Digital SAT · Math section
SAT Math Topics and Practice
The Math half of the digital SAT runs as two adaptive modules of 22 questions, 35 minutes each, and lands on a 200 to 800 score. This page maps everything the section tests: four domains, nineteen skills, and free regenerating practice for each one.
- 2 adaptive modules
- 22 questions per module
- 35 minutes per module
- Scored 200 to 800
- Calculator allowed throughout
How the Math section works
You get 44 questions in two sittings of 22. Module 1 mixes easy and medium questions for everyone. The app grades it on the spot, and your result decides which Module 2 you receive: a harder set that keeps the full 200 to 800 range open, or an easier set that caps the score you can reach.
Timing is 35 minutes per module, 70 in total, which averages about 95 seconds per question. A calculator is allowed the entire time, and the Desmos graphing calculator is built into the testing app itself, the same one Satified embeds. Most questions are multiple choice with four options; about a quarter ask you to type the answer yourself.
Four domains, nineteen skills
College Board draws every SAT Math question from four official domains, and their weights barely move from test to test, so your study plan should be weighted the same way. Every card below opens focused, regenerating practice for one skill.
Algebra: about 35% of the test
The heart of the section, roughly 15 of your 44 questions, all of it linear. If you want the fastest score gains, they are here. Start with the SAT Algebra practice hub for the full picture.
Skill 1 of 5
Linear equations in one variable
One unknown on both sides of an equals sign, plus the special cases with no solution or infinitely many.
Skill 2 of 5
Linear equations in two variables
Lines in context: build the equation from a story and read slope and intercepts as real quantities.
Skill 3 of 5
Linear functions
Work with f(x) = mx + b across tables, graphs, and word problems, and interpret m and b.
Skill 4 of 5
Linear inequalities
Solve inequalities in one and two variables, flip the sign correctly, and pick the right shaded region.
Skill 5 of 5
Systems of two linear equations
Find where two lines cross, or reason about how many solutions the pair has without solving.
Advanced Math: about 35% of the test
Quadratics, exponentials, polynomials, and radical expressions, roughly 15 questions per test. The hard second module leans on this domain heavily, so it effectively gates scores above 700. The SAT Advanced Math practice hub breaks down why.
Skill 1 of 3
Equivalent expressions
Factor, expand, and rewrite algebraic expressions until you can spot two forms of the same thing.
Skill 2 of 3
Nonlinear equations and systems
Solve quadratic, radical, rational, and absolute value equations, and systems where a line meets a curve.
Skill 3 of 3
Nonlinear functions
Parabolas and exponential models: vertices, intercepts, growth factors, and transformations.
Problem Solving and Data Analysis: about 15% of the test
The reading heavy domain: around 7 questions built from tables, charts, and long word problems. The arithmetic is friendly; the setups are not. Details live at the Problem Solving and Data Analysis hub.
Skill 1 of 7
Ratios, rates, and units
Proportional reasoning, rate comparisons, and unit conversions that hide inside word problems.
Skill 2 of 7
Percentages
Percent of a number, percent change, and reverse questions that ask for the original amount.
Skill 3 of 7
One variable data
Mean, median, range, and standard deviation, read from lists, dot plots, and histograms.
Skill 4 of 7
Two variable data
Scatterplots and lines of best fit, and what a fitted slope says about the two quantities.
Skill 5 of 7
Probability
Probabilities from frequency tables and counts, including conditional questions.
Skill 6 of 7
Inference and margin of error
What a sample estimate lets you conclude about a population, and how sure you get to be.
Skill 7 of 7
Statistical claims
Sampling methods, experiments versus observation, and which conclusions a design supports.
Geometry and Trigonometry: about 15% of the test
Tied for the smallest domain, about 7 questions, usually placed late in each module. A reference sheet supplies the formulas, but recognizing which one applies is on you. See the Geometry and Trigonometry hub for the patterns.
Skill 1 of 4
Area and volume
Areas, surfaces, and volumes, including composite figures built from simple ones.
Skill 2 of 4
Lines, angles, and triangles
Angle relationships from parallel lines, triangle angle sums, congruence, and similarity.
Skill 3 of 4
Right triangles and trigonometry
The Pythagorean theorem, sine, cosine, and tangent, and the special right triangles.
Skill 4 of 4
Circles
Circle equations in the plane, arc length, sector area, and inscribed angles.
SAT Math section FAQ
- How long is SAT Math and how many questions?
- 70 minutes for 44 questions, split into two modules of 22 questions and 35 minutes each. You take it right after the Reading and Writing section.
- What does adaptive actually mean here?
- Module 1 is the same mix for everyone. The app scores it immediately and routes you to one of two second modules. Do well and Module 2 gets harder while the whole 200 to 800 range stays reachable; otherwise you get a gentler module with a capped ceiling.
- Can I use a calculator on every question?
- Yes. The digital SAT allows a calculator for the entire Math section and embeds Desmos directly in the app. Satified gives you the identical calculator so the habit transfers.
- What score range does the Math section use?
- It reports 200 to 800, which is half of your 1600 composite. Wrong answers cost nothing beyond the missed points, so never leave a question blank.
Put the map to work
Reading about the section will not move your score; reps will. Pick a domain, or open the study app and let the filters do it.