sat mc grawhill part 50

... conspicuously bad; flagrant (e- out + greg herd) Synonyms: atrocious, deplorable ❑ lurid (adj) shocking; sensational Synonyms: graphic, vivid ❑ noisome (adj) offensive to the senses or the health (noi harm) ... it was no longer safe. ❑ purge (v) to cleanse of something unwanted (purgare to cleanse) It is satisfying to purge your email inbox of unwanted junk messages. ❑ forgo (v) to give something up ... tumultuous (E) deplorable altruistic 7 Coming off of the worst recession in the coun-try’s 250-year history, the sudden - of money was a welcome sight to the rulers of the desti-tute nation

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... the sunlight were aesthetically pleasing. ❑ satire (n) a mocking literary or dramatic work (satira a poetic medley) Animal Farm by George Orwell is a satire that mocks socialism. Synonyms: burlesque, ... dogged Antonyms: listless, lethargic ❑ spartan (adj) full of self-discipline (from Sparta whose army was known for its discipline and valor) Alissa’s spartan regimen included learning fifty new ... she has now experienced what her mother went through, she can now empathize with her about the sensations empathize= to identify with another’s feelings collaborate= work together perpetuate= cause

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... (dis- apart + fundere to pour) Synonyms: circulate, disseminate ❑ germinate (v) to sprout; to grow (germen sprout) Synonyms: bud, burgeon, develop ❑ disperse (v) to spread apart (dis- apart + ... prevalent ❑ dissipate (v) to scatter (dis- apart + supare to scatter) Synonyms: dispel, disperse ❑ saturate (v) to fill completely, as with a liquid or solute (satur full) Synonyms: soak, imbue Trang ... professor in the zoology department. Synonyms: subordinate, subsidiary ❑ augment (v) to add onto; to make greater (augere to increase) One important way to augment your SAT score is to study vocabulary.

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... faced with a real SAT passage from hell? What if you just can’t get through the language or concepts in a really tough SAT passage? Don’t panic Just change your mode of attack If a particular passage ... What Can You Do in 500 Words? Can you “delineate (describe precisely) the history of European political reform” in 500 words? I sure can’t, and neither can anyone who writes SAT passages But someone ... to confuse the ideas in the passages Attacking SAT Passages from Hell Hopefully, if you’ve practiced the College Hill Method for attacking the SAT CR, you’ve learned that you can attack even

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... -; her friends at the party could see the signs of weariness on her face (A) amusement (B) incoherence (C) gratitude (D) sorrow (E) exhaustion 15 McLanham’s - prose, particularly when compared ... she could not hide her (−); her friends at the party could see the signs of weariness on her face incoherence= confusion 15 A McLanham’s (=) prose, particularly when com-pared to that of his more ... same reality (A) stark contemporaries (B) spartan enemies (C) imprecise role models (D) flowery friends (E) well-crafted teachers Trang 5SAT Practice 4: Simplifying the Sentence1 In

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... call that d If she travels from home to work at an average speed of 50 miles per hour, then it must take her d/50 hours, or 60 × d/50 = 6d/5 minutes If she returns home at 60 miles per hour, it must ... to get there On some tough SAT math problems, half the battle is “mapping”—orienting yourself to the problem and figuring out what it’s asking Tips for mapping tough SAT math problems: • Write ... being on the issue of gun control, Will has on the issue for many years Trang 4SAT Practice 6: The Toughest Sentences1 The country’s confidence, formerly sustained by an - sense

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... many SAT math problems Analyzing a problem means simply looking at its parts and seeing how they relate Often, a complicated problem can be greatly simplified by looking at its individual parts ... want right away, just look at the parts of the problem one at a time, and find what you can Often, going step by step and noticing the relationships among the parts will lead you eventually to ... look at its parts and find how they relate to each other 2 Your diagram should look like this: 3 If the total is divided in the ratio of 2:3:5, then it is divided into 2 + 3 + 5 = 10 parts The individual

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... 250 MCGRAW-HILL’S SAT SAT Practice 4: Simplifying Problems 1. If 3y − 4z = 6 and 2y + z = 10, then y − 5z = ... greater than b, then c = 150. The area of the largest square, then, is (150) 2 = 22,500, and the area of the smallest square is (100) 2 = 10,000. The percent difference is (22,500 − 10,000)/10,000 ... The circumference formula 9. The circle area formula 10. The triangle area formula 254 MCGRAW-HILL’S SAT SAT Practice 5: Connecting to Knowledge 1. If x is the average (arithmetic mean) of k and

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... Trang 9sum of all the scores: (30)(80) + (20)(70) and(50)(x) Since these must be equal, 2,400 + 1,400 = 50x Simplify: 3,800 = 50x Divide by 50: 76 = x 5 42 Do the prime factorization of 168: 23× ... should you estimate on an SAT math question? 3 Why should you estimate on certain SAT math questions? 4 What is the last thing to check before marking an answer to an SAT math question? 5 What ... helpful on the SAT? 2 How can POE help on the SAT? 3 What is the difference between geometric, algebraic, and numerical proofs? 4 Name two geometric theorems that are useful on the SAT. 5 Name two

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... 9 6 3. On a two-part test, Barbara answered 60% of the questions correctly on Part I and 90% cor- rectly on Part II. If there were 40 questions on Part I and 80 questions on Part II, and if each ... drawn to scale, two towns that are x miles apart are represented as being 4 inches apart. If two other towns are x + 2 miles apart, how many inches apart would they be on the same map? (A) 4(x ... 6 7 1 = x 282 MCGRAW-HILL’S SAT CHAPTER 7 / ESSENTIAL PRE-ALGEBRA SKILLS 283 Working with Ratios When you see a ratio—such as 5:6—don’t let it confuse you. If it is not a part-to-part ratio, then

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... Answer Key 6: Inequalities, Absolute Values, and Plugging In SAT Practice 6 1 A 2 − 4(−5) = 2 + 20 = 22, which is not less than 20 2 C To satisfy the inequalities, x must be negative, y must be negative, ... and III only (D) I and III only (E) I, II, and III b c+ + 2 3 2 3n > ?4 m n− +12 2 m n− + 2 2 SAT Practice 6: Inequalities, Absolute Values, and Plugging In 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 6 1 0 2 3 4 5 7 8 ... ⎞ ⎠⎟ ⎛ 1 2 1 3 5 1 3 1 2 x ⎝⎝⎜ ⎞ ⎠⎟ x x x 2 2 10 4 15 1 6 10 19 60 1 6 Answer Key 5: Factoring SAT Practice 5 1 C 72 = (2)(2)(2)(3)(3) and 54 = (2)(3)(3)(3), so the least common multiple is (2)(2)(2)(3)(3)(3)

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... understand to do well on the SAT For more tools and resources that will help, visit our Online Practice Plus at www.MHPracticePlus.com/SATmath. Trang 5334 MCGRAW-HILL’S SATConcept Review 1: New Symbol ... 10 = 60 Question 4: If 2.5 ¿ x = 50, what is the value of x? Just translate the left side of the equation: 2.5 ¿ x = 10(2.5) + x = 50 Then solve for x: 25 + x = 50 x= 25 Question 5: What is 1.5 ... odd ◊ =x x 4 $x x =1 SAT Practice 1: New Symbol or Term Problems 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 6 1 0 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 6 1 0 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 6 1 0 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 6 Trang 7336 MCGRAW-HILL’S SATAnswer Key 1: New

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... Since 633 × 8 = 5,064, B = 6 3 A 500 ÷ 9 = 55.55, so there are 55 multiples of 9 be-tween 1 and 500 500 ÷ 7 = 71.43, so there are 71 mul-tiples of 7 between 1 and 500 So j + k = 55 + 71 = 126. 4 ... B When a 30% solution and a 50% solution are combined, the concentration must be anywhere between 30% and 50%, depending on how much of each you added It can’t be 50%, though, because the 30% ... 1/3 hour Two-Part Rate Problems Rate problems are tougher when they involve two parts When a problem involves, say, two people working together at different rates and times, or a two-part trip,

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... (A) 1 (B) 99 (C) 95 (D) 50 (E) 01 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 6 1 0 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 6 1 0 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 6 1 0 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 6 4 7 8 25 4 25 17 200 3 100 1 50 1 4 2 25 5 9 2 8 3 6 Trang 8SAT Practice 61 D Put ... It’s best to think of a probability as a part-to-whole ratio There are six possible outcomes when you roll a die (the whole), but only one of them is 5 (the part) Thus, the probability of rolling ... Review 6: Probability Problems Trang 7SAT Practice 6: Probability Problems1. The figure above shows a spinner in the mid-dle of a disc divided into six equal parts, each labeled with a number What

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... the two 80° angles and the “U” that contains the 130° and 50° angles. Therefore, a + 80 + 50 = 180, so a = 50. 130° 80° a° ᐉ 1 ᐉ 2 ᐉ 3 50° 80° F JH G 76° 38° 38° 38° 104° 8. E Draw two more parallel ... then a = (A) 50 (B) 55 (C) 60 (D) 65 (E) 70 130° 80° a° ᐉ 1 ᐉ 2 ᐉ 3 Note: Figure not drawn to scale. 8. In the diagram above, if ഞ 1 ⏐⏐ഞ 2 , then x = (A) 65 (B) 60 (C) 50 (D) 45 (E) 40 50° 40° 30° ... (B) 60 (C) 50 (D) 45 (E) 40 50° 40° 30° x° ᐉ 1 ᐉ 2 362 McGRAW-HILL’S SAT There’s a lot of detail to learn and understand to do well on the SAT. For more tools and resources that will help, visit

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... 5: Areas and Perimeters height base Trang 4the horizontal part of the “simple” path along therectangle The same is true of the vertical parts So the perimeter is 15 + 20 + 15 + 20 = 70 Example: ... reflected, the area remains the same The area is still 14 x y (6, 7) (-1, 3) (-1, -1) b = 4 x = 3 h = 7 SAT Practice 4 1 B The vertices of a square must always be listed in consecutive order, so point ... y = 6 O ᐉ1 ᐉ2 6 12 Trang 3The FormulasThe only area or perimeter formulas you will need for the SAT will be given at the beginning of each section: Reference Information r w ᐉ h h h r c a b x

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... Copyright © 2008 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc Click here for terms of use Trang 7Analyzing Sequences A sequence is just a list of numbers, each of which is called a term An SAT math question ... Instead, SAT “sequence” questions simply require that you figure out the pattern in the sequence 218 6 362 3 ÷ = Lesson 1: Sequences There’s a lot of detail to learn and understand to do well on the SAT ... quadrilateral is 360°, so m + 3m + 90 + 90 = 360 Simplify: 4m+ 180 = 360 Subtract 180: 4m= 180 C A D B SAT Practice 8 5 Draw BC ––– to make a right triangle, and call the length of the radius r Then

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... when y = 150? First find the value of the constant k by substituting the values of x and y into the equation y = kx. y = kx Now we know that the equation is y = 3x. Substitute y = 150: 150 = 3x ... distance is a constant For these particular stars, the force times the square of the distance is (4)2(64) = 1024 If they were eight light-years apart, then the force would satisfy the equation (8)2(f) ... stars that are four light-years apart is 64 ex-anewtons (1 exanewton = 1018newtons), what would the force between these stars be if they were eight light-years apart? (A) 256 exanewtons (B) 128

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... 450 McGRAW-HILL’S SAT Be Specific Consider the following paragraphs: Every first-year chemistry or physics ... try to force two positive charges together, they will fly apart as soon as we release them. Similarly, if we try to hold a positive charge apart from a negative charge, they will fly together as soon ... to force two positive charges together, they will fly apart as soon as we release them. Similarly, if we try to hold a posi- tive charge apart from a negative charge, they will fly together as

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... life. Chapter 12 Answer Key Trang 5ESSAY WRITING PRACTICE20 Practice SAT Essay Assignments CHAPTER 13 ✓ 464 Copyright © 2008 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc Click here for terms of use Trang 6CHAPTER ... standard lined paper For more instruction and practice on the SAT Essay, visit our Online Practice Plus at www.MHPracticePlus.com/SATessay. Trang 7Practice Essay 2Time—25 minutes Directions for ... us that only victory will do, as if they are imparting great wisdom They seek only to defeat the enemy, to achieve the goal Yet many times a loss, particularly one that is hard fought, is more

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