SAT Practice Test Answers and Explanations A

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Explanation for Correct Answer C.

Choice (C) is correct. If is more than then and The value
of is then
Explanation for Incorrect Answer A.

Choice (A) is not correct. This would be the value of if were less than
However, is more than so and
Explanation for Incorrect Answer B.

Choice (B) is not correct. This is the value of The question asks for the value of
Explanation for Incorrect Answer D.

Choice (D) is not correct. This is the value of The question asks for the value of
Explanation for Incorrect

Answer E.
Choice (E) is not correct. This is the value of The question asks for the value of

Choice (C) is correct. Let be the number in question. Since the result when is divided by
is equal to the result when is divided by it is true that Therefore, and

Choice (A) is not correct. When is divided by the result is when is divided by
the result is These two results are not equal.

Choice (B) is not correct. When is divided by the result is when is divided by
the result is These two results are not equal.

Choice (D) is not correct. When is divided by the result is when is divided by the
result is These two results are not equal.

Answer E.
Choice (E) is not correct. When is divided by the result is when is divided by the
result is These two results are not equal.
Explanation for Correct Answer E.

Choice (E) is correct. The letter E CANNOT be folded along a vertical line so that its left half
would coincide with its right half. See the figure below.

Choice (A) is not correct. The letter A can be folded along a vertical line so that its left half
would coincide with its right half, as indicated in the figure below. The question asked which
letter CANNOT be so folded.

Choice (B) is not correct. The letter I can be folded along a vertical line so that its left half
Explanation for Incorrect Answer C.

Choice (C) is not correct. The letter O can be folded along a vertical line so that its left half
Answer D.
Choice (D) is not correct. The letter U can be folded along a vertical line so that its left half
Explanation for Correct Answer A.

Choice (A) is correct. Since vertical angles have equal measure, it follows that
Substituting for and for in this equation gives Therefore,

Choice (B) is not correct. This incorrect choice could be the result of visually estimating that
the angles marked and in the figure appear to have the same measure. However, the
figure is not drawn to scale, and neither nor is equal to

Choice (C) is not correct. The value of is but the value of is

Choice (D) is not correct. This is the value of not the value of

Answer E.
Choice (E) is not correct. This is the value of not the value of
Explanation for Correct Answer B.

Choice (B) is correct. Each of the five pairs satisfies the equation
is true; is true; is true;
is true; and is true.
Choice (A) is not correct. The first pair of numbers does not satisfy
Choice (C) is not correct. The first pair of numbers does not satisfy
Choice (D) is not correct. The first pair of numbers does not satisfy

Answer E.
Choice (E) is not correct. The first pair of numbers satisfies but the second pair
of numbers does not:
Choice (C) is correct. The ratio of David’s car expenses to his food expenses is
Since he spends per month on food, he spends dollars per month on

his car.
Choice (A) is not correct. Since is equal to or of David’s monthly expenses,

his total monthly expenses are dollars. If his monthly car expenses were
equal to that would be of the total, or about However, David’s car

expenses are of his total expenses, not
Choice (B) is not correct. Since is equal to or of David’s monthly expenses,


Choice (D) is not correct. Since is equal to or of David’s monthly expenses,


Answer E.
Choice (E) is not correct. This is the amount that David spends per month on food, not on
his car. Since of his monthly expenses are for food and only are for his car, the
dollar amounts cannot be the same.
Choice (B) is correct. Substituting for in the equation gives
It follows that Since and cannot be equal to the
equation is equivalent to
Choice (A) is not correct. This incorrect answer could be the result of substituting instead
of for
Choice (C) is not correct. This incorrect answer could be the result of substituting instead
of for
Choice (D) is not correct. This is the value of but the question asks for the value of

Answer E.
Choice (E) is not correct. If the value of were then would be equal to It would
follow that was equal to and then would be equal to This
could be true only if were but is a positive integer. Therefore,

Choice (A) is correct. The regular price of the refrigerator is At percent off the
regular price, the price would be or At percent off the
regular price, the price would be or an additional discount of
percent off this price would give a final price of or
Therefore, the savings from buying the refrigerator at percent off the regular price rather
than buying it on sale at percent off the regular price with an additional discount of
percent off the sale price is or

Choice (B) is not correct. This is percent of the reduction from the regular price
when the refrigerator is on sale at percent off the regular price. However, this is not
what the question asks for.

Choice (C) is not correct. This is the amount of money saved by buying the refrigerator at
percent off the regular price rather than buying it on sale at percent off the regular
price with an additional discount of percent off the sale price. However, the question asks
for the amount of money saved by buying the refrigerator at percent off the regular
price rather than buying it on sale at percent off the regular price with an additional
discount of percent off the sale price.

Choice (D) is not correct. If the refrigerator is discounted by percent off the regular price
with an additional percent discount off the sale price, is the amount of the additional
discount. However, this is not what the question asks for.

Answer E.
Choice (E) is not correct. This would be the savings from buying the refrigerator at
percent off the regular price rather than buying it at percent off the regular price, with
no additional discount. However, there is an additional percent discount when the
refrigerator is on sale for percent off the regular price.
Explanation for Correct Answer E.

Choice (E) is correct. Since it follows that and
therefore,

Choice (A) is not correct. Since it follows that
and so not

Choice (B) is not correct. Since it follows that
and so not

Choice (C) is not correct. Since it follows that
Hence but the question asks for an expression equivalent to
not for one equivalent to

Answer D.
Choice (D) is not correct. Since it follows that
However, the question asks for an expression equivalent to not for one equivalent
to
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Choice (C) is correct. If a triangle has one side of length and another of length then
the measure of the angle joining the sides of length and can have measure greater
than equal to or less then as shown below.
In each of these three cases, the area of the triangle is given by where is the height
of the triangle. The area of the triangle will be greatest when is greatest. In the case
where the angle joining the sides of length and has measure the value of is and
the area of the triangle is In the cases where the angle joining the sides of length and
has measure greater than or less than the value of is less than so the area of
the triangle is less than All triangles with one side of length and another of length
fall into one of these three categories, so the greatest possible area of such a triangle is

Choice (A) is not correct. A triangle with a side of length and another side of length can
have area but this is not the greatest possible area of such a triangle.

Choice (B) is not correct. A triangle with a side of length and another side of length can
have area but this is not the greatest possible area of such a triangle.

Choice (D) is not correct. The greatest possible area of a triangle with one side of length
and another side of length is not

Answer E.
Choice (E) is not correct. The greatest possible area of a triangle with one side of length
and another side of length is not
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Choice (C) is correct. Since Garcia won the vote over Pérez by a ratio of to Garcia
received of the votes and Pérez received of the votes. There were a total of
votes cast for Garcia and Pérez. Thus, Pérez received of these votes. Therefore,
the number of votes cast for Pérez was or
Choice (A) is not correct. The ratio to divides the votes cast into parts, and
of is However, the question asks for the number of votes cast for Pérez,
which is of votes, not of

Choice (B) is not correct. Garcia received more votes than Pérez, but the question
asks for the number of votes casts for Pérez.

Choice (D) is not correct. The number of votes cast for Garcia was but the question
asks for the number of votes cast for Pérez.

Answer E.
Choice (E) is not correct. If Pérez had won by a ratio of to then the number of votes cast
for Pérez would have been However, Garcia won by a ratio of to so Pérez
received or votes.
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Choice (C) is correct. The inequality is equivalent to or Thus, of
the positive integers that are less than or equal to the only ones that satisfy the
inequality are and Therefore, the probability in question is

Choice (A) is not correct. There are two integers less than or equal to that satisfy the
inequality so the probability in question cannot be

Choice (B) is not correct. The integers and both satisfy the inequality so the
probability in question is not

Choice (D) is not correct. The only positive integers less than that satisfy the inequality
are and If then Therefore, the probability in question is
equal to not

Answer E.
Choice (E) is not correct. The only positive integers less than that satisfy the inequality
are and If then Therefore, the probability in question is
equal to not
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Explanation for Correct Answer D.
Choice (D) is correct. If is a number greater than then The amount by which is
greater than can be expressed as
Choice (A) is not correct. The only number greater than for which is In
general, if is a number greater than the difference between and need not be equal to
Choice (B) is not correct. The only number greater than for which is In
general, if is a number greater than the difference between and need not be equal to
Choice (C) is not correct. If is a number greater than for which then and
In general, if is a number greater than and then the difference between and
will not be

Answer E.
Choice (E) is not correct. If is a number greater than for which then
and However, is greater than Therefore, there is no number greater
than for which
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Choice (C) is correct. The segment connecting the center of the top base of the cylinder to
a point on the circumference of the other base is the hypotenuse of a right triangle whose
legs are as follows: one leg is the altitude of the cylinder that connects the center of the
top base to the center of the bottom base, and the other leg is the radius of the bottom
base drawn to the given point on the circumference. Thus, the legs of this right triangle
have lengths (height of the cylinder) and (half the diameter). Therefore, by the
Pythagorean theorem, the distance from the center of one base to a point on the
circumference of the other base is

Choice (A) is not correct. The distance in question is the hypotenuse of a right triangle with
legs of lengths and not the leg of a right triangle with other leg and hypotenuse

Choice (B) is not correct. Since is the height of the cylinder, the distance from the center
of one base to the center of the other base is However, the question asks for the
distance from the center of one base to a point on the circumference of the other base.

Choice (D) is not correct. The segment connecting the center of one base of the cylinder to
legs are the altitude of the cylinder and half the diameter of the base. Therefore, by the
circumference of the other base is not

Answer E.
Choice (E) is not correct. The segment connecting the center of one base of the cylinder to
legs are the altitude of the cylinder and half the diameter of the base. Therefore, by the
circumference of the other base is not
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Choice (B) is correct. If and are integers such that and if
then and are factors of Since

the only cases that need to be considered are in which case
in which case and in which case However, the second set of
equations is the only one that has integer solutions ( and ), so is the
only possible value for Therefore, the correct answer is choice (B), II only.

Choice (A) is not correct. The only possible value of is If then
It would follow that and but the question states that and are integers.

Choice (C) is not correct. The value of can be but it cannot be If then
It would follow that and but the question states that and are
integers.

Choice (D) is not correct. The value of can be but it cannot be If then
It would follow that and but the question states that and are
integers and that

Answer E.
Choice (E) is not correct. The value of can be but it cannot be or If
then it would follow that and but the question states that and
are integers. Also, if then it would follow that and but

the question states that and are integers and that
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Explanation for Correct Answer D.

Choice (D) is correct. To travel along the streets from the firehouse to the building at a
fire truck can go blocks left and blocks up. This is a total of blocks. The fire truck
can also go block left, block up, block left, and block up; this is also a total of
blocks. The fire truck can also go block up, blocks left, and block up, which is likewise a
total of blocks. Any other route from the firehouse to the building at requires the fire
truck to travel more than blocks. Therefore, the minimum number of blocks the fire
truck must travel from the firehouse to reach the building at is which means the -
distance of the building at from the firehouse is

Choice (A) is not correct. The minimum number of blocks a fire truck must travel from the
firehouse to reach the building at is so the -distance cannot be

Choice (B) is not correct. The minimum number of blocks a fire truck must travel from the

Choice (C) is not correct. The minimum number of blocks a fire truck must travel from the

Answer E.
Choice (E) is not correct. It is possible for a fire truck to travel blocks from the
firehouse to reach the building at but this is not the minimum number of blocks the fire
truck must travel to accomplish this.
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Choice (A) is correct. The -distance between point and point is because point is
blocks away from point Starting at point in order to arrive at point a fire truck must
arrive at a point that is blocks down and blocks to the left of point The blocks down
and blocks to the left can be traveled in any order: (1) down, down, left, left; (2) down,
left, down, left; (3) down, left, left, down; (4) left, down, down, left; (5) left, down, left,
down; or (6) left, left, down, down. Therefore, there are six different routes that a fire
truck can travel the minimum -distance from to
Another way of counting the number of different -block routes from to is to see that
the blocks to the left can be chosen to be any of the blocks in a route from to
Therefore, the number of different routes is

Choice (B) is not correct. There are six different -block routes from to (1) down,
down, left, left; (2) down, left, down, left; (3) down, left, left, down; (4) left, down, down,
left; (5) left, down, left, down; or (6) left, left, down, down.

Choice (C) is not correct. The fire truck can travel the blocks from to by traveling
down blocks and then to the left blocks, or by traveling to the left blocks and then
down blocks (two routes). Or it can start with a block in one direction and then alternate
directions (two additional routes). But it can also travel from to by going down, left,
left, down; or left, down, down, left (two more routes, for a total of six).

Choice (D) is not correct. There are six different -block routes from to (1) down,
down, left, left; (2) down, left, down, left; (3) down, left, left, down; (4) left, down, down,
left; (5) left, down, left, down; or (6) left, left, down, down.

Answer E.
Choice (E) is not correct. The fire truck can travel the blocks from to by traveling
down blocks and then to the left blocks, or by traveling to the left blocks and down
blocks. But there are four additional routes: down, left, down, left; down, left, left, down;
left, down, down, left; or left, down, left, down.
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Choice (B) is correct. All of the buildings in the town that are an -distance of from the
firehouse ( ) lie on a square. The figure below shows all points that are an -distance of
from and the square on which they lie.
The vertices of the square are the points that are units away from along the vertical or
horizontal grid line passing through and the sides of the square have slope or

Choice (A) is not correct. In the -plane, the set of all points that are a distance of from
a given point do form a circle, but the -distance is not the same as the distance in the
-plane.

Choice (C) is not correct. The buildings that are an -distance of from the firehouse lie on
a square, as can be seen from the figure above. They do not all lie on the same right
isosceles triangle.

Choice (D) is not correct. The buildings that are an -distance of from the firehouse lie on
a square, as can be seen from the figure above. They do not all lie on the same pair or
intersecting lines.

Answer E.
Choice (E) is not correct. The buildings that are an -distance of from the firehouse lie on
a square, as can be seen from the figure above. They do not all lie on the same line.
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Choice (C) is correct. If and are positive integers, then
It follows that
Choice (A) is not correct. The expression is equivalent to However,
the question asks for an expression equivalent to
Choice (B) is not correct. The expression is equivalent to
However, the question asks for an expression equivalent to

Choice (D) is not correct. The expression is equivalent to

Answer E.
Choice (E) is not correct. The expression is equivalent to
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Choice (A) is correct. Since and are consecutive integers such that it
follows that The units digit of the product is so and must each be odd
numbers. If the units digit of were then the units digit of would be and the units digit
of would be not If the units digit of were then the units digit of would be and
the units digit of would be not If the units digit of were then the units digit of
would be and the units digit of would be not If the units digit of were then the
units digit of would be and the units digit of would be not If the units digit of is
then the units digit of is and the units digit of is Thus, it must be true that the
units digit of is Therefore, the units digit of is

Choice (B) is not correct. If the units digit of were then the units digit of would be
Then the units digit of would be not

Choice (C) is not correct. If the units digit of were then the units digit of would be
and the units digit of would be Then the units digit of would be not

Choice (D) is not correct. If the units digit of were then the units digit of would be

Answer E.
Choice (E) is not correct. If the units digit of were then the units digit of would be

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Explanation for Correct Answer C.

Explanation for Incorrect Answer A.

Explanation for Incorrect Answer B.

Explanation for Incorrect Answer D.

Explanation for Incorrect

Explanation for Correct Answer C.

is equal to the result when is divided by it is true that Therefore, and

Explanation for Incorrect Answer A.

Explanation for Incorrect Answer B.

the result is These two results are not equal.

Explanation for Incorrect Answer D.

result is These two results are not equal.

Explanation for Correct Answer E.

Explanation for Incorrect Answer A.

Explanation for Incorrect Answer B.

Explanation for Incorrect Answer C.

Explanation for Correct Answer A.

Explanation for Incorrect Answer B.

Explanation for Incorrect Answer C.

Explanation for Incorrect Answer D.

Explanation for Incorrect

Explanation for Correct Answer B.

Explanation for Incorrect Answer A.

Explanation for Incorrect Answer D.

Explanation for Incorrect

Explanation for Correct Answer C.

Since he spends per month on food, he spends dollars per month on

Explanation for Incorrect Answer A.

Choice (A) is not correct. Since is equal to or of David’s monthly expenses,

equal to that would be of the total, or about However, David’s car

Explanation for Incorrect Answer B.

Choice (B) is not correct. Since is equal to or of David’s monthly expenses,

equal to that would be of the total, or about However, David’s car

Explanation for Incorrect Answer D.

Choice (D) is not correct. Since is equal to or of David’s monthly expenses,

Explanation for Incorrect

Explanation for Correct Answer B.

Choice (B) is correct. Substituting for in the equation gives

It follows that Since and cannot be equal to the

Explanation for Incorrect Answer A.

Explanation for Incorrect Answer C.

Explanation for Incorrect Answer D.

Explanation for Incorrect

follow that was equal to and then would be equal to This

could be true only if were but is a positive integer. Therefore,

Explanation for Correct Answer A.

Explanation for Incorrect Answer B.

Explanation for Incorrect Answer C.

Explanation for Incorrect Answer D.

Explanation for Incorrect

Explanation for Correct Answer E.

Explanation for Incorrect Answer A.

Explanation for Incorrect Answer B.

Explanation for Incorrect Answer C.

Explanation for Incorrect

Explanation for Correct Answer C.

Explanation for Incorrect Answer A.

Explanation for Incorrect Answer B.

Explanation for Incorrect Answer D.

and another side of length is not

and another side of length is not

Explanation for Correct Answer C.