August 2024 SAT Prep: The 10 Hardest Digital SAT Math Questions of 2024

Want to get a perfect score on the Digital SAT? Expert tutor and perfect scorer Michael Stroup will teach you some of the most important tips, tricks, and strategies to get a perfect 800 on the new Digital SAT Math section. Michael will show you exactly how to tackle the 10 hardest Digital SAT Math questions from Collegeboard. If you are preparing for the SAT in March of 2024, this video is a must watch. You will get practice with the hardest Digital SAT Math questions testing your skills on quadratics, exponential functions, exponents, lines, special quadratics, and much more. Michael will also teach you some incredibly helpful Desmos hacks to make the new Digital SAT Math Problems much easier than they look!
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[@preppros]

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[@user-dm7ue8qx6v]

I have never seen so much intelligence and knowledge in one video, and even with a lucid explanation. I appreciate your work, I got so many new tips just by watching this video.

[@TatyanaBychkova-oh9cr]

I rarely write any comments, but this video and the author is so incredible. No where I have seen such a useful way to use desmos. It opened my eyes! Thank you so much! you're the best!

[@rotimifr]

9:20 in desmos, you could also put the table values into a table in desmos. Then on another line type in y_1~(ax_1)^2+bx_1+c. It should give you the constants of those letters. Then bring your equation out ((-4x)^2+184x-2108). Put it in a g(x), but also add the -4 to it so it should look like this g(x)= ((-4x)^2+184x-2108)-4. Then type g(0)=-2112. It saves time if you learn how to use desmos correctly and precisely.

[@nourrahhal3408]

using the constants desmos gave you, u can just plug those into the same vertex form equation, plug 0 into x for the y intercept and they'll give you your y value (-2108), then mentally subtract 4

[@notmarcus17]

I'm taking my test on Saturday, 1540 is my highest score on practice, I'm crossing my fingers that I can get at least a 1520

[@hi-mv7eg]

same

[@ashwakkalil3931]

same but im taking my test on Wednesday. my highest was a 1550... hopefully I get that score on test day! good luck to u

[@averagejoe357]

@@ashwakkalil3931You’ve got this!

[@hi-mv7eg]

@@ashwakkalil3931 i thought the dates are standard? March 9 for everyone

[@ashwakkalil3931]

@@hi-mv7eg I wish but in my state, every junior is required to take the SAT and so they gave us dates to take it in school from March 2nd to March 9th and my school chose March 6th

[@GG-yc8zy]

These were great questions. Thanks for the video!

[@llkxzta]

Thank you so much for this, I have my SAT this march! I also appreciate how you would go over things in case you lost anybody (because I was one of those ppl who got lost 😅)

[@preppros]

Glad it was helpful!

[@NgocTran-xt4oh]

I really appreciate your works. Many thanks ❤

[@LexiFonseca]

Taking my first SAT Tmr morning!!! Claiming allll the good vibes

[@ProjectHaven]

how did it go?

[@adnansrour8790]

How much did you get

[@varunponnala873]

I didnt know the desmos tricks , tysmm

[@PEYVANDDOLATIARJAGH]

very helpful thanks

[@SimiloluwaKeripe-or4xb]

really helpful....thanks a lot.

[@Code2991]

I’m seeing people hoping they get a 1550, man the max I’ve gotten was 1100

[@winchenzo6924]

how many correct answers do you have for each sections mate??

[@hajimeville]

Your contents (on KZbin & Teachable site) must be saving a great number of students. Keep us going through. Thanks for your effort.

[@preppros]

I'm glad you find our channel and our Ultimate SAT Course so helpful!

[@orangeflowerns]

These are nice questions for practicing.

[@mika6575]

i literally never leave comments on videos but i just wanna say this was sooo helpful thank you so much 😭😭 i'll be taking the dsat in may (my first time ever taking the sat) and i'm very nervous.... but this helped a lot!!! thank u again :)

[@zerintasnim115]

how was your xm ?

[@karaladybug2266]

thank you sir 😄😊

[@Astro2035DD]

what a cool .big thanks

[@user-fk2zp2hf6c]

there is another way to solve the quadratic function on desmos . press insert table and write everything there, then write y1~ax1^2+bx1+c. easier and better

[@preppros]

That's a great desmos hack!

[@Ataraxiabby]

I did it all right!!😆😆Hope to get a 800 in math

[@Weatherr]

2:38 on the digital sat you can just let x = a and plug (320/7)=x(16/7) and desmos will graphically give you of x which is a

[@ohtoricp3272]

I can't lie for the a + cd question I just made up values for a c d and x and substituted them all into the given answers one after the other, before arriving at C

[@Toptier-qn5yk]

hello... i am here after taking the digital sat today, and I would like to say that the math test is very difficult especially in the second module as compared to princeton or bluebook

[@skerete7968]

Can you be more specific please?😅

[@trotfoxpvp2061]

12:40 easy workaround, since you know n> 25, the cost for the first 25 people would be a constant. Multiply the cost by 25 and see which one matches, in this case b

[@select7264]

But the right answer was A

[@preppros]

You don't want to do that. That's how they have intentionally created the trap wrong answer, which in this case is B.

[@FevenDereje-sy5uz]

Thanks so much 🙏🙏🙏🙏I really appreciate you, I have an exam soon and I will follow your programs. Keep it up.I have not been able to find many articles due to lack of resources, but I have seen your video, what do you recommend?🥺🥺🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@preppros]

Hi, I am not completely sure of your question, but I would strongly recommend my Ultimate SAT Course, which will provide lessons teaching all of the concepts on the test and over 2,000 practice questions to get you ready for your Digital SAT. www.preppros.io/sat-course

[@FevenDereje-sy5uz]

@@preppros How can I get your SAT Mass book I can't buy it like other students, I have sat exam in June because I can't afford it, so how can I get your book, is there any way you can help me?🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@serena0702]

Thank you so much for this helpful video! I noticed that the questions in your are similar to the ones I encountered in the may trial and wanted to buy the book so bad, but unfortunately it won't arrive on time before the June trial, any advice?

[@preppros]

You can buy a PDF copy directly from us and get your copy right away at this link: preppros.teachable.com/p/my-downloadable-110389.

[@aahanaj07]

24:53 in g(x) isnt the y intercept 33*0.16?

[@adamgulcan1331]

in the first question, shudn't we put the -12 beside the f(x) in the left hand ?

[@flagman45]

ah yes ill just use desmos on my SAT! Thanks!!

[@onlyphysical8139]

The digital SAT gives you desmos to your advantage

[@katie3913]

For question #5, wouldn't it be easier/more efficient to plug in both equations into Desmos, put "p" as a slider, and then adjust "p" until the two lines are parallel?

[@preppros]

Hi, you could use the slider but if the answer choice is a fraction such as 5/13 (0.385) the likelihood of you being able to find the correct answer with the slider is pretty low. According to the international students I worked with, who have been taking the Digital SAT for over a year, answer choices like those have been quite common for more difficult questions. So I would use it as a last line of defense if you were stuck on how to solve the question without the slider.

[@sarahemadz]

can u pls explain the trick for finding the slope in a system of equation using -a/b? i keep getting 1/12 and I don't know how to get to 6 from that

[@preppros]

In the form ax+by=c you can find the slope using -a/b. For most students, I teach this trick in part by having them take that equation and put it into y= form which will show you why it works. Hope this clears it up!

[@showtime.jacobb3259]

Can you explain that last portion of your answer for the final question? I dont understand why you set your answer to the answer choice?

[@preppros]

I was setting the value equal to the answer choices because we know since it's an upwards facing parabola the value of a must be positive. The answers are giving the values of a+b+c and we solved in terms of a so using those answer choices we need a positive value. Hope this clarifies it! It's a super tricky question and may take watching the explanation back through with this in mind to click. Hope this clears it up though!

[@adnansrour8790]

​@@preppros how does the parabola having a vertex 9,-14 verify that the parabola is upwards

[@JM_TU]

How did you get 91/7 when 13 +75=88?

[@giialiinh]

Im living outside the US, how can i purchase your book? :( i want to buy the pdf version of your book

[@preppros]

Hi, you can get a PDF copy here: preppros.teachable.com/p/my-downloadable-110389

[@user-ux8gf1fd6n]

why did you circle B in 27:16 (I believe the correct one is A)?

[@preppros]

Did you watch the explanation before as well as the desmos explanation after? I explained in depth why A is a trap answer and B is correct. I'd recommend rewatching the explanation and if the first part doesn't click, then hopefully the desmos approach will make sense.

[@user-ux8gf1fd6n]

@@preppros thank u, I think I was tired and mistaken between the 2 graphs.

[@wmougon8425]

On the 3rd question why do you subtract the 4 from the y-intercept instead of adding it?

[@MathwithWaqasShah]

bcz in the question it was asked to find the y intercept of y=f(x) not of y=f(x) +4. thats why 4 is shifted on the other side of the equation means f(x)=y-4. i hope it would have helped

[@fishydangerous1367]

15:00

[@hqs9585]

20:19 Hoe do you know that ab/57 is the product of the solutions prior to solving the problem i.e. factoring the expression you will get (57x+a)(x+b) =0, then X1 = a/57, and X2 =-b, now you have (-a/57)(-b) =ab/57 = k ab, then k = 1/57.

[@preppros]

Hi, I think you missed the important tip. When a quadratic is expressed in ax^2+bx+c form the product of the solutions is c/a which lets me jump all of the steps that otherwise need to be taken. Lots of little formulas and tricks like this that you can learn to make SAT math far easier. Hope this clears it up!

[@notsew7742]

Mannnn they didn't teach me any of this.

[@user-ni8ub6oc4s]

Bro, same here... I live in Panama, where we have one of the worst education systems in the world. I'm in my eleventh year, and I haven't been taught many of these things.

[@fabtube7177]

Im cooked

[@trentbateman]

Me tooooooo….im well done

[@LanaPerez-uo7tb]

Sameee, mine is in june 1st😭😭 Im cooked idek how to use desmos Ill just guess and get a tutor

[@jalter325]

me too bruh

[@rodrigoflores7020]

Same

[@ArshitSharma-po7qz]

LOW VOLUME!!

[@kathrinewells9072]

Thank you so much! It helps a lot!!! 🤍