Today’s SAT question of the day is a sentence completion about the Red Tail Angels. This group of fighter pilots had the ____ of never losing any bombers it escorted on missions. Continue reading
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SAT Question of the Day Explained – March 23, 2014 – Math
Today’s SAT question of the day is a basic arithmetic question about a florist’s profit.
This florist buys roses for $0.50 each and sells them for $1 each. We need to figure out how many roses must be sold to make a profit of $300.
First, let’s figure out the profit per rose.
ACT Question of the Day Explained – March 19, 2014 – Math
Today’s ACT question of the day is an algebra question that’s great practice for either test. The question:
For all x > 0, 
simplifies to:
Let’s knock out the numerator first. Continue reading
Today’s SAT question of the day is an improving sentences question about British sovereigns…and whether “neither” is plural or singular.
Remember that or, nor, and neither are singular. If you have one or the other, you only have one thing at a time! This may not sound correct to your ear since it’s a common spoken error, but you can check your verbs systematically to make sure they’re in the right number (and tense).
SAT Question of the Day Explained – March 18, 2014 – Sentence Completion
Today’s SAT question of the day is a single-blank sentence completion about Queen Elizabeth I. There’s a colon in this sentence, so we know it contains a definition: we need a word that means that she knew what others were thinking. Continue reading
ACT Question of the Day Explained – March 18, 2014 – English
Today’s ACT question of the day comes from the English passage about Bessie Coleman. We are asked to put the sentences of paragraph 4 in their most logical order.
Information generally needs to be presented in chronological order, so we need to identify what happened first. Continue reading
SAT Question of the Day Explained – March 17, 2014 – Math, Algebra
Today’s SAT question of the day is an algebra translation question.
The question:
First, 3 is subtracted from x and the square root of the difference is taken. Then, 5 is added to the result, giving a final result of 9. What is the value of x?
If we translate carefully, this problem is a breeze. Continue reading
ACT Question of the Day Explained – March 12, 2014 – Reading, Social Sciences
Today’s ACT question of the day again comes from the passage about the medieval justice system. We are asked what determines truth in the forms of trial listed in the passage.
SAT Question of the Day – March 12, 2014 – Sentence Completion
SAT Question of the Day Explained – March 11, 2014 – Math
Today’s SAT question of the day is an algebra question about rates. Get your units-per-unit brain fired up.
The question:
The c cars in a car service use a total of g gallons of gasoline per week. If each of the cars uses the same amount of gasoline, then, at this rate, which of the following represents the number of gallons used by 5 of the cars in 2 weeks?