Build your math skill
Solve math faster.
Learn one shortcut at a time on YouTube, then practice it here with 10 fresh problems every day, built for SAT® and ACT® math.
This week's challenge closes T−0d 00h 00m
How it works
Watch, practice, improve
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Watch the trick
Each Short shows one test-style problem, pauses so you can try it, then shows the fast way.
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Practice daily
Ten problems a day, the same set for everyone, with the trick shown after each answer.
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Take the weekly
Ten harder problems each week. Post your result code under our latest YouTube Short.
Your orbit
Start with the test, then go beyond it
Two series, one new trick every day.
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SAT Elite
Fast tricks for top SAT® and ACT® math scores, plus a weekly challenge.
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Elite Math
Beyond the test: harder precalculus and competition-style problems, every Saturday.
Daily practice
Ten problems. Every day. Same for everyone.
Linear equations, percents, slopes, systems, ratios and functions, the topics that show up most on SAT® and ACT® math. Answer each problem, then see the shortcut.
- Problems10 multiple choice
- TimeAbout 5 minutes
- New setEvery midnight, Pacific Time
Weekly challenge · this week
Put your skill to the test.
Ten harder problems with no hints until the end. Everyone gets the same set all week, so scores compare fairly. Warm up with daily practice first.
- Problems10, harder than daily
- Closes inT−0d 00h 00m
- Finish the challenge to get your result code.
- Post the code in the comments of our latest YouTube Short.
- Compare your score with other viewers.
On YouTube
One problem. One trick. About a minute.
A new Short every day at 2 pm Pacific: SAT Elite from Sunday to Friday, Elite Math on Saturdays. One problem, one shortcut you can use on test day.
SAT Elite · Sunday to Friday
- Quadratics: sum of solutions = −b ÷ a
- Percents: multiply the multipliers
- Systems: add the equations
- Lines: slope = −A ÷ B
- Averages: use totals
- Parabolas: vertex x = −b ÷ (2a)
- Exponents: split the exponent
- Quadratics: count solutions with b² − 4ac
More tricks on YouTube.
Elite Math · Saturdays
- Functions: check both ends
- Polynomials: plug in 1
- Inverses: what input gives 7?
More tricks on YouTube.
The first correct answer in each Short's comments (with how you got it, for Shorts from Nov 22) can get a spot on the SAT Elite Board or the Elite Math Board, updated weekly.