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Percentages

Successive 20% discounts do not equal a 40% discount, yet many students fall for that trap and lose points. Percentages on the SAT reward precision across realistic scenarios.

Expect questions on percent change, compound percentage applications, determining what percent one number is of another, and reversing a percentage to find the starting value. Translate "percent" to "/100" immediately, apply changes step-by-step instead of just adding them, and test your answer by working backward to catch common errors.