Step by step
The question
Question: type −101/8 as an SAT answer.
−1018
1 Count the characters
The answer box takes 6 characters.
−101/8 has 6.
It fits.
A negative answer gets one more character, for the minus sign.
−101/8: 6 characters, up to 6 fit
2 Type it in
We type −101/8.
101 ÷ 8 is −12.625.
It fits in the box too.
So −12.625 also works: it is the same number.
101 ÷ 8 = 12.625 also OK
Let's look back.
First: count the characters.
Last: type it in.
Answer
101 ÷ 8 = 12.625 also OK