SAT Practice Test 2, Section 9: Questions 1 - 5

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1. Correct answer: (C)

Given:
Starts with same number of boys and girls on a school bus
At the first stop, 4 boys got off
Then, there are twice as many girls as boys on the bus

To find:
The number of girls on the bus

Solution:
Topic(s): Integer problems

Let x = girls

x – 4 = boys (4 boys got off the bus)

Twice as many girls as boys.

x = 2(x – 4)
x = 2x – 8
x = 8

Answer: (C) 8

2. Correct answer: (D)

To find:
The graph of a linear function with a negative slope and positive y-intercept

Solution:
Topic(s): Equation of a line

A negative slope means that the line will slope down from left to right. This eliminates (A) and (B).

A positive y-intercept means that the line will intersect the y-axis at a positive value. This eliminates (C) and (E). The correct answer is then (D).

Answer: (D)

3. Correct answer: (B)

Given:
A price list

To find:
Approximate cost of donut in a box of 6

Solution:

Number of Donuts	Total Price
1	$0.40
Box of 6	$1.89
Box of 12	$3.59

For a box of 6, the cost per donut would be

The closest approximation is 0.30

Answer: (B) $0.30

4. Correct answer: (B)

Given:
A price list

To find:
Least amount of money needed to buy 21 donuts

Solution:
In order, to purchase 21 donuts with the least amount of money we would need to buy the cheaper packages whenever possible.

21 = 12 + 6 + 3

We need to buy 1 box of 12, 1 box of 6 and 3 single donuts.

Box of 12 = $3.59
Box of 6 = $1.89

3 donuts = 3 × $0.40 = $1.20

Total cost = $3.59 + $1.89 + $1.20 = $6.68

Answer: (B) $6.68

 

5. Correct answer: (C)

Given:
Graph of function h

To find:
h(5)

Solution:
Topic(s): Coordinate geometry

Read the graph at x = 5.

Draw a vertical line from x = 5 to the graph.

Draw a horizontal line from that point on the graph to the y-axis.

It meets the y-axis at 3

Answer: (C) 3