Reckie

Although it seems like the consensus is for 2:1, I'd like to keep hope alive for those of us who got 8:3. However, in retrospect I only remember really thinking about 8:3 and 7:3(I think) as choices to choose, I didn't really grasp the whole 8:4 would be 2:1 deal.

Whatever the answer comes out to be, I learned a lesson, and it will prepare me for next month!

docseven

@studyingforsat ...did you see ANY mention of rest stop at the beginning in the problem. It amazes me that people clearly say that the problem said that there was a rest stop at the beginning. And I did not see it.

May be it was mentioned in some cryptic/confusing way and I did not get it. But if it clearly said that there was a trail marker AND a rest stop at the beginning, it would be very hard for me to miss it. I read and checked this problem multiple times.

I think the probability of CB having different versions of the problem or somehow not including the "AND rest stop" on some tests is almost 0.

Also, there are a number of people like me who said that the rest stop at the beginning was NOT mentioned. So somehow others had the same mental lapse and their brain just selectively decided not to read "AND a rest stop at the beginning".

This was in the hard problem area of the test and the solutions 8:3 and 2:1 were very easy to find out depending on the mention of "AND rest stop at the beginning". It is not hard at all unless the beginning rest stop was mentioned in some implied way.

CC majority is normally right so I got a -1 that will bring me worst case to 760 (January 2012) but the mystry of that loss will not be solved until I get the qas.

rspence

I didn't take this SAT (I'm in college now) but according to Reckie's post (post #27), the answer would definitely be 2:1. There are four rest stops (0, 6, 12, 18) and eight markers (0, 2.5, ..., 17.5).

l1nk33

I got 2:1, but when I think about it I wasn't sure exactly what the question said. But at the time of the sat, im pretty sure it was 2:1.

However, I know two people (including my brother) who put 8:3 so I'm kind of hesitant.

docseven

Optimal had the problem mentioned in another thread.

Post 105 of the math tread..

"The question stated that the trail was 19 miles long and that there was a marker every 2.5 miles and a rest stop every 6 miles. There was also a marker at the beginning of the trail (I believe that the question did NOT state there being a rest stop at the beginning of the trail)."

ShadowMist

I almost put 8:3, but then I remember thinking: "Wow, this question is so easy. Why's it the last one?" And then after I solved it, I re-read the question and realized there was a rest stop at the beginning, and then changed my answer to 2:1.

docseven

Version of the question posted by people answering 8:3
A hiking trail is 19 miles. There is a marker every 2.5 miles and a rest stop every 6 miles. There is also a marker at the beginning of the trail. What's the ratio of marker:rest stop?

Version of the question posted by people answering 2:1
A hiking trail is 19 miles. There is a rest stop at the beginning and every 6 miles. There is also a marker every 2.5 miles, with one at the beginning. What's the ratio of marker:rest stop?

Reckie

There ya go^^.

This isn't a debate over an insanely hard problem, it's a debate over the wording. Whether or not there was a rest stop at the beginning(0) is what will change 8:3 to 8:4.(2:1)

cmwhite1994

Since this is a debate over whether or not there was a rest stop at the beginning or not, I can explicitly remember thinking in my head "Why is there a rest stop at the beginning if they don't need to rest yet?" And I guess there is a consensus that there is a marker at the beginning, which is good, because I answered 2:1.

AP Psychology says I remember correctly, because I remember my exact thoughts after reading it the second time through.

docseven

@shadow... Why did you have to re-read the question to realize there was a rest stop at the beginning. It looks like you realized the trail stop in the beginning during the first read.

RedSn0w

It was 2:1, I double checked.

letjustin

Rest stop at the beginning geniuses...
2:1

dewskij

I got 2:1.
Like many other people, I thought it too easy to be at the end of the math section and checked it many times. Like cmwhite1994, also, I recall asking myself is there a rest stop in the beginning, because logically it does not make sense, but it was there.

lcsmdna

Definitely got 2:1. I was hesitant to answer though because I saw the logic in 8:3, kinda wish I didn't leave it blank now :|