What should I prioritize in the Math Destroyer?

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Hi all.

I've gone through most of the Math destroyer and I've noticed that there seems to be a difficulty spike in the types of questions asked after test 10. At least to me.

Math is my worst subject going into the DAT so far. I had a slight amount of trouble with the first 10 tests but it was still manageable. (I could do a lot of them but I still had trouble with a few) However when I got to test 11 and everything after, I felt like I couldn't do any of the problems at all and I always had to resort to checking the answer key.

With my test in 2 weeks, should I focus on the first on mastering what was covered in the first 10 tests or should I attempt to learn whats being taught in test 11 and on? Also, is the difficulty on the actual DAT closer to the first 10 tests or 11+?

Thank you guys for your help!
 
Don't worry at all! I felt exactly the same way.

I used Math Destroyer 2014, and thought tests #1-5 were fairly easy.

I got to test #6-7 and thought the difficulty increased, but was still manageable.

I got to around #10, and I was like....holy cow! It definitely kept my confidence in check (by destroying it). Of the 16 tests provided, I only finished up until #11/12.

I never went back to go over the problems I got wrong. While I was going through each exam, I made sure to spend enough time to understand how to approach it. I think most of the time, the same type of problem would pop up on subsequent exams, so there was never a need for me to go back.

If you've managed to get through 1-10 understanding 90-95% of the problems, I think you'll be fine. Still try to push through the rest of the exams (I was still trying to finish as many as I could), since Math Destroyer tends to test the same overall concepts/problem types with increasing difficulty. This will only drill in the concepts even further.
 
Don't worry at all! I felt exactly the same way.

I used Math Destroyer 2014, and thought tests #1-5 were fairly easy.

I got to test #6-7 and thought the difficulty increased, but was still manageable.

I got to around #10, and I was like....holy cow! It definitely kept my confidence in check (by destroying it). Of the 16 tests provided, I only finished up until #11/12.

I never went back to go over the problems I got wrong. While I was going through each exam, I made sure to spend enough time to understand how to approach it. I think most of the time, the same type of problem would pop up on subsequent exams, so there was never a need for me to go back.

If you've managed to get through 1-10 understanding 90-95% of the problems, I think you'll be fine. Still try to push through the rest of the exams (I was still trying to finish as many as I could), since Math Destroyer tends to test the same overall concepts/problem types with increasing difficulty. This will only drill in the concepts even further.
Gets way easier after like 12 or 13 so I recommend doing those if you're avoiding harder ones (to the OP)
 
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