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winston · 4629 days ago · link · · parent · post: What Happens When A 35-Year-Old Man Retakes The SAT?
I never took the SAT. Where I lived we took the ACT only. Has anyone taken both?
TheKenoshaKid · 4628 days ago · link ·
Yeah, I took both (a decade ago... Ouch). I found the ACT much easier. The wording on some SAT questions seemed like it was written specifically to trick you, whereas the ACT was much more straightforward. I scored in a higher percentile on the ACT, but some people do better on the SAT. I think they test slightly different skill sets. I'd advise any student to take both and see where they do better.
Anyone solve the polygon question FTA? I got 9.
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It was 9. It was a regular polygon (equal sides and equal angles) and each angle was 40 degrees.
360 / 40 = 9. It's a test to see if you can take established principles and apply logic to them. It's not a test of memorization, which is why they give you the properties of a triangle (like having a total of 180 degrees).