Question ID 6baeb1d2
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty
SAT Math Problem-Solving Percentages Hard
and Data Analysis
ID: 6baeb1d2
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: 6baeb1d2 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 7dfb73de
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty
SAT Math Problem-Solving Percentages Hard
and Data Analysis
ID: 7dfb73de
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: 7dfb73de 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 d683c482
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty
SAT Math Problem-Solving Percentages Hard
and Data Analysis
ID: d683c482
The number is greater than the number . The number is less than . What is the value
of ?
ID: d683c482 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 c50fc439
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty
SAT Math Problem-Solving Evaluating Hard
and Data Analysis statistical claims:
Observational
studies and
experiments
ID: c50fc439
A trivia tournament organizer wanted to study the relationship between the number of points a team
scores in a trivia round and the number of hours that a team practices each week. For the study, the
organizer selected teams at random from all trivia teams in a certain tournament. The table displays
the information for the teams in the sample that practiced for at least hours per week.
Number of points per round
Hours practiced
6 to 13 points 14 or more points Total
3 to 5 hours
More than 5 hours
Total
Which of the following is the largest population to which the results of the study can be generalized?
A. All trivia teams in the tournament that scored or more points in the round
B. The trivia teams in the sample
C. The trivia teams in the sample that practiced for at least hours per week
D. All trivia teams in the tournament
ID: c50fc439 Answer
Correct Answer: D
Rationale
Choice D is correct. It's given that the organizer selected teams at random from all trivia teams in the tournament. A
table is also given displaying the information for the teams in the sample that practiced for at least hours per week.
Selecting a sample of a reasonable size at random to use for a survey allows the results from that survey to be applied to
the population from which the sample was selected, but not beyond this population. Thus, only the sampling method
information is necessary to determine the largest population to which the results of the study can be generalized. Since
the organizer selected the sample at random from all trivia teams in the tournament, the largest population to which the
results of the study can be generalized is all trivia teams in the tournament.
Choice A is incorrect. The sample was selected at random from all trivia teams in the tournament, not just from the
teams that scored an average of or more points per round.
Choice B is incorrect. If a study uses a sample selected at random from a population, the results of the study can be
generalized to the population, not just the sample.
Choice C is incorrect. If a study uses a sample selected at random from a population, the results of the study can be
generalized to the population, not just a subset of the sample.
Question Difficulty: Hard
Question ID e03f95ad
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty
SAT Math Problem-Solving One-variable data: Hard
and Data Analysis Distributions and
measures of center
and spread
ID: e03f95ad
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: e03f95ad 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 00048e15
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty
SAT Math Problem-Solving Ratios, rates, Hard
and Data Analysis proportional
relationships, and
units
ID: 00048e15
If and , what is the value of ?
ID: 00048e15 Answer
Correct Answer: .0625, 1/16
Rationale
The correct answer is . It's given that and . The equation can be rewritten as
. Dividing both sides of this equation by yields . The equation can be rewritten
as . Substituting for in this equation yields , or . Multiplying
both sides of this equation by yields . Dividing both sides of this equation by yields .
Therefore, the value of is . Note that .0625, 0.062, 0.063, and 1/16 are examples of ways to enter a correct
answer.
Question Difficulty: Hard
Question ID 91ac409a
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty
SAT Math Problem-Solving Probability and Hard
and Data Analysis conditional
probability
ID: 91ac409a
The table summarizes the distribution of age and assigned group for participants in a study.
– years – years years Total
Group A
Group B
Group C
Total
One of these participants will be selected at random. What is the probability of selecting a participant
from group A, given that the participant is at least years of age? (Express your answer as a decimal or
fraction, not as a percent.)
ID: 91ac409a Answer
Correct Answer: .3833, 23/60
Rationale
The correct answer is . It's given that one of the participants will be selected at random. The probability of selecting a
participant from group A given that the participant is at least years of age is the number of participants in group A
who are at least years of age divided by the total number of participants who are at least years of age. The table
shows that in group A, there are participants who are – years of age and participants who are years of
age. Therefore, there are , or , participants in group A who are at least years of age. The table also shows
that there are a total of participants who are – years of age and participants who are years of age.
Therefore, there are a total of , or , participants who are at least years of age. It follows that the probability
of selecting a participant from group A given that the participant is at least years of age is . Note that 23/60, .3833,
and 0.383 are examples of ways to enter a correct answer.
Question Difficulty: Hard
Question ID 0f1d42fd
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty
SAT Math Problem-Solving Ratios, rates, Hard
and Data Analysis proportional
relationships, and
units
ID: 0f1d42fd
The density of a certain type of wood is kilograms per cubic meter. A sample of this type of wood is
in the shape of a cube and has a mass of kilograms. To the nearest hundredth of a meter, what is the
length of one edge of this sample?
A.
B.
C.
D.
ID: 0f1d42fd Answer
Correct Answer: B
Rationale
Choice B is correct. It’s given that the density of a certain type of wood is kilograms per cubic meter , and
a sample of this type of wood has a mass of . Let represent the volume, in , of the sample. It follows that the
relationship between the density, mass, and volume of this sample can be written
as , or . Multiplying both sides of this equation by yields . Dividing both sides
of this equation by yields . Therefore, the volume of this sample is . Since it’s given that the sample
of this type of wood is a cube, it follows that the length of one edge of this sample can be found using the volume
formula for a cube, , where represents the volume, in , and represents the length, in m, of one edge of the
cube. Substituting for in this formula yields . Taking the cube root of both sides of this equation yields
, or . Therefore, the length of one edge of this sample to the nearest hundredth of a meter is .
Choices A, C, and D are incorrect and may result from conceptual or calculation errors.
Question Difficulty: Hard
Question ID 6a61db85
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty
SAT Math Problem-Solving Two-variable data: Hard
and Data Analysis Models and
scatterplots
ID: 6a61db85
The scatterplot shows the relationship between the length of time , in hours, a certain bird spent in flight
and the number of days after January , .
What is the average rate of change, in hours per day, of the length of time the bird spent in flight on
January to the length of time the bird spent in flight on January ?
ID: 6a61db85 Answer
Correct Answer: 4.5, 9/2
Rationale
The correct answer is . It's given that the scatterplot shows the relationship between the length of time , in hours, a
certain bird spent in flight and the number of days after January , . Since January is days after January , it
follows that January corresponds to an x-value of in the scatterplot. In the scatterplot, when , the
corresponding value of is . In other words, on January , the bird spent hours in flight. Since January is days
after January , it follows that January corresponds to an x-value of in the scatterplot. In the scatterplot, when
, the corresponding value of is . In other words, on January , the bird spent hours in flight. Therefore, the
average rate of change, in hours per day, of the length of time the bird spent in flight on January to the length of time
the bird spent in flight on January is the difference in the length of time, in hours, the bird spent in flight divided by the
difference in the number of days after January , or , which is equivalent to . Note that 9/2 and 4.5 are examples
of ways to enter a correct answer.
Question Difficulty: Hard
