SAT Math No Calculator Section Walkthrough from a 1600 scorer

Here's a long-awaited math no calc section walkthrough! I'd recommend only double checking problems if you consistently finish with plenty of time to spare--otherwise just try to get through them all and maybe check just the ones that could go the most wrong. See my math section overview video for more ideas on how to structure your time for this section (in this one I mainly just give the strategies I use to tackle each question).

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[tmxmOverwatch]

For number 10 you can quickly see the right answer is 8 because there is only 1 X term in the function and it is squared. Therefore the 4 and -4 will give the same result, which is 8

[mirandaaralyn]

i’ve been studying for my SAT on khan’s and i’ve gone up by 110 points! i’m so excited to watch this

[nuesita]

I don't think I can thank you enough for this kind of videos! you' re literally the best. I'll be testing my SAT on october so I'm kind of nervous but you definitely help a lot

[Archimischka]

This has been the easiest way to understand all of this math that i’ve never understood thank youuuu

[ish]

Wow you made it look really easy. You just made me realize that I’m my own greatest enemy for overthinking things

[alexamaveav]

You’re an angel! I have SATs tomorrow morning and this is so much help

[tasnimsamiha]

i took sooo many practice tests but would have a hard time understanding why i got the wrong answer and how the correct answer is correct. but this helped me so much. im so grateful. ty

[paull]

I paused before you explained each question and they were all very easy and I got each one right. The writing, and especially the reading section are much more confusing. As a 10th grader, this type of math is as easy as middle school math and nothing compared to AP calculus BC or even precalculus.

[buggyt]

This had to be the most helpful sat math video i watched thank you so much seriously!!! pls can u upload the calculator section soon

[elifishwhat]

no calculator is definitely where i struggle the most. thanks so much for making this! (test in a few days)

[independentkashmir]

Anna you are doing a great job❤. Love you from Pakistan❤❤❤

[tanvikamra]

Thank you so much Anna ! This was EXTREMELY helpful 🥰

[darkalligraph]

As an Australian high school student, this is quite interesting to watch.

I'm not at all familiar with the education in the US, but my first impression is this doesn't seem too difficult (at least this section) You just have to be very thorough and, like you said, be wary of silly mistakes (which I too make many of 😭).

Also for question 19, this is actually just the trig identity "sin(x) = cos(90-x)"
So, the answer will be the same (4/5).

In Australia, you choose your own subjects, and each has it's own exam. Your scaled scores in school, combined with your exam marks form your selection rank, called ATAR. It's a quite different process, which I think is interesting.

[clelialacarriere]

Another little trick for number 12 would be:
Since we know that the line passes through the origin, the slope can just be our y value over our x value (y-0/x-0 = y/x), that way we can quickly check algebraically that (2, 14) is indeed the right answer.
Thought it may help for people who hate graphing the functions as much as I do
😅

[jumpyjuice]

For 5, you can check by letting x and y equal two small, arbitrary numbers (such as 0 and 1) and then seeing which option matches the expression. For 9, you can plug in the answers and see if the values satisfy both equations, so the substitution method is not necessary for checking!

[raeesshah]

More of it please, it's great help

[terminaterjohn]

For number 8,
Me: Oh I'll just take the inverse of the 2, which is equal to one half. Then I'll apply the inverse value to the 2nd part. I'll multiply one half to 4. And that will be 2!
Anna: More convoluted way, take the inverse...
Me: 😒

[spyworld]

Hi Anna! Happy to see you again.As an international student I have many doubts. It is not possible to ask all questions at once. I will ask some of my doubts that are necessary. Does Public universities of USA offers financial aid to international students?

[waylonwalker]

Why are these questions so much easier than the questions on my sat

[akuawiredu]

Your videos are very helpful and I'm glad I found your channel...I just wanted to know if Prep Scholar is for free?