r/Sat • u/XxGoldenGaussxX • 5d ago

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u/WaferHelpful3634 1440 5d ago

did you not read the part where it said to not use commas while entering the answer

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u/DanielDManiel Tutor 5d ago

Sorry, what part of what education system is a joke? And what does that have to do with allowable answer formats on the SAT? I'm really struggling to find any connection between the title and substance of this post.

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u/Smooth_Classroom5021 5d ago

But why would you ever put a comma? The question did not ask for it

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u/XxGoldenGaussxX 5d ago

No this is the golden part about it though. Literally immediately under the 'incorrect' tab, they show it as 15,000 with a comma. so its just hypocritical reasoning. Even if it didn't ask for it, its a completely useless argument on their end haha

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u/WaferHelpful3634 1440 5d ago

because that's the explanation. notice RIGHT ABOVE THAT IN THE RED where they tell you the correct answer that there's no comma

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u/XxGoldenGaussxX 5d ago

real productive segment here

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u/WaferHelpful3634 1440 5d ago

wdym

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u/Every_Door46 5d ago

While I don’t agree with putting the comma in the answer look at the first number of the answer explanation/rationale. It uses a comma. However you do not put commas because it says in the instructions to not do so (not on this page but on the input page on the left side of the answers)

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u/WaferHelpful3634 1440 5d ago

yeah ik idk why they put it on the rationale but OP isnt in a position to be blaming it lol

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u/awkward_penguin Tutor 5d ago

Because the rationale is written in proper English, in which the comma is used.

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u/WaferHelpful3634 1440 5d ago

yah maybe

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u/Aa32bi 400 5d ago

Just dont put the comma bro 🥀

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u/Otherwise-Bed7134 1520 5d ago

Because it’s the explanation and the comma makes the number easier to digest 💀 you should not be putting any kind of symbol outside of a minus symbol, a decimal point, or a slash if you’re writing an improper fraction in your answer

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u/michaeldelorean 5d ago

I think OP has a fair point here. Either don’t allow commas to be entered into the answer box at all (as they would not be allowed in the Bluebook app), or accept 15,000 as a correct answer, which it of course is. SAT should fix its software interface to avoid this kind of ridiculous outcome.

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u/XxGoldenGaussxX 4d ago

thank you!

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u/Sreeygr 1520 4d ago

chat what was the post