The Must Know SAT Math Words

When I took the math portion of the SAT, there was one type of question I was not looking forward to—the word problems. With symbols, numbers, variables, equations, and words all combined into one, these problems were stacked with different types of information so much so that my head would literally burst trying to figure what the question was even asking me. It wasn't until grinding problem after problem that I began seeing a pattern and figuring out a strategy in getting these word problems correct.

The Strategy that Helped me:

The best strategy that helped me was translating key words into math. When I cyphered though a word problem, I would cross of the key terms I knew referenced a math concept, and replace it with a math symbol I was aware of. That way, I was sort of condensing this long, verbose word problem into this pseudo-algebraic statement that I could understand.

Math Keyword List:

So here is a comprehensive list of the most important SAT key words that I created to get the math word problems under check. I formed the list based on the 8 SAT practice tests and almost all the old math SAT practice exams that I had took in order to provide a comprehensive list to help you conquer the SAT math word problems.