ACT Advanced Math Problems

Check out some Advanced ACT Math problem below!  1. The IRS max to contribute to a 401K is 18,000. If Sam deposits the money every year for 35 years, how much will he eventually have? Assume the annual average rate of return is 6%. 2. Alternatively, Sam can invest $400,000 now and keep that money[…]

SAT II Literature Test Tips!

SAT II Literature Test Tips Test Taking Tips for SAT II Literature Important Vocabulary Words 1. Sonorous-loud/deep sounds 2. Conspicuous-visible 3. Repose-rest 4. Admonishing-critical 5. Reverence-deep respect 6. Reverie -celebration SAT II Literature Terms 1. Couplet-a 2 line rhyme unit with same meter 2. Quatrain-4 line stanza or poem a.AAAA; AABB; ABAB 3. Sestet-a stanza[…]

Accuplacer Review!

Accuplacer Review! What is the Accuplacer? The Accuplacer is a test produced by the College Board (the maker of the SAT/PSAT). The Accuplacer is often used by community colleges for placement purposes. The test includes reading, math, and writing. Students take the Accuplacer exam on a computer and usually receive their scores immediately or shortly[…]

Extra Time on the ACT-ACT Test Taking Tips

Extra Time on the ACT-ACT Test Taking Tips Have you been granted extra time on the ACT? Here is how the extra time allotment works on the ACT Students with ‘time and a half’ have about 4 and a half hours to complete the four main sections of the ACT Test: English, Reading, Math, and[…]

Accuplacer Review Problems!

Check out some Accuplacer Review Problems below !    Tutoring Solutions Group (TSG) provides tutoring and courses for the new Redesigned SAT, ACT, ISEE tutoring, Accuplacer tutoring as well as tutoring enrichment for grades K-12. Our students come from both elite private and public schools and attend the top Ivy League and liberal arts colleges[…]

Top 8 ACT Math Topics

Top 8 ACT Math Topics #ACT   #highschool   #ACTtest Topics 1. Equation solving and setup including proportions 2. Logarithms and exponents 3. Right triangle trigonometry (sohcahtoa, special triangles) 4. Unit circle 5. Word problems: DRT, Mixture 6. Probability and statistics-regression equation, stem & leaf plot, probability question 7. Counting methods-combinations and permutations 8. Geometry[…]