SAT Math Tests
Section 1
Questions: 20
Time: 25 minutes
1. If n is an odd integer, which one of the following is an even integer?
(A) n3
(B) n/4
(C) 2n + 3
(D) n(n + 3)
(E)
2. Define xy by the equation xy = xy – y. Then 23 =
(A) 1
(B) 3
(C) 12
(D) 15
(E) 18
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3. he graph of x = –y + 2 and the graph of the line k intersect at (0, p) and (1, q). Which one of the
following is the smallest possible slope of line k ?
(A) 2 1
(B) 2 +1
(C) 2 1
(D) 2 +1
(E) 2+2
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4. What is the area of the triangle shown?
h 5
3
(A) 6
(B) 7.5
(C) 8
(D) 11
(E) 15
5. When the integer n is divided by 2, the quotient is u and the remainder is 1. When the integer n is
divided by 5, the quotient is v and the remainder is 3. Which one of the following must be true?
(A) 2u + 5v = 4
(B) 2u – 5v = 2
(C) 4u + 5v = 2
(D) 4u – 5v = 2
(E) 3u – 5v = 2
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6. If xy z < 0 , then which one of the following statements must also be true?
I. xz < 0
II. z<0
III. xyz < 0
(A) None
(B) I only
(C) III only
(D) I and II
(E) II and III
7. Which of the following fractions is the largest in the group?
(A) 10/11
(B) 9/10
(C) 8/9
(D) 7/8
(E) 6/7
8. If a + 3a is 4 less than b + 3b, then a – b =
(A) –4
(B) –1
(C) 1/5
(D) 1/3
(E) 2
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9. What is the average of x, 2x, and 6?
(A) x/2
(B) 2x
(C) (x + 2)/6
(D) x+2
(E) (x + 2)/3
10. What is the ratio of 2 feet to 4 yards?
(A) 1:9
(B) 1:8
(C) 1:7
(D) 1:6
(E) 1:5
2
x (x5 )
11. If x 0, =
x4
(A) x5
(B) x6
(C) x7
(D) x8
(E) x9
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y x
12. If x – y = 9, then x y =
3 3
(A) –4
(B) –3
(C) 0
(D) 12
(E) 27
13. ( 3
)
2 5 3 [ 4 ÷ 2 + 1] =
(A) –21
(B) 32
(C) 45
(D) 60
(E) 78
14. What percent of 25 is 5?
(A) 10%
(B) 20%
(C) 30%
(D) 35%
(E) 40%
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Questions 15-18 refer to the following graphs.
SALES AND EARNINGS OF CONSOLIDATED CONGLOMERATE
Sales Earnings
(in millions of dollars) (in millions of dollars)
12
100 10
90
80 8
70
60 6
50
40 4
30
20 2
10
0 0
85 86 87 88 89 90 85 86 87 88 89 90
Note: Figure drawn to scale.
15. During which year was the company’s earnings 10 percent of its sales?
(A) 85
(B) 86
(C) 87
(D) 88
(E) 90
16. During the years 1986 through 1988, what were the average earnings per year?
(A) 6 million
(B) 7.5 million
(C) 9 million
(D) 10 million
(E) 27 million
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17. In which year did sales increase by the greatest percentage over the previous year?
(A) 86
(B) 87
(C) 88
(D) 89
(E) 90
18. If Consolidated Conglomerate’s earnings are less than or equal to 10 percent of sales during a year,
then the stockholders must take a dividend cut at the end of the year. In how many years did the
stockholders of Consolidated Conglomerate suffer a dividend cut?
(A) None
(B) One
(C) Two
(D) Three
(E) Four
19. Scott starts jogging from point X to point Y. A half-hour later his friend Garrett who jogs 1 mile per
hour slower than twice Scott’s rate starts from the same point and follows the same path. If Garrett
overtakes Scott in 2 hours, how many miles will Garrett have covered?
(A) 2 1/5
(B) 3 1/3
(C) 4
(D) 6
(E) 6 2/3
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20. In sequence S, the 3rd term is 4, the 2nd term is three times the 1st, and the 3rd term is four times the
2nd. What is the 1st term in sequence S?
(A) 0
(B) 1/3
(C) 1
(D) 3/2
(E) 4
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Section 2
Questions: 18
Time: 25 minutes
1. If n is an integer, which of the following CANNOT be an even integer?
(A) 2n + 2
(B) n–5
(C) 2n
(D) 2n + 3
(E) 5n + 2
2. If x is a positive integer, define:
(x)* = x , if x is even;
(x)* = 4x, if x is odd.
If k is a positive integer, which one of the following equals (2k – 1)* ?
(A)
(B) k–1
(C) 8k – 4
(D)
(E) 8k – 1
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3. Suppose p is even and q is odd. Then which of the following CANNOT be an integer?
I. (p + q)/p
II. pq/3
III. q/p2
(A) I only
(B) II only
(C) III only
(D) I and II only
(E) I and III only
4. If x = –|x|, then which one of the following statements could be true?
I. x=0
II. x<0
III. x>0
(A) None
(B) I only
(C) III only
(D) I and II
(E) II and III
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5. If w 0 and w = 2x = 2y , what is the value of w – x in terms of y ?
(A) 2y
2
(B) y
2
(C) 2y
4
(D) y
2
(E) y
3 3 3 3
6. =
9999
4
1
(A)
3
3
1
(B)
3
(C) 1/3
(D) 4/9
(E) 4/3
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2 20 219
7. =
211
9 19
(A) 2 –2
1
(B)
211
8
(C) 2
10
(D) 2
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(E) 2
8. Except for the first two numbers, every number in the sequence –1, 3, –3, . . . is the product of the two
immediately preceding numbers. How many numbers of this sequence are odd?
(A) one
(B) two
(C) three
(D) four
(E) more than four
[Grid-in Problem]
9. How many integers are there between 49 and 101, inclusive?
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[Grid-in Problem]
10. Bowl S contains only marbles. If 1/4 of the marbles were removed, the bowl would be filled to 1/2 of
its capacity. If 100 marbles were added, the bowl would be full. How many marbles are in bowl S?
[Grid-in Problem]
11. If in a certain school 20 students are taking math and 10 are taking history and 7 are taking both, how
many students are taking either math or history?
[Grid-in Problem]
12. A hat contains 15 marbles, and each marble is numbered with one and only one of the numbers 1, 2,
3. From a group of 15 people, each person selects exactly 1 marble from the hat.
Numbered Number of People Who
Marble Selected The Marble
1 4
2 5
3 6
What is the probability that a person selected at random picked a marble numbered 2 or greater?
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[Grid-in Problem]
13. The graph of y = f(x) is shown. If f(–1) = v, then what is the value of f(v) ?
[Grid-in Problem]
14. In the triangle shown, what is the degree measure of angle c ?
c
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[Grid-in Problem]
15. In the figure, if the quotient of a and b is 7/2, then b =
[Grid-in Problem]
2x2 + 4x + 2
16. If x –1, then =
( x + 1) 2
[Grid-in Problem]
17. If on a test three people answered 90% of the questions correctly and two people answered 80%
correctly, then the average for the group of five people is
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[Grid-in Problem]
18. If the ratio of y to x is equal to 3 and the sum of y and x is 80, what is the value of y?
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Section 3
Questions: 16
Time: 20 minutes
1. If x/y is a fraction greater than 1, then which of the following must be less than 1?
(A) 3y/x
(B) x/3y
x
(C)
y
(D) y/x
(E) y
2. Define x* by the equation x* = – x. Then ((–)*)* =
(A) –2
(B) –1
(C) –
(D) 2
(E) 4
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3. The graph shows a parabola that is symmetric about the x-axis. Which one of the following could be
the equation of the graph?
y
(–1, 0)
x
O
(A) x = y2 1
2
(B) x = y
(C) x = y2 + 1
2
(D) x = y 1
2
(E) x = ( y + 1)
4. If a, b, and c are consecutive integers and a < b < c, which of the following must be true?
I. b–c=1
II. abc/3 is an integer.
III. a + b + c is even.
(A) I only
(B) II only
(C) III only
(D) I and II only
(E) II and III only
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5. In the figure, what is the measure of angle y ?
(A) 80
(B) 84
(C) 85
(D) 87
(E) 90
6. If 1/Q > 1, which of the following must be true?
(A) 1 < Q2
1
(B) >2
Q2
(C) 1 > Q2
1
(D) <1
Q2
(E) Q < Q2
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x +3
7. If = y , what is the value of x in terms of y?
x 3
(A) 3–y
(B) 3/y
(C) y + 12
3y 3
(D)
1 y
(E) 3y2
8. If p and q are positive, p2 + q2 = 16, and p2 – q2 = 8, then q =
(A) 2
(B) 4
(C) 8
(D) 2 2
(E) 2 6
9. If the average of five numbers is -10, and the sum of three of the numbers is 16, then what is the
average of the other two numbers?
(A) –33
(B) –1
(C) 5
(D) 20
(E) 25
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10. If Biff can shape 3 surfboards in 50 minutes, how many surfboards can he shape in 5 hours?
(A) 16
(B) 17
(C) 18
(D) 19
(E) 20
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11. 2 =
3
4
(A) 2
3
(B) 2 3
2
(C) 6
4 2
(D) 2 3
2 4
(E) 2 3
x2 = 4
12. Given the system 3
, which of the following is NOT necessarily true?
y = 8
(A) y<0
(B) x<5
(C) y is an integer
(D) x>y
(E) x/y is an integer
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8x 2 32
13. If x –2, then =
4x + 8
(A) 2(x – 2)
(B) 2(x – 4)
(C) 8(x + 2)
(D) x–2
(E) x+4
14. What percent of a is 3a ?
(A) 100%
(B) 150%
(C) 200%
(D) 300%
(E) 350%
15. A cyclist travels 20 miles at a speed of 15 miles per hour. If he returns along the same path and the
entire trip takes 2 hours, at what speed did he return?
(A) 15 mph
(B) 20 mph
(C) 22 mph
(D) 30 mph
(E) 34 mph
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16. The seventh number in a sequence of numbers is 31 and each number after the first number in the
sequence is 4 less than the number immediately preceding it. What is the fourth number in the
sequence?
(A) 15
(B) 19
(C) 35
(D) 43
(E) 51
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