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SAT Learning LabFocused strategy practice
Focused Lab 6 · Cross-section

Data and Graph Decoder

Read the display before you reach for the calculator.

Tables and graphs are not decorations. Their titles, axes, units, scales, and patterns tell you what operation—or what claim—the question actually requires. Decode first. Calculate second.

TablesTrendsBar comparisonsScatterplotsRatesScale & units
1
Scan the frameRead the title, axes, units, labels, and scale before touching the numbers.
2
Name the jobDecide whether you need a value, difference, rate, trend, comparison, or supported claim.
3
Use only what mattersPull the relevant values and calculate—or interpret—without being distracted by the rest.

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Case 1 of 6Guided Decode
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Data display

Question

Decode the display

What is the correct reading plan before you calculate or choose a claim?

Step 1

Answer the question

Now use the values, pattern, scale, or relationship that matters.

Step 2
Choose one answer.
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Display decoded

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