SAT Practice Test 6, Section 3: Questions 16 - 18

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16. Correct answer: 5

Given:
The figure

To find:
Area of shaded square

Solution:
Topic(s): Complementary angles, ASA rule

x and y are complementary angles.

We can deduce that the unshaded triangles are congruent because of the ASA rule. This means the length of AB = CD = 2

Using Pythagoras theorem, we can calculate AC

Area of the shaded square =

Answer: 5

17. Correct answer: 11

Given:

To find:
The value of k

Solution:
Topic(s): Symbol problems

13 + k has a remainder of 2 & k = 13 – 2 = 11

Answer: 11

18. Correct answer: 3/8, .375

Given:
Average test scores of a class of p students = 70
Average test scores of a class of n students = 92
When scores of both classes are combined, the average score = 86

To find:
The value of

Solution:
Topic(s): Statistics

Let s be the sum of the scores of the first class
t be the sum of the scores of the second class

SumOfTerms = Average × NumberOfTerms

s = 70n
t = 92p

Combined average score

Answer: