The Math section is 19 skills in four domains. Each guide shows how College Board asks that skill, a real question for every way it is asked, and one to try with the video solution.
Linear equations in one variable are the most common question on SAT Math, and they come in five shapes. Here is each one with a real question, worked.
Linear functionsLinear functions are the biggest single skill on SAT Math. Here are the five ways the test asks them, with a real question for each, worked.
Linear equations in two variablesLines in the xy-plane, ax + by = c word problems, parallel and perpendicular slopes. The five ways SAT Math asks them, with a real question for each.
Systems of equationsSystems of two linear equations show up on every SAT Math section. Here are the five ways they are asked, with a real question for each, worked.
Linear inequalitiesLinear inequalities are the Algebra questions students skip in practice and then miss on the test. The five ways they are asked, with a question each.
Nonlinear functions are the largest Advanced Math skill on the SAT: quadratics, exponential growth and decay, vertices and transformations. Six types, worked.
Nonlinear equations and systemsQuadratic equations, absolute value, rearranging formulas, line-meets-parabola systems and the discriminant. The five ways SAT Math asks them, worked.
Equivalent expressionsEquivalent expressions are the SAT Math questions that look like pure algebra and mostly are not. Five types, plus the Desmos check that catches mistakes.
Ratios, rates, density and unit conversions are the easiest points in SAT Math to get and the easiest to give back. The five ways they are asked, worked.
PercentagesPercent of, percent increase, reverse percent and chained percents. Every SAT percentage question is one equation used three ways. Five types, worked.
Mean, median and standard deviationOne-variable data on the SAT is five calculations and two ideas. Here are the five ways mean, median, range and standard deviation are asked, worked.
Scatterplots and modelsScatterplots, lines of best fit, and choosing linear versus exponential models. The five ways SAT Math asks two-variable data, with a question each.
ProbabilityEvery SAT probability question is one fraction: favorable over total. Five types, including two-way tables and "given that," each one worked.
Margin of errorSample statistics and margin of error are the SAT questions where the math is trivial and the wording is everything. Five types, each one worked.
Statistical claimsEvaluating statistical claims is the rarest SAT Math skill and the fastest to learn: random sample, random assignment, and who the result covers.
Area, volume, surface area and the proportionality rule that turns a hard geometry question into one calculation. The five ways SAT Math asks it.
Lines, angles and trianglesParallel lines, triangle angle sums, similar triangles and the isosceles trap. The six ways SAT Math asks lines, angles and triangles, each worked.
Right triangles and trigonometryPythagorean theorem, SOH CAH TOA, special right triangles and the sine-cosine complement rule. The five ways SAT Math asks right triangles and trig.
CirclesCircles appear on every SAT Math section in five shapes. Here is each one, the fast way through it, and a real question to try with the video.
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