Grade 12 · SAT Math
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Answer: linear equations, systems, and linear functions
Isolate variables cleanly.
Answer: 5
Add 7, divide by 3.
Answer: y = −x + 2
y = mx + b.
Answer: 25% increase
(20/80) × 100% = 25%.
Answer: 8
Sum 24 ÷ 3.
Answer: 27
x = 18 × 3/2.
Answer: 10
6-8-10 is a 3-4-5 multiple.
Answer: one output per input
That is the definition of a function.
Answer: average (sum divided by count)
Outliers pull the mean.
Answer: middle value in an ordered list
For an even count, average the two middle numbers.
Answer: most frequent value
A set can have more than one mode.
Answer: max − min
It is sensitive to outliers.
Answer: a biased sample for “all US teens”
Sampling must match the population you name.
Answer: automatically causation
A lurking variable may drive both.
Answer: how values fall into bins
Watch the bin width.
Answer: sits far from the other data
Investigate before dropping it.
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