Mr. Levy's 2026 FRQ Solutions
Full step-by-step walkthroughs for every question
Here's a summary of student reactions from Reddit's r/APStudents — you are not alone in how you felt.
The most upvoted comments across the thread were all about the same thing: not enough time for the FRQs. Writing out conditions, showing work, and adding context to every answer takes a long time — and many students left FRQ 3, 4, or 6 incomplete. You were not alone.
Most students found the MC section doable, with several finishing with time to spare. There were a handful of questions that generated a lot of post-exam debate. Students also widely agreed that one particular answer choice was the funniest line to ever appear on an AP exam — if you know, you know.
There were at least 2–3 distinct forms (East Coast vs. West Coast). Most students reported these FRQs:
| # | Topic | What students said |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Distribution comparison (stem-leaf / giraffes or goats) | Generally straightforward. Key feature was bimodal shape. Many felt they over-complicated it. |
| 2 | Rose bushes — significance testing (α = 0.05) | Mostly smooth. Null was rejected; treatment significantly increased roses grown. |
| 3 | Geometric probability (baseball game song) | ⚠ Hardest FRQ nationally. Geometric mean & SD formulas were on the reference sheet — many missed this. Parts C & D widely left blank. |
| 4 | Two-sample t-test (orange tree fertilizers / athletes) | Most got it right. Most students correctly identified the right procedure and reached the same conclusion. |
| 5 | Chi-square test (sports × age groups) | Major national debate about whether chi-square was appropriate — see Hot Debates below. |
| 6 | Regression CI / investigative task (LSRL) | Required finding a confidence interval for a predicted value. Final part asked why one margin of error was larger than the other. Many students ran out of time here. |
FRQs felt doable, MCQ was manageable. Expecting 4–5. Main pain: the clock.
Got through 3–4 FRQs well. Blanked on geometric probability. Manifesting a 3.
Left multiple FRQs blank. Hoping the curve is generous. One person forgot their calculator entirely.
Bonus: students across the country noticed that every single FRQ seemed to involve plants or sports. The FRQ writers had a theme going this year.
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