SAT Practice Test 7, Section 5: Questions 1 - 5

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1. Correct answer: (E)

Given:
2, 6, 14, 30, …
The 1 st term is 2
Each number after the first is obtained by adding 1 to the preceding number and then doubling the result

To find:
The 6^th number in the sequence

Solution:
Topic(s): Number sequence problems

We can continue by calculating the 5^th term from the 4^th term and so on
5^th term: 2(30 + 1) = 62
6^th term: 2(62 + 1) =126

Answer: (E) 126

2. Correct answer: (E)

Given:
a(x + y) = 45
ax = 15

To find:
The value of ay

Solution:
Topic(s): Isolate variable

a(x + y) = 45
ax + ay = 45
15 + ay = 45
ay = 30

Answer: (E) 30

3. Correct answer: (B)

Given:
The figure of the speedometer

To find:
The speed in miles per hour, indicated by the needle position

Solution:
Looking at the miles per hour speedometer, we find that the values from 30 to 60 are divided into 4 segments.

This means that each segment is = 7.5 miles per hour.

The needle is at the first segment after 30. So, it is at 30 + 7.5 = 37.5

Answer: (B) 37.5

4. Correct answer: (C)

To find:
The number of different positive 3-digit integers that can be formed if the three digits 4, 5, and 6 must be used in each of the integer

Solution:
Topic(s): Permutations

We can use the permutation formula. The number of possible ways to arrange 3 digits would be 3 × 2 × 1 = 6

Answer: (C) 6

5. Correct answer: (B)

Given:
The figure
Each rectangular face has area r
Each triangular face has area t

To find:
The total surface area in terms of r and t

Solution:
In the figure, there are 3 rectangular faces and 2 triangular faces.

The total surface area is 3r + 2t

Answer: (B) 3r + 2t