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Online - Practice Test #3 1 If then

(A) (B) (C) (D) (E) A NSWERS AND EXPLANATIONS

Explanation for Correct Answer B : Choice (B) is correct. If then It follows that

Explanation for Incorrect Answer A : Choice (A) is not correct. If equal to Then was equal to then would be not

would be equal to cannot be equal to

However,

It follows that

Explanation for Incorrect Answer C : Choice (C) is not correct. If equal to Then was equal to then However, would be not

would be equal to cannot be equal to

It follows that

Explanation for Incorrect Answer D : Choice (D) is not correct. If equal to not Then was equal to then would be

would be equal to

However,
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It follows that

cannot be equal to

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Explanation for Incorrect Answer E : Choice (E) is not correct. If equal to not Then It follows that was equal to then would be

would be equal to cannot be equal to

However,

A box contains white, red, and blue m arbles, and there are no other m arbles in the box. If m arble is to be drawn at random from the box, what is the probability that the m arble drawn will be white?

(A) (B) (C) (D) (E)

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Explanation for Correct Answer D : Choice (D) is correct. The box contains a total of marbles. Of these marbles, are white. Therefore, if marble is to be drawn at random from the box, the probability that the marble drawn will be white is or

Explanation for Incorrect Answer A : Choice (A) is not correct. The probability that the marble drawn will be white is the number of white marbles divided by the total number of marbles: blue marbles. Explanation for Incorrect Answer B : Choice (B) is not correct. The probability that the marble drawn will be white is the number of white marbles divided by the total number of marbles: marbles.
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It is not equal to

divided by the number of

It is not equal to

divided by the number of red

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Explanation for Incorrect Answer C : Choice (C) is not correct. The probability that the marble drawn will be white is the number of white marbles divided by the total number of marbles: white marbles. Explanation for Incorrect Answer E : Choice (E) is not correct. The probability that the marble drawn will be white is the number of white marbles divided by the total number of marbles: Since the white marbles do not make up exactly It is not equal to divided by the number of

half of the marbles in the bag, the probability is not equal to

If set

is the set of ev en integers and

is the set of integers that are div isible by and is NOT contained in

which of the following integers is NOT contained in set

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Explanation for Correct Answer E : Choice (E) is correct. The number is not even, so it is not in set Nor is divisible by so it is not in set Explanation for Incorrect Answer A : Choice (A) is not correct. The number contained in set Explanation for Incorrect Answer B : Choice (B) is not correct. The number contained in set is even and, thus, is is even and, thus, is

Explanation for Incorrect Answer C : Choice (C) is not correct. The number is even and, thus, is contained in set Furthermore, is divisible by and, thus, is contained in set The question asks for a number that is NOT in set and NOT in set Explanation for Incorrect Answer D :

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Explanation for Incorrect Answer D : Choice (D) is not correct. The number is contained in set is divisible by and, thus,

In the figure abov e, how m uch greater is the perim eter of perim eter of

than the

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Explanation for Correct Answer C : Choice (C) is correct. The perimeter of a triangle is the sum of the lengths of its sides. The length of is unknown, so it is not possible to find the perimeter of each triangle separately, but since side of each triangle, it is possible to find the difference of their perimeters. The perimeter of is or perimeter of is or than that of is a The

To find how much subtract the

greater is the perimeter of perimeter of

from the perimeter of

Explanation for Incorrect Answer A : Choice (A) is not correct. For each triangle, the difference in the lengths of its labeled sides is However, the question asks for how much greater the perimeter of is than that of which is Explanation for Incorrect Answer B : Choice (B) is not correct. It is true that the differences and are each equal to However, the question asks for how much greater the perimeter of is than that of which is
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Explanation for Incorrect Answer D : Choice (D) is not correct. The perimeter of and the perimeter of Therefore, the perimeter of by the difference is is or or

is greater than the perimeter of not

Explanation for Incorrect Answer E : Choice (E) is not correct. The differences are each equal to and not and is not However, the third side of each triangle is Therefore, the perimeter of by

greater than the perimeter of

For all positiv e integers factor of For exam ple,

let

be defined as the square of the greatest prim e since the greatest prim e factor of is and

What is the v alue of

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Explanation for Correct Answer D : Choice (D) is correct. The prime factors of are and The greatest prime factor of is and the square of is By the definition of as the square of the greatest prime factor of it follows that Explanation for Incorrect Answer A : Choice (A) is not correct. The prime factors of are and However, defines to be the square of the greatest prime factor of which is not as the smallest prime factor of which is Explanation for Incorrect Answer B : Choice (B) is not correct. The prime factors of are and However, defines to be the square of the greatest prime factor of which is not as the square of the smallest prime factor of which is Explanation for Incorrect Answer C : Choice (C) is not correct. The prime factors of are and However, defines to be the square of the greatest prime factor https://satonlinecourse.collegeboard.org/SR/showExamAnswerExplanation.do?fromPage=examscorereport&assessmentResultId=10951175&assessmentLocat

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However, defines to be the square of the greatest prime factor of which is not as the greatest prime factor of which is Explanation for Incorrect Answer E : Choice (E) is not correct. The prime factors of are and However, defines to be the square of the greatest prime factor of which is not as the square of itself, which is

Line line

lies in the

-coordinate plane and contains points what is the slope of line

and

If

is perpendicular to line

(A) (B) (C) (D)

(E)

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Explanation for Correct Answer A : Choice (A) is correct. Since line and its slope is equal to passes through the points The slopes of

perpendicular lines are negative reciprocals of each other; thus, if is the slope of line then It follows that is equal to

Explanation for Incorrect Answer B : Choice (B) is not correct. Since line and slope of line its slope is equal to which is perpendicular to line passes through the points not Hence the

is equal to

not

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Explanation for Incorrect Answer C : Choice (C) is not correct. Since line and slope of line not its slope is equal to which is perpendicular to line passes through the points not Hence the

is equal to

Explanation for Incorrect Answer D : Choice (D) is not correct. Since line passes through the points and its slope is positive. Hence the slope of line which is perpendicular to line equal to is negative and, therefore, cannot be

Explanation for Incorrect Answer E : Choice (E) is not correct. Since line passes through the points and its slope is positive. Hence the slope of line which is perpendicular to line equal to is negative and, therefore, cannot be

Marsha is m aking a necklace. She starts with

red beads,

white beads, and

blue beads, in that order, and repeats the pattern until there is no m ore room on the necklace. If the last bead is white, which of the following could be the total num ber of beads on the necklace?

(A) (B) (C) (D) (E) A NSWERS AND EXPLANATIONS

Explanation for Correct Answer C : Choice (C) is correct. The number of beads in one pattern is and in each pattern the white beads occupy positions and Since the last bead on the necklace is white, when the total number of beads on the necklace is divided by the remainder will be or Of the given choices, only has one of these reminders ( ) when divided by Therefore, of the choices, only could be the total number of beads on the necklace. Explanation for Incorrect Answer A :
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Explanation for Incorrect Answer A : Choice (A) is not correct. When is divided by the remainder is Therefore, if there were a total of beads on the necklace, the last bead would be the eighth bead in the -bead pattern; this bead is blue, not white. Explanation for Incorrect Answer B : Choice (B) is not correct. When is divided by the remainder is Therefore, if there were a total of beads on the necklace, the last bead would be the sixth bead in the -bead pattern; this bead is blue, not white. Explanation for Incorrect Answer D : Choice (D) is not correct. When is divided by the remainder is Therefore, if there were a total of beads on the necklace, the last bead would be the second bead in the -bead pattern; this bead is red, not white. Explanation for Incorrect Answer E : Choice (E) is not correct. When is divided by the quotient is with no remainder. Therefore, if there were a total of beads on the necklace, the pattern would repeat exactly times and the last bead on the necklace would be the last bead in the -bead pattern; this bead is blue, not white.

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The figure abov e shows the graph of

where

is a function. If

which of the following could be the v alue of

(A) (B) (C) (D) (E) A NSWERS AND EXPLANATIONS

Explanation for Correct Answer B : Choice (B) is correct. If gives then and and reading the graph of Therefore, for
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it is true that Explanation for Incorrect Answer A : Choice (A) is not correct. If of gives it is not true that then and is equal to and reading the graph Therefore, for

Explanation for Incorrect Answer C : Choice (C) is not correct. If of for gives it is not true that then and is equal to and reading the graph Therefore,

Explanation for Incorrect Answer D : Choice (D) is not correct. If of gives for it is not true that then and is equal to and reading the graph Therefore,

Explanation for Incorrect Answer E : Choice (E) is not correct. If graph of gives Therefore, for then and is equal to and reading the

it is not true that

If

what is the v alue of

Your Response: Correct Response(s): 1/5, .2 Explanation: If then so You can grid your or as the decimal equivalent

answer in fraction form as

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The first term of a sequence is After the first term , each term in the sequence is form ed by div iding the im m ediately preceding term by What is the eighth term of the sequence?

Your Response: Correct Response(s): 5/4, 1.25 Explanation:

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The correct answer is or . One can simply apply the rule repeatedly to get the eighth term: ( term), ( term), ( ( term), term), ( term), ( term), ( term),

and

term). ) to the rule

Alternatively, one can observe to get from the first term ( eighth term, one applies the divide the preceding term by times. Therefore, the eighth term is Either its decimal equivalent, correct answer.

, may be gridded as the

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In the figure abov e,

is a point on segm ent

What is the v alue of

Your Response: Correct Response(s): 145 Explanation: The correct answer is . The figure is composed of two right triangles, one each to the left and the right of point Since is a line segment, the two unmarked angles at and the angle marked have measures that sum to The unmarked angle to the left of is the third angle in a triangle; the other two angles in this triangle have measures and Thus the unmarked angle to the left of has measure Similarly, the unmarked angle to the right of has measure Therefore, the value of is .

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The table abov e shows the inv entory of cars that are av ailable at an auto dealer,

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The table abov e shows the inv entory of cars that are av ailable at an auto dealer, by color and m odel. If the dealer has twice as m any m odels, what is the v alue of -door m odels as -door

Your Response: Correct Response(s): 4 Explanation: The correct answer is . From the inventory table, the total number of -door models is and the total number of -door models is Since the dealer has twice as many -door models as -door models, it follows that Solving this last equation gives that the value of is .

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A circle with a circum ference of is inscribed in a square, as shown in the figure abov e. What is the area of the square?

Your Response: Correct Response(s): 256 Explanation: The circumference of the circle is so the circle has diameter A diameter of the circle that joins two points of tangency of the circle and the square must be parallel to two opposite sides of the square and perpendicular to the two other opposite sides of the square. This diameter bisects these two other opposite sides of the square. It follows that this diameter divides the square into two by rectangles. Therefore, the square must have sides of length and area

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The population of rabbits in a controlled forest setting began is m odeled by the function where m ont

m onths after observ ation According to this

m odel, what is the population of rabbits

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