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SAT Question of the Day Explained – February 24, 2014 – Math, Algebra

Today’s SAT question of the day is an algebra question about adding fractions.  Before you break out your calculator or tell me how much you hate adding fractions, check out the strategy for this one – it will save you quite a bit of time.

If s = 1 + 1/2 + 1/4 + 1/8 + 1/16 + 1/32 and t = 1 + s/2, then t exceeds s by how much? Continue reading