SAT Math Practice

What is the value of x? x+7y=-9 ; x-14y=-50 A=1009 + 7.08t. Find an expression for time (t) in terms of a. For what value of n is |n-2|+6 equal to zero? 1/4x+1/3y=4 ; vx+9y=3 In the system of linear equations, v is a constant. If the equations are parallel, what is the value of v? 7x-4y=32 What is the[…]

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Staples now sells their own notebooks. Making notebook has a fixed factory cost of$6,000 and a per unit cost of $0.58 per notebook. Staples sells these notebooks for $3.99 each. As a function of the number of notebooks staples sells (n), write an equation for Staples’ profit P(n). How many notebooks does Staples need to[…]

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F(x)=5x-1/2 F(x)=ax+b Interpret a and b. If F(7m)=80m, find all values of m. The quantity of pens supplied can be described as a function of price (p) such that s(p)=80+4p. The quantity of pens demanded can be described as a function of price(p) such that d(p)=100-1/2p. How do s(p) and d(p) differ? A market clears[…]

Test Yourself! Math Practice Problems

The final price of a TV is $490 after a 9% tax and 18.25% discount. Find the original price. Gender and Happiness are independent. The probability that a person is female is .5. The probability of being happy is .35. Find the probability that a randomly selected person is an unhappy male.  2(a+b)=5b. Find a/b[…]

SAT Math Practice Problems!

In a group of 8 girls and 4 boys, how many ways are there to select 2 boys and 2 girls? A bag contains 12 marbles-3 green, 4 red, and 5 yellow. 3 marbles are randomly selected. Find the probability that 2 marbles are green and 1 is red? 3 marbles are again randomly selected.[…]

Heart of Algebra SAT Problems!

How many integers between 0 and 999 contain a single digit that is a 7? The probability of scoring 90 or above is .35 in a group of 11 students, find the probability that 10 or 11 score a 90 or above?  In a bag there are 6 blue marbles, 4 red marbles, 7 yellow marbles,[…]

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Tam’s Club sells 6c cartons of calculators per box and 12m boxes per day. How many cartons are sold in a year? Tabitha waters 7 plants per day. If there are 8m plants per garden and 2x gardens per neighborhood, how long would it take her to water 12 neighborhoods?  The line t passes through[…]

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Line n intersects the y-axis at 5 and is a horizontal line with a slope of zero. Line n intersects 3x–5/3y=10 at which point? A piano duo requires 2 students at two pianos. How many duos could be formed from 12 students? Line f intersects line e at (4, 8). If line e follows y=6x–12,[…]

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Find the value of y. 3/(y+1)+ 6/(y–2)=18 What is one possible value of f ? 10/3>12/(f–20)>7/6 Find an expression for a as a function of x. x/(4+a)= 15/12a Find the value of  ˗c+5 . 30/(2c–8)+7/(c+6)=80 Line q passes through the origin and (s, s+4). It is also perpendicular to line r. If line r follows 12x+23y=6, find the value[…]

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