Transcript SATPP1

The 5 SAT Strategies
you need to know!!
5 SAT Strategies
Use your own numbers
Plug in choices
Chunking/substitution
Multi-variable replacement
Patterning/simplifying
Chunking
What exactly does chunking mean?
Practice Problem #1
 If a = b+1, then what is the value of
(a - b)3 – (b - a)3 ?
a. -2
b. -1
c. 0
d. 1
e. 2
Practice Problem #2
 If x - y=7 and x2 - y2 = -70, then what is
the value of x + y ?
a. -10
b. -6
c. -3
d. -3/2
e. -2/3
Practice Problem #3
 Let # be defined by z # w = zw.
If x= 5#a, y= 5#b and a+b=3, what is
the value of xy?
a. 15
b. 30
c. 75
d. 125
e. 243
Let’s PRACTICE!!
Patterning
 Look for a pattern that will make a
problem that would otherwise
require tedious calculations simpler
 Change the numbers to more
“manageable” ones
Practice Problem #1
 There are 250 people in a line outside a
theater. If Jack is the 25th person from the
front, and Jill is the 125th person from the
front, how many people are between Jack
and Jill?
Practice Problem #2
 If 71310 is multiplied out completely,
what is the units digit of the remaining
number?
a. 0
b. 1
c. 3
d. 7
e. 9
Practice Problem #3
 S is the sum of the first 100 consecutive
positive even integers, and T is the sum of the
first 100 consecutive positive integers. S is
what percent greater than T?
a. 100%
b. 50%
c. 10%
d. 2%
e. 1%
Let’s PRACTICE!