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SAT® Math Test—No Calculator

Practice Test #8

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20 Questions

Turn to Section 3 of your answer sheet to answer the questions in this section.

Directions
For questions 1 through 15, solve each problem, choose the best answer from the
choices provided, and indicate your answer choice on your answer sheet. For
questions 16 through 20, solve the problem and indicate your answer, which is to
be recorded in the spaces provided on the answer sheet. Please refer to the
directions before question 16 on how to record your answers in the spaces
provided. You may use scratch paper for scratch work.

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Notes
1. The use of a calculator is not permitted.

2. All variables and expressions used represent real numbers unless otherwise
indicated.

3. Figures provided in this test are drawn to scale unless otherwise indicated.

4. All figures lie in a plane unless otherwise indicated.

5. Unless otherwise indicated, the domain of a given function  f is the set of all
real numbers x for which   f of x is a real number.

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Reference

Begin skippable figure descriptions.

The figure presents information for your reference in solving some of
the problems.

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Reference figure 1 is a circle with radius r. Two equations are presented below
reference figure 1.
A equals pi times the square of r.

C equals 2 pi r.

Reference figure 2 is a rectangle with length ℓ and width w. An equation is

presented below reference figure 2.
A equals ℓ w.
 

Reference figure 3 is a triangle with base b and height h. An equation is presented

below reference figure 3.
A equals one-half b h.
 

Reference figure 4 is a right triangle. The two sides that form the right angle are
labeled a and b, and the side opposite the right angle is labeled c. An equation is
presented below reference figure 4.
c squared equals a squared plus b squared.

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Special Right Triangles

Reference figure 5 is a right triangle with a 30-degree angle and a 60-degree angle.
The side opposite the 30-degree angle is labeled x. The side opposite the 60-degree
angle is labeled x times the square root of 3. The side opposite the right angle is
labeled 2 x.
 

Reference figure 6 is a right triangle with two 45-degree angles. Two sides are
each labeled s. The side opposite the right angle is labeled s times the square root
of 2.

Reference figure 7 is a rectangular solid whose base has length ℓ and width w and
whose height is h. An equation is presented below reference figure 7.
V equals ℓ w h.
   

Reference figure 8 is a right circular cylinder whose base has radius r and whose

height is h. An equation is presented below reference figure 8.
V equals pi times the square of r  times h.

Reference figure 9 is a sphere with radius r. An equation is presented below

reference figure 9.
V equals four-thirds pi times the cube of r.

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Reference figure 10 is a cone whose base has radius r and whose height is h.
An equation is presented below reference figure 10.
V equals one-third times pi times the square of r  times h.

Reference figure 11 is an asymmetrical pyramid whose base has length ℓ and

width w and whose height is h. An equation is presented below reference
figure 11.
V equals one-third ℓ w h.
   

End skippable figure descriptions.

Additional Reference Information

The number of degrees of arc in a circle is 360.

The number of radians of arc in a circle is 2 pi.

The sum of the measures in degrees of the angles of a triangle is 180.

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Question 1 refers to the following equation.
3x plus x, plus x, plus x, minus 3, minus 2,
 

equals 7 plus x, plus x

Question 1.
In the preceding equation, what is the value of x ?

A.   negative five-sevenths

B.   1

C.   twelve-sevenths

D.   3

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Question 2 refers to the following figure.

Begin skippable figure description.

The figure presents the graph of a line in the coordinate plane. The horizontal
m-axis is labeled “Time, in minutes,” and the numbers 0 through 7 are indicated.
The vertical d-axis is labeled “Distance traveled, in feet,” and the numbers 0
through 7 are indicated. The line passes through the points with coordinates 1
comma 2 and 3 comma 6.

End skippable figure description.

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Question 2.
The preceding graph shows the distance traveled d, in feet, by a product on a
conveyor belt m minutes after the product is placed on the belt. Which of the
following equations correctly relates d and m ?

A.   d equals 2m
 

B.   d equals, one-half m

C.   d equals m, plus 2

D.   d equals 2m, plus 2

 

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Question 3 refers to the following information.
The following formula is often used by project managers to compute E, the
estimated time to complete a job, where O is the shortest completion time, P is the
longest completion time, and M is the most likely completion time.

E equals, the fraction with numerator O, plus 4M, plus P, and

 

denominator 6

Question 3.
Which of the following correctly gives P in terms of E, O, and M ?

A.   P equals, 6E, minus O, minus 4M

   

B.   P equals, negative 6E, plus O, plus 4M

   

C.   P equals, the fraction with numerator O, plus 4M, plus E,

 

and denominator 6

D.   P equals, the fraction with numerator O, plus 4M, minus E,

 

and denominator 6

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Question 4 refers to the following figure.

Begin skippable figure description.

The figure presents triangle RTU, with RU horizontal, and U to the right of R. A
     

point V is on RU, such that V is closer to R than it is to U. Vertex T is above RU.

   

The angle at T is labeled 114 degrees. Side UT is extended to point S, above

 

vertex R, and line segment SV is drawn. The angle to the right of SV and below ST
     

is labeled 31 degrees. The angle to the left of SV and above RV is labeled

   

x degrees.

End skippable figure description.

Question 4.
In the preceding figure, RT equals, TU. What is the value of x ?
   

A.   72

B.   66

C.   64

D.   58

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Question 5.
The width of a rectangular dance floor is w feet. The length of the floor is 6 feet
longer than its width. Which of the following expresses the perimeter, in feet, of
the dance floor in terms of w ?

A.   2w plus 6
 

B.   4w plus 12
 

C.   w squared plus 6

D.   w squared plus 6w
 

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Question 6 refers to the following system of inequalities.

y is greater than 2x minus 1,

 

and,

2x is greater than 5
 

Question 6.
Which of the following consists of the y-coordinates of all the points that satisfy
the preceding system of inequalities?

A.   y is greater than 6

B.   y is greater than 4

C.   y is greater than five-halves

D.   y is greater than three-halves

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Question 7 refers to the following equation.
the square root of 2x plus 6, end root, plus 4 equals, x plus 3
 

Question 7.
What is the solution set of the preceding equation?

A.   set consisting of negative 1

B.   set consisting of 5

C.   set consisting of negative 1 and 5

D.   set consisting of 0, negative 1, and 5

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Question 8 refers to the following functions.

f of x equals, x cubed minus, 9x, 

and,

g of x equals, x squared, minus 2x, minus 3

 

Question 8.

Which of the following expressions is equivalent to the fraction f of x over

g of x, for x is greater than 3?

A.   the fraction with numerator 1, and denominator x plus 1, end fraction

B.   the fraction with numerator x plus 3, and denominator x plus 1, end

fraction

C.   the fraction with numerator x times, open parenthesis, x minus 3,

close parenthesis, and denominator x plus 1, end fraction

D.   the fraction with numerator x times, open parenthesis, x plus 3, close

parenthesis, and denominator x plus 1, end fraction

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Question 9 refers to the following equation.
open parenthesis, x minus 6, close parenthesis, squared,
plus, open parenthesis, y plus 5, close parenthesis, squared, equals 16

Question 9.
In the xy-plane, the graph of the preceding equation is a circle. Point P is on the
 

circle and has coordinates 10 comma negative 5. If line

segment PQ is a diameter of the circle, what are the coordinates of point Q ?
 

A.   2 comma negative 5

B.   6 comma negative 1

C.   6 comma negative 5

D.   6 comma negative 9

Question 10.
A group of 202 people went on an overnight camping trip, taking 60 tents with
them. Some of the tents held 2 people each, and the rest held 4 people each.
Assuming all the tents were filled to capacity and every person got to sleep in a
tent, exactly how many of the tents were 2-person tents?

A.   30

B.   20

C.   19

D.   18

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Question 11 refers to the following figure.

Begin skippable figure description.

The figure presents the graph of a curve in the xy-plane with the origin labeled O.
 

The numbers negative 3 through 3 appear along the x-axis. The numbers
negative 10 and 10 appear on the y-axis. The curve begins to the left of the y-axis
and above the x-axis, moves downward and to the right, crossing the x-axis at
negative 3, continues to go down until it reaches a minimum point. Then it starts
going upward and to the right, reaches the origin, and then it curves downward
again to another minimum point. The curve goes up again, crossing the x-axis at 2,
and extends to the right of the y-axis above the x-axis.

End skippable figure description.

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Question 11.
Which of the following could be the equation of the preceding graph?

A.   y equals, x times, open parenthesis, x minus 2, close

parenthesis, times, open parenthesis, x plus 3, close parenthesis

B.   y equals, x squared times, open parenthesis, x minus 2,

close parenthesis, times, open parenthesis, x plus 3, close parenthesis

C.   y equals, x times, open parenthesis, x plus 2, close

parenthesis, times, open parenthesis, x minus 3, close parenthesis

D.   y equals, x squared times, open parenthesis, x plus 2,

close parenthesis, times, open parenthesis, x minus 3, close parenthesis

Question 12.

If the fraction with numerator 2a, and denominator b, end fraction,

 

equals, one-half, what is the value of the fraction b over a?

A.   one-eighth

B.   one-fourth

C.   2

D.   4

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Question 13.
Oil and gas production in a certain area dropped from 4 million barrels in 2000 to
1.9 million barrels in 2013. Assuming that the oil and gas production decreased at
a constant rate, which of the following linear functions f best models the
production, in millions of barrels, t years after the year 2000?

A.   f of t equals, the fraction 21 over 130, end fraction, times t

plus 4

B.   f of t equals, the fraction 19 over 130, end fraction, times t

plus 4

C.   f of t equals, the negative fraction 21 over 130, end

fraction, times t plus 4

D.   f of t equals, the negative fraction 19 over 130, end

fraction, times t plus 4

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Question 14 refers to the following system of equations.

y equals, x squared, plus 3x, minus 7,

 

and,

y minus 5x, plus 8, equals 0

 

Question 14.
How many solutions are there to the preceding system of equations?

A.   There are exactly 4 solutions.

B.   There are exactly 2 solutions.

C.   There is exactly 1 solution.

D.   There are no solutions.

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Question 15 refers to the following functions.

g of x equals, 2x minus 1,
 

and,

h of x equals, 1 minus g of x

Question 15.
The preceding functions g and h are defined. What is the value of h of 0?

A.   negative 2
B.   0
C.   1
D.   2

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Directions
For questions 16 through 20, solve the problem and record your answer in the
spaces provided on the answer sheet, as described in the following directions and
examples.

1.  Although not required, it is suggested that your answer be recorded in the boxes
at the top of the columns to help fill in the circles accurately. You will receive
credit only if the circles are filled in correctly.

2.  Mark no more than one circle in any column.

3.  No question has a negative answer.

4.  Some problems may have more than one correct answer. In such cases, indicate
only one answer.

5.  Mixed numbers such as three and one half must be recorded as 3.5 or

seven slash two. (If three, one, slash, two, is recorded in the spaces

provided on the answer sheet, it will be interpreted as thirty one halves, not

three and one half.)

6.  Decimal answers: If you obtain a decimal answer with more digits than the
spaces on the answer sheet can accommodate, it may be either rounded or
truncated, but it must fill all four spaces.

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The following are four examples of how to record your answer in the spaces
provided. Keep in mind that there are four spaces provided to record each answer.

Examples 1 and 2

Begin skippable figure description.

Example 1: If your answer is a fraction such as seven-twelfths, it should be
recorded as follows. Enter 7 in the first space, the fraction bar (a slash) in the
second space, 1 in the third space, and 2 in the fourth space. All four spaces would
be used in this example.

Example 2: If your answer is a decimal value such as 2.5, it could be recorded as

follows. Enter 2 in the second space, the decimal point in the third space, and 5 in
the fourth space. Only three spaces would be used in this example.

End skippable figure description.

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Example 3

Begin skippable figure description.

Example 3: Acceptable ways to record two-thirds are: 2 slash 3, .666, and .667.

End skippable figure description.

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Example 4

Note: You may start your answers in any column, space permitting. Columns you
don’t need to use should be left blank.

Begin skippable figure description.

Example 4: It is not necessary to begin recording answers in the first space unless
all four spaces are needed. For example, if your answer is 201, you may record 2 in
the second space, 0 in the third space, and 1 in the fourth space. Alternatively, you
may record 2 in the first space, 0 in the second space, and 1 in the third space.
Spaces not needed should be left blank.

End skippable figure description.

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Question 16 refers to the following equation.
x squared plus x, minus 12, equals 0

Question 16.
If a is a solution of the preceding equation and a is greater than 0, what is
the value of a ?

Question 17.
The sum of negative 2x squared, plus x, plus 31 and
 

3x squared, plus 7x, minus 8 can be written in the form

    ax squared,
 

plus bx, plus c, where a, b, and c are constants. What is the value of
 

a plus b plus c?

Question 18 refers to the following system of equations.

Negative x plus y, equals negative 3.5,

and,

x plus 3y, equals 9.5

 

Question 18.
If the ordered pair x comma y satisfies the preceding system of equations,
what is the value of y ?

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Question 19.
A start-up company opened with 8 employees. The company’s growth plan
assumes that 2 new employees will be hired each quarter (every 3 months) for the
first 5 years. If an equation is written in the form y equals, ax plus b to
 

represent the number of employees, y, employed by the company x quarters after

the company opened, what is the value of b ?

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Question 20 refers to the following figure.

Begin skippable figure description.

The figure presents a circle with the center labeled A. A line segment extends from
A, horizontally right to the circle at a point labeled C. Another line segment
extends from A, upward and left, to the circle at a point labeled B. Line
segment BC is drawn, and the angle at A is labeled x degrees. The figure is not
 

drawn to scale.

End skippable figure description.

Question 20.

In the preceding circle, point A is the center and the length of arc  BC is
 

two-fifths of the circumference of the circle. What is the value of x ?

Stop.
If you finish before time is called, you may check your work on this section
only. Do not go on to any other section.

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