Section 2, Module 1: Math
PSAT Prep Test 2—Math
Module 1
Turn to Section 2 of your answer sheet to answer the questions in this section.
DIRECTIONS
The questions in this section address a number of important math skills.
Use of a calculator is permitted for all questions.
NOTES
Unless otherwise indicated:
• All variables and expressions represent real l numbers.
• Figures provided are drawn to scale.
• All figures lie in a plane.
• The domain of a given function f is the set of all real numbers x for which f(x) is a real
number.
REFERENCE
2x 60° 45°
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r h b
c x s s 2
w
30° 45°
b a x 3 s
A = πr 2 A = w
C = 2πr A = 12 bh c2 = a2 + b2 Special Right Triangles
•r h
h r h
h
w r w
V = wh V = πr2h V = 43 πr3 V = 13 πr2h V = 13 wh
The number of degrees of arc in a circle is 360.
The number of radians of arc in a circle is 2p.
The sum of the measures in degrees of the angles of a triangle is 180.
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Section 2, Module 1: Math
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4. Practice Test 1 | 3
Section 2, Module 1: Math
1 Mark for Review 3 Mark for Review
Which of the following expressions is equivalent to c = 120 + 75d
(3x – 2)(5x – 2)? The given equation models the cost, c, in dollars, to rent
a car for d days. If the cost is $345, how many days long
A 8x – 4 is the rental?
A 3
B 15x 2 + 4
B 75
C 15x 2 – 16x – 4
C 354
D 15x 2 – 16x + 4
D 25,995
2 Mark for Review
Group 1 Group 2 4 Mark for Review
6 2 The measure of angle B in triangle ABC is 32°, and the
measure of angle C is 77°. What is the measure of
14 6
angle A?
14 14
21 14 A 45°
21 21
B 71°
Data from two groups are shown in the table. Which of
the following is a true statement about the mean of the
values for Group 1 and the mean of the values for
C 109°
Group 2?
A The mean of Group 1 is greater than the mean for D 251°
Group 2.
B The mean of Group 2 is greater than the mean for
Group 1.
C The means of the two groups are equal.
D There is not enough information to compare the
means.
CONTINUE
4 | Practice Test 2
Section 2, Module 1: Math
5 Mark for Review 7 Mark for Review
x 12 y A bank president hopes to attract more customers
If = 3, what is the value of ? by opening a total of n new branches each year. The
y x
bank had b branches at the beginning of 2023. Which
function best models the total number of branches, T,
that the bank plans to have y years after 2023?
A T(y) = ny – b
B T(y) = ny + b
6 Mark for Review C T(y) = b(n)y
3x – 5y = –17
5x – 3y = –7 D T(y) = n(b)y
If (x, y) is the solution to the given system of equations,
what is the value of x – y?
A –24
8 Mark for Review
B
What is the negative solution to the equation
–10
x 2 – 30 = x?
C –3
D 10
CONTINUE
Practice Test 2 | 5
Section 2, Module 1: Math
9 Mark for Review 10 Mark for Review
The line y = cx – 2, where c is a constant, is graphed in
the xy -plane. If the line contains the point (m, n), where y
m ≠ 0 and n ≠ 0, what is the slope of the line, in terms of 5
m and n?
2 −m
A
n
2−n
B x
m –2 –1 O 1 2
m+2
C
n
n +2
D –5
m
Which of the following could be the equation of the
graph shown?
A y = –x(x – 1)(x + 2)
B y = –x(x + 1)(x – 2)
C y = –x(x – 1)2(x + 2)
D y = –x(x + 1)2(x – 2)
CONTINUE
6 | Practice Test 2
Section 2, Module 1: Math
11 Mark for Review 13 Mark for Review
Juan is a book editor who is given a book to edit. The 3x – 2y = 5
number of pages that he has left to edit at the end of cx – 7y = 12
each hour is estimated by the equation P = 326 – 12h,
In the given system of equations, c is a constant and x
where h represents the number of hours spent editing
and y are variables. For what value of c will the system
the book. What is the best interpretation of the value
of equations have no solution?
326 in this equation?
21
A −
A Juan edits pages at a rate of 326 per day. 2
36
B −
B Juan edits pages at a rate of 326 per hour. 5
36
C
C Juan will finish editing the book in 326 hours. 5
21
D
D Juan is given a total of 326 pages to edit. 2
12 Mark for Review
A triangle has an area of 20 square units, a base of
b units, and a height of (b + 3) units. Which of the
following is the value of b?
A 5
B 8
C 13
D 40
CONTINUE
Practice Test 2 | 7
Section 2, Module 1: Math
14 Mark for Review 15 Mark for Review
l m
100
90
Job satisfaction (%)
34°
80
70
60 o
97°
c°
50
40
0 3 6 9 12 15 18 Note: Figure not drawn to scale.
Hours on creative tasks Lines l, m, and o intersect as shown in the figure. What
The scatterplot shows the relationship for employees in is the value of c?
a particular field between the number of work hours
per week spent on creative tasks and their overall
job satisfaction. Which of the following is the best
approximation of the job satisfaction of an employee
who spends 12 hours a week on creative tasks, based on
the line of best fit?
A 68%
B 75% 16 Mark for Review
The function p describes the population of a
C 80% community. Each successive year, the population of
the community increases by 3% of the previous year’s
population. Which of the following could describe this
D 84% function?
A Decreasing exponential
B Decreasing linear
C Increasing exponential
D Increasing linear
CONTINUE
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Section 2, Module 1: Math
17 Mark for Review 19 Mark for Review
The population of a small town is currently 800. A In the xy -plane, line l passes through the origin and
statistician estimates that the population of the town contains points (4, r) and (r, 16). Which of the following
will decline by 14 percent per year for the next five could be the value of r ?
years. The statistician models the population, P, of
the town after x years using the equation P = 800 (k) x . A 0
According to the model, what will the population of the
town be, to the nearest whole number, after five years?
B 4
C 8
D 12
18 Mark for Review
20 Mark for Review
In a zoological study, Eastern chinchillas produced 30
percent more offspring than did Western chinchillas.
If the Eastern chinchillas in this study produced
143 offspring, how many offspring did the Western
chinchillas produce?
c° d° A 100
In the triangle shown, sin(c° ) = cos(d° ). If c = 6m – 9 and
d = 8m – 6, what is the value of m? B 103
A 5.4
C 110
B 7.5
D 186
C 10.5
D 13.5
CONTINUE
Practice Test 2 | 9
Section 2, Module 1: Math
21 Mark for Review 22 Mark for Review
y ≤ 20 x + 350 y = rx 2 + s
y 8x y = –2
When graphed in the xy -plane, the solution set of the In the given system of equations, r and s are constants.
given system of inequalities contains the point (j, k). For which of the following values of r and s does the
What is the greatest possible value of k? system have exactly two real solutions?
A r = –2, s = –1
B r = –1, s = –2
C r = 2, s = –2
D r = 3, s = 1
CONTINUE
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