Sat math Essentials

H o w I s t h e S AT S c o r e d ?
SAT scores range from 600–2400. You can score a min-
imum of 200 and a maximum of 800 on each subject:
math, critical reading, and writing.
A computer scores the math questions. For the
multiple-choice math questions, the computer counts
the number of correct answers and gives one point for
each. Then it counts your incorrect answers and
deducts one-quarter point from the total of your cor-
rect answers. For the grid-in math questions, the com-
puter counts the number of correct answers and gives
one point for each. No points are subtracted for incor-
rect answers to the grid-in questions. If the score that
results from the subtraction is a fraction of a point,
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TA K I N G T H E S AT
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Four Steps to Scoring 
Math Questions on the SAT
For multiple-choice questions:
1.
Correct answers are added: 1 point for each correct answer.
2.
Incorrect answers are subtracted: 
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point for each wrong answer.
3.
Your raw score is the result of adding correct answers, subtracting incorrect answers, and then
rounding the result to the nearest whole number. 
For grid-in questions:
1.
Right answers are added: 1 point for each correct answer.
2.
Wrong answers receive zero points: No points are subtracted.
3.
Your raw score is the total number of correct answers.
Once questions are scored, raw scores are converted to scaled scores, using an equating process.
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your score is rounded to the nearest whole number.
Your raw score for the math sections is then converted
to a scaled score (between 200 and 800), using the sta-
tistical process of equating.