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<p>True mathematical skills? Why would we worry about those for standardized testing? </p>
<p>I hope it will become clear to you that the SAT is not a test of mathematical skills --and neither should it be. There are other ways to measure the mathematical skills that are supposed to be acquired in high school. The SAT measures reasoning abilities; math is only a part of that equation. Time constraints are critical to standardized testing.</p>