Question ID ac472881

Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Algebra Linear equations in

one variable

ID: ac472881

In the given equation, and are constants, and . If the equation has infinitely many solutions, what is the value of ?

ID: ac472881 Answer

Correct Answer:
403
Rationale
The correct answer is . For a linear equation in one variable to have infinitely many solutions, the coefficients of the variable
must be equal on both sides of the equation and the constant terms must also be equal on both sides of the equation. The given
equation can be rewritten as , or . Applying the distributive property to the
right-hand side of this equation yields . For this equation to have infinitely many solutions, the
coefficients of must be equal, so it follows that . Additionally, the constant terms must be equal, which means
. Substituting for in this equation yields , or . Adding to both sides of this
equation yields . Adding to both sides of this equation yields . Multiplying both sides of this equation
by yields . Therefore, if the equation has infinitely many solutions, the value of is .

Question Difficulty:
Hard
Question ID 3d1070c9
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Algebra Linear functions

ID: 3d1070c9

The function is defined by . What is the value of when ?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: 3d1070c9 Answer

Correct Answer:
C
Rationale
Choice C is correct. It’s given that the function is defined by . Substituting for in this equation yields
, which is equivalent to , or . Therefore, the value of is when .

Choice A is incorrect. This is the value of , not .

Choice B is incorrect. This is the value of , not .

Choice D is incorrect. This is the value of , not .

Question Difficulty:
Easy
Question ID 002dba45
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Algebra Linear equations in

two variables

ID: 002dba45

Line is defined by . Line is perpendicular to line in the xy-plane. What is the slope of line ?

ID: 002dba45 Answer

Correct Answer:
.1764, .1765, 3/17
Rationale
The correct answer is . It’s given that line is perpendicular to line in the xy-plane. This means that the slope of line is the
negative reciprocal of the slope of line . The equation of line , , is written in slope-intercept form ,
where is the slope of the line and is the y-coordinate of the y-intercept of the line. It follows that the slope of line is .
The negative reciprocal of a number is divided by the number. Therefore, the negative reciprocal of is , or . Thus,
the slope of line is . Note that 3/17, .1764, .1765, and 0.176 are examples of ways to enter a correct answer.

Question Difficulty:
Medium
Question ID edc1b7b7
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Algebra Systems of two linear

equations in two
variables

ID: edc1b7b7

The solution to the given system of equations is . What is the value of ?

ID: edc1b7b7 Answer

Correct Answer:
3
Rationale
The correct answer is . Adding the second equation to the first equation in the given system of equations yields
, or . Dividing both sides of this equation by yields .
Substituting for in the first equation, , yields , or . Subtracting
from both sides of this equation yields . Dividing both sides of this equation by yields . Substituting for
and for in the expression yields , or . Therefore, the value of is .

Question Difficulty:
Hard
Question ID f224df07
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Algebra Linear inequalities in

one or two variables

ID: f224df07

A cargo helicopter delivers only 100-pound packages and 120-pound packages. For
each delivery trip, the helicopter must carry at least 10 packages, and the total weight
of the packages can be at most 1,100 pounds. What is the maximum number of 120-
pound packages that the helicopter can carry per trip?

A. 2

B. 4

C. 5

D. 6

ID: f224df07 Answer

Correct Answer:
C
Rationale
Choice C is correct. Let a equal the number of 120-pound packages, and let b equal the number of 100-pound packages. It’s given
that the total weight of the packages can be at most 1,100 pounds: the inequality represents this situation.
It’s also given that the helicopter must carry at least 10 packages: the inequality represents this situation. Values of a
and b that satisfy these two inequalities represent the allowable numbers of 120-pound packages and 100-pound packages the
helicopter can transport. To maximize the number of 120-pound packages, a, in the helicopter, the number of 100-pound packages,
b, in the helicopter needs to be minimized. Expressing b in terms of a in the second inequality yields , so the minimum
value of b is equal to . Substituting for b in the first inequality results in . Using the
distributive property to rewrite this inequality yields , or . Subtracting 1,000
from both sides of this inequality yields . Dividing both sides of this inequality by 20 results in . This means that
the maximum number of 120-pound packages that the helicopter can carry per trip is 5.

Choices A, B, and D are incorrect and may result from incorrectly creating or solving the system of inequalities.

Question Difficulty:
Medium
Question ID fa80893a
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Algebra Linear equations in

one variable

ID: fa80893a

If , what is the value of ?

ID: fa80893a Answer

Correct Answer:
17
Rationale
The correct answer is . It’s given that . Multiplying each side of this equation by yields , or
. Subtracting from each side of this equation yields , or . Therefore, the
value of is .

Question Difficulty:
Easy
Question ID bd9eb2b5
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Algebra Linear functions

ID: bd9eb2b5

The function is defined by . For what value of does ?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: bd9eb2b5 Answer

Correct Answer:
B
Rationale
Choice B is correct. Substituting for in the given function yields . Dividing each side of this equation by yields
. Therefore, when the value of is .

Choice A is incorrect. This is the value of for which , not .

Choice C is incorrect. This is the value of for which , not .

Choice D is incorrect. This is the value of for which , not .

Question Difficulty:
Easy
Question ID 1480dd5c
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Algebra Linear functions

ID: 1480dd5c

For the linear function , is a constant and . What is the value of ?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: 1480dd5c Answer

Correct Answer:
A
Rationale
Choice A is correct. For the linear function , it’s given that . Substituting for and for in the given function
yields , or . Subtracting from each side of this equation yields . Therefore, the value of is .

Choice B is incorrect. Substituting for in the given function yields . For this function, when the value of is ,
the value of is , not .

Choice C is incorrect. Substituting for in the given function yields . For this function, when the value of is ,
the value of is , not .

Choice D is incorrect. Substituting for in the given function yields . For this function, when the value of is ,
the value of is , not .

Question Difficulty:
Easy
Question ID 3008cfc3
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Algebra Linear equations in

two variables

ID: 3008cfc3

The table gives the coordinates of two points on a line in the xy-plane. The y-intercept of the line is , where and are
constants. What is the value of ?

ID: 3008cfc3 Answer

Correct Answer:
33
Rationale
The correct answer is . It’s given in the table that the coordinates of two points on a line in the xy-plane are and
. The y-intercept is another point on the line. The slope computed using any pair of points from the line will be the
same. The slope of a line, , between any two points, and , on the line can be calculated using the slope formula,
. It follows that the slope of the line with the given points from the table, and , is ,
which is equivalent to , or . It's given that the y-intercept of the line is . Substituting for and
the coordinates of the points and into the slope formula yields , which is equivalent to
, or . Multiplying both sides of this equation by yields . Subtracting from both sides
of this equation yields . Dividing both sides of this equation by yields . Therefore, the value of is .

Question Difficulty:
Hard
Question ID 1b1deebe
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Algebra Systems of two linear

equations in two
variables

ID: 1b1deebe

In the given system of equations, and are constants. The graphs of these equations in the xy-plane intersect at the point .
What is the value of ?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: 1b1deebe Answer

Correct Answer:
D
Rationale
Choice D is correct. It’s given that the graphs of the given system of equations intersect at the point . Therefore, is the
solution to the given system. Multiplying the first equation in the given system by yields . Adding this
equation to the second equation in the system yields , or .
Since is the solution to the system, the value of can be found by substituting for in this equation, which yields
. Dividing both sides of this equation by yields . Subtracting from both sides of this
equation yields . Dividing both sides of this equation by yields .

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 3a3b95df
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Algebra Linear functions

ID: 3a3b95df

The equation shown gives the estimated amount of diesel , in gallons, that remains in the gas tank of a truck after being driven
miles, where . What is the estimated amount of diesel, in gallons, that remains in the gas tank of the truck when
?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: 3a3b95df Answer

Correct Answer:
B
Rationale
Choice B is correct. It’s given that the equation gives the estimated amount of diesel , in gallons, that remains in
the gas tank of the truck after being driven miles. Substituting for in the given equation yields , which is
equivalent to , or . Therefore, the estimated amount of diesel that remains in the gas tank of the truck when
is gallons.

Choice A is incorrect. This is the estimated amount of diesel, in gallons, that will remain in the gas tank of the truck when
, not when .

Choice C is incorrect. This is the estimated amount of diesel, in gallons, that will remain in the gas tank of the truck when ,
not when .

Choice D is incorrect. This is the estimated amount of diesel, in gallons, that will remain in the gas tank of the truck when ,
not when .

Question Difficulty:
Easy
Question ID b86123af
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Algebra Systems of two linear

equations in two
variables

ID: b86123af

Hiro and Sofia purchased shirts and pants from a store. The price of each shirt
purchased was the same and the price of each pair of pants purchased was the same.
Hiro purchased 4 shirts and 2 pairs of pants for $86, and Sofia purchased 3 shirts and
5 pairs of pants for $166. Which of the following systems of linear equations
represents the situation, if x represents the price, in dollars, of each shirt and y
represents the price, in dollars, of each pair of pants?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: b86123af Answer

Correct Answer:
A
Rationale
Choice A is correct. Hiro purchased 4 shirts and each shirt cost x dollars, so he spent a total of 4x dollars on shirts. Likewise, Hiro
purchased 2 pairs of pants, and each pair of pants cost y dollars, so he spent a total of 2y dollars on pants. Therefore, the total
amount that Hiro spent was 4x + 2y. Since Hiro spent $86 in total, this can be modeled by the equation 4x + 2y = 86. Using the
same reasoning, Sofia bought 3 shirts at x dollars each and 5 pairs of pants at y dollars each, so she spent a total of 3x +
5y dollars on shirts and pants. Since Sofia spent $166 in total, this can be modeled by the equation 3x + 5y = 166.

Choice B is incorrect and may be the result of switching the number of shirts Sofia purchased with the number of pairs of pants
Hiro purchased. Choice C is incorrect and may be the result of switching the total price each person paid. Choice D is incorrect and
may be the result of switching the total price each person paid as well as switching the number of shirts Sofia purchased with the
number of pairs of pants Hiro purchased.

Question Difficulty:
Easy
Question ID 686b7244
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Algebra Linear equations in

two variables

ID: 686b7244

A certain apprentice has enrolled in hours of training courses. The equation represents this situation, where
is the number of on-site training courses and is the number of online training courses this apprentice has enrolled in. How
many more hours does each online training course take than each on-site training course?

ID: 686b7244 Answer

Correct Answer:
5
Rationale
The correct answer is . It's given that the equation represents the situation, where is the number of on-site
training courses, is the number of online training courses, and is the total number of hours of training courses the apprentice
has enrolled in. Therefore, represents the number of hours the apprentice has enrolled in on-site training courses, and
represents the number of hours the apprentice has enrolled in online training courses. Since is the number of on-site training
courses and is the number of online training courses the apprentice has enrolled in, is the number of hours each on-site
course takes and is the number of hours each online course takes. Subtracting these numbers gives , or more hours
each online training course takes than each on-site training course.

Question Difficulty:
Hard
Question ID e25f0807
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Algebra Linear functions

ID: e25f0807

The table shows two values of and their corresponding values of . The graph of the linear equation representing this
relationship passes through the point . What is the value of ?

ID: e25f0807 Answer

Correct Answer:
16.25, 65/4
Rationale
The correct answer is . The linear relationship between and can be represented by the equation , where and
are constants. It's given in the table that when , . Substituting for and for in the equation
yields , which can be rewritten as . It's also given in the table that when ,
. Substituting for and for in the equation yields , which can be rewritten as
. Substituting for in this equation yields . Adding to both sides of this
equation yields . Adding to both sides of this equation yields . Dividing both sides of this
equation by yields , or . Substituting for , for , and for in the equation yields
, or . Adding to both sides of this equation yields . Therefore, and .
Substituting for and for in the equation yields . Thus, the equation represents
the linear relationship between and . It’s also given that the graph of the linear equation representing this relationship passes
through the point . Substituting for and for in the equation yields , which is
equivalent to , or . Note that 65/4 and 16.25 are examples of ways to enter a correct answer.

Question Difficulty:
Hard
Question ID 2b15d65f
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Algebra Linear functions

ID: 2b15d65f

An economist modeled the demand Q for a certain product as a linear function of the
selling price P. The demand was 20,000 units when the selling price was $40 per unit,
and the demand was 15,000 units when the selling price was $60 per unit. Based on
the model, what is the demand, in units, when the selling price is $55 per unit?

A. 16,250

B. 16,500

C. 16,750

D. 17,500

ID: 2b15d65f Answer

Correct Answer:
A
Rationale
Choice A is correct. Let the economist’s model be the linear function , where Q is the demand, P is the selling price, m
is the slope of the line, and b is the y-coordinate of the y-intercept of the line in the xy-plane, where . Two pairs of the selling
price P and the demand Q are given. Using the coordinate pairs , two points that satisfy the function are and

. The slope m of the function can be found using the formula . Substituting the given values into this

formula yields , or . Therefore, . The value of b can be found by substituting

one of the points into the function. Substituting the values of P and Q from the point yields
, or . Adding 10,000 to both sides of this equation yields . Therefore, the linear function the
economist used as the model is . Substituting 55 for P yields . It
follows that when the selling price is $55 per unit, the demand is 16,250 units.

Choices B, C, and D are incorrect and may result from calculation or conceptual errors.

Question Difficulty:
Hard
Question ID 9bbce683
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Algebra Linear equations in

two variables

ID: 9bbce683

For line , the table shows three values of and their corresponding values of . Line is the result of translating line down
units in the xy-plane. What is the x-intercept of line ?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: 9bbce683 Answer

Correct Answer:
D
Rationale
Choice D is correct. The equation of line can be written in slope-intercept form , where is the slope of the line
and is the y-intercept of the line. It’s given that line contains the points , , and . Therefore, its
slope can be found as , or . Substituting for in the equation yields . Substituting for
and for in this equation yields , or . Subtracting from both sides of this equation
yields . Substituting for in yields . Since line is the result of translating line down units,
an equation of line is , or . Substituting for in this equation yields . Solving this
equation for yields . Therefore, the x-intercept of line 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 C is incorrect and may result from conceptual or calculation errors.

Question Difficulty:
Hard
Question ID 0adbe034
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Algebra Linear equations in

one variable

ID: 0adbe034

If , what is the value of ?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: 0adbe034 Answer

Correct Answer:
C
Rationale
Choice C is correct. Dividing all terms in the given equation by yields , or . Therefore, the value of
is .

Choice A is incorrect. This is the value of , not .

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 548a4929
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Algebra Linear functions

ID: 548a4929

The function is defined by . The graph of in the xy-plane has an x-intercept at and a y-
intercept at , where and are constants. What is the value of ?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: 548a4929 Answer

Correct Answer:
A
Rationale
Choice A is correct. The x-intercept of a graph in the xy-plane is the point on the graph where . It's given that function is
defined by . Therefore, the equation representing the graph of is . Substituting for in
the equation yields . Subtracting from both sides of this equation yields . Dividing both
sides of this equation by yields . Therefore, the x-intercept of the graph of in the xy-plane is . It's given
that the x-intercept of the graph of is . Therefore, . The y-intercept of a graph in the xy-plane is the point
on the graph where . Substituting for in the equation yields , or . Therefore, the y-
intercept of the graph of in the xy-plane is . It's given that the y-intercept of the graph of is .
Therefore, . If and , then the value of is , or .

Choice B is incorrect. This is the value of , not .

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

Choice D is incorrect. This is the value of , not .

Question Difficulty:
Medium
Question ID 2937ef4f
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Algebra Linear equations in

one variable

ID: 2937ef4f

Hector used a tool called an auger to remove corn from a storage bin at a constant
rate. The bin contained 24,000 bushels of corn when Hector began to use the auger.
After 5 hours of using the auger, 19,350 bushels of corn remained in the bin. If the
auger continues to remove corn at this rate, what is the total number of hours Hector
will have been using the auger when 12,840 bushels of corn remain in the bin?

A. 3

B. 7

C. 8

D. 12

ID: 2937ef4f Answer

Correct Answer:
D
Rationale
Choice D is correct. After using the auger for 5 hours, Hector had removed 24,000 – 19,350 = 4,650 bushels of corn from the

storage bin. During the 5-hour period, the auger removed corn from the bin at a constant rate of bushels per hour.
Assuming the auger continues to remove corn at this rate, after x hours it will have removed 930x bushels of corn. Because the bin
contained 24,000 bushels of corn when Hector started using the auger, the equation 24,000 – 930x = 12,840 can be used to find
the number of hours, x, Hector will have been using the auger when 12,840 bushels of corn remain in the bin. Subtracting 12,840
from both sides of this equation and adding 930x to both sides of the equation yields 11,160 = 930x. Dividing both sides of this
equation by 930 yields x = 12. Therefore, Hector will have been using the auger for 12 hours when 12,840 bushels of corn remain in
the storage bin.

Choice A is incorrect. Three hours after Hector began using the auger, 24,000 – 3(930) = 21,210 bushels of corn remained, not
12,840. Choice B is incorrect. Seven hours after Hector began using the auger, 24,000 – 7(930) = 17,490 bushels of corn will
remain, not 12,840. Choice C is incorrect. Eight hours after Hector began using the auger, 24,000 – 8(930) = 16,560 bushels of
corn will remain, not 12,840.

Question Difficulty:
Hard
Question ID e62cfe5f
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Algebra Linear functions

ID: e62cfe5f

According to a model, the head width, in millimeters, of a worker bumblebee can be

estimated by adding 0.6 to four times the body weight of the bee, in grams. According
to the model, what would be the head width, in millimeters, of a worker bumblebee that
has a body weight of 0.5 grams?

ID: e62cfe5f Answer

Rationale
The correct answer is 2.6. According to the model, the head width, in millimeters, of a worker bumblebee can be estimated by
adding 0.6 to 4 times the body weight, in grams, of the bee. Let x represent the body weight, in grams, of a worker bumblebee and
let y represent the head width, in millimeters. Translating the verbal description of the model into an equation yields .
Substituting 0.5 grams for x in this equation yields , or . Therefore, a worker bumblebee with a body
weight of 0.5 grams has an estimated head width of 2.6 millimeters. Note that 2.6 and 13/5 are examples of ways to enter a
correct answer.

Question Difficulty:
Medium
Question ID 608eeb6e
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Algebra Systems of two linear

equations in two
variables

ID: 608eeb6e

The solution to the given system of equations is . What is the value of ?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: 608eeb6e Answer

Correct Answer:
C
Rationale
Choice C is correct. Adding the second equation of the given system to the first equation yields ,
which is equivalent to . So the value of is .

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

Choice B is incorrect. This is the value of .

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

Question Difficulty:
Easy
Question ID cfe67646
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Algebra Linear inequalities in

one or two variables

ID: cfe67646

The point in the xy-plane is a solution to which of the following systems of inequalities?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: cfe67646 Answer

Correct Answer:
A
Rationale
Choice A is correct. The given point, , is located in the first quadrant in the xy-plane. The system of inequalities in choice A
represents all the points in the first quadrant in the xy-plane. Therefore, is a solution to the system of inequalities in choice
A.

Alternate approach: Substituting for in the first inequality in choice A, , yields , which is true. Substituting for in
the second inequality in choice A, , yields , which is true. Since the coordinates of the point make the
inequalities and true, the point is a solution to the system of inequalities consisting of and .

Choice B is incorrect. This system of inequalities represents all the points in the fourth quadrant, not the first quadrant, in the xy-
plane.

Choice C is incorrect. This system of inequalities represents all the points in the second quadrant, not the first quadrant, in the xy-
plane.

Choice D is incorrect. This system of inequalities represents all the points in the third quadrant, not the first quadrant, in the xy-
plane.

Question Difficulty:
Easy
Question ID 5b8a8475
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Algebra Linear equations in

two variables

ID: 5b8a8475

Line is defined by . Line is perpendicular to line in the xy-plane. What is the slope of line ?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: 5b8a8475 Answer

Correct Answer:
A
Rationale
Choice A is correct. It's given that line is perpendicular to line in the xy-plane. It follows that the slope of line is the opposite
reciprocal of the slope of line . The equation for line is written in slope-intercept form , where is the slope of the
line and is the y-coordinate of the y-intercept of the line. It follows that the slope of line is . The opposite reciprocal of a
number is divided by the number. Thus, the opposite reciprocal of is . Therefore, the slope of line is .

Choice B 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:
Easy
Question ID baca4a4c
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Algebra Linear equations in

one variable

ID: baca4a4c

Which equation has the same solution as the given equation?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: baca4a4c Answer

Correct Answer:
A
Rationale

Choice A is correct. Dividing each side of the given equation by yields , or . Therefore, the equation
is equivalent to the given equation and has the same solution.

Choice B is incorrect. This equation is equivalent to , not .

Choice C is incorrect. Distributing on the left-hand side of the given equation yields , not .

Choice D is incorrect. Distributing on the left-hand side of the given equation yields , not .

Question Difficulty:
Easy
Question ID ee846db7
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Algebra Linear equations in

two variables

ID: ee846db7

A store sells two different-sized containers of a certain Greek yogurt. The store’s sales of this Greek yogurt totaled
dollars last month. The equation represents this situation, where is the number of smaller
containers sold and is the number of larger containers sold. According to the equation, which of the following represents the
price, in dollars, of each smaller container?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: ee846db7 Answer

Correct Answer:
A
Rationale
Choice A is correct. It's given that the store's sales of a certain Greek yogurt totaled dollars last month. It's also given
that the equation represents this situation, where is the number of smaller containers sold and is
the number of larger containers sold. Since represents the number of smaller containers of yogurt sold, the expression
represents the total sales, in dollars, from smaller containers of yogurt. This means that smaller containers of yogurt were sold
at a price of dollars each. Therefore, according to the equation, represents the price, in dollars, of each smaller
container.

Choice B is incorrect. This expression represents the total sales, in dollars, from selling larger containers of yogurt.

Choice C is incorrect. This value represents the price, in dollars, of each larger container of yogurt.

Choice D is incorrect. This expression represents the total sales, in dollars, from selling smaller containers of yogurt.

Question Difficulty:
Easy
Question ID b0fc3166
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Algebra Systems of two linear

equations in two
variables

ID: b0fc3166

The graph of a system of linear equations is shown. What is the solution to the system?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: b0fc3166 Answer

Correct Answer:
C
Rationale
Choice C is correct. The solution to this system of linear equations is represented by the point that lies on both lines shown, or the
point of intersection of the two lines. According to the graph, the point of intersection occurs when and , or at the
point . Therefore, the solution to the system 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 e6545fa8
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Algebra Systems of two linear

equations in two
variables

ID: e6545fa8

The graph of a system of linear equations is shown. What is the solution to the system?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: e6545fa8 Answer

Correct Answer:
B
Rationale
Choice B is correct. If a point lies on both lines in the graph of a system of two linear equations, the ordered pair is a
solution to the system. The graph shown is the graph of a system of two linear equations, where the two lines in the graph
intersect at the point . Therefore, the point lies on both lines, so the ordered pair is the solution to the system.

Choice A is incorrect. The point lies on one, not both, of the lines in the graph shown.

Choice C is incorrect. The point lies on one, not both, of the lines in the graph shown.

Choice D is incorrect. The point lies on one, not both, of the lines in the graph shown.
Question Difficulty:
Easy
Question ID f5563c26
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Algebra Systems of two linear

equations in two
variables

ID: f5563c26

The solution to the given system of equations is . What is the value of ?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: f5563c26 Answer

Correct Answer:
A
Rationale
Choice A is correct. According to the first equation in the given system, . Substituting for in the second equation in the
given system yields , or .

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

Choice C is incorrect. This is the value of , not .

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

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 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 0c541d87
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Algebra Systems of two linear

equations in two
variables

ID: 0c541d87

Two customers purchased the same kind of bread and eggs at a store. The first customer paid dollars for loaf of bread
and dozen eggs. The second customer paid dollars for loaves of bread and dozen eggs. What is the cost, in dollars, of
dozen eggs?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: 0c541d87 Answer

Correct Answer:
D
Rationale
Choice D is correct. Let 𝓁 represent the cost, in dollars, of loaf of bread, and let represent the cost, in dollars, of dozen eggs.
It’s given that the first customer paid dollars for loaf of bread and dozen eggs. Therefore, the first customer’s purchase
can be represented by the equation 𝓁 . It’s also given that the second customer paid dollars for loaves of
bread and dozen eggs. Therefore, the second customer’s purchase can be represented by the equation 𝓁 . The
equations 𝓁 and 𝓁 form a system of linear equations, which can be solved by elimination to find the
value of . Multiplying the first equation in the system by yields 𝓁 . Adding 𝓁 to the
second equation, 𝓁 , yields 𝓁 𝓁 , which is equivalent to
. Dividing both sides of this equation by yields . Therefore, the cost, in dollars, of dozen eggs is
.

Choice A is incorrect. This is the cost, in dollars, of loaf of bread.

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 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 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 a130fcdc
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Algebra Linear functions

ID: a130fcdc

For the given linear function , which table shows three values of and their corresponding values of ?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: a130fcdc Answer

Correct Answer:
C
Rationale
Choice C is correct. Each of the tables shows the same three values of : , , and . Substituting for in the given function
yields , or . Therefore, when , the corresponding value of is . Substituting
for in the given function yields , or . Therefore, when , the corresponding value of is .
Substituting for in the given function yields , or . Therefore, when , the corresponding
value of is . The table in choice C shows , , and as the corresponding value of for x-values of , , and ,
respectively. Therefore, the table in choice C shows three values of and their corresponding values of .
Choice A is incorrect. This table shows three values of and their corresponding values of for the linear function
.

Choice B is incorrect. This table shows three values of and their corresponding values of for the linear function .

Choice D is incorrect. This table shows three values of and their corresponding values of for the linear function
.

Question Difficulty:
Easy
Question ID 59a49431
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Algebra Linear inequalities in

one or two variables

ID: 59a49431

The shaded region shown represents solutions to an inequality. Which ordered pair is a solution to this inequality?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: 59a49431 Answer

Correct Answer:
D
Rationale
Choice D is correct. Since the shaded region shown represents solutions to an inequality, an ordered pair is a solution to the
inequality if it's represented by a point in the shaded region. Of the given choices, only is represented by a point in the
shaded region. Therefore, is a solution to the inequality.

Choice A is incorrect and may result from conceptual errors.

Choice B is incorrect and may result from conceptual errors.

Choice C is incorrect and may result from conceptual errors.

Question Difficulty:
Easy
Question ID 23dedddd
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Algebra Linear functions

ID: 23dedddd

In the linear function , and . Which equation defines ?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: 23dedddd Answer

Correct Answer:
D
Rationale
Choice D is correct. Since is a linear function, it can be defined by an equation of the form , where and are
constants. It's given that . Substituting for and for in the equation yields , or
. Substituting for in the equation yields . It's given that . Substituting for
and for in the equation yields , or . Subtracting from both sides of this
equation yields . Substituting for in the equation yields . Therefore, an equation that
defines 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 C is incorrect and may result from conceptual or calculation errors.

Question Difficulty:
Medium
Question ID d909cd31
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Algebra Systems of two linear

equations in two
variables

ID: d909cd31

One of the two equations in a system of linear equations is given. The system has infinitely many solutions. Which of the following
could be the second equation in the system?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: d909cd31 Answer

Correct Answer:
C
Rationale
Choice C is correct. It's given that the system has infinitely many solutions. A system of two linear equations has infinitely many
solutions when the two linear equations are equivalent. Dividing both sides of the given equation by yields .
Dividing both sides of choice C by also yields , so choice C is equivalent to the given equation. Thus, choice C
could be the second equation in the system.

Choice A is incorrect. The system consisting of this equation and the given equation has one solution, not infinitely many
solutions.

Choice B is incorrect. The system consisting of this equation and the given equation has one solution, not infinitely many
solutions.

Choice D is incorrect. The system consisting of this equation and the given equation has no solution, not infinitely many solutions.

Question Difficulty:
Medium
Question ID 98d3393a
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Algebra Linear equations in

two variables

ID: 98d3393a

Line in the xy-plane is perpendicular to the line with equation

. What is the slope of line ?

A. 0

B.

C.

D. The slope of line is undefined.

ID: 98d3393a Answer

Correct Answer:
A
Rationale
Choice A is correct. It is given that line is perpendicular to a line whose equation is x = 2. A line whose equation is a constant
value of x is vertical, so must therefore be horizontal. Horizontal lines have a slope of 0, so has a slope of 0.

Choice B is incorrect. A line with slope is perpendicular to a line with slope 2. However, the line with equation x = 2 is vertical

and has undefined slope (not slope of 2). Choice C is incorrect. A line with slope –2 is perpendicular to a line with slope .

However, the line with equation x = 2 has undefined slope (not slope of ). Choice D is incorrect; this is the slope of the line x = 2
itself, not the slope of a line perpendicular to it.

Question Difficulty:
Hard
Question ID f88970cc
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Algebra Systems of two linear

equations in two
variables

ID: f88970cc

Which of the following points is the solution to the given system of equations in the xy-plane?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: f88970cc Answer

Correct Answer:
B
Rationale
Choice B is correct. A solution to a system of equations in the xy-plane is a point that lies on the graph of each equation in
the system. The first equation given is . Substituting for in the second given equation yields , or . It
follows that in the xy-plane, the point lies on the graph of each equation in the system. Therefore, the solution to the given
system of equations in the xy-plane is .

Choice A is incorrect. The point doesn't lie on the graph of either equation in the given system.

Choice C is incorrect. The point doesn't lie on the graph of the second equation in the given system.

Choice D is incorrect. The point doesn't lie on the graph of the second equation in the given system.

Question Difficulty:
Easy
Question ID 92aa3a94
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Algebra Linear equations in

two variables

ID: 92aa3a94

Line is defined by . Line is perpendicular to line in the xy-plane. What is the slope of line ?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: 92aa3a94 Answer

Correct Answer:
B
Rationale
Choice B is correct. It's given that line is defined by . For an equation in slope-intercept form ,
represents the slope of the line defined by this equation in the xy-plane and represents the y-coordinate of the y-intercept of this
line. Therefore, the slope of line is . It’s also given that line is perpendicular to line in the xy-plane. Therefore, the slope of
line is the opposite reciprocal of the slope of line . The opposite reciprocal of is . Therefore, the slope of line is .

Choice A is incorrect. This is the opposite reciprocal of the y-coordinate of the y-intercept, not the slope, of line .

Choice C is incorrect. This is the y-coordinate of the y-intercept of line , not the slope of line .

Choice D is incorrect. This is the slope of a line that is parallel, not perpendicular, to line .

Question Difficulty:
Medium
Question ID 91e7ea5e
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Advanced Math Nonlinear functions

ID: 91e7ea5e

The quadratic function h is defined as shown. In the xy-plane, the graph of

intersects the x-axis at the points and , where t is a constant. What is the
value of t ?

A. 1

B. 2

C. 4

D. 8

ID: 91e7ea5e Answer

Correct Answer:
D
Rationale
Choice D is correct. It’s given that the graph of intersects the x-axis at and , where t is a constant. Since this

graph intersects the x-axis when or when , it follows that and . If , then

. Adding 32 to both sides of this equation yields . Dividing both sides of this equation by 2 yields .
Taking the square root of both sides of this equation yields . Adding 4 to both sides of this equation yields .
Therefore, the value of t is 8.

Choices A, B, and C are incorrect and may result from calculation errors.

Question Difficulty:
Hard
Question ID 1e003284
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Advanced Math Nonlinear equations

in one variable and
systems of equations
in two variables

ID: 1e003284

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

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: 1e003284 Answer

Correct Answer:
A
Rationale
Choice A is correct. It's given that the graphs of the given equations intersect at the point in the xy-plane. It follows that
represents a solution to the system consisting of the given equations. The first equation given is . Substituting
for in the second equation given, , yields , which is equivalent to , or . It follows
that the graphs of the given equations intersect at the point . Therefore, the value of is .

Choice B 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:
Easy
Question ID 52931bfa
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Advanced Math Equivalent

expressions

ID: 52931bfa

Which expression is equivalent to , where ?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: 52931bfa Answer

Correct Answer:
B
Rationale
Choice B is correct. The given expression has a common factor of in the denominator, so the expression can be rewritten as
. The three terms in this expression have a common factor of . Since it's given that , can't be equal
to , which means can't be equal to . Therefore, each term in the expression, , can be divided by ,
which gives .

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 02060533
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Advanced Math Nonlinear functions

ID: 02060533

The table shows three values of and their corresponding values of , where and is a linear function. What is
the y-intercept of the graph of in the xy-plane?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: 02060533 Answer

Correct Answer:
A
Rationale

Choice A is correct. It's given that the table shows values of and their corresponding values of , where . It's
also given that is a linear function. It follows that an equation that defines can be written in the form , where
represents the slope and represents the y-coordinate of the y-intercept of the graph of in the xy-plane. The
slope of the graph of can be found using two points, and , that are on the graph of , and the
formula . Since the table shows values of and their corresponding values of , substituting values of and
in the equation can be used to define function . Using the first pair of values from the table, and
, yields , or . Multiplying each side of this equation by yields , so the point
is on the graph of . Using the second pair of values from the table, and , yields
, or . Multiplying each side of this equation by yields , so the point is on the graph of
. Substituting and for and , respectively, in the formula yields
, or . Substituting for in the equation yields . Since ,
substituting for and for in the equation yields , or . Adding to both
sides of this equation yields . It follows that is the y-coordinate of the y-intercept of the graph of .
Therefore, the y-intercept of the graph of is .

Choice B is incorrect. is the y-coordinate of the y-intercept of the graph of .

Choice C is incorrect. is the slope of the graph of .

Choice D is incorrect. is the x-coordinate of the x-intercept of the graph of .

Question Difficulty:
Hard
Question ID e312081b
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Advanced Math Equivalent

expressions

ID: e312081b

Which of the following is equivalent to

the given expression?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: e312081b Answer

Correct Answer:
B
Rationale
Choice B is correct. Using the associative and commutative properties of addition, the given expression can be

rewritten as . Adding these like terms results in .

Choice A is incorrect and may result from adding . Choice C is incorrect and may result from adding
. Choice D is incorrect and may result from adding .

Question Difficulty:
Easy
Question ID 7f2524bf
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Advanced Math Nonlinear functions

ID: 7f2524bf

350
300
250
200
Value (dollars)
150
100
50
x
O 4 8 12 16 20 24
Number of months
after purchase
The graph shown gives the estimated value, in dollars, of a tablet as a function of the number of months since it was purchased.
What is the best interpretation of the y-intercept of the graph in this context?

A. The estimated value of the tablet was when it was purchased.

B. The estimated value of the tablet months after it was purchased was .

C. The estimated value of the tablet had decreased by in the months after it was purchased.

D. The estimated value of the tablet decreased by approximately each year after it was purchased.

ID: 7f2524bf Answer

Correct Answer:
A
Rationale
Choice A is correct. It's given that the graph shown gives the estimated value , in dollars, of a tablet as a function of the number
of months since it was purchased, . The y-intercept of a graph is the point at which the graph intersects the y-axis, or when is .
The graph shown intersects the y-axis at the point . It follows that months after the tablet was purchased, or when the
tablet was purchased, the estimated value of the tablet was dollars. Therefore, the best interpretation of the y-intercept is that
the estimated value of the tablet was when it was purchased.

Choice B is incorrect. The estimated value of the tablet months after it was purchased was , not .

Choice C is incorrect. The estimated value of the tablet had decreased by , or , not , in the months after
it was purchased.

Choice D is incorrect and may result from conceptual errors.

Question Difficulty:
Easy
Question ID 128c75e2
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Advanced Math Nonlinear functions

ID: 128c75e2

The function is defined by , where . What is the product of and ?

ID: 128c75e2 Answer

Correct Answer:
609
Rationale

The correct answer is . It’s given that the function is defined by , where . Substituting for in
function yields . This function can be rewritten as , or .

Since , it follows that . Substituting for in yields , or

. Similarly, substituting for in function yields . This function can be rewritten as

, or . Since , it again follows that . Substituting for in

yields , or . Therefore, and . Thus, the

product of and is , or .

Question Difficulty:
Hard
Question ID 301faf80
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Advanced Math Nonlinear functions

ID: 301faf80

The product of two positive integers is . If the first integer is greater than twice the second integer, what is the smaller of the
two integers?

ID: 301faf80 Answer

Correct Answer:
14
Rationale
The correct answer is . Let represent the first integer and represent the second integer. If the first integer is greater than
twice the second integer, then . It's given that the product of the two integers is ; therefore . Substituting
for in this equation yields , which can be written as . Subtracting from each
side of this equation yields . The left-hand side of this equation can be factored by finding two values whose
product is , or , and whose sum is . The two values whose product is and whose sum is are and .
Thus, the equation can be rewritten as , which is equivalent to
, or . By the zero product property, it follows that or
. Subtracting from both sides of the equation yields . Dividing both sides of this equation
by yields . Since is a positive integer, the value of isn't . Adding to both sides of the equation
yields . Substituting for in the equation yields . Dividing both sides of this equation by
yields . Therefore, the two integers are and , so the smaller of the two integers is .

Question Difficulty:
Hard
Question ID 332cd67b
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Advanced Math Nonlinear equations

in one variable and
systems of equations
in two variables

ID: 332cd67b

How many distinct real solutions are there to the given equation?

A. Exactly one

B. Exactly two

C. Infinitely many

D. Zero

ID: 332cd67b Answer

Correct Answer:
B
Rationale
Choice B is correct. The number of solutions to a quadratic equation of the form , where , , and are
constants, can be determined by the value of the discriminant, . If the value of the discriminant is positive, then the
quadratic equation has exactly two distinct real solutions. If the value of the discriminant is equal to zero, then the quadratic
equation has exactly one real solution. If the value of the discriminant is negative, then the quadratic equation has zero real
solutions. In the given equation, , , , and . Substituting for , for , and for
in yields , or . Since the value of the discriminant is positive, the given equation has exactly two
distinct real solutions.

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:
Easy
Question ID 7f81d0c3
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Advanced Math Nonlinear equations

in one variable and
systems of equations
in two variables

ID: 7f81d0c3

What values satisfy the

equation above?

A. and

B. and

C. and

D. and

ID: 7f81d0c3 Answer

Correct Answer:
C
Rationale
Choice C is correct. Using the quadratic formula to solve the given expression yields

. Therefore, and satisfy the given equation.

Choices A and B are incorrect and may result from incorrectly factoring or incorrectly applying the quadratic formula. Choice D is
incorrect and may result from a sign error.

Question Difficulty:
Medium
Question ID a05bd3a4
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Advanced Math Equivalent

expressions

ID: a05bd3a4

Which of the following expressions is

equivalent to ?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: a05bd3a4 Answer

Correct Answer:
C
Rationale
Choice C is correct. The expression can be written as a difference of squares x2 – y2, which can be factored as (x + y)(x – y).
Here, y2 = 5, so , and the expression therefore factors as .

Choices A and B are incorrect and may result from misunderstanding how to factor a difference of squares. Choice D is incorrect;
(x + 5)(x – 1) can be rewritten as x2 + 4x – 5, which is not equivalent to the original expression.

Question Difficulty:
Medium
Question ID c3b116d7
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Advanced Math Equivalent

expressions

ID: c3b116d7

Which of the following expressions is(are) a factor of ?

I.
II.

A. I only

B. II only

C. I and II

D. Neither I nor II

ID: c3b116d7 Answer

Correct Answer:
B
Rationale
Choice B is correct. The given expression can be factored by first finding two values whose sum is and whose product is
, or . Those two values are and . It follows that the given expression can be rewritten as
. Since the first two terms of this expression have a common factor of and the last two terms of this
expression have a common factor of , this expression can be rewritten as . Since the two terms of this
expression have a common factor of , it can be rewritten as . Therefore, expression II, , is a factor
of , but expression I, , is not a factor of .

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:
Hard
Question ID b4acba95
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Advanced Math Nonlinear equations

in one variable and
systems of equations
in two variables

ID: b4acba95

How many distinct real solutions does the given equation have?

A. Exactly two

B. Exactly one

C. Zero

D. Infinitely many

ID: b4acba95 Answer

Correct Answer:
A
Rationale
Choice A is correct. The number of solutions of a quadratic equation of the form , where , , and are
constants, can be determined by the value of the discriminant, . If the value of the discriminant is positive, then the
quadratic equation has exactly two distinct real solutions. If the value of the discriminant is equal to zero, then the quadratic
equation has exactly one real solution. If the value of the discriminant is negative, then the quadratic equation has zero real
solutions. In the given equation, , , , and . Substituting these values for , , and in
yields , or . Since the value of its discriminant is positive, the given equation has exactly two
distinct real solutions.

Choice B 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 40c09d66
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Advanced Math Equivalent

expressions

ID: 40c09d66

If for all positive values of x,

what is the value of ?

ID: 40c09d66 Answer

Rationale

The correct answer is . The value of can be found by first rewriting the left-hand side of the given equation as . Using

the properties of exponents, this expression can be rewritten as . This expression can be rewritten by subtracting the

fractions in the exponent, which yields . Thus, is . Note that 7/6, 1.166, and 1.167 are examples of ways to enter a
correct answer.

Question Difficulty:
Hard
Question ID b8f13a3a
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Advanced Math Nonlinear functions

ID: b8f13a3a

Function is defined by , where and are constants. In the xy-plane, the graph of has a y-
intercept at . The product of and is . What is the value of ?

ID: b8f13a3a Answer

Correct Answer:
20
Rationale
The correct answer is . It’s given that . Substituting for in the equation yields
. It’s given that the y-intercept of the graph of is . Substituting for and for
in the equation yields , which is equivalent to , or
. Adding to both sides of this equation yields . It’s given that the product of and is , or
. Substituting for in this equation yields . Dividing both sides of this equation by yields .

Question Difficulty:
Hard
Question ID 722de804
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Advanced Math Nonlinear equations

in one variable and
systems of equations
in two variables

ID: 722de804

What is the sum of the solutions to the given equation?

ID: 722de804 Answer

Correct Answer:
94
Rationale
The correct answer is . Taking the square root of each side of the given equation yields or . Adding
to both sides of the equation yields . Adding to both sides of the equation yields
. Therefore, the sum of the solutions to the given equation is , or .

Question Difficulty:
Hard
Question ID d135f4bf
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Advanced Math Nonlinear functions

ID: d135f4bf

The function is defined by . In the xy-plane, the graph of is the result of translating
the graph of up units. What is the value of ?

ID: d135f4bf Answer

Correct Answer:
76
Rationale
The correct answer is . It's given that the graph of is the result of translating the graph of up units in the
xy-plane. It follows that the graph of is the same as the graph of . Substituting for in the equation
yields . It's given that . Substituting
for in the equation yields . Substituting for in this equation
yields , or . Thus, the value of is .

Question Difficulty:
Hard
Question ID 433184f1
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Advanced Math Equivalent

expressions

ID: 433184f1

Which expression is equivalent to ?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: 433184f1 Answer

Correct Answer:
D
Rationale

Choice D is correct. The expression can be rewritten as . To add the two terms of this expression, the
terms can be rewritten with a common denominator. Since , the expression can be rewritten as . Since
, the expression can be rewritten as . Therefore, the expression can be rewritten as
, which is equivalent to . Applying the distributive property to each term of the
numerator yields , or . Adding like terms in the numerator yields .

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 0536ad4f
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Advanced Math Equivalent

expressions

ID: 0536ad4f

Which expression is equivalent to ?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: 0536ad4f Answer

Correct Answer:
B
Rationale
Choice B is correct. Combining like terms inside the parentheses of the given expression, , yields
. Combining like terms in this resulting expression yields .

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:
Easy
Question ID 8452c42b
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Advanced Math Equivalent

expressions

ID: 8452c42b

Which expression is equivalent to ?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: 8452c42b Answer

Correct Answer:
D
Rationale
Choice D is correct. The given expression shows addition of two like terms. Therefore, the given expression is equivalent to
, or .

Choice A is incorrect. This expression is equivalent to , not .

Choice B is incorrect. This expression is equivalent to , not .

Choice C is incorrect. This expression is equivalent to , not .

Question Difficulty:
Easy
Question ID b39d74a0
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Advanced Math Nonlinear functions

ID: b39d74a0

x y

0 0

1 1

2 8

3 27

The table shown includes some values of x and their corresponding values of y. Which
of the following graphs in the xy-plane could represent the relationship between x and
y?

A.

B.

C.
 D.

ID: b39d74a0 Answer

Correct Answer:
B
Rationale
Choice B is correct. Each pair of values shown in the table gives the ordered pair of coordinates for a point that lies on the graph
that represents the relationship between x and y in the xy-plane: , , , and . Only the graph in choice B passes
through the points listed in the table that are visible in the given choices.

Choices A, C, and D are incorrect. None of these graphs passes through the point .

Question Difficulty:
Easy
Question ID 71014fb1
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Advanced Math Nonlinear equations

in one variable and
systems of equations
in two variables

ID: 71014fb1

How many distinct real solutions does the given equation have?

A. Exactly one

B. Exactly two

C. Infinitely many

D. Zero

ID: 71014fb1 Answer

Correct Answer:
D
Rationale
Choice D is correct. Any quantity that is positive or negative in value has a positive value when squared. Therefore, the left-hand
side of the given equation is either positive or zero for any value of . Since the right-hand side of the given equation is negative,
there is no value of for which the given equation is true. Thus, the number of distinct real solutions for the given equation is zero.

Choices A, B, and C are incorrect and may result from conceptual errors.

Question Difficulty:
Hard
Question ID 062f86db
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Advanced Math Nonlinear equations

in one variable and
systems of equations
in two variables

ID: 062f86db

What is the positive solution to the given equation?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: 062f86db Answer

Correct Answer:
C
Rationale
Choice C is correct. The left-hand side of the given equation can be factored as . Therefore, the given equation,
, can be written as . Applying the zero product property to this equation yields
and . Subtracting from both sides of the equation yields . Dividing both sides of
this equation by yields . Adding to both sides of the equation yields . Therefore, the two solutions to
the given equation, , are and . It follows that is the positive solution to the given equation.

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:
Medium
Question ID 3d12b1e0
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Advanced Math Nonlinear equations

in one variable and
systems of equations
in two variables

ID: 3d12b1e0

In the given equation, is a constant. The equation has exactly one solution. What is the value of ?

ID: 3d12b1e0 Answer

Correct Answer:
-1
Rationale
The correct answer is . A quadratic equation in the form , where , , and are constants, has exactly one
solution when its discriminant, , is equal to . In the given equation, , and .
Substituting for and for in yields , or . Since the given equation has exactly
one solution, . Subtracting from both sides of this equation yields . Dividing both sides of this
equation by yields . Therefore, the value of is .

Question Difficulty:
Hard
Question ID 2c88af4d
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Advanced Math Equivalent

expressions

ID: 2c88af4d

The expression , where and , is

equivalent to which of the following?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: 2c88af4d Answer

Correct Answer:
D
Rationale

Choice D is correct. For and , and are equivalent to and , respectively. Also, and are

equivalent to and , respectively. Therefore, the given expression can be rewritten as .

Choices A, B, and C are incorrect because these choices are not equivalent to the given expression for and .

For example, for and , the value of the given expression is ; the values of the choices, however, are , ,
and 1, respectively.

Question Difficulty:
Hard
Question ID c4cd5bcc
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Advanced Math Nonlinear functions

ID: c4cd5bcc

In the xy-plane, the y-coordinate of the y-intercept of the graph of the function f is c.
Which of the following must be equal to c ?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: c4cd5bcc Answer

Correct Answer:
A
Rationale
Choice A is correct. A y-intercept is the point in the xy-plane where the graph of the function crosses the y-axis, which is where
. It’s given that the y-coordinate of the y-intercept of the graph of function f is c. It follows that the coordinate pair
representing the y-intercept must be . Therefore, c must equal .

Choices B, C, and D are incorrect because , , and would represent the y-value of the coordinate where , ,
and , respectively.

Question Difficulty:
Medium
Question ID 2d394c28
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Advanced Math Nonlinear functions

ID: 2d394c28

The graph shown models the number of residents of a certain city years after . How many residents does this model
estimate the city had in ?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: 2d394c28 Answer

Correct Answer:
C
Rationale
Choice C is correct. It's given that represents years after . Therefore, is represented by . On the model shown,
the point with an x-coordinate of has a y-coordinate of . Thus, the model estimates that in , the city had
residents.

Choice A is incorrect. This is the value of that represents the year .

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

Choice D is incorrect. This is approximately the number of residents the model estimates the city had in , not .
Question Difficulty:
Easy
Question ID da602115
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Advanced Math Nonlinear equations

in one variable and
systems of equations
in two variables

ID: da602115

If , what is the positive value of ?

ID: da602115 Answer

Correct Answer:
28
Rationale
The correct answer is . The given absolute value equation can be rewritten as two linear equations: and
, or . Adding to both sides of the equation results in . Dividing
both sides of this equation by results in . Adding to both sides of the equation results in .
Dividing both sides of this equation by results in . Therefore, the two values of are , or , and ,
or . Thus, the positive value of is .

Alternate approach: The given equation can be rewritten as , which is equivalent to . Dividing
both sides of this equation by yields . This equation can be rewritten as two linear equations: and
, or . Therefore, the positive value of is .

Question Difficulty:
Medium
Question ID 5dd53f73
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Advanced Math Equivalent

expressions

ID: 5dd53f73

Which expression is equivalent to ?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: 5dd53f73 Answer

Correct Answer:
B
Rationale
Choice B is correct. Since is a common factor of each term in the given expression, the expression can be rewritten as
.

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

Choice C is incorrect. This expression is equivalent to .

Choice D is incorrect. This expression is equivalent to .

Question Difficulty:
Easy
Question ID de362c2f
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Advanced Math Nonlinear functions

ID: de362c2f

The function is defined by . What is the value of ?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: de362c2f Answer

Correct Answer:
D
Rationale
Choice D is correct. It's given that the function is defined by . Substituting for in yields
, which is equivalent to , or . Therefore, the value of is .

Choice A is incorrect. This is the value of if .

Choice B is incorrect. This is the value of if .

Choice C is incorrect. This is the value of if .

Question Difficulty:
Easy
Question ID 3726e079
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving and Ratios, rates,

Data Analysis proportional
relationships, and
units

ID: 3726e079

If and , what is the value of ?

ID: 3726e079 Answer

Correct Answer:
24
Rationale

The correct answer is . The equation can be rewritten as . It's given that . Substituting for

in the equation yields . Multiplying both sides of this equation by yields . Dividing
both sides of this equation by yields . Therefore, the value of is .

Question Difficulty:
Medium
Question ID e1ad3d41
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving and Probability and

Data Analysis conditional
probability

ID: e1ad3d41

Eye color
Coat color
Deep blue Light brown Total

Cream-tortoiseshell 16 16 32

Chocolate 12 4 16

Total 28 20 48

The data on the coat color and eye color for 48 Himalayan kittens available for
adoption were collected and summarized in the table above. What fraction of the
chocolate-colored kittens has deep blue eyes?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: e1ad3d41 Answer

Correct Answer:
D
Rationale
Choice D is correct. The table shows that there are a total of 16 kittens that have a chocolate-colored coat. Of the 16 with a
chocolate-colored coat, 12 have deep blue eyes. Therefore, the fraction of chocolate-colored kittens with deep blue eyes is simply

the ratio of those two numbers, or .

Choice A is incorrect; this is the fraction of all chocolate-colored kittens. Choice B is incorrect; this is the fraction of kittens with
deep blue eyes that have a chocolate-colored coat. Choice C is incorrect; this is the fraction of cream-tortoiseshell-colored kittens
with deep blue eyes.

Question Difficulty:
Medium
Question ID a456cfd2
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving and One-variable data:

Data Analysis Distributions and
measures of center
and spread

ID: a456cfd2

Data value Frequency

The frequency table summarizes the data values in a data set. What is the maximum data value in the data set?

ID: a456cfd2 Answer

Correct Answer:
14
Rationale
The correct answer is . The maximum value is the largest value in the data set. The frequency refers to the number of times a
data value occurs. The given frequency table shows that for this data set, the data value occurs three times, the data value
occurs three times, the data value occurs eight times, the data value occurs eight times, the data value occurs nine times,
the data value occurs eleven times, the data value occurs nine times, the data value occurs zero times, and the data
value occurs six times. Therefore, the maximum data value in the data set is .

Question Difficulty:
Medium
Question ID 000259aa
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving and Ratios, rates,

Data Analysis proportional
relationships, and
units

ID: 000259aa

A group of monarch butterflies migrated from Chicago, Illinois, to Michoacán, Mexico,

flying a total of 2,100 miles. It took a single butterfly in the group 120 days to travel this
route one way. On average, how many miles did the butterfly travel per day?

A. 0.057

B. 0.729

C. 17.5

D. 24

ID: 000259aa Answer

Rationale

Choice C is correct. If the butterfly traveled 2,100 miles in 120 days, then it traveled, on average, miles per
day.

Choice A is incorrect. This is approximately the average amount of time, in days, it took the butterfly to fly one mile:

days per mile. Choice B is incorrect and may result from an arithmetic error. Choice D is incorrect. This is
the number of hours in a day rather than the number of miles flown per day.

Question Difficulty:
Easy
Question ID 52f9a246
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving and One-variable data:

Data Analysis Distributions and
measures of center
and spread

ID: 52f9a246

, , , , , , , ,
Which frequency table correctly represents the data listed?

A. Number Frequency

Number Frequency
B.

Number Frequency
C.

D. Number Frequency

ID: 52f9a246 Answer

Correct Answer:
A
Rationale
Choice A is correct. A frequency table is a table that lists the data value and shows the number of times the data value occurs. In
the data listed, the number occurs four times, the number occurs three times, and the number occurs two times. This
corresponds to the table in choice A.
Choice B is incorrect. This table has the values for number and frequency reversed.

Choice C is incorrect because the frequency values don't represent the data listed.

Choice D is incorrect. This table represents the listed number values as the frequency values.

Question Difficulty:
Easy
Question ID d89c1513
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving and Probability and

Data Analysis conditional
probability

ID: d89c1513

Customer Purchases at a Gas Station

Beverage purchased Beverage not purchased Total

Gasoline purchased 60 25 85

Gasoline not purchased 35 15 50

Total 90 40 135
On Tuesday, a local gas station had 135 customers. The table above summarizes
whether or not the customers on Tuesday purchased gasoline, a beverage, both, or
neither. Based on the data in the table, what is the probability that a gas station
customer selected at random on that day did not purchase gasoline?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: d89c1513 Answer

Correct Answer:
D
Rationale
Choice D is correct. The total number of gas station customers on Tuesday was 135. The table shows that the number of
customers who did not purchase gasoline was 50. Finding the ratio of the number of customers who did not purchase gasoline to
the total number of customers gives the probability that a customer selected at random on that day did not purchase gasoline,

which is .

Choice A is incorrect and may result from finding the probability that a customer did not purchase a beverage, given that the
customer did not purchase gasoline. Choice B is incorrect and may result from finding the probability that a customer did not
purchase gasoline, given that the customer did not purchase a beverage. Choice C is incorrect and may result from finding the
probability that a customer did purchase a beverage, given that the customer did not purchase gasoline.
Question Difficulty:
Easy
Question ID 29fa7970
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving and One-variable data:

Data Analysis Distributions and
measures of center
and spread

ID: 29fa7970

The bar graph summarizes the charge, in kilowatt-hours , a battery received each day for days.

7
6
Number of days

5
4
3
2
1
0
0 8 9 11 16 23
Charge (kWh)

For how many of these days did the battery receive a charge of ?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: 29fa7970 Answer

Correct Answer:
D
Rationale
Choice D is correct. It's given that the bar graph summarizes the charge, in kilowatt-hours , a battery received each day for
days. The height of each bar in the bar graph shown represents the number of days the battery received the charge, in ,
specified at the bottom of the bar. The bar for a charge of reaches a height of . Therefore, the battery received a charge
of for of these days.

Choice A is incorrect. This is the charge, in , that the battery received, not the number of days the battery received this
charge.

Choice B is incorrect. This is the number of days the battery received a charge of either , , or .
Choice C is incorrect. This is the number of days the battery received a charge of .

Question Difficulty:
Easy
Question ID 1353b86e
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving and Probability and

Data Analysis conditional
probability

ID: 1353b86e

Colors of
Marbles in a
Bag
Color Number

Red 8

Blue 10

Green 22

Total 40

The table shows the number of different colors of marbles in a bag. If a marble is
chosen at random from the bag, what is the probability that the marble will be blue?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: 1353b86e Answer

Correct Answer:
D
Rationale
Choice D is correct. If a marble is chosen at random from the bag, the probability of choosing a marble of a certain color is the
number of marbles of that color divided by the total number of marbles in the bag. Since there are 10 blue marbles in the bag, and

there are 40 total marbles in the bag, the probability that the marble chosen will be blue is .

Choices A, B, and C are incorrect. These represent the probability that the marble chosen won’t be blue (choice A), will be green
(choice B), and won’t be green (choice C).
Question Difficulty:
Easy
Question ID 4c774b00
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving and One-variable data:

Data Analysis Distributions and
measures of center
and spread

ID: 4c774b00

Ages of 20 Students Enrolled in a College Class

Age Frequency

18 6

19 5

20 4

21 2

22 1

23 1

30 1

The table above shows the distribution of ages of the 20 students enrolled in a college
class. Which of the following gives the correct order of the mean, median, and mode of
the ages?

A. mode < median < mean

B. mode < mean < median

C. median < mode < mean

D. mean < mode < median

ID: 4c774b00 Answer

Correct Answer:
A
Rationale
Choice A is correct. The mode is the data value with the highest frequency. So for the data shown, the mode is 18. The median is
the middle data value when the data values are sorted from least to greatest. Since there are 20 ages ordered, the median is the
average of the two middle values, the 10th and 11th, which for these data are both 19. Therefore, the median is 19. The mean is
the sum of the data values divided by the number of the data values. So for these data, the mean is

Since the mode is 18, the median is 19, and the mean is 20, .
Choices B and D are incorrect because the mean is greater than the median. Choice C is incorrect because the median is greater
than the mode.

Alternate approach: After determining the mode, 18, and the median, 19, it remains to determine whether the mean is less than 19
or more than 19. Because the mean is a balancing point, there is as much deviation below the mean as above the mean. It is
possible to compare the data to 19 to determine the balance of deviation above and below the mean. There is a total deviation of
only 6 below 19 (the 6 values of 18); however, the data value 30 alone deviates by 11 above 19. Thus the mean must be greater
than 19.

Question Difficulty:
Medium
Question ID 3310c2ab
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving and Ratios, rates,

Data Analysis proportional
relationships, and
units

ID: 3310c2ab

How many fluid ounces are equivalent to quarts?

ID: 3310c2ab Answer

Correct Answer:
2432
Rationale

The correct answer is . It's given that . It follows that quarts is equivalent to , or

cups. It's also given that . It follows that cups is equivalent to , or

fluid ounces.

Question Difficulty:
Medium
Question ID 2d16d62c
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving and Ratios, rates,

Data Analysis proportional
relationships, and
units

ID: 2d16d62c

A special camera is used for underwater ocean research. When the camera is at a depth of fathoms, what is the camera's
depth in feet?

ID: 2d16d62c Answer

Correct Answer:
348
Rationale
The correct answer is . It's given that fathom is equivalent to feet. Therefore, fathoms is equivalent to
, or feet. Thus, when the camera is at a depth of fathoms, the camera's depth, in feet, is .

Question Difficulty:
Easy
Question ID d6af3572
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving and Two-variable data:

Data Analysis Models and
scatterplots

ID: d6af3572

The scatterplot above shows the federal-mandated minimum wage every 10 years
between 1940 and 2010. A line of best fit is shown, and its equation is
. What does the line of best fit predict about the increase in the
minimum wage over the 70-year period?

A. Each year between 1940 and 2010, the average increase in minimum wage was 0.096 dollars.

B. Each year between 1940 and 2010, the average increase in minimum wage was 0.49 dollars.

C. Every 10 years between 1940 and 2010, the average increase in minimum wage was 0.096 dollars.

D. Every 10 years between 1940 and 2010, the average increase in minimum wage was 0.488 dollars.

ID: d6af3572 Answer

Correct Answer:
A
Rationale
Choice A is correct. The given equation is in slope-intercept form, or , where m is the value of the slope of the line of
best fit. Therefore, the slope of the line of best fit is 0.096. From the definition of slope, it follows that an increase of 1 in the x-
value corresponds to an increase of 0.096 in the y-value. Therefore, the line of best fit predicts that for each year between 1940
and 2010, the minimum wage will increase by 0.096 dollar per hour.

Choice B is incorrect and may result from using the y-coordinate of the y-intercept as the average increase, instead of the slope.
Choice C is incorrect and may result from using the 10-year increments given on the x-axis to incorrectly interpret the slope of the
line of best fit. Choice D is incorrect and may result from using the y-coordinate of the y-intercept as the average increase, instead
of the slope, and from using the 10-year increments given on the x-axis to incorrectly interpret the slope of the line of best fit.

Question Difficulty:
Hard
Question ID 93724cc6
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving and Percentages

Data Analysis

ID: 93724cc6

is of what number?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: 93724cc6 Answer

Correct Answer:
D
Rationale
Choice D is correct. Let represent the number that is of. It follows that . Multiplying each side of this equation
by yields . Multiplying each side of this equation by yields . Dividing each side of this equation by
yields . Therefore, is of .

Choice A is incorrect. of is , not .

Choice B is incorrect. of is , not .

Choice C is incorrect. of is , not .

Question Difficulty:
Easy
Question ID b4f5a7ca
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving and Evaluating statistical

Data Analysis claims:
Observational
studies and
experiments

ID: b4f5a7ca

A survey was conducted using a sample of history professors selected at random from
the California State Universities. The professors surveyed were asked to name the
publishers of their current texts. What is the largest population to which the results of
the survey can be generalized?

A. All professors in the United States

B. All history professors in the United States

C. All history professors at all California State Universities

D. All professors at all California State Universities

ID: b4f5a7ca Answer

Correct Answer:
C
Rationale
Choice C is correct. Selecting a sample at random when conducting a survey allows the results to be generalized to the population
from which the sample was selected, but not beyond this population. In this situation, the population that the sample was selected
from is history professors from the California State Universities. Therefore, the largest population to which the results of the
survey can be generalized is all history professors at all California State Universities.

Choices A, B, and D are incorrect. Since the sample was selected at random from history professors from the California State
Universities, the results of the survey can’t be generalized to all professors in the United States, all history professors in the United
States, or all professors at all California State Universities. All three of these populations may use different texts and therefore may
name different publishers.

Question Difficulty:
Medium
Question ID c3d65f93
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving and One-variable data:

Data Analysis Distributions and
measures of center
and spread

ID: c3d65f93

Five Eretmochelys imbricata, a type of sea turtle, each have a nest. The table shows an original data set of the number of eggs that
each turtle laid in its nest.

Nest Number of eggs

E
A sixth nest with eggs is added to create a new data set. Which of the following correctly compares the means of the two
data sets?

A. The mean of the original data set is greater than the mean of the new data set.

B. The mean of the original data set is less than the mean of the new data set.

C. The means of both data sets are equal.

D. There is not enough information to compare the means.

ID: c3d65f93 Answer

Correct Answer:
A
Rationale
Choice A is correct. It's given that the table shows an original data set of values. It's also given that a sixth value is added to
create a new data set. The new data set consists of the values in the original data set and one additional value, . Since the
additional value, , is less than any value in the original data set, the mean of the original data set is greater than the mean of
the new data set.

Choice B 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:
Easy
Question ID 60caadfd
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving and Probability and

Data Analysis conditional
probability

ID: 60caadfd

Each rock in a collection of rocks was classified as either igneous, metamorphic, or sedimentary, as shown in the frequency
table.
Classification Frequency

igneous

metamorphic

sedimentary
If one of these rocks is selected at random, what is the probability of selecting a rock that is igneous?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: 60caadfd Answer

Correct Answer:
D
Rationale
Choice D is correct. If one of the rocks in the collection is selected at random, the probability of selecting a rock that is igneous is
equal to the number of igneous rocks in the collection divided by the total number of rocks in the collection. According to the table,
there are igneous rocks in the collection, and it's given that there's a total of rocks in the collection. Therefore, if one of the
rocks in the collection is selected at random, the probability of selecting a rock that is igneous is .

Choice A is incorrect. This is the number of igneous rocks in the collection divided by the number of sedimentary rocks in the
collection, not divided by the total number of rocks in the collection.

Choice B is incorrect. This is the number of igneous rocks in the collection divided by the number of metamorphic rocks in the
collection, not divided by the total number of rocks in the collection.

Choice C is incorrect. This is the number of igneous rocks in the collection divided by the number of rocks in the collection that
aren't igneous, not divided by the total number of rocks in the collection.

Question Difficulty:
Easy
Question ID 03a16790
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving and Two-variable data:

Data Analysis Models and
scatterplots

ID: 03a16790

The scatterplot shows the relationship between two variables, and . A line of best fit is also shown.

Which of the following is closest to the slope of the line of best fit shown?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: 03a16790 Answer

Correct Answer:
B
Rationale
Choice B is correct. A line of best fit is shown in the scatterplot such that as the value of increases, the value of decreases.
Thus, the slope of the line of best fit shown is negative. The slope of a line passing through two points, and , can
be calculated as . The line of best fit shown passes approximately through the points and . Substituting
and for and , respectively, in gives , which is equivalent to , or . Therefore,
of the given choices, is closest to the slope of the line of best fit shown.

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

Choice C is incorrect. The line of best fit shown has a negative slope, not a positive slope.

Choice D is incorrect. The line of best fit shown has a negative slope, not a positive slope.

Question Difficulty:
Medium
Question ID 191d167b
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving and Percentages

Data Analysis

ID: 191d167b

Last year, students enrolled in an interior design program. This year, the number of students enrolled is of last year’s
number. How many students are enrolled in the interior design program this year?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: 191d167b Answer

Correct Answer:
B
Rationale
Choice B is correct. It's given that the number of students enrolled in an interior design program this year is of last year's
number, which is . of can be expressed as , or , which is equivalent to . Therefore,
students are enrolled in the interior design program this year.

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:
Easy
Question ID 63573fea
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving and Percentages

Data Analysis

ID: 63573fea

During the first month of sales, a company sold 1,300,000 units of a certain type of
smartphone. During the same month, 15% of the units sold were returned. If sales and
the return rate remain the same for each of the next 5 months, about how many units
of this smartphone will be returned to the company during this 6-month period?

A. 195,000

B. 975,000

C. 1,170,000

D. 6,630,000

ID: 63573fea Answer

Correct Answer:
C
Rationale
Choice C is correct. Of the 1,300,000 units sold during the first month, 15% were returned, so units
were returned during the first month. If the units were sold and returned at the same rate for the next 5 months, then a total of
smartphone units were returned during the 6-month period.

Choice A is incorrect. This is the number of units that were returned in 1 month. Choice B is incorrect. This is the number of units
that were returned in 5 months. Choice D is incorrect. This is the number of units sold and not returned during the first 6 months.

Question Difficulty:
Medium
Question ID e438ec3f
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving and Probability and

Data Analysis conditional
probability

ID: e438ec3f

A grove has rows of birch trees and rows of maple trees. Each row of birch trees has trees feet or taller and trees
shorter than feet. Each row of maple trees has trees feet or taller and trees shorter than feet. A tree from one of
these rows will be selected at random. What is the probability of selecting a maple tree, given that the tree is feet or taller?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: e438ec3f Answer

Correct Answer:
C
Rationale
Choice C is correct. If a tree from one of these rows is selected at random, the probability of selecting a maple tree, given that the
tree is feet or taller, is equal to the number of maple trees that are feet or taller divided by the total number of trees that are
feet or taller. It's given that there are rows of birch trees, and each row of birch trees has trees that are feet or taller. This
means that there are a total of , or , birch trees that are feet or taller. It's given that there are rows of maple trees, and
each row of maple trees has trees that are feet or taller. This means that there are a total of , or , maple trees that are
feet or taller. It follows that there are a total of , or , trees that are feet or taller. Therefore, the probability of
selecting a maple tree, given that the tree is feet or taller, is , or .

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:
Hard
Question ID 121dc44f
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving and Percentages

Data Analysis

ID: 121dc44f

The population of City A increased by from to . If the population is times the population, what is the
value of ?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: 121dc44f Answer

Correct Answer:
C
Rationale
Choice C is correct. It's given that the population of City A increased by from to . Therefore, the population of City A
in includes of the population of City A in plus an additional of the population of City A in . This means
that the population of City A in is of the population in . Thus, the population of City A in is , or ,
times the population. Therefore, the value of is .

Choice A is incorrect. This would be the value of if the population in was of the population in .

Choice B is incorrect. This would be the value of if the population in was of the population in .

Choice D is incorrect. This would be the value of if the population increased by , not , from to .

Question Difficulty:
Medium
Question ID 1e8ccffd
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving and One-variable data:

Data Analysis Distributions and
measures of center
and spread

ID: 1e8ccffd

The mean score of 8 players in a basketball game was 14.5 points. If the highest
individual score is removed, the mean score of the remaining 7 players becomes 12
points. What was the highest score?

A. 20

B. 24

C. 32

D. 36

ID: 1e8ccffd Answer

Correct Answer:
C
Rationale
Choice C is correct. If the mean score of 8 players is 14.5, then the total of all 8 scores is . If the mean of 7 scores
is 12, then the total of all 7 scores is . Since the set of 7 scores was made by removing the highest score of the set of
8 scores, then the difference between the total of all 8 scores and the total of all 7 scores is equal to the removed score:
.

Choice A is incorrect because if 20 is removed from the group of 8 scores, then the mean score of the remaining 7 players is

is approximately 13.71, not 12. Choice B is incorrect because if 24 is removed from the group of 8 scores, then

the mean score of the remaining 7 players is is approximately 13.14, not 12. Choice D is incorrect because if 36

is removed from the group of 8 scores, then the mean score of the remaining 7 players is or approximately
11.43, not 12.

Question Difficulty:
Hard
Question ID a29e89fc
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving and One-variable data:

Data Analysis Distributions and
measures of center
and spread

ID: a29e89fc

The list gives the mass, in grams, of alpine marmots.

; ; ; ;
What is the mean mass, in grams, of these alpine marmots?

ID: a29e89fc Answer

Correct Answer:
3630
Rationale
The correct answer is . The mean of a data set is the sum of the values in the data set divided by the number of values in the
data set. The sum of the masses, in grams, of these alpine marmots is , or
grams. The number of alpine marmots in the data set is . Therefore, the mean mass, in grams, of these alpine marmots is
, or .

Question Difficulty:
Medium
Question ID 9bedc4a0
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving and Inference from

Data Analysis sample statistics and
margin of error

ID: 9bedc4a0

A company that produces socks wants to estimate the percent of the socks produced in a typical week that are defective. A
random sample of socks produced in a certain week were inspected. Based on the sample, it is estimated that of all
socks produced by the company in this week are defective, with an associated margin of error of . Based on the estimate
and associated margin of error, which of the following is the most appropriate conclusion about all socks produced by the
company during this week?

A. of the socks are defective.

B. It is plausible that between and of the socks are defective.

C. of the socks are defective.

D. It is plausible that more than of the socks are defective.

ID: 9bedc4a0 Answer

Correct Answer:
B
Rationale
Choice B is correct. It’s given that, based on the sample, an estimate of of all socks produced by the company in a certain
week are defective, with an associated margin of error of . This estimate, plus or minus the margin of error, gives an interval
of plausible values for the actual percent of all socks produced by the company that week that are defective. Subtracting
from yields . Adding to yields . Therefore, it is plausible that between and of all
socks produced by the company are defective.

Choice A is incorrect and may result from conceptual errors.

Choice C is incorrect. is the estimated percent of defective socks based on the sample. However, since the margin of error
for this estimate is known, the most appropriate conclusion is not that the percent of defective socks is exactly but instead
that it lies in an interval of plausible percents.

Choice D is incorrect and may result from conceptual errors.

Question Difficulty:
Medium
Question ID 1e1027a7
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving and Two-variable data:

Data Analysis Models and
scatterplots

ID: 1e1027a7

The scatterplot above shows a company’s ice cream sales d, in dollars, and the high
temperature t, in degrees Celsius (°C), on 12 different days. A line of best fit for the
data is also shown. Which of the following could be an equation of the line of best fit?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: 1e1027a7 Answer

Correct Answer:
D
Rationale
Choice D is correct. On the line of best fit, d increases from approximately 480 to 880 between and . The slope of the

line of best fit is the difference in d-values divided by the difference in t-values, which gives , or approximately
33. Writing the equation of the line of best fit in slope-intercept form gives , where b is the y-coordinate of the y-
intercept. This equation is satisfied by all points on the line, so when . Thus, , which is equivalent
to . Subtracting 396 from both sides of this equation gives . Therefore, an equation for the line of best fit
could be .

Choice A is incorrect and may result from an error in calculating the slope and misidentifying the y-coordinate of the y-intercept of
the graph as the value of d at rather than the value of d at . Choice B is incorrect and may result from using the
smallest value of t on the graph as the slope and misidentifying the y-coordinate of the y-intercept of the graph as the value of d at
rather than the value of d at . Choice C is incorrect and may result from misidentifying the y-coordinate of the y-
intercept as the smallest value of d on the graph.
Question Difficulty:
Hard
Question ID 79201024
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving and Probability and

Data Analysis conditional
probability

ID: 79201024

A band with members has members who play saxophone. If one band member is selected at random, what is the probability
of selecting a band member who plays saxophone?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: 79201024 Answer

Correct Answer:
B
Rationale
Choice B is correct. The probability of an event occurring is the ratio of the number of favorable outcomes to the total number of
possible outcomes. It’s given that there are band members, which is the total number of possible outcomes. It's also given that
there are band members who play saxophone. Therefore, the number of favorable outcomes is . Thus, the probability of
selecting a band member who plays saxophone is .

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

Choice C is incorrect. This is the probability of selecting a band member who does not play saxophone.

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

Question Difficulty:
Easy
Question ID ba62b0b0
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving and Ratios, rates,

Data Analysis proportional
relationships, and
units

ID: ba62b0b0

A kangaroo has a mass of kilograms. What is the kangaroo's mass, in grams?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: ba62b0b0 Answer

Correct Answer:
A
Rationale
Choice A is correct. It's given that a kangaroo has a mass of kilograms and that kilogram is equal to grams. Therefore,
the kangaroo's mass, in grams, is , which is equivalent to grams.

Choice B 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:
Easy
Question ID fa7a0164
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving and One-variable data:

Data Analysis Distributions and
measures of center
and spread

ID: fa7a0164

The table below shows the high and low temperatures in Houston, Texas, during a five-day period.

What was the mean low temperature, in degrees Fahrenheit, during

the five-day period?

A. 48.8

B. 49

C. 59

D. 59.1

ID: fa7a0164 Answer

Correct Answer:
A
Rationale
Choice A is correct. The mean low temperature can be calculated by finding the sum of the low temperatures for all the days
shown in the table, 49 + 37 + 41 + 54 + 63 = 244, and then dividing the sum by the number of days the temperature was recorded,
.

Choice B is incorrect. This may be the result of choosing the median rather than calculating the mean. Choices C and D are
incorrect and may be the result of calculation errors.

Question Difficulty:
Easy
Question ID 9bf4c545
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving and Evaluating statistical

Data Analysis claims:
Observational
studies and
experiments

ID: 9bf4c545

The members of a city council wanted to assess the opinions of all city residents
about converting an open field into a dog park. The council surveyed a sample of
500 city residents who own dogs. The survey showed that the majority of those
sampled were in favor of the dog park. Which of the following is true about the city
council’s survey?

A. It shows that the majority of city residents are in favor of the dog park.

B. The survey sample should have included more residents who are dog owners.

C. The survey sample should have consisted entirely of residents who do not own dogs.

D. The survey sample is biased because it is not representative of all city residents.

ID: 9bf4c545 Answer

Correct Answer:
D
Rationale
Choice D is correct. The members of the city council wanted to assess opinions of all city residents. To gather an unbiased
sample, the council should have used a random sampling design to select subjects from all city residents. The given survey
introduced a sampling bias because the 500 city residents surveyed were all dog owners. This sample is not representative of all
city residents because not all city residents are dog owners.

Choice A is incorrect because when the sampling method isn’t random, there is no guarantee that the survey results will be
reliable; hence, they cannot be generalized to the entire population. Choice B is incorrect because a larger sample of residents who
are dog owners would not correct the sampling bias. Choice C is incorrect because a survey sample of entirely non–dog owners
would likely have a biased opinion, just as a sample of dog owners would likely have a biased opinion.

Question Difficulty:
Easy
Question ID c9dd92b1
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving and Two-variable data:

Data Analysis Models and
scatterplots

ID: c9dd92b1

The densities of different concentrations of grape juice are shown in the scatterplot
above. According to the trend shown by the data, which of the following is closest to
the predicted density, in kilograms per cubic meter (kg/m3), for grape juice with a
concentration of 60%?

A. 1,200

B. 1,250

C. 1,300

D. 1,350

ID: c9dd92b1 Answer

Correct Answer:
C
Rationale
Choice C is correct. The data in the scatterplot show an increasing linear trend. The density when the juice concentration is 60%
will be between the densities shown at about 53% and 67% concentration, or between about 1,255 and 1,340 kg/m3. Of the
choices given, only 1,300 falls within this range.

Choices A, B, and D are incorrect. These are the approximate densities of grape juice with a concentration of 45%, 55%, and 70%,
respectively.

Question Difficulty:
Easy
Question ID bfa8a85c
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving and One-variable data:

Data Analysis Distributions and
measures of center
and spread

ID: bfa8a85c

, , , , , ,
Which of the following lists represents a data set that has the same median as the data set shown?

A. , , , , ,

B. , , , , ,

C. , , , , ,

D. , , , , ,

ID: bfa8a85c Answer

Correct Answer:
B
Rationale
Choice B is correct. If a data set contains an odd number of data values, the median is represented by the middle data value in the
list when the data values are listed in ascending or descending order. Since the data set shown has data values and is in
ascending order, it follows that the median is the fourth data value in the list, or . If a data set contains an even number of data
values, the median is between the two middle data values when the values are listed in ascending or descending order. Since each
of the choices consists of a data set with data values in ascending order, it follows that the median is between the third and
fourth data value. The third and fourth data values in choice B are and . Thus, choice B represents a data set with a median of
. Since the median of the data set shown is and choice B represents a data set with a median of , it follows that choice B
represents a data set that has the same median as the data set shown.

Choice A is incorrect. This list represents a data set with a median of , not .

Choice C is incorrect. This list represents a data set with a median of , not .

Choice D is incorrect. This list represents a data set with a median of , not .

Question Difficulty:
Easy
Question ID f04d40b2
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving and Inference from

Data Analysis sample statistics and
margin of error

ID: f04d40b2

From a population of people, were chosen at random and surveyed about a proposed piece of legislation. Based on
the survey, it is estimated that of people in the population support the legislation, with an associated margin of error of .
Based on these results, which of the following is a plausible value for the total number of people in the population who support the
proposed legislation?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: f04d40b2 Answer

Correct Answer:
C
Rationale
Choice C is correct. It’s given that an estimated of people in the population support the legislation, with an associated margin
of error of . Subtracting and adding the margin of error from the estimate gives an interval of plausible values for the true
percentage of people in the population who support the legislation. Therefore, it’s plausible that between and of people
in this population support the legislation. The corresponding numbers of people represented by these percentages in the
population can be calculated by multiplying the total population, , by and by , which gives
and , respectively. It follows that any value in the interval to is a
plausible value for the total number of people in the population who support the proposed legislation. Of the choices given, only
is in this interval.

Choice A is incorrect. This is the number of people in the sample, rather than in the population, who support the legislation.

Choice B is incorrect. This is the number of people in the sample who do not support the legislation.

Choice D is incorrect. This is a plausible value for the total number of people in the population who do not support the proposed
legislation.

Question Difficulty:
Medium
Question ID 67c0200a
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving and Percentages

Data Analysis

ID: 67c0200a

The number is less than the positive number . The number is greater than . The number is how many times ?

ID: 67c0200a Answer

Correct Answer:
.54, 27/50
Rationale
The correct answer is . It's given that the number is less than the positive number . Therefore, , which
is equivalent to , or . It's also given that the number is greater than . Therefore,
, which is equivalent to , or . Since , substituting for in the
equation yields , or . Thus, is times . Note that .54 and 27/50 are examples of
ways to enter a correct answer.

Question Difficulty:
Hard
Question ID 4b09f783
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving and One-variable data:

Data Analysis Distributions and
measures of center
and spread

ID: 4b09f783

A list of data values is shown.

, , , , , , , , ,
What is the mean of these data?

ID: 4b09f783 Answer

Correct Answer:
10
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 data values
in the data set. For this data set, the mean can be calculated as , which is equivalent to , or .

Question Difficulty:
Easy
Question ID 1d945139
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving and Ratios, rates,

Data Analysis proportional
relationships, and
units

ID: 1d945139

The total mass, in kilograms, of identical objects is . Which expression represents the total mass, in kilograms, of of these
objects?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: 1d945139 Answer

Correct Answer:
D
Rationale
Choice D is correct. It’s given that the total mass, in kilograms, of identical objects is . To obtain the expression , is
multiplied by . Therefore, to find the total mass, in kilograms, of of these objects, must also be multiplied by . The
result of multiplying by is the expression . Therefore, the total mass, in kilograms, of of these objects, is .

Choice A is incorrect and may result from conceptual errors.

Choice B is incorrect and may result from conceptual errors.

Choice C is incorrect and may result from conceptual errors.

Question Difficulty:
Medium
Question ID d0d9ede4
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving and Ratios, rates,

Data Analysis proportional
relationships, and
units

ID: d0d9ede4

How many feet are equivalent to yards?

ID: d0d9ede4 Answer

Correct Answer:
102
Rationale

The correct answer is . It’s given that yard is equivalent to feet. Therefore, yards is equivalent to ,
or feet.

Question Difficulty:
Easy
Question ID f4b3672a
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving and Inference from

Data Analysis sample statistics and
margin of error

ID: f4b3672a

A certain forest is 253 acres. To estimate the number of trees in the forest, a ranger
randomly selects 5 different 1-acre parcels in the forest and determines the number of
trees in each parcel. The numbers of trees in the sample acres are 51, 59, 45, 52, and
73. Based on the mean of the sample, which of the following ranges contains the best
estimate for the number of trees in the entire forest?

A. 11,000 to 12,000

B. 12,500 to 13,500

C. 13,500 to 14,500

D. 18,000 to 19,000

ID: f4b3672a Answer

Correct Answer:
C
Rationale

Choice C is correct. The mean of the 5 samples is trees per acre. The best estimate for the total
number of trees in the forest is the product of the mean number of trees per acre in the sample and the total number of acres in
the forest. This is (56)(253) = 14,168, which is between 13,500 and 14,500.

Choice A is incorrect and may result from multiplying the minimum number of trees per acre in the sample, 45, by the number of
acres, 253. Choice B is incorrect and may result from multiplying the median number of trees per acre in the sample, 52, by the
number of acres, 253. Choice D is incorrect and may result from multiplying the maximum number of trees per acre in the sample,
73, by the number of acres, 253.

Question Difficulty:
Easy
Question ID 7760c516
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving and One-variable data:

Data Analysis Distributions and
measures of center
and spread

ID: 7760c516

Each value in the data set shown represents the height, in centimeters, of a plant.
, , , , , , , , ,
What is the mean height, in centimeters, of these plants?

ID: 7760c516 Answer

Correct Answer:
9
Rationale
The correct answer is . The mean of a data set is the sum of the values in the data set divided by the number of values in the data
set. It follows that the mean height, in centimeters, of these plants is the sum of the heights, in centimeters, of each plant,
, or , divided by the number of plants in the data set, . Therefore, the mean
height, in centimeters, of these plants is , or .

Question Difficulty:
Easy
Question ID bf47ad54
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving and One-variable data:

Data Analysis Distributions and
measures of center
and spread

ID: bf47ad54

Each of the following frequency tables represents a data set. Which data set has the greatest mean?

A. Value Frequency

Value Frequency
B.

C. Value Frequency

Value Frequency
D.

ID: bf47ad54 Answer

Correct Answer:
A
Rationale
Choice A is correct. The tables in choices B, C, and D each represent a data set where the values and have the same
frequency and the values and have the same frequency. It follows that each of these data sets is symmetric around the
value halfway between and , or . When a data set is symmetric around a value, that value is the mean of the data set.
Therefore, the data sets represented by the tables in choices B, C, and D each have a mean of . The table in choice A represents
a data set where the value has a greater frequency than the value and the value has a greater frequency than the value
. It follows that this data set has a mean greater than . Therefore, of the given choices, choice A represents the data set with
the greatest mean.

Choice B 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:
Hard
Question ID 708590d7
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving and One-variable data:

Data Analysis Distributions and
measures of center
and spread

ID: 708590d7

Which of the following statements correctly compares the

means of data set A and data set B?

A. The mean of each data set is 2.

B. The mean of each data set is 4.

C. The mean of data set A is less than the mean of data set B.

D. The mean of data set A is greater than the mean of data set B.

ID: 708590d7 Answer

Correct Answer:
D
Rationale
Choice D is correct. The mean of a data set is found by dividing the sum of the values in the data set by the number of values in

the data set. Therefore, the mean of data set A is , or 4. The mean of data set B is

, or approximately 2.2857. Therefore, the mean of data set A is greater than the mean of data set
B.

Alternate approach: Data set A and data set B are both ordered from least to greatest value. Besides the first value in each data
set, which is 1, each value in ordered data set B is less than the respective value in ordered data set A. Therefore, conceptually, the
mean of data set A must be greater than the mean of data set B.

Choices A, B, and C are incorrect and may result from various misconceptions or miscalculations.

Question Difficulty:
Easy
Question ID 709e04de
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving and Percentages

Data Analysis

ID: 709e04de

The value of is times . The value of is what percent greater than ?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: 709e04de Answer

Correct Answer:
B
Rationale
Choice B is correct. It’s given that the value of is times . This can be written as , which is equivalent to
, or . It follows that the value of is of plus of . Therefore, the
value of is greater than .

Choice A is incorrect. This gives a value of that is , not , times .

Choice C is incorrect. This gives a value of that is , not , times .

Choice D is incorrect. This gives a value of that is , not , times .

Question Difficulty:
Medium
Question ID 642519d7
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving and Evaluating statistical

Data Analysis claims:
Observational
studies and
experiments

ID: 642519d7

A polling agency recently surveyed 1,000 adults who were selected at random from a
large city and asked each of the adults, “Are you satisfied with the quality of air in the
city?” Of those surveyed, 78 percent responded that they were satisfied with the quality
of air in the city. Based on the results of the survey, which of the following statements
must be true?
1. Of all adults in the city, 78 percent are satisfied with the quality of air in the city.
2. If another 1,000 adults selected at random from the city were surveyed, 78 percent of them would report they are satisfied
with the quality of air in the city.
3. If 1,000 adults selected at random from a different city were surveyed, 78 percent of them would report they are satisfied
with the quality of air in the city.

A. None

B. II only

C. I and II only

D. I and III only

ID: 642519d7 Answer

Correct Answer:
A
Rationale
Choice A is correct. Statement I need not be true. The fact that 78% of the 1,000 adults who were surveyed responded that they
were satisfied with the air quality in the city does not mean that the exact same percentage of all adults in the city will be satisfied
with the air quality in the city. Statement II need not be true because random samples, even when they are of the same size, are not
necessarily identical with regard to percentages of people in them who have a certain opinion. Statement III need not be true for
the same reason that statement II need not be true: results from different samples can vary. The variation may be even bigger for
this sample since it would be selected from a different city. Therefore, none of the statements must be true.

Choices B, C, and D are incorrect because none of the statements must be true.

Question Difficulty:
Medium
Question ID 0108ac2d
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving and Inference from

Data Analysis sample statistics and
margin of error

ID: 0108ac2d

At a large high school, 300 students were selected at random and were asked in a
survey about a menu change in the school cafeteria. All 300 students completed the
survey. It was estimated that 38% of the students were in support of a menu change,
with a margin of error of 5.5%. Which of the following is the best interpretation of the
survey results?

A. The percent of the students at the school who support a menu change is 38%.

B. The percent of the students at the school who support a menu change is greater than 38%.

C. Plausible values of the percent of the students at the school who support a menu change are between 32.5% and 43.5%.

D. Plausible values of the number of the students at the school who support a menu change are between 295 and 305.

ID: 0108ac2d Answer

Correct Answer:
C
Rationale
Choice C is correct. It’s given that an estimated 38% of sampled students at the school were in support of a menu change, with a
margin of error of 5.5%. It follows that the percent of the students at the school who support a menu change is 38% plus or minus
5.5%. The lower bound of this estimation is , or 32.5%. The upper bound of this estimation is , or 43.5%.
Therefore, plausible values of the percent of the students at the school who support a menu change are between 32.5% and
43.5%.

Choice A is incorrect. This is the percent of the sampled students at the school who support a menu change. Choices B and D are
incorrect and may result from misinterpreting the margin of error.

Question Difficulty:
Easy
Question ID 7b52985c
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving and Two-variable data:

Data Analysis Models and
scatterplots

ID: 7b52985c

The scatterplot shows the relationship between the length of time , in hours, a certain bird spent in flight and the number of days
after January , .

What is the average rate of change, in hours per day, of the length of time the bird spent in flight on January to the length of
time the bird spent in flight on January ?

ID: 7b52985c Answer

Correct Answer:
4.5, 9/2
Rationale
The correct answer is . It's given that the scatterplot shows the relationship between the length of time , in hours, a certain bird
spent in flight and the number of days after January , . Since January is days after January , it follows that January
corresponds to an x-value of in the scatterplot. In the scatterplot, when , the corresponding value of is . In other words,
on January , the bird spent hours in flight. Since January is days after January , it follows that January corresponds
to an x-value of in the scatterplot. In the scatterplot, when , the corresponding value of is . In other words, on January
, the bird spent hours in flight. Therefore, the average rate of change, in hours per day, of the length of time the bird spent in
flight on January to the length of time the bird spent in flight on January is the difference in the length of time, in hours, the
bird spent in flight divided by the difference in the number of days after January , or , which is equivalent to . Note that
9/2 and 4.5 are examples of ways to enter a correct answer.

Question Difficulty:
Hard
Question ID 7ce2830a
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving and Evaluating statistical

Data Analysis claims:
Observational
studies and
experiments

ID: 7ce2830a

A psychologist designed and conducted a study to determine whether playing a certain

educational game increases middle school students’ accuracy in adding fractions. For
the study, the psychologist chose a random sample of 35 students from all of the
students at one of the middle schools in a large city. The psychologist found that
students who played the game showed significant improvement in accuracy when
adding fractions. What is the largest group to which the results of the study can be
generalized?

A. The 35 students in the sample

B. All students at the school

C. All middle school students in the city

D. All students in the city

ID: 7ce2830a Answer

Correct Answer:
B
Rationale
Choice B is correct. The largest group to which the results of a study can be generalized is the population from which the random
sample was chosen. In this case, the psychologist chose a random sample from all students at one particular middle school.
Therefore, the largest group to which the results can be generalized is all the students at the school.

Choice A is incorrect because this isn’t the largest group the results can be generalized to. Choices C and D are incorrect because
these groups are larger than the population from which the random sample was chosen. Therefore, the sample isn’t representative
of these groups.

Question Difficulty:
Hard
Question ID 4ff597db
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving and One-variable data:

Data Analysis Distributions and
measures of center
and spread

ID: 4ff597db

The mean amount of time that the 20 employees of a construction company have
worked for the company is 6.7 years. After one of the employees leaves the company,
the mean amount of time that the remaining employees have worked for the company
is reduced to 6.25 years. How many years did the employee who left the company
work for the company?

A. 0.45

B. 2.30

C. 9.00

D. 15.25

ID: 4ff597db Answer

Correct Answer:
D
Rationale
Choice D is correct. The mean amount of time that the 20 employees worked for the company is 6.7 years. This means that the
total number of years all 20 employees worked for the company is (6.7)(20) = 134 years. After the employee left, the mean amount
of time that the remaining 19 employees worked for the company is 6.25 years. Therefore, the total number of years all 19
employees worked for the company is (6.25)(19) = 118.75 years. It follows that the number of years that the employee who left
had worked for the company is 134 – 118.75 = 15.25 years.

Choice A is incorrect; this is the change in the mean, which isn’t the same as the amount of time worked by the employee who left.
Choice B is incorrect and likely results from making the assumption that there were still 20 employees, rather than 19, at the
company after the employee left and then subtracting the original mean of 6.7 from that result. Choice C is incorrect and
likely results from making the assumption that there were still 20 employees, rather than 19, at the company after the employee
left.

Question Difficulty:
Hard
Question ID 284303f1
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving and Percentages

Data Analysis

ID: 284303f1

There are trees in a park. Of these trees, are birch trees. How many birch trees are in the park?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: 284303f1 Answer

Correct Answer:
B
Rationale
Choice B is correct. It's given that there are trees in a park and of these trees, are birch trees. The number of birch trees in
the park can be calculated by multiplying the number of trees in the park by . Therefore, the number of birch trees in the park is
, or .

Choice A is incorrect. This is the percentage of trees in the park that are birch trees, not the number of birch trees in the park.

Choice C is incorrect. This is , not , of .

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

Question Difficulty:
Easy
Question ID ba61d95f
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving and Percentages

Data Analysis

ID: ba61d95f

The population of Greenville increased by from to . If the population is times the population, what is
the value of ?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: ba61d95f Answer

Correct Answer:
C
Rationale
Choice C is correct. Let be the 2015 population of Greenville. It's given that the population increased by from 2015 to 2016.
The increase in population can be written as . The 2016 population of Greenville is given as the sum of the 2015
population of Greenville and the increase in population from 2015 to 2016. This can be rewritten as , or .
Therefore, the value of is .

Choice A is incorrect. This is the percent, represented as a decimal, that the population increased from 2015 to 2016, not the value
of .

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

Choice D is incorrect. This is the value of if the population increased by , not , from 2015 to 2016.

Question Difficulty:
Medium
Question ID 16988f9c
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving and Two-variable data:

Data Analysis Models and
scatterplots

ID: 16988f9c

The scatterplot shows the relationship between two variables, and .

Which equation is the most appropriate linear model for this relationship?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: 16988f9c Answer

Correct Answer:
D
Rationale
Choice D is correct. A linear model can be written in the form , where is the slope of the graph of the model in the
xy-plane and is the y-intercept. The graph of an appropriate linear model for this relationship passes near the points
and in the xy-plane. Two points on a line, and , can be used to find the slope of the line using the slope
formula, . Substituting the points and for and , respectively, in the slope formula yields
, or . Therefore, the value of for an appropriate linear model is approximately . Substituting
for in yields . Since an appropriate linear model passes near the point , the approximate
value of can be found by substituting for and for in the equation , which yields , or
. Subtracting from both sides of this equation yields . Therefore, the value of for an appropriate
linear model is approximately . Thus, of the given choices, is the most appropriate linear model for this
relationship.

Alternate approach: A linear model can be written in the form , where is the slope of the graph of the model in the
xy-plane and is the y-intercept. The scatterplot shows that as the x-values of the data points increase, the y-values of the
data points increase, which means the graph of an appropriate linear model has a positive slope. Of the given choices,
is the only linear model whose graph has a positive slope.

Choice A is incorrect. The graph of this model has a negative slope, not a positive slope.

Choice B is incorrect. The graph of this model has a negative slope, not a positive slope.

Choice C is incorrect. The graph of this model has a negative slope, not a positive slope.

Question Difficulty:
Easy
Question ID ad7dbb22
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving and Two-variable data:

Data Analysis Models and
scatterplots

ID: ad7dbb22

The scatterplot shows the relationship between two variables, and . A line of best fit is also shown. For how many of the
data points does the line of best fit predict a greater -value than the actual -value?

ID: ad7dbb22 Answer

Correct Answer:
6
Rationale
The correct answer is . The line of best fit predicts a greater y-value than the actual y-value for any data point that's located below
the line of best fit. For the scatterplot shown, of the data points are below the line of best fit. Therefore, the line of best fit
predicts a greater y-value than the actual y-value for of the data points.

Question Difficulty:
Medium
Question ID ae32cc3c
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving and Two-variable data:

Data Analysis Models and
scatterplots

ID: ae32cc3c

Twelve data points are shown in the scatterplot. A line of best fit for the data is also shown. At , which of the following
is closest to the y-value predicted by the line of best fit?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: ae32cc3c Answer

Correct Answer:
C
Rationale
Choice C is correct. On the line of best fit, an x-value of corresponds to a y-value between and . Therefore, of the given
choices, is closest to the y-value predicted by the line of best fit at .

Choice A is incorrect. This is the integer value closest to the y-value predicted by the line of best fit at .

Choice B is incorrect. This is the integer value closest to the y-value predicted by the line of best fit at .

Choice D is incorrect. This is the integer value closest to the y-value predicted by the line of best fit at .
Question Difficulty:
Easy
Question ID 3c5b19ef
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving and Two-variable data:

Data Analysis Models and
scatterplots

ID: 3c5b19ef

The scatterplot above shows the number of visitors to a railroad museum in

Pennsylvania each year from 1968 to 1980, where t is the number of years since 1968
and n is the number of visitors. A line of best fit is also shown. Which of the following
could be an equation of the line of best fit shown?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: 3c5b19ef Answer

Correct Answer:
A
Rationale
Choice A is correct. An equation of a line of best fit can be written in the form , where a is the y-intercept of the line and
b is the slope. In the scatterplot shown, the line of best fit intersects the y-axis just over halfway between 10,000 and 20,000, or

approximately 16,000. The line of best fit also intersects the graph at . Using the slope formula and two

points that lie on the graph such as and , the slope can be approximated as , or 4,800.
Only choice A has a y-intercept near the estimate of 16,000 and a slope near the estimate of 4,800. Therefore, an equation of the
line of best fit could be .

Choice B is incorrect because the values for the slope and the y-coordinate of the y-intercept are switched. Choice C is incorrect
because the value for the slope is approximately double the actual slope. Choice D is incorrect because the values for the slope
and the y-intercept are switched and because the slope is approximately double the actual slope.
Question Difficulty:
Medium
Question ID 6a715bed
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving and Probability and

Data Analysis conditional
probability

ID: 6a715bed

The table summarizes the distribution of age and assigned group for participants in a study.
– years – years years Total

Group A

Group B

Group C

Total
One of these participants will be selected at random. What is the probability of selecting a participant from group A, given that the
participant is at least years of age? (Express your answer as a decimal or fraction, not as a percent.)

ID: 6a715bed Answer

Correct Answer:
.3833, 23/60
Rationale
The correct answer is . It's given that one of the participants will be selected at random. The probability of selecting a
participant from group A given that the participant is at least years of age is the number of participants in group A who are at
least years of age divided by the total number of participants who are at least years of age. The table shows that in group A,
there are participants who are – years of age and participants who are years of age. Therefore, there are ,
or , participants in group A who are at least years of age. The table also shows that there are a total of participants who
are – years of age and participants who are years of age. Therefore, there are a total of , or , participants
who are at least years of age. It follows that the probability of selecting a participant from group A given that the participant is
at least years of age is . Note that 23/60, .3833, and 0.383 are examples of ways to enter a correct answer.

Question Difficulty:
Hard
Question ID 8cbf1415
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving and Percentages

Data Analysis

ID: 8cbf1415

In a group, % of the items are red. Of all the red items in the group, % also have stripes. What percentage of the items in the
group are red with stripes?

A. %

B. %

C. %

D. %

ID: 8cbf1415 Answer

Correct Answer:
B
Rationale
Choice B is correct. It’s given that in a group, of the items are red. It follows that the number of red items in the group can be
represented by , where represents the total number of items in the group. It’s also given that of all the red items in the
group, also have stripes. It follows that the number of items in the group that are red and have stripes can be represented by
, or . The expression represents of . Since represents the total number of items in the group, it
follows that of the items in the group are red and have stripes.

Choice A is incorrect and may result from subtracting from rather than calculating of .

Choice C is incorrect and may result from adding and rather than calculating of .

Choice D is incorrect and may result from calculating the percentage that is of rather than calculating of .

Question Difficulty:
Medium
Question ID 9296553d
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving and Two-variable data:

Data Analysis Models and
scatterplots

ID: 9296553d

Which of the following could be an equation for a line of best

fit for the data in the scatterplot?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: 9296553d Answer

Correct Answer:
A
Rationale
Choice A is correct. A line of best fit for the data in a scatterplot is a line that follows the trend of the data with approximately half
the data points above and half the data points below the line. Based on the given data, a line of best fit will have a positive y-
intercept on or near the point and a negative slope. All of the choices are in slope-intercept form , where m is
the slope and b is the y-coordinate of the y-intercept. Only choice A is an equation of a line with a positive y-intercept at and a
negative slope, .

Choice B is incorrect. This equation is for a line that has a negative y-intercept, not a positive y-intercept. Choices C and D are
incorrect and may result from one or more sign errors and from switching the values of the y-intercept and the slope in the
equation.

Question Difficulty:
Easy
Question ID d6121490
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving and Two-variable data:

Data Analysis Models and
scatterplots

ID: d6121490

The graph above shows the relationship between the speed of a particular car, in miles
per hour, and its corresponding braking distance, in feet. Approximately how many feet
greater will the car’s braking distance be when the car is traveling at 50 miles per hour
than when the car is traveling at 30 miles per hour?

A. 75

B. 125

C. 175

D. 250

ID: d6121490 Answer

Correct Answer:
B
Rationale
Choice B is correct. According to the graph, when the car is traveling at 50 miles per hour, the braking distance is approximately
225 feet, and when the car is traveling at 30 miles per hour, the braking distance is approximately 100 feet. The difference between
these braking distances is , or 125 feet.

Choice A is incorrect and may result from finding the braking distance for 20 miles per hour, the difference between the given
speeds. Choice C is incorrect and may result from subtracting the speed from the braking distance at 50 miles per hour. Choice D
is incorrect and may result from finding the difference in the braking distances at 60 and 20 miles per hour.

Question Difficulty:
Easy
Question ID ab7740a8
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving and Two-variable data:

Data Analysis Models and
scatterplots

ID: ab7740a8

In which of the following tables is the relationship between the values of x and
their corresponding y-values nonlinear?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: ab7740a8 Answer

Correct Answer:
D
Rationale
Choice D is correct. The relationship between the values of x and their corresponding y-values is nonlinear if the rate of change
between these pairs of values isn’t constant. The table for choice D gives four pairs of values: , , , and .

Finding the rate of change, or slope, between and by using the slope formula, , yields , or 6. Finding

the rate of change between and yields , or 12. Finding the rate of change between and yields

, or 24. Since the rate of change isn’t constant for these pairs of values, this table shows a nonlinear relationship.

Choices A, B, and C are incorrect. The rate of change between the values of x and their corresponding y-values in each of these
tables is constant, being 3, 4, and 5, respectively. Therefore, each of these tables shows a linear relationship.

Question Difficulty:
Medium
Question ID 90ba8f98
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving and Two-variable data:

Data Analysis Models and
scatterplots

ID: 90ba8f98

In the given scatterplot, a line of best fit for the data is shown.

Which of the following is closest to the slope of the line of best fit shown?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: 90ba8f98 Answer

Correct Answer:
D
Rationale
Choice D is correct. A line in the xy-plane that passes through the points and has a slope of . The line of
best fit shown passes approximately through the points and . It follows that the slope of this best fit line is
approximately , which is equivalent to , or approximately . Therefore, of the given choices, is closest to the
slope of the line of best fit shown.

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:
Medium
Question ID 881ef5f5
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving and One-variable data:

Data Analysis Distributions and
measures of center
and spread

ID: 881ef5f5

If a is the mean and b is the median of nine consecutive

integers, what is the value of ?

ID: 881ef5f5 Answer

Rationale
The correct answer is 0. Any nine consecutive integers can be written as , , , , , , , , . The

mean of the integers is their sum divided by 9: , which simplifies to . So

. Since there is an odd number of integers (nine), the median is the integer in the middle when all the integers are ordered
from least to greatest: . So . Therefore, , which is 0.

Question Difficulty:
Medium
Question ID 6e3ab4bf
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving and One-variable data:

Data Analysis Distributions and
measures of center
and spread

ID: 6e3ab4bf

20
18
Number of volunteers

16
14
12
10
8
6
4
2
0
A B C D
Gift

In April, there were volunteers in a cleanup project. Each volunteer was asked to choose a small gift labeled A, B, C, or D. The
bar graph shows the number of volunteers who chose each gift. How many volunteers chose gift C?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: 6e3ab4bf Answer

Correct Answer:
D
Rationale
Choice D is correct. The height of each bar in the graph shown represents the number of volunteers who chose the gift labeled
with the letter specified at the bottom of the bar. The bar for gift C has a height of . Therefore, volunteers chose gift C.

Choice A is incorrect. This is the number of volunteers who chose gift D, not gift C.

Choice B is incorrect. This is the number of volunteers who chose gift B, not gift C.

Choice C is incorrect. This is the number of volunteers who chose gift A, not gift C.
Question Difficulty:
Easy
Question ID 820d7a73
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving and One-variable data:

Data Analysis Distributions and
measures of center
and spread

ID: 820d7a73

The bar graph shows the distribution of cans collected by different groups for a food drive. How many cans were collected
by group ?

ID: 820d7a73 Answer

Correct Answer:
40
Rationale
The correct answer is . The height of each bar in the bar graph shown represents the number of cans collected by the group
specified at the bottom of the bar. The bar for group reaches a height of . Therefore, group collected cans.

Question Difficulty:
Easy
Question ID c141366d
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving and Two-variable data:

Data Analysis Models and
scatterplots

ID: c141366d

The graph of function is shown, where .

Which of the following describes function ?

A. Increasing linear

B. Decreasing linear

C. Increasing exponential

D. Decreasing exponential

ID: c141366d Answer

Correct Answer:
A
Rationale
Choice A is correct. The graph of function shows that as increases, also increases, which means is an increasing
function. The graph of is a line, which indicates a constant rate of change. A function that has a constant rate of change is a
linear function. Therefore, function can be described as increasing linear.

Choice B is incorrect. For a decreasing function, as increases, decreases, rather than increases.

Choice C is incorrect. The graph of an exponential function isn't a line.

Choice D is incorrect. For a decreasing function, as increases, decreases, rather than increases, and the graph of an
exponential function isn't a line.

Question Difficulty:
Easy
Question ID 6a305cd0
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving and Inference from

Data Analysis sample statistics and
margin of error

ID: 6a305cd0

In a study, the data from a random sample of a population had a mean of 37, with an
associated margin of error of 3. Which of the following is the most appropriate
conclusion that can be made about the population mean?

A. It is less than 37.

B. It is greater than 37.

C. It is between 34 and 40.

D. It is less than 34 or greater than 40.

ID: 6a305cd0 Answer

Correct Answer:
C
Rationale
Choice C is correct. It’s given that the mean of the data from a random sample of a population is 37, with an associated margin of
error of 3. The most appropriate conclusion that can be made is that the mean of the entire population will fall between 37, plus or
minus 3. Therefore, the population mean is between and .

Choice A is incorrect. While it’s an appropriate conclusion that the population mean is as low as , or 34, it isn’t appropriate to
conclude that the population mean is less than 34. Choice B is incorrect. While it’s an appropriate conclusion that the population
mean is as high as , or 40, it isn’t appropriate to conclude that the population mean is greater than 40. Choice D is incorrect.
It isn’t an appropriate conclusion that the population mean is less than 34 or greater than 40.

Question Difficulty:
Easy
Question ID 89f8d08a
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving and Inference from

Data Analysis sample statistics and
margin of error

ID: 89f8d08a

A store manager reviewed the receipts from 80 customers who were selected at
random from all the customers who made purchases last Thursday. Of those selected,
20 receipts showed that the customer had purchased fruit. If 1,500 customers made
purchases last Thursday, which of the following is the most appropriate conclusion?

A. Exactly 75 customers must have purchased fruit last Thursday.

B. Exactly 375 customers must have purchased fruit last Thursday.

C. The best estimate for the number of customers who purchased fruit last Thursday is 75.

D. The best estimate for the number of customers who purchased fruit last Thursday is 375.

ID: 89f8d08a Answer

Correct Answer:
D
Rationale
Choice D is correct. It’s given that the manager took a random selection of the receipts of 80 customers from a total of 1,500. It’s
also given that of those 80 receipts, 20 showed that the customer had purchased fruit. This means that an appropriate estimate of

the fraction of customers who purchased fruit is , or . Multiplying this fraction by the total number of customers yields

. Therefore, the best estimate for the number of customers who purchased fruit is 375.

Choices A and B are incorrect because an exact number of customers can’t be known from taking a random selection.
Additionally, choice A may also be the result of a calculation error. Choice C is incorrect and may result from a calculation error.

Question Difficulty:
Medium
Question ID 1e562f24
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving and Inference from

Data Analysis sample statistics and
margin of error

ID: 1e562f24

To estimate the proportion of a population that has a certain characteristic, a random sample was selected from the population.
Based on the sample, it is estimated that the proportion of the population that has the characteristic is , with an associated
margin of error of . Based on this estimate and margin of error, which of the following is the most appropriate conclusion
about the proportion of the population that has the characteristic?

A. It is plausible that the proportion is between and .

B. It is plausible that the proportion is less than .

C. The proportion is exactly .

D. It is plausible that the proportion is greater than .

ID: 1e562f24 Answer

Correct Answer:
A
Rationale
Choice A is correct. It’s given that the estimate for the proportion of the population that has the characteristic is with an
associated margin of error of . Subtracting the margin of error from the estimate and adding the margin of error to the
estimate gives an interval of plausible values for the true proportion of the population that has the characteristic. Therefore, it’s
plausible that the proportion of the population that has this characteristic is between and .

Choice B is incorrect. A value less than is outside the interval of plausible values for the proportion of the population that has
the characteristic.

Choice C is incorrect. The value is an estimate for the proportion based on this sample. However, since the margin of error
for this estimate is known, the most appropriate conclusion is not that the proportion is exactly one value but instead lies in an
interval of plausible values.

Choice D is incorrect. A value greater than is outside the interval of plausible values for the proportion of the population that
has the characteristic.

Question Difficulty:
Medium
Question ID 916ffe9b
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving and Inference from

Data Analysis sample statistics and
margin of error

ID: 916ffe9b

Poll Results

Angel Cruz

Terry Smith
The table shows the results of a poll. A total of voters selected at random were asked which candidate they would vote for in
the upcoming election. According to the poll, if people vote in the election, by how many votes would Angel Cruz be
expected to win?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: 916ffe9b Answer

Correct Answer:
B
Rationale
Choice B is correct. It's given that out of voters responded that they would vote for Angel Cruz. Therefore, the proportion
of voters from the poll who responded they would vote for Angel Cruz is . It’s also given that there are a total of voters in
the election. Therefore, the total number of people who would be expected to vote for Angel Cruz is , or . Since
of the total voters would be expected to vote for Angel Cruz, it follows that , or voters would be
expected not to vote for Angel Cruz. The difference in the number of votes for and against Angel Cruz is , or
votes. Therefore, if people vote in the election, Angel Cruz would be expected to win by votes.

Choice A is incorrect. This is the difference in the number of voters from the poll who responded that they would vote for and
against Angel Cruz.

Choice C is incorrect. This is the total number of people who would be expected to vote for Angel Cruz.

Choice D is incorrect. This is the difference between the total number of people who vote in the election and the number of voters
from the poll.

Question Difficulty:
Hard
Question ID 8173f32b
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving and Inference from

Data Analysis sample statistics and
margin of error

ID: 8173f32b

An analyst collected data on the price of a carton of grape tomatoes at locations selected at random in Utah. The mean price of
a carton of grape tomatoes in Utah was estimated to be , with an associated margin of error of . Which of the
following is a plausible statement about the mean price of a carton of grape tomatoes for all locations that sell this product in
Utah?

A. It is between and .

B. It is either less than or greater than .

C. It is less than .

D. It is greater than .

ID: 8173f32b Answer

Correct Answer:
A
Rationale
Choice A is correct. It's given that the mean price of a carton of grape tomatoes in Utah was estimated to be , with an
associated margin of error of . It follows that plausible values for this mean price are between and
. Therefore, it's plausible that the mean price of a carton of grape tomatoes for all locations that sell this product in
Utah is between and .

Choice B 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:
Easy
Question ID f67e4efc
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Area and volume

Trigonometry

ID: f67e4efc

A right circular cylinder has a volume of . If the height of the cylinder

is 5, what is the radius of the cylinder?

A. 3

B. 4.5

C. 9

D. 40

ID: f67e4efc Answer

Correct Answer:
A
Rationale

Choice A is correct. The volume of a right circular cylinder with a radius of r is the product of the area of the base, , and the
height, h. The volume of the right circular cylinder described is and its height is 5. If the radius is r, it follows that

. Dividing both sides of this equation by yields . Taking the square root of both sides yields or
. Since r represents the radius, the value must be positive. Therefore, the radius is 3.

Choice B is incorrect and may result from finding that the square of the radius is 9, but then from dividing 9 by 2, rather than taking
the square root of 9. Choice C is incorrect. This represents the square of the radius. Choice D is incorrect and may result from
solving the equation for , not r, by dividing by on both sides and then by subtracting, not dividing, 5 from both
sides.

Question Difficulty:
Medium
Question ID 5207e508
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Lines, angles, and

Trigonometry triangles

ID: 5207e508

In the figure, line is parallel to line . What is the value of ?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: 5207e508 Answer

Correct Answer:
D
Rationale
Choice D is correct. It's given that lines and are parallel. Since line intersects both lines and , it's a transversal. The
angles in the figure marked as and are on the same side of the transversal, where one is an interior angle with line as
a side, and the other is an exterior angle with line as a side. Thus, the marked angles are corresponding angles. When two
parallel lines are intersected by a transversal, corresponding angles are congruent and, therefore, have equal measure. It follows
that . 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 C is incorrect and may result from conceptual or calculation errors.

Question Difficulty:
Easy
Question ID f88f27e5
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Lines, angles, and

Trigonometry triangles

ID: f88f27e5

Intersecting lines r, s, and t are shown below.

What is the value of x ?

ID: f88f27e5 Answer

Rationale
The correct answer is 97. The intersecting lines form a triangle, and the angle with measure of is an exterior angle of this
triangle. The measure of an exterior angle of a triangle is equal to the sum of the measures of the two nonadjacent interior angles
of the triangle. One of these angles has measure of and the other, which is supplementary to the angle with measure ,
has measure of . Therefore, the value of x is .

Question Difficulty:
Hard
Question ID bcb66188
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Right triangles and

Trigonometry trigonometry

ID: bcb66188

Triangle is similar to triangle , where angle corresponds to angle and angles and are right angles. If
, what is the value of ?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: bcb66188 Answer

Correct Answer:
B
Rationale
Choice B is correct. If two triangles are similar, then their corresponding angles are congruent. It's given that right triangle is
similar to right triangle and angle corresponds to angle . It follows that angle is congruent to angle and, therefore,
the measure of angle is equal to the measure of angle . The sine ratios of angles of equal measure are equal. Since the
measure of angle is equal to the measure of angle , . It's given that . Therefore, is
.

Choice A is incorrect. This is the value of , not the value of .

Choice C is incorrect. This is the reciprocal of the value of , not the value of .

Choice D is incorrect. This is the reciprocal of the value of , not the value of .

Question Difficulty:
Medium
Question ID e10d8313
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Lines, angles, and

Trigonometry triangles

ID: e10d8313

In the figure shown, points , , , and lie on line segment , and line segment intersects line segment at point .
The measure of is , the measure of is , the measure of is , and the measure of is
. What is the measure, in degrees, of ?

ID: e10d8313 Answer

Correct Answer:
123
Rationale
The correct answer is . The triangle angle sum theorem states that the sum of the measures of the interior angles of a triangle
is degrees. It's given that the measure of is and the measure of is . Since points , , and form a
triangle, it follows from the triangle angle sum theorem that the measure, in degrees, of is , or . It's also
given that the measure of is . Since and are supplementary angles, the sum of their measures is
degrees. It follows that the measure, in degrees, of is , or . Since points , , and form a triangle,
and is the same angle as , it follows from the triangle angle sum theorem that the measure, in degrees, of
is , or . It's given that the measure of is . Since and are supplementary
angles, the sum of their measures is degrees. It follows that the measure, in degrees, of is , or . Since
points , , and form a triangle, and is the same angle as , it follows from the triangle angle sum theorem that
the measure, in degrees, of is , or .

Question Difficulty:
Hard
Question ID 4b7bb316
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Area and volume

Trigonometry

ID: 4b7bb316

The length of each edge of a box is inches. Each side of the box is in the shape of a square. The box does not have a lid. What
is the exterior surface area, in square inches, of this box without a lid?

ID: 4b7bb316 Answer

Correct Answer:
4205
Rationale
The correct answer is . The exterior surface area of a figure is the sum of the areas of all its faces. It's given that the box
does not have a lid and that each side of the box is in the shape of a square. Therefore, the box consists of congruent square
faces. It's also given that the length of each edge is inches. Let represent the length of an edge of a square. It follows that the
area of a square is equal to . Therefore, the area of each of the square faces is equal to , or , square inches. Since the
box consists of congruent square faces, it follows that the sum of the areas of all its faces, or the exterior surface area of this
box without a lid, is , or , square inches.

Question Difficulty:
Medium
Question ID 9912e19f
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Lines, angles, and

Trigonometry triangles

ID: 9912e19f

Triangles and are congruent, where , , and correspond to , , and , respectively. The measure of angle is
and the measure of angle is . What is the measure of angle ?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: 9912e19f Answer

Correct Answer:
B
Rationale
Choice B is correct. It's given that triangles and are congruent such that angle corresponds to angle .
Corresponding angles of congruent triangles are congruent, so angle and angle must be congruent. Therefore, if the measure
of angle is , then the measure of angle is also .

Choice A is incorrect. This is the measure of angle , not angle .

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:
Easy
Question ID 6d99b141
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Lines, angles, and

Trigonometry triangles

ID: 6d99b141

In the figure, . The measure of angle is , and the measure of angle is . What is the value of ?

ID: 6d99b141 Answer

Correct Answer:
83
Rationale
The correct answer is . It's given that in the figure, . Thus, triangle is an isosceles triangle and the measure of
angle is equal to the measure of angle . The sum of the measures of the interior angles of a triangle is . Thus,
the sum of the measures of the interior angles of triangle is . It's given that the measure of angle is . It
follows that the sum of the measures of angles and is , or . Since the measure of angle is
equal to the measure of angle , the measure of angle is half of , or . The sum of the measures of the interior
angles of triangle is . It's given that the measure of angle is . Since the measure of angle , which is
the same angle as angle , is , it follows that the measure of angle is , or . Since angle
and angle form a straight line, the sum of the measures of these angles is . It's given in the figure that the
measure of angle is . It follows that . Subtracting from both sides of this equation yields .

Question Difficulty:
Hard
Question ID e9ed719f
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving and Probability and

Data Analysis conditional
probability

ID: e9ed719f

The table summarizes the distribution of color and shape for tiles of equal area.
Red Blue Yellow Total

Square

Pentagon

Total
If one of these tiles is selected at random, what is the probability of selecting a red tile? (Express your answer as a decimal or
fraction, not as a percent.)

ID: e9ed719f Answer

Correct Answer:
0.3, 3/10
Rationale
The correct answer is . It’s given that there are a total of tiles of equal area, which is the total number of possible
outcomes. According to the table, there are a total of red tiles. The probability of an event occurring is the ratio of the number
of favorable outcomes to the total number of possible outcomes. By definition, the probability of selecting a red tile is given by
, or . Note that 3/10 and .3 are examples of ways to enter a correct answer.

Question Difficulty:
Medium
Question ID 771ee744
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving and Percentages

Data Analysis

ID: 771ee744

There are marbles in a container. Of these marbles, are red. How many marbles in the container are red?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: 771ee744 Answer

Correct Answer:
A
Rationale
Choice A is correct. It's given that of the marbles in a container are red. Therefore, the number of red marbles can be
calculated by multiplying the number of marbles in the container by , which gives , or .

Choice B is incorrect. This is the number of marbles in the container that aren't red.

Choice C is incorrect. This is the total number of marbles in the container.

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

Question Difficulty:
Easy
Question ID e86f0651
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Area and volume

Trigonometry

ID: e86f0651

A circle has a radius of meters. What is the area, in square meters, of the circle?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: e86f0651 Answer

Correct Answer:
D
Rationale
Choice D is correct. The area, , of a circle is given by the formula , where is the radius of the circle. It’s given that the
circle has a radius of meters. Substituting for in the formula yields , or . Therefore, the
area, in square meters, of the circle is .

Choice A is incorrect. This is the area, in square meters, of a circle with a radius of meters.

Choice B is incorrect. This is the area, in square meters, of a circle with a radius of meters.

Choice C is incorrect. This is the circumference, in meters, of the circle.

Question Difficulty:
Medium
Question ID 858fd1cf
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Circles

Trigonometry

ID: 858fd1cf

A circle in the xy-plane has its center at . Line is tangent to this circle at the point . Which of the following points
also lies on line ?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: 858fd1cf Answer

Correct Answer:
C
Rationale
Choice C is correct. It’s given that the circle has its center at and that line is tangent to this circle at the point .
Therefore, the points and are the endpoints of the radius of the circle at the point of tangency. The slope of a line
or line segment that contains the points and can be calculated as . Substituting for and
for in the expression yields , or . Thus, the slope of this radius is . A line that’s tangent to a circle is
perpendicular to the radius of the circle at the point of tangency. It follows that line is perpendicular to the radius at the point
, so the slope of line is the negative reciprocal of the slope of this radius. The negative reciprocal of is . Therefore,
the slope of line is . Since the slope of line is the same between any two points on line , a point lies on line if the slope of
the line segment connecting the point and is . Substituting choice C, , for and for in the
expression yields , or . Therefore, the point lies on line .

Choice A is incorrect. The slope of the line segment connecting and is , or , not .

Choice B is incorrect. The slope of the line segment connecting and is , or , not .

Choice D is incorrect. The slope of the line segment connecting and is , or , not .

Question Difficulty:
Hard
Question ID 9adb86ed
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Circles

Trigonometry

ID: 9adb86ed

Points and lie on a circle with center . The radius of this circle is inches. Triangle has a perimeter of inches.
What is the length, in inches, of ?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: 9adb86ed Answer

Correct Answer:
B
Rationale
Choice B is correct. Since it's given that is the center of a circle with a radius of inches, and that points and lie on that
circle, it follows that and of triangle each have a length of inches. Let the length of be inches. It follows
that the perimeter of triangle is inches. Since it's given that the perimeter of triangle is inches, it
follows that , or . Subtracting from both sides of this equation gives . Therefore, the
length, in inches, of is .

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:
Hard
Question ID 096c7ef5
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Area and volume

Trigonometry

ID: 096c7ef5

The three points shown define a circle. The circumference of this circle is , where is a constant. What is the value of ?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: 096c7ef5 Answer

Correct Answer:
B
Rationale
Choice B is correct. It’s given that the three points shown define a circle, so the center of that circle is an equal distance from each
of the three points. The point is halfway between the points and and is a distance of units from each of
those two points. The point is also a distance of units from . Because the point is the same distance from all
three given points, it must be the center of the circle. The radius of a circle is the distance from the center to any point on the
circle. Since that distance is , it follows that the radius of the circle is . The circumference of a circle with radius is equal to
. It follows that the circumference of the circle is , or . It's given that the circumference of the circle is . Therefore,
the value of is .

Choice A is incorrect. This is the radius of the circle, not the value of in the expression .
Choice C is incorrect. This is the x-coordinate of the center of the circle, not the value of in the expression .

Choice D is incorrect. This is the value of for which represents the area of the circle, in square units, not the circumference of
the circle, in units.

Question Difficulty:
Medium
Question ID ec5d4823
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Area and volume

Trigonometry

ID: ec5d4823

What is the volume, in cubic centimeters, of a right rectangular prism that has a length
of 4 centimeters, a width of 9 centimeters, and a height of 10 centimeters?

ID: ec5d4823 Answer

Rationale
The correct answer is 360. The volume of a right rectangular prism is calculated by multiplying its dimensions: length, width, and
height. Multiplying the values given for these dimensions yields a volume of cubic centimeters.

Question Difficulty:
Medium
Question ID 9966235e
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Area and volume

Trigonometry

ID: 9966235e

A cube has an edge length of inches. A solid sphere with a radius of inches is inside the cube, such that the sphere touches
the center of each face of the cube. To the nearest cubic inch, what is the volume of the space in the cube not taken up by the
sphere?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: 9966235e Answer

Correct Answer:
A
Rationale
Choice A is correct. The volume of a cube can be found by using the formula , where is the volume and is the edge
length of the cube. Therefore, the volume of the given cube is , or cubic inches. The volume of a sphere can be
found by using the formula , where is the volume and is the radius of the sphere. Therefore, the volume of the
given sphere is , or approximately cubic inches. The volume of the space in the cube not taken up by the
sphere is the difference between the volume of the cube and volume of the sphere. Subtracting the approximate volume of the
sphere from the volume of the cube gives cubic inches.

Choice B 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:
Hard
Question ID 2b41a4c4
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Area and volume

Trigonometry

ID: 2b41a4c4

A right rectangular prism has a length of meters, a width of meters, and a height of meters. What is the volume, in cubic
meters, of the prism?

ID: 2b41a4c4 Answer

Correct Answer:
880
Rationale
The correct answer is . The volume, , of a right rectangular prism is given by the formula 𝓁 , where 𝓁 is the length,
is the width, and is the height of the prism. It’s given that a right rectangular prism has a length of meters, a width of
meters, and a height of meters. Substituting for 𝓁, for , and for in the formula 𝓁 yields ,
or . Therefore, the volume, in cubic meters, of the prism is .

Question Difficulty:
Easy
Question ID a0369739
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Lines, angles, and

Trigonometry triangles

ID: a0369739

In triangle , the measure of angle is and is an altitude of the triangle. The length of is and the length of
is greater than the length of . What is the value of ?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: a0369739 Answer

Correct Answer:
D
Rationale
Choice D is correct. It's given that in triangle , the measure of angle is and is an altitude of the triangle.
Therefore, the measure of angle is . It follows that angle is congruent to angle and angle is congruent to angle
. By the angle-angle similarity postulate, triangle is similar to triangle . Since triangles and are similar,
it follows that . It's also given that the length of is and the length of is greater than the length of .
Therefore, the length of is , or . Substituting for and for in the equation yields
. Therefore, the value of is .

Choice A is incorrect. This is the value of .

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 a07ed090
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Area and volume

Trigonometry

ID: a07ed090

The figure shown is a right circular cylinder with a radius of and height of . A second right circular cylinder (not shown) has a
volume that is times as large as the volume of the cylinder shown. Which of the following could represent the radius , in
terms of , and the height , in terms of , of the second cylinder?

A. and

B. and

C. and

D. and

ID: a07ed090 Answer

Correct Answer:
C
Rationale
Choice C is correct. The volume of a right circular cylinder is equal to , where is the radius of a base of the cylinder and is
the height of the cylinder. It’s given that the cylinder shown has a radius of and a height of . It follows that the volume of the
cylinder shown is equal to . It’s given that the second right circular cylinder has a radius of and a height of . It follows
that the volume of the second cylinder is equal to . Choice C gives and . Substituting for and for
in the expression that represents the volume of the second cylinder yields , or , which is equivalent to
, or . This expression is equal to times the volume of the cylinder shown, . Therefore,
and could represent the radius , in terms of , and the height , in terms of , of the second cylinder.

Choice A is incorrect. Substituting for and for in the expression that represents the volume of the second cylinder
yields , or , which is equivalent to , or . This expression is equal to , not ,
times the volume of the cylinder shown.

Choice B is incorrect. Substituting for and for in the expression that represents the volume of the second cylinder
yields , or , which is equivalent to , or . This expression is equal to ,
not , times the volume of the cylinder shown.

Choice D is incorrect. Substituting for and for in the expression that represents the volume of the second cylinder
yields , or , which is equivalent to , or . This expression is equal to
, not , times the volume of the cylinder shown.
Question Difficulty:
Hard
Question ID cbe8ca31
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Lines, angles, and

Trigonometry triangles

ID: cbe8ca31

In , the measure of is and the measure of is . What is the measure of ?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: cbe8ca31 Answer

Correct Answer:
A
Rationale
Choice A is correct. The triangle angle sum theorem states that the sum of the measures of the interior angles of a triangle is
. It's given that in , the measure of is and the measure of is . It follows that the measure of is
, or .

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

Choice C is incorrect. This is the sum of the measures of and , not the measure of .

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

Question Difficulty:
Easy
Question ID c8345903
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Circles

Trigonometry

ID: c8345903

The circle above has center O, the length of arc is , and

. What is the length of arc ?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: c8345903 Answer

Correct Answer:
B
Rationale
Choice B is correct. The ratio of the lengths of two arcs of a circle is equal to the ratio of the measures of the central angles that
subtend the arcs. It’s given that arc is subtended by a central angle with measure 100°. Since the sum of the measures of

the angles about a point is 360°, it follows that arc is subtended by a central angle with measure . If s

is the length of arc , then s must satisfy the ratio . Reducing the fraction to its simplest form gives .

Therefore, . Multiplying both sides of by yields .

Choice A is incorrect. This is the length of an arc consisting of exactly half of the circle, but arc is greater than half of the

circle. Choice C is incorrect. This is the total circumference of the circle. Choice D is incorrect. This is half the length of arc ,
not its full length.

Question Difficulty:
Hard
Question ID 345cc36a
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Lines, angles, and

Trigonometry triangles

ID: 345cc36a

In the figure shown, and intersect at point . , , , and . What is the length
of ?

ID: 345cc36a Answer

Correct Answer:
54
Rationale
The correct answer is . The figure shown includes two triangles, triangle and triangle , such that angle and
angle are vertical angles. It follows that angle is congruent to angle . It’s also given in the figure that the
measures of angle and angle are . Therefore angle is congruent to angle . Since triangle and triangle
have two pairs of congruent angles, triangle is similar to triangle by the angle-angle similarity postulate, where
corresponds to , and corresponds to . Since the lengths of corresponding sides in similar triangles are proportional,
it follows that . It’s given that , , and . Substituting for , for , and
for in the equation yields . Multiplying each side of this equation by yields , or
. Therefore, the length of is .

Question Difficulty:
Hard
Question ID 2d2cb85e
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Lines, angles, and

Trigonometry triangles

ID: 2d2cb85e

In the figure, , the measure of angle is , and the measure of angle is . What is the value of ?

ID: 2d2cb85e Answer

Correct Answer:
156
Rationale
The correct answer is . In the figure shown, the sum of the measures of angle and angle is . It’s given that
the measure of angle is . Therefore, the measure of angle is , or . The sum of the measures of
the interior angles of a triangle is . In triangle , the measure of angle is and it's given that the measure of
angle is . Thus, the measure of angle is , or . It’s given that . Therefore,
triangle is an isosceles triangle and the measure of is equal to the measure of angle . In triangle , the
measure of angle is and the measure of angle is . Thus, the measure of angle is ,
or . The figure shows that the measure of angle is , so the value of is .

Question Difficulty:
Hard
Question ID f7dbde16
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Lines, angles, and

Trigonometry triangles

ID: f7dbde16

In triangles and , angles and each have measure , , and . Which additional piece of
information is sufficient to prove that triangle is similar to triangle ?

A. and

B. and

C. The measures of angles and are and , respectively.

D. The measures of angles and are and , respectively.

ID: f7dbde16 Answer

Correct Answer:
D
Rationale
Choice D is correct. Two triangles are similar if they have three pairs of congruent corresponding angles. It’s given that angles
and each measure , and so these corresponding angles are congruent. If angle is , then angle must be so
that the sum of the angles in triangle is . If angle is , then angle must be so that the sum of the angles in
triangle is . Therefore, if the measures of angles and are and , respectively, then corresponding angles
and are both , and corresponding angles and are both . It follows that triangles and have three
pairs of congruent corresponding angles, and so the triangles are similar. Therefore, the additional piece of information that is
sufficient to prove that triangle is similar to triangle is that the measures of angles and are and ,
respectively.

Choice A is incorrect. If the measures of two sides in one triangle are proportional to the corresponding sides in another triangle
and the included angles are congruent, then the triangles are similar. However, the two sides given are not proportional and the
angle given is not included by the given sides.

Choice B is incorrect. If the measures of two sides in one triangle are proportional to the corresponding sides in another triangle
and the included angles are congruent, then the triangles are similar. However, the angle given is not included between the
proportional sides.

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

Question Difficulty:
Hard
Question ID bd87bc09
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Right triangles and

Trigonometry trigonometry

ID: bd87bc09

Triangle above is a right triangle, and .

What is the length of side ?

ID: bd87bc09 Answer

Rationale
The correct answer is 24. The sine of an acute angle in a right triangle is equal to the ratio of the length of the side opposite the
angle to the length of the hypotenuse. In the triangle shown, the sine of angle B, or , is equal to the ratio of the length of side

to the length of side . It’s given that the length of side is 26 and that . Therefore, .
Multiplying both sides of this equation by 26 yields .

By the Pythagorean Theorem, the relationship between the lengths of the sides of triangle ABC is as follows: , or

. Subtracting 100 from both sides of yields . Taking the square root of both

sides of yields .

Question Difficulty:
Hard
Question ID 85f1892d
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Right triangles and

Trigonometry trigonometry

ID: 85f1892d

In triangle , angle is a right angle, the measure of angle is , and the length of is units. If the area, in square
units, of triangle can be represented by the expression , where is a constant, what is the value of ?

ID: 85f1892d Answer

Correct Answer:
338
Rationale
The correct answer is . The tangent of an acute angle in a right triangle is the ratio of the length of the leg opposite the angle
to the length of the leg adjacent to the angle. In triangle , it's given that angle is a right angle. Thus, is the leg
opposite of angle and is the leg adjacent to angle . It follows that . It's also given that the measure of angle
is and the length of is units. Substituting for and for in the equation yields
. Multiplying each side of this equation by yields . Therefore, the length of is .
The area of a triangle is half the product of the lengths of its legs. Since the length of is and the length of is
, it follows that the area of triangle is square units, or square units. It's given
that the area, in square units, of triangle can be represented by the expression , where is a constant. Therefore,
is the value of .

Question Difficulty:
Hard
Question ID 76c73dbf
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Circles

Trigonometry

ID: 76c73dbf

The graph of in the xy-plane is a circle. What is the length of the circle’s radius?

ID: 76c73dbf Answer

Correct Answer:
10
Rationale
The correct answer is . It's given that the graph of in the xy-plane is a circle. The equation of a circle in
the xy-plane can be written in the form , where the coordinates of the center of the circle are
and the length of the radius of the circle is . The term in this equation can be obtained by adding the square of half the
coefficient of to both sides of the given equation to complete the square. The coefficient of is . Half the coefficient of is .
The square of half the coefficient of is . Adding to each side of yields
, or . Similarly, the term can be obtained by
adding the square of half the coefficient of to both sides of this equation, which yields
, or . This equation is equivalent to
, or . Therefore, the length of the circle's radius is .

Question Difficulty:
Hard
Question ID 58c26db8
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Right triangles and

Trigonometry trigonometry

ID: 58c26db8

The perimeter of an isosceles right triangle is inches. What is the length, in inches, of the hypotenuse of this triangle?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: 58c26db8 Answer

Correct Answer:
C
Rationale
Choice C is correct. The perimeter of a triangle is the sum of the lengths of its sides. Since the given triangle is an isosceles right
triangle, the length of each leg is the same and the length of the hypotenuse is equal to times the length of a leg. Let
represent the length, in inches, of a leg of this isosceles right triangle. Therefore, the perimeter, in inches, of the triangle is
, or , which is equivalent to . It's given that the perimeter of this triangle is

inches. Thus, . Dividing both sides of this equation by yields . Multiplying the

right-hand side of this equation by yields , or . It follows that the length, in inches, of a leg
of this isosceles right triangle is . Therefore, the length, in inches, of the hypotenuse of this isosceles right triangle is
, or .

Choice A is incorrect. If this were the length of the hypotenuse, the perimeter would be inches.

Choice B is incorrect. This is the length, in inches, of a leg of this triangle, not the hypotenuse.

Choice D is incorrect. If this were the length of the hypotenuse, the perimeter would be inches.

Question Difficulty:
Hard
Question ID e336a1d2
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Area and volume

Trigonometry

ID: e336a1d2

A cube has an edge length of inches. What is the volume, in cubic inches, of the cube?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: e336a1d2 Answer

Correct Answer:
D
Rationale
Choice D is correct. The volume, , of a cube can be found using the formula , where is the edge length of the cube. It's
given that a cube has an edge length of inches. Substituting inches for in this equation yields cubic inches, or
cubic inches. Therefore, the volume of the cube is cubic inches.

Choice A is incorrect. This is the perimeter, in inches, of the cube.

Choice B is incorrect. This is the area, in square inches, of a face of the cube.

Choice C is incorrect. This is the surface area, in square inches, of the cube.

Question Difficulty:
Medium
Question ID b0a72bdc
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Circles

Trigonometry

ID: b0a72bdc

What is the diameter of the circle in the xy-plane with equation ?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: b0a72bdc Answer

Correct Answer:
B
Rationale
Choice B is correct. The standard form of an equation of a circle in the xy-plane is , where the
coordinates of the center of the circle are and the length of the radius of the circle is . For the circle in the xy-plane with
equation , it follows that . Taking the square root of both sides of this equation yields
or . Because represents the length of the radius of the circle and this length must be positive, . Therefore, the
radius of the circle is . The diameter of a circle is twice the length of the radius of the circle. Thus, yields . Therefore, the
diameter of the circle is .

Choice A is incorrect. This is the radius of the circle.

Choice C is incorrect. This is the square of the radius of the circle.

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

Question Difficulty:
Hard
Question ID 933fee1a
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Lines, angles, and

Trigonometry triangles

ID: 933fee1a

Triangles ABC and DEF are shown above. Which of the

following is equal to the ratio ?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: 933fee1a Answer

Correct Answer:
B
Rationale
Choice B is correct. In right triangle ABC, the measure of angle B must be 58° because the sum of the measure of angle A, which is
32°, and the measure of angle B is 90°. Angle D in the right triangle DEF has measure 58°. Hence, triangles ABC and DEF are
similar (by angle-angle similarity). Since is the side opposite to the angle with measure 32° and AB is the hypotenuse in right

triangle ABC, the ratio is equal to .

Alternate approach: The trigonometric ratios can be used to answer this question. In right triangle ABC, the ratio .

The angle E in triangle DEF has measure 32° because . In triangle DEF, the ratio .

Therefore, .
Choice A is incorrect because is the reciprocal of the ratio . Choice C is incorrect because , not .

Choice D is incorrect because , not .

Question Difficulty:
Medium
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 2f7c92ad
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Lines, angles, and

Trigonometry triangles

ID: 2f7c92ad

In the figure shown, triangle is similar to triangle . The measure of angle is , and . What is
the measure of angle ?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: 2f7c92ad Answer

Correct Answer:
C
Rationale
Choice C is correct. It's given that triangle is similar to triangle . Corresponding angles in similar triangles have equal
measure. Angle and angle represent the same angle. It follows that angle and angle have equal
measure and are corresponding angles. It's given in the figure that angle and angle are right angles and therefore
have equal measure. It follows that angle and angle are corresponding angles. Therefore, angle and angle
are corresponding angles and have equal measure. It's given that the measure of angle is , so the measure of
angle is .

Choice A is incorrect and may result from conceptual errors.

Choice B is incorrect and may result from conceptual errors.

Choice D is incorrect and may result from conceptual errors.

Question Difficulty:
Medium
Question ID b2528e6b
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Area and volume

Trigonometry

ID: b2528e6b

The three points shown define a circle. The circumference of this circle is , where is a constant. What is the value of ?

ID: b2528e6b Answer

Correct Answer:
8
Rationale
The correct answer is . It's given that the three points shown define a circle, so the center of that circle is an equal distance from
each of the three points. The point is halfway between the points and , and is a distance of units from each
of those two points. The point is also a distance of units from . Because the point is the same distance from
all three points shown, it must be the center of the circle. Since that distance is , it follows that the radius of the circle is . The
circumference of a circle with radius is equal to . It follows that the circumference of the given circle is , or . It's
given that the circumference of the circle is . Therefore, the value of is .

Question Difficulty:
Hard
Question ID 9fec9d49
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Area and volume

Trigonometry

ID: 9fec9d49

The floor of a ballroom has an area of square meters. An architect creates a scale model of the floor of the ballroom, where
the length of each side of the model is times the length of the corresponding side of the actual floor of the ballroom. What is
the area, in square meters, of the scale model?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: 9fec9d49 Answer

Correct Answer:
A
Rationale
Choice A is correct. It’s given that the length of each side of a scale model is times the length of the corresponding side of the
actual floor of a ballroom. Therefore, the area of the scale model is , or , times the area of the actual floor of the
ballroom. It’s given that the area of the floor of the ballroom is square meters. Therefore, the area, in square meters, of the
scale model is , or .

Choice B 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:
Hard
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 9d078710
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Lines, angles, and

Trigonometry triangles

ID: 9d078710

In the figure shown, line 𝓁 intersects lines and . Which additional piece of information is sufficient to prove that lines and are
parallel?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: 9d078710 Answer

Correct Answer:
A
Rationale
Choice A is correct. In the figure shown, lines and are parallel if and only if a pair of corresponding angles are congruent. It's
given that one angle has a measure of and that the corresponding angle has a measure of . Therefore, is sufficient
to prove that lines and are parallel.

Choice B is incorrect. The angle measuring and the angle measuring are alternate interior angles. Thus, if lines and are
parallel, is equal to , not .

Choice C is incorrect. The angle measuring and the angle measuring are vertical angles. Thus, , whether lines
and are parallel or not.
Choice D is incorrect. The angle measuring is supplementary to the angle measuring . Thus, , or
, whether lines and are parallel or not.

Question Difficulty:
Easy
Question ID b1e1c2f5
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Lines, angles, and

Trigonometry triangles

ID: b1e1c2f5

In right triangle , angle is the right angle and . Point on side is connected by a line segment with point
on side such that line segment is parallel to side and . What is the length of line segment ?

ID: b1e1c2f5 Answer

Correct Answer:
54
Rationale
The correct answer is . It’s given that in triangle , point on side is connected by a line segment with point on side
such that line segment is parallel to side . It follows that parallel segments and are intersected by sides
and . If two parallel segments are intersected by a third segment, corresponding angles are congruent. Thus,
corresponding angles and are congruent and corresponding angles and are congruent. Since triangle
has two angles that are each congruent to an angle in triangle , triangle is similar to triangle by the angle-angle
similarity postulate, where side corresponds to side , and side corresponds to side . Since the lengths of
corresponding sides in similar triangles are proportional, it follows that . Since point lies on side ,
. It's given that . Substituting for in the equation yields
, or . It’s given that . Substituting for and for in the equation
yields , or . Multiplying both sides of this equation by yields . Thus, the length of
line segment is .

Question Difficulty:
Hard
Question ID 55bb437a
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Right triangles and

Trigonometry trigonometry

ID: 55bb437a

In the figure above, . If and

, what is the length of ?

ID: 55bb437a Answer

Rationale

The correct answer is 6. Since , and are both similar to 3-4-5 triangles. This means that they are
both similar to the right triangle with sides of lengths 3, 4, and 5. Since , which is 3 times as long as the hypotenuse of

the 3-4-5 triangle, the similarity ratio of to the 3-4-5 triangle is 3:1. Therefore, the length of (the side opposite to )

is , and the length of (the side adjacent to ) is . It is also given that . Since

and , it follows that , which means that the similarity ratio of to the 3-4-5 triangle is 2:1 ( is the side

adjacent to ). Therefore, the length of , which is the side opposite to , is .

Question Difficulty:
Hard
Question ID fecc446d
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Lines, angles, and

Trigonometry triangles

ID: fecc446d

A line intersects two parallel lines, forming four acute angles and four obtuse angles. The measure of one of these eight angles is
. The sum of the measures of four of the eight angles is . Which of the following could NOT be equivalent to , for
all values of ?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: fecc446d Answer

Correct Answer:
A
Rationale
Choice A is correct. It’s given that a line intersects two parallel lines, forming four acute angles and four obtuse angles. Since there
are two parallel lines intersected by a transversal, all four acute angles have the same measure and all four obtuse angles have the
same measure. Additionally, each acute angle is supplementary to each obtuse angle. It’s given that the measure of one of these
eight angles is . It follows that a supplementary angle has measure , or . It’s
also given that the sum of the measures of four of the eight angles is . It follows that the possible values of are ;
; ; ; and . These
values are equivalent to ; ; ; ; and , respectively. It follows that of the
given choices, only could NOT be equivalent to , for all values of .

Choice B is incorrect. This is the sum of three angles with measure and one angle with measure .

Choice C is incorrect. This is the sum of four angles with measure .

Choice D is incorrect. This is the sum of two angles with measure and two angles with measure .

Question Difficulty:
Hard
Question ID b0dc920d
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Area and volume

Trigonometry

ID: b0dc920d

A manufacturer determined that right cylindrical containers with a height that is 4

inches longer than the radius offer the optimal number of containers to be displayed
on a shelf. Which of the following expresses the volume, V, in cubic inches, of such
containers, where r is the radius, in inches?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: b0dc920d Answer

Correct Answer:
D
Rationale

Choice D is correct. The volume, V, of a right cylinder is given by the formula , where r represents the radius of the base
of the cylinder and h represents the height. Since the height is 4 inches longer than the radius, the expression represents the

height of each cylindrical container. It follows that the volume of each container is represented by the equation .

Distributing the expression into each term in the parentheses yields .

Choice A is incorrect and may result from representing the height as instead of . Choice B is incorrect and may result from
representing the height as instead of . Choice C is incorrect and may result from representing the volume of a right cylinder

as instead of .

Question Difficulty:
Hard
Question ID 2085e10e
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Lines, angles, and

Trigonometry triangles

ID: 2085e10e

In triangle , the measure of angle is and the measure of angle is . In triangle , the measure of angle is
and the measure of angle is . Which of the following additional pieces of information is needed to determine whether
triangle is similar to triangle ?

A. The measure of angle

B. The measure of angle

C. The measure of angle and the measure of angle

D. No additional information is needed.

ID: 2085e10e Answer

Correct Answer:
D
Rationale
Choice D is correct. When two angles of one triangle are congruent to two angles of another triangle, the triangles are similar. It's
given that in triangle , the measure of angle is and the measure of angle is . It's also given that in triangle
, the measure of angle is and the measure of angle is . It follows that angle is congruent to angle and that
angle is congruent to angle . Therefore, triangle is similar to triangle and no additional information is needed.

Choice A is incorrect and may result from conceptual errors.

Choice B is incorrect and may result from conceptual errors.

Choice C is incorrect and may result from conceptual errors.

Question Difficulty:
Medium
Question ID de550be0
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Right triangles and

Trigonometry trigonometry

ID: de550be0

For the triangle shown, which expression represents the value of ?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: de550be0 Answer

Correct Answer:
A
Rationale
Choice A is correct. For the right triangle shown, the lengths of the legs are units and units, and the length of the hypotenuse is
units. The Pythagorean theorem states that in a right triangle, the sum of the squares of the lengths of the two legs is equal to
the square of the length of the hypotenuse. Therefore, . Subtracting from both sides of this equation yields
. Taking the square root of both sides of this equation yields . Since is a length, must be
positive. Therefore, . Thus, for the triangle shown, represents the value of .

Choice B is incorrect. For the triangle shown, this expression represents the value of , not .

Choice C is incorrect and may result from conceptual errors.

Choice D is incorrect and may result from conceptual errors.

Question Difficulty:
Medium
Question ID 800e71b8
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Circles

Trigonometry

ID: 800e71b8

Points , , and lie on the circle shown. On this circle, minor arc has a length of centimeters and major arc
has a length of centimeters. What is the circumference, in centimeters, of the circle shown?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: 800e71b8 Answer

Correct Answer:
D
Rationale
Choice D is correct. Since the endpoints of minor arc and major arc are the same, and the arcs together form a full
circle, the sum of the lengths of these two arcs is equal to the circumference of the circle. It's given that the length of minor arc
is centimeters and the length of major arc is centimeters. Therefore, the circumference of the circle, in
centimeters, is , or .

Choice A is incorrect. This is the length, in centimeters, of minor arc , not the circumference, in centimeters, of the circle.

Choice B is incorrect. This is the difference of the lengths of major arc and minor arc , in centimeters.

Choice C is incorrect. This is the length, in centimeters, of major arc , not the circumference, in centimeters, of the circle.

Question Difficulty:
Medium
Question ID ffe862a3
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Right triangles and

Trigonometry trigonometry

ID: ffe862a3

An isosceles right triangle has a hypotenuse of length inches. What is the perimeter, in inches, of this triangle?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: ffe862a3 Answer

Correct Answer:
C
Rationale
Choice C is correct. Since the triangle is an isosceles right triangle, the two sides that form the right angle must be the same
length. Let be the length, in inches, of each of those sides. The Pythagorean theorem states that in a right triangle,
, where is the length of the hypotenuse and and are the lengths of the other two sides. Substituting for , for , and for
in this equation yields , or . Dividing each side of this equation by yields , or .
Taking the square root of each side of this equation yields two solutions: and . The value of must be
positive because it represents a side length. Therefore, , or . The perimeter, in inches, of the triangle is
, or . Substituting for in this expression gives a perimeter, in inches, of , or
.

Choice A is incorrect. This is the length, in inches, of each of the congruent sides of the triangle, not the perimeter, in inches, of the
triangle.

Choice B is incorrect. This is the sum of the lengths, in inches, of the congruent sides of the triangle, not the perimeter, in inches, of
the triangle.

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

Question Difficulty:
Hard
Question ID 568d66a7
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Right triangles and

Trigonometry trigonometry

ID: 568d66a7

An isosceles right triangle has a perimeter of inches. What is the length, in inches, of one leg of this triangle?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: 568d66a7 Answer

Correct Answer:
B
Rationale
Choice B is correct. It's given that the right triangle is isosceles. In an isosceles right triangle, the two legs have equal lengths, and
the length of the hypotenuse is times the length of one of the legs. Let 𝓁 represent the length, in inches, of each leg of the
isosceles right triangle. It follows that the length of the hypotenuse is 𝓁 inches. The perimeter of a figure is the sum of the
lengths of the sides of the figure. Therefore, the perimeter of the isosceles right triangle is 𝓁 𝓁 𝓁 inches. It's given that the
perimeter of the triangle is inches. It follows that 𝓁 𝓁 𝓁 . Factoring the left-hand side of this
equation yields 𝓁 , or 𝓁 . Dividing both sides of this equation by

yields 𝓁 . Rationalizing the denominator of the right-hand side of this equation by multiplying the right-hand side of the

equation by yields 𝓁 . Applying the distributive property to the numerator and to the denominator of

the right-hand side of this equation yields 𝓁 . This is equivalent to 𝓁 , or 𝓁 . Therefore,

the length, in inches, of one leg of the isosceles right triangle is .

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

Choice C is incorrect. This is the length, in inches, of the hypotenuse.

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

Question Difficulty:
Hard
Question ID 9e44284b
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Circles

Trigonometry

ID: 9e44284b

In the xy-plane, the graph of is a

circle. What is the radius of the circle?

A. 5

B. 6.5

C.

D.

ID: 9e44284b Answer

Correct Answer:
A
Rationale
Choice A is correct. One way to find the radius of the circle is to rewrite the given equation in standard form,
, where is the center of the circle and the radius of the circle is r. To do this, divide the original

equation, , by 2 to make the leading coefficients of and each equal to 1:

. Then complete the square to put the equation in standard form. To do so, first rewrite as

. Second, add 2.25 and 0.25 to both sides of the equation:

. Since , , and , it follows

that . Therefore, the radius of the circle is 5.

Choices B, C, and D are incorrect and may be the result of errors in manipulating the equation or of a misconception about the
standard form of the equation of a circle in the xy-plane.

Question Difficulty:
Hard
Question ID 2855cb58
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Circles

Trigonometry

ID: 2855cb58

A circle in the xy-plane has its center at and has a radius of . Which equation represents this circle?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: 2855cb58 Answer

Correct Answer:
B
Rationale
Choice B is correct. The equation of a circle in the xy-plane can be written as , where the center of the
circle is and the radius of the circle is . It’s given that this circle has a center at and a radius of . Substituting
for , for , and for in yields , or
. Therefore, the equation that represents this circle is .

Choice A is incorrect. This equation represents a circle with radius , not .

Choice C is incorrect. This equation represents a circle with radius , not .

Choice D is incorrect. This equation represents a circle with radius , not .

Question Difficulty:
Hard
Question ID fc8aa563
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Circles

Trigonometry

ID: fc8aa563

What is the center of the circle in the xy-plane defined by the equation ?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: fc8aa563 Answer

Correct Answer:
C
Rationale
Choice C is correct. The equation of a circle in the xy-plane can be written as , where the center of the
circle is and the radius of the circle is . It's given that the circle in the xy-plane is defined by the equation
. This equation can be written as . For this equation, it follows that
and . Therefore, the center of the circle in the xy-plane defined by the given equation is .

Choice A is incorrect. This is the center of the circle in the xy-plane that is defined by the equation , not
.

Choice B is incorrect. This is the center of the circle in the xy-plane that is defined by the equation , not
.

Choice D is incorrect. This is the center of the circle in the xy-plane that is defined by the equation , not
.

Question Difficulty:
Medium
Question ID 0e709a29
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Right triangles and

Trigonometry trigonometry

ID: 0e709a29

The side lengths of right triangle are given. Triangle is similar to triangle , where corresponds to and
corresponds to . What is the value of ?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: 0e709a29 Answer

Correct Answer:
D
Rationale
Choice D is correct. The hypotenuse of triangle is the longest side and is across from the right angle. The longest side length
given is , which is the length of side . Therefore, the hypotenuse of triangle is side , so the right angle is angle .
The tangent of an acute angle in a right triangle is the ratio of the length of the opposite side, which is the side across from the
angle, to the length of the adjacent side, which is the side closest to the angle that is not the hypotenuse. It follows that the
opposite side of angle is side and the adjacent side of angle is side . Therefore, . Substituting for
and for in this equation yields . This is equivalent to . It’s given that triangle is similar
to triangle , where corresponds to and corresponds to . It follows that corresponds to . Therefore, the
hypotenuse of triangle is side , which means . Since the lengths of corresponding sides of similar
triangles are proportional, . Therefore, is equivalent to , or . Thus,
.

Choice A is incorrect. This is the value of , not .

Choice B is incorrect. This is the value of , not .

Choice C is incorrect. This is the value of , not .

Question Difficulty:
Hard
Question ID a6097ec2
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Right triangles and

Trigonometry trigonometry

ID: a6097ec2

In the right triangle shown, what is the value of ?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: a6097ec2 Answer

Correct Answer:
C
Rationale
Choice C is correct. The sine of an acute angle in a right triangle is the ratio of the length of the side opposite that angle to the
length of the hypotenuse. In the right triangle shown, it's given that the length of the side opposite the angle with measure is
units and the length of the hypotenuse 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 f811d345
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Right triangles and

Trigonometry trigonometry

ID: f811d345

A right triangle has legs with lengths of centimeters and centimeters. If the length of this triangle's hypotenuse, in
centimeters, can be written in the form , where is an integer, what is the value of ?

ID: f811d345 Answer

Correct Answer:
113
Rationale
The correct answer is . It's given that the legs of a right triangle have lengths centimeters and centimeters. In a right
triangle, the square of the length of the hypotenuse is equal to the sum of the squares of the lengths of the two legs. It follows that
if represents the length, in centimeters, of the hypotenuse of the right triangle, . This equation is equivalent to
. Taking the square root of each side of this equation yields . This equation can be rewritten as
, or . This equation is equivalent to . It's given that the length of the triangle's
hypotenuse, in centimeters, can be written in the form . It follows that the value of is .

Question Difficulty:
Hard
Question ID c9931030
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Right triangles and

Trigonometry trigonometry

ID: c9931030

The side lengths of right triangle are given. Triangle is similar to triangle , where corresponds to and
corresponds to . What is the value of ?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: c9931030 Answer

Correct Answer:
B
Rationale
Choice B is correct. It's given that right triangle is similar to triangle , where corresponds to and corresponds
to . It's given that the side lengths of the right triangle are , , and . Corresponding angles in
similar triangles are equal. It follows that the measure of angle is equal to the measure of angle . The hypotenuse of a right
triangle is the longest side. It follows that the hypotenuse of triangle is side . The hypotenuse of a right triangle is the
side opposite the right angle. Therefore, angle is a right angle. The adjacent side of an acute angle in a right triangle is the side
closest to the angle that is not the hypotenuse. It follows that the adjacent side of angle is side . The opposite side of an
acute angle in a right triangle is the side across from the acute angle. It follows that the opposite side of angle is side . The
tangent of an acute angle in a right triangle is the ratio of the length of the opposite side to the length of the adjacent side.
Therefore, . Substituting for and for in this equation yields , or . The
tangents of two acute angles with equal measures are equal. Since the measure of angle is equal to the measure of angle , it
follows that . Substituting for in this equation yields . Therefore, the value of is
.

Choice A is incorrect. This is the value of .

Choice C is incorrect. This is the value of .

Choice D is incorrect. This is the value of .

Question Difficulty:
Hard