The number of North American children who are obese—that is, who have more body fat than do 85 percent of North Ameri...
May 20, 2024
Questions Involving Math
There are two kinds of tests one can take for law school. One of them involves math, the other one was harder, but had no math: LSAT. LSAT supposedly was harder but had no math, which is why I chose it. I am still glad I chose it, but clearly, there's math. Do you have any advice for how to tackle the math questions on LSAT that trip me up every time, without...having to study math? I am language person. LOL I realize I am overreaching here... :))
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The good news is that math questions aren't about math. They're about basic numeracy, but primarily logical reasoning. You're never going to be asked to do anything beyond fifth grade level math (almost always knowing the difference between a percent and an absolute), and the math we are asked to understand is almost always in furtherance of understanding a logical flaw. That's what we have here. Obesity is defined here as being in the top 15 percent: so if the overall number of obese people has increased, then the overall population must have increased. I would always be on the lookout for percentages V absolutes when you see a percent
