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SAT Practice Test 7, Section 2: Questions 11 - 15




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11. Correct answer: 875

Given:

for all positive integers x, y and z

To find:
The value of


Solution:



=
103 − 53
= 1000 − 125
= 875

Answer: 875

12. Correct answer: 2, 3

Given:
The figure
PQST is a rectangle
URST is a square
PU = 5
UT is a positive number
Area of PQST must be more than 10 but less than 30

To find:
One possible value of UT

Solution:
Topic(s): Area of rectangle

Let x = UT
10 < area of PQST < 30
10 < x(x + 5) < 30

We need to find one integer value for x that will fit the range.

For example
Let x = 2.
x(x + 5)
= 2( 2 + 5)
=14

x can also be 3
Let x = 3.
x(x + 5)
= 3( 3 + 5)
=24

Answer: 2 or 3




13. Correct answer: 36
Given:

of the balloons are red
There are half as many green balloons, as there are red balloons
There are 18 blue balloons

To find:
The number of balloons

Solution:
Let x = number of balloons in the box

Answer: 36

14. Correct answer: 12

Given:
Points P, Q and R lie on a line l
Points S, T, U and V lie on a different line that is parallel to line l

To find:
The total number of different lines that can be drawn so that each line contains exactly 2 of the 7 points

Solution:
In order to draw the line, we need one point from P, Q or R and another point from S, T, U or V.
The total number of possible selections would be 3 × 4 = 12

Answer: 12

15. Correct answer: 5

Given:
2x + 2x + 2 x+ 2x = 27

To find:
The value of x

Solution:
Topic(s): Exponents

(Be careful, we can only add the exponents when we are multiplying bases that are equal)

Answer: 5



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