Mathematics Project SAT Worksheet

Task two

Section one Geometrics 1. If the measure of one of the angles in a parallelogram is z, what is the measure of an adjacent angle? Ans: A a. 180-z b. 360-z c. 360-2z d. z e. 1802. In the figure below, A. 10 B. C. 12 D. E. is similar to Ans: C . What is the length of ?

3. If one side of a triangle is three times as long as a second side, then the perimeter of the triangle could be: A. 6x Ans: D B. 3x C. 5x D. 7x E. 4x 4. In the figure below, A. B. C. D. E. 2 4 2 4 2 and are right angles. What is the length of ?

Ans: A

Section two Statistics The selling prices for the last 5 houses sold in Tanyas neighborhood were $120,500, $129,000, $122,000, $120,500, and $128,000. What is the mode of these selling prices? A. B. C. D. E.
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$120,500 $124,000 $128,000 $125,000 $122,000

Ans: A

Which set has the smallest range? A. { 100, 101, 98} B. {4, 2, 0, 1, 6} C. {2, 10, 7, 6, 1} D. { 3, 0, 3, 1} E. {100, 99, 100, 100}

Ans; E

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What must be the value of n in the set {0, n, 2, 5} if the range of the set is 7 and the median and mean are equal? A. B. C. D. E. 1 0 4.3 4 3

Ans: E

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The circle graph below shows the percent of students on the track team who participate in the various events. There are 60 students on the track team. How many students participate in running events? A. B. C. D. E. 9 60 45 51 6 Ans : D

Section three - Probability

1. A coin was flipped 10 times and came up heads 4 times and tails 6 times. If the first and eighth flips were both tails, what is the greatest number of consecutive tails that could have occurred? A. 8 Ans: B B. 5 C. 4 D. 10 E. 6 2. A bag contains 3 green balls, 5 black balls, and 7 red balls. If two balls are removed at random and no ball is returned to the bag after the removal, what is the probability that the first ball is red and the second ball is black? A. B. C. D. E. Ans: B

Section four - Arithmetic 1. Which of the following expresses the prime factorization of 36? A. B. C. D. E. Ans: C

2. Which of the following numbers is prime? A. 74 Ans: E B. 63 C. 51 D. 39 E. 71

3. Which of the following must be true? I. II. III. The product of two consecutive nonzero integers is odd. The product of two consecutive nonzero integers is even. The product of two consecutive nonzero integers is positive. A. B. C. D. E. II and III only I, II, and III I only II only I and II only Ans: A

4. Eric purchased 4 presents on layaway that cost $15.70, $18.50, $21.00, and $26.40. If he made an initial deposit of one third of the total amount and the rest in 4 equal weekly payments, how much was each of the 4 weekly payments? A. B. C. D. E. $27.20 $15.40 $54.40 $13.60 $20.40

Ans: D

Section five - Algebra 1. Tran has no more than 6 quarters, 14 dimes, 4 nickels, and 30 pennies in her bank. If she has half as many quarters as dimes, three times as many pennies as quarters, and one third as many nickels as pennies, what is the greatest amount of money she could have in her bank? A. B. C. D. E. $2.38 $2.52 $2.12 $3.18 $3.40

Ans: C

2. Last week Rashed worked 5 more hours than Omar. If the two men worked a total of 77 hours last Xweek, which equation could be used to find the number of hours Rashed worked? A. Y B. C.

D. E. Y Ans: D

3. What is the solution to the equation A. 4 B. 1.2 C. 3.5 D. 4 E. 6

Ans: E

4. If the product of x and 6 is equal to 3 times the sum of x and 2, then x = A. -2 B. C. D. E. 1 Ans: A

section six grid in1. If , what is the value of ?

Ans: If then =3.2 So, =4 3.2 = 0.8

2. If four times a certain number is decreased by 5, the result is 25. What is the number? Ans: Translate into an equation Add 5: Divide by 4:

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