Question ID 82dfb646

Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving Evaluating

and Data Analysis statistical claims:
Observational
studies and
experiments

ID: 82dfb646

A market researcher selected 200 people at random from a group of people who
indicated that they liked a certain book. The 200 people were shown a movie
based on the book and then asked whether they liked or disliked the movie. Of
those surveyed, 95% said they disliked the movie. Which of the following
inferences can appropriately be drawn from this survey result?

A. At least 95% of people who go see movies will dislike this movie.

B. At least 95% of people who read books will dislike this movie.

C. Most people who dislike this book will like this movie.

D. Most people who like this book will dislike this movie.

ID: 82dfb646 Answer

Correct Answer: D

Rationale
Choice D is correct. The sample was selected from a group of people who indicated that they liked the book. It is
inappropriate to generalize the result of the survey beyond the population from which the participants were selected.
Choice D is the most appropriate inference from the survey results because it describes a conclusion about people who
liked the book, and the results of the survey indicate that most people who like the book disliked the movie.

Choices A, B, and C are incorrect because none of these inferences can be drawn from the survey results. Choices A and
B need not be true. The people surveyed all liked the book on which the movie was based, which is not necessarily true of
all people who go see movies or all people who read books. Thus, the people surveyed are not representative of all
people who go see movies or all people who read books. Therefore, the results of this survey cannot appropriately be
extended to at least 95% of people who go see movies or to at least 95% of people who read books. Choice C need not
be true because the sample includes only people who liked the book, and so the results do not extend to people who
dislike the book.

Question Difficulty: Easy

Question ID 5c3c2e3c
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving One-variable data:

and Data Analysis Distributions and
measures of center
and spread

ID: 5c3c2e3c

The weights, in pounds, for 15 horses in a stable were reported, and the mean,
median, range, and standard deviation for the data were found. The horse with
the lowest reported weight was found to actually weigh 10 pounds less than its
reported weight. What value remains unchanged if the four values are reported
using the corrected weight?

A. Mean

B. Median

C. Range

D. Standard deviation

ID: 5c3c2e3c Answer

Correct Answer: B

Rationale
Choice B is correct. The median weight is found by ordering the horses’ weights from least to greatest and then
determining the middle value from this list of weights. Decreasing the value for the horse with the lowest weight doesn’t
affect the median since it’s still the lowest value.

Choice A is incorrect. The mean is calculated by finding the sum of all the weights of the horses and then dividing by the
number of horses. Decreasing one of the weights would decrease the sum and therefore decrease the mean. Choice C is
incorrect. Range is the difference between the highest and lowest weights, so decreasing the lowest weight would
increase the range. Choice D is incorrect. Standard deviation is calculated based on the mean weight of the horses.
Decreasing one of the weights decreases the mean and therefore would affect the standard deviation.

Question Difficulty: Medium

Question ID 61b87506
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving Ratios, rates,

and Data Analysis proportional
relationships, and
units

ID: 61b87506

For the values and , the ratio of to is to . If is multiplied by , what is multiplied by in order to maintain
the same ratio?

ID: 61b87506 Answer

Correct Answer: 17

Rationale
The correct answer is . If one value is multiplied by a number, then the other value must be multiplied by the same
number in order to maintain the same ratio. It’s given that is multiplied by . Therefore, in order to maintain the same
ratio, must also be multiplied by .

Question Difficulty: Medium

Question ID 30db8f77
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving Probability and

and Data Analysis conditional
probability

ID: 30db8f77

At a conference, there are a total of attendees. Each attendee is assigned to either group A, group B, or group C. If
one of these attendees is selected at random, the probability of selecting an attendee who is assigned to group A is
and the probability of selecting an attendee who is assigned to group B is . How many attendees are assigned to
group C?

ID: 30db8f77 Answer

Correct Answer: 88

Rationale
The correct answer is . It's given that there are a total of attendees and each attendee is assigned to either group
A, group B, or group C. It's also given that if one of these attendees is selected at random, the probability of selecting an
attendee who is assigned to group A is and the probability of selecting an attendee who is assigned to group B is
. It follows that there are , or , attendees who are assigned to group A and , or ,
attendees who are assigned to group B. The number of attendees who are assigned to group C is the number of
attendees who are not assigned to group A or group B. In other words, the number of attendees who are assigned to
group C is the total number of attendees minus the number of attendees who are assigned to group A and group B.
Therefore, the number of attendees who are assigned to group C is , or .

Question Difficulty: Medium

Question ID 43744269
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving Two-variable data:

and Data Analysis Models and
scatterplots

ID: 43744269

An airplane descends from an altitude of feet to feet at a constant rate of feet per minute. What type of
function best models the relationship between the descending airplane's altitude and time?

A. Decreasing exponential

B. Decreasing linear

C. Increasing exponential

D. Increasing linear

ID: 43744269 Answer

Correct Answer: B

Rationale
Choice B is correct. It′s given that the airplane descends at a constant rate of . Since the altitude
decreases by a constant amount during each fixed time period, the relationship between the airplane′s altitude and time
is linear. Since the airplane descends from an altitude of to , the airplane′s altitude is decreasing
with time. Thus, the relationship is best modeled by a decreasing linear function.

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 3ac09984
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving Ratios, rates,

and Data Analysis proportional
relationships, and
units

ID: 3ac09984

Marta has 7,500 pesos she will convert to US dollars using a currency exchange
service. At this time, the currency exchange rate is 1 peso = 0.075 US dollars.
The exchange service will charge Marta a 2% fee on the converted US dollar
amount. How many US dollars will Marta receive from the currency exchange
after the 2% fee is applied?

A. $551.25

B. $562.50

C. $5,625.00

D. $98,000.00

ID: 3ac09984 Answer

Correct Answer: A

Rationale
Choice A is correct. At the exchange rate of 1 peso = 0.075 US dollars, 7,500 pesos would be converted to 7,500 × 0.075
= $562.50. However, since Maria pays a 2% fee on the converted US dollar amount, she receives only (100 – 2)%, or 98%,
of the converted US dollars, and 562.50 × 0.98 = $551.25.

Choice B is incorrect. This is the number of US dollars Maria would receive if the exchange service did not charge a 2%
fee. Choice C is incorrect and may result from a decimal point error made when calculating the conversion to US dollars
and from not assessing the 2% fee. Choice D is incorrect and may result from reversing the units of the exchange rate.

Question Difficulty: Easy

Question ID 66f03086
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving One-variable data:

and Data Analysis Distributions and
measures of center
and spread

ID: 66f03086

, , , , , , , , What is the median of the data shown?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: 66f03086 Answer

Correct Answer: B

Rationale
Choice B is correct. The median of a data set with an odd number of data values is defined as the middle value of the
ordered list of values. The data set shown has nine values, so the median is the fifth value in the ordered list, which is .

Choice A is incorrect. This is the minimum value of the data set, not the median.

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

Choice D is incorrect. This is the mean of the data set, not the median.

Question Difficulty: Easy

Question ID d0430601
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving Two-variable data:

and Data Analysis Models and
scatterplots

ID: d0430601

Each dot in the scatterplot above represents the temperature and the number of
people who visited a beach in Lagos, Nigeria, on one of eleven different days.
The line of best fit for the data is also shown. The line of best fit for the data has
a slope of approximately 57. According to this estimate, how many additional
people per day are predicted to visit the beach for each 5°C increase in average
temperature?

ID: d0430601 Answer

Rationale
The correct answer is 285. The number of people predicted to visit the beach each day is represented by the y-values of
the line of best fit, and the average temperature, in degrees Celsius ( ), is represented by the x-values. Since the slope
of the line of best fit is approximately 57, the y-value, or the number of people predicted to visit the beach each day,
increases by 57 for every x-value increase of 1, or every increase in average temperature. Therefore, an increase of
in average temperature corresponds to a y-value increase of additional people per day predicted to
visit the beach.

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID 9110c120
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving One-variable data:

and Data Analysis Distributions and
measures of center
and spread

ID: 9110c120

Which of the following statements about the means and medians

of data set A and data set B is true?

A. Only the means are different.

B. Only the medians are different.

C. Both the means and the medians are different.

D. Neither the means nor the medians are different.

ID: 9110c120 Answer

Correct Answer: A

Rationale
Choice A is correct. The mean of a data set is the sum of the values divided by the number of values. The mean of data

set A is , or 5. The mean of data set B is , or 14.5. Thus, the means are different. The median of a data set is
the middle value when the values are ordered from least to greatest. The medians of data sets A and B are both 5.
Therefore, the medians are the same, so only the means are different.

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

Question Difficulty: Medium

Question ID 9296553d
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving Two-variable data:

and 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 d1db8def
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving One-variable data:

and Data Analysis Distributions and
measures of center
and spread

ID: d1db8def

Response Frequency

Once a week or more

Two or three times a month

About once a month

A few times a year

Almost never

Never

Total
The table gives the results of a survey of people who were asked how often they see a movie in a theater. How many
people responded either “never” or “almost never”?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: d1db8def Answer

Correct Answer: C

Rationale
Choice C is correct. The table gives the results of people who were asked how often they see a movie in a theater.
The table shows that people responded “never” and people responded “almost never.” Therefore, , or ,
people responded either “never” or “almost never.”

Choice A is incorrect. This is the difference between the number of people who responded “almost never” and the
number of people who responded “never.”

Choice B is incorrect. This is the number of people who responded “almost never” but doesn't include those who
responded “never.”

Choice D is incorrect. This is the number of people who responded something other than “never” or “almost never,” rather
than the number of people who responded either “never” or “almost never.”

Question Difficulty: Easy

Question ID b2f6f17d
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving Percentages

and Data Analysis

ID: b2f6f17d

A customer’s monthly water bill was $75.74. Due to a rate increase, her monthly
bill is now $79.86. To the nearest tenth of a percent, by what percent did the
amount of the customer’s water bill increase?

A. 4.1%

B. 5.1%

C. 5.2%

D. 5.4%

ID: b2f6f17d Answer

Correct Answer: D

Rationale
Choice D is correct. To find the percent increase of the customer’s water bill, the absolute increase of the bill, in dollars, is

divided by the original amount of the bill, and the result is multiplied by 100%, as follows: ;
.

Choice A is incorrect. This choice is the difference rounded to the nearest tenth, which is the (absolute)
increase of the bill’s amount, not its percent increase. Choice B is incorrect and may be the result of some calculation
errors. Choice C is incorrect and is the result of dividing the difference between the two bill amounts by the new bill
amount instead of the original bill amount.

Question Difficulty: Medium

Question ID 4626102e
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving One-variable data:

and Data Analysis Distributions and
measures of center
and spread

ID: 4626102e

The dot plot represents the values in data set A. Data set B is created by adding to each of the values in data set A.
Which of the following correctly compares the medians and the ranges of data sets A and B?

The median of data set B is equal to the median of data set A, and the range of data set B is equal to the range of
A. data set A.

The median of data set B is equal to the median of data set A, and the range of data set B is greater than the range of
B. data set A.

The median of data set B is greater than the median of data set A, and the range of data set B is equal to the range of
C. data set A.

The median of data set B is greater than the median of data set A, and the range of data set B is greater than the
D. range of data set A.

ID: 4626102e Answer

Correct Answer: C
Rationale
Choice C is correct. The median of a data set with an odd number of values, in ascending or descending order, is the
middle value of the data set, and the range of a data set is the positive difference between the maximum and minimum
values in the data set. Since the dot plot shown gives the values in data set A in ascending order and there are values
in the data set, the eighth value in data set A, , is the median. The maximum value in data set A is and the minimum
value is , so the range of data set A is , or . It’s given that data set B is created by adding to each of the
values in data set A. Increasing each of the values in data set A by will also increase its median value by
making the median of data set B . Increasing each value of data set A by does not change the range, since the
maximum value of data set B is , or , and the minimum value is , or , making the range of data set B
, or . Therefore, the median of data set B is greater than the median of data set A, and the range of data set B is
equal to the range of data set A.

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 d6121490
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving Two-variable data:

and 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 55cfaf22
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving One-variable data:

and Data Analysis Distributions and
measures of center
and spread

ID: 55cfaf22

Data set X: , , , Data set Y: , , , ,

The lists give the values in data sets X and Y. Which statement correctly compares the mean of data set X and the mean
of data set Y?

A. The mean of data set X is greater than the mean of data set Y.

B. The mean of data set X is less than the mean of data set Y.

C. The means of data set X and data set Y are equal.

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

ID: 55cfaf22 Answer

Correct Answer: B

Rationale
Choice B is correct. ​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 of data set X is , or , and the mean of data set Y is , or .
Since is less than , the mean of data set X is less than the mean of data set Y.

Alternate approach: Data set Y consists of the values in data set X and one additional value, . Since the additional
value, , is larger than any value in data set X, the mean of data set X is less than the mean of data set Y.

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 b58dbf88
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving Two-variable data:

and Data Analysis Models and
scatterplots

ID: b58dbf88

An orchard owner recorded the weight, in pounds, of all nectarines that grew on a dwarf nectarine tree during each
growing season after the tree's transplantation. The scatterplot shows this weight, in pounds, for each growing season
after the tree's transplantation.

What was the weight, to the nearest pound, of all nectarines that grew on the tree during the growing season after
the tree's transplantation?

ID: b58dbf88 Answer

Correct Answer: 40

Rationale
The correct answer is . For each data point on the scatterplot, the x-value represents the growing season after
transplantation and the y-value represents the weight, in pounds, of all nectarines that grew on the tree during the
season. The scatterplot shows a data point at . It follows that during the growing season after the tree’s
transplantation, pounds of nectarines grew on the tree.

Question Difficulty: Easy

Question ID 5154615f
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving Ratios, rates,

and Data Analysis proportional
relationships, and
units

ID: 5154615f

To study fluctuations in composition, samples of pumice were taken from locations and cut in the shape of a cube.
The length of the edge of one of these cubes is centimeters. This cube has a density of grams per cubic
centimeter. What is the mass of this cube, in grams?

ID: 5154615f Answer

Correct Answer: 6.21

Rationale
The correct answer is . It’s given that the samples of pumice were cut in the shape of a cube. It's also given that the
length of the edge of one of these cubes is centimeters. Therefore, the volume of this cube is
, or cubic centimeters. Since the density of this cube is grams per cubic centimeter, it
follows that the mass of this cube is , or grams.

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID ab7740a8
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving Two-variable data:

and 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 2a08d878
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving Probability and

and Data Analysis conditional
probability

ID: 2a08d878

There are n nonfiction books and 12 fiction books on a bookshelf. If one of these
books is selected at random, what is the probability of selecting a nonfiction
book, in terms of n ?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: 2a08d878 Answer

Correct Answer: B

Rationale
Choice B is correct. Since there are n nonfiction and 12 fiction books on the bookshelf, represents the total
number of books. If one of these books is selected at random, the probability of selecting a nonfiction book is equivalent
to the number of nonfiction books divided by the total number of books. Therefore, the probability of selecting a

nonfiction book, in terms of n, is .

Choice A is incorrect. This expression represents the number of nonfiction books divided by the number of fiction books.
Choice C is incorrect. This expression represents the number of fiction books divided by the number of nonfiction books.
Choice D is incorrect. This expression represents the probability of selecting a fiction book.

Question Difficulty: Easy

Question ID 820d7a73
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving One-variable data:

and 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 38a9ac45
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving Probability and

and Data Analysis conditional
probability

ID: 38a9ac45

If 1,200 customers register for new accounts at a social media website every
day, what fraction of the first 60,000 new accounts are registered in the first 5
days?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: 38a9ac45 Answer

Correct Answer: B

Rationale
Choice B is correct. If 1,200 customers register for new accounts every day, then (1,200)(5) = 6,000 customers registered

for new accounts in the first 5 days. Therefore, of the first 60,000 new accounts that were registered, , or ,
were registered in the first 5 days.

Choice A is incorrect. The fraction represents the fraction of accounts registered in 1 of the first 5 days. Choice C is

incorrect and may result from conceptual or computation errors. Choice D is incorrect. The fraction represents the
fraction of the first 60,000 accounts that were registered in 1 day.

Question Difficulty: Medium

Question ID 9c44f828
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving Percentages

and Data Analysis

ID: 9c44f828

There are a total of seats in a school auditorium. During an assembly, students occupied of the seats in the
auditorium. How many seats did the students occupy during this assembly?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: 9c44f828 Answer

Correct Answer: C

Rationale
Choice C is correct. It's given that during an assembly, students occupied of the seats in the school auditorium.
Therefore, the number of seats that the students occupied during this assembly can be calculated by multiplying the
number of seats in the school auditorium by . Thus, the students occupied , or , seats during this
assembly.

Choice A is incorrect. This is approximately , not , of .

Choice B is incorrect. This is approximately , not , of .

Choice D is incorrect. This is approximately , not , of .

Question Difficulty: Easy

Question ID eb672707
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving Ratios, rates,

and Data Analysis proportional
relationships, and
units

ID: eb672707

How many tablespoons are equivalent to teaspoons?

ID: eb672707 Answer

Correct Answer: 14/3, 4.666, 4.667

Rationale
The correct answer is . It's given that teaspoons is equivalent to tablespoon. Therefore, teaspoons is equivalent
to , or tablespoons. Note that 14/3, 4.666, and 4.667 are examples of ways to enter a
correct answer.

Question Difficulty: Medium

Question ID 7270d642
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving Ratios, rates,

and Data Analysis proportional
relationships, and
units

ID: 7270d642

A certain bird species can fly at an average speed of meters per second when in continuous flight. At this rate, how
many meters would this bird species fly in seconds?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: 7270d642 Answer

Correct Answer: A

Rationale
Choice A is correct. It's given that a certain bird species can fly at an average speed of meters per second when in
continuous flight. At this rate, in seconds this bird species would fly , or meters.

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

Choice C is incorrect. This is the distance the bird would fly in second, not seconds.

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

Question Difficulty: Easy

Question ID 6e3ab4bf
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving One-variable data:

and 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 c256b723
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving Percentages

and Data Analysis

ID: c256b723

The amount of Hanna's bill for a food order was . Hanna gave a tip of of the amount of the bill. What is the
amount, in dollars, of the tip Hanna gave?

ID: c256b723 Answer

Correct Answer: 10

Rationale
The correct answer is . It’s given that the amount of Hanna's food order was and that Hanna gave a tip of of
the amount of the bill. of can be calculated as , which yields , or . Therefore, the amount, in
dollars, of the tip Hanna gave is .

Question Difficulty: Medium

Question ID 881ef5f5
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving One-variable data:

and 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 273b7f37
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving Percentages

and Data Analysis

ID: 273b7f37

Isabel grows potatoes in her garden. This year, she harvested potatoes and saved of them to plant next year.
How many of the harvested potatoes did Isabel save to plant next year?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: 273b7f37 Answer

Correct Answer: B

Rationale
Choice B is correct. The number of harvested potatoes Isabel saved to plant next year can be calculated by multiplying
the total number of potatoes Isabel harvested, , by the proportion of potatoes she saved. Since she saved of the
potatoes she harvested, the proportion of potatoes she saved is , or . Multiplying by this proportion gives
, or , potatoes that she saved to plant next 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 2e511919
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving Two-variable data:

and Data Analysis Models and
scatterplots

ID: 2e511919

The line graph shows the estimated number of chipmunks in a state park on April of each year from to .

Based on the line graph, in which year was the estimated number of chipmunks in the state park the greatest?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: 2e511919 Answer

Correct Answer: B

Rationale
Choice B is correct. For the given line graph, the estimated number of chipmunks is represented on the vertical axis. The
greatest estimated number of chipmunks in the state park is indicated by the greatest height in the line graph. This
height is achieved when the year is .

Choice A is incorrect and may result from conceptual errors. Choice C is incorrect and may result from conceptual errors.

Choice D is incorrect and may result from conceptual errors.

Question Difficulty: Easy

Question ID 55818046
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving Percentages

and Data Analysis

ID: 55818046
According to the 2010 Census, the adult population aged 18 years or greater of the United States in 2010 was
234,564,071. In 2010, a survey was conducted among a randomly chosen sample of adults aged 18 years or greater in
the United States about their preference to live in a warm climate or a cool climate. The table below displays a summary
of the survey results.
Climate Preferences
No
Warm Cool Total
preference

18–35 years old 295 168 45 508

36–50 years old 246 123 41 410

51–65 years old 238 117 48 403

Greater than 65
137 78 64 279
years old

Total 916 486 198 1,600

Which of the following is closest to the difference between the percentage of

adults aged 18–50 years who responded “warm” and the percentage of adults
aged 51 years or greater who responded “warm”?

A. 4%

B. 5%

C. 10%

D. 18%

ID: 55818046 Answer

Correct Answer: A
Rationale

Choice A is correct. The percentage of adults aged 18–50 who responded “warm” is , or about

58.9%. The percentage of adults aged 51 years or greater who responded “warm” is , or about
55.0%. The difference between 58.9% and 55.0% is 3.9%. Of the answer choices, 4% is closest to this number.

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

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID 7ed0d098
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving Percentages

and Data Analysis

ID: 7ed0d098

Lani spent 15% of her 8-hour workday in meetings. How many minutes of
her workday did she spend in meetings?

A. 1.2

B. 15

C. 48

D. 72

ID: 7ed0d098 Answer

Correct Answer: D

Rationale
Choice D is correct. There are 60 minutes in one hour, so an 8-hour workday has minutes. To calculate
15% of 480, multiply 0.15 by 480: . Therefore, Lani spent 72 minutes of her workday in meetings.

Choice A is incorrect because 1.2 is 15% of 8, which gives the time Lani spent of her workday in meetings in hours, not
minutes. Choices B and C are incorrect and may be the result of computation errors.

Question Difficulty: Easy

Question ID c141366d
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving Two-variable data:

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

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

Question Difficulty: Easy

Question ID 20845d36
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving Percentages

and Data Analysis

ID: 20845d36

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

ID: 20845d36 Answer

Correct Answer: .48, 12/25

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 .48 and 12/25 are examples of ways to enter a correct answer.

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID 8bf3f67a
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving Ratios, rates,

and Data Analysis proportional
relationships, and
units

ID: 8bf3f67a

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

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: 8bf3f67a Answer

Correct Answer: A

Rationale
Choice A is correct. It’s given that a special camera is used for underwater ocean research, and this camera is at a depth
of fathoms. It's also given that fathom is equal to feet. Thus, fathoms is equivalent to
, or feet. Therefore, the camera's depth, in feet, is .

Choice B is incorrect. This is the camera's depth, in feet, if the camera is at a depth of fathoms.

Choice C is incorrect. This is the camera's depth, in feet, if the camera is at a depth of fathoms.

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

Question Difficulty: Easy

Question ID a478f9f5
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving Probability and

and Data Analysis conditional
probability

ID: a478f9f5

Each of gemstones can be classified as one of three classifications, as shown in the frequency table.

Classification Frequency

color X

color Y

color Z
If one of the gemstones is selected at random, what is the probability of selecting a gemstone of color Y?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: a478f9f5 Answer

Correct Answer: A

Rationale
Choice A is correct. If one of the gemstones is selected at random, the probability of selecting a gemstone of color Y is
equal to the number of gemstones of color Y divided by the total number of gemstones. According to the table, there are
gemstones of color Y, and it's given that the total number of gemstones is . Therefore, if one of the gemstones is
selected at random, the probability of selecting a gemstone of color Y is .

Choice B is incorrect. This is the probability of selecting a gemstone of color Z.

Choice C is incorrect. This is the probability of selecting a gemstone of color X.

Choice D is incorrect. This is the probability of selecting a gemstone that's not of color Y.

Question Difficulty: Easy

Question ID 4bb25495
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving One-variable data:

and Data Analysis Distributions and
measures of center
and spread

ID: 4bb25495
Five Smallest Countries in 2016

Land area
Country
(square kilometers)

Monaco 2.0

Nauru 21

San Marino 61

Tuvalu 26

Vatican City 0.44

The table above shows the land area, in square kilometers, of the five smallest
countries of the world in 2016. Based on the table, what is the mean land area of
the 5 smallest countries in 2016, to the nearest square kilometer?

A. 20

B. 22

C. 61

D. 110

ID: 4bb25495 Answer

Correct Answer: B

Rationale
Choice B is correct. The mean land area of these 5 countries is equal to the sum of the land areas of these countries, or

, divided by the number of countries in the table, 5, or .

Combining like terms in the numerator yields , which simplifies to 22.088 square kilometers. This value, when
rounded to the nearest square kilometer, is 22.

Choice A is incorrect and may result from a calculation error. Choice C is incorrect. This is the greatest land area of the 5
countries in the table. Choice D is incorrect. This is the sum of the land areas of the 5 countries in the table, rounded to
the nearest square kilometer.
Question Difficulty: Easy
Question ID aa43b41f
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving Evaluating

and Data Analysis statistical claims:
Observational
studies and
experiments

ID: aa43b41f

Near the end of a US cable news show, the host invited viewers to respond to a
poll on the show’s website that asked, “Do you support the new federal policy
discussed during the show?” At the end of the show, the host reported that 28%
responded “Yes,” and 70% responded “No.” Which of the following best explains
why the results are unlikely to represent the sentiments of the population of the
United States?

A. The percentages do not add up to 100%, so any possible conclusions from the poll are invalid.

B. Those who responded to the poll were not a random sample of the population of the United States.

C. There were not 50% “Yes” responses and 50% “No” responses.

D. The show did not allow viewers enough time to respond to the poll.

ID: aa43b41f Answer

Correct Answer: B

Rationale
Choice B is correct. In order for the poll results from a sample of a population to represent the entire population, the
sample must be representative of the population. A sample that is randomly selected from a population is more likely
than a sample of the type described to represent the population. In this case, the people who responded were people with
access to cable television and websites, which aren’t accessible to the entire population. Moreover, the people who
responded also chose to watch the show and respond to the poll. The people who made these choices aren’t
representative of the entire population of the United States because they were not a random sample of the population of
the United States.

Choices A, C, and D are incorrect because they present reasons unrelated to whether the sample is representative of the
population of the United States.

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID cb4894f9
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving Ratios, rates,

and Data Analysis proportional
relationships, and
units

ID: cb4894f9

A triathlon is a multisport race consisting of three different legs. A triathlon participant completed the cycling leg with an
average speed of miles per hour. What was the average speed, in yards per hour, of the participant during the
cycling leg?

ID: cb4894f9 Answer

Correct Answer: 34672

Rationale
The correct answer is . It's given that . It follows that an average speed of miles
per hour is equivalent to , or yards per hour.

Question Difficulty: Medium

Question ID b6569d0e
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving Probability and

and Data Analysis conditional
probability

ID: b6569d0e
United States
Presidents
from 1789 to
2015
Ages Number

40–44 2

45–49 7

50–54 13

55–59 11

60–64 7

65–69 3

The table above gives the number of United States presidents from 1789 to 2015
whose age at the time they first took office is within the interval listed. Of those
presidents who were at least 50 years old when they first took office, what
fraction were at least 60 years old?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: b6569d0e Answer

Correct Answer: B
Rationale
Choice B is correct. The sample space is restricted to the presidents who were at least 50 years old when they first took
office. Therefore, the sum of the values in the final four rows of the table, , is the total number of
presidents in the sample space. The number of presidents who were at least 60 years old is the sum of the values in the
final two rows of the table: . Thus, the fraction of the 34 presidents who were at least 50 years old when they

first took office who were at least 60 years old is .

Choice A is incorrect. This is the fraction of all presidents in the table who were at least 60 years old when they first took
office. Choice C is incorrect and may result from treating the number of presidents who were between 50 and 59 years
old when they first took office, instead of the number of presidents who were at least 50 years old, as the sample space.
Choice D is incorrect and may result from a calculation error.

Question Difficulty: Medium

Question ID 50b99b2d
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving Ratios, rates,

and Data Analysis proportional
relationships, and
units

ID: 50b99b2d

Objects R and S each travel at a constant speed. The speed of object R is half the speed of object S. Object R travels a
distance of inches in seconds. Which expression represents the time, in seconds, it takes object S to travel a
distance of inches?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: 50b99b2d Answer

Correct Answer: B

Rationale
Choice B is correct. It's given that object R travels a distance of inches in seconds. This speed can be written as
. It's given that the speed of object R is half the speed of object S. It follows that the speed of object S is twice
the speed of object R, which is , or . Let represent the time, in seconds, it takes object S to travel
a distance of inches. The value of can be found by solving the equation , which can be
written as . Multiplying each side of this equation by yields . Dividing each side of this
equation by yields . Therefore, the expression represents the time, in seconds, it takes object S to travel a
distance of inches.

Choice A is incorrect. This expression represents the time, in seconds, it would take object S to travel a distance of
inches if the speed of object R were twice, not half, the speed of object S.

Choice C is incorrect. This expression represents the time, in seconds, it takes object S to travel a distance of
inches, not inches.

Choice D is incorrect. This expression represents the time, in seconds, it takes object R, not object S, to travel a distance
of inches.

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID 5dc386fb
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving Probability and

and Data Analysis conditional
probability

ID: 5dc386fb
The table below shows the distribution of US states according to whether they have a state-level sales tax and a state-
level income tax.
2013 State-Level Taxes
State sales tax No state sales tax

State income tax 39 4

No state income tax 6 1

To the nearest tenth of a percent, what percent of states with a state-level sales
tax do not have a state-level income tax?

A. 6.0%

B. 12.0%

C. 13.3%

D. 14.0%

ID: 5dc386fb Answer

Correct Answer: C

Rationale
Choice C is correct. The sum of the number of states with a state-level sales tax is . Of these states, 6

don’t have a state-level income tax. Therefore, , or about 13.3%, of states with a state-level sales tax
don’t have a state-level income tax.

Choice A is incorrect. This is the number of states that have a state-level sales tax and no state-level income tax. Choice
B is incorrect. This is the percent of states that have a state-level sales tax and no state-level income tax. Choice D is
incorrect. This is the percent of states that have no state-level income tax.

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID 551c52b9
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving Ratios, rates,

and Data Analysis proportional
relationships, and
units

ID: 551c52b9

Tilly earns dollars for every hours of work. Which expression represents the amount of money, in dollars, Tilly earns
for hours of work?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: 551c52b9 Answer

Correct Answer: A

Rationale
Choice A is correct. It’s given that Tilly earns dollars for every hours of work. This can be represented by the
proportion . The amount of money, , Tilly earns for hours of work can be found by setting up the proportion
. This can be rewritten as . Dividing both sides by results in .

Choice B is incorrect. This is the amount of money Tilly earns in dollars per hour, not the amount of money Tilly earns for
hours of work.

Choice C is incorrect. This is the amount of money Tilly earns for hours of work plus , not the amount of money Tilly
earns for hours of work.

Choice D is incorrect. This is the amount of money Tilly earns for hours of work minus , not the amount of money
Tilly earns for hours of work.

Question Difficulty: Easy

Question ID 1180401d
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving Ratios, rates,

and Data Analysis proportional
relationships, and
units

ID: 1180401d

The total area of a coastal city is 92.1 square miles, of which 11.3 square miles
is water. If the city had a population of 621,000 people in the year 2010, which of
the following is closest to the population density, in people per square mile of
land area, of the city at that time?

A. 6,740

B. 7,690

C. 55,000

D. 76,000

ID: 1180401d Answer

Correct Answer: B

Rationale
Choice B is correct. The land area of the coastal city can be found by subtracting the area of the water from the total area
of the coastal city; that is, square miles. The population density is the population divided by the land

area, or , which is closest to 7,690 people per square mile.

Choice A is incorrect and may be the result of dividing the population by the total area, instead of the land area. Choice C
is incorrect and may be the result of dividing the population by the area of water. Choice D is incorrect and may be the
result of making a computational error with the decimal place.

Question Difficulty: Medium

Question ID 57481175
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving One-variable data:

and Data Analysis Distributions and
measures of center
and spread

ID: 57481175

The bar graph shows the number of each type of monkey in a sanctuary.

12
11
10
Number of monkeys

9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
l on t ue et
dril o ose q rv
an bab rm aca ve
m ma m
y net
y gm bon
p
Type of monkey

How many more vervets are in this sanctuary than mandrills?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: 57481175 Answer

Correct Answer: B
Rationale
Choice B is correct. It's given that the bar graph shows the number of each type of monkey in a sanctuary. The bar
representing the number of mandrills has a height of ; therefore, there are mandrills in the sanctuary. The bar
representing vervets has a height of ; therefore, there are vervets in the sanctuary. Therefore, there are , or ,
more vervets in this sanctuary than mandrills.

Choice A is incorrect. This is the number of vervets in the sanctuary.

Choice C is incorrect. This is the number of mandrills in the sanctuary.

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

Question Difficulty: Easy

Question ID f6cbb04a
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving Ratios, rates,

and Data Analysis proportional
relationships, and
units

ID: f6cbb04a

The equation above can be used to calculate the distance d, in miles, traveled by
a car moving at a speed of 55 miles per hour over a period of t hours. For any
positive constant k, the distance the car would have traveled after hours is
how many times the distance the car would have traveled after hours?

A. 3

B. 6

C.

D.

ID: f6cbb04a Answer

Correct Answer: A

Rationale
Choice A is correct. Since the distance is equal to the amount of time multiplied by a constant, the given equation
represents a proportional relationship between distance and time in this situation. Since , the time
when hours is 3 times the time when hours. Therefore, the distance traveled after hours is 3 times the
distance after hours.

Choices B and D are incorrect and may result from interpreting the proportional relationship between time and distance
as additive rather than multiplicative. Choice C is incorrect and may result from an arithmetic error.

Question Difficulty: Medium

Question ID 96c3e32d
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving Ratios, rates,

and Data Analysis proportional
relationships, and
units

ID: 96c3e32d

One side of a flat board has an area of square inches. If a pressure of pounds per square inch of area is exerted
on this side of the board, what is the total force, in pounds, exerted on this side of the board?

ID: 96c3e32d Answer

Correct Answer: 16606

Rationale
The correct answer is . It's given that one side of a flat board has an area of square inches. If a pressure of
pounds per square inch of area is exerted on this side of the board, the total force exerted on this side of the board is
, or pounds.

Question Difficulty: Medium

Question ID 98958ae8
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving One-variable data:

and Data Analysis Distributions and
measures of center
and spread

ID: 98958ae8

Data set A consists of the heights of objects and has a mean of meters. Data set B consists of the heights of
objects and has a mean of meters. Data set C consists of the heights of the objects from data sets A and B.
What is the mean, in meters, of data set C?

ID: 98958ae8 Answer

Correct Answer: 41

Rationale
The correct answer is . The mean of a data set is computed by dividing the sum of the values in the data set by the
number of values in the data set. It’s given that data set A consists of the heights of objects and has a mean of
meters. This can be represented by the equation , where represents the sum of the heights of the objects, in
meters, in data set A. Multiplying both sides of this equation by yields , or meters. Therefore,
the sum of the heights of the objects in data set A is meters. It’s also given that data set B consists of the heights
of objects and has a mean of meters. This can be represented by the equation , where represents the
sum of the heights of the objects, in meters, in data set B. Multiplying both sides of this equation by yields
, or meters. Therefore, the sum of the heights of the objects in data set B is meters. Since
it’s given that data set C consists of the heights of the objects from data sets A and B, it follows that the mean of
data set C is the sum of the heights of the objects, in meters, in data sets A and B divided by the number of objects
represented in data sets A and B, or , which is equivalent to meters. Therefore, the mean, in meters, of data
set C is .

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID 391ae4b2
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving One-variable data:

and Data Analysis Distributions and
measures of center
and spread

ID: 391ae4b2

Data set F consists of integers between and . Data set G consists of all the integers in data set F as well as
the integer . Which of the following must be less for data set F than for data set G?
The mean The median

A. I only

B. II only

C. I and II

D. Neither I nor II

ID: 391ae4b2 Answer

Correct Answer: D

Rationale
Choice D is correct. It's given that data set F consists of integers between and and data set G consists of all
the integers in data set F as well as the integer . Since the integer is less than all the integers in data set F, the
mean of data set G must be less than the mean of data set F. Thus, the mean of data set F isn't less than the mean of
data set G. When a data set is in ascending order, the median is between the two middle values when there is an even
number of values and the median is the middle value when there is an odd number of values. It follows that the median
of data set F is either greater than or equal to the median of data set G. Therefore, the median of data set F isn't less than
the median of data set G. Thus, neither the mean nor the median must be less for data set F than for data set G.

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 4096a482
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving Inference from

and Data Analysis sample statistics
and margin of error

ID: 4096a482

Based on a random sample from a population, a researcher estimated that the mean value of a certain variable for the
population is , with an associated margin of error of . Which of the following is the most appropriate conclusion?

A. It is plausible that the actual mean value of the variable for the population is between and .

B. It is not possible that the mean value of the variable for the population is less than or greater than .

C. Every value of the variable in the population is between and .

D. The mean value of the variable for the population is .

ID: 4096a482 Answer

Correct Answer: A

Rationale
Choice A is correct. It's given that based on a random sample from a population, the estimated mean value for a certain
variable for the population is , with an associated margin of error of . This means that it is plausible that the actual
mean value of the variable for the population is between and . Therefore, the most appropriate
conclusion is that it is plausible that the actual mean value of the variable for the population is between and .

Choice B is incorrect. The estimated mean value and associated margin of error describe only plausible values, not all the
possible values, for the actual mean value of the variable, so this is not an appropriate conclusion.

Choice C is incorrect. The estimated mean value and associated margin of error describe only plausible values for the
actual mean value of the variable, not all the possible values of the variable, so this is not an appropriate conclusion.

Choice D is incorrect. Since is the estimated mean value of the variable based on a random sample, the actual
mean value of the variable may not be exactly . Therefore, this is not an appropriate conclusion.

Question Difficulty: Medium

Question ID 57f45509
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving One-variable data:

and Data Analysis Distributions and
measures of center
and spread

ID: 57f45509

The box plot summarizes data values. What is the median of this data set?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: 57f45509 Answer

Correct Answer: C

Rationale
Choice C is correct. The median of a data set represented in a box plot is given by the vertical line within the box. In the
given box plot, the vertical line within the box occurs at . Therefore, the median of this data set is .

Choice A is incorrect. This is the minimum value of the data set.

Choice B is incorrect and may result from conceptual errors.

Choice D is incorrect. This is the maximum value of the data set.

Question Difficulty: Easy

Question ID 2a59eb45
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving One-variable data:

and Data Analysis Distributions and
measures of center
and spread

ID: 2a59eb45

Data set A consists of the heights of buildings and has a mean of meters. Data set B consists of the heights of
buildings and has a mean of meters. Data set C consists of the heights of the buildings from data sets A and B.
What is the mean, in meters, of data set C?

ID: 2a59eb45 Answer

Correct Answer: 44

Rationale
The correct answer is . The mean of a data set is computed by dividing the sum of the values in the data set by the
number of values in the data set. It's given that data set A consists of the heights of buildings and has a mean of
meters. This can be represented by the equation , where represents the sum of the heights of the buildings, in
meters, in data set A. Multiplying both sides of this equation by yields , or meters. Therefore,
the sum of the heights of the buildings in data set A is meters. It's also given that data set B consists of the
heights of buildings and has a mean of meters. This can be represented by the equation , where
represents the sum of the heights of the buildings, in meters, in data set B. Multiplying both sides of this equation by
yields , or meters. Therefore, the sum of the heights of the buildings in data set B is
meters. Since it's given that data set C consists of the heights of the buildings from data sets A and B, it follows that
the mean of data set C is the sum of the heights of the buildings, in meters, in data sets A and B divided by the number of
buildings represented in data sets A and B, or , which is equivalent to meters. Therefore, the mean, in
meters, of data set C is .

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID 2afd3cec
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving Percentages

and Data Analysis

ID: 2afd3cec

After of the original number of marbles in a group were removed from the group, marbles remained in the
group. How many marbles were removed from the group?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: 2afd3cec Answer

Correct Answer: B

Rationale
Choice B is correct. It's given that of the original number of marbles were removed from the group. Let represent
the original number of marbles in the group. It follows that , or , marbles were removed from the group.
Therefore, marbles remained in the group. It's also given that marbles remained in the group. Thus,
, or . Dividing both sides of this equation by yields . Substituting for
in the expression yields , or . Therefore, marbles were removed from the group.

Choice A is incorrect. This is of the remaining number of marbles.

Choice C is incorrect. This is the original number of marbles, not the number of marbles that were removed.

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

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID 2e92cc21
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving Percentages

and Data Analysis

ID: 2e92cc21

The number is greater than the number . The number is less than . What is the value of ?

ID: 2e92cc21 Answer

Correct Answer: 9.87, 987/100

Rationale
The correct answer is . It’s given that the number is greater than the number . It follows that
, or . It’s also given that the number is less than . It follows that ,
or , which yields . Substituting for in the equation yields , which is
equivalent to . Therefore, the value of is .

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID 77cf4fa6
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving Percentages

and Data Analysis

ID: 77cf4fa6

There are blocks in a container. Of these blocks, are green. How many blocks in the container are green?

ID: 77cf4fa6 Answer

Correct Answer: 17

Rationale
The correct answer is . It's given that there are blocks in a container, and of these blocks, are green. Since
can be rewritten as , or , the number of green blocks in the container is , or .

Question Difficulty: Easy

Question ID 2d31caae
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving Percentages

and Data Analysis

ID: 2d31caae

Call Ratings
1 Star 2 Stars 3 Stars 4 Stars Total

Employee A 16 49 72 8 145

Employee B 4 10 22 34 70

Employee C 8 56 45 16 125

Employee D 22 42 84 12 160

Total 50 157 223 70 500

A supervisor at a call center reviewed 500 calls taken by four employees and
rated the employees’ performance on each call on a scale from 1 star to 4 stars.
The ratings for each employee are shown in the table above. According to the
table, to the nearest whole percent, what percent of Employee A’s calls received
a rating of 1 star?

A. 3%

B. 11%

C. 16%

D. 32%

ID: 2d31caae Answer

Correct Answer: B

Rationale
Choice B is correct. The percent of Employee A’s calls that received a rating of 1 star is the number of Employee A’s 1-star

calls divided by the total number of Employee A’s calls. This quotient, , is approximately equal to , or
. To the nearest whole percent, this is 11%.

Choice A is incorrect. This is the percent of all calls taken by Employee A that received a rating of 1 star. Choice C is
incorrect and may result from a conceptual error. For example, 16 is the number, not the percent, of calls taken by
Employee A that received a rating of 1 star. Choice D is incorrect. This is the percent of all calls that received a rating of 1
star that were taken by Employee A.

Question Difficulty: Easy

Question ID 4a422e3e
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving Evaluating

and Data Analysis statistical claims:
Observational
studies and
experiments

ID: 4a422e3e

To determine the mean number of children per household in a community,

Tabitha surveyed 20 families at a playground. For the 20 families surveyed, the
mean number of children per household was 2.4. Which of the following
statements must be true?

A. The mean number of children per household in the community is 2.4.

A determination about the mean number of children per household in the community should not be made because
B. the sample size is too small.

The sampling method is flawed and may produce a biased estimate of the mean number of children per household in
C. the community.

The sampling method is not flawed and is likely to produce an unbiased estimate of the mean number of children per
D. household in the community.

ID: 4a422e3e Answer

Correct Answer: C

Rationale
Choice C is correct. In order to use a sample mean to estimate the mean for a population, the sample must be
representative of the population (for example, a simple random sample). In this case, Tabitha surveyed 20 families in a
playground. Families in the playground are more likely to have children than other households in the community.
Therefore, the sample isn’t representative of the population. Hence, the sampling method is flawed and may produce a
biased estimate.

Choices A and D are incorrect because they incorrectly assume the sampling method is unbiased. Choice B is incorrect
because a sample of size 20 could be large enough to make an estimate if the sample had been representative of all the
families in the community.

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID 94660ba8
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving Ratios, rates,

and Data Analysis proportional
relationships, and
units

ID: 94660ba8

A participant in a bicycle race completes the race with an average speed of yards per hour. What is this average
speed, in miles per hour?

ID: 94660ba8 Answer

Correct Answer: 14.1

Rationale
The correct answer is . It’s given that a participant completes the bicycle race with an average speed of
yards per hour and . It follows that this average speed is equivalent to
, which yields , or miles per hour.

Question Difficulty: Easy

Question ID ba0e23b0
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving Percentages

and Data Analysis

ID: ba0e23b0

is greater than . What is the value of ?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: ba0e23b0 Answer

Correct Answer: B

Rationale
Choice B is correct. It's given that is greater than . It follows that , which is equivalent
to , or . Subtracting from each side of this equation yields . Dividing
each side of this equation by yields , or .

Choice A is incorrect. This would be the value of if were of , not greater than .

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 8156d446
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving Two-variable data:

and Data Analysis Models and
scatterplots

ID: 8156d446

Each dot in the scatterplot above represents the temperature and the number of
people who visited a beach in Lagos, Nigeria, on one of eleven different days.
The line of best fit for the data is also shown. According to the line of best fit,
what is the number of people, rounded to the nearest 10, predicted to visit this
beach on a day with an average temperature of 32°C?

ID: 8156d446 Answer

Rationale
The correct answer is 480. An average temperature of corresponds to the value 32 on the x-axis. On the line of
best fit, an x-value of 32 corresponds to a y-value of 480. The values on the y-axis correspond to the number of people
predicted to visit this beach. Therefore, 480 people are predicted to visit this beach on a day with an average temperature
of .

Question Difficulty: Easy

Question ID c2e7fa6d
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving Ratios, rates,

and Data Analysis proportional
relationships, and
units

ID: c2e7fa6d

For an electric field passing through a flat surface perpendicular to it, the electric flux of the electric field through the
surface is the product of the electric field’s strength and the area of the surface. A certain flat surface consists of two
adjacent squares, where the side length, in meters, of the larger square is times the side length, in meters, of the
smaller square. An electric field with strength volts per meter passes uniformly through this surface, which is
perpendicular to the electric field. If the total electric flux of the electric field through this surface is
, what is the electric flux, in , of the electric field through the larger square?

ID: c2e7fa6d Answer

Correct Answer: 4176

Rationale
The correct answer is . It’s given that the side length of the larger square is times the side length of the smaller
square. This means that the area of the larger square is , or , times the area of the smaller square. If the area of the
smaller square is represented by , then the area of the larger square can be represented by . Therefore, the flat
surface of the two adjacent squares has a total area of , or . It’s given that an electric field with strength
volts per meter passes uniformly through this surface and the total electric flux of the electric field through this
surface is . Since it's given that the electric flux is the product of the electric field’s strength and the
area of the surface, the equation , or , can be used to represent this situation.
Dividing each side of this equation by yields . Substituting for in the expression for the area of the larger
square, , yields , or , square meters. Since the area of the larger square is square meters, the electric
flux, in , of the electric field through the larger square can be determined by multiplying the area of the
larger square by the strength of the electric field. Thus, the electric flux is , or
.

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID e821a26d
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving Two-variable data:

and Data Analysis Models and
scatterplots

ID: e821a26d
The scatterplot below shows the amount of electric energy generated, in millions of megawatt-hours, by nuclear
sources over a 10‑year period.

Of the following equations, which best models the data in the scatterplot?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: e821a26d Answer

Correct Answer: D

Rationale
Choice D is correct. The data in the scatterplot roughly fall in the shape of a downward-opening parabola; therefore, the
coefficient for the term must be negative. Based on the location of the data points, the y-intercept of the parabola
should be somewhere between 740 and 760. Therefore, of the equations given, the best model is
.

Choices A and C are incorrect. The positive coefficient of the term means that these equations each define upward-
opening parabolas, whereas a parabola that fits the data in the scatterplot must open downward. Choice B is incorrect
because it defines a parabola with a y-intercept that has a negative y-coordinate, whereas a parabola that fits the data in
the scatterplot must have a y-intercept with a positive y-coordinate.
Question Difficulty: Hard
Question ID 9eb896c5
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving Two-variable data:

and Data Analysis Models and
scatterplots

ID: 9eb896c5

Which of the following could be the equation for a line of best fit for the
data shown in the scatterplot above?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: 9eb896c5 Answer

Correct Answer: A

Rationale
Choice A is correct. The data show a strong linear relationship between x and y. The line of best fit for a set of data is a
linear equation that minimizes the distances from the data points to the line. An equation for the line of best fit can be
written in slope-intercept form, , where m is the slope of the graph of the line and b is the y-coordinate of the
y-intercept of the graph. Since, for the data shown, the y-values increase as the x-values increase, the slope of a line of
best fit must be positive. The data shown lie almost in a line, so the slope can be roughly estimated using the formula for

slope, . The leftmost and rightmost data points have coordinates of about and , so the slope

is approximately , which is a little greater than 3. Extension of the line to the left would intersect the y-axis
at about . Only choice A represents a line with a slope close to 3 and a y-intercept close to .

Choice B is incorrect and may result from switching the slope and y-intercept. The line with a y-intercept of and a

slope of 0.8 is farther from the data points than the line with a slope of 3 and a y-intercept of . Choices C and D
are incorrect. They represent lines with negative slopes, not positive slopes.

Question Difficulty: Medium

Question ID 194ae3b1
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving Percentages

and Data Analysis

ID: 194ae3b1

There were approximately 113,000 occupational therapy jobs in the United

States in 2012. The Bureau of Labor Statistics has projected that this number
will increase by 29% from 2012 to 2022. Of the following, which is closest to the
number of occupational therapy jobs the bureau has projected for the United
States in 2022?

A. 115,900

B. 116,300

C. 142,000

D. 145,800

ID: 194ae3b1 Answer

Correct Answer: D

Rationale
Choice D is correct. The decimal equivalent of 29% is 0.29. It’s given that the 113,000 occupational therapy jobs in the
United States in 2012 are projected to increase by 29% by 2022. Increasing 113,000 by 29% can be expressed as
, or . Evaluating this expression yields 145,770. The closest number is 145,800 in
choice D.

Choice A is incorrect and may result from increasing 113,000 by 2,900 instead of by 29%. Choice B is incorrect and may
result from increasing 113,000 by 2.9% instead of by 29%. Choice C is incorrect and may result from increasing 113,000
by 29,000 instead of by 29%.

Question Difficulty: Easy

Question ID 79340403
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving One-variable data:

and Data Analysis Distributions and
measures of center
and spread

ID: 79340403

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

ID: 79340403 Answer

Correct Answer: 30

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

Question Difficulty: Easy

Question ID a8fabad0
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving Percentages

and Data Analysis

ID: a8fabad0

A waiter receives tips from each customer. On average, the tip is 15% of the
customer’s bill. At this rate, which of the following is closest to the tip the waiter
can expect when a customer has a bill that is $78.20?

A. $8.00

B. $10.00

C. $12.00

D. $14.00

ID: a8fabad0 Answer

Correct Answer: C

Rationale
Choice C is correct. If the bill is $78.20, 15% of the bill can be found by multiplying 78.20 by the decimal conversion of
15%, 78.20 × 0.15 = $11.73. The exact amount $11.73 is closest in value to $12.00.

Choices A, B, and D are incorrect and may be the result of errors when calculating 15% of the total $78.20.

Question Difficulty: Easy

Question ID 4837406c
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving Ratios, rates,

and Data Analysis proportional
relationships, and
units

ID: 4837406c

An object travels at a constant speed of centimeters per second. At this speed, what is the time, in seconds, that it
would take for the object to travel centimeters?

ID: 4837406c Answer

Correct Answer: 4

Rationale
The correct answer is . It’s given that the object travels at a constant speed of centimeters per second. The speed of
the object can be written as . Let represent the time, in seconds, it would take for the object to travel
centimeters. The value of can be calculated by solving the equation , which can be written
as , or . Multiplying each side of this equation by yields . Dividing each side of this equation
by yields . Therefore, it would take the object seconds to travel centimeters.

Question Difficulty: Easy

Question ID d112bc9d
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving Two-variable data:

and Data Analysis Models and
scatterplots

ID: d112bc9d

The scatterplot shows the temperature , in , recorded by a meteorologist at various times , in days since June .

During which of the following time periods did the greatest increase in recorded temperature take place?

A. From to

B. From to

C. From to

D. From to

ID: d112bc9d Answer

Correct Answer: C
Rationale
Choice C is correct. The scatterplot shows that there was an increase in recorded temperature from to and
from to . When , the recorded temperature was approximately and when , the recorded
temperature was greater than . This means that the increase in recorded temperature from to was
greater than , or . When , the recorded temperature was greater than and when ,
the recorded temperature was less than . This means that the increase in recorded temperature from to
was less than , or . It follows that the greatest increase in recorded temperature took place
from to .

Choice A is incorrect. The increase in recorded temperature from to was less than the increase in recorded
temperature from to .

Choice B is incorrect. From to , a decrease, not an increase, in recorded temperature took place.

Choice D is incorrect. From to , a decrease, not an increase, in recorded temperature took place.

Question Difficulty: Easy

Question ID 99550621
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving Ratios, rates,

and Data Analysis proportional
relationships, and
units

ID: 99550621

Makayla is planning an event in a 5,400-square-foot room. If there should be at

least 8 square feet per person, what is the maximum number of people that
could attend this event?

A. 588

B. 675

C. 15,274

D. 43,200

ID: 99550621 Answer

Correct Answer: B

Rationale
Choice B is correct. It’s given that the event will be in a 5,400-square-foot room and that there should be at least 8 square
feet per person. The maximum number of people that could attend the event can be found by dividing the total square

feet in the room by the minimum number of square feet needed per person, which gives .

Choices A and C are incorrect and may result from conceptual or computational errors. Choice D is incorrect and may
result from multiplying, rather than dividing, 5,400 by 8.

Question Difficulty: Easy

Question ID 3318d37b
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving Ratios, rates,

and Data Analysis proportional
relationships, and
units

ID: 3318d37b

A product costs dollars per pound. What is the cost, in dollars, for pounds of the product?

ID: 3318d37b Answer

Correct Answer: 66

Rationale
The correct answer is . It’s given that a product costs dollars per pound. Therefore, the cost for pounds of the
product is , which is equivalent to , or , dollars.

Question Difficulty: Easy

Question ID 93779b53
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving One-variable data:

and Data Analysis Distributions and
measures of center
and spread

ID: 93779b53

A group of students voted on five after-school activities. The bar graph shows the number of students who voted for
each of the five activities. How many students chose activity ?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: 93779b53 Answer

Correct Answer: B

Rationale
Choice B is correct. The height of each bar in the bar graph given represents the number of students that voted for the
activity specified at the bottom of the bar. The bar for activity has a height that is between and . In other words,
the number of students that chose activity is between students and students. Of the given choices, is the only
value between and . Therefore, students chose activity .

Choice A is incorrect and may result from conceptual errors.

Choice C is incorrect. This is the number of students that chose activity , not activity .

Choice D is incorrect and may result from conceptual errors.

Question Difficulty: Easy
Question ID 9d935bd8
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving One-variable data:

and Data Analysis Distributions and
measures of center
and spread

ID: 9d935bd8

A survey was given to residents of all 50 states asking if they had earned a
bachelor’s degree or higher. The results from 7 of the states are given in the
table above. The median percent of residents who earned a bachelor’s degree or
higher for all 50 states was 26.95%. What is the difference between the median
percent of residents who earned a bachelor’s degree or higher for these 7 states
and the median for all 50 states?

A. 0.05%

B. 0.95%

C. 1.22%

D. 7.45%

ID: 9d935bd8 Answer

Correct Answer: B

Rationale
Choice B is correct. The median of a set of numbers is the middle value of the set values when ordered from least to
greatest. If the percents in the table are ordered from least to greatest, the middle value is 27.9%. The difference between
27.9% and 26.95% is 0.95%.

Choice A is incorrect and may be the result of calculation errors or not finding the median of the data in the table
correctly. Choice C is incorrect and may be the result of finding the mean instead of the median. Choice D is incorrect
and may be the result of using the middle value of the unordered list.

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID 8c5dbd3e
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving Percentages

and Data Analysis

ID: 8c5dbd3e

The number is greater than the number . The number is less than . What is the value of ?

ID: 8c5dbd3e Answer

Correct Answer: 189/4, 47.25

Rationale
The correct answer is . It’s given that the number is greater than the number . It follows that
, or . It’s also given that the number is less than . It follows that
, or , which yields . Substituting for in the equation yields
, which is equivalent to . Therefore, the value of is . Note that 47.25 and 189/4 are
examples of ways to enter a correct answer.

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID 94c65646
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving Percentages

and Data Analysis

ID: 94c65646

is of what number?

ID: 94c65646 Answer

Correct Answer: 450

Rationale
The correct answer is . Let represent the number that is of. This can be written as , or
. Dividing both sides of this equation by yields . Therefore, is of .

Question Difficulty: Medium

Question ID 5c24c861
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving Two-variable data:

and Data Analysis Models and
scatterplots

ID: 5c24c861
A study was done to determine a new car’s stopping distance when it was traveling at different speeds. The study was
done on a dry road with good surface conditions. The results are shown below, along with the graph of a quadratic
function that models the data.

According to the model, which of the following is the best estimate for the
stopping distance, in feet, if the vehicle was traveling 55 miles per hour?

A. 25

B. 30

C. 210

D. 250

ID: 5c24c861 Answer

Correct Answer: C

Rationale
Correct Answer Rationale
Choice C is correct. According to the model, the stopping distance, in feet, of a vehicle traveling 55 miles per hour is
about 200 feet. Of the choices given, the best estimate of the stopping distance for a car traveling 55 miles per hour is
210 feet.

Incorrect Answer Rationale

Choices A, B, and D are incorrect and may be the result of incorrectly reading the given quadratic model. The
corresponding x-values to the y-values of 25 and 30 are not part of the model. The corresponding x-value to a y-value of
250 is approximately 60 mph, not 55 mph.

Question Difficulty: Easy

Question ID 5f3ee607
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving Two-variable data:

and Data Analysis Models and
scatterplots

ID: 5f3ee607

Which of the following equations is the most appropriate linear model for the data shown in the scatterplot?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: 5f3ee607 Answer

Correct Answer: B
Rationale
Choice B is correct. The equation representing a linear model can be written in the form , or ,
where is the slope of the graph of the model and is the y-intercept of the graph of the model. The scatterplot
shows that as the x-values of the data points increase, the y-values of the data points decrease, which means the graph
of an appropriate linear model has a negative slope. Therefore, . The scatterplot also shows that the data points
are close to the y-axis at a positive value of . Therefore, the y-intercept of the graph of an appropriate linear model has a
positive y-coordinate, which means . Of the given choices, only choice B, , has a negative value
for , the slope, and a positive value for , the y-coordinate of the y-intercept.

Choice A is incorrect. The graph of this model has a y-intercept with a negative y-coordinate, not a positive y-coordinate.

Choice C is incorrect. The graph of this model has a positive slope, not a negative slope, and a y-intercept with a negative
y-coordinate, not a positive y-coordinate.

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

Question Difficulty: Easy

Question ID 9e2bf782
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving One-variable data:

and Data Analysis Distributions and
measures of center
and spread

ID: 9e2bf782

A fish hatchery has three tanks for holding fish before they are introduced into
the wild. Ten fish weighing less than 5 ounces are placed in tank A. Eleven fish
weighing at least 5 ounces but no more than 13 ounces are placed in tank B.
Twelve fish weighing more than 13 ounces are placed in tank C. Which of the
following could be the median of the weights, in ounces, of these 33 fish?

A. 4.5

B. 8

C. 13.5

D. 15

ID: 9e2bf782 Answer

Correct Answer: B

Rationale
Choice B is correct. The median of a set of numbers is the middle number when the values in the set are ordered from
least to greatest. There are 33 fish, so in an ordered list of the weights, the 17th value would be the median weight. The
10 fish in tank A weigh the least, and these 10 weights would be the first 10 values on the ordered list. The 11 fish in tank
B have the next set of higher weights, and so would be the 11th through 21st weights in the ordered list, which includes
the median weight as the 17th value. The fish in tank B weigh at least 5 ounces but no more than 13 ounces; of the given
choices, only 8 ounces falls within this range of values.

Choice A is incorrect. It’s given that tank A has ten fish weighing less than 5 ounces. Since there are more than ten fish in
tanks B and C combined, the median weight cannot be less than 5 ounces. Choice C and D are incorrect. It’s given that
tank C has twelve fish weighing more than 13 ounces. There are more than twelve fish in tanks A and B combined, so the
median weight can’t be more than 13 ounces.

Question Difficulty: Medium

Question ID 9ba3e283
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving Inference from

and Data Analysis sample statistics
and margin of error

ID: 9ba3e283

In State X, Mr. Camp’s eighth-grade class consisting of 26 students was

surveyed and 34.6 percent of the students reported that they had at least two
siblings. The average eighth‑grade class size in the state is 26. If the students in
Mr. Camp’s class are representative of students in the state’s eighth-grade
classes and there are 1,800 eighth-grade classes in the state, which of the
following best estimates the number of eighth‑grade students in the state who
have fewer than two siblings?

A. 16,200

B. 23,400

C. 30,600

D. 46,800

ID: 9ba3e283 Answer

Correct Answer: C

Rationale
Choice C is correct. It is given that 34.6% of 26 students in Mr. Camp’s class reported that they had at least two siblings.
Since 34.6% of 26 is 8.996, there must have been 9 students in the class who reported having at least two siblings and
17 students who reported that they had fewer than two siblings. It is also given that the average eighth-grade class size
in the state is 26 and that Mr. Camp’s class is representative of all eighth-grade classes in the state. This means that in
each eighth-grade class in the state there are about 17 students who have fewer than two siblings. Therefore, the best
estimate of the number of eighth-grade students in the state who have fewer than two siblings is 17 × (number of eighth-
grade classes in the state), or .

Choice A is incorrect because 16,200 is the best estimate for the number of eighth-grade students in the state who have
at least, not fewer than, two siblings. Choice B is incorrect because 23,400 is half of the estimated total number of
eighth-grade students in the state; however, since the students in Mr. Camp’s class are representative of students in the
eighth-grade classes in the state and more than half of the students in Mr. Camp’s class have fewer than two siblings,
more than half of the students in each eighth-grade class in the state have fewer than two siblings, too. Choice D is
incorrect because 46,800 is the estimated total number of eighth-grade students in the state.

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID 4cc05491
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving Two-variable data:

and Data Analysis Models and
scatterplots

ID: 4cc05491

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: 4cc05491 Answer

Correct Answer: C
Rationale
Choice C is correct. A line in the xy-plane that passes through 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 line
is approximately , 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. This value is closest to the y-coordinate of the y-intercept of the line of best fit shown.

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 54cb53cf
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving Percentages

and Data Analysis

ID: 54cb53cf

The number of zebras in a population in was times the number of zebras in this population in . If the
number of zebras in this population in is of the number of zebras in this population in , what is the value
of , to the nearest whole number?

ID: 54cb53cf Answer

Correct Answer: 79

Rationale
The correct answer is . Let represent the number of zebras in the population in and let represent the number
of zebras in the population in . It’s given that the number of zebras in this population in was times the
number of zebras in this population in . It follows that the equation represents this situation. Dividing
both sides of this equation by yields , or . Therefore, the number of zebras in this population
in is times the number of zebras in this population in . If the number of zebras in this population in
is of the number of zebras in this population in , then . It follows that , or , which
means is approximately equal to . Therefore, the value of , to the nearest whole number, is .

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID a9647302
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving One-variable data:

and Data Analysis Distributions and
measures of center
and spread

ID: a9647302

For quality control, a company that manufactures lightbulbs conducted five

different trials. In each trial, 500 different lightbulbs were tested. The bar graph
above shows the number of defective lightbulbs found in each trial. What is the
mean number of defective lightbulbs for the five trials?

A. 4.0

B. 4.2

C. 4.6

D. 5.0

ID: a9647302 Answer

Correct Answer: B

Rationale
Choice B is correct. The numbers of defective lightbulbs found for the five trials are 4, 7, 1, 3, and 6, respectively. The

mean is therefore .

Choice A is incorrect. This is the median number of defective lightbulbs for the five trials. Choice C is incorrect and may
result from an arithmetic error. Choice D is incorrect and may result from mistaking the number of trials for the number
of defective lightbulbs.

Question Difficulty: Easy

Question ID 7b731fc3
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving Percentages

and Data Analysis

ID: 7b731fc3

What number is greater than ?

ID: 7b731fc3 Answer

Correct Answer: 161

Rationale
The correct answer is . For a number to be greater than , it follows that the number is
, which can be written as . This expression is equivalent to
, or , which is equal to . Therefore, is greater than .

Question Difficulty: Medium

Question ID e9f4521a
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving Percentages

and Data Analysis

ID: e9f4521a

is of . What is the value of ?

ID: e9f4521a Answer

Correct Answer: 52

Rationale
The correct answer is . It's given that is of . It follows that . Multiplying both sides of this equation
by gives . Therefore, the value of is .

Question Difficulty: Medium

Question ID 1c2f50a6
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving Percentages

and Data Analysis

ID: 1c2f50a6

During a sale, the original prices of all the items in a clothing store have been
reduced by 20%. What is the sale price of a jacket with an original price of $50 ?

A. $12

B. $30

C. $36

D. $40

ID: 1c2f50a6 Answer

Correct Answer: D

Rationale
Choice D is correct. It’s given that the original price of the jacket has been reduced by 20%. Multiplying the original price,
$50, by 20% gives the amount, in dollars, that the price of the jacket is reduced by: . Subtracting this value
from the original price results in the sale price of the jacket: , or $40.

Choices A, B, and C are incorrect and may result from a conceptual or calculation error.

Question Difficulty: Easy

Question ID 89c39d77
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving Ratios, rates,

and Data Analysis proportional
relationships, and
units

ID: 89c39d77

A competition consisted of four different events. One participant completed the first event with an average speed of
miles per hour. What was this average speed, in yards per hour?

ID: 89c39d77 Answer

Correct Answer: 35728

Rationale
The correct answer is . It's given that . It follows that an average speed of miles
per hour is equivalent to , or yards per hour.

Question Difficulty: Medium

Question ID 8193e8cd
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving One-variable data:

and Data Analysis Distributions and
measures of center
and spread

ID: 8193e8cd

The mean of the list of numbers above is what fraction of

the sum of the five numbers?

ID: 8193e8cd Answer

Rationale

The correct answer is . The mean of the list of numbers is found by dividing the sum of the numbers by the number of

values in the list. Since there are 5 numbers in the list, the mean is of the sum of the numbers. Note that 1/5 and .2
are examples of ways to enter a correct answer.

Question Difficulty: Medium

Question ID 661dfddd
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving Two-variable data:

and Data Analysis Models and
scatterplots

ID: 661dfddd

The scatterplot above shows the high temperature on a certain day and the
elevation of 8 different locations in the Lake Tahoe Basin. A line of best fit for the
data is also shown. Which of the following statements best describes the
association between the elevation and the temperature of locations in the Lake
Tahoe Basin?

A. As the elevation increases, the temperature tends to increase.

B. As the elevation increases, the temperature tends to decrease.

C. As the elevation decreases, the temperature tends to decrease.

D. There is no association between the elevation and the temperature.

ID: 661dfddd Answer

Correct Answer: B

Rationale
Choice B is correct. The association between the elevation and the temperature of locations in the Lake Tahoe Basin can
be described by looking at the direction of the line of best fit. The line of best fit slopes downward, which corresponds to
the temperature decreasing as the elevation increases.

Choices A and C are incorrect. Both of these choices would be represented by a line of best fit that slopes from the lower
left to the upper right of the graph, which isn’t what’s shown on the graph. Choice D is incorrect. This choice would be
represented by a line of best fit that is horizontal or has a slope very close to 0. This is not what’s shown on the graph.

Question Difficulty: Easy

Question ID a03b7e02
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving Two-variable data:

and Data Analysis Models and
scatterplots

ID: a03b7e02

The table shows selected values from function .

Which of the following is the best description of function ?

A. Decreasing linear

B. Increasing linear

C. Decreasing exponential

D. Increasing exponential

ID: a03b7e02 Answer

Correct Answer: B

Rationale
Choice B is correct. The given values show that as increases, also increases, which means that is an increasing
function. Furthermore, increases at a constant rate of for each increase of by . A function with a constant rate
of change is linear. Thus, the function can be described as an increasing linear function.

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

Choice C is incorrect. For a decreasing exponential function, for each increase of by , decreases by a fixed
percentage rather than increases at a constant rate.

Choice D is incorrect. For an increasing exponential function, for each increase of by , increases by a fixed
percentage rather than at a constant rate.

Question Difficulty: Easy

Question ID 97631565
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving Inference from

and Data Analysis sample statistics
and margin of error

ID: 97631565

Scott selected employees at random from all employees at a company. He found that of the employees in this
sample are enrolled in exactly three professional development courses this year. Based on Scott’s findings, which of the
following is the best estimate of the number of employees at the company who are enrolled in exactly three professional
development courses this year?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: 97631565 Answer

Correct Answer: B

Rationale
Choice B is correct. It’s given that from the sample of employees at the company, of the employees are enrolled in
exactly three professional development courses this year. Since is equal to , or , it follows that of the
employees in the sample are enrolled in exactly three professional development courses this year. Therefore, the best
estimate for the percentage of employees at the company who are enrolled in exactly three professional development
courses this year is . It’s given that there are a total of employees at the company. Therefore, the best estimate
of the number of employees at the company who are enrolled in exactly three professional development courses this
year is , or .

Choice A is incorrect. This is the number of employees from the sample who aren't enrolled in exactly three professional
development courses this year.

Choice C is incorrect. This is the number of employees who weren't selected for the sample.

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

Question Difficulty: Easy

Question ID 3d73a58b
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving Percentages

and Data Analysis

ID: 3d73a58b

A gift shop buys souvenirs at a wholesale price of dollars each and resells them each at a retail price that is
of the wholesale price. At the end of the season, any remaining souvenirs are marked at a discounted price that is
off the retail price. What is the discounted price of each remaining souvenir, in dollars?

ID: 3d73a58b Answer

Correct Answer: 203/50, 4.06

Rationale
The correct answer is . It's given that the retail price is of the wholesale price of . Thus, the retail price
is , which is equivalent to , or . It's also given that the discounted price is off the
retail price. Thus, the discounted price is , which is equivalent to , or .

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID 79137c1b
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving Two-variable data:

and Data Analysis Models and
scatterplots

ID: 79137c1b

The scatterplot above shows the size x and the sale price y of 25 houses for sale
in Town H. Which of the following could be an equation for a line of best fit for
the data?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: 79137c1b Answer

Correct Answer: B
Rationale
Choice B is correct. From the shape of the cluster of points, the line of best fit should pass roughly through the points
and . Therefore, these two points can be used to find an approximate equation for the line of best fit.

The slope of this line of best fit is therefore , or 100. The equation for the line of best fit, in slope-
intercept form, is for some value of b. Using the point , 1 can be substituted for x and 200 can be
substituted for y: , or . Substituting this value into the slope-intercept form of the equation
gives .

Choice A is incorrect. The line defined by passes through the points and , both of which
are well above the cluster of points, so it cannot be a line of best fit. Choice C is incorrect. The line defined by
passes through the points and , both of which lie at the bottom of the cluster of points,
so it cannot be a line of best fit. Choice D is incorrect and may result from correctly calculating the slope of a line of best
fit but incorrectly assuming the y-intercept is at .

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID b8150b17
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving Probability and

and Data Analysis conditional
probability

ID: b8150b17

For a particular machine that produces beads, out of every beads it produces have a defect. A bead produced by
the machine will be selected at random. What is the probability of selecting a bead that has a defect?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: b8150b17 Answer

Correct Answer: C

Rationale
Choice C is correct. It’s given that out of every beads that the machine produces have a defect. It follows that if
the machine produces beads, then the number of beads that have a defect is , for some constant . If a bead
produced by the machine will be selected at random, the probability of selecting a bead that has a defect is given by the
number of beads with a defect, , divided by the number of beads produced by the machine, . Therefore, the
probability of selecting a bead that has a defect is , or .

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

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

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

Question Difficulty: Easy

Question ID 1dcea480
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving Probability and

and Data Analysis conditional
probability

ID: 1dcea480

A bag contains a total of 60 marbles. A marble is to be chosen at random from

the bag. If the probability that a blue marble will be chosen is 0.35, how many
marbles in the bag are blue?

A. 21

B. 25

C. 35

D. 39

ID: 1dcea480 Answer

Rationale
Choice A is correct. Multiplying the number of marbles in the bag by the probability of selecting a blue marble gives the
number of blue marbles in the bag. Since the bag contains a total of 60 marbles and the probability that a blue marble
will be selected from the bag is 0.35, there are a total of blue marbles in the bag.

Choice B is incorrect and may result from subtracting 35 from 60. Choice C is incorrect. This would be the number of
blue marbles in the bag if there were a total of 100 marbles, not 60 marbles. Choice D is incorrect. This is the number of
marbles in the bag that aren’t blue.

Question Difficulty: Easy

Question ID fdfc90e4
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving Two-variable data:

and Data Analysis Models and
scatterplots

ID: fdfc90e4

The scatterplot shows the relationship between two variables, and . 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: fdfc90e4 Answer

Correct Answer: C

Rationale
Choice C is correct. At , the line of best fit has a y-value between and . The only choice with a value between
and is choice C.

Choice A is incorrect. This is the difference between the y-value predicted by the line of best fit and the actual y-value at
rather than the y-value predicted by the line of best fit at .

Choice B is incorrect. This is the y-value predicted by the line of best fit at rather than at .

Choice D is incorrect. This is the y-value predicted by the line of best fit at rather than at .

Question Difficulty: Medium

Question ID 674a4084
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving Ratios, rates,

and Data Analysis proportional
relationships, and
units

ID: 674a4084

An insect moves at a speed of feet per second. What is this speed, in yards per second?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: 674a4084 Answer

Correct Answer: A

Rationale
Choice A is correct. It’s given that . It follows that a speed of feet per second is equivalent to
, which is equivalent to , or , yards per second.

Choice B is incorrect. This is the speed, in feet per second, that's equivalent to yards per second.

Choice C is incorrect. This is the speed, in yards per second, that's equivalent to , not , feet per second.

Choice D is incorrect. This is the speed, in yards per second, that's equivalent to , not , feet per second.

Question Difficulty: Medium

Question ID c943acba
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving Probability and

and Data Analysis conditional
probability

ID: c943acba

On a street with houses, houses are blue. If a house from this street is selected at random, what is the probability of
selecting a house that is blue?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: c943acba Answer

Correct Answer: B

Rationale
Choice B is correct. If a house from the street is selected at random, the probability of selecting a house that is blue is
equal to the number of houses on the street that are blue divided by the total number of houses on the street. Since there
are blue houses on a street with total houses, the probability of selecting a house that is blue from this street is .

Choice A is incorrect. This is the probability of selecting a house that is blue from a street on which of the houses is
blue.

Choice C is incorrect. This is the probability of selecting a house that is not blue from this street.

Choice D is incorrect. This is the probability of selecting a house that is blue from a street on which all the houses are
blue.

Question Difficulty: Easy

Question ID 1e562f24
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving Inference from

and 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 89f8d08a
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving Inference from

and 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 54d93874
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving One-variable data:

and Data Analysis Distributions and
measures of center
and spread

ID: 54d93874

Masses (kilograms)

Andrew 2.4 2.5 3.6 3.1 2.5 2.7

Maria x 3.1 2.7 2.9 3.3 2.8

Andrew and Maria each collected six rocks, and the masses of the rocks are
shown in the table above. The mean of the masses of the rocks Maria collected
is 0.1 kilogram greater than the mean of the masses of the rocks Andrew
collected. What is the value of x ?

ID: 54d93874 Answer

Rationale
The correct answer is 2.6. Since the mean of a set of numbers can be found by adding the numbers together and dividing
by how many numbers there are in the set, the mean mass, in kilograms, of the rocks Andrew collected is

, or 2.8. Since the mean mass of the rocks Maria collected is 0.1 kilogram
greater than the mean mass of rocks Andrew collected, the mean mass of the rocks Maria collected is
kilograms. The value of x can be found by writing an equation for finding the mean:

. Solving this equation gives . Note that 2.6 and 13/5 are examples of
ways to enter a correct answer.

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID 6a305cd0
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving Inference from

and 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 048811bd
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving Percentages

and Data Analysis

ID: 048811bd

What is of ?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: 048811bd Answer

Correct Answer: B

Rationale
Choice B is correct. of a quantity means times the quantity. Therefore, of can be represented as
, which is equivalent to , or . Therefore, of is .

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

Choice D is incorrect. This is , not of .

Question Difficulty: Easy

Question ID 869a32f1
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving One-variable data:

and Data Analysis Distributions and
measures of center
and spread

ID: 869a32f1
The high temperature, in degrees Fahrenheit (°F), in a certain city was recorded for each of 5 days. The data are
shown below.

Day 1 2 3 4 5

High temperature (°F) 81 80 81 81 82

Over this 5-day period, which of the following is NOT equal to 81°F?

A. Median of the high temperatures

B. Mean of the high temperatures

C. Mode of the high temperatures

D. Range of the high temperatures

ID: 869a32f1 Answer

Correct Answer: D

Rationale
Choice D is correct. The range of a data set is the difference between the maximum and the minimum values in the set.
The maximum value among the high temperatures in the table is 82°F and the minimum value is 80°F. Therefore, the
range is 82°F – 80°F = 2°F.

Choice A is incorrect. The median of a data set is the middle value when the values in the set are ordered from least to
greatest. Ordering the high temperatures this way gives the list 80, 81, 81, 81, 82. Therefore, the median high temperature

is 81°F. Choice B is incorrect. The mean high temperature is . Choice C is

incorrect. The mode is the value that occurs the greatest number of times. For the set of high temperatures shown, 81 is
the value that occurs 3 times, and therefore, 81°F is the mode of the high temperatures.

Question Difficulty: Easy

Question ID 916ffe9b
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving Inference from

and 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 a3384df0
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving Probability and

and Data Analysis conditional
probability

ID: a3384df0

Penguin Exhibit

Type of penguin Male Female Total

Chinstrap 41 59 100

Emperor 8 27 35

Gentoo 49 54 103

Macaroni 42 40 82

Total 140 180 320

The number of penguins in a zoo exhibit, sorted by gender and type of penguin,
is shown in the table above. Which type of penguin has a female population that

is the closest to being of the total female penguin population in the exhibit?

A. Chinstrap

B. Emperor

C. Gentoo

D. Macaroni

ID: a3384df0 Answer

Correct Answer: A
Rationale

Choice A is correct. It is given that there are 180 female penguins in the exhibit. Therefore, of the female penguins is

penguins. According to the table, there are 59 female chinstrap penguins, 27 female emperor penguins,
54 female gentoo penguins, and 40 female macaroni penguins. So the female chinstrap penguin population is the closest

to 60, or of the total female population in the exhibit.

Choices B, C, and D are incorrect and may result from reading data from the table incorrectly. Since the total female

penguin population is 180, of the total female penguin population is 60. The numbers of female emperor (27), female
gentoo (54), and female macaroni (40) penguins are not as close to 60 as the number of female chinstrap penguins (59).

Question Difficulty: Medium

Question ID 6670e407
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving One-variable data:

and Data Analysis Distributions and
measures of center
and spread

ID: 6670e407
Number of High School Students Who
Completed Summer Internships

High Year
school 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

Foothill 87 80 75 76 70

Valley 44 54 65 76 82

Total 131 134 140 152 152

The table above shows the number of students from two different high schools
who completed summer internships in each of five years. No student attended
both schools. Which of the following statements are true about the number of
students who completed summer internships for the 5 years shown?
The mean number from Foothill High School is greater than the mean
number from Valley High School.
The median number from Foothill High School is greater than the median
number from Valley High School.

A. I only

B. II only

C. I and II

D. Neither I nor II

ID: 6670e407 Answer

Correct Answer: C
Rationale
Choice C is correct. The mean of a data set is found by dividing the sum of the values by the number of values. Therefore,
the mean number of students who completed summer internships from Foothill High School is

, or 77.6. Similarly, the mean number from Valley High School is

, or 64.2. Thus, the mean number from Foothill High School is greater than the mean
number from Valley High School. When a data set has an odd number of elements, the median can be found by ordering
the values from least to greatest and determining the value in the middle. Since there are five values in each data set, the
third value in each ordered list is the median. Therefore, the median number from Foothill High School is 76 and the
median number from Valley High School is 65. Thus, the median number from Foothill High School is greater than the
median number from Valley High School.

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

Question Difficulty: Easy

Question ID 0a99e5bb
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving Probability and

and Data Analysis conditional
probability

ID: 0a99e5bb

, ,
A data set of three numbers is shown. If a number from this data set is selected at random, what is the probability of
selecting a negative number?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: 0a99e5bb Answer

Correct Answer: B

Rationale
Choice B is correct. If a number from the data set is selected at random, the probability of selecting a negative number is
the count of negative numbers in the data set divided by the total count of numbers in the data set. It's given that a data
set of three numbers is shown. It follows that the total count of numbers in the data set is . In the data set shown,
is the only negative number. It follows that the count of negative numbers in the data set is . Therefore, if a number from
the data set is selected at random, the probability of selecting a negative number is .

Choice A is incorrect. This is the probability of selecting a negative number from a data set that doesn’t contain any
negative numbers.

Choice C is incorrect. This is the probability of selecting a positive number, not a negative number, from the data set.

Choice D is incorrect. This is the probability of selecting a negative number from a data set that contains only negative
numbers.

Question Difficulty: Easy

Question ID 9b5b23fc
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving Two-variable data:

and Data Analysis Models and
scatterplots

ID: 9b5b23fc

For , the function is defined as follows: equals of

Which of the following could describe this function?

A. Decreasing exponential

B. Decreasing linear

C. Increasing exponential

D. Increasing linear

ID: 9b5b23fc Answer

Correct Answer: D

Rationale
Choice D is correct. It's given that for , is equal to of . This is equivalent to , or
, for . This function indicates that as increases, also increases, which means is an
increasing function. Furthermore, increases at a constant rate of for each increase of by . A function with
a constant rate of change is linear. Thus, the function can be described as an increasing linear function.

Choice A is incorrect and may result from conceptual errors. Choice B is incorrect and may result from conceptual errors.

Choice C is incorrect. This could describe the function , where is equal to of , not
, for .

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID 4e527894
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving Probability and

and Data Analysis conditional
probability

ID: 4e527894

There are buttons in a bag: white buttons, orange buttons, and brown buttons. If one of these buttons is
selected at random, what is the probability of selecting a white button?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: 4e527894 Answer

Correct Answer: B

Rationale
Choice B is correct. It’s given that there are buttons in a bag and of the buttons are white. If one button from the bag
is selected at random, the probability of selecting a white button is the number of white buttons in the bag divided by the
total number of buttons in the bag. Therefore, if one button from the bag is selected at random, the probability of
selecting a white button is .

Choice A is incorrect. This is the probability of selecting an orange button from the bag.

Choice C is incorrect. This is the probability of selecting a brown button from the bag.

Choice D is incorrect. This is the probability of selecting a button that isn't white from the bag.

Question Difficulty: Easy

Question ID 808f7d6c
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving Ratios, rates,

and Data Analysis proportional
relationships, and
units

ID: 808f7d6c

If , which of the following is

equivalent to ?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: 808f7d6c Answer

Correct Answer: A

Rationale
Choice A is correct. It’s given that . Multiplying both sides of this equation by 2 yields , or .

Choice B is incorrect and may result from dividing, instead of multiplying, the right-hand side of the equation by 2.
Choices C and D are incorrect and may result from calculation errors.

Question Difficulty: Easy

Question ID af142f8d
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving Two-variable data:

and Data Analysis Models and
scatterplots

ID: af142f8d

Amount invested Balance increase

Account A $500 6% annual interest

Account B $1,000 $25 per year

Two investments were made as shown in the table above. The interest in
Account A is compounded once per year. Which of the following is true about
the investments?

A. Account A always earns more money per year than Account B.

B. Account A always earns less money per year than Account B.

C. Account A earns more money per year than Account B at first but eventually earns less money per year.

D. Account A earns less money per year than Account B at first but eventually earns more money per year.

ID: af142f8d Answer

Correct Answer: A

Rationale
Choice A is correct. Account A starts with $500 and earns interest at 6% per year, so in the first year Account A earns
(500)(0.06) = $30, which is greater than the $25 that Account B earns that year. Compounding interest can be modeled
by an increasing exponential function, so each year Account A will earn more money than it did the previous year.
Therefore, each year Account A earns at least $30 in interest. Since Account B always earns $25 each year, Account A
always earns more money per year than Account B.

Choices B and D are incorrect. Account A earns $30 in the first year, which is greater than the $25 Account B earns in the
first year. Therefore, neither the statement that Account A always earns less money per year than Account B nor the
statement that Account A earns less money than Account B at first can be true. Choice C is incorrect. Since
compounding interest can be modeled by an increasing exponential function, each year Account A will earn more money
than it did the previous year. Therefore, Account A always earns at least $30 per year, which is more than the $25 per year
that Account B earns.

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID 566759ef
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving Percentages

and Data Analysis

ID: 566759ef

Thomas installed a new stove in his restaurant. At the time of installation, the
stove had a value of $800. Thomas estimates that each year the value of the
stove will depreciate by 20% of the previous year’s estimated value. What is the
estimated value of the stove exactly 2 years after Thomas installed it?

A. $480

B. $512

C. $556

D. $640

ID: 566759ef Answer

Rationale
Choice B is correct. If the stove’s value depreciates by 20% of the previous year’s estimated value, then each year it
retains 100% – 20% = 80%, or 0.80, of the previous year’s estimated value. Since the stove’s value was $800 when
Thomas installed it, the estimated value after two years would be (0.80)(0.80)($800) = $512.

Choice A is incorrect. This is the value of the stove if each year it had depreciated by 20% of the original value rather than
by 20% of the previous year’s estimated value. Choice C is incorrect and may be the result of a computational error.
Choice D is incorrect. This is the estimated value of the stove 1 year after Thomas installed it, not 2 years.

Question Difficulty: Medium

Question ID 6e4a60dd
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving Percentages

and Data Analysis

ID: 6e4a60dd

Rita’s total bill at a restaurant was $25.00, including tax. If she left a tip of 20% of
the total bill, what was the amount of the tip?

A. $3.50

B. $4.00

C. $4.50

D. $5.00

ID: 6e4a60dd Answer

Correct Answer: D

Rationale
Choice D is correct. The total bill was $25.00. The percentage 20% is equivalent to the decimal 0.2. The tip is the product
of the percentage and the total bill; therefore, , so the tip was $5.00.

Choices A, B, and C are incorrect and may be the result of incorrectly converting the given percentage or a calculation
error.

Question Difficulty: Easy

Question ID ad1d6adb
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving Percentages

and Data Analysis

ID: ad1d6adb

The number of coins in a collection increased from to . What was the percent increase in the number of coins in this
collection?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: ad1d6adb Answer

Correct Answer: D

Rationale
Choice D is correct. It's given that the number of coins in the collection increased from to . It follows that the number
of coins in the collection increased by , or . Let represent the percentage that is of . The value of can
be found using the proportion , or . Multiplying both sides of this equation by yields .
Thus, when the number of coins in the collection increased from to , the percent increase was .

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 040f2a84
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving Percentages

and Data Analysis

ID: 040f2a84

The regular price of a shirt at a store is . The sale price of the shirt is less than the regular price, and the sale
price is greater than the store's cost for the shirt. What was the store’s cost, in dollars, for the shirt? (Disregard the
sign when entering your answer. For example, if your answer is , enter )

ID: 040f2a84 Answer

Correct Answer: 1.8, 9/5

Rationale
The correct answer is . It’s given that the regular price of a shirt at a store is , and the sale price of the shirt is
less than the regular price. It follows that the sale price of the shirt is , or ,
which is equivalent to . It’s also given that the sale price of the shirt is greater than the store’s cost for the
shirt. Let represent the store’s cost for the shirt. It follows that , or . Dividing both
sides of this equation by yields . Therefore, the store’s cost, in dollars, for the shirt is . Note that 1.8
and 9/5 are examples of ways to enter a correct answer.

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID 9ee22c16
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving Inference from

and Data Analysis sample statistics
and margin of error

ID: 9ee22c16
A random sample of 400 town voters were asked if they plan to vote for Candidate A or Candidate B for mayor. The
results were sorted by gender and are shown in the table below.

Plan to Plan to
vote for vote for
Candidate Candidate
A B

Female 202 20

Male 34 144

The town has a total of 6,000 voters. Based on the table, what is the best estimate of the number of voters who plan to
vote for Candidate A?

ID: 9ee22c16 Answer

Rationale
The correct answer is 3,540. According to the table, of 400 voters randomly sampled, the total number of men and
women who plan to vote for Candidate A is . The best estimate of the total number of voters in the town

who plan to vote for Candidate A is the fraction of voters in the sample who plan to vote for Candidate A, ,

multiplied by the total voter population of 6000. Therefore, the answer is .

Question Difficulty: Medium

Question ID 41b71b4e
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving Percentages

and Data Analysis

ID: 41b71b4e

What number is 20%

greater than 60 ?

A. 50

B. 72

C. 75

D. 132

ID: 41b71b4e Answer

Correct Answer: B

Rationale
Choice B is correct. The decimal equivalent of 20% is 0.2. The number that is 20% greater than 60 is also 120% of 60. The
decimal equivalent of 120% is 1.2, and .

Alternate approach: 10% of 60 is 6, and 20% of 60 is double that amount, or 12. It follows that the number that is 20%
greater than 60 is 12 more than 60, or .

Choice A is incorrect and may result from dividing, instead of multiplying, 60 by 1.2. Choice C is incorrect because it’s
25% greater than 60, rather than 20% greater than 60. Choice D is incorrect and may result from multiplying 60 by 2.2
instead of 1.2.

Question Difficulty: Easy

Question ID eaab8bc1
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving Percentages

and Data Analysis

ID: eaab8bc1

Out of seeds that were planted, sprouted. How many of these seeds sprouted?

ID: eaab8bc1 Answer

Correct Answer: 240

Rationale
The correct answer is . It’s given that of the seeds sprouted. Therefore, the number of seeds that sprouted
can be calculated by multiplying the number of seeds that were planted by , which gives , or .

Question Difficulty: Easy

Question ID 46b2e169
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving Probability and

and Data Analysis conditional
probability

ID: 46b2e169

A box contains red pens and blue pens. If one of these pens is selected at random, what is the probability of
selecting a red pen? (Express your answer as a decimal or fraction, not as a percent.)

ID: 46b2e169 Answer

Correct Answer: .26, 13/50

Rationale
The correct answer is . It's given that a box contains red pens and blue pens. If one of these pens is selected at
random, the probability of selecting a red pen is the number of red pens in the box divided by the number of red and blue
pens in the box. The number of red and blue pens in the box is , or . Since there are red pens in the box, it
follows that the probability of selecting a red pen is . Note that 13/50 and .26 are examples of ways to enter a correct
answer.

Question Difficulty: Medium

Question ID 8213b1b3
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving Percentages

and Data Analysis

ID: 8213b1b3

According to a set of standards, a certain type of substance can contain a maximum of phosphorus by mass. If
a sample of this substance has a mass of grams, what is the maximum mass, in grams, of phosphorus the sample
can contain to meet these standards?

ID: 8213b1b3 Answer

Correct Answer: .0014

Rationale
The correct answer is . It's given that a certain type of substance can contain a maximum of phosphorus
by mass to meet a set of standards. If a sample of the substance has a mass of grams, it follows that the maximum
mass, in grams, of phosphorus the sample can contain to meet the standards is of , or , which is
equivalent to , or . Note that .0014 and 0.001 are examples of ways to enter a correct answer.

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID f8696cd8
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving Probability and

and Data Analysis conditional
probability

ID: f8696cd8

Human Resources Accounting

Bachelor’s degree 4 3

Master’s degree 2 6

The table above shows the number of people who work in the Human Resources
and Accounting departments of a company and the highest level of education
they have completed. A person from one of these departments is to be chosen
at random. If the person chosen works in the Human Resources department,
what is the probability that the highest level of education the person completed
is a master’s degree?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: f8696cd8 Answer

Correct Answer: B

Rationale
Choice B is correct. In total, there are 6 people in the Human Resources department. Of those 6, 2 have a master’s degree
as their highest level of education. Therefore, the probability of an employee selected at random from the Human

Resources department having a master’s degree is , which simplifies to .

Choice A is incorrect; it is the probability that an employee selected at random from either department will be in the
Human Resources department and have a master’s degree. Choice C is incorrect; it is the probability that an employee
with a master’s degree selected at random will be in the Human Resources department. Choice D is incorrect; it is the
probability that an employee selected at random from either department will have a master’s degree.

Question Difficulty: Medium

Question ID 50b2807e
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving Two-variable data:

and Data Analysis Models and
scatterplots

ID: 50b2807e

The scatterplot shows the relationship between two variables, and .

Which of the following equations is the most appropriate linear model for the data shown?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: 50b2807e Answer

Correct Answer: D
Rationale
Choice D is correct. The data points suggest that as the variable increases, the variable decreases, which implies that
an appropriate linear model for the data has a negative slope. The data points also show that when is close to , is
greater than . Therefore, the y-intercept of the graph of an appropriate linear model has a y-coordinate greater than .
The graph of an equation of the form , where and are constants, has a y-intercept with a y-coordinate of
and has a slope of . Of the given choices, only choice D represents a graph that has a negative slope, , and a y-
intercept with a y-coordinate greater than , .

Choice A is incorrect. The graph of this equation has a positive slope, not a negative slope, and a y-intercept with a y-
coordinate less than , not greater than .

Choice B is incorrect. The graph of this equation has a y-intercept with a y-coordinate less than , not greater than .

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

Question Difficulty: Medium

Question ID 34f8cd89
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving Percentages

and Data Analysis

ID: 34f8cd89

of the items in a box are green. Of those, are also rectangular. Of the green rectangular items, are also
metal. Which of the following is closest to the percentage of the items in the box that are not rectangular green metal
items?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: 34f8cd89 Answer

Correct Answer: C

Rationale
Choice C is correct. It's given that of the items in a box are green. Let represent the total number of items in the
box. It follows that , or , items in the box are green. It's also given that of those, are also rectangular.
Therefore, , or , items in the box are green rectangular items. It's also given that of the green
rectangular items, are also metal. Therefore, , or , items in the box are rectangular green
metal items. The number of the items in the box that are not rectangular green metal items is the total number of items
in the box minus the number of rectangular green metal items in the box. Therefore, the number of items in the box that
are not rectangular green metal items is , or . The percentage of items in the box that are not
rectangular green metal items is the percentage that is of . If represents this percentage, the value of
is , or . Of the given choices, is closest to the percentage of items in the box that are
not rectangular green metal items.

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 20b69297
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving Ratios, rates,

and Data Analysis proportional
relationships, and
units

ID: 20b69297

Anita created a batch of green paint by mixing 2 ounces of blue paint with 3
ounces of yellow paint. She must mix a second batch using the same ratio of
blue and yellow paint as the first batch. If she uses 5 ounces of blue paint for the
second batch, how much yellow paint should Anita use?

A. Exactly 5 ounces

B. 3 ounces more than the amount of yellow paint used in the first batch

C. 1.5 times the amount of yellow paint used in the first batch

D. 1.5 times the amount of blue paint used in the second batch

ID: 20b69297 Answer

Correct Answer: D

Rationale
Choice D is correct. It’s given that Anita used a ratio of 2 ounces of blue paint to 3 ounces of yellow paint for the first

batch. For any batch of paint that uses the same ratio, the amount of yellow paint used will be , or 1.5, times the
amount of blue paint used in the batch. Therefore, the amount of yellow paint Anita will use in the second batch will be
1.5 times the amount of blue paint used in the second batch.

Alternate approach: It’s given that Anita used a ratio of 2 ounces of blue paint to 3 ounces of yellow paint for the first
batch and that she will use 5 ounces of blue paint for the second batch. A proportion can be set up to solve for x, the

amount of yellow paint she will use for the second batch: . Multiplying both sides of this equation by 3 yields

, and multiplying both sides of this equation by x yields . Dividing both sides of this equation by 2 yields

. Since Anita will use 7.5 ounces of yellow paint for the second batch, this is times the amount of
blue paint (5 ounces) used in the second batch.

Choices A, B, and C are incorrect and may result from incorrectly interpreting the ratio of blue paint to yellow paint used.

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID 94237701
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving One-variable data:

and Data Analysis Distributions and
measures of center
and spread

ID: 94237701
For a certain computer game, individuals receive an integer score that ranges from 2 through 10. The table below shows
the frequency distribution of the scores of the 9 players in group A and the 11 players in group B.

Score
Score Frequencies

Group A Group B

2 1 0

3 1 0

4 2 0

5 1 4

6 3 2

7 0 0

8 0 2

9 1 1

10 0 2

Total 9 11

The median of the scores for group B is how much greater than the median of
the scores for group A?

ID: 94237701 Answer

Rationale
The correct answer is 1. When there are an odd number of values in a data set, the median of the data set is the middle
number when the data values are ordered from least to greatest. The scores for group A, ordered from least to greatest,
are 2, 3, 4, 4, 5, 6, 6, 6, and 9. The median of the scores for group A is therefore 5. The scores for group B, ordered from
least to greatest, are 5, 5, 5, 5, 6, 6, 8, 8, 9, 10, and 10. The median of the scores for group B is therefore 6. The median
score for group B is more than the median score for group A.

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID 9d95e7ad
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving Two-variable data:

and Data Analysis Models and
scatterplots

ID: 9d95e7ad

The scatterplot above shows the numbers of grams of both total protein and total fat for eight sandwiches on a
restaurant menu. The line of best fit for the data is also shown. According to the line of best fit, which of the following is
closest to the predicted increase in total fat, in grams, for every increase of 1 gram in total protein?

A. 2.5

B. 2.0

C. 1.5

D. 1.0

ID: 9d95e7ad Answer

Correct Answer: C

Rationale
Choice C is correct. The predicted increase in total fat, in grams, for every increase of 1 gram in total protein is
represented by the slope of the line of best fit. Any two points on the line can be used to calculate the slope of the line as
the change in total fat over the change in total protein. For instance, it can be estimated that the points and

are on the line of best fit, and the slope of the line that passes through them is , or 1.4. Of the
choices given, 1.5 is the closest to the slope of the line of best fit.

Choices A, B, and D are incorrect and may be the result of incorrectly finding ordered pairs that lie on the line of best fit or
of incorrectly calculating the slope.

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID 39aa146d
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving Two-variable data:

and Data Analysis Models and
scatterplots

ID: 39aa146d

The scatterplot shows the relationship between 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: 39aa146d Answer

Correct Answer: C
Rationale
Choice C is correct. It's given that the scatterplot shows the relationship between two variables, and , and a line of
best fit is shown. For the line of best fit shown, for each increase in the value of by , the corresponding value of
increases by a constant rate. It follows that the relationship between the variables and has a positive linear trend. 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 line is approximately ,
which is equivalent to . Therefore, of the given choices, is closest to the slope of the line of best fit shown.

Choice A is incorrect. This is the slope of a line of best fit for a relationship between and that has a negative, rather
than a positive, linear trend.

Choice B is incorrect. This is the slope of a line of best fit for a relationship between and that has a negative, rather
than a positive, linear trend.

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

Question Difficulty: Easy

Question ID 58171b5e
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving Two-variable data:

and Data Analysis Models and
scatterplots

ID: 58171b5e

Each year, the value of an investment increases by of its value the previous year. Which of the following functions
best models how the value of the investment changes over time?

A. Decreasing exponential

B. Decreasing linear

C. Increasing exponential

D. Increasing linear

ID: 58171b5e Answer

Correct Answer: C

Rationale
Choice C is correct. Because the value of the investment increases each year, the function that best models how the
value of the investment changes over time is an increasing function. It′s given that each year, the value of the investment
increases by of its value the previous year. Since the value of the investment changes by a fixed percentage each
year, the function that best models how the value of the investment changes over time is an exponential function.
Therefore, the function that best models how the value of the investment changes over time is an increasing exponential
function.

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 d7a3179d
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving Ratios, rates,

and Data Analysis proportional
relationships, and
units

ID: d7a3179d

How many yards are equivalent to inches?

ID: d7a3179d Answer

Correct Answer: 31

Rationale
The correct answer is . It's given that yard is equal to inches. Therefore, inches is equivalent to
, or yards.

Question Difficulty: Easy

Question ID d6456c7a
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving Ratios, rates,

and Data Analysis proportional
relationships, and
units

ID: d6456c7a

A certain park has an area of square yards. What is the area, in square miles, of this park?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: d6456c7a Answer

Correct Answer: B

Rationale
Choice B is correct. Since mile is equal to yards, square mile is equal to , or , square yards.
It’s given that the park has an area of square yards. Therefore, the park has an area of
, or square miles. Thus, the area, in square miles, of the
park is .

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

Choice C is incorrect. This is the square root of the area of the park in square yards, not the area of the park in square
miles.

Choice D is incorrect and may result from converting yards to miles, rather than converting
square yards to square miles.

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID 4347a032
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving Ratios, rates,

and Data Analysis proportional
relationships, and
units

ID: 4347a032

How many teaspoons are equivalent to tablespoons?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: 4347a032 Answer

Correct Answer: C

Rationale
Choice C is correct. It's given that teaspoons is equivalent to tablespoon. Therefore, tablespoons is equivalent to
, or teaspoons.

Choice A is incorrect. This is equivalent to approximately tablespoons, not tablespoons.

Choice B is incorrect. This is equivalent to approximately tablespoons, not tablespoons.

Choice D is incorrect. This is equivalent to approximately tablespoons, not tablespoons.

Question Difficulty: Easy

Question ID 51c9d65f
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving Ratios, rates,

and Data Analysis proportional
relationships, and
units

ID: 51c9d65f

For a certain rectangular region, the ratio of its length to its width is to . If the width of the rectangular region
increases by units, how must the length change to maintain this ratio?

A. It must decrease by units.

B. It must increase by units.

C. It must decrease by units.

D. It must increase by units.

ID: 51c9d65f Answer

Correct Answer: B

Rationale
Choice B is correct. It’s given that the ratio of the rectangular region’s length to its width is to . This can be written
𝓁
as a proportion: , or . This proportion can be rewritten as 𝓁 , or 𝓁 . If the width of
the rectangular region increases by , then the length will increase by some number in order to maintain this ratio. The
value of can be found by replacing 𝓁 with 𝓁 and with in the equation, which gives 𝓁 .
This equation can be rewritten using the distributive property as 𝓁 . Since 𝓁 , the right-hand
side of this equation can be rewritten by substituting 𝓁 for , which gives 𝓁 𝓁 , or . Therefore,
if the width of the rectangular region increases by units, the length must increase by units in order to maintain the
given ratio.

Choice A is incorrect. If the width of the rectangular region increases, the length must also increase, not decrease.

Choice C is incorrect. If the width of the rectangular region increases, the length must also increase, not decrease.

Choice D is incorrect. Since the ratio of the length to the width of the rectangular region is to , if the width of the
rectangular region increases by units, the length would have to increase by a proportional amount, which would have to
be greater than units.

Question Difficulty: Medium

Question ID 763e6769
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving Ratios, rates,

and Data Analysis proportional
relationships, and
units

ID: 763e6769

The ratio to is equivalent to the ratio to . When , what is the value of in terms of ?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: 763e6769 Answer

Correct Answer: A

Rationale
Choice A is correct. It's given that the ratio to is equivalent to the ratio to . This can be represented by .
Substituting for in this equation yields . This can be rewritten as . Dividing both sides of
this equation by yields . Therefore, when , the value of in terms 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 25faa756
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving Percentages

and Data Analysis

ID: 25faa756

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

ID: 25faa756 Answer

Correct Answer: .88, 22/25

Rationale
The correct answer is . It’s given that the number is greater than the positive number . Therefore,
, which is equivalent to , or . It’s also given that the number is less
than . Therefore, , which is equivalent to , or . Since ,
substituting for in the equation yields , or . Thus, the number is
times the number . Note that .88 and 22/25 are examples of ways to enter a correct answer.

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID ad911622
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving Percentages

and Data Analysis

ID: ad911622

The value of a collectible comic book increased by from the end of to the end of and then decreased
by from the end of to the end of . What was the net percentage increase in the value of the collectible
comic book from the end of to the end of ?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: ad911622 Answer

Correct Answer: A

Rationale
Choice A is correct. It’s given that the value of the comic book increased by from the end of to the end of
. Therefore, if the value of the comic book at the end of was dollars, then the value, in dollars, of the comic
book at the end of was , which can be rewritten as , or . It’s also given that the value
of the comic book decreased by from the end of to the end of . Therefore, the value, in dollars, of the
comic book at the end of was , which can be rewritten as , or
. Thus, if the value of the comic book at the end of was dollars, and the value of the comic book at the
end of was dollars, then from the end of to the end of , the value of the comic book increased
by , or , dollars. Therefore, the increase in the value of the comic book from the end of to
the end of is equal to times the value of the comic book at the end of . It follows that from the end of
to the end of , the net percentage increase in the value of the comic book was , or
.

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

Choice C is incorrect. This is the difference between the net percentage increase in the value of the comic book from the
end of to the end of and the net percentage decrease in the value of the comic book from the end of to
the end of , not the net percentage increase in the value of the comic book from the end of to the end of
.

Choice D is incorrect. This is the net percentage increase in the value of the comic book from the end of to the end
of , if the value of the comic book increased by from the end of to the end of and then increased,
not decreased, by from the end of to the end of .

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID ecd09c38
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving Probability and

and Data Analysis conditional
probability

ID: ecd09c38
Employees working for a customer service line at an electric company recorded all the calls last Monday and noted
whether the caller asked for repairs and whether the caller asked about a bill. The results are summarized in the table
below.

Asked for Did not ask

Total
repairs for repairs

Asked
48 623 671
about a bill

Did not ask

130 90 220
about a bill

Total 178 713 891

If a caller last Monday who asked about his or her bill is selected at random,
which of the following is closest to the probability that the customer also asked
for repairs?

A. 0.05

B. 0.07

C. 0.20

D. 0.27

ID: ecd09c38 Answer

Correct Answer: B

Rationale
Choice B is correct. According to the table, a total of 671 customers asked about a bill. Of these, 48 also asked for
repairs. Therefore, if a customer who asked about a bill is selected at random, the probability that the customer also

asked for repairs is .

Choice A is incorrect. This is the probability that a customer selected at random from all customers who called on
Monday both asked for repairs and asked about a bill. Choice C is incorrect. This is the probability that a customer
selected at random from all customers who called on Monday asked for repairs, regardless of whether or not the
customer asked about a bill. Choice D is incorrect. This is the probability that a customer selected at random from those
who asked for repairs also asked about a bill.

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID 8d63b6f1
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving Two-variable data:

and Data Analysis Models and
scatterplots

ID: 8d63b6f1

The scatterplot shows the relationship between the weight, in pounds, of each of female gray wolves on April and
the number of offspring each gray wolf produced.

How many offspring did the -pound gray wolf produce?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: 8d63b6f1 Answer

Correct Answer: C
Rationale
Choice C is correct. For each point on the scatterplot shown, the x-value represents the weight, in pounds, of a female
gray wolf and the y-value represents the number of offspring that wolf produced. The point on the graph with an x-value
of has a y-value of . Therefore, the -pound gray wolf produced offspring.

Choice A is incorrect. One of the wolves produced offspring, but its weight was greater than pounds.

Choice B is incorrect. Three of the wolves produced offspring each, but their weights were each greater than
pounds.

Choice D is incorrect. Two of the wolves produced offspring each, but their weights were each less than pounds.

Question Difficulty: Easy

Question ID d72a2b4d
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving Percentages

and Data Analysis

ID: d72a2b4d

In March, the price of a collectible card was . In April, the price of the collectible card was . The price of the
collectible card in April was of the price of the collectible card in March. What is the value of ?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: d72a2b4d Answer

Correct Answer: C

Rationale
Choice C is correct. It's given that the price of the collectible card was in March and in April. It's also
given that the price of the collectible card in April was of the price in March. It follows that is of .
Therefore, the value of can be calculated by solving the equation , or .
Multiplying each side of this equation by yields . Dividing each side of this equation by yields
. Therefore, the value of is .

Choice A is incorrect. is the percent increase in the price of the collectible card from March to April.

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 cf0ae57a
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving Two-variable data:

and Data Analysis Models and
scatterplots

ID: cf0ae57a

The scatterplot above shows the densities of 7 planetoids, in grams per cubic
centimeter, with respect to their average distances from the Sun in astronomical
units (AU). The line of best fit is also shown. An astronomer has discovered a
new planetoid about 1.2 AU from the Sun. According to the line of best fit, which
of the following best approximates the density of the planetoid, in grams per
cubic centimeter?

A. 3.6

B. 4.1

C. 4.6

D. 5.5

ID: cf0ae57a Answer

Correct Answer: C

Rationale
Choice C is correct. According to the line of best fit, a planetoid with a distance from the Sun of 1.2 AU has a predicted
density between and . The only choice in this range is 4.6.

Choices A, B, and D are incorrect and may result from misreading the information in the scatterplot.

Question Difficulty: Easy

Question ID 4e375d1f
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving Ratios, rates,

and Data Analysis proportional
relationships, and
units

ID: 4e375d1f

How many meters are equivalent to centimeters?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: 4e375d1f Answer

Correct Answer: B

Rationale
Choice B is correct. It's given that centimeters is equal to meter. Therefore, centimeters is equivalent to
, or meters.

Choice A is incorrect. meters is equivalent to , not , centimeters.

Choice C is incorrect. meters is equivalent to , not , centimeters.

Choice D is incorrect. meters is equivalent to , not , centimeters.

Question Difficulty: Easy

Question ID 771ee744
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving Percentages

and 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 e9ed719f
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving Probability and

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: .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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 e5c57163
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Area and volume

Trigonometry

ID: e5c57163

Square A has side lengths that are times the side lengths of square B. The area of square A is times the area of
square B. What is the value of ?

ID: e5c57163 Answer

Correct Answer: 27556

Rationale
The correct answer is . The area of a square is , where is the side length of the square. Let represent the
length of each side of square B. Substituting for in yields . It follows that the area of square B is . It’s given
that square A has side lengths that are times the side lengths of square B. Since represents the length of each
side of square B, the length of each side of square A can be represented by the expression . It follows that the area
of square A is , or . It’s given that the area of square A is times the area of square B. Since the area
of square A is equal to , and the area of square B is equal to , an equation representing the given statement
is . Since represents the length of each side of square B, the value of must be positive. Therefore,
the value of is also positive, so it does not equal . Dividing by on both sides of the equation
yields . Therefore, the value of is .

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID 33e29881
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Right triangles and

Trigonometry trigonometry

ID: 33e29881

In right triangle , the sum of the measures of angle and angle is degrees. The value of is . What
is the value of ?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: 33e29881 Answer

Correct Answer: B

Rationale
Choice B is correct. The sine of any acute angle is equal to the cosine of its complement. It’s given that in right triangle
, the sum of the measures of angle and angle is degrees. Therefore, angle and angle are
complementary, and the value of is equal to the value of . It's given that the value of is , so the
value of is also .

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: Medium

Question ID 93f48423
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Area and volume

Trigonometry

ID: 93f48423

What is the area, in square inches, of a rectangle with a length of inches and a width of inches?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: 93f48423 Answer

Correct Answer: C

Rationale
Choice C is correct. The area, , of a rectangle is given by the formula 𝓁 , where 𝓁 represents the length of the
rectangle and represents its width. It’s given that the rectangle has a length of inches and a width of inches.
Substituting for 𝓁 and for in the formula 𝓁 yields , or . Thus, the area, in square inches,
of the rectangle is .

Choice A is incorrect. This is the sum, not the product, of the length and width of the rectangle.

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

Choice D is incorrect. This is twice the area, in square inches, of the rectangle.

Question Difficulty: Easy

Question ID 5252e606
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Area and volume

Trigonometry

ID: 5252e606

The side length of a square is . What is the area, , of the square?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: 5252e606 Answer

Correct Answer: C

Rationale
Choice C is correct. The area , , of a square with side length , , is given by the
formula . It’s given that the square has a side length of . Substituting for in the formula yields
, or . Therefore, the area, , of the square is .

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

Choice B is incorrect. This is the perimeter, , of the square, not its area, .

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

Question Difficulty: Easy

Question ID 5afbdc8e
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Area and volume

Trigonometry

ID: 5afbdc8e

What is the length of one side of a square that has the same
area as a circle with radius 2 ?

A. 2

B.

C.

D.

ID: 5afbdc8e Answer

Correct Answer: C

Rationale

Choice C is correct. The area A of a circle with radius r is given by the formula . Thus, a circle with radius 2 has

area , which can be rewritten as . The area of a square with side length s is given by the formula . Thus,

if a square has the same area as a circle with radius 2, then . Since the side length of a square must be a

positive number, taking the square root of both sides of gives . Using the properties of square roots,

can be rewritten as , which is equivalent to . Therefore, .

Choice A is incorrect. The side length of the square isn’t equal to the radius of the circle. Choices B and D are incorrect
and may result from incorrectly simplifying the expression .

Question Difficulty: Medium

Question ID 983412ea
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Area and volume

Trigonometry

ID: 983412ea

A right square prism has a height of units. The volume of the prism is cubic units. What is the length, in units, of
an edge of the base?

ID: 983412ea Answer

Correct Answer: 12

Rationale
The correct answer is . The volume, , of a right square prism can be calculated using the formula , where
represents the length of an edge of the base and represents the height of the prism. It’s given that the volume of the
prism is cubic units and the height is units. Substituting for and for in the formula
yields . Dividing both sides of this equation by yields . Taking the square root of both
sides of this equation yields two solutions: and . The length can't be negative, so . Therefore, the
length, in units, of an edge of the base is .

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID c8d60e48
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Lines, angles, and

Trigonometry triangles

ID: c8d60e48

In the given triangle, and has a measure

of . What is the value of x ?

A. 36

B. 46

C. 58

D. 70

ID: c8d60e48 Answer

Correct Answer: B

Rationale
Choice B is correct. Since , the measures of their corresponding angles, and , are equal. Since
has a measure of , the measure of is also . Since the sum of the measures of the interior
angles in a triangle is , it follows that , or . Subtracting by 134 on both sides of
this equation yields .

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

Question Difficulty: Easy

Question ID 947a3cde
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Lines, angles, and

Trigonometry triangles

ID: 947a3cde

In the figure above, and intersect at point P, , and .

What is the measure, in degrees, of ? (Disregard the degree symbol
when gridding your answer.)

ID: 947a3cde Answer

Rationale
The correct answer is 30. It is given that the measure of is . Angle MPR and are collinear and
therefore are supplementary angles. This means that the sum of the two angle measures is , and so the measure
of is . The sum of the angles in a triangle is . Subtracting the measure of from yields
the sum of the other angles in the triangle MPR. Since , the sum of the measures of and
is . It is given that , so it follows that triangle MPR is isosceles. Therefore and
must be congruent. Since the sum of the measure of these two angles is , it follows that the measure of each angle

is .

An alternate approach would be to use the exterior angle theorem, noting that the measure of is equal to the
sum of the measures of and . Since both angles are equal, each of them has a measure of .

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID 1f0b582e
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Area and volume

Trigonometry

ID: 1f0b582e

Square X has a side length of centimeters. The perimeter of square Y is times the perimeter of square X. What is the
length, in centimeters, of one side of square Y?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: 1f0b582e Answer

Correct Answer: D

Rationale
Choice D is correct. The perimeter, , of a square can be found using the formula , where is the length of each
side of the square. It's given that square X has a side length of centimeters. Substituting for in the formula for
the perimeter of a square yields , or . Therefore, the perimeter of square X is centimeters. It’s also
given that the perimeter of square Y is times the perimeter of square X. Therefore, the perimeter of square Y is ,
or , centimeters. Substituting for in the formula gives . Dividing both sides of this equation by
gives . Therefore, the length of one side of square Y is centimeters.

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 d5f349b7
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Lines, angles, and

Trigonometry triangles

ID: d5f349b7

Right triangles and are similar, where corresponds to . If the measure of angle is , what is the
measure of angle ?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: d5f349b7 Answer

Correct Answer: B

Rationale
Choice B is correct. In similar triangles, corresponding angles are congruent. It’s given that right triangles and
are similar, where angle corresponds to angle . It follows that angle is congruent to angle . In the triangles
shown, angle and angle are both marked as right angles, so angle and angle are corresponding angles. It
follows that angle and angle are corresponding angles, and thus, angle is congruent to angle . It’s given that the
measure of angle is , so the measure of angle is also . Angle is a right angle, so the measure of angle
is . 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 degrees. Let represent the measure, in degrees, of angle . It follows that
, or . Subtracting from both sides of this equation yields . Therefore, if
the measure of angle is degrees, then the measure of angle is degrees.

Choice A is incorrect. This is the measure of angle .

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

Choice D is incorrect. This is the sum of the measures of angle and angle .

Question Difficulty: Easy

Question ID 686b5212
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Lines, angles, and

Trigonometry triangles

ID: 686b5212

In the figure, line is parallel to line , and both lines are intersected by line . If , what is the value of ?

ID: 686b5212 Answer

Correct Answer: 57

Rationale
The correct answer is . Based on the figure, the angle with measure and the angle vertical to the angle with
measure are same side interior angles. Since vertical angles are congruent, the angle vertical to the angle with
measure also has measure . It’s given that lines and are parallel. Therefore, same side interior angles
between lines and are supplementary. It follows that . If , then the value of can be found
by substituting for in the equation , which yields , or .
Subtracting from both sides of this equation yields . Dividing both sides of this equation by yields
. Thus, if , the value of is .

Question Difficulty: Medium

Question ID a6dbad6b
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Lines, angles, and

Trigonometry triangles

ID: a6dbad6b

In the figure above, lines and m are parallel, , and . What is the
value of x ?

A. 120

B. 100

C. 90

D. 80

ID: a6dbad6b Answer

Correct Answer: B

Rationale
Choice B is correct. Let the measure of the third angle in the smaller triangle be . Since lines and m are parallel and
cut by transversals, it follows that the corresponding angles formed are congruent. So . The sum of the
measures of the interior angles of a triangle is , which for the interior angles in the smaller triangle yields
. Given that and , it follows that . Solving for x gives
, or .

Choice A is incorrect and may result from incorrectly assuming that angles . Choice C is incorrect and may
result from incorrectly assuming that the smaller triangle is a right triangle, with x as the right angle. Choice D is incorrect
and may result from a misunderstanding of the exterior angle theorem and incorrectly assuming that .

Question Difficulty: Easy

Question ID 81b664bc
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Lines, angles, and

Trigonometry triangles

ID: 81b664bc

In the figure above, , , and are parallel. Points B and E lie on and

, respectively. If , and , what is the length of

, to the nearest tenth?

A. 16.8

B. 17.5

C. 18.4

D. 19.6

ID: 81b664bc Answer

Correct Answer: B

Rationale

Choice B is correct. Since , , and are parallel, quadrilaterals and are similar. Let x represent the

length of . With similar figures, the ratios of the lengths of corresponding sides are equal. It follows that

. Multiplying both sides of this equation by 18.5 and by x yields , or .

Dividing both sides of this equation by 9 yields , which to the nearest tenth is 17.5.

Choices A, C, and D are incorrect and may result from errors made when setting up the proportion.

Question Difficulty: Medium

Question ID 59cb654c
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Area and volume

Trigonometry

ID: 59cb654c

The area of a square is square inches. What is the side length, in inches, of this square?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: 59cb654c Answer

Correct Answer: A

Rationale
Choice A is correct. It's given that the area of a square is square inches. The area , in square inches, of a square is
given by the formula , where is the side length, in inches, of the square. Substituting for in this formula
yields . Taking the positive square root of both sides of this equation yields . Thus, the side length, in
inches, of this square is .

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

Choice C is incorrect. This is the area, in square inches, of the square, not the side length, in inches, of the square.

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

Question Difficulty: Easy

Question ID 902dc959
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Right triangles and

Trigonometry trigonometry

ID: 902dc959

In the figure above, what is the

value of ?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: 902dc959 Answer

Correct Answer: C

Rationale
Choice C is correct. Angle A is an acute angle in a right triangle, so the value of tan(A) is equivalent to the ratio of the
length of the side opposite angle A, 20, to the length of the nonhypotenuse side adjacent to angle A, 21. Therefore,

Choice A is incorrect. This is the value of sin(A). Choice B is incorrect. This is the value of cos(A). Choice D is incorrect.
This is the value of tan(B).

Question Difficulty: Medium

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 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 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 3b931fb0
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Area and volume

Trigonometry

ID: 3b931fb0

A right circular cylinder has a volume of cubic centimeters. The area of the base of the cylinder is square
centimeters. What is the height, in centimeters, of the cylinder?

ID: 3b931fb0 Answer

Correct Answer: 29

Rationale
The correct answer is . The volume, , of a right circular cylinder is given by the formula , where is the
radius of the base of the cylinder and is the height of the cylinder. Since the base of the cylinder is a circle with radius ,
the area of the base of the cylinder is . It's given that a right circular cylinder has a volume of cubic centimeters;
therefore, . It's also given that the area of the base of the cylinder is square centimeters; therefore,
. Substituting for and for in the formula yields . Dividing both sides of
this equation by yields . Therefore, the height of the cylinder, in centimeters, is .

Question Difficulty: Medium

Question ID 94364a79
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Lines, angles, and

Trigonometry triangles

ID: 94364a79

Two nearby trees are perpendicular to the ground, which is flat. One of these trees is feet tall and has a shadow that is
feet long. At the same time, the shadow of the other tree is feet long. How tall, in feet, is the other tree?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: 94364a79 Answer

Correct Answer: B

Rationale
Choice B is correct. Each tree and its shadow can be modeled using a right triangle, where the height of the tree and the
length of its shadow are the legs of the triangle. At a given point in time, the right triangles formed by two nearby trees
and their respective shadows will be similar. Therefore, if the height of the other tree is , in feet, the value of can be
calculated by solving the proportional relationship . This equation is equivalent to , or
. Multiplying each side of the equation by yields . Therefore, the other tree is tall.

Choice A is incorrect and may result from calculating the difference between the lengths of the shadows, rather than the
height of the other tree.

Choice C is incorrect and may result from calculating the difference between the height of the -foot-tall tree and the
length of the shadow of the other tree, rather than calculating the height of the other tree.

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

Question Difficulty: Medium

Question ID 51f26ce8
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Lines, angles, and

Trigonometry triangles

ID: 51f26ce8

is similar to . The lengths represented by , , , and in the figure are , , , and ,

respectively. What is the length of ?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: 51f26ce8 Answer

Correct Answer: A

Rationale
Choice A is correct. The figure shows that angle in and angle in are right angles. It follows that
angle is congruent to angle . The figure also shows that the measures of angle and angle are both .
Therefore, angle is congruent to angle . It’s given that is similar to . Since angle is
congruent to angle , and angle is congruent to angle , it follows that corresponds to , and
corresponds to . Since corresponding sides of similar triangles are proportional, it follows that . It’s also
given that the lengths of , , and are , , and , respectively. Substituting for , for , and
for in the equation yields . Multiplying each side of this equation by yields
, or . Thus, the length of is .

Choice B is incorrect. This is the result of solving the equation , not .

Choice C is incorrect. This is the result of solving the equation , not .

Choice D is incorrect. This is the result of solving the equation , not .

Question Difficulty: Medium

Question ID c24e1bda
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Lines, angles, and

Trigonometry triangles

ID: c24e1bda

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

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: c24e1bda 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 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 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 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 901c3215
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Lines, angles, and

Trigonometry triangles

ID: 901c3215

In triangles and , angles and each have measure and angles and each have measure .
Which additional piece of information is sufficient to determine whether triangle is congruent to triangle ?

A. The measure of angle

B. The length of side

C. The lengths of sides and

D. No additional information is necessary.

ID: 901c3215 Answer

Correct Answer: C

Rationale
Choice C is correct. Since angles and each have the same measure and angles and each have the same
measure, triangles and are similar, where side corresponds to side . To determine whether two
similar triangles are congruent, it is sufficient to determine whether one pair of corresponding sides are congruent.
Therefore, to determine whether triangles and are congruent, it is sufficient to determine whether sides
and have equal length. Thus, the lengths of and are sufficient to determine whether triangle is
congruent to triangle .

Choice A is incorrect and may result from conceptual errors. Choice B is incorrect and may result from conceptual errors.

Choice D is incorrect. The given information is sufficient to determine that triangles and are similar, but not
whether they are congruent.

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID 2bddbc1b
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Right triangles and

Trigonometry trigonometry

ID: 2bddbc1b

What is the value of in the triangle shown?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: 2bddbc1b Answer

Correct Answer: B

Rationale
Choice B is correct. The cosine of an acute angle in a right triangle is defined as the ratio of the length of the leg adjacent
to the angle to the length of the hypotenuse. In the triangle shown, the length of the leg adjacent to angle is , and the
length of the hypotenuse is . Therefore, .

Choice A is incorrect. This is the value of .

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 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 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 a4ed5285
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Area and volume

Trigonometry

ID: a4ed5285

The figure shows the lengths, in inches, of two sides of a right triangle. What is the area of the triangle, in square inches?

ID: a4ed5285 Answer

Correct Answer: 7.5, 15/2

Rationale
The correct answer is . The area, , of a triangle is given by the formula , where is the length of the base
of the triangle and is the height of the triangle. In the right triangle shown, the length of the base of the triangle is
inches, and the height is inches. It follows that and . Substituting for and for in the formula
yields , which is equivalent to , or . Therefore, the area of the triangle, in
square inches, is . Note that 15/2 and 7.5 are examples of ways to enter a correct answer.

Question Difficulty: Medium

Question ID e6f2ace7
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Right triangles and

Trigonometry trigonometry

ID: e6f2ace7

The lengths of the legs of a right triangle are shown. Which of the following is closest to the length of the triangle's
hypotenuse?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: e6f2ace7 Answer

Correct Answer: C

Rationale
Choice C is correct. The Pythagorean theorem states that for a right triangle, , where and represent the
lengths of the legs of the triangle and represents the length of its hypotenuse. In the triangle shown, the legs have
lengths of and . Substituting for and for in the equation yields , which is
equivalent to , or . Taking the positive square root of both sides of this equation yields .
Thus, the value of is approximately . Therefore, of the given choices, is the closest to the length of the triangle's
hypotenuse.

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 b0c5ece5
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Right triangles and

Trigonometry trigonometry

ID: b0c5ece5

Which equation shows the relationship between the side lengths of the given triangle?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: b0c5ece5 Answer

Correct Answer: C

Rationale
Choice C is correct. 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, , where and are the lengths
of the legs and is the length of the hypotenuse. For the given right triangle, the lengths of the legs are and , and the
length of the hypotenuse is . Substituting for and for in the equation yields .
Thus, the relationship between the side lengths of the given triangle 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 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 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 e4b4e9ea
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Area and volume

Trigonometry

ID: e4b4e9ea

The length of the edge of the base of a right square prism is units. The volume of the prism is cubic units. What
is the height, in units, of the prism?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: e4b4e9ea Answer

Correct Answer: D

Rationale
Choice D is correct. The volume, , of a right square prism is given by the formula , where represents the
length of the edge of the base and represents the height of the prism. It’s given that the volume of a right square prism
is cubic units and the length of the edge of the base is units. Substituting for and for in the formula
yields , or . Dividing both sides of this equation by yields . Therefore,
the height, in units, of the prism is .

Choice A is incorrect. This is the height, in units, of a right square prism where the length of the edge of the base is
units and the volume of the prism is , not , units.

Choice B is incorrect. This is the area, in square units, of the base, not the height, in units, of the prism.

Choice C is incorrect. This is the height, in units, of a right square prism where the length of the edge of the base is
units and the volume of the prism is , not , units.

Question Difficulty: Medium

Question ID c0586eb5
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Area and volume

Trigonometry

ID: c0586eb5

A cylinder has a diameter of inches and a height of inches. What is the volume, in cubic inches, of the cylinder?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: c0586eb5 Answer

Correct Answer: C

Rationale
Choice C is correct. The base of a cylinder is a circle with a diameter equal to the diameter of the cylinder. The volume, ,
of a cylinder can be found by multiplying the area of the circular base, , by the height of the cylinder, , or . The
area of a circle can be found using the formula , where is the radius of the circle. It’s given that the diameter of
the cylinder is inches. Thus, the radius of this circle is inches. Therefore, the area of the circular base of the cylinder is
, or square inches. It’s given that the height of the cylinder is inches. Substituting for and
for in the formula gives , or cubic inches.

Choice A is incorrect. This is the area of the circular base of the cylinder.

Choice B is incorrect and may result from using , instead of , as the value of in the formula for the area of a circle.

Choice D is incorrect and may result from using , instead of , for the radius of the circular base.

Question Difficulty: Medium

Question ID 52f7b898
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Right triangles and

Trigonometry trigonometry

ID: 52f7b898

Right triangle is shown. What is the value of ?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: 52f7b898 Answer

Correct Answer: C
Rationale
Choice C is correct. In the triangle shown, the measure of angle is and angle is a right angle, which means that
it has a measure of . Since the sum of the angles in a triangle is equal to , the measure of angle is equal to
, or . In a right triangle whose acute angles have measures and , the lengths of the legs
can be represented by the expressions , , and , where is the length of the leg opposite the angle with measure
, is the length of the leg opposite the angle with measure , and is the length of the hypotenuse. In the
triangle shown, the hypotenuse has a length of . It follows that , or . Therefore, the length of the leg
opposite angle is and the length of the leg opposite angle is . The tangent of an acute angle in a right
triangle is defined as the ratio of the length of the leg opposite the angle to the length of the leg adjacent to the angle.
The length of the leg opposite angle is and the length of the leg adjacent to angle is . Therefore, the value
of is , or .

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

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

Choice D is incorrect. This is the length of the leg opposite angle , not the value of .

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID 151eda3c
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Area and volume

Trigonometry

ID: 151eda3c

A manufacturing company produces two sizes of cylindrical containers that

each have a height of 50 centimeters. The radius of container A is 16
centimeters, and the radius of container B is 25% longer than the radius of
container A. What is the volume, in cubic centimeters, of container B?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: 151eda3c Answer

Correct Answer: B

Rationale
Choice B is correct. If the radius of container A is 16 centimeters and the radius of container B is 25% longer than the
radius of container A, then the radius of container B is centimeters. The volume of a cylinder is

, where r is the radius of the cylinder and h is its height. Substituting and into yields that the

volume of cylinder B is cubic centimeters.

Choice A is incorrect and may result from multiplying the radius of cylinder B by the radius of cylinder A rather than
squaring the radius of cylinder B. Choice C is incorrect and may result from multiplying the radius of cylinder B by 25
rather than squaring it. Choice D is incorrect and may result from taking the radius of cylinder B to be 25 centimeters
rather than 20 centimeters.

Question Difficulty: Medium

Question ID e50afdd3
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Circles

Trigonometry

ID: e50afdd3

The graph of the given equation is a circle in the xy-plane. The point lies on the circle. Which of the following is a
possible value for ?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: e50afdd3 Answer

Correct Answer: B

Rationale
Choice B is correct. An equation of the form , where , , and are constants, represents a
circle in the xy-plane with center and radius . Therefore, the circle represented by the given equation has center
and radius . Since the center of the circle has an x-coordinate of and the radius of the circle is , the
least possible x-coordinate for any point on the circle is , or . Similarly, the greatest possible x-coordinate
for any point on the circle is , or . Therefore, if the point lies on the circle, it must be true that
. Of the given choices, only satisfies this inequality.

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 2266984b
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Circles

Trigonometry

ID: 2266984b

The equation above defines a circle in the xy-plane. What are the
coordinates of the center of the circle?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: 2266984b Answer

Correct Answer: B

Rationale

Choice B is correct. The standard equation of a circle in the xy-plane is of the form , where
are the coordinates of the center of the circle and r is the radius. The given equation can be rewritten in standard form by
completing the squares. So the sum of the first two terms, , needs a 100 to complete the square, and the sum

of the second two terms, , needs a 64 to complete the square. Adding 100 and 64 to both sides of the given

equation yields , which is equivalent to

. Therefore, the coordinates of the center of the circle are .

Choices A, C, and D are incorrect and may result from computational errors made when attempting to complete the
squares or when identifying the coordinates of the center.

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID d0b6d927
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Area and volume

Trigonometry

ID: d0b6d927

A rectangle has an area of square meters and a length of meters. What is the width, in meters, of the rectangle?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: d0b6d927 Answer

Correct Answer: A

Rationale
Choice A is correct. The area , in square meters, of a rectangle is the product of its length 𝓁 , in meters, and its width ,
in meters; thus, 𝓁 . It's given that a rectangle has an area of square meters and a length of meters.
Substituting for and for 𝓁 in the equation 𝓁 yields . Dividing both sides of this equation by
yields . Therefore, the width, in meters, of the rectangle is .

Choice B is incorrect. This is the difference between the area, in square meters, and the length, in meters, of the
rectangle, not the width, in meters, of the rectangle.

Choice C is incorrect. This is the square of the length, in meters, not the width, in meters, of the rectangle.

Choice D is incorrect. This is the product of the area, in square meters, and the length, in meters, of the rectangle, not the
width, in meters, of the rectangle.

Question Difficulty: Easy

Question ID d621cffb
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Area and volume

Trigonometry

ID: d621cffb

A sphere has a radius of feet. What is the volume, in cubic feet, of the sphere?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: d621cffb Answer

Correct Answer: D

Rationale
Choice D is correct. The volume, , of a sphere can be found using the formula , where is the radius of the
sphere. It’s given that the sphere has a radius of feet. Substituting for in the formula yields
, which is equivalent to , or . Therefore, the volume, in cubic feet, of the
sphere is .

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

Choice B is incorrect. This is the volume, in cubic feet, of a sphere with a radius of feet.

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

Question Difficulty: Medium

Question ID 1429dcdf
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Right triangles and

Trigonometry trigonometry

ID: 1429dcdf

In the triangle shown, what is the value of ?

ID: 1429dcdf Answer

Correct Answer: .6956, .6957, 16/23

Rationale
The correct answer is . In a right triangle, the sine of an acute angle is defined as the ratio of the length of the side
opposite the angle to the length of the hypotenuse. In the triangle shown, 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 . Note that
16/23, .6956, .6957, 0.695, and 0.696 are examples of ways to enter a correct answer.

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID 69b0d79d
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Circles

Trigonometry

ID: 69b0d79d

Point O is the center of the circle above, and the measure of is . If

the length of is 18, what is the length of arc ?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: 69b0d79d Answer

Correct Answer: B

Rationale
Choice B is correct. Because segments OA and OB are radii of the circle centered at point O, these segments have equal
lengths. Therefore, triangle AOB is an isosceles triangle, where angles OAB and OBA are congruent base angles of the
triangle. It’s given that angle OAB measures . Therefore, angle OBA also measures . Let represent the
measure of angle AOB. Since the sum of the measures of the three angles of any triangle is , it follows that
, or . Subtracting from both sides of this equation yields , or

radians. Therefore, the measure of angle AOB, and thus the measure of arc , is radians. Since is a

radius of the given circle and its length is 18, the length of the radius of the circle is 18. Therefore, the length of arc

can be calculated as , or .

Choices A, C, and D are incorrect and may result from conceptual or computational errors.

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID ebbf23ae
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Circles

Trigonometry

ID: ebbf23ae

A circle in the xy-plane has a diameter with endpoints and . An equation of this circle is
, where is a positive constant. What is the value of ?

ID: ebbf23ae Answer

Correct Answer: 5

Rationale
The correct answer is . The standard form of an equation of a circle in the xy-plane is ,
where , , and are constants, the coordinates of the center of the circle are , and the length of the radius of the
circle is . It′s given that an equation of the circle is . Therefore, the center of this circle is
. It’s given that the endpoints of a diameter of the circle are and . The length of the radius is the
distance from the center of the circle to an endpoint of a diameter of the circle, which can be found using the distance

formula, . Substituting the center of the circle and one endpoint of the diameter

in this formula gives a distance of , or , which is equivalent to . Since the

distance from the center of the circle to an endpoint of a diameter is , the value of is .

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID 4c95c7d4
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Right triangles and

Trigonometry trigonometry

ID: 4c95c7d4

A graphic designer is creating a logo for a company. The logo is shown in the
figure above. The logo is in the shape of a trapezoid and consists of
three congruent equilateral triangles. If the perimeter of the logo is
20 centimeters, what is the combined area of the shaded regions, in square
centimeters, of the logo?

A.

B.

C.

D. 16

ID: 4c95c7d4 Answer

Correct Answer: C
Rationale
Choice C is correct. It’s given that the logo is in the shape of a trapezoid that consists of three congruent equilateral
triangles, and that the perimeter of the trapezoid is 20 centimeters (cm). Since the perimeter of the trapezoid is the sum

of the lengths of 5 of the sides of the triangles, the length of each side of an equilateral triangle is . Dividing
up one equilateral triangle into two right triangles yields a pair of congruent 30°-60°-90° triangles. The shorter leg of each
right triangle is half the length of the side of an equilateral triangle, or 2 cm. Using the Pythagorean Theorem,
, the height of the equilateral triangle can be found. Substituting and and solving for b yields

cm. The area of one equilateral triangle is , where and . Therefore, the

area of one equilateral triangle is . The shaded area consists of two such triangles, so its area

is .

Alternate approach: The area of a trapezoid can be found by evaluating the expression , where is the
length of one base, is the length of the other base, and h is the height of the trapezoid. Substituting , ,

and yields the expression , or , which gives an area of for the

trapezoid. Since two-thirds of the trapezoid is shaded, the area of the shaded region is .

Choice A is incorrect. This is the height of the trapezoid. Choice B is incorrect. This is the area of one of the equilateral
triangles, not two. Choice D is incorrect and may result from using a height of 4 for each triangle rather than the height of
.

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID b8a225ff
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Circles

Trigonometry

ID: b8a225ff

Circle A in the xy-plane has the equation . Circle B has the same center as circle A. The radius
of circle B is two times the radius of circle A. The equation defining circle B in the xy-plane is ,
where is a constant. What is the value of ?

ID: b8a225ff Answer

Correct Answer: 16

Rationale
The correct answer is . An equation of a circle in the xy-plane can be written as , where the
center of the circle is , the radius of the circle is , and where , , and are constants. It’s given that the equation
of circle A is , which is equivalent to . Therefore, the center of
circle A is and the radius of circle A is . It’s given that circle B has the same center as circle A and that the
radius of circle B is two times the radius of circle A. Therefore, the center of circle B is and the radius of circle B
is , or . Substituting for , for , and for into the equation yields
, which is equivalent to . It follows that the equation of circle B in
the xy-plane is . Therefore, the value of is .

Question Difficulty: Hard

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 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 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 0d43db90
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Area and volume

Trigonometry

ID: 0d43db90

The perimeter of triangle is inches, the length of side is inches, and the length of side is inches.
What is the length, in inches, of side ?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: 0d43db90 Answer

Correct Answer: B

Rationale
Choice B is correct. The perimeter of a triangle is the sum of the lengths of all three sides of the triangle. It’s given that
the lengths of side and side are inches and inches, respectively. Let represent the length, in inches, of side
. The sum of the lengths, in inches, of all three sides of triangle can be represented by the expression
. Since it’s given that the perimeter of triangle is inches, it follows that , or
. Subtracting from both sides of this equation yields . Therefore, the length, in inches, of side
is .

Choice A is incorrect. This is the length, in inches, of side .

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

Choice D is incorrect. This is the sum of the lengths, in inches, of sides and .

Question Difficulty: Easy

Question ID e0874bc2
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Area and volume

Trigonometry

ID: e0874bc2

The table gives the perimeters of similar triangles and , where corresponds to . The length of is
.

Perimeter

Triangle

Triangle
What is the length of ?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: e0874bc2 Answer

Correct Answer: D

Rationale
Choice D is correct. It's given that triangle is similar to triangle . Therefore, each side of triangle is
times its corresponding side of triangle , where is a constant. It follows that the perimeter of triangle is
times the perimeter of triangle . It's also given that corresponds to and the length of is . Let
represent the length of . It follows that . The table shows that the perimeters of triangles and
are and , respectively. It follows that , or . Substituting for in the equation yields
, or . Therefore, the length of is .

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

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

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

Question Difficulty: Medium

Question ID a4bd60a3
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Right triangles and

Trigonometry trigonometry

ID: a4bd60a3

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

ID: a4bd60a3 Answer

Correct Answer: 104

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

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID 899c6042
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Area and volume

Trigonometry

ID: 899c6042

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

ID: 899c6042 Answer

Correct Answer: 66

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

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID 498d6795
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Right triangles and

Trigonometry trigonometry

ID: 498d6795

In triangle , angle is a right angle. The length of side is and the length of side is . What
is the length of side ?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: 498d6795 Answer

Correct Answer: B

Rationale
Choice B is correct. The Pythagorean theorem states that for a right triangle, , where represents the
length of the hypotenuse and and represent the lengths of the legs. It’s given that in triangle , angle is a right
angle. Therefore, triangle is a right triangle, where the hypotenuse is side and the legs are sides and .
It’s given that the lengths of sides and are and , respectively. Substituting these values for and

in the formula yields , which is equivalent to

, or . Taking the square root of both sides of this equation yields . Since represents the
length of the hypotenuse, side , must be positive. Therefore, the length of side is .

Choice A is incorrect. This is the result of solving the equation , not

Choice C is incorrect. This is the result of solving the equation , not

.

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

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID 740bf79f
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Lines, angles, and

Trigonometry triangles

ID: 740bf79f

In the figure above, what is the

length of ?

A. 2.2

B. 2.3

C. 2.4

D. 2.5

ID: 740bf79f Answer

Correct Answer: C

Rationale

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

, so and . Second, because corresponds to and because

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

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

, or 2.4.

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

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID 3b225698
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Lines, angles, and

Trigonometry triangles

ID: 3b225698

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

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: 3b225698 Answer

Correct Answer: C

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

Choice A is incorrect and may result from a conceptual error. Choice B is incorrect. This is half the measure of .

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

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID 249d3f80
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Circles

Trigonometry

ID: 249d3f80

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

ID: 249d3f80 Answer

Correct Answer: 100

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

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID a4c05a1b
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Lines, angles, and

Trigonometry triangles

ID: a4c05a1b

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

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: a4c05a1b Answer

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

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

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

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

Question Difficulty: Medium

Question ID 38517165
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Area and volume

Trigonometry

ID: 38517165

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

ID: 38517165 Answer

Correct Answer: 31

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

Question Difficulty: Medium

Question ID ab176ad6
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Circles

Trigonometry

ID: ab176ad6

The equation defines a circle in the

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

ID: ab176ad6 Answer

Rationale

The correct answer is 11. A circle with equation , where a, b, and r are constants, has center
and radius r. Therefore, the radius of the given circle is , or 11.

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID d3fe472f
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Lines, angles, and

Trigonometry triangles

ID: d3fe472f

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

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: d3fe472f Answer

Correct Answer: D

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

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

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

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

Question Difficulty: Medium

Question ID f9d40000
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Lines, angles, and

Trigonometry triangles

ID: f9d40000

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

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: f9d40000 Answer

Correct Answer: C

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

Choice B 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 0d3f51dc
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Lines, angles, and

Trigonometry triangles

ID: 0d3f51dc

In the figure, line is parallel to line , and line intersects both lines. What is the value of ?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: 0d3f51dc Answer

Correct Answer: D

Rationale
Choice D is correct. It’s given that line is parallel to line , and line intersects both lines. It follows that line is a
transversal. When two lines are parallel and intersected by a transversal, exterior angles on the same side of the
transversal are supplementary. Thus, . Subtracting from both sides of this equation yields .
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 fd8745fc
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Lines, angles, and

Trigonometry triangles

ID: fd8745fc

In triangle , the measures of and are each . What is the measure of , in degrees? (Disregard the
degree symbol when entering your answer.)

ID: fd8745fc Answer

Correct Answer: 84

Rationale
The correct answer is . The sum of the measures of the interior angles of a triangle is . It's given that in triangle
, the measures of and are each . Adding the measures, in degrees, of and gives , or
. Therefore, the measure of , in degrees, is , or .

Question Difficulty: Medium

Question ID b434e103
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Lines, angles, and

Trigonometry triangles

ID: b434e103

In , the measure of is . Which of the following could be the measure, in degrees, of ?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: b434e103 Answer

Correct Answer: A

Rationale
Choice A is correct. The sum of the measures of the angles of a triangle is . Therefore, the sum of the measures of
, , and is . It's given that the measure of is . It follows that the sum of the measures of and
is , or . Therefore, the measure of , in degrees, must be less than . Of the given choices,
only is less than . Thus, the measure, in degrees, of could be .

Choice B is incorrect. If the measure of is , then the sum of the measures of the angles of the triangle is greater
than, not equal to, .

Choice C is incorrect. If the measure of is , then the sum of the measures of the angles of the triangle is greater
than, not equal to, .

Choice D is incorrect. This is the sum of the measures of the angles of a triangle, in degrees.

Question Difficulty: Easy

Question ID 3e577e4a
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Circles

Trigonometry

ID: 3e577e4a

A circle in the xy-plane has its center at . Line is tangent to this circle at the point . What is the
slope of line ?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: 3e577e4a Answer

Correct Answer: A

Rationale
Choice A is correct. A line that's tangent to a circle is perpendicular to the radius of the circle at the point of tangency. It's
given that the circle has its center at and line is tangent to the circle at the point . The slope of a
radius defined by the points and can be calculated as . The points and define the
radius of the circle at the point of tangency. Therefore, the slope of this radius can be calculated as , or . If a
line and a radius are perpendicular, the slope of the line must be the negative reciprocal of the slope of the radius. The
negative reciprocal of is . Thus, the slope of line is .

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

Choice C is incorrect. This is the slope of the radius of the circle at the point of tangency, not the slope of line .

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

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 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 c7bed21d
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Lines, angles, and

Trigonometry triangles

ID: c7bed21d

Quadrilateral is similar to quadrilateral , where , , , and correspond to , , , and ,

respectively. The measure of angle is , the measure of angle is , and the measure of angle is . The
length of each side of is times the length of each corresponding side of . What is the measure of
angle ?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: c7bed21d Answer

Correct Answer: B

Rationale
Choice B is correct. It's given that quadrilateral is similar to quadrilateral , where , , , and
correspond to , , , and , respectively. Since corresponding angles of similar quadrilaterals are congruent, it
follows that the measure of angle is equal to the measure of angle . It's given that the measure of angle is .
Therefore, the measure of angle is .

Choice A is incorrect. This is the measure of angle .

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

Choice D is incorrect. This is times the measure of angle .

Question Difficulty: Medium

Question ID 8e7689e0
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Circles

Trigonometry

ID: 8e7689e0

The number of radians in a 720-degree angle can be written as , where

a is a constant. What is the value of a ?

ID: 8e7689e0 Answer

Rationale
The correct answer is 4. There are radians in a angle. An angle measure of is 4 times greater than an
angle measure of . Therefore, the number of radians in a angle is .

Question Difficulty: Medium

Question ID 69f4bbdc
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Lines, angles, and

Trigonometry triangles

ID: 69f4bbdc

In the right triangle shown, what is the value of ?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: 69f4bbdc Answer

Correct Answer: B

Rationale
Choice B is correct. The triangle shown is a right triangle, where the interior angle shown with a right angle symbol has a
measure of . It's shown that the other two interior angles measure and . The sum of the measures of the
interior angles of a triangle is ; therefore, . Combining like terms on the left-hand side of this
equation yields . Subtracting from both sides of this equation yields .

Choice A is incorrect. This is the measure, in degrees, of the other acute interior angle of the right triangle, not the value
of .

Choice C is incorrect. This is the measure, in degrees, of the right angle of the right triangle, not the value of .

Choice D is incorrect. This is the sum of the measures, in degrees, of the other two interior angles of the right triangle, not
the value of .

Question Difficulty: Easy

Question ID 3563d76d
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Lines, angles, and

Trigonometry triangles

ID: 3563d76d

At a certain time and day, the Washington Monument in Washington, DC, casts a
shadow that is 300 feet long. At the same time, a nearby cherry tree casts a
shadow that is 16 feet long. Given that the Washington Monument is
approximately 555 feet tall, which of the following is closest to the height, in feet,
of the cherry tree?

A. 10

B. 20

C. 30

D. 35

ID: 3563d76d Answer

Rationale
Choice C is correct. There is a proportional relationship between the height of an object and the length of its shadow. Let

c represent the height, in feet, of the cherry tree. The given relationship can be expressed by the proportion .
Multiplying both sides of this equation by 16 yields . This height is closest to the value given in choice C, 30.

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

Question Difficulty: Easy

Question ID dfc420b2
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Lines, angles, and

Trigonometry triangles

ID: dfc420b2

In the figure above, intersects at C. If

, what is the value of y ?

A. 100

B. 90

C. 80

D. 60

ID: dfc420b2 Answer

Correct Answer: C

Rationale
Choice C is correct. It’s given that ; therefore, substituting 100 for x in triangle ABC gives two known angle
measures for this triangle. The sum of the measures of the interior angles of any triangle equals 180°. Subtracting the
two known angle measures of triangle ABC from 180° gives the third angle measure: . This is
the measure of angle BCA. Since vertical angles are congruent, the measure of angle DCE is also 60°. Subtracting the two
known angle measures of triangle CDE from 180° gives the third angle measure: . Therefore,
the value of y is 80.

Choice A is incorrect and may result from a calculation error. Choice B is incorrect and may result from classifying angle
CDE as a right angle. Choice D is incorrect and may result from finding the measure of angle BCA or DCE instead of the
measure of angle CDE.

Question Difficulty: Easy

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 901e3285
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Lines, angles, and

Trigonometry triangles

ID: 901e3285

In triangle ABC, the measure of angle A is . If triangle ABC is isosceles, which

of the following is NOT a possible measure of angle B ?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: 901e3285 Answer

Correct Answer: D

Rationale
Choice D is correct. The sum of the three interior angles in a triangle is . It’s given that angle A measures . If
angle B measured , the measure of angle C would be . Thus, the measures of the
angles in the triangle would be , , and . However, an isosceles triangle has two angles of equal measure.
Therefore, angle B can’t measure .

Choice A is incorrect. If angle B has measure , then angle C would measure , and ,
, and could be the angle measures of an isosceles triangle. Choice B is incorrect. If angle B has measure ,
then angle C would measure , and , , and could be the angle measures of an
isosceles triangle. Choice C is incorrect. If angle B has measure , then angle C would measure
, and , , and could be the angle measures of an isosceles triangle.

Question Difficulty: Medium

Question ID bd7f6e30
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Lines, angles, and

Trigonometry triangles

ID: bd7f6e30

In the figure above, .

What is the value of x ?

A. 72

B. 66

C. 64

D. 58

ID: bd7f6e30 Answer

Correct Answer: C

Rationale
Choice C is correct. Since , it follows that is an isosceles triangle with base RU. Therefore,
and are the base angles of an isosceles triangle and are congruent. Let the measures of both and

be . According to the triangle sum theorem, the sum of the measures of the three angles of a triangle is .
Therefore, , so .

Note that is the same angle as . Thus, the measure of is . According to the triangle exterior
angle theorem, an external angle of a triangle is equal to the sum of the opposite interior angles. Therefore, is equal
to the sum of the measures of and ; that is, . Thus, the value of x is 64.

Choice B is incorrect. This is the measure of , but is not congruent to . Choices A and D are
incorrect and may result from a calculation error.

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID 2adbf1b1
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Lines, angles, and

Trigonometry triangles

ID: 2adbf1b1

In the figure, lines and are parallel. If and , what is the value of ?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: 2adbf1b1 Answer

Correct Answer: C
Rationale
Choice C is correct. Vertical angles, which are angles that are opposite each other when two lines intersect, are
congruent. The figure shows that lines and intersect. It follows that the angle with measure and the angle with
measure are vertical angles, so . It's given that and . Substituting for
and for in the equation yields . Subtracting from both sides of this equation
yields . Adding to both sides of this equation yields , or . Dividing both sides of this
equation by yields . It's given that lines and are parallel, and the figure shows that lines and are
intersected by a transversal, line . If two parallel lines are intersected by a transversal, then the same-side interior angles
are supplementary. It follows that the same-side interior angles with measures and are supplementary, so
. Substituting for in this equation yields . Substituting for in this
equation yields , or . Subtracting from both sides of this equation yields
. Therefore, 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 , not . Choice D is incorrect. This is the value of or , not .

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 24cec8d1
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Circles

Trigonometry

ID: 24cec8d1

A circle has center , and points and lie on the circle. In triangle , the measure of is . What is the
measure of , in degrees? (Disregard the degree symbol when entering your answer.)

ID: 24cec8d1 Answer

Correct Answer: 46

Rationale
The correct answer is . It's given that is the center of a circle and that points and lie on the circle. Therefore,
and are radii of the circle. It follows that . If two sides of a triangle are congruent, then the angles
opposite them are congruent. It follows that the angles and , which are across from the sides of equal
length, are congruent. Let represent the measure of . It follows that the measure of is also . It's
given that the measure of is . Because the sum of the measures of the interior angles of a triangle is ,
the equation , or , can be used to find the measure of . Subtracting from
both sides of this equation yields . Dividing both sides of this equation by yields . Therefore, the
measure of , in degrees, is .

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID 8c1aa743
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Area and volume

Trigonometry

ID: 8c1aa743

Rectangles and are similar. The length of each side of is times the length of the
corresponding side of . The area of is square units. What is the area, in square units, of ?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: 8c1aa743 Answer

Correct Answer: D

Rationale
Choice D is correct. The area of a rectangle is given by , where is the length of the base of the rectangle and is its
height. Let represent the length, in units, of the base of rectangle , and let represent its height, in units.
Substituting for and for in the formula yields . Therefore, the area, in square units, of can be
represented by the expression . It’s given that the length of each side of is times the length of the
corresponding side of . Therefore, the length, in units, of the base of can be represented by the
expression , and its height, in units, can be represented by the expression . Substituting for and for in the
formula yields , which is equivalent to . Therefore, the area, in square units, of can be
represented by the expression . It’s given that the area of is square units. Since represents the area,
in square units, of , substituting for in the expression yields , or . Therefore, the area, in
square units, of is .

Choice A is incorrect. This is the area of a rectangle where the length of each side of the rectangle is , not , times
the length of the corresponding side of .

Choice B is incorrect. This is the area of a rectangle where the length of each side of the rectangle is , not , times
the length of the corresponding side of .

Choice C is incorrect. This is the area of a rectangle where the length of each side of the rectangle is , not , times the
length of the corresponding side of .

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID 44b2b894
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Right triangles and

Trigonometry trigonometry

ID: 44b2b894

A rectangle is inscribed in a circle, such that each vertex of the rectangle lies on the circumference of the circle. The
diagonal of the rectangle is twice the length of the shortest side of the rectangle. The area of the rectangle is
square units. What is the length, in units, of the diameter of the circle?

ID: 44b2b894 Answer

Correct Answer: 66

Rationale
The correct answer is . It's given that each vertex of the rectangle lies on the circumference of the circle. Therefore, the
length of the diameter of the circle is equal to the length of the diagonal of the rectangle. The diagonal of a rectangle
forms a right triangle with the shortest and longest sides of the rectangle, where the shortest side and the longest side of
the rectangle are the legs of the triangle and the diagonal of the rectangle is the hypotenuse of the triangle. Let
represent the length, in units, of the shortest side of the rectangle. Since it's given that the diagonal is twice the length of
the shortest side, represents the length, in units, of the diagonal of the rectangle. By the Pythagorean theorem, if a
right triangle has a hypotenuse with length and legs with lengths and , then . Substituting for and
for in this equation yields , or . Subtracting from both sides of this equation
yields . Taking the positive square root of both sides of this equation yields . Therefore, the length, in
units, of the rectangle’s longest side is . The area of a rectangle is the product of the length of the shortest side and
the length of the longest side. The lengths, in units, of the shortest and longest sides of the rectangle are represented by
and , and it’s given that the area of the rectangle is square units. It follows that ,
or . Dividing both sides of this equation by yields . Taking the positive square root of
both sides of this equation yields . Since the length, in units, of the diagonal is represented by , it follows that
the length, in units, of the diagonal is , or . Since the length of the diameter of the circle is equal to the length of
the diagonal of the rectangle, the length, in units, of the diameter of the circle is .

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID 0837c3b9
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Area and volume

Trigonometry

ID: 0837c3b9

Triangle ABC and triangle DEF are similar triangles, where and are
corresponding sides. If and the perimeter of triangle ABC is 20, what
is the perimeter of triangle DEF ?

A. 10

B. 40

C. 80

D. 120

ID: 0837c3b9 Answer

Correct Answer: B

Rationale
Choice B is correct. Since triangles ABC and DEF are similar and , the length of each side of triangle DEF is
two times the length of its corresponding side in triangle ABC. Therefore, the perimeter of triangle DEF is two times the
perimeter of triangle ABC. Since the perimeter of triangle ABC is 20, the perimeter of triangle DEF is 40.

Choice A is incorrect. This is half, not two times, the perimeter of triangle ABC. Choice C is incorrect. This is two times
the perimeter of triangle DEF rather than two times the perimeter of triangle ABC. Choice D is incorrect. This is six times,
not two times, the perimeter of triangle ABC.

Question Difficulty: Easy

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 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 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 eeb4143c
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Lines, angles, and

Trigonometry triangles

ID: eeb4143c

The area of triangle ABC above is at least 48 but no more than 60. If y is an
integer, what is one possible value of x ?

ID: eeb4143c Answer

Rationale

The correct answer is either , , or . The area of triangle ABC can be expressed as or . It’s
given that the area of triangle ABC is at least 48 but no more than 60. It follows that . Dividing by 6 to
isolate y in this compound inequality yields . Since y is an integer, . In the given figure, the two
right triangles shown are similar because they have two pairs of congruent angles: their respective right angles and angle

A. Therefore, the following proportion is true: . Substituting 8 for y in the proportion results in . Cross

multiplying and solving for x yields . Substituting 9 for y in the proportion results in . Cross multiplying and

solving for x yields . Substituting 10 for y in the proportion results in . Cross multiplying and solving for x

yields . Note that 10/3, 15/4, 25/6, 3.333, 3.75, 4.166, and 4.167 are examples of ways to enter a correct answer.

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID 5b2b8866
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Area and volume

Trigonometry

ID: 5b2b8866

A rectangular poster has an area of square inches. A copy of the poster is made in which the length and width of the
original poster are each increased by . What is the area of the copy, in square inches?

ID: 5b2b8866 Answer

Correct Answer: 2592/5, 518.4

Rationale
The correct answer is . It's given that the area of the original poster is square inches. Let 𝓁 represent the
length, in inches, of the original poster, and let represent the width, in inches, of the original poster. Since the area of a
rectangle is equal to its length times its width, it follows that 𝓁 . It's also given that a copy of the poster is made
in which the length and width of the original poster are each increased by . It follows that the length of the copy is
the length of the original poster plus of the length of the original poster, which is equivalent to 𝓁 𝓁 inches.
This length can be rewritten as 𝓁 𝓁 inches, or 𝓁 inches. Similarly, the width of the copy is the width of the
original poster plus of the width of the original poster, which is equivalent to inches. This width can be
rewritten as inches, or inches. Since the area of a rectangle is equal to its length times its width, it
follows that the area, in square inches, of the copy is equal to 𝓁 , which can be rewritten as 𝓁 .
Since 𝓁 , the area, in square inches, of the copy can be found by substituting for 𝓁 in the expression
𝓁 , which yields , or . Therefore, the area of the copy, in square inches, is .

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID 9f934297
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Area and volume

Trigonometry

ID: 9f934297

A right rectangular prism has a length of , a width of , and a height of . What is the
surface area, , of the right rectangular prism?

ID: 9f934297 Answer

Correct Answer: 2216

Rationale
The correct answer is . The surface area of a prism is the sum of the areas of all its faces. A right rectangular
prism consists of six rectangular faces, where opposite faces are congruent. It's given that this prism has a length of
, a width of , and a height of . Thus, for this prism, there are two faces with area , two
faces with area , and two faces with area . Therefore, the surface area, , of the right
rectangular prism is , or .

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID 575f1e12
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Area and volume

Trigonometry

ID: 575f1e12

What is the area, in square centimeters, of a rectangle with a length of and a width of ?

ID: 575f1e12 Answer

Correct Answer: 986

Rationale
The correct answer is . The area, , of a rectangle is given by 𝓁 , where 𝓁 is the length of the rectangle and
is its width. It’s given that the length of the rectangle is centimeters (cm) and the width is cm. Substituting for 𝓁
and for in the equation 𝓁 yields , or . Therefore, the area, in square centimeters, of
this rectangle is .

Question Difficulty: Easy

Question ID 74d8b897
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Circles

Trigonometry

ID: 74d8b897

An angle has a measure of radians. What is the measure of the angle in degrees?

ID: 74d8b897 Answer

Correct Answer: 81

Rationale
The correct answer is . The measure of an angle, in degrees, can be found by multiplying its measure, in radians, by
. Multiplying the given angle measure, radians, by yields , which is
equivalent to degrees.

Question Difficulty: Medium

Question ID dc71597b
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Area and volume

Trigonometry

ID: dc71597b

A right circular cone has a volume of cubic feet and a height of 9 feet.
What is the radius, in feet, of the base of the cone?

A.

B.

C.

D. 3

ID: dc71597b Answer

Correct Answer: A

Rationale

Choice A is correct. The equation for the volume of a right circular cone is . It’s given that the volume of the

right circular cone is cubic feet and the height is 9 feet. Substituting these values for V and h, respectively, gives

. Dividing both sides of the equation by gives . Dividing both sides of the equation by 9

gives . Taking the square root of both sides results in two possible values for the radius, or .

Since the radius can’t have a negative value, that leaves as the only possibility. Applying the quotient property of

square roots, , results in , or .

Choices B and C are incorrect and may result from incorrectly evaluating . Choice D is incorrect and may result

from solving instead of .

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID 410bdbe6
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Lines, angles, and

Trigonometry triangles

ID: 410bdbe6

In the triangle above, . What

is the value of b ?

A. 52

B. 59

C. 76

D. 104

ID: 410bdbe6 Answer

Correct Answer: A

Rationale
Choice A is correct. The sum of the measures of the three interior angles of a triangle is 180°. Therefore,
. Since it’s given that , it follows that , or . Dividing both sides of
this equation by 2 yields .

Choice B is incorrect and may result from a calculation error. Choice C is incorrect. This is the value of . Choice D
is incorrect. This is the value of .

Question Difficulty: Easy

Question ID a0cacec1
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Circles

Trigonometry

ID: a0cacec1

An angle has a measure of radians. What is the measure of the angle, in degrees?

ID: a0cacec1 Answer

Correct Answer: 192

Rationale
The correct answer is . The measure of an angle, in degrees, can be found by multiplying its measure, in radians, by
. Multiplying the given angle measure, , by yields , which
simplifies to degrees.

Question Difficulty: Medium

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

Question ID a456f28c
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Lines, angles, and

Trigonometry triangles

ID: a456f28c

In the figure, two lines intersect at a point. Angle and angle are vertical angles. The measure of angle is . What
is the measure of angle ?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: a456f28c Answer

Correct Answer: A

Rationale
Choice A is correct. It’s given that angle and angle are vertical angles, and the measure of angle is . Vertical
angles have equal measures. Therefore, the measure of angle is .

Choice B is incorrect. This is the measure of an angle that is supplementary, not congruent, to angle .

Choice C is incorrect. This is the sum of the measures of angle and angle .

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

Question Difficulty: Easy

Question ID 087cdcfd
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Lines, angles, and

Trigonometry triangles

ID: 087cdcfd

In the figure, three lines intersect at point P. If and

, what is the value of z ?

A. 140

B. 80

C. 40

D. 20

ID: 087cdcfd Answer

Correct Answer: C

Rationale
Choice C is correct. The angle that is shown as lying between the y° angle and the z° angle is a vertical angle with the x°
angle. Since vertical angles are congruent and , the angle between the y° angle and the z° angle measures 65°.
Since the 65° angle, the y° angle, and the z° angle are adjacent and form a straight angle, it follows that the sum of the
measures of these three angles is 180°, which is represented by the equation . It’s given that y =
75. Substituting 75 for y yields , which can be rewritten as . Subtracting 140°
from both sides of this equation yields . Therefore, .

Choice A is incorrect and may result from finding the value of rather than z. Choices B and D are incorrect and may
result from conceptual or computational errors.

Question Difficulty: Easy

Question ID c88183f7
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Area and volume

Trigonometry

ID: c88183f7

A rectangle has a length of and a width of . What is the perimeter of the rectangle?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: c88183f7 Answer

Correct Answer: C

Rationale
Choice C is correct. The perimeter of a quadrilateral is the sum of the lengths of its four sides. It's given that the
rectangle has a length of and a width of . It follows that the rectangle has two sides with length and two sides
with length . Therefore, the perimeter of the rectangle is , or .

Choice A is incorrect. This is the sum of the lengths of the two sides with length , not the sum of the lengths of all four
sides of the rectangle.

Choice B is incorrect. This is the sum of the lengths of the two sides with length , not the sum of the lengths of all four
sides of the rectangle.

Choice D is incorrect. This is the perimeter of a rectangle that has four sides with length , not two sides with length
and two sides with length .

Question Difficulty: Easy

Question ID 6933b3d9
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Right triangles and

Trigonometry trigonometry

ID: 6933b3d9

In triangle RST above, point W (not shown) lies on . What is the value of
?

ID: 6933b3d9 Answer

Rationale

The correct answer is 0. Note that no matter where point W is on , the sum of the measures of and
is equal to the measure of , which is . Thus, and are complementary angles. Since the
cosine of an angle is equal to the sine of its complementary angle, . Therefore,
.

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID afa3c48b
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Lines, angles, and

Trigonometry triangles

ID: afa3c48b

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

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: afa3c48b Answer

Correct Answer: D

Rationale
Choice D is correct. The sum of consecutive interior angles between two parallel lines and on the same side of the
transversal is degrees. Since it's given that line is parallel to line , it follows that . Subtracting
from both sides of this equation yields . Therefore, the value of is .

Choice A is incorrect. This is half of the given angle measure.

Choice B is incorrect. This is the value of the given angle measure.

Choice C is incorrect. This is twice the value of the given angle measure.

Question Difficulty: Easy

Question ID 9ec76b54
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Right triangles and

Trigonometry trigonometry

ID: 9ec76b54

A right triangle has legs with lengths of centimeters and centimeters. What is the length of this triangle's
hypotenuse, in centimeters?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: 9ec76b54 Answer

Correct Answer: B

Rationale
Choice B is correct. 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. It's given that the right triangle has legs with lengths of
centimeters and centimeters. Let represent the length of this triangle's hypotenuse, in centimeters. Therefore, by
the Pythagorean theorem, , or . Taking the positive square root of both sides of this equation
yields , or . Therefore, the length of this triangle's hypotenuse, in centimeters, 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. This is the square of the length of the triangle’s hypotenuse.

Question Difficulty: Medium

Question ID 992f4e93
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Lines, angles, and

Trigonometry triangles

ID: 992f4e93

In the figure above, lines and k are parallel.

What is the value of a ?

A. 26

B. 64

C. 116

D. 154

ID: 992f4e93 Answer

Correct Answer: C

Rationale
Choice C is correct. Since lines and k are parallel, corresponding angles formed by the intersection of line j with lines
and k are congruent. Therefore, the angle with measure a° must be the supplement of the angle with measure 64°. The
sum of two supplementary angles is 180°, so a = 180 – 64 = 116.

Choice A is incorrect and likely results from thinking the angle with measure a° is the complement of the angle with
measure 64°. Choice B is incorrect and likely results from thinking the angle with measure a° is congruent to the angle
with measure 64°. Choice D is incorrect and likely results from a conceptual or computational error.

Question Difficulty: Easy

Question ID f1747a6a
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Lines, angles, and

Trigonometry triangles

ID: f1747a6a

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

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: f1747a6a Answer

Correct Answer: D

Rationale
Choice D is correct. The sum of the angle measures of a triangle is . Adding the measures of angles and gives
. Therefore, the measure of angle is .

Choice A is incorrect and may result from subtracting the sum of the measures of angles and from , instead of
from .

Choice B is incorrect and may result from subtracting the measure of angle from the measure of angle .

Choice C is incorrect and may result from adding the measures of angles and but not subtracting the result from
.

Question Difficulty: Easy

Question ID 23c5fcce
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Circles

Trigonometry

ID: 23c5fcce

The circle above with center O has a circumference of 36.

What is the length of minor arc ?

A. 9

B. 12

C. 18

D. 36

ID: 23c5fcce Answer

Correct Answer: A

Rationale
Choice A is correct. A circle has 360 degrees of arc. In the circle shown, O is the center of the circle and is a
central angle of the circle. From the figure, the two diameters that meet to form are perpendicular, so the

measure of is . Therefore, the length of minor arc is of the circumference of the circle. Since the

circumference of the circle is 36, the length of minor arc is .

Choices B, C, and D are incorrect. The perpendicular diameters divide the circumference of the circle into four equal arcs;

therefore, minor arc is of the circumference. However, the lengths in choices B and C are, respectively, and

the circumference of the circle, and the length in choice D is the length of the entire circumference. None of these

lengths is the circumference.

Question Difficulty: Easy

Question ID f1c1e971
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Circles

Trigonometry

ID: f1c1e971

The measure of angle is radians. The measure of angle is radians greater than the measure of angle .
What is the measure of angle , in degrees?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: f1c1e971 Answer

Correct Answer: C

Rationale
Choice C is correct. It’s given that the measure of angle is radians, and the measure of angle is radians
greater than the measure of angle . Therefore, the measure of angle is equal to radians. Multiplying by
to get a common denominator with yields . Therefore, is equivalent to , or . Therefore,
the measure of angle is radians. The measure of angle , in degrees, can be found by multiplying its measure, in
radians, by . This yields , which is equivalent to degrees. Therefore, the measure of angle is
degrees.

Choice A is incorrect. This is the number of degrees that the measure of angle is greater than the measure of angle .

Choice B is incorrect. This is the measure of angle , in degrees.

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

Question Difficulty: Medium

Question ID 6ab30ce3
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Right triangles and

Trigonometry trigonometry

ID: 6ab30ce3

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

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: 6ab30ce3 Answer

Correct Answer: D

Rationale
Choice D is correct. Corresponding angles in similar triangles have equal measures. It's given that triangle is
similar to triangle , where corresponds to , so the measure of angle is equal to the measure of angle .
Therefore, if , then . It's given that angles and are right angles, so triangles and
are right triangles. 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, . If , the length of side can be found by substituting for and
for in the equation , which yields . Multiplying both sides of this equation by yields
. Since the length of side is times the length of side , it follows that triangle is a
special right triangle with angle measures , , and . Therefore, the length of the hypotenuse, , is times the
length of side , or . Substituting for in this equation yields , or .
Thus, if and , the length 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. This is the length of , not .

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID 1c3d613c
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Lines, angles, and

Trigonometry triangles

ID: 1c3d613c

Triangle ABC and triangle DEF are shown. The relationship between the side

lengths of the two triangles is such that . If the

measure of angle BAC is 20°, what is the measure, in degrees, of angle EDF ?
(Disregard the degree symbol when gridding your answer.)

ID: 1c3d613c Answer

Rationale
The correct answer is 20. By the equality given, the three pairs of corresponding sides of the two triangles are in the
same proportion. By the side-side-side (SSS) similarity theorem, triangle ABC is similar to triangle DEF. In similar
triangles, the measures of corresponding angles are congruent. Since angle BAC corresponds to angle EDF, these two
angles are congruent and their measures are equal. It’s given that the measure of angle BAC is 20°, so the measure of
angle EDF is also 20°.

Question Difficulty: Medium

Question ID 9acd101f
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Circles

Trigonometry

ID: 9acd101f

The equation represents circle A. Circle B is obtained by shifting circle A down units in the xy-
plane. Which of the following equations represents circle B?

A. msup

B. msup

C. msup

D. msup

ID: 9acd101f Answer

Correct Answer: D

Rationale
Choice D is correct. The graph in the xy-plane of an equation of the form is a circle with
center and a radius of length . It's given that circle A is represented by , which can be
rewritten as . Therefore, circle A has center and a radius of length . Shifting circle A down
two units is a rigid vertical translation of circle A that does not change its size or shape. Since circle B is obtained by
shifting circle A down two units, it follows that circle B has the same radius as circle A, and for each point on circle
A, the point lies on circle B. Moreover, if is the center of circle A, then is the center of circle
B. Therefore, circle B has a radius of and the center of circle B is , or . Thus, circle B can be
represented by the equation , or .

Choice A is incorrect. This is the equation of a circle obtained by shifting circle A right units.

Choice B is incorrect. This is the equation of a circle obtained by shifting circle A up units.

Choice C is incorrect. This is the equation of a circle obtained by shifting circle A left units.

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID 244ff6c4
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Circles

Trigonometry

ID: 244ff6c4

What is the value of ?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: 244ff6c4 Answer

Correct Answer: A

Rationale
Choice A is correct. A trigonometric ratio can be found using the unit circle, that is, a circle with radius unit. If a central
angle of a unit circle in the xy-plane centered at the origin has its starting side on the positive x-axis and its terminal side
intersects the circle at a point , then the value of the tangent of the central angle is equal to the y-coordinate
divided by the x-coordinate. There are radians in a circle. Dividing by yields , which is equivalent to
. It follows that on the unit circle centered at the origin in the xy-plane, the angle is the result of revolutions from
its starting side on the positive x-axis followed by a rotation through radians. Therefore, the angles and are
coterminal angles and is equal to . Since is greater than and less than , it follows that the
terminal side of the angle is in quadrant II and forms an angle of , or , with the negative x-axis. Therefore, the

terminal side of the angle intersects the unit circle at the point . It follows that the value of is ,

which is equivalent to . Therefore, the value of is .

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

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

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

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID 08b7a3f5
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Area and volume

Trigonometry

ID: 08b7a3f5

A triangular prism has a height of and a volume of . What is the area, , of the base
of the prism? (The volume of a triangular prism is equal to , where is the area of the base and is the height of the
prism.)

ID: 08b7a3f5 Answer

Correct Answer: 27

Rationale
The correct answer is . It's given that a triangular prism has a volume of and the
volume of a triangular prism is equal to , where is the area of the base and is the height of the prism. Therefore,
. It's also given that the triangular prism has a height of . Therefore, . Substituting for in the
equation yields . Dividing both sides of this equation by yields . Therefore, the area,
, of the base of the prism is .

Question Difficulty: Medium

Question ID 5733ce30
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Lines, angles, and

Trigonometry triangles

ID: 5733ce30

In the given figure, extends to point D. If the measure of is equal to

the measure of , what is the value of x ?

A. 110

B. 70

C. 55

D. 40

ID: 5733ce30 Answer

Correct Answer: D

Rationale
Choice D is correct. Since and form a linear pair of angles, their measures sum to 180°. It’s given that
the measure of is 110°. Therefore, . Subtracting 110° from both sides of this equation
gives the measure of as 70°. It’s also given that the measure of is equal to the measure of .
Thus, the measure of is also 70°. The measures of the interior angles of a triangle sum to 180°. Thus,
. Combining like terms on the left-hand side of this equation yields .
Subtracting 140° from both sides of this equation yields , or .

Choice A is incorrect. This is the value of the measure of . Choice B is incorrect. This is the value of the measure
of each of the other two interior angles, and . Choice C is incorrect and may result from an error made
when identifying the relationship between the exterior angle of a triangle and the interior angles of the triangle.

Question Difficulty: Easy

Question ID 0acfddb5
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Circles

Trigonometry

ID: 0acfddb5

A circle has center , and points and lie on the circle. Line segments and are tangent to the circle at
points and , respectively. If the radius of the circle is millimeters and the perimeter of quadrilateral is
millimeters, what is the distance, in millimeters, between points and ?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: 0acfddb5 Answer

Correct Answer: D

Rationale
Choice D is correct. It's given that the radius of the circle is millimeters. Since points and both lie on the circle,
segments and are both radii. Therefore, segments and each have length millimeters. Two
segments that are tangent to a circle and have a common exterior endpoint have equal length. Therefore, segment
and segment have equal length. Let represent the length of segment . Then also represents the length of
segment . It's given that the perimeter of quadrilateral is millimeters. Since the perimeter of a
quadrilateral is equal to the sum of the lengths of the sides of the quadrilateral, , or
. Subtracting from both sides of this equation yields , and dividing both sides of this
equation by yields . Therefore, the length of segment is millimeters. A line segment that's
tangent to a circle is perpendicular to the radius of the circle at the point of tangency. Therefore, segment is
perpendicular to segment . Since perpendicular segments form right angles, angle is a right angle.
Therefore, triangle is a right triangle with legs of length millimeters and millimeters, and hypotenuse
. By the Pythagorean theorem, if a right triangle has a hypotenuse with length and legs with lengths and , then
. Substituting for and for in this equation yields , or .
Taking the square root of both sides of this equation yields . Since represents a length, which must be
positive, the value of is . Therefore, the length of segment is millimeters, so the distance between
points and is millimeters.

Choice A is incorrect. This is the distance between points and and between points and , not the distance
between points and .

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

Choice C is incorrect. This is the distance between points and and between points and , not the distance
between points and .

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID 3b4b5b1e
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Lines, angles, and

Trigonometry triangles

ID: 3b4b5b1e

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

ID: 3b4b5b1e Answer

Correct Answer: 47

Rationale
The correct answer is . Based on the figure, the angle with measure and the angle with measure together
form a straight line. Therefore, these two angles are supplementary, so the sum of their measures is . It follows that
. Subtracting from both sides of this equation yields .

Question Difficulty: Easy

Question ID 29e9b28c
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Area and volume

Trigonometry

ID: 29e9b28c

The triangle shown has a perimeter of units. If units and units, what is the value of , in units?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: 29e9b28c Answer

Correct Answer: A

Rationale
Choice A is correct. The perimeter of a triangle is the sum of the lengths of its three sides. The triangle shown has side
lengths , , and . It's given that the triangle has a perimeter of units. Therefore, . If units and
units, the value of , in units, can be found by substituting for and for in the equation ,
which yields , or . Subtracting from both sides of this equation yields . Therefore,
if units and units, the value of , in units, is .

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

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

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

Question Difficulty: Easy

Question ID 5b4757df
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Lines, angles, and

Trigonometry triangles

ID: 5b4757df

In triangle , angle is a right angle, point lies on , point lies on , and is parallel to . If the length
of is units, the length of is units, and the area of triangle is square units, what is the length of
, in units?

ID: 5b4757df Answer

Correct Answer: 14.66, 14.67, 44/3

Rationale
The correct answer is . It's given that in triangle , angle is a right angle. The area of a right triangle can be
found using the formula 𝓁 𝓁 , where represents the area of the right triangle, 𝓁 represents the length of one
leg of the triangle, and 𝓁 represents the length of the other leg of the triangle. In triangle , the two legs are and
. Therefore, if the length of is and the area of triangle is , then , or
. Dividing both sides of this equation by yields . Therefore, the length of is . It's also
given that point lies on , point lies on , and is parallel to . It follows that angle is a right angle.
Since triangles and share angle and have right angles and , respectively, triangles and
are similar triangles. Therefore, the ratio of the length of to the length of is equal to the ratio of the length of
to the length of . If the length of is and the length of is , it follows that the ratio of the length of to
the length of is , or , so the ratio of the length of to the length of is . Therefore, . Multiplying
both sides of this equation by yields . Dividing both sides of this equation by yields .
Since the length of , , is the sum of the length of , , and the length of , it follows that the length of is
, or . Note that 44/3, 14.66, and 14.67 are examples of ways to enter a correct answer.

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID ca2235f6
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Circles

Trigonometry

ID: ca2235f6

A circle has center , and points and lie on the circle. The measure of arc is and the length of arc is
inches. What is the circumference, in inches, of the circle?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: ca2235f6 Answer

Correct Answer: D

Rationale
Choice D is correct. It’s given that the measure of arc is and the length of arc is . The arc measure
of the full circle is . If represents the circumference, in inches, of the circle, it follows that . This
equation is equivalent to , or . Multiplying both sides of this equation by yields , or
. Therefore, the circumference of the circle is .

Choice A is incorrect. This is the length of arc .

Choice B is incorrect and may result from multiplying the length of arc by .

Choice C is incorrect and may result from squaring the length of arc .

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID 856372ca
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Circles

Trigonometry

ID: 856372ca

In the xy-plane, a circle with radius 5 has center . Which of the

following is an equation of the circle?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: 856372ca Answer

Correct Answer: B

Rationale

Choice B is correct. An equation of a circle is , where the center of the circle is and the
radius is r. It’s given that the center of this circle is and the radius is 5. Substituting these values into the equation

gives , or .

Choice A is incorrect. This is an equation of a circle that has center . Choice C is incorrect. This is an equation of
a circle that has center and radius . Choice D is incorrect. This is an equation of a circle that has radius .

Question Difficulty: Medium

Question ID cf0d3050
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Lines, angles, and

Trigonometry triangles

ID: cf0d3050

In the figure shown, line intersects parallel lines and . What is the value of ?

ID: cf0d3050 Answer

Correct Answer: 70

Rationale
The correct answer is . Based on the figure, the angle with measure and the angle vertical to the angle with
measure are same side interior angles. Since vertical angles are congruent, the angle vertical to the angle with
measure also has measure . It’s given that lines and are parallel. Therefore, same side interior angles between
lines and are supplementary. It follows that . Subtracting from both sides of this equation yields
.

Question Difficulty: Easy

Question ID 0bb39de4
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Lines, angles, and

Trigonometry triangles

ID: 0bb39de4

Triangles and are congruent, where corresponds to , and and are right angles. The measure of
angle is . What is the measure of angle ?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: 0bb39de4 Answer

Correct Answer: B

Rationale
Choice B is correct. It’s given that triangle is congruent to triangle . Corresponding angles of congruent
triangles are congruent and, therefore, have equal measure. It’s given that angle corresponds to angle , and that the
measure of angle is . It's also given that the measures of angles and are . Since these angles have equal
measure, they are corresponding angles. It follows that angle corresponds to angle . Let represent the measure
of angle . Since the sum of the measures of the interior angles of a triangle is , it follows that
, or . Subtracting from both sides of this equation yields .
Therefore, the measure of angle is . Since angle corresponds to angle , it follows that the measure of angle
is also .

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

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

Choice D is incorrect. This is the sum of the measures of angles and , not the measure of angle .

Question Difficulty: Easy

Question ID 379ffefb
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Right triangles and

Trigonometry trigonometry

ID: 379ffefb

A right triangle has legs with lengths of centimeters and centimeters. What is the length of this triangle's
hypotenuse, in centimeters?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: 379ffefb Answer

Correct Answer: B

Rationale
Choice B is correct. The Pythagorean theorem states that for a right triangle, , where represents the
length of the hypotenuse and and represent the lengths of the legs. It’s given that a right triangle has legs with
lengths of centimeters and centimeters. Substituting for and for in the formula yields
, which is equivalent to , or . Taking the square root of each side of this equation
yields . Since represents a length, must be positive. Therefore, the length of the triangle’s hypotenuse, in
centimeters, is .

Choice A is incorrect. This is the result of solving the equation , not .

Choice C is incorrect. This is the result of solving the equation , not .

Choice D is incorrect. This is the result of solving the equation , not .

Question Difficulty: Easy

Question ID 9d159400
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Circles

Trigonometry

ID: 9d159400

Which of the following equations represents a circle in the xy-plane that intersects the y-axis at exactly one point?

A. msup

B. msup

C. msup

D. msup

ID: 9d159400 Answer

Correct Answer: C

Rationale
Choice C is correct. The graph of the equation in the xy-plane is a circle with center
and a radius of length . The radius of a circle is the distance from the center of the circle to any point on the circle. If a
circle in the xy-plane intersects the y-axis at exactly one point, then the perpendicular distance from the center of the
circle to this point on the y-axis must be equal to the length of the circle's radius. It follows that the x-coordinate of the
circle's center must be equivalent to the length of the circle's radius. In other words, if the graph of
is a circle that intersects the y-axis at exactly one point, then must be true. The
equation in choice C is , or . This equation is in the form
, where , , and , and represents a circle in the xy-plane with center
and radius of length . Substituting for and for in the equation yields , or , which is true.
Therefore, the equation in choice C represents a circle in the xy-plane that intersects the y-axis at exactly one point.

Choice A is incorrect. This is the equation of a circle that does not intersect the y-axis at any point.

Choice B is incorrect. This is an equation of a circle that intersects the x-axis, not the y-axis, at exactly one point.

Choice D is incorrect. This is the equation of a circle with the center located on the y-axis and thus intersects the y-axis at
exactly two points, not exactly one point.

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID bf8d843e
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Right triangles and

Trigonometry trigonometry

ID: bf8d843e

In above, what is the

length of ?

A. 4

B. 6

C.

D.

ID: bf8d843e Answer

Correct Answer: B

Rationale

Choice B is correct. Triangles ADB and CDB are both triangles and share . Therefore, triangles ADB
and CDB are congruent by the angle-side-angle postulate. Using the properties of triangles, the length

of is half the length of hypotenuse . Since the triangles are congruent, . So the length of is

Alternate approach: Since angle CBD has a measure of , angle ABC must have a measure of . It follows that
triangle ABC is equilateral, so side AC also has length 12. It also follows that the altitude BD is also a median, and
therefore the length of AD is half of the length of AC, which is 6.

Choice A is incorrect. If the length of were 4, then the length of would be 8. However, this is incorrect because

is congruent to , which has a length of 12. Choices C and D are also incorrect. Following the same procedures as

used to test choice A gives a length of for choice C and for choice D. However, these results cannot

be true because is congruent to , which has a length of 12.

Question Difficulty: Medium
Question ID 3453aafc
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Area and volume

Trigonometry

ID: 3453aafc

What is the area, in square centimeters, of a rectangle with a length of centimeters and a width of centimeters?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: 3453aafc Answer

Correct Answer: D

Rationale
Choice D is correct. The area , in square centimeters, of a rectangle can be found using the formula 𝓁 , where 𝓁
is the length, in centimeters, of the rectangle and is its width, in centimeters. It's given that the rectangle has a length
of centimeters and a width of centimeters. Substituting for 𝓁 and for in the formula 𝓁 yields
, or . Therefore, the area, in square centimeters, of this rectangle is .

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

Choice B is incorrect. This is the perimeter, in centimeters, not the area, in square centimeters, of the rectangle.

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

Question Difficulty: Easy

Question ID 981275d2
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Circles

Trigonometry

ID: 981275d2

In the xy-plane, the graph of the equation above is a circle. Point P is on the circle
and has coordinates . If is a diameter of the circle, what are the
coordinates of point Q ?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: 981275d2 Answer

Correct Answer: A

Rationale

Choice A is correct. The standard form for the equation of a circle is , where are the
coordinates of the center and r is the length of the radius. According to the given equation, the center of the circle is
. Let represent the coordinates of point Q. Since point P and point Q are the endpoints
of a diameter of the circle, the center lies on the diameter, halfway between P and Q. Therefore, the following

relationships hold: and . Solving the equations for and , respectively, yields

and . Therefore, the coordinates of point Q are .

Alternate approach: Since point P on the circle and the center of the circle have the same y-coordinate,

it follows that the radius of the circle is . In addition, the opposite end of the diameter must have the same
y-coordinate as P and be 4 units away from the center. Hence, the coordinates of point Q must be .

Choices B and D are incorrect because the points given in these choices lie on a diameter that is perpendicular to the
diameter . If either of these points were point Q, then would not be the diameter of the circle. Choice C is
incorrect because is the center of the circle and does not lie on the circle.

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID 43236565
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Lines, angles, and

Trigonometry triangles

ID: 43236565

In the figure, line is parallel to line , and line intersects both lines. Which of the following statements is true?

A. The value of is less than .

B. The value of is greater than .

C. The value of is equal to .

D. The value of cannot be determined.

ID: 43236565 Answer

Correct Answer: C

Rationale
Choice C is correct. Vertical angles, or angles that are opposite each other when two lines intersect, are congruent. It’s
given that line intersects line . Based on the figure, the angle with measure and the angle with measure are
vertical angles. Therefore, the value of is equal to .

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 196e8e6e
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Circles

Trigonometry

ID: 196e8e6e

In the xy-plane, a circle has center with coordinates . Points and lie on the circle. Point has coordinates
, and is a right angle. What is the length of ?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: 196e8e6e Answer

Correct Answer: A

Rationale

Choice A is correct. It's given that points and lie on the circle with center . Therefore, and are both radii of
the circle. Since all radii of a circle are congruent, is congruent to . The length of , or the distance from point
to point , can be found using the distance formula, which gives the distance between two points, and

, as . Substituting the given coordinates of point , , for

and the given coordinates of point , , for in the distance formula yields

, or , which is equivalent to , or . Therefore,

the length of is and the length of is . It's given that angle is a right angle. Therefore, triangle
is a right triangle with legs and and hypotenuse . By the Pythagorean theorem, if a right triangle has a
hypotenuse with length and legs with lengths and , then . Substituting for and in this

equation yields , or , which is equivalent to . Taking the positive

square root of both sides of this equation yields . Therefore, the length of is .

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

Choice C is incorrect. This would be the length of if the length of were , not .

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

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID 89661424
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Circles

Trigonometry

ID: 89661424

A circle in the xy-plane has its center at and has a radius of . An equation of this circle is
, where , , and are constants. What is the value of ?

ID: 89661424 Answer

Correct Answer: -52

Rationale
The correct answer is . The equation of a circle in the xy-plane with its center at and a radius of can be
written in the form . It's given that a circle in the xy-plane has its center at and has a
radius of . Substituting for , for , and for in the equation yields
, or . It's also given that an equation of this circle is
, where , , and are constants. Therefore, can be rewritten
in the form . The equation , or
, can be rewritten as .
Combining like terms on the left-hand side of this equation yields . Subtracting
from both sides of this equation yields , which is equivalent to
. This equation is in the form . Therefore, the
value of is .

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID 7c25b0dc
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Right triangles and

Trigonometry trigonometry

ID: 7c25b0dc

The length of a rectangle’s diagonal is , and the length of the rectangle’s shorter side is . What is the length of the
rectangle’s longer side?

ID: 7c25b0dc Answer

Correct Answer: 12

Rationale
The correct answer is . The diagonal of a rectangle forms a right triangle, where the shorter side and the longer side of
the rectangle are the legs of the triangle and the diagonal of the rectangle is the hypotenuse of the triangle. It's given that
the length of the rectangle's diagonal is and the length of the rectangle's shorter side is . Thus, the length of the
hypotenuse of the right triangle formed by the diagonal is and the length of one of the legs is . By the
Pythagorean theorem, if a right triangle has a hypotenuse with length and legs with lengths and , then

. Substituting for and for in this equation yields , or . Subtracting

from both sides of this equation yields . Taking the square root of both sides of this equation yields
, or . Since represents a length, which must be positive, the value of is . Thus, the length of
the rectangle's longer side is .

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID e80d62c6
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Circles

Trigonometry

ID: e80d62c6

The equation represents circle A. Circle B is obtained by shifting circle A down units in the xy-
plane. Which of the following equations represents circle B?

A. msup

B. msup

C. msup

D. msup

ID: e80d62c6 Answer

Correct Answer: A

Rationale
Choice A 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 . The equation of circle A,
, can be rewritten as . Therefore, the center of circle A is at and
the length of the radius of circle A is . If circle A is shifted down units, the y-coordinate of its center will decrease by ;
the radius of the circle and the x-coordinate of its center will not change. Therefore, the center of circle B is at ,
or , and its radius is . Substituting for , for , and for in the equation
yields , or . Therefore, the equation
represents circle B.

Choice B is incorrect. This equation represents a circle obtained by shifting circle A up, rather than down, units.

Choice C is incorrect. This equation represents a circle obtained by shifting circle A right, rather than down, units.

Choice D is incorrect. This equation represents a circle obtained by shifting circle A left, rather than down, units.

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID f243c383
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Area and volume

Trigonometry

ID: f243c383

Two identical rectangular prisms each have a height of . The base of each prism is a square, and
the surface area of each prism is . If the prisms are glued together along a square base, the resulting prism has a
surface area of . What is the side length, in , of each square base?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: f243c383 Answer

Correct Answer: B

Rationale
Choice B is correct. Let represent the side length, in , of each square base. If the two prisms are glued together
along a square base, the resulting prism has a surface area equal to twice the surface area of one of the prisms, minus
the area of the two square bases that are being glued together, which yields . It’s given that this resulting
surface area is equal to , so . Subtracting from both sides of this equation yields
. This equation can be rewritten by multiplying on the left-hand side by , which yields
, or . Adding to both sides of this equation yields .
Multiplying both sides of this equation by yields . The surface area , in , of each rectangular prism
is equivalent to the sum of the areas of the two square bases and the areas of the four lateral faces. Since the height of
each rectangular prism is and the side length of each square base is , it follows that the area of each square
base is and the area of each lateral face is . Therefore, the surface area of each rectangular prism can
be represented by the expression , or . Substituting this expression for in the equation
yields . Subtracting and from both sides of this equation yields
. Factoring from the right-hand side of this equation yields . Applying the zero
product property, it follows that and . Adding to both sides of the equation
yields . Dividing both sides of this equation by yields . Since a side length of a rectangular prism
can’t be , the length of each square base 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 95ba2d09
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Circles

Trigonometry

ID: 95ba2d09

In the xy-plane above, points P, Q, R, and T lie on the circle with center O. The
degree measures of angles and are each 30°. What is the radian
measure of angle ?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: 95ba2d09 Answer

Correct Answer: C

Rationale
Choice C is correct. Because points T, O, and P all lie on the x-axis, they form a line. Since the angles on a line add up to
, and it’s given that angles POQ and ROT each measure , it follows that the measure of angle QOR is
. Since the arc of a complete circle is or radians, a proportion can be set up to

convert the measure of angle QOR from degrees to radians: , where x is the radian

measure of angle QOR. Multiplying each side of the proportion by gives . Solving for x gives ,

or .

Choice A is incorrect and may result from subtracting only angle POQ from to get a value of and then finding
the radian measure equivalent to that value. Choice B is incorrect and may result from a calculation error. Choice D is
incorrect and may result from calculating the sum of the angle measures, in radians, of angles POQ and ROT.
Question Difficulty: Medium
Question ID adae6543
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Lines, angles, and

Trigonometry triangles

ID: adae6543

In the figure, intersects at point , and is parallel to . The lengths of , , and are , , and
, respectively. What is the length of ?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: adae6543 Answer

Correct Answer: D
Rationale
Choice D is correct. The figure shows that angle and angle are vertical angles. Since vertical angles are
congruent, angle and angle are congruent. It’s given that is parallel to . The figure also shows that
intersects and . If two parallel segments are intersected by a third segment, alternate interior angles are
congruent. Thus, alternate interior angles and are congruent. Since triangles and have two
pairs of congruent angles, the triangles are similar. Sides and in triangle correspond to sides and
, respectively, in triangle . Since the lengths of corresponding sides in similar triangles are proportional, it
follows that . It's given that the lengths of , , and are , , and , respectively. Substituting for
, for , and for in the equation yields . Multiplying each side of this equation by
yields , or . It's given that intersects at point , so . Substituting
for and for in this equation yields , or . Therefore, the length of is .

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

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

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

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID 6dd463ca
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Lines, angles, and

Trigonometry triangles

ID: 6dd463ca

In the figure above, segments AE and BD are parallel. If angle BDC measures 58°
and angle ACE measures 62°, what is the measure of angle CAE ?

A. 58°

B. 60°

C. 62°

D. 120°

ID: 6dd463ca Answer

Correct Answer: B

Rationale
Choice B is correct. It’s given that angle ACE measures . Since segments AE and BD are parallel, angles BDC and CEA

are congruent. Therefore, angle CEA measures . The sum of the measures of angles ACE, CEA, and CAE is
since the sum of the interior angles of triangle ACE is equal to . Let the measure of angle CAE be . Therefore,
, which simplifies to . Thus, the measure of angle CAE is .

Choice A is incorrect. This is the measure of angle AEC, not that of angle CAE. Choice C is incorrect. This is the measure
of angle ACE, not that of CAE. Choice D is incorrect. This is the sum of the measures of angles ACE and CEA.

Question Difficulty: Medium

Question ID 0815a5af
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Circles

Trigonometry

ID: 0815a5af

The circle shown has center , circumference , and diameters and . The length of arc is twice the
length of arc . What is the length of arc ?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: 0815a5af Answer

Correct Answer: B
Rationale
Choice B is correct. Since and are diameters of the circle shown, , , , and are radii of the circle
and are therefore congruent. Since and are vertical angles, they are congruent. Therefore, arc and
arc are formed by congruent radii and have the same angle measure, so they are congruent arcs. Similarly,
and are vertical angles, so they are congruent. Therefore, arc and arc are formed by congruent radii and
have the same angle measure, so they are congruent arcs. Let represent the length of arc . Since arc and arc
are congruent arcs, the length of arc can also be represented by . It’s given that the length of arc is twice
the length of arc . Therefore, the length of arc can be represented by the expression . Since arc and arc
are congruent arcs, the length of arc can also be represented by . This gives the expression
. Since it's given that the circumference is , the expression is equal to .
Thus , or . Dividing both sides of this equation by yields . Therefore,
the length of arc is , or .

Choice A is incorrect. This is the length of arc , not arc .

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 f731d88b
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Lines, angles, and

Trigonometry triangles

ID: f731d88b

In convex pentagon , segment is parallel to segment . The measure of angle is degrees, and
the measure of angle is degrees. What is the measure, in degrees, of angle ?

ID: f731d88b Answer

Correct Answer: 47

Rationale
The correct answer is . It's given that the measure of angle is degrees. Therefore, the exterior angle formed by
extending segment at point has measure , or , degrees. It's given that segment is parallel to
segment . Extending segment at point and extending segment at point until the two segments
intersect results in a transversal that intersects two parallel line segments. One of these intersection points is point ,
and let the other intersection point be point . Since segment is parallel to segment , alternate interior angles
are congruent. Angle and the exterior angle formed by extending segment at point are alternate interior
angles. Therefore, the measure of angle is degrees. It's given that the measure of angle in pentagon
is degrees. Therefore, angle has measure , or , degrees. Since angle in pentagon
is an exterior angle of triangle , it follows that the measure of angle is the sum of the measures of
angles and . Therefore, the measure, in degrees, of angle is , or .

Alternate approach: A line can be created that's perpendicular to segments and and passes through point .
Extending segments and at points and , respectively, until they intersect this line yields two right triangles.
Let these intersection points be point and point , and the two right triangles be triangle and triangle .
It's given that the measure of angle is degrees. Therefore, angle has measure , or , degrees.
Since the measure of angle is degrees and the measure of angle is degrees, it follows that the
measure of angle is , or , degrees. It's given that the measure of angle is degrees.
Therefore, angle has measure , or , degrees. Since the measure of angle is degrees and the
measure of angle is degrees, it follows that the measure of angle is , or , degrees.
Since angles , , and angle in pentagon form segment , it follows that the sum of the
measures of those angles is degrees. Therefore, the measure, in degrees, of angle is , or .

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID 93de3f84
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Area and volume

Trigonometry

ID: 93de3f84

The volume of right circular cylinder A is 22 cubic centimeters. What is the

volume, in cubic centimeters, of a right circular cylinder with twice the radius and
half the height of cylinder A?

A. 11

B. 22

C. 44

D. 66

ID: 93de3f84 Answer

Correct Answer: C

Rationale

Choice C is correct. The volume of right circular cylinder A is given by the expression , where r is the radius of its
circular base and h is its height. The volume of a cylinder with twice the radius and half the height of cylinder A is given

by , which is equivalent to . Therefore, the volume is twice the volume of cylinder A,

or .

Choice A is incorrect and likely results from not multiplying the radius of cylinder A by 2. Choice B is incorrect and likely
results from not squaring the 2 in 2r when applying the volume formula. Choice D is incorrect and likely results from a
conceptual error.

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID c9f8d1e9
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Right triangles and

Trigonometry trigonometry

ID: c9f8d1e9

For the right triangle shown, and . Which expression represents the value of ?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: c9f8d1e9 Answer

Correct Answer: D

Rationale
Choice D is correct. By the Pythagorean theorem, if a right triangle has a hypotenuse with length and legs with lengths
and , then . In the right triangle shown, the hypotenuse has length and the legs have lengths and .
It's given that and . Substituting for and for in the Pythagorean theorem yields . Taking
the square root of both sides of this equation yields . Since the length of a side of a triangle must be
positive, 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 f60bb551
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Area and volume

Trigonometry

ID: f60bb551

The area of a rectangle is square inches. The length of the rectangle is inches. What is the width, in inches, of this
rectangle?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: f60bb551 Answer

Correct Answer: A

Rationale
Choice A is correct. The area , in square inches, of a rectangle is the product of its length 𝓁, in inches, and its width ,
in inches; thus, 𝓁 . It's given that the area of a rectangle is square inches and the length of the rectangle is
inches. Substituting for and for 𝓁 in the equation 𝓁 yields . Dividing both sides of this
equation by yields . Therefore, the width, in inches, of this rectangle is .

Choice B is incorrect. This is the length, not the width, in inches, of the rectangle.

Choice C is incorrect. This is half the area, in square inches, not the width, in inches, of the rectangle.

Choice D is incorrect. This is the difference between the area, in square inches, and the length, in inches, of the rectangle,
not the width, in inches, of the rectangle.

Question Difficulty: Easy

Question ID d2047497
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Area and volume

Trigonometry

ID: d2047497

What is the area of a rectangle with a length of and a width of ?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: d2047497 Answer

Correct Answer: C

Rationale
Choice C is correct. The area of a rectangle with length and width can be found using the formula . It’s given
that the rectangle has a length of and a width of . Therefore, the area of this rectangle is , or
.

Choice A is incorrect. This is the sum of the length and width of the rectangle, not the area.

Choice B is incorrect. This is the perimeter of the rectangle, not the area.

Choice D is incorrect. This is the sum of the length and width of the rectangle squared, not the area.

Question Difficulty: Easy

Question ID a5aee181
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Right triangles and

Trigonometry trigonometry

ID: a5aee181

The length of a rectangle’s diagonal is , and the length of the rectangle’s shorter side is . What is the length of the
rectangle’s longer side?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: a5aee181 Answer

Correct Answer: B

Rationale
Choice B is correct. A rectangle’s diagonal divides a rectangle into two congruent right triangles, where the diagonal is
the hypotenuse of both triangles. It’s given that the length of the diagonal is and the length of the rectangle’s
shorter side is . Therefore, each of the two right triangles formed by the rectangle’s diagonal has a hypotenuse with
length , and a shorter leg with length . To calculate the length of the longer leg of each right triangle, the
Pythagorean theorem, , can be used, where and are the lengths of the legs and is the length of the
hypotenuse of the triangle. Substituting for and for in the equation yields

, which is equivalent to , or . Subtracting from each side of

this equation yields . Taking the positive square root of each side of this equation yields . Therefore, the
length of the longer leg of each right triangle formed by the diagonal of the rectangle is . It follows that the length of
the rectangle’s longer side is .

Choice A is incorrect and may result from dividing the length of the rectangle’s diagonal by the length of the rectangle’s
shorter side, rather than substituting these values into the Pythagorean theorem.

Choice C is incorrect and may result from using the length of the rectangle’s diagonal as the length of a leg of the right
triangle, rather than the length of the hypotenuse.

Choice D is incorrect. This is the square of the length of the rectangle’s longer side.

Question Difficulty: Medium

Question ID 4efea6a3
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Area and volume

Trigonometry

ID: 4efea6a3

The area of a rectangle is square inches. The length of the longest side of the rectangle is inches. What is the
length, in inches, of the shortest side of this rectangle?

ID: 4efea6a3 Answer

Correct Answer: 3

Rationale
The correct answer is . The area of a rectangle can be calculated by multiplying the length of its longest side by the
length of its shortest side. It’s given that the area of the rectangle is square inches and the length of the longest side
of the rectangle is inches. Let represent the length, in inches, of the shortest side of this rectangle. It follows that
. Dividing both sides of this equation by yields . Therefore, the length, in inches, of the shortest side
of the rectangle is .

Question Difficulty: Easy

Question ID fb58c0db
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Circles

Trigonometry

ID: fb58c0db

Points A and B lie on a circle with radius 1, and arc has length . What

fraction of the circumference of the circle is the length of arc ?

ID: fb58c0db Answer

Rationale

The correct answer is . The circumference, C, of a circle is , where r is the length of the radius of the circle.

For the given circle with a radius of 1, the circumference is , or . To find what fraction of the

circumference the length of arc is, divide the length of the arc by the circumference, which gives . This

division can be represented by . Note that 1/6, .1666, .1667, 0.166, and 0.167 are examples of ways to
enter a correct answer.

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID ae041e52
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Right triangles and

Trigonometry trigonometry

ID: ae041e52

A square is inscribed in a circle. The radius of the circle is inches. What is the side length, in inches, of the square?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: ae041e52 Answer

Correct Answer: A

Rationale
Choice A is correct. When a square is inscribed in a circle, a diagonal of the square is a diameter of the circle. It's given
that a square is inscribed in a circle and the length of a radius of the circle is inches. Therefore, the length of a
diameter of the circle is inches, or inches. It follows that the length of a diagonal of the square is
inches. A diagonal of a square separates the square into two right triangles in which the legs are the sides of the square
and the hypotenuse is a diagonal. Since a square has congruent sides, each of these two right triangles has congruent
legs and a hypotenuse of length inches. Since each of these two right triangles has congruent legs, they are both
- - triangles. In a - - triangle, the length of the hypotenuse is times the length of a leg. Let represent
the length of a leg of one of these - - triangles. It follows that . Dividing both sides of this
equation by yields . Therefore, the length of a leg of one of these - - triangles is inches. Since the
legs of these two - - triangles are the sides of the square, it follows that the side length of the square is inches.

Choice B is incorrect. This is the length of a radius, in inches, of the circle.

Choice C is incorrect. This is the length of a diameter, in inches, of the circle.

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

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID c6dff223
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Right triangles and

Trigonometry trigonometry

ID: c6dff223

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

ID: c6dff223 Answer

Correct Answer: .7241, 21/29

Rationale
The correct answer is . It's given that triangle is similar to triangle , where angle corresponds to angle
and angles and are right angles. In similar triangles, the tangents of corresponding angles are equal. Therefore, if
, then . In a right triangle, the tangent of an acute angle is the ratio of the length of the leg
opposite the angle to the length of the leg adjacent to the angle. Therefore, in triangle , if , the ratio of
the length of to the length of is . If the lengths of and are and , respectively, then the ratio of
the length of to the length of is . In a right triangle, the sine of an acute angle is the ratio of the length of the
leg opposite the angle to the length of the hypotenuse. Therefore, the value of is the ratio of the length of to
the length of . The length of can be calculated using the Pythagorean theorem, which states that if the lengths
of the legs of a right triangle are and and the length of the hypotenuse is , then . Therefore, if the
lengths of and are and , respectively, then , or . Taking the
positive square root of both sides of this equation yields . Therefore, if the lengths of and are and
, respectively, then the length of is and the ratio of the length of to the length of is . Thus, if
, the value of is . Note that 21/29, .7241, and 0.724 are examples of ways to enter a correct
answer.

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID eb70d2d0
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Area and volume

Trigonometry

ID: eb70d2d0

What is the area, in square units, of the triangle formed by connecting the three points shown?

ID: eb70d2d0 Answer

Correct Answer: 24.5, 49/2
Rationale
The correct answer is . It's given that a triangle is formed by connecting the three points shown, which are ,
, and . Let this triangle be triangle A. The area of triangle A can be found by calculating the area of the
rectangle that circumscribes it and subtracting the areas of the three triangles that are inside the rectangle but outside
triangle A. The rectangle formed by the points , , , and circumscribes triangle A. The
width, in units, of this rectangle can be found by calculating the distance between the points and . This
distance is , or . The length, in units, of this rectangle can be found by calculating the distance between the
points and . This distance is , or . It follows that the area, in square units, of the rectangle is
, or . One of the triangles that lies inside the rectangle but outside triangle A is formed by the points ,
, and . The length, in units, of a base of this triangle can be found by calculating the distance between the
points and . This distance is , or . The corresponding height, in units, of this triangle can be found by
calculating the distance between the points and . This distance is , or . It follows that the area,
in square units, of this triangle is , or . A second triangle that lies inside the rectangle but outside triangle A is
formed by the points , , and . The length, in units, of a base of this triangle can be found by
calculating the distance between the points and . This distance is , or . The corresponding
height, in units, of this triangle can be found by calculating the distance between the points and . This
distance is , or . It follows that the area, in square units, of this triangle is , or . The third triangle that lies
inside the rectangle but outside triangle A is formed by the points , , and . The length, in units,
of a base of this triangle can be found by calculating the distance between the points and . This
distance is , or . The corresponding height, in units, of this triangle can be found by calculating the distance
between the points and . This distance is , or . It follows that the area, in square units, of
this triangle is , or . Thus, the area, in square units, of the triangle formed by connecting the three points
shown is , or . Note that 24.5 and 49/2 are examples of ways to enter a correct answer.

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID 64d1f49f
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Lines, angles, and

Trigonometry triangles

ID: 64d1f49f

In the figure, two lines intersect at a point. If , what is the value of ?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: 64d1f49f Answer

Correct Answer: D

Rationale
Choice D is correct. In the figure shown, the angles with measures and are vertical angles. Since vertical angles
are congruent, . Therefore, if , the value of is .

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

Choice B is incorrect. This is the measure, in degrees, of an angle that's supplementary, not congruent, to the angle with
measure .

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

Question Difficulty: Easy

Question ID f329442c
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Area and volume

Trigonometry

ID: f329442c

Circle has a radius of and circle has a radius of , where is a positive constant. The area of circle is how
many times the area of circle ?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: f329442c Answer

Correct Answer: D

Rationale
Choice D is correct. The area of a circle can be found by using the formula , where is the area and is the
radius of the circle. It’s given that the radius of circle A is . Substituting this value for into the formula gives
, or . It’s also given that the radius of circle B is . Substituting this value for into the formula
gives , or . Dividing the area of circle B by the area of circle A gives , which
simplifies to . Therefore, the area of circle B is times the area of circle A.

Choice A is incorrect. This is how many times greater the radius of circle B is than the radius of circle A.

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

Choice C is incorrect. This is the coefficient on the term that describes the radius of circle B.

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID f39f88b7
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Area and volume

Trigonometry

ID: f39f88b7

A triangle has a base length of centimeters and a height of centimeters. What is the area, in square centimeters, of
the triangle?

ID: f39f88b7 Answer

Correct Answer: 1800

Rationale
The correct answer is . The area, , of a triangle can be found using the formula , where is the base
length of the triangle and is the height of the triangle. It’s given that the triangle has a base length of centimeters
and a height of centimeters. Substituting for and for in the formula yields , or
. Therefore, the area, in square centimeters, of the triangle is .

Question Difficulty: Easy

Question ID 92eb236a
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Right triangles and

Trigonometry trigonometry

ID: 92eb236a

In a right triangle, the tangent of one of the two acute angles is . What
is the tangent of the other acute angle?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: 92eb236a Answer

Correct Answer: D

Rationale
Choice D is correct. The tangent of a nonright angle in a right triangle is defined as the ratio of the length of the leg
opposite the angle to the length of the leg adjacent to the angle. Using that definition for tangent, in a right triangle with

legs that have lengths a and b, the tangent of one acute angle is and the tangent for the other acute angle is . It
follows that the tangents of the acute angles in a right triangle are reciprocals of each other. Therefore, the tangent of the

other acute angle in the given triangle is the reciprocal of or .

Choice A is incorrect and may result from assuming that the tangent of the other acute angle is the negative of the
tangent of the angle described. Choice B is incorrect and may result from assuming that the tangent of the other acute
angle is the negative of the reciprocal of the tangent of the angle described. Choice C is incorrect and may result from
interpreting the tangent of the other acute angle as equal to the tangent of the angle described.

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID ae33e0a1
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Area and volume

Trigonometry

ID: ae33e0a1

A right circular cylinder has a base diameter of centimeters and a height of centimeters. What is the volume, in
cubic centimeters, of the cylinder?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: ae33e0a1 Answer

Correct Answer: C

Rationale
Choice C is correct. The volume, , of a right circular cylinder is given by the formula , where is the radius of
the base of the cylinder and is the height of the cylinder. It's given that a right circular cylinder has a height of
centimeters. Therefore, . It's also given that the cylinder has a base diameter of centimeters. The radius of a
circle is half the diameter of the circle. Since the base of a right circular cylinder is a circle, it follows that the radius of the
base of the right circular cylinder is , or , centimeters. Therefore, . Substituting for and for in the
formula yields , which is equivalent to , or . Therefore, the
volume, in cubic centimeters, of the cylinder is .

Choice A is incorrect. This is the volume of a right circular cylinder that has a base diameter of , not ,
centimeters and a height of centimeters.

Choice B is incorrect. This is the volume of a right circular cylinder that has a base diameter of , not ,
centimeters and a height of centimeters.

Choice D is incorrect. This is the volume of a right circular cylinder that has a base diameter of , not , centimeters
and a height of centimeters.

Question Difficulty: Medium

Question ID 13d9a1c3
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Right triangles and

Trigonometry trigonometry

ID: 13d9a1c3

In the right triangle shown above, what

is the length of ?

ID: 13d9a1c3 Answer

Rationale
The correct answer is 4. Triangle PQR has given angle measures of 30° and 90°, so the third angle must be 60° because
the measures of the angles of a triangle sum to 180°. For any special right triangle with angles measuring 30°, 60°, and
90°, the length of the hypotenuse (the side opposite the right angle) is 2x, where x is the length of the side opposite the
30° angle. Segment PQ is opposite the 30° angle. Therefore, 2(PQ) = 8 and PQ = 4.

Question Difficulty: Medium

Question ID 76670c80
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Area and volume

Trigonometry

ID: 76670c80

Each side of a square has a length of . What is the perimeter of this square?

ID: 76670c80 Answer

Correct Answer: 180

Rationale
The correct answer is . The perimeter of a polygon is equal to the sum of the lengths of the sides of the polygon. It’s
given that each side of the square has a length of . Since a square is a polygon with sides, the perimeter of this
square is , or .

Question Difficulty: Easy

Question ID 17912810
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Lines, angles, and

Trigonometry triangles

ID: 17912810

In the figure, parallel lines and are intersected by lines and . If and , what is the value of ?

ID: 17912810 Answer

Correct Answer: 101/2, 50.5

Rationale
The correct answer is . In the figure, lines , , and form a triangle. One interior angle of this triangle is vertical to
the angle marked ; therefore, the interior angle also has measure . It's given that . Therefore, the interior
angle of the triangle has measure . A second interior angle of the triangle forms a straight line, , with the angle
marked . Therefore, the sum of the measures of these two angles is . It's given that . Therefore, the angle
marked has measure and the second interior angle of the triangle has measure , or . The sum
of the interior angles of a triangle is . Therefore, the measure of the third interior angle of the triangle is
, or . It's given that parallel lines and are intersected by line . It follows that the triangle's
interior angle with measure is congruent to the same side interior angle between lines and formed by lines and
. Since this angle is supplementary to the two angles marked , the sum of , , and is . It follows that
, or . Subtracting from both sides of this equation yields . Dividing
both sides of this equation by yields . Note that 101/2 and 50.5 are examples of ways to enter a correct
answer.

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID 4420e500
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Area and volume

Trigonometry

ID: 4420e500

What is the area of a rectangle with a length of and a width of ?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: 4420e500 Answer

Correct Answer: B

Rationale
Choice B is correct. The area of a rectangle with length 𝓁 and width can be found using the formula 𝓁 . It’s given
that the rectangle has a length of and a width of . Therefore, the area of this rectangle is , or
.

Choice A is incorrect. This is the sum, , of the length and width of the rectangle, not the area, .

Choice C is incorrect. This is the perimeter, , of the rectangle, not the area, .

Choice D is incorrect. This is the sum of the length and width of the rectangle squared, not the area.

Question Difficulty: Easy

Question ID 099526fc
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Area and volume

Trigonometry

ID: 099526fc

The line segment shown in the xy-plane represents one of the legs of a right triangle. The area of this triangle is
square units. What is the length, in units, of the other leg of this triangle?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: 099526fc Answer

Correct Answer: B
Rationale
Choice B is correct. The length of a segment in the xy-plane can be found using the distance formula,

, where and are the endpoints of the segment. The segment shown has
endpoints at and . Substituting and for and , respectively, in the

distance formula yields , or , which is equivalent to , or . Let

represent the length, in units, of the other leg of this triangle. The area, , of a right triangle can be calculated using the
formula , where and are the lengths of the legs of the triangle. It's given that the area of the triangle is
square units. Substituting for , for , and for in the formula yields
. Multiplying both sides of this equation by yields . Dividing both sides of

this equation by yields . Multiplying the numerator and denominator on the left-hand side of this

equation by yields , or , which is equivalent to , or . Therefore, the

length, in units, of the other leg of this triangle is .

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

Choice C is incorrect. is equivalent to , which is the length, in units, of the line segment shown in the xy-
plane, not the length, in units, of the other leg of the triangle.

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

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID 165c30c4
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Area and volume

Trigonometry

ID: 165c30c4

A rectangle has a length of inches and a width of inches. What is the area, in square inches, of the rectangle?

ID: 165c30c4 Answer

Correct Answer: 2048

Rationale
The correct answer is . The area , in square inches, of a rectangle is equal to the product of its length 𝓁 , in inches,
and its width , in inches, or 𝓁 . It's given that the rectangle has a length of inches and a width of inches.
Substituting for 𝓁 and for in the equation 𝓁 yields , or . Therefore, the area, in
square inches, of the rectangle is .

Question Difficulty: Easy

Question ID 694b7fce
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Lines, angles, and

Trigonometry triangles

ID: 694b7fce

In the figure shown, units, units, and units. What is the area, in square units, of triangle
?

ID: 694b7fce Answer

Correct Answer: 480

Rationale
The correct answer is . It's given in the figure that angle and angle are right angles. It follows that angle
is congruent to angle . It's also given that angle and angle are the same angle. It follows that
angle is congruent to angle . Since triangles and have two pairs of congruent angles, the
triangles are similar. Sides and in triangle correspond to sides and , respectively, in triangle
. Corresponding sides in similar triangles are proportional. Therefore, . It's given that units
and units. Therefore, units. It’s also given that units. Substituting for , for
, and for in the equation yields , or . Multiplying each side of this equation by
yields . By the Pythagorean theorem, if a right triangle has a hypotenuse with length and legs with
lengths and , then . Since triangle is a right triangle, it follows that represents the length of
the hypotenuse, , and and represent the lengths of the legs, and . Substituting for and for in

the equation yields , which is equivalent to , or

. Subtracting from both sides of this equation yields . Taking the square root of both
sides of this equation yields . Since represents a length, which must be positive, the value of is .
Therefore, . Since and represent the lengths of the legs of triangle , it follows that and
can be used to calculate the area, in square units, of the triangle as , or . Therefore, the area, in square
units, of triangle is .
Question Difficulty: Hard
Question ID f7e626b2
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Area and volume

Trigonometry

ID: f7e626b2

The dimensions of a right rectangular prism are 4 inches by 5 inches by

6 inches. What is the surface area, in square inches, of the prism?

A. 30

B. 74

C. 120

D. 148

ID: f7e626b2 Answer

Rationale
Choice D is correct. The surface area is found by summing the area of each face. A right rectangular prism consists of
three pairs of congruent rectangles, so the surface area is found by multiplying the areas of three adjacent rectangles by
2 and adding these products. For this prism, the surface area is equal to , or
, which is equal to 148.

Choice A is incorrect. This is the area of one of the faces of the prism. Choice B is incorrect and may result from adding
the areas of three adjacent rectangles without multiplying by 2. Choice C is incorrect. This is the volume, in cubic inches,
of the prism.

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID 2be01bd9
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Right triangles and

Trigonometry trigonometry

ID: 2be01bd9

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

ID: 2be01bd9 Answer

Correct Answer: .14, 7/50

Rationale
The correct answer is . It's given that triangle is similar to triangle , where angle corresponds to angle
and angle corresponds to angle . In similar triangles, the tangents of corresponding angles are equal. Since angle
and angle are corresponding angles, if , then . It's also given that angles and are
right angles. It follows that triangle is a right triangle with acute angles and . The tangent of one acute angle
in a right triangle is the inverse of the tangent of the other acute angle in the triangle. Therefore, .
Substituting for in this equation yields , or . Thus, if , the value
of is . Note that 7/50 and .14 are examples of ways to enter a correct answer.

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID 3828f53d
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Lines, angles, and

Trigonometry triangles

ID: 3828f53d

In the figure above, lines m and n are parallel.

What is the value of b ?

A. 40

B. 50

C. 65

D. 80

ID: 3828f53d Answer

Correct Answer: A

Rationale
Choice A is correct. Given that lines m and n are parallel, the angle marked 130° must be supplementary to the
leftmost angle marked a° because they are same-side interior angles. Therefore, 130° + a° = 180°, which yields a = 50°.
Lines and m intersect at a right angle, so lines j, , and m form a right triangle where the two acute angles are a° and
b°. The acute angles of a right triangle are complementary, so a° + b° = 90°, which yields 50° + b° = 90°, and b = 40.

Choice B is incorrect. This is the value of a, not b. Choice C is incorrect and may be the result of dividing 130° by 2.
Choice D is incorrect and may be the result of multiplying b by 2.

Question Difficulty: Easy

Question ID a38c0183
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Circles

Trigonometry

ID: a38c0183

Circle A (shown) is defined by the equation . Circle B (not shown) is the result of shifting circle A
down units and increasing the radius so that the radius of circle B is times the radius of circle A. Which equation
defines circle B?

A. msup

B. msup

C. msup

D. msup

ID: a38c0183 Answer

Correct Answer: A
Rationale
Choice A is correct. According to the graph, the center of circle A has coordinates , and the radius of circle A is .
It’s given that circle B is the result of shifting circle A down units and increasing the radius so that the radius of circle B
is times the radius of circle A. It follows that the center of circle B is units below the center of circle A. The point that's
units below has the same x-coordinate as and has a y-coordinate that is less than the y-coordinate
of . Therefore, the coordinates of the center of circle B are , or . Since the radius of circle B
is times the radius of circle A, the radius of circle B is . A circle in the xy-plane can be defined by an equation of
the form , where the coordinates of the center of the circle are and the radius of the
circle is . Substituting for , for , and for in this equation yields
, which is equivalent to , or
. Therefore, the equation defines circle B.

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

Choice C is incorrect. This equation defines a circle that’s the result of shifting circle A up, not down, by units and
increasing the radius.

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

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID 739f1bbc
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Lines, angles, and

Trigonometry triangles

ID: 739f1bbc

In triangle , and . Which statement is sufficient to prove that

triangle is equilateral?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: 739f1bbc Answer

Correct Answer: A

Rationale
Choice A is correct. In an equilateral triangle, all three sides have the same length. It’s given that in triangle ,
and . Therefore, if , then all three sides of triangle have
the same length, so triangle is equilateral. Therefore, is sufficient to prove that triangle
is equilateral.

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 dba6a25a
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Right triangles and

Trigonometry trigonometry

ID: dba6a25a

In the figure above, is parallel to .

What is the length of ?

ID: dba6a25a Answer

Rationale

The correct answer is 30. In the figure given, since is parallel to and both segments are intersected by , then
angle BDC and angle AEC are corresponding angles and therefore congruent. Angle BCD and angle ACE are also
congruent because they are the same angle. Triangle BCD and triangle ACE are similar because if two angles of one
triangle are congruent to two angles of another triangle, the triangles are similar. Since triangle BCD and triangle ACE are
similar, their corresponding sides are proportional. So in triangle BCD and triangle ACE, corresponds to and

corresponds to . Therefore, . Since triangle BCD is a right triangle, the Pythagorean theorem can be

used to give the value of CD: . Taking the square root of each side gives . Substituting the values

in the proportion yields . Multiplying each side by CE, and then multiplying by yields

. Therefore, the length of is 30.

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID acd30391
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Circles

Trigonometry

ID: acd30391

A circle in the xy-plane has equation . Which of the

following points does NOT lie in the interior of the circle?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: acd30391 Answer

Correct Answer: D

Rationale

Choice D is correct. The circle with equation has center and radius 5. For a point to be
inside of the circle, the distance from that point to the center must be less than the radius, 5. The distance between

and is , which is greater than 5. Therefore, does NOT lie

in the interior of the circle.

Choice A is incorrect. The distance between and is ,

which is less than 5, and therefore lies in the interior of the circle. Choice B is incorrect because it is the center of

the circle. Choice C is incorrect because the distance between and is

, which is less than 5, and therefore in the interior of the circle.

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID 4ff7b652
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Lines, angles, and

Trigonometry triangles

ID: 4ff7b652

Right triangles and are similar, where and correspond to and , respectively. Angle has a
measure of . What is the measure of angle ?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: 4ff7b652 Answer

Correct Answer: B

Rationale
Choice B is correct. It’s given that triangle is similar to triangle . Corresponding angles of similar triangles
are congruent. Since angle and angle correspond to each other, they must be congruent. Therefore, if the measure
of angle is , then the measure of angle is also .

Choice A is incorrect and may result from concluding that angle and angle are complementary rather than
congruent.

Choice C is incorrect and may result from concluding that angle and angle are supplementary rather than
congruent.

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

Question Difficulty: Medium

Question ID 8027db3f
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Right triangles and

Trigonometry trigonometry

ID: 8027db3f

In triangle , and angle is a right angle. What is the value of ?

ID: 8027db3f Answer

Correct Answer: .8823, .8824, 15/17

Rationale
The correct answer is . It's given that angle is the right angle in triangle . Therefore, the acute angles of
triangle are angle and angle . The hypotenuse of a right triangle is the side opposite its right angle. Therefore,
the hypotenuse of triangle is side . The cosine of an acute angle in a right triangle is the ratio of the length of
the side adjacent to the angle to the length of the hypotenuse. It's given that . This can be written as
. Since the cosine of angle is a ratio, it follows that the length of the side adjacent to angle is and
the length of the hypotenuse is , where is a constant. Therefore, and . The Pythagorean
theorem states that 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 other two sides. For triangle , it follows that . Substituting for
and for yields . This is equivalent to . Subtracting
from each side of this equation yields . Taking the square root of each side of this equation yields
. Since , it follows that , which can be rewritten as . Note that
15/17, .8824, .8823, and 0.882 are examples of ways to enter a correct answer.

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID cecbdeba
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Area and volume

Trigonometry

ID: cecbdeba

A right circular cylinder has a volume of cubic centimeters. The area of the base of the cylinder is square
centimeters. What is the height, in centimeters, of the cylinder?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: cecbdeba Answer

Correct Answer: A

Rationale
Choice A is correct. The volume, , of a right circular cylinder is given by the formula , where is the area
of the base of the cylinder and is the height. It’s given that a right circular cylinder has a volume of cubic
centimeters and the area of the base is square centimeters. Substituting for and for in the formula
yields . Dividing both sides of this equation by yields . Therefore, the height of the
cylinder, in centimeters, is .

Choice B is incorrect. This is the area of the base, in square centimeters, not the height, in centimeters, of the cylinder.

Choice C is incorrect. This is the height, in centimeters, of a cylinder if its volume is cubic centimeters and the area
of its base is , not , cubic centimeters.

Choice D is incorrect. This is the height, in centimeters, of a cylinder if its volume is cubic centimeters and the area
of its base is , not , cubic centimeters.

Question Difficulty: Medium

Question ID 42b4493b
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Lines, angles, and

Trigonometry triangles

ID: 42b4493b

In a right triangle, the measure of one of the acute angles is . What is the measure, in degrees, of the other acute
angle?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: 42b4493b Answer

Correct Answer: B

Rationale
Choice B is correct. The sum of the measures of the interior angles of a triangle is degrees. Since the triangle is a
right triangle, it has one angle that measures degrees. Therefore, the sum of the measures, in degrees, of the
remaining two angles is , or . It’s given that the measure of one of the acute angles in the triangle is
degrees. Therefore, the measure, in degrees, of the other acute angle is , or .

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

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

Choice D is incorrect. This is the measure, in degrees, of the acute angle whose measure is given.

Question Difficulty: Easy

Question ID d683a9cc
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Area and volume

Trigonometry

ID: d683a9cc

The figure shows the lengths, in centimeters (cm), of the edges of a right
rectangular prism. The volume V of a right rectangular prism is , where
is the length of the prism, w is the width of the prism, and h is the height of the
prism. What is the volume, in cubic centimeters, of the prism?

A. 36

B. 24

C. 12

D. 11

ID: d683a9cc Answer

Correct Answer: A

Rationale
Choice A is correct. It’s given that the volume of a right rectangular prism is . The prism shown has a length of 6 cm,
a width of 2 cm, and a height of 3 cm. Thus, , or 36 cubic centimeters.

Choice B is incorrect. This is the volume of a rectangular prism with edge lengths of 6, 2, and 2. Choice C is incorrect and
may result from only finding the product of the length and width of the base of the prism. Choice D is incorrect and may
result from finding the sum, not the product, of the edge lengths of the prism.

Question Difficulty: Easy

Question ID 1bf809b5
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Right triangles and

Trigonometry trigonometry

ID: 1bf809b5

In the triangle shown, what is the value of ?

ID: 1bf809b5 Answer

Correct Answer: .3928, .3929, 11/28

Rationale
The correct answer is . The cosine of an acute angle in a right triangle is defined as the ratio of the length of the leg
adjacent to the angle to the length of the hypotenuse. In the triangle shown, the length of the leg adjacent to the angle
with measure is units and the length of the hypotenuse is units. Therefore, the value of is . Note that
11/28, .3928, .3929, 0.392, and 0.393 are examples of ways to enter a correct answer.

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID a2e76b60
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Area and volume

Trigonometry

ID: a2e76b60

A cylindrical can containing pieces of fruit is filled to the top with syrup before
being sealed. The base of the can has an area of , and the height of the

can is 10 cm. If of syrup is needed to fill the can to the top, which of
the following is closest to the total volume of the pieces of fruit in the can?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: a2e76b60 Answer

Correct Answer: C

Rationale
Choice C is correct. The total volume of the cylindrical can is found by multiplying the area of the base of the can,
, by the height of the can, 10 cm, which yields . If the syrup needed to fill the can has a volume of

, then the remaining volume for the pieces of

fruit is .

Choice A is incorrect because if the fruit had a volume of , there would be of syrup

needed to fill the can to the top. Choice B is incorrect because if the fruit had a volume of , there would be

of syrup needed to fill the can to the top. Choice D is incorrect because it is the total volume of
the can, not just of the pieces of fruit.

Question Difficulty: Medium

Question ID 36200a38
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Lines, angles, and

Trigonometry triangles

ID: 36200a38

In the figure above, two sides of a triangle are extended. What is the value of x ?

A. 110

B. 120

C. 130

D. 140

ID: 36200a38 Answer

Correct Answer: B

Rationale
Choice B is correct. The sum of the interior angles of a triangle is 180°. The measures of the two interior angles of the
given triangle are shown. Therefore, the measure of the third interior angle is 180° – 70° – 50° = 60°. The angles of
measures x° and 60° are supplementary, so their sum is 180°. Therefore, x = 180 – 60 = 120.

Choice A is incorrect and may be the result of misinterpreting x° as supplementary to 70°. Choice C is incorrect and may
be the result of misinterpreting x° as supplementary to 50°. Choice D is incorrect and may be the result of a calculation
error.

Question Difficulty: Easy

Question ID 306264ab
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Area and volume

Trigonometry

ID: 306264ab

A right triangle has sides of length , , and units. What is the area of the triangle, in square units?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: 306264ab Answer

Correct Answer: B

Rationale
Choice B is correct. The area, , of a triangle can be found using the formula , where is the length of the base
of the triangle and is the height of the triangle. It's given that the triangle is a right triangle. Therefore, its base and
height can be represented by the two legs. It’s also given that the triangle has sides of length , , and units.
Since units is the greatest of these lengths, it's the length of the hypotenuse. Therefore, the two legs have lengths
and units. Substituting these values for and in the formula gives ,
which is equivalent to square units, or square units.

Choice A is incorrect. This expression represents the perimeter, rather than the area, of the triangle.

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 6a3fbec3
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Lines, angles, and

Trigonometry triangles

ID: 6a3fbec3

In the figure above, and .

What is the length of ?

ID: 6a3fbec3 Answer

Rationale
The correct answer is 4.5. According to the properties of right triangles, BD divides triangle ABC into two similar triangles,
ABD and BCD. The corresponding sides of ABD and BCD are proportional, so the ratio of BD to AD is the same as the ratio

of DC to BD. Expressing this information as a proportion gives . Solving the proportion for DC results in
. Note that 4.5 and 9/2 are examples of ways to enter a correct answer.

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID 37dde49f
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Area and volume

Trigonometry

ID: 37dde49f

The glass pictured above can hold a maximum volume of 473 cubic centimeters,
which is approximately 16 fluid ounces. What is the value of k, in centimeters?

A. 2.52

B. 7.67

C. 7.79

D. 10.11

ID: 37dde49f Answer

Correct Answer: D

Rationale

Choice D is correct. Using the volume formula and the given information that the volume of the glass is 473
cubic centimeters, the value of k can be found as follows:

Therefore, the value of k is approximately 10.11 centimeters.

Choices A, B, and C are incorrect. Substituting the values of k from these choices in the formula results in volumes of
approximately 7 cubic centimeters, 207 cubic centimeters, and 217 cubic centimeters, respectively, all of which
contradict the given information that the volume of the glass is 473 cubic centimeters.

Question Difficulty: Medium

Question ID 02b02213
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Area and volume

Trigonometry

ID: 02b02213

What is the perimeter, in inches, of a rectangle with a length of inches and a width of inches?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: 02b02213 Answer

Correct Answer: D

Rationale
Choice D is correct. The perimeter of a figure is equal to the sum of the measurements of the sides of the figure. It’s
given that the rectangle has a length of inches and a width of inches. Since a rectangle has sides, of which
opposite sides are parallel and equal, it follows that the rectangle has two sides with a length of inches and two sides
with a width of inches. Therefore, the perimeter of this rectangle is , or inches.

Choice A is incorrect. This is the sum, in inches, of the length and the width of the rectangle.

Choice B is incorrect. This is the sum, in inches, of the two lengths and the width of the rectangle.

Choice C is incorrect. This is the sum, in inches, of the length and the two widths of the rectangle.

Question Difficulty: Easy

Question ID 82c8325f
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Circles

Trigonometry

ID: 82c8325f

A circle in the xy-plane has its center at and the point lies on the circle. Which equation represents this
circle?

A. msup

B. msup

C. msup

D. msup

ID: 82c8325f Answer

Correct Answer: D

Rationale
Choice D is correct. A circle in the xy-plane can be represented by an equation of the form ,
where is the center of the circle and is the length of a radius of the circle. It's given that the circle has its center
at . Therefore, and . Substituting for and for in the equation
yields , or . It's also given that the point lies on the
circle. Substituting for and for in the equation yields ,
or , which is equivalent to , or . Substituting for in the equation
yields . Thus, the equation
represents the circle.

Choice A is incorrect. The circle represented by this equation has its center at , not , and the point
doesn't lie on the circle.

Choice B is incorrect. The point doesn't lie on the circle represented by this equation.

Choice C is incorrect. The circle represented by this equation has its center at , not , and the point
doesn't lie on the circle.

Question Difficulty: Medium

Question ID 459dd6c5
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Area and volume

Trigonometry

ID: 459dd6c5

Triangles and are similar. Each side length of triangle is times the corresponding side length of
triangle . The area of triangle is square inches. What is the area, in square inches, of triangle ?

ID: 459dd6c5 Answer

Correct Answer: 135/8, 16.87, 16.88

Rationale
The correct answer is . It's given that triangles and are similar and each side length of triangle is
times the corresponding side length of triangle . For two similar triangles, if each side length of the first triangle is
times the corresponding side length of the second triangle, then the area of the first triangle is times the area of the
second triangle. Therefore, the area of triangle is , or , times the area of triangle . It's given that the area
of triangle is square inches. Let represent the area, in square inches, of triangle . It follows that is
times , or . Dividing both sides of this equation by yields , which is equivalent to .
Thus, the area, in square inches, of triangle is . Note that 135/8, 16.87, and 16.88 are examples of ways to
enter a correct answer.

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID 25da87f8
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Right triangles and

Trigonometry trigonometry

ID: 25da87f8

A triangle with angle measures 30°, 60°, and 90° has a perimeter of .
What is the length of the longest side of the triangle?

ID: 25da87f8 Answer

Rationale
The correct answer is 12. It is given that the triangle has angle measures of 30°, 60°, and 90°, and so the triangle is a
special right triangle. The side measures of this type of special triangle are in the ratio . If x is the measure of the

shortest leg, then the measure of the other leg is and the measure of the hypotenuse is 2x. The perimeter of the
triangle is given to be , and so the equation for the perimeter can be written as .
Combining like terms and factoring out a common factor of x on the left-hand side of the equation gives
. Rewriting the right-hand side of the equation by factoring out 6 gives .

Dividing both sides of the equation by the common factor gives x = 6. The longest side of the right triangle, the
hypotenuse, has a length of 2x, or 2(6), which is 12.

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID 310c87fe
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Area and volume

Trigonometry

ID: 310c87fe

A cube has a surface area of 54 square meters. What is the

volume, in cubic meters, of the cube?

A. 18

B. 27

C. 36

D. 81

ID: 310c87fe Answer

Correct Answer: B

Rationale

Choice B is correct. The surface area of a cube with side length s is equal to . Since the surface area is given as 54

square meters, the equation can be used to solve for s. Dividing both sides of the equation by 6 yields .
Taking the square root of both sides of this equation yields and . Since the side length of a cube must be a
positive value, can be discarded as a possible solution, leaving . The volume of a cube with side length s is

equal to . Therefore, the volume of this cube, in cubic meters, is , or 27.

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

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID cf53cb56
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Area and volume

Trigonometry

ID: cf53cb56

In the xy-plane shown, square ABCD has its diagonals on the x- and y-axes. What
is the area, in square units, of the square?

A. 20

B. 25

C. 50

D. 100

ID: cf53cb56 Answer

Correct Answer: C

Rationale
Choice C is correct. The two diagonals of square ABCD divide the square into 4 congruent right triangles, where each

triangle has a vertex at the origin of the graph shown. The formula for the area of a triangle is , where b is the
base length of the triangle and h is the height of the triangle. Each of the 4 congruent right triangles has a height of 5

units and a base length of 5 units. Therefore, the area of each triangle is , or 12.5 square units. Since the 4

right triangles are congruent, the area of each is of the area of square ABCD. It follows that the area of the square
ABCD is equal to , or 50 square units.

Choices A and D are incorrect and may result from using 5 or 25, respectively, as the area of one of the 4 congruent right
triangles formed by diagonals of square ABCD. However, the area of these triangles is 12.5. Choice B is incorrect and
may result from using 5 as the length of one side of square ABCD. However, the length of a side of square ABCD is .

Question Difficulty: Medium