SAT Randomized Questions - 1 Full Math Practice Test - Answers and Detailed Explanations at the END

A gardener used water to fill watering cans. The function h(x) = -2x + 20 approximates the volume, in liters, of water the gardener had remaining after filling x watering cans. Which statement is the best interpretation of the y-intercept of the graph of y=h(x) in the xy-plane in this context?

A community poll reported that twice as many residents voted in favor of building a new park as those who voted against it. It was also reported that 6,000 more residents voted in favor than those who voted against. How many residents voted against the proposal?

Given the equation \( x(x + 2) - 10 = 3x(x - 5) \), what is the sum of the solutions to the given equation?

One of the factors of \(4x^3 + 32x^2 + 96x\) is \(x + b\), where \(b\) is a positive constant. What is the smallest possible value of \(b\)?

4x + my = 12

2x = 5 - 3y

In the given system of equations, m is a constant. If the system has no solution, what is the value of m?

The half-life of a radioactive substance is 3 years. The initial quantity of the substance is 5 grams. Which equation best represents the quantity \( Q \) of the substance remaining after \( x \) minutes?

Consider the system of inequalities: \( y \leq 3x + 4 \) and \( y \geq -x - 5 \). Which point \( (x, y) \) is a solution to the system in the xy-plane?

Given the system of equations:

\( 15x + 2y = 90 \)
\( 5x + y = 60 \)

The solution to the system is \( (x, y) \). What is the value of \( y \)?

In the equation \( y = x^2 - 16x + 40 \), which relates \( x \) and \( y \), for what value of \( x \) does \( y \) reach its minimum?

Poll results:
Candidate L - 600 votes
Candidate M - 400 votes

A poll was conducted with 1,000 voters. If 7,500 people vote in the election, by how many votes is Candidate L expected to win?

In similar triangles RST and UVW, angle R corresponds to angle U and angles S and V are right angles. If \( \sin(R) = \frac{40}{41} \), what is the value of \( \sin(U) \)?

The measure of angle P is \( \frac{5\pi}{6} \) radians. The measure of angle Q is \( \frac{\pi}{4} \) radians greater than the measure of angle P. What is the measure of angle Q, in degrees?

\(k(x) = 4800(0.68)^{x/6}\)

The function \(k\) models the depreciation in the value of a computer, in dollars, after \(x\) months. If the computer's value decreases each year by \(p\)% of its value from the preceding year, what is the value of \(p\)?

\(w = \frac{g}{2p + 9q}\). The given equation relates the distinct positive numbers \(w, g, p,\) and \(q\). Which equation correctly expresses \(2p + 9q\) in terms of \(w\) and \(g\)?

What percentage of \(200\) is \(50\)?

Value: 5, 10, 15, 20, 25

Data set A frequency: 6, 8, 10, 8, 6

Data set B frequency: 7, 8, 9, 8, 7

Data set A and Data set B each contain 38 values. The table shows the frequencies of the values for each data set. Which of the following statements best compares the means of the two data sets?

Triangles \( \triangle XYZ \) and \( \triangle ABC \) are congruent, where \( X \) corresponds to \( A \), and \( Y \) and \( B \) are right angles. If the measure of angle \( Z \) is 70°, what is the measure of angle \( C \)?

Triangles \( \triangle PQR \) and \( \triangle STU \) are congruent, where \( P \) corresponds to \( S \), and \( Q \) and \( T \) are right angles. The measure of angle \( P \) is 25°. What is the measure of angle \( U \)?

A farm includes a 10-acre orchard and a 30-acre pasture. The total number of apple trees on the farm is 1,800. The equation 10𝑎 + 30𝑏 = 1,800 represents this situation. Which of the following is the best interpretation of 𝑎 in this context?

For \(x > 0\), the function \(h\) is defined as follows: \(h(x)\) equals 80% of \(x\). Which of the following could describe this function?

For \(x > 0\), the function \(p\) is defined as follows: \(p(x)\) equals 75% of \(x\). Which of the following could describe this function?

If \( 45 \) is \( p \% \) of \( 90 \), what is \( p \% \) of \( 45 \)?

A runner used water from a bottle during a marathon. The function j(x) = -0.5x + 10 approximates the volume, in liters, of water the runner had remaining after x kilometers of the marathon. Which statement is the best interpretation of the y-intercept of the graph of y=j(x) in the xy-plane in this context?

A cube has a volume of 64,000 cubic units. What is the surface area, in square units, of the cube?

Square M has side lengths that are 15 times the side lengths of square N. The area of square M is \( k \) times the area of square N. What is the value of \( k \)?

Starting with 5,000 bacteria, a biologist records 40,000 bacteria after five hours. If the growth follows \( P = C(2)^{rt} \), where \( P \) is the bacterial count and \( t \) is time in hours, what is the value of \( r \)?

The function \( f \) is defined by \( f(x) = 250(0.4)^x \). What is the value of \( f(0) \)?

In a recent referendum, 4 times as many people voted against a measure as those who voted in favor of it. A survey indicated that 12,000 more people voted against it than in favor. How many people voted in favor of the measure?

7x - 4y = 8

14y = kx + 16

In the given system of equations, k is a constant. If the system has no solution, what is the value of k?

At how many points do the graphs of the given equations intersect in the xy-plane?

\( 7x + 2y = 15 \) and \( 3.5x + y = 8 \)

f(x) = 5(3)^x. The function f is defined by the given equation. If g(x) = f(x + 3), which of the following equations defines the function g?

The function \( p \) is defined by \( p(x) = 3x + 9 \). The graph of \( y = p(x) \) in the xy-plane has an x-intercept at \( (a, 0) \) and y-intercept at \( (0, b) \), where \( a \) and \( b \) are constants. What is the value of \( a + b \)?

The following equation relates the variables \( x \) and \( y \):

\( y = x^2 - 8x + 18 \)

For what value of \( x \) does \( y \) reach its minimum?

The measure of angle M is \( \frac{3\pi}{4} \) radians. The measure of angle N is \( \frac{\pi}{6} \) radians greater than the measure of angle M. What is the measure of angle N, in degrees?

\( 5(x + 3) = 5x + 15 \). How many solutions does the given equation have?

5x + 7y = 20 + n

14y = 10x - 35

In the given system of equations, n is a constant. If the system has no solution, what is the value of n?

Poll results:
Candidate A - 600 votes
Candidate B - 400 votes

In a random poll of 1,000 voters, the above results were recorded. If 10,000 people vote in the election, by how many votes is Candidate A expected to win?

q(t) = 600 - 10t
The function q models the amount of liquid, in liters, in a tank t minutes after it begins draining. According to the model, what is the predicted amount of liquid, in milliliters, draining from the tank every 2 hours?

The function \( p(t) = 75,000 \cdot (1.02)^{t/250} \) represents the population of a certain type of bacteria \( t \) minutes after observation. How much time, in hours, does it take for this bacterial population to double?

Value: 10, 15, 20, 25, 30

Data set A frequency: 3, 5, 7, 9, 11

Data set B frequency: 11, 9, 7, 5, 3

Data set A and Data set B each contain 35 values. The table shows the frequencies of the values for each data set. Which of the following statements best compares the means of the two data sets?

The table below gives the coordinates of two points on a line in the xy-plane:

| x | y |
|----|----|
| \(m\) | 10 |
| \(m + 3\) | -20 |

The y-intercept of the line is at \((m - 4, b)\), where \(m\) and \(b\) are constants. What is the value of \(b\)?

The growth of a bacterial culture is described by \( b(t) = 15,000 \cdot (1.06)^{t/100} \), with \( t \) in minutes. How much time, in hours, does it take for the bacteria count to double?

A campus consists of a 5-acre sports field and a 40-acre academic zone. The total number of benches on the campus is 2,450. The equation 5𝑏 + 40𝑐 = 2,450 represents this situation. Which of the following is the best interpretation of 𝑏 in this context?

For \(f(x) = -3x^2 + 12x - 5\), let \(g(x) = f(x - 6)\). For what value of \(x\) does \(g(x)\) reach its maximum?