Practicing Math and Number Theory
In a downtown building, there are 6 floors and the number of rooms on each floor is R. If each room has exactly C chairs, which of the following gives the total number of chairs in the building?
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SAT / ACT – When Do You Need a Colon?
Colons can be used to separate 2 full sentences. Unlike a semicolon, a colon can or cannot be for 2 full sentences. Colons are commonly used for lists, definitions, and explanations. These sentences are properly punctuated. He achieved great feats: finishing college at eighteen, learning new topics, and making many friends. The ACT is a standardized test:[…]
English Practice Part II – Correct the Sentences
11. Arielle planned to study mathematic’s during the schools’ afternoon sessions. 12. Judge, Elana Kagan, was born, and raised in Bronx, NY. SET 5 English Practice-Please Correct the Sentences 13. First Lady Michelle Obama inspires women to succeed, and to reach beyond there limitations. 14. Sarah like to wear dark cool sunglasses to shield her[…]
English Practice – Correct the Sentences Part I
1. I need to purchase several items, including, grapes, bananas, yellow tangerines, and green zucchini. 2. Because she likes to listen to a variety of music, Sarah prefers Pandora over the regular radio. 3. Rachel enjoys the music of Chopin more than Beethoven. 4. I would rather travel to Miami over California. 5. Tamra would[…]
SAT Math Review Guide – Reminders
– If sin(x)=cos(y) and x and y are acute, then x+y=90. – For projectile motion problems, at max height velocity and acceleration are zero. – Radians and degrees-set up a proportion. – What is slope? RATE of CHANGE. – What is magnitude of rate of change? Absolute value of slope. – How is probability defined?[…]
SAT Math Review
Growth Problems: For LINEAR GROWTH, y always changes by the same amount when x changes by the same amount. Example: Each successive year, $100 is added to the value of the account. For EXPONENTIAL GROWTH, y increases by more and more as x increases by the same amount. Examples: A stock doubles in value every[…]
SAT Writing and Language Review
– For questions that ask you to re-order the sentences in a paragraph or pick a sentence that summarizes a paragraph, make sure you re-read the ENTIRE paragraph. There are 3 ways to separate 2 full sentences 1. Period 2. ,FANBOYS 3. Semicolon or colon
SAT Writing & Language Review
Review of comma usage 1. These are all acceptable sentences. – Harry, travelling to the tutoring session, received a call. – Harry received a call, travelling to the tutoring session. – Travelling to the tutoring session, Harry received a call. – Sam, however, hates math. 2. NO comma before that – We all know that[…]
SAT Reading – Latin Phrases You Should Know
Ex post = After the fact Persona non grata = An unwelcome person Ex ante = Before the fact Carpe diem = Seize the day/of the day A posteriori = Relating to observed facts Dues ex machina = From Gd, Machine Ceteris paribus = Holding all else constant A fortiori = For a stronger reason[…]
SAT Words to Know!
Seminal = Found work/first important work of an author, painter, etc… Implicit = Not directly stated Tacit = Not directly stated Explicit = Directly stated Commission (v) = To authorize or give an order Commence = To begin Surly = Rude/unfriendly Abysmal = Terrible Empirical = Evidence based Heuristics = Guess and check, trial and[…]