SAT Math Overview

Structure of the SAT Math The higher the question number, the harder the question. Number 20 is the hardest question on the test. Length Number of Questions Notes 25 minutes 20 18 9 grid-ins & 9 MC 20 minutes 16

Guessing Penalty For each multiple choice question you get wrong on the SAT, you lose ¼ of a point. For example: 30 right 8 wrong 16 blank Final raw score of 28

Should I Guess? YES and NO You should guess if… Do not guess if… You have eliminated at least one or more answer choice Do not guess if… You are completely clueless.

Raw Score SAT Score 54 800 48 700 43 650 37 600 31 550 25 500 19 450 13 400 8 350 4 300 2 250 To score a 500, you need to get about half of the questions right. Most people benefit from answering less questions…unless you are scoring above 600, you should probably leave the hard questions (higher numbers) blank.