Can you answer this math question from a practice test for the SAT?

[Erich Bloodaxe BSN]

2. You got it, but yeah, they allow calculators to be used on the SAT now.

So doing that question in under 75 seconds (or even under 30) is pretty straightforward IF you understand what the question is saying. And that's what the article's about, how the questions are being worded in ways that are more confusing for english as a second language folks.

Still, ESOL types are going to have a definite disadvantage on any timed test. In our nursing classes, second language students tended to be given more time to finish the tests, which didn't bother the rest of us, since what you actually DO in nursing doesn't usually involve a ton of reading when time is tight.