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Old 10-13-2012, 11:37 AM   #1
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Logic Problems on SAT

I suck on them. All kinds. Any tips?
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Old 10-13-2012, 03:52 PM   #2
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This is honestly the most general question I've ever heard, considering that every question on the SAT is a logic problem. What type of logic problems are you referring to?
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Old 10-13-2012, 04:13 PM   #3
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If it's mathematical logic, such questions on the SAT are very limited. Basically all you need to know is that if P --> Q, then Q' --> P'.
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I try to adapt them to my life. There is one in the blue book about the members of a family all being over 6 feet tall. So I think of a family I know like that, and then eliminate answer choices that are not true about the family I know.
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Old 10-14-2012, 10:36 AM   #5
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rspence: What do you mean by P --> Q, then Q' --> P'. I googled it and it didn't really make sense :/

PSVicki: Good idea! Thanks!
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Old 10-14-2012, 11:44 AM   #6
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I think he is talking about a logic statement.
If P then Q
If Q' then P' (the prime symbol means opposite of the statement, simply adding a “not”)

E.g.

If square then rectangle (p then q)

If not rectangle, then not square (q' then p')
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Old 10-14-2012, 11:46 AM   #7
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It is the contrapositive. Look that up if you need more info.
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