SAT Math 2 - Annotated
SAT Math 2 - Annotated
6TSL03
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The line graph shows the percent of cars for sale at a
used car lot on a given day by model year.
For what model year is the percent of cars for sale the
smallest? In the figure, line m is parallel to line n, and line t
intersects both lines. What is the value of x ?
A) 2012
A) 33
B) 2013
B) 57
C) 2014
C) 123
D) 2015
D) 147
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For a particular machine that produces beads, 29 out
of every 100 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?
1
A)
2,900
1
B)
29
29
C)
100
29
D)
10
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Each side of a square has a length of 45. What is the
perimeter of this square?
7
55
=x
x+6
What is the positive solution to the given equation?
What is the y-intercept of the graph shown?
A) (−8, 0)
B) (−6, 0)
C) (0, 6)
D) (0, 8)
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An object travels at a constant speed of
12 centimeters per second. At this speed, what is the
time, in seconds, that it would take for the object to
travel 108 centimeters?
A) 9
5 B) 96
C) 120
The total cost f (x), in dollars, to lease a car for
36 months from a particular car dealership is given D) 972
by f (x) = 36x + 1,000, where x is the monthly
payment, in dollars. What is the total cost to lease a
car when the monthly payment is $400?
A) $13,400
B) $13,000
C) $15,400
D) $37,400
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Data set X: 5, 9, 9, 13 An object is kicked from a platform. The equation
Data set Y: 5, 9, 9, 13, 27
h = −4.9t 2 + 7t + 9 represents this situation, where
The lists give the values in data sets X and Y. Which
h is the height of the object above the ground, in
statement correctly compares the mean of data set X
and the mean of data set Y? meters, t seconds after it is kicked. Which number
represents the height, in meters, from which the
A) The mean of data set X is greater than the mean
of data set Y. object was kicked?
B) The mean of data set X is less than the mean of A) 0
data set Y.
B) 4.9
C) The means of data set X and data set Y are equal.
C) 7
D) There is not enough information to compare the
D) 9
means.
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A rocket contained 467,000 kilograms (kg) of f (x) = 4x 2 − 50x + 126
propellant before launch. Exactly 21 seconds after
The given equation defines the function f. For what
launch, 362,105 kg of this propellant remained. On
average, approximately how much propellant, in kg, value of x does f (x) reach its minimum?
did the rocket burn each second after launch?
A) 4,995
B) 17,243
C) 39,481
D) 104,895
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A small business owner budgets $2,200 to purchase
candles. The owner must purchase a minimum of
200 candles to maintain the discounted pricing. If the
owner pays $4.90 per candle to purchase small
candles and $11.60 per candle to purchase large
11 candles, what is the maximum number of large
candles the owner can purchase to stay within the
If 4x + 2 = 12 , what is the value of 16x + 8 ? budget and maintain the discounted pricing?
A) 40
B) 48
C) 56
D) 60
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In the linear function f, f (0) = 8 and f (1) = 12.
Which equation defines f ?
A) f (x) = 12x + 8
B) f (x) = 4x
C) f (x) = 4x + 12
D) f (x) = 4x + 8
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The function h is defined by h(x) = 4x + 28. The f (x) = (x + 6)(x + 5)(x − 4)
graph of y = h(x) in the xy-plane has an x-intercept
The function f is given. Which table of values
at (a, 0) and a y-intercept at (0, b), where a and b
represents y = f (x) − 3 ?
are constants. What is the value of a + b ?
A) 21 A) x y
B) 28 −6 −9
C) 32 −5 −8
D) 35 4 1
B) x y
−6 −3
−5 −3
4 −3
20 C) x y
3 2 −6 −3
One of the factors of 2x + 42x + 208x is x + b,
where b is a positive constant. What is the smallest −5 −2
possible value of b ? 4 7
D) x y
−6 3
−5 3
4 3
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y = −1.5
y = x 2 + 8x + a
In the given system of equations, a is a positive
constant. The system has exactly one distinct real
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solution. What is the value of a ?
For the function q, the value of q(x) decreases by
45% for every increase in the value of x by 1. If
q(0) = 14 , which equation defines q ?
A) q(x) = 0.55(14)x
B) q(x) = 1.45(14)x
C) q(x) = 14(0.55)x
D) q(x) = 14(1.45)x
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RS = 20
ST = 48
TR = 52
The side lengths of right triangle RST are given.
Triangle RST is similar to triangle UVW , where S
corresponds to V and T corresponds to W. What is
the value of tan W ?
5
A)
13
5
B)
12
12
C)
The graph of y = f (x) + 14 is shown. Which 13
equation defines function f ? 12
D)
1 5
A) f (x) = − x − 12
4
1
B) f (x) = − x + 16
4
1
C) f (x) = − x + 2
4
1
D) f (x) = − x − 14
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One gallon of paint will cover 220 square feet of a The number a is 110% greater than the number b.
surface. A room has a total wall area of w square feet. The number b is 90% less than 47. What is the
Which equation represents the total amount of value of a ?
paint P, in gallons, needed to paint the walls of the
room twice?
w
A) P =
110
B) P = 440w
w
C) P =
220
D) P = 220w
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There are 55 students in Spanish club. A sample of The scatterplot shows the relationship between
the Spanish club students was selected at random two variables, x and y. A line of best fit is also
and asked whether they intend to enroll in a new shown.
study program. Of those surveyed, 20% responded
that they intend to enroll in the study program.
Based on this survey, which of the following is the
best estimate of the total number of Spanish club
students who intend to enroll in the study program?
A) 11
B) 20
C) 44
D) 55
A) 3w + 5r = 14
1 1
B) w + r = 14
3 5
1 1
C) w + r = 112
3 5
D) 3w + 5r = 112
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73, 74, 75, 77, 79, 82, 84, 85, 91
What is the median of the data shown?
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x + 40 = 95
What value of x is the solution to the given
equation?
The graph of y = f (x) is shown in the xy-plane.
What is the value of f (0) ?
A) −3
B) 0
8
3
C) 5x = 15
5 −4x + y = −2
A) m4q 20z −3
B) m5q9z 2
C) m6q8z −1
D) m20q12z −2
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g (m) = −0.05m + 12.1 y = 76
The given function g models the number of gallons y = x2 − 5
of gasoline that remains from a full gas tank in a car
after driving m miles. According to the model, about The graphs of the given equations in the xy-plane
how many gallons of gasoline are used to drive intersect at the point (x, y). What is a possible value
each mile? of x ?
A) 0.05 76
A) −
B) 12.1 5
C) 20
B) −9
D) 242.0
C) 5
D) 76
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1 11x
=
7b y
The given equation relates the positive numbers b, x,
and y. Which equation correctly expresses x in terms 12
of b and y ?
y > 14
7by 4x + y < 18
A) x =
11
The point (x, 53) is a solution to the system of
inequalities in the xy-plane. Which of the following
B) x = y − 77b
could be the value of x ?
y A) −9
C) x =
77b B) −5
C) 5
D) x = 77by
D) 9
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Out of 300 seeds that were planted, 80% sprouted. Line p is defined by 2y + 18x = 9. Line r is
How many of these seeds sprouted? perpendicular to line p in the xy-plane. What is the
slope of line r ?
A) −9
1
B) −
9
14 1
C)
9
The function f is defined by f (x ) = 4x . For what
value of x does f (x ) = 8 ?
D) 9
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Which expression is equivalent to f (t ) = 8,000(0.65)t
8x(x − 7) − 3(x − 7) The given function f models the number of coupons
, where x > 7 ?
2x − 14 a company sent to their customers at the end of each
x−7 year, where t represents the number of years since
A) the end of 1998, and 0 ≤ t ≤ 5. If y = f (t ) is graphed
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in the ty-plane, which of the following is the best
8x − 3 interpretation of the y-intercept of the graph in this
B)
2 context?
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Triangle XYZ is similar to triangle RST such that X, y = 4x + 1
Y, and Z correspond to R, S, and T, respectively. 4y = 15x − 8
The measure of ∠Z is 20° and 2XY = RS. What is
the measure of ∠T ? The solution to the given system of equations is
(x, y). What is the value of x − y ?
A) 2°
B) 10°
C) 20°
D) 40°
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5x 2 + 10x + 16 = 0
How many distinct real solutions does the given
equation have?
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A) Exactly one
y = 6x + 18
B) Exactly two
One of the equations in a system of two linear C) Infinitely many
equations is given. The system has no solution.
Which equation could be the second equation in the D) Zero
system?
A) −6x + y = 18
B) −6x + y = 22
C) −12x + y = 36
D) −12x + y = 18
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Which of the following equations represents a circle
in the xy-plane that intersects the y-axis at exactly
one point?
A) (x − 8)2 + (y − 8)2 = 16
B) (x − 8)2 + (y − 4)2 = 16
C) (x − 4)2 + (y − 9)2 = 16
D) x 2 + (y − 9)2 = 16
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