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[…]
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[…]
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;[…]
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[…]
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[…]
The new redesigned SAT is similar to the ACT in that there will be no official section for testing vocabulary. Though there aren’t any vocabulary sections where a student needs to define words, there will be 18 “word in context” questions. This means that students will need to know the definition of the word as[…]
The SAT is changing. Underlining as you read is a key strategy on the SAT Evidence Based Reading and Writing Section. Follow these tips to make sure you underline the right key words. Descriptive words & negation Transition words-however, yet, indeed, although, even though, instead, still, though, & whereas Verbs-underline the main verb in every sentence[…]
Qualify (v)- To put limitations on an argument Implicit- Implied/not directly stated Explicit- Directly stated Tacit- Implied/not directly stated Defy- To reject/challenge Parley- To discuss Caveat- Limitation Latent- Hidden/underneath Binary- 2 parts Interpolate- To reasonably estimate Extraneous- Not needed Empirical- Related to evidence/experiment Heuristic- Trial and error/Rule of thumb Deterministic- Final state is completely predicted[…]
The new SAT launches in Spring 2016. The 2015 PSAT test will follow the new Redesigned SAT curriculum. Given the extensive changes, old curricula no longer prepare students for the new test. Please see enclosed a high level summary of our new SAT curriculum along with sample materials. Tutoring Solutions Group (TSG) provides tutoring and courses for the[…]
1. Frankie drives 80 miles in 3 hours and another 75 miles in 5 hours. What is the value of his average rate? 2. The Eagleneck gym has 6 bikes that 9 athletes want to use. At 5pm they randomly select one athlete per bike. If Alan, Bob, Caryn, Darrel, Edgar, and Frank are 6 of the[…]