<p>I’ve been studing for the SAT for a little less than a month now, and in the last few days, I’ve been studing all day long, and might burn the midnight oil tonight. Let me just say that basically every single practice test i’ve taken using the Collegeboard book in Math has been abysmal at best. (500 bad) I don’t know what it is, but I just can’t visualize math problems too well, and I think that is why I am so screwed up in the Math section. for example, there was a question about cube with 4 on one side, and how many of those cubes can you fit in the box with 22, …, … I was stumped in the question since I missed the most important part: it’s a cube. (4X4X4)I had to find that out after getting the question wrong, and this type of thing happens often.
Okay, this is a medium/hard question:
'When it is noonn in NYC(EST), it is 9AM in (PST) San Fransisco. A plane took off from New YorkkCity at noon, and arrived in San Franscisco at 4:00PM on the same day. If a second plane left San Francisco at noon PST and took the same amount of time for the trip, what was the plane’s arrival time in NYC? (EST)
How the hell is the annswer 10:00PM EST? 
I just can’t get these soort of questions. (I guess that’s what you get when you had to study Math A all by yourself for 3 months for a Regennt.) Does anyone know of any method that can relieve some of the quibbles I have?
I tried listening to the advice he RocketReview Reolution book gives, but for these types of problems, none of them work. Thankks!</p>
<p>Oh my reading score ain’t bad, and my writing score is pretty good. Most of my problems in these 2 sections can be corrected easily with a little TLC. I’m taking the SAT Sunday…which is what I’m referring to ‘burning the midnight oil’</p>
<p>Using the given info, you can relate EST and PST by:
EST = PST + 3
PST = EST - 3</p>
<p>Then calculate the travelling time. That’s the elapsed time between the departure from NYC and the arrival at San Francisco. First, you need to make sure all the units are the same (EST vs. PST). You can change San Francisco’s 4 PM PST to 7 PM EST. So you’ve travelled from noon EST to 7 PM EST. That’s 7 hours. Now that we know the flight is seven hours, we can finish up. Noon PST (departure from SF) is 3 PM EST. Add 7 hours. That’s 10:00 PM EST, the answer.</p>
<p>When you’re having trouble with word problems, just assign variables. Then with some algebra you can get the answer.</p>
<p>Using the given info, you can relate EST and PST by:
EST = PST + 3
PST = EST - 3</p>
<p>Then calculate the travelling time. That’s the elapsed time between the departure from NYC and the arrival at San Francisco. First, you need to make sure all the units are the same (EST vs. PST). You can change San Francisco’s 4 PM PST to 7 PM EST. So you’ve travelled from noon EST to 7 PM EST. That’s 7 hours. Now that we know the flight is seven hours, we can finish up. Noon PST (departure from SF) is 3 PM EST. Add 7 hours. That’s 10:00 PM EST, the answer.</p>
<p>When you’re having trouble with word problems, just assign variables. Then with some algebra you can get the answer.</p>
<p>I know the answer(10 minutes ago. lol)The problem is I knew it AFTER I actually did the question. That’s my problem… When I get to the question first, I don’t get what the hell they are saying, even after analyzing the suestion and/or writing it on a scrp paper. (since my book is from the library, which is a pain in thhe but switching from book-scrap or vice versa.
Yeah i know the rule ‘swapping numbers’ that the Rocketreview book constantly pushes down my throat, or, in your method, adjust the problem to accomidate the other, but whenn actually taking the test, it’s another story, and I don’ really have much time. (unless you consider 3 days enough time.)</p>
<p>Okay, in that question above, when I took the test, for some reason, I wa thinking soley about 9AM and Noon, when in reality, that is just trying to comppare diffrences between NY and CA. This is a synopsis of my problem with almost every damn question that I get wrong. (well, besides making careless mistakes) I know the basic consept of the problems (Barrons SAT Math) the little neat ‘tricks’’ (swapping numbers, making smaller digets of numbers, or WIbNI from Rocketreview) but I still get the same errors over and over again, time and time again. It’s like Roadrunner and Coyote, only I’m the Coyote :(</p>
<p>I gotta add another question (with a bunch of others that won’t get answered. lol) Since I only have 3 days anyway, and 2/3 days I can’t write nor do any kind of 'work’such as electronics and such (stupid hoilday) is it a good idea to photostat the answers of each section and just study the answers/solutions? Or is that a big waste of time that could be better spent studing something else?</p>
<p>No…
I kind of have the same problem as you. My idea is to find as many practice problems as you can…And I mean word problems…search up ‘Math word problems’ on Google.com and there will be many chances for you to test your ability at solving word problems. You will eventually get better and better at thinking mathematically, guaranteed. This is exactly what I did (I used to score about 500’s in math too but now I am constantly scoring around 600-630…I still have a long way to go). There may, however, be a more efficient way but this is the way I used.</p>
<p>I kind of have the same problem as you. My idea is to find as many practice problems as you can…And I mean word problems…search up ‘Math word problems’ on Google.com and there will be many chances for you to test your ability at solving word problems. You will eventually get better and better at thinking mathematically, guaranteed. This is exactly what I did (I used to score about 500’s in math too but now I am constantly scoring around 600-630…I still have a long way to go). There may, however, be a more efficient way but this is the way I used.</p>
<p>lol, how can I just study word problems when I have only 3 days (minus 2 that I cant use the computer) to study?</p>
<p>I gotta add another question (with a bunch of others that won’t get answered. lol) Since I only have 3 days anyway, and 2/3 days I can’t write nor do any kind of 'work’such as electronics and such (stupid hoilday) is it a good idea to photostat the answers of each section and just study the answers/solutions? Or is that a big waste of time that could be better spent studing something else?</p>
<p>Just want to get this questioned answered before miidnight</p>
<p>is it a good idea to photostat the answers of each section and just study the answers/solutions of the Collegeboard blue book Practice tests since I don’t have the luxory of time of taking all of them in 3 days? Or is that a big waste of time that could be better spent studing something else?
<em>revised</em>
Also like to ask ANOTHER question (too many questions. llol) If say I feel that I’ll do prety poor this Sunday. Is it a good idea to switch the test to October and ruin any chance of taking the SATII in October to apply for Early decision? Or just stick with it an have a good channce of a bad score in my record card?</p>
<p>Reading through the anw/solution only work the first time. It’s not going to help if you memorize them. Do more practise qns. Print out qns and answers from the net and bring them home.</p>
<p>Yeah, but I got onlly 3 DAYS to improve my score a TON. (see above) Maybe understanding the questions would help me on Sunday? I don’t know. That’s why I’m asking. :(</p>
<p>is it a good idea to photostat the answers of each section and just study the answers/solutions of the Collegeboard blue book Practice tests since I don’t have the luxory of time of taking all of them in 3 days? Or is that a big waste of time that could be better spent studing something else?
<em>revised</em>
Also like to ask ANOTHER question (too many questions. llol) If say I feel that I’ll do prety poor this Sunday. Is it a good idea to switch the test to October and ruin any chance of taking the SATII in October to apply for Early decision? Or just stick with it an have a good channce of a bad score in my record card?
bump 
(sorry, don’t have muchg patience since I pretty much need an answer in a hurry)</p>
<p>Well… since you do not have much time left, you should probably forget about math and simply hope for the best. Instead, focus on the section you are better at and try to improve there.</p>
<p>I guess that makes sence. I’m just kinda worried to have a bad Math score, as if indicating I am bad at Math, where Math, along with Science in my best subject. (if it wouldn’t be for our horrible Math teacher) I jjust wnder if, say I photostat the answers, go over all the questions, do problems in my head, and then try to understand how I got the question wrong from my answers rather than doing test would help me more then memorizing definitionns?</p>
<p>I don’t mean to be rude, but over 280 people looked on ths thread! How come onone can answer my question at all? //rant</p>
<p>hhmmm…
well, i thin that would be the right thing to do but don’t neglect tests completely.</p>
<p>(Howz that 4 an answer?)</p>
<p>HEY! Someone responded to my thread! Thank God!
(and yes it was alright)</p>
<p>Memorizing answers? I doubt that would be very effective. In order to completely ‘memorize’ and answer, you first need to be able to comprehend it. In my honest opinion, if you simply memorize the question/answer I doubt it would do you much good when a similar question came up but in a different context…</p>
<p>Good luck anyway man.</p>
<p>that’s right!!!</p>