Question ID dba8d38a

Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Algebra Systems of two

linear equations in
two variables

ID: dba8d38a

A petting zoo sells two types of tickets. The standard ticket, for admission only,
costs $5. The premium ticket, which includes admission and food to give to the
animals, costs $12. One Saturday, the petting zoo sold a total of 250 tickets and
collected a total of $2,300 from ticket sales. Which of the following systems of
equations can be used to find the number of standard tickets, s, and premium
tickets, p, sold on that Saturday?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: dba8d38a Answer

Correct Answer: A

Rationale

Choice A is correct. It’s given that the petting zoo sells two types of tickets, standard and premium, and that s represents the
number of standard tickets sold and p represents the number of premium tickets sold. It’s also given that the petting zoo
sold 250 tickets on one Saturday; thus, . It’s also given that each standard ticket costs $5 and each premium
ticket costs $12. Thus, the amount collected in ticket sales can be represented by for standard tickets and for
premium tickets. On that Saturday the petting zoo collected a total of $2,300 from ticket sales; thus, .
These two equations are correctly represented in choice A.

Choice B is incorrect. The second equation in the system represents the cost per standard ticket as $12, not $5, and the cost
per premium ticket as $5, not $12. Choices C and D are incorrect. The equations represent the total collected from standard
and premium ticket sales as $250, not $2,300, and the total number of standard and premium tickets sold as $2,300, not
$250. Additionally, the first equation in choice D represents the cost per standard ticket as $12, not $5, and the cost per
premium ticket as $5, not $12.
Question Difficulty: Easy
Question ID 64c85440
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Algebra Linear inequalities

in one or two
variables

ID: 64c85440

In North America, the standard width of a parking space is at least 7.5 feet and no
more than 9.0 feet. A restaurant owner recently resurfaced the restaurant’s parking
lot and wants to determine the number of parking spaces, n, in the parking lot that
could be placed perpendicular to a curb that is 135 feet long, based on the
standard width of a parking space. Which of the following describes all the
possible values of n ?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: 64c85440 Answer

Correct Answer: D

Rationale

Choice D is correct. Placing the parking spaces with the minimum width of 7.5 feet gives the maximum possible number of

parking spaces. Thus, the maximum number that can be placed perpendicular to a 135-foot-long curb is . Placing
the parking spaces with the maximum width of 9 feet gives the minimum number of parking spaces. Thus, the minimum

number that can be placed perpendicular to a 135-foot-long curb is . Therefore, if n is the number of parking
spaces in the lot, the range of possible values for n is .

Choices A and C are incorrect. These choices equate the length of the curb with the maximum possible number of parking
spaces. Choice B is incorrect. This is the range of possible values for the width of a parking space instead of the range of
possible values for the number of parking spaces.

Question Difficulty: Medium

Question ID 87322577
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Algebra Linear equations in

two variables

ID: 87322577

The equation above relates the number of minutes, x, Maria spends running each
day and the number of minutes, y, she spends biking each day. In the equation,
what does the number 75 represent?

A. The number of minutes spent running each day

B. The number of minutes spent biking each day

C. The total number of minutes spent running and biking each day

D. The number of minutes spent biking for each minute spent running

ID: 87322577 Answer

Correct Answer: C

Rationale

Choice C is correct. Maria spends x minutes running each day and y minutes biking each day. Therefore, represents
the total number of minutes Maria spent running and biking each day. Because , it follows that 75 is the total
number of minutes that Maria spent running and biking each day.

Choices A and B are incorrect. The number of minutes Maria spent running each day is represented by x and need not be 75.
Similarly, the number of minutes that Maria spends biking each day is represented by y and need not be 75. The number of
minutes Maria spends running each day and biking each day may vary; however, the total number of minutes she spends
each day on these activities is constant and equal to 75. Choice D is incorrect. The number of minutes Maria spent biking for
each minute spent running cannot be determined from the information provided.

Question Difficulty: Easy

Question ID 5c94e6fa
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Algebra Linear equations in

one variable

ID: 5c94e6fa

In the given equation, is a constant. The equation has infinitely many solutions. What is the value of ?

ID: 5c94e6fa Answer

Correct Answer: 21

Rationale

The correct answer is . It's given that the equation has infinitely many solutions. If an equation in one
variable has infinitely many solutions, then the equation is true for any value of the variable. Subtracting from both sides
of the given equation yields . Since this equation must be true for any value of , the value of is .

Question Difficulty: Easy

Question ID 7a5a74a6
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Algebra Linear equations in

one variable

ID: 7a5a74a6

If x is the solution to the equation above,

what is the value of ?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: 7a5a74a6 Answer

Correct Answer: B

Rationale

Choice B is correct. Because 2 is a factor of both and 6, the expression can be rewritten as . Substituting

for on the left-hand side of the given equation yields , or

. Subtracting from both sides of this equation yields . Adding 11 to

both sides of this equation yields . Dividing both sides of this equation by 2 yields .

Alternate approach: Distributing 3 to the quantity on the left-hand side of the given equation and distributing 4 to the

quantity on the right-hand side yields , or . Subtracting from both

sides of this equation yields . Adding 29 to both sides of this equation yields . Dividing both sides of

this equation by 2 yields . Therefore, the value of is , or .

Choice A is incorrect. This is the value of x, not . Choices C and D are incorrect. If the value of is or ,

it follows that the value of x is or , respectively. However, solving the given equation for x yields .
Therefore, the value of can’t be or .

Question Difficulty: Medium

Question ID b7e6394d
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Algebra Linear equations in

one variable

ID: b7e6394d

Alan drives an average of 100 miles each week. His car can travel an average of
25 miles per gallon of gasoline. Alan would like to reduce his weekly expenditure
on gasoline by $5. Assuming gasoline costs $4 per gallon, which equation can Alan
use to determine how many fewer average miles, m, he should drive each week?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: b7e6394d Answer

Correct Answer: D

Rationale

Choice D is correct. Since gasoline costs $4 per gallon, and since Alan’s car travels an average of 25 miles per gallon, the

expression gives the cost, in dollars per mile, to drive the car. Multiplying by m gives the cost for Alan to drive m

miles in his car. Alan wants to reduce his weekly spending by $5, so setting m equal to 5 gives the number of miles, m,
by which he must reduce his driving.

Choices A, B, and C are incorrect. Choices A and B transpose the numerator and the denominator in the fraction. The fraction

would result in the unit miles per dollar, but the question requires a unit of dollars per mile. Choices A and C set the
expression equal to 95 instead of 5, a mistake that may result from a misconception that Alan wants to reduce his driving by
5 miles each week; instead, the question says he wants to reduce his weekly expenditure by $5.

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID 95cad55f
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Algebra Linear inequalities

in one or two
variables

ID: 95cad55f

A laundry service is buying detergent and fabric softener from its supplier. The
supplier will deliver no more than 300 pounds in a shipment. Each container of
detergent weighs 7.35 pounds, and each container of fabric softener weighs
6.2 pounds. The service wants to buy at least twice as many containers of
detergent as containers of fabric softener. Let d represent the number of
containers of detergent, and let s represent the number of containers of fabric
softener, where d and s are nonnegative integers. Which of the following systems
of inequalities best represents this situation?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: 95cad55f Answer

Correct Answer: A

Rationale

Choice A is correct. The number of containers in a shipment must have a weight less than or equal to 300 pounds. The total
weight, in pounds, of detergent and fabric softener that the supplier delivers can be expressed as the weight of each
container multiplied by the number of each type of container, which is 7.35d for detergent and 6.2s for fabric softener. Since
this total cannot exceed 300 pounds, it follows that . Also, since the laundry service wants to buy at
least twice as many containers of detergent as containers of fabric softener, the number of containers of detergent should
be greater than or equal to two times the number of containers of fabric softener. This can be expressed by the inequality
.

Choice B is incorrect because it misrepresents the relationship between the numbers of each container that the laundry
service wants to buy. Choice C is incorrect because the first inequality of the system incorrectly doubles the weight per
container of detergent. The weight of each container of detergent is 7.35, not 14.7 pounds. Choice D is incorrect because it
doubles the weight per container of detergent and transposes the relationship between the numbers of containers.
Question Difficulty: Hard
Question ID bf36c815
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Algebra Linear functions

ID: bf36c815

The function g is defined by .

What is the value of ?

A.

B. 0

C. 4

D. 8

ID: bf36c815 Answer

Correct Answer: D

Rationale

Choice D is correct. The value of is found by substituting 0 for x in the function g. This yields , which can
be rewritten as .

Choice A is incorrect and may result from misinterpreting the equation as instead of . Choice
B is incorrect. This is the value of x, not . Choice C is incorrect and may result from calculation errors.

Question Difficulty: Easy

Question ID 968e9e51
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Algebra Linear inequalities

in one or two
variables

ID: 968e9e51

Which of the following ordered pairs is a solution to

the system of inequalities above?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: 968e9e51 Answer

Correct Answer: D

Rationale

Choice D is correct. The solutions to the given system of inequalities is the set of all ordered pairs that satisfy both
inequalities in the system. For an ordered pair to satisfy the inequality , the value of the ordered pair’s y-coordinate

must be less than or equal to the value of the ordered pair’s x-coordinate. This is true of the ordered pair , because
. To satisfy the inequality , the value of the ordered pair’s y-coordinate must be less than or equal to the value

of the additive inverse of the ordered pair’s x-coordinate. This is also true of the ordered pair . Because 0 is its own

additive inverse, is the same as . Therefore, the ordered pair is a solution to the given system of
inequalities.

Choice A is incorrect. This ordered pair satisfies only the inequality in the given system, not both inequalities. Choice B
incorrect. This ordered pair satisfies only the inequality in the system, but not both inequalities. Choice C is
incorrect. This ordered pair satisfies neither inequality.

Question Difficulty: Medium

Question ID 9f3cb472
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Algebra Linear equations in

two variables

ID: 9f3cb472

Line in the xy-plane has a slope of and passes through the point . Which equation defines line ?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: 9f3cb472 Answer

Correct Answer: D

Rationale

Choice D is correct. The equation that defines line in the xy-plane can be written in slope-intercept form ,
where is the slope of line and is its y-intercept. It’s given that line has a slope of . Therefore, .
Substituting for in the equation yields , or . It’s also given that line passes
through the point . Substituting for and for in the equation yields , or
. Adding to both sides of this equation yields . Substituting for in the equation
yields .

Choice A is incorrect and may result from conceptual or calculation errors.

Choice B is incorrect. This equation defines a line that has a slope of , not , and passes through the point , not
.

Choice C is incorrect. This equation defines a line that passes through the point , not .

Question Difficulty: Medium

Question ID aa85b138
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Algebra Linear equations in

one variable

ID: aa85b138

A tree had a height of 6 feet when it was planted. The equation above can be used
to find how many years n it took the tree to reach a height of 14 feet. Which of the
following is the best interpretation of the number 2 in this context?

A. The number of years it took the tree to double its height

B. The average number of feet that the tree grew per year

C. The height, in feet, of the tree when the tree was 1 year old

D. The average number of years it takes similar trees to grow 14 feet

ID: aa85b138 Answer

Correct Answer: B

Rationale

Choice B is correct. The height of the tree at a given time is equal to its height when it was planted plus the number of feet
that the tree grew. In the given equation, 14 represents the height of the tree at the given time, and 6 represents the height of
the tree when it was planted. It follows that represents the number of feet the tree grew from the time it was planted until
the time it reached a height of 14 feet. Since n represents the number of years between the given time and the time the tree
was planted, 2 must represent the average number of feet the tree grew each year.

Choice A is incorrect and may result from interpreting the coefficient 2 as doubling instead of as increasing by 2 each year.
Choice C is incorrect. The height of the tree when it was 1 year old was feet, not 2 feet. Choice D is incorrect.
No information is given to connect the growth of one particular tree to the growth of similar trees.

Question Difficulty: Medium

Question ID 15daa8d6
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Algebra Linear equations in

one variable

ID: 15daa8d6

In the given equation, is a constant. If the equation has infinitely many solutions, what is the value of ?

ID: 15daa8d6 Answer

Correct Answer: 2

Rationale

The correct answer is . An equation with one variable, , has infinitely many solutions only when both sides of the equation
are equal for any defined value of . It's given that , where is a constant. This equation can be
rewritten as . If this equation has infinitely many solutions, then both sides of this equation are equal
for any defined value of . Both sides of this equation are equal for any defined value of when . Therefore, if the
equation has infinitely many solutions, the value of is .

Alternate approach: If the given equation, , has infinitely many solutions, then both sides of this
equation are equal for any value of . If , then substituting for in yields
, or . Dividing both sides of this equation by yields .

Question Difficulty: Medium

Question ID cc776a04
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Advanced Math Equivalent

expressions

ID: cc776a04

Which of the following is an equivalent form of

?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: cc776a04 Answer

Correct Answer: C

Rationale

Choice C is correct. The first expression can be rewritten as . Applying the

distributive property to this product yields . This difference can be rewritten

as . Distributing the factor of through the second expression

yields . Regrouping like terms, the expression becomes

. Combining like terms yields .

Choices A, B, and D are incorrect and likely result from errors made when applying the distributive property or combining the
resulting like terms.

Question Difficulty: Medium

Question ID 263f9937
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Advanced Math Nonlinear functions

ID: 263f9937
Growth of a Culture of Bacteria
Number of bacteria per
Day
milliliter at end of day

A culture of bacteria is growing at an exponential rate, as shown in the table above.

At this rate, on which day would the number of bacteria per milliliter reach
?

A. Day 5

B. Day 9

C. Day 11

D. Day 12

ID: 263f9937 Answer

Correct Answer: D

Rationale

Choice D is correct. The number of bacteria per milliliter is doubling each day. For example, from day 1 to day 2, the number
of bacteria increased from 2.5 × 105 to 5.0 × 105. At the end of day 3 there are 106 bacteria per milliliter. At the end of day 4,
there will be 106 × 2 bacteria per milliliter. At the end of day 5, there will be (106 × 2) × 2, or 106 × (22) bacteria per milliliter,
and so on. At the end of day d, the number of bacteria will be 106 × (2d – 3). If the number of bacteria per milliliter will reach
5.12 × 108 at the end of day d, then the equation must hold. Since 5.12 × 108 can be rewritten as

512 × 106, the equation is equivalent to . Rewriting 512 as 29 gives d – 3 = 9, so d = 12. The number of bacteria
per milliliter would reach 5.12 × 108 at the end of day 12.

Choices A, B, and C are incorrect. Given the growth rate of the bacteria, the number of bacteria will not reach 5.12 × 108 per
milliliter by the end of any of these days.

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID 926c246b
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Advanced Math Nonlinear functions

ID: 926c246b

The equation above estimates the global data traffic D, in terabytes, for the year
that is t years after 2010. What is the best interpretation of the number 5,640 in this
context?

A. The estimated amount of increase of data traffic, in terabytes, each year

B. The estimated percent increase in the data traffic, in terabytes, each year

C. The estimated data traffic, in terabytes, for the year that is t years after 2010

D. The estimated data traffic, in terabytes, in 2010

ID: 926c246b Answer

Correct Answer: D

Rationale

Choice D is correct. Since t represents the number of years after 2010, the estimated data traffic, in terabytes, in 2010 can be
calculated using the given equation when . Substituting 0 for t in the given equation yields , or
. Thus, 5,640 represents the estimated data traffic, in terabytes, in 2010.

Choice A is incorrect. Since the equation is exponential, the amount of increase of data traffic each year isn’t constant.
Choice B is incorrect. According to the equation, the percent increase in data traffic each year is 90%. Choice C is incorrect.
The estimated data traffic, in terabytes, for the year that is t years after 2010 is represented by D, not the number 5,640.

Question Difficulty: Medium

Question ID 84e5e36c
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Advanced Math Nonlinear equations

in one variable and
systems of
equations in two
variables

ID: 84e5e36c

The graphs of the given equations in the xy-plane intersect at the point . What is a possible value of ?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: 84e5e36c Answer

Correct Answer: B

Rationale

Choice B is correct. Since the point is an intersection point of the graphs of the given equations in the xy-plane, the
pair should satisfy both equations, and thus is a solution of the given system. According to the first equation, .
Substituting in place of in the second equation yields . Adding to both sides of this equation yields
. Taking the square root of both sides of this equation yields two solutions: and . Of these two
solutions, only is given as a choice.

Choice A is incorrect and may result from conceptual or calculation errors.

Choice C is incorrect and may result from conceptual or calculation errors.

Choice D is incorrect. This is the value of coordinate , rather than , of the intersection point .

Question Difficulty: Easy

Question ID ff2c1431
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Advanced Math Nonlinear equations

in one variable and
systems of
equations in two
variables

ID: ff2c1431

The given equation relates the positive numbers , , and . Which equation correctly gives in terms of and ?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: ff2c1431 Answer

Correct Answer: B

Rationale

Choice B is correct. It's given that the equation relates the positive numbers , , and . Dividing both
sides of the given equation by yields . Subtracting from both sides of this equation yields , or
. It follows that the equation correctly gives in terms of and .

Choice A is incorrect and may result from conceptual or calculation errors.

Choice C is incorrect and may result from conceptual or calculation errors.

Choice D is incorrect and may result from conceptual or calculation errors.

Question Difficulty: Medium

Question ID 137cc6fd
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Advanced Math Equivalent

expressions

ID: 137cc6fd

For what value of is the given expression equivalent to , where ?

ID: 137cc6fd Answer

Correct Answer: .0177, .0178, 4/225

Rationale

The correct answer is . An expression of the form , where is an integer greater than and , is equivalent to

. Therefore, the given expression, where , is equivalent to . Applying properties of exponents,

this expression can be rewritten as , or , which can be rewritten as , or .

It's given that the expression is equivalent to , where . It follows that is equivalent
to . Therefore, . Dividing both sides of this equation by yields , or . Thus, the value
of for which the given expression is equivalent to , where , is . Note that 4/225, .0177, .0178, 0.017, and
0.018 are examples of ways to enter a correct answer.

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID 6ce95fc8
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Advanced Math Nonlinear equations

in one variable and
systems of
equations in two
variables

ID: 6ce95fc8

Which of the following is a solution to

the equation above?

A. 2

B.

C.

D.

ID: 6ce95fc8 Answer

Correct Answer: D

Rationale

Choice D is correct. A quadratic equation in the form , where a, b, and c are constants, can be solved

using the quadratic formula: . Subtracting from both sides of the given equation yields

. Applying the quadratic formula, where , , and , yields

. This can be rewritten as . Since , or , the

equation can be rewritten as . Dividing 2 from both the numerator and denominator yields or

. Of these two solutions, only is present among the choices. Thus, the correct choice is D.

Choice A is incorrect and may result from a computational or conceptual error. Choice B is incorrect and may result from
using instead of as the quadratic formula. Choice C is incorrect and may

result from rewriting as instead of .

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID 4dd4efcf
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Advanced Math Nonlinear functions

ID: 4dd4efcf

In the given quadratic function, and are constants. The graph of in the xy-plane is a parabola that opens
upward and has a vertex at the point , where and are constants. If and , which of the
following must be true?
I.
II.

A. I only

B. II only

C. I and II

D. Neither I nor II

ID: 4dd4efcf Answer

Correct Answer: D

Rationale

Choice D is correct. It's given that the graph of in the xy-plane is a parabola with vertex . If ,
then for the graph of , the point with an x-coordinate of and the point with an x-coordinate of have the same
y-coordinate. In the xy-plane, a parabola is a symmetric graph such that when two points have the same y-coordinate, these
points are equidistant from the vertex, and the x-coordinate of the vertex is halfway between the x-coordinates of these two
points. Therefore, for the graph of , the points with x-coordinates and are equidistant from the vertex, ,
and is halfway between and . The value that is halfway between and is , or . Therefore, . The
equation defining can also be written in vertex form, . Substituting for in this equation yields
, or . This equation is equivalent to , or
. Since , it follows that and . Dividing both sides
of the equation by yields , or . Since , it's not true that . Therefore, statement II isn't true.
Substituting for in the equation yields , or . Subtracting from both sides of this
equation yields . If , then , or . Since could be any value less than , it's not necessarily
true that . Therefore, statement I isn't necessarily true. Thus, neither I nor II must be true.

Choice A is incorrect and may result from conceptual or calculation errors.

Choice B is incorrect and may result from conceptual or calculation errors.

Choice C is incorrect and may result from conceptual or calculation errors.

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID cc2601cb
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Advanced Math Nonlinear functions

ID: cc2601cb

The x-intercept of the graph shown is . What is the value of ?

ID: cc2601cb Answer

Correct Answer: 7

Rationale

The correct answer is . It’s given that the x-intercept of the graph shown is . The graph passes through the point
. Therefore, the value of is .

Question Difficulty: Easy

Question ID f5aa5040
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Advanced Math Nonlinear equations

in one variable and
systems of
equations in two
variables

ID: f5aa5040

In the xy-plane, a line with equation for some constant intersects a parabola at exactly one point. If the parabola
has equation , what is the value of ?

ID: f5aa5040 Answer

Correct Answer: 20.25, 81/4

Rationale

The correct answer is . The given linear equation is . Dividing both sides of this equation by yields .
Substituting for in the equation of the parabola yields . Adding and to both sides of this
equation yields . Since it’s given that the line and the parabola intersect at exactly one point, the
equation must have exactly one solution. An equation of the form , where , ,
and are constants, has exactly one solution when the discriminant, , is equal to . In the equation
, where , , and , the discriminant is . Setting the discriminant
equal to yields , or . Adding to both sides of this equation yields . Dividing
both sides of this equation by yields . Note that 81/4 and 20.25 are examples of ways to enter a correct answer.

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID d4413871
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving Probability and

and Data Analysis conditional
probability

ID: d4413871

Blood type

Rhesus factor A B AB O

33 9 3 37

7 2 1 x

Human blood can be classified into four common blood types—A, B, AB, and O. It is
also characterized by the presence or absence of the rhesus factor. The
table above shows the distribution of blood type and rhesus factor for a group of
people. If one of these people who is rhesus negative is chosen at random, the

probability that the person has blood type B is . What is the value of x ?

ID: d4413871 Answer

Rationale

The correct answer is 8. In this group, of the people who are rhesus negative have blood type B. The total number of
people who are rhesus negative in the group is , and there are 2 people who are rhesus negative with blood type

B. Therefore, . Combining like terms on the left-hand side of the equation yields .

Multiplying both sides of this equation by 9 yields , and multiplying both sides of this equation by
yields . Subtracting 10 from both sides of this equation yields .

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID 0301c5dc
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving Probability and

and Data Analysis conditional
probability

ID: 0301c5dc
The table below shows the number of state parks in a certain state that contain camping facilities and bicycle paths.
Has bicycle paths Does not have bicycle paths

Has camping facilities 20 5

Does not have camping facilities 8 4

If one of these state parks is selected at random, what is the probability that it has
camping facilities but does not have bicycle paths?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: 0301c5dc Answer

Correct Answer: A

Rationale

Choice A is correct. The total number of state parks in the state is . According to the table, 5 of these
have camping facilities but not bicycle paths. Therefore, if a state park is selected at random, the probability that it has

camping facilities but not bicycle paths is .

Choice B is incorrect. This is the probability that a state park selected at random from the state parks with camping facilities
does not have bicycle paths. Choice C is incorrect. This is the probability that a state park selected at random from the state
parks with bicycle paths does not have camping facilities. Choice D is incorrect. This is the probability that a state park
selected at random from the state parks without bicycle paths does have camping facilities.

Question Difficulty: Medium

Question ID 0ae37ff3
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving Probability and

and Data Analysis conditional
probability

ID: 0ae37ff3

In a bag, there are red, white, blue, and yellow cubes. If one of these cubes is selected at random, what is the
probability of selecting a cube that is neither blue nor yellow?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: 0ae37ff3 Answer

Correct Answer: D

Rationale

Choice D is correct. It’s given that there are red, white, blue, and yellow cubes in the bag. Therefore, there are a
total of , or , cubes in the bag. If the cube is neither blue nor yellow, then it must be either red or white.
Therefore, the probability of selecting a cube that is neither blue nor yellow is equivalent to the probability of selecting a cube
that is either red or white. If one of these cubes is selected at random, the probability of selecting a cube that is either red or
white is equal to the sum of the number of red cubes and white cubes divided by the total number of cubes in the bag. There
are red cubes, white cubes, and total cubes in the bag. Therefore, the probability of selecting a red or white cube is
, which is equivalent to , or . Thus, if one cube is selected at random, the probability of selecting a cube that is
neither blue nor yellow is .

Choice A is incorrect. This is the probability of selecting a cube that is either blue or yellow, rather than the probability of
selecting a cube that is neither blue nor yellow.

Choice B is incorrect and may result from conceptual or calculation errors.

Choice C is incorrect and may result from conceptual or calculation errors.

Question Difficulty: Medium

Question ID c88e0663
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving One-variable data:

and Data Analysis Distributions and
measures of center
and spread

ID: c88e0663

For a school fund-raiser, 10 students sold a total of 90 boxes of cookies. Which of

the following can be calculated from this information?

A. The average number of boxes sold per student

B. The median number of boxes sold per student

C. The greatest number of boxes sold by one student

D. The least number of boxes sold by one student

ID: c88e0663 Answer

Correct Answer: A

Rationale

Choice A is correct. The average can be found by dividing the total number of boxes sold by the number of students, which is

Choices B, C, and D are incorrect. Each results from choosing measures that require the results of individual students, which
are not given.

Question Difficulty: Easy

Question ID 9bb4107c
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving Two-variable data:

and Data Analysis Models and
scatterplots

ID: 9bb4107c

The graph shows the momentum , in newton-seconds, of an object seconds after the object started moving, for
. What is the average rate of change, in newton-seconds per second, in the momentum of the object from
to ?

ID: 9bb4107c Answer

Correct Answer: .5, 1/2

Rationale

The correct answer is . For the graph shown, represents time, in seconds, and represents momentum, in newton-
seconds. Therefore, the average rate of change, in newton-seconds per second, in the momentum of the object between two
x-values is the difference in the corresponding y-values divided by the difference in the x-values. The graph shows that at
, the corresponding y-value is . The graph also shows that at , the corresponding y-value is . It follows that the
average rate of change, in newton-seconds per second, from to is , which is equivalent to , or . Note
that 1/2 and .5 are examples of ways to enter a correct answer.

Question Difficulty: Medium

Question ID 3f2ee20a
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving One-variable data:

and Data Analysis Distributions and
measures of center
and spread

ID: 3f2ee20a
The results of two independent surveys are shown in the table below.
Men's Height
Group Sample size Mean (centimeters) Standard deviation (centimeters)

A 2,500 186 12.5

B 2,500 186 19.1

Which statement is true based on the table?

A. The Group A data set was identical to the Group B data set.

B. Group B contained the tallest participant.

C. The heights of the men in Group B had a larger spread than the heights of the men in Group A.

D. The median height of Group B is larger than the median height of Group A.

ID: 3f2ee20a Answer

Correct Answer: C

Rationale

Choice C is correct. Standard deviation is a measure of spread, so data sets with larger standard deviations tend to have
larger spread. The standard deviation of the heights of the men in Group B is larger than the standard deviation of the
heights of the men in Group A. Therefore, the heights of the men in Group B had a larger spread than the heights of the men
in Group A.

Choice A is incorrect. If two data sets are identical, they will have equivalent means and equivalent standard deviations.
Since the two data sets have different standard deviations, they cannot be identical. Choice B is incorrect. Without knowing
the maximum value for each data set, it’s impossible to know which group contained the tallest participant. Choice D is
incorrect. Since the means of the two groups are equivalent, the medians could also be the same or could be different, but
it's impossible to tell from the given information.

Question Difficulty: Medium

Question ID d0efc1dd
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving One-variable data:

and Data Analysis Distributions and
measures of center
and spread

ID: d0efc1dd
15, 14, 18, 17, x

The mean and the median of the five numbers above are equal. Which of the
following is NOT a possible value of x ?

A. 6

B. 11

C. 16

D. 21

ID: d0efc1dd Answer

Correct Answer: A

Rationale

Choice A is correct. If x is 6, then the five numbers in the given list are 15, 14, 18, 17, 6. The mean of these five numbers is

the sum of all the values divided by the number of values, or . The median of these five
numbers can be found by ordering the numbers from least to greatest and determining the middle value. When ordered from
least to greatest, the numbers in the given list are 6, 14, 15, 17, 18, and the middle value is 15. Since the mean is 14 and the
median is 15, the mean and median aren’t equal when x is 6.

Choices B, C, and D are incorrect. If any of these values is substituted for x, the mean and median of the data set would be
equal.

Question Difficulty: Medium

Question ID e9fb7774
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving Percentages

and Data Analysis

ID: e9fb7774

What percentage of is ?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: e9fb7774 Answer

Correct Answer: A

Rationale

Choice A is correct. Let represent the percentage of that is . This can be written as , or .
Dividing both sides of this equation by yields . Therefore, of is .

Choice B is incorrect. of is , not .

Choice C is incorrect. of is , not .

Choice D is incorrect. of is , not .

Question Difficulty: Easy

Question ID 190be2fc
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving One-variable data:

and Data Analysis Distributions and
measures of center
and spread

ID: 190be2fc

Data set A consists of positive integers less than . The list shown gives of the integers from data set A.
, , , , , , , ,
The mean of these integers is . If the mean of data set A is an integer that is greater than , what is the value of the
largest integer from data set A?

ID: 190be2fc Answer

Correct Answer: 52

Rationale

The correct answer is . The mean of a data set is calculated by dividing the sum of the data values by the number of
values. It’s given that data set A consists of values, of which are shown. Let represent the data value in data set
A, which isn’t shown. The mean of data set A can be found using the expression , or .
It’s given that the mean of the values shown is and that the mean of all numbers is greater than . Consequently,
the data value, , is larger than . It’s also given that the data values in data set A are positive integers less than .
Thus, . Finally, it’s given that the mean of data set A is an integer. This means that the sum of the data
values, , is divisible by . Thus, must have a ones digit of . It follows that must have a ones digit of .
Since and has a ones digit of , the only possible value of is . Since is larger than any of the integers
shown, the largest integer from data set A is .

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID 3f236a64
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving Ratios, rates,

and Data Analysis proportional
relationships, and
units

ID: 3f236a64

x y

1 4

3 12

5 20

40 k

In the table above, the ratio of y to x for each ordered pair is

constant. What is the value of k ?

A. 28

B. 36

C. 80

D. 160

ID: 3f236a64 Answer

Correct Answer: D

Rationale

Choice D is correct. Since the ratio of y to x is constant for each ordered pair in the table, the first row can be used to

determine that the ratio of y to x is 4 to 1. The proportion can be used to solve for k. Multiplying each side of the
equation by 40 yields .

Choice A is incorrect. This is the value of y when the value of x is 7, not 40. Choice B is incorrect and may result from
subtracting 4 from 40 instead of multiplying 40 by 4. Choice C is incorrect and may result from incorrectly setting up the
proportion.

Question Difficulty: Easy

Question ID 8705ecba
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving Percentages

and Data Analysis

ID: 8705ecba

The cost of a certain shirt is $20 before a 5% sales tax is added. What is the total
cost, including sales tax, to purchase the shirt?

A. $20.05

B. $20.50

C. $21.00

D. $25.00

ID: 8705ecba Answer

Correct Answer: C

Rationale

Choice C is correct. The total cost to purchase the shirt is the $20 cost of the shirt plus the 5% sales tax. The value of the 5%
sales tax on the $20 shirt is equivalent to , or $1. Therefore, the total cost to purchase the shirt is , or
$21.

Choice A is incorrect and may result from neglecting to multiply by $20 when finding the value of the sales tax. Choice B is
incorrect and may result from dividing by 10, instead of by 100, and then neglecting to multiply by $20 when finding the sales
tax. Choice D is incorrect and may result from interpreting the sales tax of 5% as $5.

Question Difficulty: Easy

Question ID 64c1f044
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Right triangles and

Trigonometry trigonometry

ID: 64c1f044

In the triangle shown, what is the value of ?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: 64c1f044 Answer

Correct Answer: C

Rationale

Choice C is correct. The tangent of an acute angle in a right triangle is defined as the ratio of the length of the side opposite
the angle to the length of the shorter side adjacent to the angle. In the triangle shown, the length of the side opposite the
angle with measure is units and the length of the side adjacent to the angle with measure is units. Therefore, the
value of is .

Choice A is incorrect and may result from conceptual or calculation errors.

Choice B is incorrect and may result from conceptual or calculation errors.

Choice D is incorrect and may result from conceptual or calculation errors.

Question Difficulty: Easy

Question ID ba8ca563
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Area and volume

Trigonometry

ID: ba8ca563

A cube has a volume of cubic units. What is the surface area, in square units, of the cube?

ID: ba8ca563 Answer

Correct Answer: 36504

Rationale

The correct answer is . The volume of a cube can be found using the formula , where represents the edge
length of a cube. It’s given that this cube has a volume of cubic units. Substituting for in yields
. Taking the cube root of both sides of this equation yields . Thus, the edge length of the cube is
units. Since each face of a cube is a square, it follows that each face has an edge length of units. The area of a square
can be found using the formula . Substituting for in this formula yields , or . Therefore, the
area of one face of this cube is square units. Since a cube has faces, the surface area, in square units, of this cube
is , or .

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID a4bd60a3
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Right triangles and

Trigonometry trigonometry

ID: a4bd60a3

The perimeter of an equilateral triangle is centimeters. The height of this triangle is centimeters, where is a
constant. What is the value of ?

ID: a4bd60a3 Answer

Correct Answer: 104

Rationale

The correct answer is . An equilateral triangle is a triangle in which all three sides have the same length and all three
angles have a measure of . The height of the triangle, , is the length of the altitude from one vertex. The altitude
divides the equilateral triangle into two congruent 30-60-90 right triangles, where the altitude is the side across from the
angle in each 30-60-90 right triangle. Since the altitude has a length of , it follows from the properties of 30-60-90 right
triangles that the side across from each angle has a length of and each hypotenuse has a length of . In this case,
the hypotenuse of each 30-60-90 right triangle is a side of the equilateral triangle; therefore, each side length of the
equilateral triangle is . The perimeter of a triangle is the sum of the lengths of each side. It's given that the perimeter of
the equilateral triangle is ; therefore, , or . Dividing both sides of this equation by yields
.

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID 899c6042
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Area and volume

Trigonometry

ID: 899c6042

A right circular cone has a height of and a base with a diameter of . The volume of this cone is
. What is the value of ?

ID: 899c6042 Answer

Correct Answer: 66

Rationale

The correct answer is . It’s given that the right circular cone has a height of centimeters and a base with a
diameter of . Since the diameter of the base of the cone is , the radius of the base is . The volume ,
, of a right circular cone can be found using the formula , where is the height, , and is the radius,
, of the base of the cone. Substituting for and for in this formula yields , or .
Therefore, the volume of the cone is . It’s given that the volume of the cone is . Therefore, the value of is
.

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID 740bf79f
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Lines, angles, and

Trigonometry triangles

ID: 740bf79f

In the figure above, what is the

length of ?

A. 2.2

B. 2.3

C. 2.4

D. 2.5

ID: 740bf79f Answer

Correct Answer: C

Rationale

Choice C is correct. First, is the hypotenuse of right , whose legs have lengths 3 and 4. Therefore,

, so and . Second, because corresponds to and because

corresponds to , is similar to . The ratio of corresponding sides of similar triangles is constant, so

. Since and it’s given that and , . Solving for NQ results in , or

2.4.

Choices A, B, and D are incorrect and may result from setting up incorrect ratios.

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID 3b225698
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Lines, angles, and

Trigonometry triangles

ID: 3b225698

Triangle is similar to triangle such that , , and correspond to , , and , respectively. The measure of
is and . What is the measure of ?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: 3b225698 Answer

Correct Answer: C

Rationale

Choice C is correct. It’s given that triangle is similar to triangle , such that , , and correspond to , , and
, respectively. Since corresponding angles of similar triangles are congruent, it follows that the measure of is
congruent to the measure of . It’s given that the measure of is . Therefore, the measure of is .

Choice A is incorrect and may result from a conceptual error.

Choice B is incorrect. This is half the measure of .

Choice D is incorrect. This is twice the measure of .

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID 249d3f80
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Circles

Trigonometry

ID: 249d3f80

Point is the center of a circle. The measure of arc on this circle is . What is the measure, in degrees, of its
associated angle ?

ID: 249d3f80 Answer

Correct Answer: 100

Rationale

The correct answer is . It's given that point is the center of a circle and the measure of arc on the circle is . It
follows that points and lie on the circle. Therefore, and are radii of the circle. A central angle is an angle formed
by two radii of a circle, with its vertex at the center of the circle. Therefore, is a central angle. Because the degree
measure of an arc is equal to the measure of its associated central angle, it follows that the measure, in degrees, of
is .

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID a4c05a1b
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Lines, angles, and

Trigonometry triangles

ID: a4c05a1b

In the figure shown, lines and are parallel, and line intersects both lines. If , which of the following must be
true?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: a4c05a1b Answer

Correct Answer: B

Rationale

Choice B is correct. In the figure shown, the angle measuring is congruent to its vertical angle formed by lines and ,
so the measure of the vertical angle is also . The vertical angle forms a same-side interior angle pair with the angle
measuring . It's given that lines and are parallel. Therefore, same-side interior angles in the figure are supplementary,
which means the sum of the measure of the vertical angle and the measure of the angle measuring is , or
. Subtracting from both sides of this equation yields . Substituting for in the
inequality yields . Adding to both sides of this inequality yields . Subtracting from
both sides of this inequality yields , or . Thus, if , it must be true that .

Choice A is incorrect and may result from conceptual or calculation errors.

Choice C is incorrect. must be equal to, not less than, .

Choice D is incorrect. must be equal to, not greater than, .

Question Difficulty: Medium

Question ID 38517165
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Area and volume

Trigonometry

ID: 38517165

A circle has a circumference of centimeters. What is the diameter, in centimeters, of the circle?

ID: 38517165 Answer

Correct Answer: 31

Rationale

The correct answer is . The circumference of a circle is equal to centimeters, where represents the radius, in
centimeters, of the circle, and the diameter of the circle is equal to centimeters. It's given that a circle has a
circumference of centimeters. Therefore, . Dividing both sides of this equation by yields . Since
the diameter of the circle is equal to centimeters, it follows that the diameter, in centimeters, of the circle is .

Question Difficulty: Medium

Question ID ab176ad6
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Circles

Trigonometry

ID: ab176ad6

The equation defines a circle in the

xy‑plane. What is the radius of the circle?

ID: ab176ad6 Answer

Rationale

The correct answer is 11. A circle with equation , where a, b, and r are constants, has center

and radius r. Therefore, the radius of the given circle is , or 11.

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID d3fe472f
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Lines, angles, and

Trigonometry triangles

ID: d3fe472f

Triangle is similar to triangle , such that , , and correspond to , , and respectively. The length of
each side of triangle is times the length of its corresponding side in triangle . The measure of side is .
What is the measure of side ?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: d3fe472f Answer

Correct Answer: D

Rationale

Choice D is correct. It's given that triangle is similar to triangle , such that , , and correspond to , , and
, respectively. Therefore, side corresponds to side . Since the length of each side of triangle is times the
length of its corresponding side in triangle , it follows that the measure of side is times the measure of side
. Thus, since the measure of side is , then the measure of side is , or .

Choice A is incorrect and may result from conceptual or calculation errors.

Choice B is incorrect. This is the measure of side , not side .

Choice C is incorrect and may result from conceptual or calculation errors.

Question Difficulty: Medium