estimated … Read more

Tackling Two-Way Table Probability on the SAT: A Fun and Easy Guide (and I Demo a Problem!)

Sup! Check THIS video out! Let’s face it: the SAT Math section can feel like a bit of a puzzle, especially when test anxiety kicks in. But guess what? When it comes to two-way table probability questions, you’ve got this! These problems aren’t as tricky as they sound, and once you get the hang of … Read more

How to Solve Linear Model SAT Math Problems: Your Step-by-Step Guide (and I Demo a Problem!)

Wait, guess what? Check THIS video out… Linear model problems are the SAT’s way of throwing real-world situations at you and asking you to turn them into a math problem. Don’t worry, though! They might sound fancy, but these problems are actually just word problems that can be solved using a basic linear equation. Once … Read more

The Triangle Trick: Why the Angles Always Add Up to 180 (and I Demo a Problem!)

Wait, hold on… Check THIS video out! Let’s talk triangles! These three-sided shapes pop up all the time on the SAT Math section, and the good news is, they come with a built-in trick: no matter what kind of triangle you’re dealing with—big, small, right, isosceles, or even a weird one—the angles will always add … Read more

Rate, Time, and Distance: A Simple Guide to Tackling These SAT Math Problems (and I Demonstrate Solving a Problem)

Hey you! Check THIS SAT problem out! Rate, time, and distance questions are like the SAT’s version of “What happens when a car leaves town at 8 a.m. going 60 miles per hour?” They show up on almost every SAT Math section and can sometimes trip you up if you overthink them or let SAT … Read more

Unlocking the Mystery of Quadratic Trinomials (and I demonstrate a problem!)

Hey! Check THIS problem out. AMAZING. Anyway… Quadratic trinomials. Sounds fancy, right? Well, they’re not as scary as they sound. In fact, once you get the hang of factoring them, you’ll feel like you’ve unlocked some kind of secret math superpower. And who doesn’t want to feel like a math superhero? So, what are quadratic … Read more