<p>Chunkymath - Of course people got the last few right. They were easy if you are actually going to a rigorous school. Personally, I didn’t get #48 (only one I left blank and I got 1 other wrong - the DVD problem because I forgot to subtract out 50 but I knew how to do it and did it right besides that). But they were certainly all do-able. I’d say 25-50% of the kids in my PreCalc class could get the last few all correct.</p>
<p>good for you SLightManifesto, i just thought they were tricky, honestly, I am pretty sure I will get 750+ so i did not work on the last few, maybe i should have but it was my last of 3 tests and i was way too tired</p>
<p>There isn’t as much objectivity in standardized tests as people would like you to believe nowadays. Like school tests, one can now laborously study for the SATs and AP exams through the use of 3rd party book (ie. Crash Courses, Barons). Who can say that the person who spent his whole childhood studying how the SAT works and how he can absolutely ace it won’t do better than the one who hasn’t even touched it until last year? (comparing my friend and I, respectively)</p>
<p>Would you say my friend is far more intelligent than I am? Rather, he put alot more effort into standardized tests rather than into his GPA,which is only about a 4.0/5.4, whereas more of my effort went into GPA, a 4.56/5.4.</p>
<p>The last few were tough but if you had enough time to take a few minutes on each as i did they were managable</p>
<p>Slightmanifesto, whats your GPA? I’m pretty curious.</p>
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<p>Standardized tests aren’t perfect. Is that the extent of your point?</p>
<p>I got -b</p>
<p>Anyone remember the equation??</p>
<p>so… will there be a curve?</p>
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<p>One shouldn’t judge others based solely on it, as the other poster sought to disagree. There are too many areas in life for one to be labeled only by his SAT scores. It’s an injustice.</p>
<p>I thought it was really hard. Left like 5 blank, probably got like 5 wrong. I’m in Calculus, so I forgot all this stuff.</p>
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<p>Although I certainly disagree with standardized test scores’ role in harmful labels, the scores do correlate strongly with lots of cognitive abilities that people tend to value.</p>
<p>Nevermind, I just redid it and got b, damn.
I think that leaves me with 2 wrong, 1 omitted. So far.</p>
<p>i know everyone is redoing it and gettting b not -b but i’m pretty sure its becasue 3145 swtiched the variables. i may be wrong but it would maybe explain it</p>
<p>If you switch the order of the terms on the numerator, you would get -b, but I am quite sure that I remembered the question correctly (or at least, I did it right on the test, whichever way the variables were arranged).</p>
<p>Yeah, no matter what I did, the answer always came out positive.</p>
<p>Does anyone know what the answer choice for A was? Was it 1 or -1? I remember using exact variables that came out to choice A, and I was thinking, wait a minute this is a question that’s towards the end of the test… it’s not that easy… and then got -b.</p>
<p>If anyone can confirm it’s 1, then the answer is -b.
If it’s -1, then the answer is b</p>
<p>is the curve gonna be as low as 43 or is that very unlikely?</p>
<p>4 wrong=800?</p>
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<p>Yes, it would be 800.</p>
<p>I’m another vote for B. I do remember trying -1 for B, and I’m almost certain -1 was an answer choice, so I had to try another number.</p>
<p>And with the SAT/GPA debate - the SAT is no longer a standardized test. With prep classes, books, etc., it is no longer a “fair” test for all parties involved, and thus doesn’t really measure one’s intelligence.</p>
<p>hmmm thats at a 45. the CB book had it at a 44 and the practice test in there was easier. I was expecting around the same or better curve.</p>