SAT Practice Test 2, Section 3: Questions 16 - 20

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11. Correct answer: (A)

Given:

To find:

Solution:

Translate ‘of’ as ‘×’

Answer: (A) 70

12. Correct answer: (E)

Given:
A square box is divided into 6 compartments
Each of the rectangles D, E and F has twice the area of each of the equal squares A, B and C

To find:
The probability that a marble dropped will fall into compartment F

Solution:
Topic(s): Probability

If we take the areas of A, B and C to be n each then the areas of D, E and F will be 2n.

Altogether, the areas would be n + n + n + 2n + 2n +2n = 9n

Area of F = 2n

Probabilty of it falling in F would be

Answer: (E)

13. Correct answer: (E)

Given:
a and b are odd integers

To find:
The expression(s) that must be odd integer(s)

Solution:
Topic(s): Even and odd numbers

Refer to the rules regarding operations on even and odd numbers

Since a is an odd numbers then, a + 1 is even

Check out each of the statement to find out which gives an odd number:

I. (a + 1) b → Even × Odd = Even (no)

II. (a + 1) + b → Even + Odd = Odd (yes)

III. (a + 1) – b → Even – Odd = Odd (yes)

Answer: (E) II and III

14. Correct answer: (D)

Given:
The decimal number 5.1011001000100001 …
After the decimal point, the first 1 is followed by one 0
the second 1 is followed by two 0’s and so on

To find:
Total number of 0’s between the 98th to the 101st ones

Solution:
Topic(s): Number sequence problem

Try to detect the pattern

After 1st one → 1 zero
After 2nd one → 2 zeros
.
.
.
After 98th one → 98 zeros
After 99th one → 99 zeros
After 100th one → 100 zeros
(Stop here; do not include the zeros after 101st one)

Total number of zeros from 98th one to 101st one is 98 + 99 + 100 = 297

Answer: (D) 297

15. Correct answer: (D)

Given:
f(x) =

To find:
The value of f(2)

Solution:
Substitute x = 2 into

Answer: (D)