Monday 200 375
Tuesday 245 330
Wednesday 255 340
Thursday 250 315
Friday 225 360Here’s How to Read It
If you want to find the number of computers produced on Tuesday morning, you can start in the Morning
Shift column and look down until you find the number in the row that says “Tuesday,” or you can start in
the row for Tuesday and look to the right until you find the Morning Shift column. Either way, the result is
- Some tables will give you totals in the bottom row and/or the right-most column, but sometimes you
will need to find the totals yourself by adding up all the numbers in each row or in each column. More
complicated tables will have more categories listed in rows and/or columns, or the tables may even
contain extraneous information.
Give this one a try.
3.Computer production at a factory occurs during two shifts, as shown in the chart above.If computers are produced only during the morning and afternoon shifts, on which of the
following pairs of days is the greatest total number of computers produced?
A) Monday and Thursday
B) Tuesday and Thursday
C) Wednesday and Friday
D) Tuesday and FridayHere’s How to Crack It
This is a perfect calculator question. Just add the morning shift and the afternoon shift for each day and
see which total is the greatest. Write each total down next to the day on the chart, so you don’t have to
keep track of it all in your head. Monday is 200 + 375 = 575, Tuesday is 245 + 330 = 575, Wednesday is
255 + 340 = 595, Thursday is 250 + 315 = 565, and Friday is 225 + 360 = 585. According to these
calculations, Wednesday and Friday have the two greatest totals, so the greatest number of computers is
produced on those two days together, making (C) the right answer.
Figure Facts
Every time you encounter a figure or graphic on the SAT, you should make sure you understand how to
read it by checking the following things: