This was Question #2 on the UCSD remedial math placement quiz: How many coins did Sarah have? No tricks. No advanced math. Just basic addition. And yet, 21% of students got this question wrong at University of California San Diego. The Perfect Score Tutor walks through how to approach the problem and explains why results like this are so concerning at a major STEM institution. When foundational skills aren’t solid, students struggle long before calculus or physics ever enter the picture. If you

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