SAT Practice Test 2

Question 1

Jack orders a box of pencils for $3 per box.
A tax of 9.25% is added to the cost of the pencils before a flat shipping fee of $5 closes out the transaction.
Which of the following represents total cost of pencils in dollars?

Accepted Answer

1.0925(3p)+5

Answer

0.0925(3p+5)

Answer

1.0925(3+5)p

Answer

1.0925(3+p)+5

Question 2

A plant grows at a linear rate. After seven weeks, the plant is 56 centimeters tall. Which function best models the relationship between height (h) and weeks of growth (w)?

Accepted Answer

h(w)=8w</label></li>

Answer

h(w)=7w</label></li>

Answer

h(w)=56w</label></li>

Answer

h(w)=56+w</label></li>

Question 3

Which of the following is equivalent to (15x²+5x+6y)+(4x²-2x+4y)?

Accepted Answer

19x²+3x+10y

Answer

3x2-2x+4y</label></li>

Answer

19x²-3x+10y

Answer

19x²+3x-10y

Question 4

An advertisement for a toothpaste reads: "Eight out of nine dentists recommend Pearly White Toothpaste for your dental health." No other information is given. Based on what is here, which of the following inferences is most valid?

Accepted Answer

Of the dentists surveyed by PWT, the majority recommended it as a way to improve your dental health.

Answer

Your teeth will be guaranteed stronger if you use PWT.

Answer

If you do not use PWT, your teeth will eventually fall out.

Answer

Only one dentist feels PWT is an inferior product.

Question 5

In the equation below, what is the value of x?

¹/₂x+8=³/₄x-3

Accepted Answer

44</label></li>

Answer

5</label></li>

Answer

10</label></li>

Answer

18</label></li>

Question 6

A happy cat enjoys 9.5 to 19 ounces of milk for every 10 pounds of his weight. John has 15- and a 25-pound cats. Which of the following ranges represents the approximate total number of ounces of milk (m) that the two cats need to be happy?

Accepted Answer

38<m<76</label></li>

Answer

29<m<48</label></li>

Answer

380<m<760</label></li>

Answer

760<m<1,520

Question 7

Jean is making a dry rub based on a recipe his friend from the United States sent to him, but he needs to convert ounces to grams to understand the recipe. If the rub requires 4 ounces of cayenne for every 7 ounces of paprika and there is 91 total ounces of paprika in the rub, how many total grams of cayenne and paprika are required?

(1 ounce=28.3 grams)

Accepted Answer

4,047 grams

Answer

5,148 grams

Answer

4,926 grams

Answer

4,522 grams

Question 8

It's Presidential election season and a high school is holding a site-wide mock election. Here's how the students voted by grade.
10th Grade CLINTON .61 TRUMP .31 OTHER .08 TOTAL 1.00
11th Grade CLINTON .49 TRUMP .49 OTHER .02 TOTAL 1.00
12th Grade CLINTON .42 TRUMP .53 OTHER .05 TOTAL 1.00
Total CLINTON .50 TRUMP .44 OTHER .06 TOTAL 1.00

723 students voted for Hillary Clinton. Approximately how many students attend this school?

Accepted Answer

1,446</label></li>

Answer

1,346</label></li>

Answer

1,546</label></li>

Answer

1,646</label></li>

Question 9

John is traveling to Ghana, where the Cedi is the monetary unit for purchasing goods and services. He decides to buy travelers checks, which he can then use as cash at any retail location. He pays $29.60 (a 7% fee) for the travelers checks on the total purchase, which equals 600 Cedi. If he is at a trading post and decides to trade a personal possession valued at $4500 USD, how many Cedi is the item worth at the same exchange rate?

Accepted Answer

6,385 Cedi</label></li>

Answer

3,385 Cedi</label></li>

Answer

4,385 Cedi</label></li>

Answer

5,385 Cedi</label></li>