Math Sat Practice Test 3
Math Sat Practice Test 3
Math Sat Practice Test 3
Turn to Section 3 of your answer sheet to answer the questions in this section.
For questions 1-15, solve each problem, choose the best answer from the choices
provided, and fill in the corresponding circle on your answer sheet. For questions 16-20,
solve the problem and enter your answer in the grid on the answer sheet. Please refer to
the directions before question 16 on how to enter your answers in the grid. You may use
any available space in your test booklet for scratch work.
s√2
r c 2x 60° s 45°
w h b x
30° 45°
b a x√3 s
A = pr 2 A = w 1
A = bh c 2 = a2 + b 2 Special Right Triangles
2
C = 2pr
h r r h h
h
w r w
V = wh V = pr 2h 4
V = pr 3
1
V = pr 2h V = 1 wh
3 3 3
The number of degrees of arc in a circle is 360.
The number of radians of arc in a circle is 2p.
The sum of the measures in degrees of the angles of a triangle is 180.
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1 3
A painter will paint n walls with the same size and 2
shape in a building using a specific brand of paint. Which of the following is equal to a 3 , for all values
The painter’s fee can be calculated by the expression
of a ?
nKAh, where n is the number of walls, K is a
constant with units of dollars per square foot, A is 1
the length of each wall in feet, and h is the height of A) a3
each wall in feet. If the customer asks the painter to
use a more expensive brand of paint, which of the
B) a3
factors in the expression would change?
1
A) h 3
C) a2
B) A
C) K
D) 3
a2
D) n
4
2
The number of states that joined the United States
If 3r = 18, what is the value of 6r + 3 ? between 1776 and 1849 is twice the number of states
that joined between 1850 and 1900. If 30 states
A) 6 joined the United States between 1776 and 1849 and
B) 27 x states joined between 1850 and 1900, which of the
C) 36 following equations is true?
D) 39
A) 30x = 2
B) 2x = 30
x
C) = 30
2
D) x + 30 = 2
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5 7
5 15 x x f (x)
If = , what is the value of ?
x x + 20 5
0 3
A) 10 2 1
4 0
B) 5 5 –2
6
2x − 3y = −14
3x − 2y = −6
If (x, y ) is a solution to the system of equations
above, what is the value of x − y ? 8
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19 20
At a lunch stand, each hamburger has 50 more
calories than each order of fries. If 2 hamburgers and In triangle ABC, the measure of ∠ B is 90° ,
3 orders of fries have a total of 1700 calories, how
many calories does a hamburger have? BC = 16 , and AC = 20 . Triangle DEF is similar to
value of sin F ?
STOP
If you finish before time is called, you may check your work on this section only.
Do not turn to any other section.
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10
Questions 10 and 11 refer to the following
information. What is the weight, in newtons, of an object on
Mercury with a mass of 90 kilograms?
m A) 25
Planet Acceleration due to gravity
sec2 B) 86
C) 101
Mercury 3.6
D) 324
Venus 8.9
Earth 9.8
Mars 3.8
Jupiter 26.0
Saturn 11.1
11
Uranus 10.7
An object on Earth has a weight of 150 newtons. On
Neptune 14.1 which planet would the same object have an
approximate weight of 170 newtons?
A) Venus
The chart above shows approximations of the B) Saturn
C) Uranus
acceleration due to gravity in meters per D) Neptune
⎛ m ⎞
second squared ⎜⎜ 2 ⎟⎟ for the eight planets in our solar
⎜⎝ sec ⎟⎠
▲
system. The weight of an object on a given planet can be
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12 14
If the function f has five distinct zeros, which of the The cost of using a telephone in a hotel meeting
following could represent the complete graph of f in room is $0.20 per minute. Which of the following
the xy‑plane? equations represents the total cost c, in dollars, for
h hours of phone use?
A) B)
y y
A) c = 0.20(60h)
x
x B) c = 0.20h + 60
60h
C) c =
0.20
C) D)
0.20h
y y D) c =
60
x x
13
h = −16t 2 + vt + k
The equation above gives the height h, in feet, of a
ball t seconds after it is thrown straight up with an
initial speed of v feet per second from a height of
k feet. Which of the following gives v in terms of
h, t, and k ?
A) v = h + k − 16t
h − k + 16
B) v =
t
h+k
C) v = − 16t
t
h−k
D) v = + 16t
t
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23 25
5 ft
5 ft
a° b°
Note: Figures not drawn to scale. 10 ft