When witches go riding and black cats are seen, the moon laughs and whispers, “’Tis near Halloween!” Whether you’re just starting your SAT prep or you’re getting ready for the November SAT, a little SAT math practice certainly never hurts. Since we’ve yet to figure out how to hand out candy through the Internet, we’re handing out Halloween SAT math practice problems instead.
Trick…or treat? You decide!
SAT Math Practice Questions
1. The frequency table above shows the results of a survey in which participants were asked how many lollipops they received while trick-or-treating. The median number of lollipops received by this group is
2. Glinda is selling candy bars for a fundraiser benefitting the Munchkins of Oz. If she wants to raise at least $400, and each bar she sells raises $1.25, which inequality can be used to determine whether selling c bars will meet Glinda’s goal?
3. A farmer plants apple trees and pumpkin vines. Each apple tree takes up 20 square feet of field, and each pumpkin vine takes up 16 square feet. If the farmer wants to use 1,968 square feet of field and plant 12 more apple trees than pumpkin vines, which system of equations should he use to determine how many apple trees he should plant? Assume a is the number of apple trees, and p is the number of pumpkin vines that the farmer plants.
4. Dracula has two jobs, both of which have flexible hours. His job at a blood bank pays $15 per hour. His job polishing coffins pays $12 per hour. If he needs to earn $600 per week while working 44 hours per week, how many hours per week will he need to spend polishing coffins?
5. A mad scientist is measuring the growth of a sentient blob over time. The blob measures 300 square inches at the start of observation. It increases in size by 15% during the first week. It then decreases in size by 40% in the second week. What is its size after these changes?
6. A zombie horde’s goal is to increase its total size by 20% over two years, from 60,000 to 72,000 zombies. If an attack by zombie hunters results in a 20% decrease in the first year, by what percent must the zombie horde increase its size in the second year in order to meet its goal?
The next two questions use the following information.
The Halloweentown Candy Superstore conducts a poll of its customers to determine which types of candy are the most popular. Of the 300 responses, 30% picked chocolate bars, 25% picked jelly beans, 20% picked lollipops, and the rest picked another candy.
7. If the poll’s results are accurate and the candy store sells 1,207 pieces of candy on Halloween, approximately how many pieces of chocolate does it sell on Halloween?
8. As a follow-up question, the customers who chose a candy other than chocolate, jelly beans, and lollipops were asked to choose their favorite of those 3 candies. Two-thirds chose lollipops while the rest were evenly split between chocolate and jelly beans. What fraction of all customers prefers lollipops to chocolate and jelly beans?
9. A study of a local forest finds that the ideal ratio of werewolves to Sasquatches is 3:2. If there are currently 670 werewolves and 530 Sasquatches in the forest, how many werewolves must be added to the forest to reach the ideal ratio?
10. Victor Frankenstein earns $850 per week as a lab assistant. He has $3,000 in his bank account. He spends $600 per week and puts the rest of his earnings into his bank account. How many weeks will he have to work in order to have enough money in the bank to buy $5,000 worth of lab equipment for his secret science experiment?
The Answers
Below are the answers and explanations to the SAT math practice questions for you to review. How did you do?
1. The median number of a set of data will always be the middle data point when the data are arranged from least to greatest. If there are an even number of items in the data set, the median will be the mean of the two middlemost numbers. Since there are a total of
27 + 216 + 122 + 67 + 106 = 538 respondents, the two middlemost items in the data set must be the 269th and the 270th items. Both of these items correspond to respondents that received 2 lollipops, so the median of the data set is 2.
2. Since Glinda raises $1.25 for each candy bar she sells, and she sells c candy bars, we can determine the amount of money she raises by multiplying the amount per bar by the number of bars sold: $1.25c. The amount raised must be at least, or greater than or equal to, $400. So, the inequality that best represents this situation must be , which is shown in answer choice C.
3. Since each apple tree takes up 20 square feet, if the farmer plants a apple trees, he will need a total of 20a square feet of his field devoted to apple trees. Similarly, since each pumpkin vine takes up 16 square feet, he will need a total of 16p square feet of his field devoted to pumpkin vines. Sum these two areas and set them equal to the total area of field needed for the two plants: 20a + 16p = 1,968. We also know that the farmer wants to plant 12 more apple trees than pumpkin vines, we know that the equation a = 12 + p must also be true. These two equations are shown in answer choice D.
4. Let b be the number of hours Dracula spends working at the blood bank and c be the number of hours he spends polishing coffins. Since he wants to earn $600 per week, and we know he makes $15 per hour spent at the blood bank and $12 per hour spent polishing coffins, we can set up the equation 15b + 12c = 600. We also know he wants to work 44 hours, so we can write the equation b + c = 44. Solve the second equation for b, then plug it into the first equation and solve for c, the variable we’re asked to find:
5. C. The first week, the blob increases its size by 15%. To calculate its new size, multiply the original size, 300 square inches, by 1.15 to get 345 square inches. Then, it decreases its size by 40%, so multiply this new size by 0.60 to get a final size of 207 square inches.
6. After the attack, the size of the horde is reduced from 60,000 to 60,000(0.80) = 48,000 zombies. Since the goal is to increase the size to 72,000, we must multiply the current size by what number to get there?
This indicates that the size must increase by 50% to make it to 72,000.
7. Since the poll results are accurate and are a large sample size relative to the total population of candy, set up a proportion:
This is closest to answer C, 360 pieces of chocolate.
8. B. Since 30% of the original sample picked chocolate, 25% picked jelly beans, and 20% picked lollipops, the remaining 25% of the sample picked “Other”. Of these, two-thirds picked lollipops. So, the total portion of the sample who picked lollipops can be calculated by summing the portion who originally picked lollipops
and the fraction of those who picked other
which is the same as
This sum is 
9. 125. Currently, the ratio of werewolves to Sasquatches is 
but we want to add enough werewolves, w, to make this ratio equal to 
So, let’s solve for w by adding this variable to the current ratio and setting this equal to the ideal ratio:
We need to add 125 more werewolves to the forest to reach the ideal ratio.
10. 8. Let’s set up an equation to represent the scenario, where w is the number of weeks that Victor works. He currently has $3,000. Every week, he gains $850 and spends $600, which leaves him with $250 a week to add to his savings. So, after w weeks, he can add 250w to his savings. Sum this with his current savings to see how many weeks it’ll take him to reach $5000:
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Choosing the Right College Admissions Counselor
COLLEGE ADMISSIONSWhen it comes to education in the U.S., there’s good news and bad news.
The good news is that there are more students going to college than ever before.
The bad news is that this increased competition means it’s getting harder to get into top colleges.
Every year, we see headlines like “Elite Colleges Announce Record Low Admission Rates” and “Admissions Rates at Record Low Across Ivy League, Stanford, MIT.” Year over year, applications to top-ranked colleges are up—but the number of spots available in the freshman class are not, which is why admission rates at these schools are so low.
If you’re hoping to go to a selective college, you already know that getting in won’t be easy—that’s where having a really great college counselor comes in handy.
An independent college admissions counselor can supplement the support you receive at school, offering in-depth personalized guidance throughout every step of the college admissions process. Choosing the right college admissions counselor can be tricky—how do you know who to pick?
The right college admissions counselor will check all the boxes.
Accessibility
You shouldn’t have to worry about whether you can reach your counselor at any point during the college admissions process. Make sure your college admissions counselor is accessible and prompt in responding to questions.
A Range of Services
The college admissions process includes a lot of moving parts, and the best college admissions counselors can support you in a lot of different areas, including:
Personal Guidance
You are a unique individual with unique wants, needs, and goals—this should be reflected in your college choices. A counselor who steers students only to the Ivy League or only to a flagship university does those students a disservice—look for a college counselor who will help you find your best-fit college. Learn more about finding your best-fit college here.
Expertise
Your college counselor needs to be knowledgeable about the college admissions process and a range of colleges, from the elite Ivies to the world of liberal arts colleges to the state university system. Look for counselors with a proven track record on success—how many of their past students earned admission at their dream schools?—and with training or certifications demonstrating their knowledge. You shouldn’t have any doubts about your college counselor’s expertise.
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Volunteering Shows You Invested in Your Community and Your Future
HIGH SCHOOLWhether you are applying to college this fall or in a few years, chances are you will encounter an essay prompt like this one from the 2019/2020 University of California app:
Think about an academic subject that inspires you. Describe how you have furthered this interest inside and/or outside of the classroom.
This is a clever prompt, designed to reveal how much you care about your favorite academic subjects. College admissions officers are looking for clues to see what motivates and inspires you to learn. More to the point, they want to know what you will do with that knowledge once you step onto their campuses. Why not give colleges a preview? When you volunteer in high school, you create your own personal classroom outside of your school’s classrooms. There are no boundaries when it comes to exploring your interests through community service. Think about these possibilities:
Calling all Techies
Are you a computer-savvy student who studies coding? Consider signing up at a community center to teach elementary and middle school students game design with scratch, robotics programming with Lego WeDo, or mobile app design. Code for Fun lets you practice your skills while teaching the next generation of coders.
Future Physicians and Scientists
Neurology is a fascinating and growing field. University of California, Irvine, offers a Neurology Research Internship for high school student. You can participate in the laboratory, supporting vital clinical research. Major universities have a variety of internships like genetics, neurobiology, psychiatry, and pathology. This gives students a range of medical science options to explore before firing off their college app.
All Business
Nonprofits are businesses just like for-profit organizations, with operations, marketing, sales, finance, and accounting jobs. Charities are the perfect training ground for business students to learn what takes to make a community-based organization run. Good Dog Autism’s Social Media Internship offers the opportunity for teens to use their digital skills for good.
Sustainability Stewards
Students interested in environmental science who want to understand what it takes to restore and maintain delicate ecosystems can learn about urban forestry can volunteer with Trees Atlanta.
PreMed Students
What better way to envision your future in healthcare than to volunteer in a hospital? You can interact with patients and families directly as a VolunTeen. There’s also a supplemental education program for students to learn directly from physician assistants, physical therapists, and medical specialists.
Underserved medicine is intriguing. Whether you want to enter the medical field in the United States or abroad, an international pre-med program gives you insights into different medical systems. Students interested in a pre-med opportunity abroad where you’ll shadow doctors and support the outreach team can travel to Peru.
STEM Tutors
When you reach your final career destination, communicating what you know is essential to your success. Practice your tech communication skills by teaching complex topics to underserved students as a STEM Learning Lab Volunteer.
Colleges know that students volunteer for many reasons: a school graduation requirement, as a member of an extracurricular club, in preparation for a college application, or to create a resume for future employment. How you spend your time volunteering is what sets you apart from the crowd and represents your unique ambitions. There are opportunities in your area that are just as exciting. VolunteerCrowd can help you find, request, and track your volunteer projects.
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10 SAT Math Practice Problems for Halloween
TEST PREPWhen witches go riding and black cats are seen, the moon laughs and whispers, “’Tis near Halloween!” Whether you’re just starting your SAT prep or you’re getting ready for the November SAT, a little SAT math practice certainly never hurts. Since we’ve yet to figure out how to hand out candy through the Internet, we’re handing out Halloween SAT math practice problems instead.
Trick…or treat? You decide!
SAT Math Practice Questions
1. The frequency table above shows the results of a survey in which participants were asked how many lollipops they received while trick-or-treating. The median number of lollipops received by this group is
2. Glinda is selling candy bars for a fundraiser benefitting the Munchkins of Oz. If she wants to raise at least $400, and each bar she sells raises $1.25, which inequality can be used to determine whether selling c bars will meet Glinda’s goal?
3. A farmer plants apple trees and pumpkin vines. Each apple tree takes up 20 square feet of field, and each pumpkin vine takes up 16 square feet. If the farmer wants to use 1,968 square feet of field and plant 12 more apple trees than pumpkin vines, which system of equations should he use to determine how many apple trees he should plant? Assume a is the number of apple trees, and p is the number of pumpkin vines that the farmer plants.
4. Dracula has two jobs, both of which have flexible hours. His job at a blood bank pays $15 per hour. His job polishing coffins pays $12 per hour. If he needs to earn $600 per week while working 44 hours per week, how many hours per week will he need to spend polishing coffins?
5. A mad scientist is measuring the growth of a sentient blob over time. The blob measures 300 square inches at the start of observation. It increases in size by 15% during the first week. It then decreases in size by 40% in the second week. What is its size after these changes?
6. A zombie horde’s goal is to increase its total size by 20% over two years, from 60,000 to 72,000 zombies. If an attack by zombie hunters results in a 20% decrease in the first year, by what percent must the zombie horde increase its size in the second year in order to meet its goal?
The next two questions use the following information.
The Halloweentown Candy Superstore conducts a poll of its customers to determine which types of candy are the most popular. Of the 300 responses, 30% picked chocolate bars, 25% picked jelly beans, 20% picked lollipops, and the rest picked another candy.
7. If the poll’s results are accurate and the candy store sells 1,207 pieces of candy on Halloween, approximately how many pieces of chocolate does it sell on Halloween?
8. As a follow-up question, the customers who chose a candy other than chocolate, jelly beans, and lollipops were asked to choose their favorite of those 3 candies. Two-thirds chose lollipops while the rest were evenly split between chocolate and jelly beans. What fraction of all customers prefers lollipops to chocolate and jelly beans?
9. A study of a local forest finds that the ideal ratio of werewolves to Sasquatches is 3:2. If there are currently 670 werewolves and 530 Sasquatches in the forest, how many werewolves must be added to the forest to reach the ideal ratio?
10. Victor Frankenstein earns $850 per week as a lab assistant. He has $3,000 in his bank account. He spends $600 per week and puts the rest of his earnings into his bank account. How many weeks will he have to work in order to have enough money in the bank to buy $5,000 worth of lab equipment for his secret science experiment?
The Answers
Below are the answers and explanations to the SAT math practice questions for you to review. How did you do?
1. The median number of a set of data will always be the middle data point when the data are arranged from least to greatest. If there are an even number of items in the data set, the median will be the mean of the two middlemost numbers. Since there are a total of
27 + 216 + 122 + 67 + 106 = 538 respondents, the two middlemost items in the data set must be the 269th and the 270th items. Both of these items correspond to respondents that received 2 lollipops, so the median of the data set is 2.
2. Since Glinda raises $1.25 for each candy bar she sells, and she sells c candy bars, we can determine the amount of money she raises by multiplying the amount per bar by the number of bars sold: $1.25c. The amount raised must be at least, or greater than or equal to, $400. So, the inequality that best represents this situation must be , which is shown in answer choice C.
3. Since each apple tree takes up 20 square feet, if the farmer plants a apple trees, he will need a total of 20a square feet of his field devoted to apple trees. Similarly, since each pumpkin vine takes up 16 square feet, he will need a total of 16p square feet of his field devoted to pumpkin vines. Sum these two areas and set them equal to the total area of field needed for the two plants: 20a + 16p = 1,968. We also know that the farmer wants to plant 12 more apple trees than pumpkin vines, we know that the equation a = 12 + p must also be true. These two equations are shown in answer choice D.
4. Let b be the number of hours Dracula spends working at the blood bank and c be the number of hours he spends polishing coffins. Since he wants to earn $600 per week, and we know he makes $15 per hour spent at the blood bank and $12 per hour spent polishing coffins, we can set up the equation 15b + 12c = 600. We also know he wants to work 44 hours, so we can write the equation b + c = 44. Solve the second equation for b, then plug it into the first equation and solve for c, the variable we’re asked to find:
5. C. The first week, the blob increases its size by 15%. To calculate its new size, multiply the original size, 300 square inches, by 1.15 to get 345 square inches. Then, it decreases its size by 40%, so multiply this new size by 0.60 to get a final size of 207 square inches.
6. After the attack, the size of the horde is reduced from 60,000 to 60,000(0.80) = 48,000 zombies. Since the goal is to increase the size to 72,000, we must multiply the current size by what number to get there?
This indicates that the size must increase by 50% to make it to 72,000.
7. Since the poll results are accurate and are a large sample size relative to the total population of candy, set up a proportion:
This is closest to answer C, 360 pieces of chocolate.
8. B. Since 30% of the original sample picked chocolate, 25% picked jelly beans, and 20% picked lollipops, the remaining 25% of the sample picked “Other”. Of these, two-thirds picked lollipops. So, the total portion of the sample who picked lollipops can be calculated by summing the portion who originally picked lollipops
and the fraction of those who picked other
which is the same as
This sum is
9. 125. Currently, the ratio of werewolves to Sasquatches is
but we want to add enough werewolves, w, to make this ratio equal to 
So, let’s solve for w by adding this variable to the current ratio and setting this equal to the ideal ratio:
We need to add 125 more werewolves to the forest to reach the ideal ratio.
10. 8. Let’s set up an equation to represent the scenario, where w is the number of weeks that Victor works. He currently has $3,000. Every week, he gains $850 and spends $600, which leaves him with $250 a week to add to his savings. So, after w weeks, he can add 250w to his savings. Sum this with his current savings to see how many weeks it’ll take him to reach $5000:
SAT Prep Classes: Who, What, When, Where, Why
TEST PREPIf you’re planning to take the SAT sometime soon, you probably have a lot of questions: Do I have to take the SAT, or would taking the ACT be better? What if my SAT score is awful? What’s on the test? What does SAT even stand for? And one of the most common of all: Do I need to take SAT prep classes? We’ve broken it down to help you figure it out.
WHO Should Take Them?
Most students who will take the SAT could benefit from SAT prep classes. A good SAT prep tutor knows the ins and outs of the test and the strategies that help students boost scores. Many students score very well all on their own, but most see score increases with the help of an expert.
These symptoms suggest that you would benefit from a good SAT prep class:
WHAT Should You Expect From a Good SAT Prep Class?
SAT prep classes come in a lot of shapes and sizes: online and in-person; one-on-one, small group, or big class; customized or one-size-fits-all. When you’re looking for an SAT prep class, your goals and your current scores will help determine what kind of class is best for you.
The best SAT prep classes focus on building the knowledge and skills that help students succeed beyond test day. For example, rather than focusing on drilling specific question types, a good SAT prep class will develop broader skills in reading comprehension, English grammar fluency, and math reasoning.
WHEN Should You Start?
SAT prep is a marathon, not a sprint. Because the surest way to success is to build up a foundation of knowledge and skills, students should be prepared to dedicate months to SAT prep. If time is of the essence because college applications are approaching, an SAT prep class can still help boost scores, but students may not have enough time to reach their ultimate score goals.
WHERE Should You Take SAT Prep Classes?
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No matter where you choose to take SAT prep classes, be strategic with where you study between sessions. Check out our post on the ideal study place to learn more.
WHY Should You Take SAT Prep Classes?
Annual surveys show that colleges consider SAT or ACT scores to be among the most important factors in admission decisions.
Your test scores count.
What’s more, SAT prep is one of the fastest ways to bolster your college applications. Your grades and your extracurricular resume are built over your entire four-year high school experience. Once you reach your junior year, there’s only so much you can do to see a big change in your overall GPA or to create a big shift in your extracurricular activities. But in mere months, with the right SAT prep classes and plenty of hard work, you could see major changes to your SAT scores.
4 Signs You Should NOT Do Early College Applications
COLLEGE ADMISSIONSApplying to college early can lend you an advantage in college admissions. All else being equal, most schools admit a larger percentage of early applicants than of regular applicants. But this doesn’t mean that ALL students will be better off applying early! Read on for four signs you should not apply early to college.
You’re not too sure about that GPA.
If you’re worried about your GPA and you’re doing well in your fall semester classes, then you might be better off waiting to apply regular decision so that these grades show up on your application. This is especially true if:
As we’ve said before, a bad GPA doesn’t mean you won’t go to college. Colleges look at your performance over time, so if your grades were pretty bad until junior year, and then you buckled down and started doing better, another semester showing a pattern of improvement will give you a nice boost to your college admissions chances—probably a much bigger boost than you might get from applying early.
You need one more shot at hitting your SAT or ACT goal.
If you’re still disappointed by your SAT or ACT scores, you might want to hold off on applying early. With enough work, you could still bring those scores up given another shot at the test—and waiting until January to send in your applications gives you a couple more test dates to choose from.
If you fall into this camp, here are some things to keep in mind:
You just realized you need SAT Subject Test scores.
If you’re applying to colleges that recommend SAT Subject Tests but you didn’t take SAT Subject Tests already, don’t apply early. Colleges that recommend SAT Subject Tests definitely want to see those test scores—it’s less of a friendly suggestion and more of a requirement that you need extenuating circumstances to get out of. (Learn about SAT Subject Test policies here.)
Your application is going to look a lot better with those recommended test scores even if that means missing early deadlines. Need to learn more about these tests? Check out our Complete Guide to SAT Subject Tests.
Your essays could be better.
If your essays have room for improvement, do not do early college applications. Instead of sending in an essay that you know could be better, wait. Make sure your essay is perfect and apply regular decision.
In the meantime, check out these essay resources:
Only apply early if your application is already as perfect as it can be.
Applying early only boosts your chances for admission if your application is already perfect. Submitting an application that you know you could improve will NOT help you get into your dream college!
Is your application already good to go? Great! Here are some last minute things you can do to boost that application.
The Benefits of Reading Tutoring
TUTORINGReading tutoring isn’t just for those who need help building basic reading skills. A good reading tutor will help your student to master new sight words, decipher new vocabulary using context, and establish strategies to improve reading comprehension and analysis. Reading tutoring also helps students gain confidence and become more motivated to read. Over time, the benefits of reading tutoring snowball: the more confident a student gets, the more motivated he is to read, and the more he reads, the more confident he gets!
Question: What skill is necessary for success in nearly every field?
Answer: Reading quickly and efficiently.
The Importance of Reading
Whether a student wants to be an engineer or an English professor, the chances are good that he’s going to have to do a lot of reading along the way. Students who struggle with reading benefit from reading tutoring to shore up weaknesses and build a strong foundation for academic success across a range of subject areas.
But reading tutoring has benefits that extend far beyond the classroom:
Readers are more empathetic.
Researchers at Kingston University found that people who read fiction tend to be kinder and more empathetic. This makes sense: reading fiction requires imagining characters and situations, seeing things from alternative perspectives, and relating to imaginary people. All of these thought processes relate to empathy, the ability to share others’ feelings.
Reading reduces stress.
Just six minutes of reading can reduce stress levels by more than two-thirds, better than any other stress-reduction method tested in a study by researchers at the University of Sussex. Their conclusion: “Losing yourself in a book is the ultimate relaxation.”
Employers seek traits that come from reading.
According to annual surveys, more than 4 in 5 employers seek candidates with strong written communication skills. The second most widely-sought attribute was strong problem-solving skills. Would it surprise you to learn that both of these traits are associated with reading?
Research has shown that the more students read, the wider their vocabularies become. A richer vocabulary contributes to strong communication skills and helps students to become better writers. Moreover, frequent readers naturally absorb the conventions of writing and fluency with sentence structures and syntax, making them stronger writers than their peers.
Other researchers have concluded that critical thinking and critical reading build off of one another, such that those who regularly engage in critical reading become better problem-solvers and more creative thinkers.
Does Your Child Need Reading Tutoring?
Nearly 1 in 3 fourth-grade students cannot read at a basic level. Only 37% of high school seniors are considered proficient readers. Clearly, too many students are passing from grade to grade without building strong reading skills.
Because so many students struggle with reading, it can be difficult to tell whether your child needs reading tutoring. After all, many struggling readers still do perfectly fine in the classroom, so grades are not always the best indicator.
Your child might need reading tutoring if he/she:
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