Question ID 3f5a3602

Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Algebra Systems of two linear

equations in two
variables

ID: 3f5a3602

What system of linear equations is represented by the lines shown?

A.

B.

C.

D.
 ID: 3f5a3602 Answer
Correct Answer: D

Rationale

Choice D is correct. A line in the xy-plane that passes through the points and has slope , where , and can be defined by an equation
of the form . One of the lines shown in the graph passes through the points and . Substituting for , for , for , and
for in the equation yields , or . Substituting for , for and for in the equation yields
, which is equivalent to . Adding to both sides of this equation yields . Multiplying both sides of this
equation by yields . Therefore, an equation of this line is . Similarly, the other line shown in the graph passes through
the points and . Substituting for , for , for , and for in the equation yields , or . Substituting for
, for , and for in the equation yields , which is equivalent to . Adding to both sides of
this equation yields . Multiplying both sides of this equation by yields . Therefore, an equation of this line is . So,
the system of linear equations represented by the lines shown is and .

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 d1b66ae6
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Algebra Systems of two linear

equations in two
variables

ID: d1b66ae6

If satisfies the system of equations

above, what is the value of y ?

ID: d1b66ae6 Answer

Rationale

The correct answer is . One method for solving the system of equations for y is to add corresponding sides of the two equations. Adding the left-hand sides

gives , or 4y. Adding the right-hand sides yields . It follows that . Finally, dividing both sides of by 4 yields

or . Note that 3/2 and 1.5 are examples of ways to enter a correct answer.

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID 3008cfc3
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Algebra Linear equations in

two variables

ID: 3008cfc3

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

ID: 3008cfc3 Answer

Correct Answer: 33

Rationale

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

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID 3cdbf026
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Algebra Linear equations in

two variables

ID: 3cdbf026

The graph of the equation is a line in the xy-plane, where a and k are constants. If the line

contains the points and , what is the value of k ?

A.

B.

C. 2

D. 3

ID: 3cdbf026 Answer

Correct Answer: A

Rationale

Choice A is correct. The value of k can be found using the slope-intercept form of a linear equation, , where m is the slope and b is the y-coordinate of

the y-intercept. The equation can be rewritten in the form . One of the given points, , is the y-intercept. Thus, the y-coordinate of

the y-intercept must be equal to . Multiplying both sides by k gives . Dividing both sides by gives .

Choices B, C, and D are incorrect and may result from errors made rewriting the given equation.

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID 2d1614a1
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Advanced Math Nonlinear functions

ID: 2d1614a1

The function models the population, in thousands, of a certain city years after . According to the model, the population is predicted to increase by
every months. What is the value of ?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: 2d1614a1 Answer

Correct Answer: C

Rationale

Choice C is correct. It's given that the function models the population of the city years after . Since there are months in a year, months is equivalent
to years. Therefore, the expression can represent the number of years in -month periods. Substituting for in the given equation yields
, which is equivalent to . Therefore, for each -month period, the predicted population of the city is
times, or of, the previous population. This means that the population is predicted to increase by every months.

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

Choice B is incorrect. Each year, the predicted population of the city is times the previous year's predicted population, which is not the same as an increase of
.

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

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID 84dd43f8
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Advanced Math Nonlinear functions

ID: 84dd43f8

For the function , , and for each increase in by , the value of decreases by . What is the value of ?

ID: 84dd43f8 Answer

Correct Answer: 3.44, 86/25

Rationale

The correct answer is . It’s given that and that for each increase in by , the value of decreases by . Because the output of the function
decreases by a constant percentage for each -unit increase in the value of , this relationship can be represented by an exponential function of the form
, where represents the initial value of the function and represents the rate of decay,
expressed as a decimal. Because , the value of must be . Because the value of decreases by for each -unit increase in , the value of
must be , or . Therefore, the function can be defined by . Substituting for in this function yields , which is
equivalent to , or . Either or may be entered as the correct answer.

Alternate approach: It’s given that and that for each increase in by , the value of decreases by . Therefore, when , the value of
is , or , of , which can be expressed as . Since , the value of is . Similarly, when , the value of
is of , which can be expressed as . Since , the value of is . Either or may be entered as
the correct answer.

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID 30281058
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Advanced Math Nonlinear equations

in one variable and
systems of equations
in two variables

ID: 30281058

In the xy-plane, the graph of intersects line p at and , where a and

b are constants. What is the slope of line p ?

A. 6

B. 2

C.

D.

ID: 30281058 Answer

Correct Answer: A

Rationale

Choice A is correct. It’s given that the graph of and line p intersect at and . Therefore, the value of y when is the value of a, and the

value of y when is the value of b. Substituting 1 for x in the given equation yields , or . Similarly, substituting 5 for x in the given equation

yields , or . Therefore, the intersection points are and . The slope of line p is the ratio of the change in y to the change in x

between these two points: , or 6.

Choices B, C, and D are incorrect and may result from conceptual or calculation errors in determining the values of a, b, or the slope of line p.
Question Difficulty: Hard
Question ID c9417793
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Advanced Math Nonlinear equations

in one variable and
systems of equations
in two variables

ID: c9417793

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

ID: c9417793 Answer

Correct Answer: 18

Rationale

The correct answer is . Subtracting from each side of the given equation yields . By the definition of absolute value, if , then
or . Adding to each side of the equation yields . Adding to each side of the equation yields
. Therefore, the solutions to the given equation are and , and it follows that the sum of the solutions to the given equation is , or .

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID c6e85cd7
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty ID: c6e85cd7

If , what is the value of ?

SAT Math Advanced Math Equivalent
expressions

ID: c6e85cd7 Answer

Correct Answer: .2916, .2917, 7/24

Rationale

The correct answer is . An expression of the form , where and are integers greater than and , is equivalent to . Therefore, the expression
on the right-hand side of the given equation, , is equivalent to . Thus, . It follows that . Dividing both sides of this equation by yields
. Note that 7/24, .2916, .2917, 0.219, and 0.292 are examples of ways to enter a correct answer.

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID a0b4103e
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Advanced Math Equivalent

expressions

ID: a0b4103e

The expression can be rewritten as , where k is a

positive constant. What is the value of k ?

A. 2

B. 6

C.

D.

ID: a0b4103e Answer

Correct Answer: D
Rationale

Choice D is correct. Factoring out the coefficient , the given expression can be rewritten as . The expression can be approached as a

difference of squares and rewritten as . Therefore, k must be .

Choice A is incorrect. If k were 2, then the expression given would be rewritten as , which is equivalent to , not .

Choice B is incorrect. This may result from incorrectly factoring the expression and finding as the factored form of the expression. Choice C is

incorrect. This may result from incorrectly distributing the and rewriting the expression as .

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID c7c6445f
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving and Ratios, rates,

Data Analysis proportional
relationships, and
units

ID: c7c6445f

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

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: c7c6445f Answer

Correct Answer: D

Rationale

Choice D is correct. Since the number of yards in mile is , the number of square yards in square mile is . Therefore, if the
area of the town is square miles, it is , in square yards.

Choice A is incorrect and may result from dividing the number of yards in a mile by the square mileage of the town.

Choice B is incorrect and may result from multiplying the number of yards in a mile by the square mileage of the town.

Choice C is incorrect and may result from dividing the number of square yards in a square mile by the square mileage of the town.

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID 6a715bed
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving and Probability and

Data Analysis conditional
probability

ID: 6a715bed

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

– years – years years Total

Group A

Group B

Group C

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

ID: 6a715bed Answer

Correct Answer: .3833, 23/60

Rationale

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

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID 7ce2830a
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving and Evaluating statistical

Data Analysis claims:
Observational
studies and
experiments

ID: 7ce2830a

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

A. The 35 students in the sample

B. All students at the school

C. All middle school students in the city

D. All students in the city

ID: 7ce2830a Answer

Correct Answer: B
Rationale

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

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

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID 7b52985c
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving and Two-variable data:

Data Analysis Models and
scatterplots

ID: 7b52985c

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

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

ID: 7b52985c Answer

Correct Answer: 4.5, 9/2
Rationale

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

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID 4ff597db
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving and One-variable data:

Data Analysis Distributions and
measures of center
and spread

ID: 4ff597db

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

A. 0.45

B. 2.30

C. 9.00

D. 15.25

ID: 4ff597db Answer

Correct Answer: D

Rationale

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

Choice A is incorrect; this is the change in the mean, which isn’t the same as the amount of time worked by the employee who left. Choice B is incorrect and likely
results from making the assumption that there were still 20 employees, rather than 19, at the company after the employee left and then subtracting the original
mean of 6.7 from that result. Choice C is incorrect and likely results from making the assumption that there were still 20 employees, rather than 19, at the company
after the employee left.
Question Difficulty: Hard
Question ID 585de39a
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving and Probability and

Data Analysis conditional
probability

ID: 585de39a

On May 10, 2015, there were 83 million Internet subscribers in Nigeria. The major Internet providers were
MTN, Globacom, Airtel, Etisalat, and Visafone. By September 30, 2015, the number of Internet subscribers in
Nigeria had increased to 97 million. If an Internet subscriber in Nigeria on September 30, 2015, is selected at
random, the probability that the person selected was an MTN subscriber is 0.43. There were p million MTN
subscribers in Nigeria on September 30, 2015. To the nearest integer, what is the value of p ?

ID: 585de39a Answer

Rationale

The correct answer is 42. It’s given that in Nigeria on September 30, 2015, the probability of selecting an MTN subscriber from all Internet subscribers is 0.43, that
there were p million, or , MTN subscribers, and that there were 97 million, or 97,000,000, Internet subscribers. The probability of selecting an MTN
subscriber from all Internet subscribers can be found by dividing the number of MTN subscribers by the total number of Internet subscribers. Therefore, the

equation can be used to solve for p. Dividing 1,000,000 from the numerator and denominator of the expression on the left-hand side yields

. Multiplying both sides of this equation by 97 yields , which, to the nearest integer, is 42.

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID 7d68096f
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving and Evaluating statistical

Data Analysis claims:
Observational
studies and
experiments

ID: 7d68096f

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: 7d68096f 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 bf47ad54
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving and One-variable data:

Data Analysis Distributions and
measures of center
and spread

ID: bf47ad54

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

Value Frequency
A.

Value Frequency
B.

Value Frequency
C.
 Value Frequency
D.

ID: bf47ad54 Answer

Correct Answer: A

Rationale

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

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

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

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID 40e7a1a9
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty ID: 40e7a1a9

is greater than . What is the value of ?

SAT Math Problem-Solving and Percentages
Data Analysis

ID: 40e7a1a9 Answer

Correct Answer: 600

Rationale

The correct answer is . It’s given that is greater than . It follows that . Dividing both sides of this equation by yields
. Subtracting from both sides of this equation yields . Multiplying both sides of this equation by yields . Therefore, the value of
is .

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID 67c0200a
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving and Percentages

Data Analysis

ID: 67c0200a

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

ID: 67c0200a Answer

Correct Answer: .54, 27/50

Rationale

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

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID 7d721177
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving and Ratios, rates,

Data Analysis proportional
relationships, and
units

ID: 7d721177

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: 7d721177 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 308084c5
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving and Inference from

Data Analysis sample statistics and
margin of error

ID: 308084c5

Sample Percent in favor Margin of error

A 52% 4.2%

B 48% 1.6%

The results of two random samples of votes for a proposition are shown above. The samples were selected
from the same population, and the margins of error were calculated using the same method. Which of the
following is the most appropriate reason that the margin of error for sample A is greater than the margin of
error for sample B?

A. Sample A had a smaller number of votes that could not be recorded.

B. Sample A had a higher percent of favorable responses.

C. Sample A had a larger sample size.

D. Sample A had a smaller sample size.

ID: 308084c5 Answer

Correct Answer: D
Rationale

Choice D is correct. Sample size is an appropriate reason for the margin of error to change. In general, a smaller sample size increases the margin of error because
the sample may be less representative of the whole population.

Choice A is incorrect. The margin of error will depend on the size of the sample of recorded votes, not the number of votes that could not be recorded. In any case,
the smaller number of votes that could not be recorded for sample A would tend to decrease, not increase, the comparative size of the margin of error. Choice B is
incorrect. Since the percent in favor for sample A is the same distance from 50% as the percent in favor for sample B, the percent of favorable responses doesn’t
affect the comparative size of the margin of error for the two samples. Choice C is incorrect. If sample A had a larger margin of error than sample B, then sample A
would tend to be less representative of the population. Therefore, sample A is not likely to have a larger sample size.

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID 6626cac3
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving and Probability and

Data Analysis conditional
probability

ID: 6626cac3

Phone Email

Dinner dance 55% 80%

Football game 20% 10%

Picnic 20% 5%

Pool party 5% 5%

Total 100% 100%

An alumni association survey asked each high school graduate to select the one activity he or she preferred for the association’s next event.
Some of the people responded by phone, and the others responded by email. The table above shows the distribution of preferred activity, in
percent, for each response type used. For the survey, the number of email responses was twice the number of phone responses. If a person
who preferred a picnic is selected at random, what is the probability that the person responded by email?

ID: 6626cac3 Answer

Rationale

The correct answer is . It’s given that the number of email responses is twice the number of phone responses. Therefore, if the number of phone responses is p,
then the number of email responses is . The table shows that 20% of people who responded by phone preferred a picnic. It follows that the expression
represents the number of these people. The table also shows that 5% of the people who responded by email preferred a picnic. The expression , or ,
represents the number of these people. Therefore, a total of , or people preferred a picnic. Thus, the probability of selecting at random a person

who responded by email from the people who preferred a picnic is , or . Note that 1/3, .3333, and 0.333 are examples of ways to enter a correct answer.

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID 8637294f
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty ID: 8637294f

If and , what is the value of ?

SAT Math Problem-Solving and Ratios, rates,
Data Analysis proportional
relationships, and
units

ID: 8637294f 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 3f775bbf
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving and Ratios, rates,

Data Analysis proportional
relationships, and
units

ID: 3f775bbf

Power capacity
State
Low Medium High Total

Texas 4 2 3 9

California 1 0 1 2

Oregon 1 0 1 2

Indiana 0 2 0 2

Colorado 1 1 0 2

Iowa 2 0 0 2

Oklahoma 1 0 0 1

Total 10 5 5 20

The table shows the distribution, by location and power capacity (maximum rate of power generation) of the
twenty largest wind projects in the United States in 2013. The total power capacity of the nine wind projects
located in Texas was 4,952 megawatts (MW), and the total power capacity of the twenty wind projects was
11,037 MW in 2013. The amount of energy produced in one hour at a rate of one megawatt is one megawatt-
hour. If each of the nine Texas wind projects in 2013 had operated continuously for 24 hours at the maximum
rate of power generation, approximately how many megawatt-hours of energy would the nine projects have
produced?

A. 200
 B. 5,000

C. 11,000

D. 120,000

ID: 3f775bbf Answer

Correct Answer: D

Rationale

Choice D is correct. It’s given that the total power capacity of the nine wind projects in Texas was 4,952 megawatts. Therefore, if all nine Texas projects operated
continuously for 1 hour, the amount of energy produced would be 4,952 megawatt-hours. It follows that, if all nine Texas projects operated continuously for 24
hours, the amount of energy produced, in megawatt-hours, would be , which is closest to 120,000.

Choice A is incorrect. This is approximately the amount of energy produced for the nine projects divided by 24 hours. Choice B is incorrect. This is approximately
the amount of energy produced for the nine projects. Choice C is incorrect. This is approximately the given amount of energy produced for all twenty projects in the
table.

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID e7d48c8a
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving and One-variable data:

Data Analysis Distributions and
measures of center
and spread

ID: e7d48c8a

The dot plot represents a data set of the number of bursts for eruptions of a steam vent. If an additional eruption with bursts is added to this data set to
create a new data set of eruptions, which of the following measures will be greater for the new data set than for the original data set?
The median number of bursts The mean number of bursts

A. I and II

B. I only

C. II only

D. Neither I nor II

ID: e7d48c8a Answer

Correct Answer: C
Rationale

Choice C is correct. It’s given that the dot plot represents a data set of the number of bursts for eruptions of a steam vent. The median of a data set with an odd
number of elements is the middle element when the elements are in numerical order. For elements in numerical order, this is the element. For this data set,
the first elements have a value of , and the next elements have a value of . Thus, the element in the ordered data set is and the median number of
bursts for the original data set is . If an additional eruption with bursts is added to this data set to create a new data set of eruptions, the median of the new
data set will be between the and elements in the ordered set, which will also be . Therefore, the median number of bursts for the new data set will be the
same as the median number of bursts for the original data set. The mean number of bursts for the original data set is found by adding the values of all elements
and dividing that sum by the number of elements, . Since the data is shown in a dot plot, the sum of the values of the elements can be found by multiplying each
element's value by its frequency: , or . Therefore, the mean number of bursts for the original data set is . If an additional
eruption with bursts is added to this data set to create a new data set of bursts, the mean number of bursts for the new data set is , or . Since
, the mean number of bursts for the new data set is greater than the mean number of bursts for the original data set. Therefore, of the median number of
bursts and the mean number of bursts, only the mean number of bursts is greater for the new data set than for the original data set.

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 f8a322d9
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving and One-variable data:

Data Analysis Distributions and
measures of center
and spread

ID: f8a322d9

Two data sets of integers each are summarized in the histograms shown. For each of the histograms, the first interval represents the frequency of integers
greater than or equal to , but less than . The second interval represents the frequency of integers greater than or equal to , but less than , and so on. What
is the smallest possible difference between the mean of data set A and the mean of data set B?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: f8a322d9 Answer

Correct Answer: B

Rationale

Choice B is correct. The histograms shown have the same shape, but data set A contains values between and and data set B contains values between
and . Thus, the mean of data set A is greater than the mean of data set B. Therefore, the smallest possible difference between the mean of data set A and the
mean of data set B is the difference between the smallest possible mean of data set A and the greatest possible mean of data set B. In data set A, since there are
integers in the interval greater than or equal to but less than , integers greater than or equal to but less than , integers greater than or equal to but
less than , and integers greater than or equal to but less than , the smallest possible mean for data set A is . In data set B, since
there are integers greater than or equal to but less than , integers greater than or equal to but less than , integers greater than or equal to but
less than , and integers greater than or equal to but less than , the largest possible mean for data set B is . Therefore, the
smallest possible difference between the mean of data set A and the mean of data set B is , which is
equivalent to . This expression can be rewritten as , or , which is equal to
. Therefore, the smallest possible difference between the mean of data set A and the mean of data set B is .

Choice A is incorrect. This is the smallest possible difference between the ranges, not the means, of the data sets.

Choice C is incorrect. This is the difference between the greatest possible mean, not the smallest possible mean, of data set A and the greatest possible mean of
data set B.

Choice D is incorrect. This is the smallest possible difference between the sum of the values in data set A and the sum of the values in data set B, not the smallest
possible difference between the means.

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID 3638f413
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving and Ratios, rates,

Data Analysis proportional
relationships, and
units

ID: 3638f413

Jeremy deposited x dollars in his investment account on January 1, 2001. The amount of money in the
account doubled each year until Jeremy had 480 dollars in his investment account on January 1, 2005. What
is the value of x ?

ID: 3638f413 Answer

Rationale

The correct answer is 30. The situation can be represented by the equation , where the 2 represents the fact that the amount of money in the account

doubled each year and the 4 represents the fact that there are 4 years between January 1, 2001, and January 1, 2005. Simplifying gives .
Therefore, .

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID 1fbd3b67
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving and Percentages

Data Analysis

ID: 1fbd3b67

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

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: 1fbd3b67 Answer

Correct Answer: B

Rationale

Choice B is correct. It's given that the number is less than . It follows that is equal to minus of , which can be written as .
This is equivalent to , or . It's also given that the number is greater than the number . It follows that is equal to plus
of . Since , this can be written as . This is equivalent to , or .

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

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

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID 69f6717f
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving and Ratios, rates,

Data Analysis proportional
relationships, and
units

ID: 69f6717f

A sample of oak has a density of kilograms per cubic meter. The sample is in the shape of a cube, where each edge has a length of meters. To the
nearest whole number, what is the mass, in kilograms, of this sample?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: 69f6717f Answer

Correct Answer: A

Rationale

Choice A is correct. It’s given that the sample is in the shape of a cube with edge lengths of meters. Therefore, the volume of the sample is , or ,
cubic meters. It’s also given that the sample has a density of kilograms per cubic meter. Therefore, the mass of this sample is
, or kilograms. Rounding this mass to the nearest whole number gives kilograms. Therefore, to the nearest
whole number, the mass, in kilograms, of this sample 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: Hard

Question ID e438ec3f
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving and Probability and

Data Analysis conditional
probability

ID: e438ec3f

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

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: e438ec3f Answer

Correct Answer: C

Rationale

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

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

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

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID d4413871
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving and Probability and

Data Analysis conditional
probability

ID: d4413871

Blood type

Rhesus factor A B AB O

33 9 3 37

7 2 1 x

Human blood can be classified into four common blood types—A, B, AB, and O. It is also characterized by the
presence or absence of the rhesus factor. The table above shows the distribution of blood type and

rhesus factor for a group of people. If one of these people who is rhesus negative is chosen at random,

the probability that the person has blood type B is . What is the value of x ?

ID: d4413871 Answer

Rationale

The correct answer is 8. In this group, of the people who are rhesus negative have blood type B. The total number of people who are rhesus negative in the

group is , and there are 2 people who are rhesus negative with blood type B. Therefore, . Combining like terms on the left-hand

side of the equation yields . Multiplying both sides of this equation by 9 yields , and multiplying both sides of this equation by
yields . Subtracting 10 from both sides of this equation yields .
Question Difficulty: Hard
Question ID 0231050d
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving and Percentages

Data Analysis

ID: 0231050d

The line graph shows the total amount of snow, in inches, recorded each year in Washington, DC, from 2003
to 2015. If is the percent decrease in the annual snowfall from 2003 to 2007, what is the value of p ?

ID: 0231050d Answer

Rationale

The correct answer is 75. The percent decrease between two values is found by dividing the difference between the two values by the original value and multiplying
by 100. The line graph shows that the annual snowfall in 2003 was 40 inches, and the annual snowfall in 2007 was 10 inches. Therefore, the percent decrease in

the annual snowfall from 2003 to 2007 is , or 75. It’s given that this is equivalent to , so the value of p is 75.

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID 0ea56bb2
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving and Percentages

Data Analysis

ID: 0ea56bb2

Subscriptions
Year
sold

2012 5,600

2013 5,880

The manager of an online news service received the report above on the number of subscriptions sold by the
service. The manager estimated that the percent increase from 2012 to 2013 would be double the percent
increase from 2013 to 2014. How many subscriptions did the manager expect would be sold in 2014?

A. 6,020

B. 6,027

C. 6,440

D. 6,468

ID: 0ea56bb2 Answer

Correct Answer: B
Rationale

Choice B is correct. The percent increase from 2012 to 2013 was , or 5%. Since the percent increase from 2012 to 2013 was estimated to
be double the percent increase from 2013 to 2014, the percent increase from 2013 to 2014 was expected to be 2.5%.
Therefore, the number of subscriptions sold in 2014 is expected to be the number of subscriptions sold in 2013 multiplied by , or

Choice A is incorrect and is the result of adding half of the value of the increase from 2012 to 2013 to the 2013 result. Choice C is incorrect and is the result adding
twice the value of the increase from 2012 to 2013 to the 2013 result. Choice D is incorrect and is the result of interpreting the percent increase from 2013 to 2014
as double the percent increase from 2012 to 2013.

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID 1ea09200
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving and Evaluating statistical

Data Analysis claims:
Observational
studies and
experiments

ID: 1ea09200

A sample of 40 fourth-grade students was selected at random from a certain school. The 40 students
completed a survey about the morning announcements, and 32 thought the announcements were helpful.
Which of the following is the largest population to which the results of the survey can be applied?

A. The 40 students who were surveyed

B. All fourth-grade students at the school

C. All students at the school

D. All fourth-grade students in the county in which the school is located

ID: 1ea09200 Answer

Correct Answer: B

Rationale

Choice B is correct. 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. In this case, the population from which the sample was selected is all fourth-grade students at a
certain school. Therefore, the results of the survey can be applied to all fourth-grade students at the school.

Choice A is incorrect. The results of the survey can be applied to the 40 students who were surveyed. However, this isn’t the largest group to which the results of the
survey can be applied. Choices C and D are incorrect. Since the sample was selected at random from among the fourth-grade students at a certain school, the
results of the survey can’t be applied to other students at the school or to other fourth-grade students who weren’t represented in the survey results. Students in
other grades in the school or other fourth-grade students in the country may feel differently about announcements than the fourth-grade students at the school.
Question Difficulty: Hard
Question ID 48f83c34
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Advanced Math Nonlinear functions

ID: 48f83c34

A right rectangular prism has a height of inches. The length of the prism's base is inches, which is inches more than the width of the prism's base. Which
function gives the volume of the prism, in cubic inches, in terms of the length of the prism's base?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: 48f83c34 Answer

Correct Answer: D

Rationale

Choice D is correct. The volume of a right rectangular prism can be represented by a function that gives the volume of the prism, in cubic inches, in terms of the
length of the prism's base. The volume of a right rectangular prism is equal to the area of its base times its height. It's given that the length of the prism's base is
inches, which is inches more than the width of the prism's base. This means that the width of the prism's base is inches. It follows that the area of the
prism's base, in square inches, is and the volume, in cubic inches, of the prism is . Thus, the function that gives the volume of this right
rectangular prism, in cubic inches, in terms of the length of the prism's base, , is .

Choice A is incorrect. This function would give the volume of the prism if the height were inches more than the length of its base and the width of the base were
inches more than its length.

Choice B is incorrect. This function would give the volume of the prism if the height were inches more than the length of its base.

Choice C is incorrect. This function would give the volume of the prism if the width of the base were inches more than its length, rather than the length of the base
being inches more than its width.
Question Difficulty: Hard
Question ID 345cc36a
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Lines, angles, and

Trigonometry triangles

ID: 345cc36a

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

ID: 345cc36a Answer

Correct Answer: 54

Rationale

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

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID 2d2cb85e
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Lines, angles, and

Trigonometry triangles

ID: 2d2cb85e

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

ID: 2d2cb85e Answer

Correct Answer: 156

Rationale

The correct answer is . In the figure shown, the sum of the measures of angle and angle is . It’s given that the measure of angle is .
Therefore, the measure of angle is , or . The sum of the measures of the interior angles of a triangle is . In triangle , the
measure of angle is and it's given that the measure of angle is . Thus, the measure of angle is , or . It’s given
that . Therefore, triangle is an isosceles triangle and the measure of is equal to the measure of angle . In triangle , the measure
of angle is and the measure of angle is . Thus, the measure of angle is , or . The figure shows that the measure
of angle is , so the value of is .
Question Difficulty: Hard
Question ID 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 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 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 ecd09c38
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving and Probability 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 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 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 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 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