1. SAT Math Overview

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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.

5. 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.