Extremely hard sat math question

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<p>This is the last question of the 16 questions ection from Sunday’s Test, I still have no idea what it is even asking</p>

<p>Rick likes to exaggerate about the length of the fish that he catches. If he says it is 3 inches he wills ay tat it is really 4 more than that divided by three. If he says it is 2 inches, it is really two more than that divided by 2.
How bis is the actual fish?
a) 4 inches
b) 8 inches
c) 12 inches
d) 20 inches
e) 24 inches</p>

<p>I may have slightly messed up the wording of the question, if anyone remembers it better please notify me.</p>

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<p>I have 800s on the SAT math and math subject test, and am a math major at MIT, and I cannot understand what you are saying.</p>

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<p>Haha, I got a 780 and I cannot understand either, it was a very difficult problem. I am still hoping another Sunday tester will remember it more clearly.</p>

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<p>It’s more likely the problem was transcribed incorrectly.</p>

<p>“If he says that it is 3 inches, he will say that it is really 4 more than that divided by 3.”
What does second “that” refer to? How long does he say the fish is?</p>

<p>I’m sure that, given the original question, either of us can easily solve it given enough time.</p>

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<p>I think you mean “If the fish is ACTUALLY 3 INCHES, he will say that it is 4 more than that divided by 3”… everything doesn’t make sense right now if we read your sentence</p>

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<p>That would make more sense medicsz
I think to get the exact problem we need another Sunday tester though.</p>

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<p>Was the Sunday test recycled from the June 2014 test? I remember that math question from June.</p>

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<p>Here is how you solve it</p>

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<p>got it, so I misunderstood the problem. thanks for the help</p>

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<p>Was it considered a challenging problem in June, or was I just being stupid?</p>

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<p>Next time though, just be sure that what you’re saying makes sense so that we are not confused by your wording of the problem. The solution itself was a fairly straightforward system of 2 equations.</p>

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<p>Yep, I see that now. I think because it was the last question of the test I expected it to be harder. Two straight -1 on math really sucks.</p>

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<p>Yeah, last questions aren’t necessarily the hardest. Last time I took the SAT, most of my time on a section was spent on one of the middle questions because I was trying to make sure I interpreted it correctly.</p>

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<p>@backes101 A lot of people didn’t even try it because they thought it was so bizarre, so you’re definitely not alone. CB has a knack for making questions look harder than they really are.</p>

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<p>@Mystic7‌ was it also the last question of the June test?</p>

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<p>Yep. A gigantic dragonfly flew through the window during that section and was circling our heads while the proctor panicked so I remember that day well :D</p>

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<p>I got an 800 on the November SAT math, but missed this one in June. Don’t sweat it.</p>

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<p>Ok, just pissed off because it was the last math question of the test. Going into this question, I thought that I hit on my 800. Whatever, I’m still taking it like 8 more times…</p>

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<p>isn’t this a ratio question?</p>

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<p>No, system of equations</p>