The Sat: Practice Test 10
The Sat: Practice Test 10
The SAT
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Test 10
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Turn to Section 3 of your answer sheet to answer the questions in this section.
For questions 1-15, solve each problem, choose the best answer from the choices
provided, and fill in the corresponding bubble on your answer sheet. For questions 16-20,
solve the problem and enter your answer in the grid on the answer sheet. Please refer to
the directions before question 16 on how to enter your answers in the grid. You may use
any available space in your test booklet for scratch work.
r
c 2x 60° s 45° s√2
w h b x
30° 45°
b a x√3 s
A = pr 2
1
A = bh c 2 = a2 + b 2 Special Right Triangles
A = w
2
C = 2pr
h r r h h
h
w r w
4 1 1
V = wh V = pr 2h V = pr 3 V = pr 2h V= wh
3 3 3
The number of degrees of arc in a circle is 360.
The number of radians of arc in a circle is 2p.
The sum of the measures in degrees of the angles of a triangle is 180.
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2z + 1 = z Shipping Charges
What value of z satisfies the equation above? Merchandise weight Shipping
(pounds) charge
A) −2 5 $16.94
10 $21.89
20 $31.79
B) −1 40 $51.59
A) f (x) = 0.99x
B) f (x) = 0.99x + 11.99
2 C) f (x) = 3.39x
A television with a price of $300 is to be purchased D) f (x) = 3.39x + 16.94
with an initial payment of $60 and weekly payments
of $30. Which of the following equations can be used
to find the number of weekly payments, w, required
to complete the purchase, assuming there are no
taxes or fees?
A) 300 = 30w − 60
B) 300 = 30w
C) 300 = 30w + 60
D) 300 = 60w − 30
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y x2 − 1
= −2
42 x−1
y = h(x)
35 What are all values of x that satisfy the equation
28 above?
21
A) −3
14
7 B) 0
x C) 1
O 1 2 3 4 5 6
D) −3 and −1
The line in the xy-plane above represents the
relationship between the height h(x), in feet, and the
base diameter x, in feet, for cylindrical Doric
columns in ancient Greek architecture. How much
greater is the height of a Doric column that has a
base diameter of 5 feet than the height of a Doric
column that has a base diameter of 2 feet? 7
A) 7 feet y
B) 14 feet
C) 21 feet 4
D) 24 feet y = f(x) 2
x
–6 –4 –2 O 2 4 6
–2
A) 3x
B) 3x 2
C) 18x
D) 18x 4
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C y
x° 2
2x°
2x° x
A D –4 –2 O 2 4
B
–2
In the figure above, point B lies on AD . What is the
value of 3x ?
–4
A) 18
B) 36
C) 54 Which of the following is an equation of line in the
xy-plane above?
D) 72
A) x − y = −4
B) x − y = 4
C) x + y = −4
D) x + y = 4
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y E
x
O
12 13
A) (x − 5)2 + ( y − 7)2 = 4
B) (x + 5)2 + ( y + 7)2 = 4
C) (x − 5)2 + ( y − 7)2 = 2
D) (x + 5)2 + ( y + 7)2 = 2
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In the xy-plane, the graph of the function −3x + y = 6
2
f (x) = x + 5x + 4 has two x-intercepts. What is the ax + 2y = 4
distance between the x-intercepts? In the system of equations above, a is a constant. For
A) 1 which of the following values of a does the system
have no solution?
B) 2
A) −6
C) 3
D) 4 B) −3
C) 3
D) 6
14
4x = x − 3
What are all values of x that satisfy the given
equation?
I. 1
II. 9
A) I only
B) II only
C) I and II
D) Neither I nor II
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space permitting.
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T = 5c + 12 f Juan purchased an antique that had a value of $200
at the time of purchase. Each year, the value of the
A manufacturer shipped units of a certain product to
two locations. The equation above shows the total antique is estimated to increase 10% over its value
shipping cost T, in dollars, for shipping c units to the the previous year. The estimated value of the antique,
closer location and shipping f units to the farther in dollars, 2 years after purchase can be represented
location. If the total shipping cost was $47,000 and by the expression 200a , where a is a constant. What
3000 units were shipped to the farther location, how is the value of a ?
many units were shipped to the closer location?
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17
2x + 3y = 1200
2x + 1 = 5 3x + 2y = 1300
If a and b are the solutions to the equation above, Based on the system of equations above, what is the
what is the value of a − b ? value of 5x + 5y ?
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Do not turn to any other section.
Turn to Section 4 of your answer sheet to answer the questions in this section.
For questions 1-30, solve each problem, choose the best answer from the choices
provided, and fill in the corresponding bubble on your answer sheet. For questions 31-38,
solve the problem and enter your answer in the grid on the answer sheet. Please refer to
the directions before question 31 on how to enter your answers in the grid. You may use
any available space in your test booklet for scratch work.
r
c 2x 60° s 45° s√2
w h b x
30° 45°
b a x√3 s
A = pr 2
1
A = bh c 2 = a2 + b 2 Special Right Triangles
A = w
2
C = 2pr
h r r h h
h
w r w
V = pr 2h 4
V = pr 3
1
V = pr 2h
1
V = wh V= wh
3 3 3
The number of degrees of arc in a circle is 360.
The number of radians of arc in a circle is 2p.
The sum of the measures in degrees of the angles of a triangle is 180.
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A helicopter, initially hovering 40 feet above the A text messaging plan charges a flat fee of $5 per
ground, begins to gain altitude at a rate of 21 feet per month for up to 100 text messages sent plus $0.25 for
second. Which of the following functions represents each additional text message sent that month. Which
the helicopter’s altitude above the ground y, in feet, of the following graphs represents the cost, y, of
t seconds after the helicopter begins to gain altitude? sending x texts in a month?
A) y = 40 + 21 A) y
B) y = 40 + 21t
C) y = 40 − 21t
5
D) y = 40t + 21 x
O 100
B) y
5
x
O 100
C) y
5
x
O 100
D) y
5
x
O 100
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Jake buys a bag of popcorn at a movie theater. He If 20 − x = 15, what is the value of 3x ?
eats half of the popcorn during the 15 minutes of
previews. After eating half of the popcorn, he stops A) 5
eating for the next 30 minutes. Then he gradually B) 10
eats the popcorn until he accidentally spills all of the C) 15
remaining popcorn. Which of the following graphs
could represent the situation? D) 35
Amount of popcorn
A)
in the bag
0 30 60 90 5
Time (minutes)
x+3
f (x ) =
2
Amount of popcorn
B)
For the function f defined above, what is the value of
in the bag
f (−1) ?
A) −2
B) −1
0 30 60 90
C) 1
Time (minutes)
D) 2
Amount of popcorn
C)
in the bag
0 30 60 90
Time (minutes)
Amount of popcorn
D)
in the bag
0 30 60 90
Time (minutes)
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Which of the following is equivalent to 2x(x 2 − 3x) ? 900
(dollars)
B) 3x 3 − x 2 500
400
C) 2x 3 − 3x 300
D) 2x 3 − 6x 2 200
100
0
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Number of weeks
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A researcher surveyed a random sample of students A book was on sale for 40% off its original price. If
from a large university about how often they see the sale price of the book was $18.00, what was the
movies. Using the sample data, the researcher original price of the book? (Assume there is no sales
estimated that 23% of the students in the population tax.)
saw a movie at least once per month. The margin of
error for this estimation is 4%. Which of the A) $7.20
following is the most appropriate conclusion about B) $10.80
all students at the university, based on the given C) $30.00
estimate and margin of error?
D) $45.00
A) It is unlikely that less than 23% of the students
see a movie at least once per month.
B) At least 23%, but no more than 25%, of the
students see a movie at least once per month.
C) The researcher is between 19% and 27% sure
that most students see a movie at least once per
month.
D) It is plausible that the percentage of students
who see a movie at least once per month is
between 19% and 27%.
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List A 1 2 3 4 5 6
List B 2 3 3 4 4 5
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Questions 13 and 14 refer to the following Of the following, which is closest to the ratio of the
information. total number of insects in all three colonies in week 8
Insect Count for to the total number of insects at the time of initial
Three Pesticide Treatments treatment?
160 A) 2 to 5
140 Colony A B) 1 to 4
120 Colony B C) 3 to 5
Number of insects
100 Colony C D) 1 to 2
80
60
40
20
0
0 2 4 6 8
Weeks after initial treatment
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In 2015 the populations of City X and City Y were Survey Results
equal. From 2010 to 2015, the population of City X Answer Percent
increased by 20% and the population of City Y Never 31.3%
decreased by 10%. If the population of City X was
Rarely 24.3%
120,000 in 2010, what was the population of City Y
Often 13.5%
in 2010?
Always 30.9%
A) 60,000
B) 90,000 The table above shows the results of a survey in
which tablet users were asked how often they would
C) 160,000 watch video advertisements in order to access
D) 240,000 streaming content for free. Based on the table, which
of the following is closest to the probability that a
tablet user answered “Always,” given that the tablet
user did not answer “Never”?
A) 0.31
B) 0.38
C) 0.45
17 D) 0.69
4π y = − (x − 3)2 + a
A)
3V
In the equation above, a is a constant. The graph of
3V the equation in the xy-plane is a parabola. Which of
B)
4π the following is true about the parabola?
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The maximum value of a data set consisting of The first year Eleanor organized a fund-raising event,
25 positive integers is 84. A new data set consisting she invited 30 people. For each of the next 5 years,
of 26 positive integers is created by including 96 in
the original data set. Which of the following she invited double the number of people she had
measures must be 12 greater for the new data set invited the previous year. If f (n) is the number of
than for the original data set? people invited to the fund-raiser n years after
A) The mean Eleanor began organizing the event, which of the
following statements best describes the function f ?
B) The median
C) The range A) The function f is a decreasing linear function.
D) The standard deviation B) The function f is an increasing linear function.
C) The function f is a decreasing exponential
function.
D) The function f is an increasing exponential
function.
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0.10x + 0.20y = 0.18(x + y)
Clayton will mix x milliliters of a 10% by mass saline
solution with y milliliters of a 20% by mass saline 23
solution in order to create an 18% by mass saline
solution. The equation above represents this x a 3a 5a
situation. If Clayton uses 100 milliliters of the 20% by y 0 −a −2a
mass saline solution, how many milliliters of the 10%
by mass saline solution must he use? Some values of x and their corresponding values of y
A) 5 are shown in the table above, where a is a constant.
If there is a linear relationship between x and y,
B) 25 which of the following equations represents the
C) 50 relationship?
D) 100 A) x + 2y = a
B) x + 2y = 5a
C) 2x − y = −5a
D) 2x − y = 7a
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150 Keith modeled the growth over several hundred
Number of people who voted
B) y = 0.5x
C) y = −2x
D) y = 2x
25
2.4x − 1.5y = 0.3
1.6x + 0.5y = −1.3
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2 f (x) = (x + 3)(x − k)
( 9 x − 6) − 4 = 9 x − 6
3
The function f is defined above. If k is a positive
Based on the equation above, what is the value
integer, which of the following could represent the
of 3x − 2 ?
graph of y = f (x) in the xy-plane?
A) −4 A) y
6
4
B) − 4
5
2 2
C) −
3 x
–4 –2 O 2 4
D) 4 –2
B) y
6
4
2
x
–4 –2 O 2 4
–2
C) y
2
x
–4 –2 O 2 4
–2
–4
–6
D) y
2
x
–4 –2 O 2 4
–2
–4
–6
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H = 1.88L + 32.01 B C
The formula above can be used to approximate the
height H, in inches, of an adult male based on the
length L, in inches, of his femur. What is the
meaning of 1.88 in this context? A D
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Lynne has $8.00 to spend on apples and oranges. 700, 1200, 1600, 2000, x
Apples cost $0.65 each, and oranges cost $0.75 each.
If the mean of the five numbers above is 1600, what
If there is no tax on this purchase and she buys
is the value of x ?
5 apples, what is the maximum number of whole
oranges she can buy?
34
32 The relationship between x and y can be written as
y = mx , where m is a constant. If y = 17 when x = a,
b° what is the value of y when x = 2a ?
a° c°
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Questions 37 and 38 refer to the following
a(x + b) = 4x + 10
information.
In the equation above, a and b are constants. If the
equation has infinitely many solutions for x, what is The peregrine falcon can reach speeds of up to 200 miles
the value of b ? per hour while diving to catch prey, making it the fastest
animal on the planet when in a dive.
37
What is a peregrine falcon’s maximum speed while
diving to catch prey, in feet per second? (Round
your answer to the nearest whole number.
36 1 mile = 5280 feet)
In the xy-plane, a line that has the equation y = c for
some constant c intersects a parabola at exactly one
point. If the parabola has the equation y = − x 2 + 5x ,
what is the value of c ?
38
If a peregrine falcon dove at its maximum speed for
half a mile to catch prey, how many seconds would
the dive take? (Round your answer to the nearest
second.)
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