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<li>[Seldom do the barriers between the races seem less in evidence than on this league-leading high school football team.]</li>
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<p>A. the same
B. More so than on other teams, they seem to be less evident barriers between the races on this league-leading high school football team.
C. On this league leading high school football team, more so than on other teams, the barriers between the races are less in evidence, it seems.
D. the barriers between the races do seem fewer in evidence seldom on this league leading high school football team.
E. Seldom less than on this league leading high school football team does the barriers between the races seem less in evidence.</p>

<li><p>Sendak’s career [began, like many an artist,] during his childhood.
A. began, like that of many an artist
B. had begun, like that of many an artist
C. had begun, like that of many artists
D. began, as had the career of many artists
E. had has its beginnings, like many artists’</p></li>
<li><p>[Jose hadn’t never been in a situation where he] was called on to use his life saving skills, but when the time came he was ready for any circumstance.
A. Jose hadn’t never been in a situation where he
B. Jose hasn’t never been in a situation in which he
C. Jose, having never been in a situation in which he
D. Jose, who hadn’t ever been in a situation where he
E. Jose hadn’t ever been in a situation in which he</p></li>
<li><p>David is d years old. In (d/5) years MArco will be twice as old as David is now. What is Marco’s age now in terms of d?
A. (11d/5)
b. 9d/5
c. 4d/5
d. 7d/10
e. 3d/10</p></li>
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<p>Please explain how you recieved your answers and thanks for the help.</p>

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<p>Where did you find these questions?
1)A; it is the best out of all the other sentences.
2)C; same as A
3)E; clearest, most pithy, and corrects the double negative
4)B
m + d/5 = 2d
m = 2d - d/5
m = 10d/5 - d/5
m = 9d/5</p>

<p>Also, try replacing the variables with concrete numbers you can work with.
d= 10
m + 10/5 = 2*10
m + 2 = 20
m = 18</p>

<p>A)110/5 = 22 /|\Wrong
B)9 * 10 /5 = 20 /|\Correct
C)4 * 10/5 =8 /|\Wrong
D)7 * 10/10 = 7 /|\Wrong
E) 3 * 10/10 = 3 /|\Wrong</p>

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<p>i agree with shadowrider78, for #1, there can be a case made for C, but A is more concise.</p>

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<p>the answer to the second one is A. Does anyone know why?</p>

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<p>Coolkidoncc, where did you receive these questions?</p>

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<p>various sources</p>

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<p>“had begun” usually wouldn’t be used unless the sentence before called for it. In a sentence that stands alone, I would generally place bets that the right answer will include “began” rather than “had begun”. Although the clauses after the had begun sentence is better. I don’t think the real SAT would use a question like that because either A, B, or C could be gramatically correct depending on whether context called for it. In doubt though, go for the ones that stands alone since there is no context.</p>