SAT Math · Domain 3 of 4

Problem-Solving and Data Analysis

Problem-Solving and Data Analysis tests the maths you use to make sense of real information: ratios, rates, percentages, statistics, probability and how to judge a study. It makes up about 15% of the Math section, around 5 to 7 questions, and most of them are set in everyday or scientific contexts.

About 15% of SAT Math5 to 7 questions7 skillsFree, no sign-up
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The 7 Problem-Solving and Data Analysis skills

Every skill has an interactive lesson with a challenge at the end, plus a topic drill with worked explanations, drawn from the same question bank as the diagnostic.

  1. Ratios, rates and proportions
  2. Percentages
  3. One-variable data
  4. Two-variable data
  5. Probability
  6. Inference and margin of error
  7. Evaluating statistical claims

Drill the whole domain

A timed topic drill mixes questions from every Problem-Solving and Data Analysis skill, with a worked explanation after each answer. For a gap that needs hands-on help, a tutor who took the SAT recently can work through it with you one to one.

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