Math Problem Set 3

Math Problem Set 3

Sarah jogs 2 miles at 11 minutes per mile and then walks for 3 miles at 17 minutes per mile. What is her average rate in miles per minute. Jon cycles every Sunday. This past Sunday, he rode 20 miles at 12 miles per hour and another 40 miles at 25 miles per hour. What is[…]

Math Problem Set 2

Math Problem Set 2

The final price of an item is F. The initial price is P. If the item is on sale for 22% off but subject to a 19% tax, find the value of P in terms of F. The quantity of pens supplied can be described as a function of price (p) such that . The[…]

Math Problem Set 1

Math Problem Set 1

In a group of 12 boys and 14 girls, how many distinct groups of 4 boys and 5 girls could be chosen as Yearbook staff members? In a group of 18 pets, how many could be chosen as most favorite pet and second most favorite pet? Samantha is choosing flowers for her wedding. Her budget allows[…]

SAT/ACT Practice Grammar Set

SAT/ACT Practice Grammar Set

  Correct the following sentences: 1. Yahoo is led by a woman but HP is not. 2. Facebook is a publicly traded company, but was not before 2000. 3. Both Avaya or Panasonic offers excellent phone systems. 4. Dancing in the rain is a favorite pastime for most children. 5. Susan enjoys traveling to Vermont;[…]

SAT/ACT Comprehensive Grammar

SAT/ACT Comprehensive Grammar

 What is a full sentence? There are 3 ways to separate 2 full sentences Semicolon ; Period . ,and | ,but |,or |FANBOYS  Subject verb agreement . Singular subject– -singular verb The student tries to succeed. Ignore prepositional phrases when matching subject and verb The carton of boxes weigh 20 twenty pounds. The apple and[…]

Vocabulary for the Redesigned SAT and ACT

Vocabulary for the Redesigned SAT and ACT

Commiserate- feel sympathy Sharecropper- a tenant farmer who gives a share of his crop as rent Domestic- relating to running a home Compromised- settle a dispute by mutual concession Speculating- to form a theory without concrete evidence Cohesive- forming a united whole Imperative- important Impose- force something to be accepted Contemporary- belonging in the present[…]