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SAT Math Probability Questions Explained

The document contains two sample SAT math questions and explanations of the answers. The first question asks for the value of an expression if a certain variable equals a given value, and the answer is A. The second question involves probabilities of assigning offices and cubicles to employees, with some numbers of men and women among the employees. It explains using combinations to calculate the number of possible groups and determines the probability sought is D.

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SAT Math Probability Questions Explained

The document contains two sample SAT math questions and explanations of the answers. The first question asks for the value of an expression if a certain variable equals a given value, and the answer is A. The second question involves probabilities of assigning offices and cubicles to employees, with some numbers of men and women among the employees. It explains using combinations to calculate the number of possible groups and determines the probability sought is D.

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Aug

23
Mathematics > Standard Multiple Choice Read the following SAT test question and then click on a button to select your answer.

If

, what is the value of

(A)

(B) (C) (D) (E) The correct answer is A

Explanation

If

, then

, so

Aug 20,2013 Mathematics > Standard Multiple Choice Read the following SAT test question and then click on a button to select your answer.

Of

employees,

are to be assigned an office and

are to be assigned a cubicle. If

of the

employees are men and

are women, and if those assigned an office are to be chosen at random, what is of the men and of the women?

the probability that the offices will be assigned to

(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)

(E)

The correct answer is D


Explanation
Of the office workers, are to be assigned an office. This is an example of combinations: to of the workers, you can count the number of ways of find the number of ways of choosing

selecting the workers one at a time and then divide by the number of times each group of workers will be repeated. There are ways of choosing the first worker to get an office. Then there will be ways of

choosing the second worker to get an office, and total of group of workers will occur

ways of choosing the third worker. This is a possible selections, each distinct possibilities for the for the third.)

possibilities. In these

times. (There are

first worker chosen from the group,

for the second worker chosen, and only

Therefore, there are chosen from the How many of these From the workers.

different ways the

workers who get an office can be

possible groups of can be chosen in

workers consist of

men and

woman? possibilities for men and

male workers,

different ways. There are

the female worker. Therefore, woman. Since there are different ways the

of the groups of

workers consist of

workers who get an office can be chosen, and men and woman, the probability that the

of

these possible groups of

workers consist of

offices will be assigned to

men and

woman is

, or

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