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@emersonballer21‌ I think it gives you the 4th term (3), and the 5th term (4), so we can calculate the 6th term ( 3+4=7), then calculate the 7th term ( 4+7=11). The sequence, starting with the 4th term, is like this: 3,4,7,11. That’s what I remember.

@nangkhieu‌ god dammit i didnt read where it gave u the 5th term so i put “the anser cannot be determined” well there goes my chances of getting into college

With that wrong and the trapezoid question wrong, i am not getting into college with a best case scenario 760 on math

@glasshours‌ there were exactly 4 points above the point with the largest population, and 2 points under it. However, the question asks for the area in the order smallest- largest, not largest- smallest, so you are supposed to count it from the bottom, upwards, not downwards from the to[. That’s why it’s 3rd not 5th.

@glasshours The question asked that if you listed the areas from smallest to greatest, where would the city with the largest population rank. There were only 2 points under, so the answer is 3rd. I think you might have misread the question.

what question is the “planetarium” question about. i dont recall this

Planetarium was a vocab question about having a replica of the night sky on the ceiling

@nangkhieu‌ @jamanda‌ - Ahhhh I misread the question, shoot…I really wanted that 800. :frowning: Thanks so much for clarifying!

CR curve predition for -3 to -5?

Can we get a consensus if this reading was harder than that of most recent tests?

@puppylove97‌ - Anywhere from 730 to 780, most likely

i thought CR was rushed, not necessarily more difficult. also seemed like more “what does this word mean in context…” questions

@emersonballer21‌ @nangkhieu‌ For the math question it was like what would the seventh term be knowing that the terms after the second term are the sums of the two previous terms and the third term is 3 and i believe the also said the 6th term was 7. So if you try combinations for the first 2 numbers that give you three, the only series that works is:

2,1,3,4,7…

And then you do 7+4 to get 11.

@specialk30‌ ooops yeah sorry they gave us the 6th term, not 5th. My bad, I just don’t remember anything after the test lol

Also, about writing, what’s is your answer for the did not prove yet/ had not proved yet question? I chose did not, but the other one made sense too if proved and proven can be used interchangeably. And for the one on the last page, XX has a greater influence on ZZ Than did/ As compared to/ Compared to/ Than (those or that? I don’t remember) of other critics, what did you guys put?

Literally read through some of this thread LOL… sound familiar?? http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/sat-preparation/1568562-november-2013-sat-thread-p1.html

Can anyone explain how they got the x/y question right? It was the one about dividing up a fee over x amount of people and what would y be if x was x^2…does anyone remember how they got it?

@nangkhieu‌ I chose did not yet as well. I believe this was the one about the rockets. My understanding is that due to the “yet” the past participle must be “proven”.

@herpinburpin‌ posted this earlier:

As of 2003, the rockets of class Ariane-5 did not yet prove their reliability.

a.) did not yet prove their
b.) did not yet prove its
c.) had not yet proved their
d.) has not yet proved their
e) had ??? proven ???

So the way I went through it was that it had to be past tense and it was plural so the choices we are left with are a or c as we are discussing currently.

With the yet I believe “proven” must be used. So that wasn’t an option so I left it the same, and to be honest nothing is necessarily wrong with the original sentence.

@nangkhieu‌ And for that other question about XX has a greater influence on ZZ. Its not Compare to because compare TO only refers to similarities (compare WITH points out differences). Than would result with a comparison error because you have to compare the two actions themselves. So “Than did” would be the best option.

If you google the past participle of “prove” there are numerous sources that say both proved and proven are correct. “Proved” has been used since a long time ago, and “proven” was first used by the Scottish. “Proven” has now caught up in terms of how widely used it is around the world, but it is mostly a regional issue. Apparently, linguists nowadays accept both as accurate past participles of “prove”.