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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.

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(x) is a real number.


r c 2x 60° s 45° s√2
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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x + y = 21 Which of the following is the graph of the equation
x − 2y = −3 y = 3x − 2 in the xy-plane?
According to the system of equations above, what is A) y
the value of x ?
A) 6
B) 8 1
C) 13 x
1
D) 15

B) y

1
x
1

C) y

1
x
1

D) y

1
x
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Which of the following expressions is equivalent to In the xy-plane, line A passes through the points
2
x + 10x + 21 ? (0, 1) and (1, 4). Which of the following is an
equation of line A ?
A) (x + 1)(x + 9) + 12
1
B) (x + 1)(x + 9) + 12x A) y = x+1
3
C) (x + 3)(x + 7) + 5
1
D) (x + 3)(x + 7) + 5x B) y = x−1
3

C) y = 3x + 1

D) y = 3x − 1

y ≥ −2x + 11
y > 3x − 9
In the xy-plane, point A is contained in the graph of
the solution set of the system of inequalities above. 6
Which of the following could be the coordinates of
point A ? x + 28 − 2 x + 1 = 0
A) (2, 1)
What value of x satisfies the equation above?
B) (4, 1)
A) 8
C) (4, 5)
B) 9
D) (6, 6) C) 26
D) 27

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B 2dK
Q=
h
35° The formula above is used to estimate the ideal
quantity, Q, of items a store manager needs to order
given the demand quantity, d; the setup cost per
order, K; and the storage cost per item, h. Which of
105° x° y°
D the following correctly expresses the storage cost per
A C item in terms of the other variables?

In triangle ABC above, side AC is extended to 2dK

A) h =
point D. What is the value of y − x ? Q
A) 40
2dK
B) 75 B) h =
Q
C) 100
D) 140 2dK
C) h =
Q2

Q2
D) h =
2dK

In the xy-plane, the point (2, 6) lies on the graph of

k
y= , where k is a constant. Which of the following 10
x
8x − 2x(c + 1) = x
points must also lie on the graph?
In the equation above, c is a constant. If the equation
A) (1, 3) has infinitely many solutions, what is the value of c ?
B) (1, 4) 3
A)
C) (3, 3) 2

D) (3, 4) 5
B)
2
7
C)
2
9
D)
2

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2,000 − 61k = 48 (x + 2)2 + ( y − 3)2 = 40
In 1962, the population of a bird species was 2,000. y = −2x + 4
The population k years after 1962 was 48, and k
satisfies the equation above. Which of the following Which of the following could be the x-coordinate of
is the best interpretation of the number 61 in this a solution to the system of equations above?
context?
A) The population k years after 1962 A) 7
B) The value of k when the population was 48
35
C) The difference between the population in 1962 B)
and the population k years after 1962 2
D) The average decrease in the population per year 6 + 2 34
from 1962 to k years after 1962 C)
5

4 + 191
D)
5

12
y

30

20

10

x
–4 –2 O 2 4

The graph of the function f is shown in the xy-plane

above, where y = f (x). Which of the following
functions could define f ?

A) f (x) = (x − 3)(x − 1)2 (x + 2)2

B) f (x) = (x − 3)2 (x − 1)(x + 2)
C) f (x) = (x + 3)(x + 1)2 (x − 2)2
D) f (x) = (x + 3)2 (x + 1)(x − 2)

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t
Which of the following is an equivalent form of the
P = 215(1.005) 3
expression (2x − 2)2 − (2x − 2) ?
The equation above can be used to model the
population, in thousands, of a certain city t years A) 2x 2 − 6x + 6
after 2000. According to the model, the population is
predicted to increase by 0.5% every n months. What B) 4x 2 − 10x + 2
is the value of n ? C) (2x − 2)(2x − 2)
A) 3 D) (2x − 3)(2x − 2)
B) 4
C) 12
D) 36

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enter your answer in the grid, as described in boxes. / / Fraction / /
below, on the answer sheet. line
. . . . . . . . Decimal
0 0 0 0 0 0 point

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you write your answer in the boxes at the top 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
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accurately. You will receive credit only if the result. 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
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3. No question has a negative answer. 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
4. Some problems may have more than one 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
correct answer. In such cases, grid only one 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9
answer.
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Acceptable ways to grid 3 are:
2
as 3.5 or 7/2. (If 3 1 / 2 is entered into the
/ / 2 / 3 . 666 . 667
grid, it will be interpreted as 31 , not 3 1 .) / / / / / /
2 2 . . . . . . . . . . . .
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answer with more digits than the grid can 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
accommodate, it may be either rounded or 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
truncated, but it must fill the entire grid.
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9
Answer: 201 – either position is correct
NOTE: You
201 201 may start your
/ / / / answers in any
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permitting.
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2s + t = 11 x f(x)
In the equation above, what is the value of s 8 12
when t = −1 ? 12 17

The table above shows two pairs of values for the

linear function f. The function can be written in the
form f (x) = ax + b , where a and b are constants.
What is the value of a + b ?

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(x − 1)2 = 3x − 5
What is one possible solution to the equation above?

20
A

x°
B
O
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In the complex number system, what is the value of Segments OA and OB are radii of the semicircle
the expression 16i 4 − 8i 2 + 4 ? (Note: i = −1 ) above. Arc p
AB has length 3π and OA = 5. What is
the value of x ?

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5 5 M I NU TES, 3 8 QUESTIONS

Turn to Section 4 of your answer sheet to answer the questions in this section.

For questions 1-30, solve each problem, choose the best answer from the choices
provided, and fill in the corresponding circle on your answer sheet. For questions 31-38,
solve the problem and enter your answer in the grid on the answer sheet. Please refer to
the directions before question 31 on how to enter your answers in the grid. You may use
any available space in your test booklet for scratch work.

1. The use of a calculator is 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(x) is a real number.


r c 2x 60° s 45° s√2
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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If 6 • 2k = 36, what is the value of 4k − 2 ? A physician prescribes a treatment in which a patient
takes 2 teaspoons of a medication every 6 hours for
A) 12 5 days. According to the prescription, how many
B) 10 teaspoons of the medication should the patient take
C) 6 in a 24-hour period?
D) 1 A) 4
B) 6
C) 8
D) 40

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The number of people who rode a certain bus each
day of a week is shown in the table below.

Day Number of riders

Monday 612
Tuesday 798
Wednesday 655
Thursday 773
Friday 808
Saturday 480
Sunday 229

Which of the following is true based on these data?

A) The bus had the most riders on Tuesday.
B) Each day from Tuesday through Sunday, the
number of riders on the bus was greater than the
previous day.
C) Each day from Tuesday through Sunday, the
number of riders on the bus was less than the
previous day.
D) The two days with the fewest number of riders
were Saturday and Sunday.

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One hundred park-district members will be selected 2x(x 2 + 1) + (2x 2 − 2x)
to participate in a survey about selecting a new
park-district coordinator. Which of the following Which of the following expressions is equivalent to
methods of choosing the 100 members would result the expression above?
in a random sample of members of the park district?
A) 4x 2
A) Obtain a numbered list of all park-district
members. Use a random number generator to B) 2x 2 + 2x
select 100 members from the list. Give the survey
C) 2x 3 + 2x 2
to those 100 members.
B) Obtain a list of all park-district members sorted D) 2x 3 + 2x 2 − 4x
alphabetically. Give the survey to the first
100 members on the list.
C) Tell all park-district members that volunteers are
needed to take the survey. Give the survey to the
first 100 members who volunteer.
D) Obtain a list of all park-district members who
are attending an upcoming event. Give the
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survey to the first 100 members on the list.
If x + 3 = 2x − 2, what is the value of x − 4 ?
A) 9
B) 5
C) 4
D) 1

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The functions f and g are defined by f (x) = 4x and Total Home Runs for
2 Selected Years, 1903–2013
g (x) = x . For what value of x does 6,000
f (x ) − g (x ) = 4 ? 5,500
5,000

Number of home runs

A) −2 4,500
4,000
B) −1 3,500
C) 1 3,000
2,500
D) 2 2,000
1,500
1,000
500
0
03 13 23 33 43 53 63 73 83 93 03 13
19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 20 20
Year

8 The scatterplot above shows the total number of

home runs hit in major league baseball, in ten-year
2x intervals, for selected years. The line of best fit for the
The function g is defined as g (x) = + 3. What is data is also shown. Which of the following is closest
3
to the difference between the actual number of home
the value of g (−30) ? runs and the number predicted by the line of best fit
in 2003?
A) −27
A) 250
B) −23
B) 500
C) −17
C) 750
D) −7
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Questions 10-12 refer to the following information. Which of the following is closest to the median price,
in dollars, of the seven recorded prices of one metric
889 ton of oranges?
Average price of one metric ton

873 A) 834
857
of oranges (US dollars)

B) 808
841
C) 783
825
D) 768
809
793
777
761
745
729
y il ay ne ly st
u ar arch Apr M Ju Ju ugu
br M A 12
Fe
Month In 2014, the average price of one metric ton of
oranges decreased by 2.36% from January (not
The line graph above shows the average price of one shown) to February. Which of the following is closest
metric ton of oranges, in dollars, for each of seven to the price of one metric ton of oranges in
months in 2014. January 2014?
A) 700
B) 770
10
C) 790
Between which two consecutive months shown did
the average price of one metric ton of oranges D) 830
decrease the most?
A) March to April
B) May to June
C) June to July
D) July to August

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The load capacity of a certain washing machine is
Roof type
12 pounds. What is the approximate load capacity of
Asphalt Cedar the same washing machine, in kilograms?
Slate Total (1 kilogram = 2.2046 pounds)
shingle shake
Single story 9 4 2 15 A) 2.2
B) 5.4
Two story 20 10 3 33
C) 9.8
Total 29 14 5 48 D) 26.5

The table above shows the distribution of

single-story and two-story houses in a neighborhood
classified according to roof type. If one of the houses
is selected at random, what is the probability that it
will be a single-story house with a slate roof?
4
A) 16
48
4 B
B)
15
4
C)
14
29
14 21
D)
48 E

A 20 C D 5 F

Triangles ABC and DEF above are similar. How

much longer than segment EF is segment DE ?
14 A) 1
2x − y = −4 B) 2
2x + y = 4 C) 4
D) 8
For the solution of the system of equations above,
what is the value of x ?
A) −4
B) −2
C) 0
D) 2

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Data set A 25,550 40,430 49,150 62,590 73,670 118,780 126,040

Data set B 22,860 55,020 173,730 300,580 358,920 456,170 603,300

Which of the following is true about the standard deviations of the two
data sets in the table above?
A) The standard deviation of data set B is larger than the standard
deviation of data set A.
B) The standard deviation of data set A is larger than the standard
deviation of data set B.
C) The standard deviation of data set A is equal to the standard
deviation of data set B.
D) There is not enough information available to compare the standard
deviations of the two data sets.

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The velocity v, in meters per second, of a falling In the xy-plane, the graph of line A has slope 3.
object on Earth after t seconds, ignoring the Line k is parallel to line A and contains the
effect of air resistance, is modeled by the equation point (3, 10). Which of the following is an equation
v = 9.8t . There is a different linear relationship of line k ?
between time and velocity on Mars, as shown in the
table below. 1
A) y = − x + 11
3
Velocity on
Time 1
Mars (meters B) y = x+9
(seconds)
per second) 3
0 0
4 14.8 C) y = 3x + 7
8 29.6
D) y = 3x + 1
If an object dropped toward the surface of Earth has
a velocity of 58.8 meters per second after t seconds,
what would be the velocity of the same object
dropped toward the surface of Mars after t seconds,
ignoring the effect of air resistance?
A) 15.9 meters per second
B) 22.2 meters per second
C) 36.2 meters per second 20
D) 88.8 meters per second A certain colony of bacteria began with one cell, and
the population doubled every 20 minutes. What was
the population of the colony after 2 hours?
A) 6
B) 12
C) 32
D) 64

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The circumference of Earth is estimated to be Questions 23 and 24 refer to the following
40,030 kilometers at the equator. Which of the information.
following best approximates the diameter, in miles, Phase Diagram for
of Earth’s equator? (1 kilometer ≈ 0.62137 miles) Aluminosilicate Polymorphs
A) 3,205 miles 1.0
B) 5,541 miles
0.8 (795, 1.0)
C) 7,917 miles kyanite

Pressure (GPa)
D) 13,004 miles
0.6
(500, 0.38) sillimanite
0.4

0.2 andalusite
(760, 0)
(350, 0.19)
0
22 400 500 600 700 800
The budget for a school band was $8,000 in 2010. Temperature (°C)
The budget decreased by 15% from 2010 to 2011 and
then increased by 22% from 2011 to 2012. Which of
the following expressions represents the budget, in During mineral formation, the same chemical compound
dollars, for the school band in 2012? can become different minerals depending on the
A) (1.15)(1.22)(8,000) temperature and pressure at the time of formation.
A phase diagram is a graph that shows the conditions
B) (0.85)(1.22)(8,000) that are needed to form each mineral. The graph above is
C) (1.15)(0.78)(8,000) a portion of the phase diagram for aluminosilicates, with
the temperature T, in degrees Celsius (°C), on the
D) (0.85)(0.78)(8,000)
horizontal axis, and the pressure P, in gigapascals (GPa),
on the vertical axis.

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P = −0.00146T + 1.11 y = 2x + 4
An equation of the boundary line between the y = (x − 3)(x + 2)
andalusite and sillimanite regions is approximated by The system of equations above is graphed in the
the equation above. What is the meaning of the xy-plane. At which of the following points do the
T-intercept of this line? graphs of the equations intersect?
A) It is the maximum temperature at which
sillimanite can form. A) (−3, −2)

B) It is the temperature at which both andalusite B) (−3, 2)

and sillimanite can form when there is no C) (5, −2)
pressure applied.
D) (5, 14)
C) It is the increase in the number of degrees
Celsius needed to remain on the boundary
between andalusite and sillimanite if the pressure
is reduced by 1 GPa.
D) It is the decrease in the number of gigapascals of
pressure needed to remain on the boundary
between andalusite and sillimanite if the
temperature is increased by 1°C .
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The gas mileage M(s), in miles per gallon, of a car
traveling s miles per hour is modeled by the function
below, where 20 ≤ s ≤ 75.
1 2
M (s ) = − s + 4s − 50
24
24
According to the model, at what speed, in miles per
Which of the following systems of inequalities best hour, does the car obtain its greatest gas mileage?
describes the region where sillimanite can form?
A) 46
A) P ≥ 0.0021T − 0.67 B) 48
P ≥ 0.0013T − 0.25
C) 50
B) P ≤ 0.0021T − 0.67 D) 75
P ≥ −0.0015T + 1.13
C) P ≤ 0.0013T − 0.25
P ≥ −0.0015T + 1.13
D) P ≤ 0.0013T − 0.25
P ≤ −0.0015T + 1.13

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x h(x) An ecologist selected a random sample of 30 prairie
dogs from a colony and found that the
−1 1
mean mass of the prairie dogs in the sample was
2 7 0.94 kilograms (kg) with an associated margin of
4 11 error of 0.12 kg. Which of the following is the best
interpretation of the ecologist’s findings?
The table above shows selected values for the
A) All prairie dogs in the sample have a mass
function h. In the xy-plane, the graph of y = h(x) is between 0.82 kg and 1.06 kg.
a line. What is the value of h(8) ?
B) Most prairie dogs in the colony have a mass
A) 15 between 0.82 kg and 1.06 kg.
B) 19 C) Any mass between 0.82 kg and 1.06 kg is a
plausible value for the mean mass of the prairie
C) 21
dogs in the sample.
D) 22
D) Any mass between 0.82 kg and 1.06 kg is a
plausible value for the mean mass of the prairie
dogs in the colony.

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The front row of an auditorium has 10 seats. There
are 50 rows in total. If each row has 2 more seats than 30
the row before it, which expression gives the total
A poster has an area of 432 square inches. The
number of seats in the last row?
length x, in inches, of the poster is 6 inches longer
A) 10 + 2(50 − 1) than the width of the poster. Which of the following
equations can be solved to determine the length, in
B) 10 + 2(50) inches, of the poster?
C) 50(10 + 2)
A) x 2 − 6 = 432
50
D) 10 + 2
B) x 2 − 6x = 432
C) x 2 + 6 = 432
D) x 2 + 6x = 432

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enter your answer in the grid, as described in boxes. / / Fraction / /
below, on the answer sheet. line
. . . . . . . . Decimal
0 0 0 0 0 0 point

1. Although not required, it is suggested that 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

you write your answer in the boxes at the top 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
of the columns to help you fill in the circles Grid in 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
accurately. You will receive credit only if the result. 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
circles are filled in correctly. 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
2. Mark no more than one circle in any column. 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
3. No question has a negative answer. 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
4. Some problems may have more than one 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
correct answer. In such cases, grid only one 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9
answer.
5. Mixed numbers such as 3 1 must be gridded 2
Acceptable ways to grid 3 are:
2
as 3.5 or 7/2. (If 3 1 / 2 is entered into the
/ / 2 / 3 . 666 . 667
grid, it will be interpreted as 31 , not 3 1 .) / / / / / /
2 2 . . . . . . . . . . . .
6. Decimal answers: If you obtain a decimal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
answer with more digits than the grid can 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
accommodate, it may be either rounded or 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
truncated, but it must fill the entire grid.
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9
Answer: 201 – either position is correct
NOTE: You
201 201 may start your
/ / / / answers in any
column, space
. . . . .. . .
permitting.
0 0 0 0 0 0 Columns you
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 don’t need to
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 use should be
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If 2x + 3 = 5 and 3y − 3 = 6, what is one possible
value of xy ?
10 m 8 m 10 m
stage

seating xm
32
Revenue
70
Revenue (millions of dollars)

60
50 The figure above is the floor plan drawn by an
40 architect for a small concert hall. The stage has depth
8 meters (m) and two walls each of length 10 m. If
30
the seating portion of the hall has an area of
20 180 square meters, what is the value of x ?
10
0
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Year

The scatterplot above shows the revenue, in millions

of dollars, that a company earned over several years
and a line of best fit for the data. In Year 4, the
difference between the actual revenue and the
predicted revenue is n million dollars, where n is a
positive integer. What is the value of n ? Round your
answer to the nearest whole number. (Disregard the
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Jacob bought two types of pens: blue pens that cost An arc of a circle measures 2.4 radians. To the
$0.60 each and red pens that each cost d times as nearest degree, what is the measure, in degrees, of
much as a blue pen. If the cost of 3 blue pens and this arc? (Disregard the degree sign when gridding
6 red pens was $10.80, what is the value of d ? your answer.)

35
George took a nonstop flight from Dallas to
Los Angeles, a total flight distance of 1,233 miles. The
plane flew at a speed of 460 miles per hour for the
first 75 minutes of the flight and at a speed of
439 miles per hour for the remainder of the flight. To
the nearest minute, for how many minutes did the
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Questions 37 and 38 refer to the following Carrie redesigned the container because the initial
information. sketch did not account for cushioning material
between the glasses. The area of the base of the newly
12 in
designed container is 25% greater than the area of the
base in the initial sketch. What is the area, in square
inches, of the base of the newly designed container?
9 in

Carrie, a packaging engineer, is designing a container to

hold 12 drinking glasses shaped as regular octagonal
prisms. Her initial sketch of the top view of the base of
the container is shown above.

37
If the length and width of the container base in the
initial sketch were doubled, at most how many more
glasses could the new container hold?

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Introduction
Congratulations on taking the SAT! Your Question-and-Answer Service
(QAS) for the April 2018 SAT includes three parts: this guide, which
will help you understand your scores; a copy of the test you took; and a
customized QAS report that lists these details about each question:
▶▶ answer you gave
▶▶ best or correct answer
▶▶ question type
▶▶ difficulty level

USING YOUR QAS REPORT

▶▶ With the report in hand, read each question in your test booklet, then
check your results. Look at questions you answered incorrectly to see
whether you might have misread the question or mismarked the answer.
▶▶ Print your online score report at studentscores.collegeboard.org to keep
track of how you did on the different types of questions. This can help you
understand your academic strengths and identify areas for improvement.
▶▶ If you think you detect errors in how you recorded your answers—for
example, a group of questions that you recall answering differently
than what you see on the report—you may want to consider ordering
a more rigorous form of score verification. See sat.org/verify-scores for
more details.
▶▶ If you took the optional SAT Essay, view a copy of your essay online at
collegeboard.org/viewessay. Take a look at the Essay scoring information
on pages 14–16 of this guide to help you interpret your scores.

SCORING YOUR TEST

Use the scoring information and score conversion tables on pages 4–13 to
verify the score on your test. The scoring worksheets and score conversion
tables are specific to the test you took. Don’t try to score any other tests
using them.

LEARNING FROM YOUR SAT EXPERIENCE

Now that you’re familiar with the test, you should have a better sense of
the kinds of questions you’ll see on the SAT. You’re also likely to be more
comfortable with the test-taking process, including the time limits. If
you’re thinking of taking the test again, you should know that on average,
students who take the SAT a second time see an increase in their scores.
In addition, your test results are a powerful tool for getting personalized
instruction to improve your scores. At satpractice.org you can access
Official SAT Practice on Khan Academy®, where you can use your actual
SAT results to receive practice recommendations tailored to help you work
on the areas that you need to focus on. Visit satpractice.org to learn more.

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Scoring Your SAT

SCORES OVERVIEW
The SAT provides more information about your learning by reporting more
scores than ever before. Each of the SAT Suite of Assessments
(SAT, PSAT/NMSQT®, PSAT™ 10, and PSAT™ 8/9) reports test scores and
cross-test scores on a common scale. Additionally, subscores provide more
diagnostic information. For more details about scores, visit sat.org/scores.

HOW TO CALCULATE YOUR TEST SCORES

Get Set Up
1. You’ll need the customized QAS report with your answers. You’ll also need
the answer key (pages 4–5) and conversion tables (pages 11–13) provided
in this section.
2. Using the answer key, count up your total correct answers for each section.
You may want to write the number of correct answers for each section at
the bottom of that section in the answer key.
3. Using your marked-up answer key and the conversion tables, follow the
directions on the next few pages to get all of your scores.

GET SECTION AND TOTAL SCORES

Your total score on the SAT is the sum of your Evidence-Based Reading and
Writing section score and your Math section score. To get your total score,
you will convert your raw score for each section—the number of questions
you got right in that section—into the scaled score for that section, then
calculate the total score.

Calculating Your Evidence-Based Reading

and Writing Section Score
Calculate your SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing Section score (it’s
on a scale of 200–800) by first determining your Reading Test score and
your Writing and Language Test score. Here’s how:
1. Use the Answer Key to determine your raw scores (the number of
correct answers).
2. Go to Raw Score Conversion Table 1: Section and Test Scores on page 11.
Look in the “Raw Score” column for your raw score, and match it to the
number in the “Reading Test Score” column.
3. Do the same with Section 2 to determine your Writing and Language Test
score.
4. Add your Reading Test score to your Writing and Language Test score.
5. Multiply that number by 10. This is your Evidence-Based Reading and
Writing Section score.

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Calculating Your Math Section Score

Calculate your SAT Math section score (it’s on a scale of 200–800), as
follows:
1. Count
the number of correct answers you got on the Math Test – No
Calculator and the Math Test – Calculator.
2. Add the number of correct answers you got on each portion.
3. Asyou did with your Reading and Writing and Language Test scores, go
to the Raw Score Conversion Table 1: Section and Test Scores to turn your
raw score into your Math section score. Find your raw score in the “Raw
Score” column and match it to the number in the same row in the “Math
Section Score” column.

Calculating Your Total Score

Add your Evidence-Based Reading and Writing section score to your
Math section score. The result is your total score on the SAT, on a scale of
400–1600.

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Answer Key – Determine Raw Scores

Reading
Reading TestTest Answers
Answers 1(a-d)

Correct Correct Correct Correct

Question # Answer Question # Answer Question # Answer Question # Answer
1 B 14 A 27 C 40 B
Reading2 Test Answers
C 1(a-d) 15 C 28 A 41 D
3 A 16 B 29 A 42 B
Correct Correct Correct Correct
4 B 17 A 30 D 43 C
Question # Answer Question # Answer Question # Answer Question # Answer
5 B 18 B 31 B 44 D
1 B 14 A 27 C 40 B
6 C 19 C 32 A 45 B
2 C 15 C 28 A 41 D
7 A 20 D 33 B 46 B
3 A 16 B 29 A 42 B
8 D 21 B 34 D 47 C
4 B 17 A 30 D 43 C
9 D 22 C 35 B 48 A
5 B 18 B 31 B 44 D
10 C 23 C 36 D 49 C
6 C 19 C 32 A 45 B
11 C 24 C 37 D 50 D
7 A 20 D 33 B 46 B
12 D 25 A 38 B 51 D
8 D 21 B 34 D 47 C
13 C 26 D 39 A 52 A
9 D 22 C 35 B 48 A
10 C 23 C 36 D 49 C
11 C 24 C 37 D 50 D
Writing 12
and LanguageD Answers 2(a-d) 25 A 38 B 51 D
13 Test Raw Score
Reading C 26 D 39 A 52 A
Correct
(Number of Correct Answers) Correct Correct Correct
Question # Answer Question # Answer Question # Answer Question # Answer
1 B 12 B 23 D 34 A
Writing and
Writing2 and Language
C AnswersTest
Language 2(a-d)Answers
13 A 24 B 35 B
3 A 14 D 25 D 36 A
Correct Correct Correct Correct
4 D 15 D 26 B 37 B
Question # Answer Question # Answer Question # Answer Question # Answer
5 C 16 C 27 B 38 C
1 B 12 B 23 D 34 A
6 D 17 C 28 D 39 D
2 C 13 A 24 B 35 B
7 C 18 A 29 A 40 B
3 A 14 D 25 D 36 A
8 C 19 C 30 A 41 C
4 D 15 D 26 B 37 B
9 D 20 D 31 C 42 C
5 C 16 C 27 B 38 C
10 A 21 B 32 B 43 D
6 D 17 C 28 D 39 D
11 D 22 B 33 C 44 A
7 C 18 A 29 A 40 B
8 C 19 C 30 A 41 C
9 D 20 D 31 C 42 C
10 A 21 B 32 B 43 D
11 D 22 B 33 C 44 A

Writing and Language Test

Raw Score “U” indicates a question that did not perform as expected and
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Math Test
Math Test – Calculator
– No No Calculator
AnswersAnswers
Table 3
Correct Correct Correct Correct
Question # Answer Question # Answer Question # Answer Question # Answer

1 C 5 C 9 C 13 A
2 B 6 A 10 B 14 D
3 A 7 C 11 D 15 D
Math Test
4 – No Calculator
C Answers Table
8 3 D 12 C

Question # Correct Answer

Correct Correct Correct Correct
16
Question # Answer
6 Question # Answer Question # Answer Question # Answer
17 2,3
1 C 5 C 9 C 13 A
18 28
2 B 6 A 10 B 14 D
19 3.25,13/4
3 A 7 C 11 D 15 D
20 108
4 C 8 D 12 C

Question # Correct Answer

16 6
Math 17
Test – Calculator
2,3
Answers Table 4
18 28
Correct Correct Correct Correct
Math Test – No Calculator
19
Question Answer
# Score 3.25,13/4 Question # Answer Question # Answer Question # Answer
Raw
20
(Number 108
1 of Correct Answers)
B 9 C 17 A 25 D
2 D 10 C 18 B 26 B
3 C 11 B 19 D 27 B
Math 4Test – Calculator Answers
Math Test – Calculator Answers Table 4
A 12 C 20 D 28 A
5 C 13 A 21 C 29 D
Correct Correct Correct Correct
6 D 14 C 22 B 30 B
Question # Answer Question # Answer Question # Answer Question # Answer
7 D 15 B 23 B
81 B
C 9
16 C
B 17
24 A
B 25 D
2 D 10 C 18 B 26 B
Question # Correct Answer
3 C 11 B 19 D 27 B
31 1,3,4,12
4 A 12 C 20 D 28 A
32 4,5,6
5 C 13 A 21 C 29 D
33 15
6 D 14 C 22 B 30 B
34 2.5,5/2
7 D 15 B 23 B
35 90
8 C 16 B 24 B
36 138,137
Question
37
# Correct Answer
36
31
38 1,3,4,12
135
32 4,5,6
33 15
34 2.5,5/2
35 90
36 138,137
37 36
38 135

Math Test – Calculator

Raw Score “U” indicates a question that did not perform as expected and
(Number of Correct Answers) has been removed from scoring.

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GET CROSS-TEST SCORES

The SAT also reports two cross-test scores: Analysis in History/Social
Studies and Analysis in Science. These scores are based on questions in
the Reading, Writing and Language, and Math Tests that ask you to think
analytically about texts and questions in these subject areas.
Cross-test scores are reported on a scale of 10–40.

Calculating Your Cross-Test Scores

You can use the cross-test score tables beginning on the next page to
calculate your cross-test scores as follows:
1. Find the questions in each section that count toward each cross-test score.
These are shown with a “Y” next to the question number in the tables.
Refer to your QAS report to see which of those questions you answered
correctly on the test, and then check the box for each correct answer.
2. Count the number of correct answers for each cross-test area and record
that as your raw score for that area.
3. Use the conversion table on page 12 to determine your scaled score (10–40)
for each area.

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Cross-Test Scores Tables – Determine Cross-Test Raw Scores

Y = Counts toward Cross-Test score. On your QAS report, look up every question marked “Y” below to see if you answered it correctly.
If so, check off the box for that question below.
Table 5a and 5b
Analysis in History/Social Studies (HSS) Analysis in Science (SCI)

Writing and Math Test - Math Test - Writing and Math Test - Math Test -
Reading Language Calculator No Calculator Reading Language Calculator No Calculator
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
3 3 Y 3 3 3 3 3 Y 3
4 4 Y 4 Y 4 4 4 4 4
5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
8 8 Y 8 8 8 8 8 8
9 9 Y 9 9 9 9 9 9
10 10 Y 10 Y 10 10 10 10 10
11 Y 11 Y 11 Y 11 11 11 11 11 Y
12 Y 12 12 Y 12 12 12 Y 12 12
13 Y 13 13 Y 13 13 13 13 13
14 Y 14 14 14 Y 14 14 Y 14 14
15 Y 15 15 15 15 15 Y 15 15
16 Y 16 16 16 16 16 16 16
17 Y 17 17 17 17 17 17 17
18 Y 18 18 18 18 18 Y 18 Y 18
19 Y 19 19 19 19 19 19 19
20 Y 20 20 20 20 20 20 Y 20
21 21 21 21 Y 21 Y 21 Y
22 22 22 Y 22 Y 22 Y 22
23 23 23 23 Y 23 23 Y
24 24 24 24 Y 24 24 Y
25 25 25 25 Y 25 25
26 26 26 26 Y 26 26
27 27 27 27 Y 27 27
28 28 28 28 Y 28 28
29 29 29 29 Y 29 29 Y
30 30 30 30 Y 30 30
31 Y 31 31 31 31 31
32 Y 32 32 Y 32 32 32
33 Y 33 33 33 33 33
34 Y 34 34 34 34 34
35 Y 35 35 35 35 35
36 Y 36 36 36 36 36
37 Y 37 37 37 37 37
38 Y 38 38 38 38 38
39 Y 39 39 39
40 Y 40 40 40
41 Y 41 41 41
42 42 42 Y 42
43 43 43 Y 43
44 44 44 Y 44
45 45 Y
46 46 Y
47 47 Y
48 48 Y
49 49 Y
50 50 Y
51 51 Y
52 52 Y

HSS Raw Score SCI Raw Score

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GET SUBSCORES
Subscores provide more detailed information about your strengths in
specific areas within literacy and math.
Subscores are reported on a scale of 1–15.
▶▶ The Command of Evidence subscore is based on questions from both the
Reading Test and the Writing and Language Test that ask you to interpret
and use evidence found in a wide range of passages and informational
graphics, such as graphs, tables, and charts.
▶▶ The Words in Context subscore is based on questions from both the
Reading Test and the Writing and Language Test that address the
meaning in context of words/phrases and rhetorical word choice.
▶▶ The Expression of Ideas subscore is based on questions from the Writing
and Language Test that focus on topic development, organization, and
rhetorically effective use of language.
▶▶ The Standard English Conventions subscore is based on questions from
the Writing and Language Test that focus on sentence structure, usage,
and punctuation.
▶▶ The Heart of Algebra subscore is based on questions from the Math Test
that focus on linear equations and inequalities.
▶▶ The Problem Solving and Data Analysis subscore is based on questions
from the Math Test that focus on quantitative reasoning, the interpretation
and synthesis of data, and solving problems in rich and varied contexts.
▶▶ The Passport to Advanced Math subscore is based on questions from the
Math Test that focus on topics central to the ability of students to progress
to more advanced mathematics, such as understanding the structure of
expressions, reasoning with more complex equations, and interpreting and
building functions.

Calculating Your Subscores

You can use the subscore tables beginning on the next page to calculate
your subscores as follows:
1. Find the questions that count toward each subscore. These are shown with
a “Y” next to the question number in the tables. Refer to your QAS report to
see which of those questions you answered correctly on the test, and then
check the box for each correct answer.
2. Count the number of correct answers for each area and record that as your
raw score for that area.
3. Finally, use the conversion table on page 13 to determine your scaled score
(1–15) for each area.

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Subscores Tables – Determine Subscore Raw Scores

Y = Counts toward subscore. On your QAS report, look up every question marked “Y” to see if you answered it correctly.
If so, check off the box for that question.
Table 6 (a-d)
Command of Evidence Expression of Ideas Words in Context Standard English Conventions
(COE) (EOI) (WIC) (SEC)
Writing and Writing and Writing and Writing and
Reading Language Reading Language Reading Language Reading Language
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Y
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 Y
3 3 Y 3 3 Y 3 3 3 3
4 Y 4 4 4 Y 4 4 Y 4 4
5 5 5 5 5 Y 5 5 5 Y
6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 Y
7 7 7 7 7 Y 7 7 7 Y
8 8 8 8 Y 8 8 8 8
9 Y 9 9 9 Y 9 9 9 9
10 10 10 10 Y 10 10 Y 10 10
11 11 Y 11 11 Y 11 Y 11 11 11
12 12 Y 12 12 Y 12 12 12 12
13 Y 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 Y
14 14 14 14 Y 14 Y 14 Y 14 14
15 15 15 15 Y 15 15 15 15
16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 Y
17 Y 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 Y
18 18 Y 18 18 Y 18 18 18 18
19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 Y
20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 Y
21 21 21 21 Y 21 21 Y 21 21
22 22 22 22 Y 22 22 22 22
23 23 23 23 Y 23 23 Y 23 23
24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 Y
25 Y 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 Y
26 26 26 26 Y 26 26 Y 26 26
27 27 27 27 27 Y 27 27 27 Y
28 28 28 28 Y 28 28 28 28
29 29 Y 29 29 Y 29 29 29 29
30 Y 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 Y
31 31 Y 31 31 Y 31 31 31 31
32 32 32 32 Y 32 Y 32 32 32
33 33 33 33 33 33 33 33 Y
34 34 34 34 Y 34 Y 34 Y 34 34
35 35 35 35 35 35 35 35 Y
36 Y 36 36 36 Y 36 36 Y 36 36
37 37 37 37 37 Y 37 37 37 Y
38 38 38 38 38 38 38 38 Y
39 39 39 39 39 39 39 39 Y
40 40 Y 40 40 Y 40 40 40 40
41 Y 41 Y 41 41 Y 41 41 41 41
42 42 42 42 Y 42 42 42 42
43 43 43 43 43 43 43 43 Y
44 44 44 44 Y 44 Y 44 44 44
45 45 45 Y 45
46 46 46 46
47 Y 47 47 47
48 48 48 48
49 Y 49 49 49
50 50 50 50
51 51 51 51
52 52 52 52

COE Raw Score EOI Raw Score WIC Raw Score SEC Raw Score

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Y = Counts toward Subscore. On your QAS report, look up every question marked “Y” to see if you answered it correctly.
If so, check off the box for that question.
Table 6(e-g)
Heart of Algebra Problem Solving and Passport to Advanced
(HOA) Data Analysis (PSD) Math (PAM)
Math Test – Math Test – Math Test – Math Test – Math Test – Math Test –
Calculator No Calculator Calculator No Calculator Calculator No Calculator
1 Y 1 Y 1 1 1 1
2 2 Y 2 Y 2 2 2
3 3 3 Y 3 3 3 Y
4 4 Y 4 Y 4 4 4
5 5 Y 5 5 5 Y 5
6 Y 6 6 6 6 6 Y
7 7 7 7 7 Y 7
8 Y 8 8 8 8 8 Y
9 9 9 Y 9 9 9 Y
10 10 Y 10 Y 10 10 10
11 11 Y 11 Y 11 11 11
12 12 12 Y 12 12 12 Y
13 13 13 Y 13 13 13 Y
14 Y 14 14 14 14 14 Y
15 15 15 Y 15 15 15 Y
16 16 Y 16 16 16 16
17 17 17 Y 17 17 17 Y
18 Y 18 18 18 18 18
19 Y 19 Y 19 19 19 19
20 20 20 20 20 Y 20
21 21 Y 21
22 22 Y 22
23 Y 23 23
24 Y 24 24
25 25 25 Y
26 26 26 Y
27 Y 27 27
28 28 Y 28
29 29 Y 29
30 30 30 Y
31 31 31 Y
32 32 Y 32
33 33 33
34 Y 34 34
35 Y 35 35
36 36 36
37 37 Y 37
38 38 Y 38

HOA Raw Score PSD Raw Score PAM Raw Score

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CONVERSION TABLES

Raw Score Conversion – Section and Test Scores

Table 7 (a-b)
Section and Test Scores
RAW SCORE CONVERSION TABLE 1
Raw Score Math Writing and Raw Score Math Writing and
(# of correct Section Reading Language (# of correct Section Reading Language
answers) Score Test Score Test Score answers) Score Test Score Test Score
0 200 10 10 30 530 28 30
1 210 10 10 31 540 29 30
2 220 10 10 32 550 29 31
3 230 11 11 33 560 30 32
4 240 12 12 34 570 30 32
5 260 13 13 35 580 31 33
6 270 14 14 36 590 31 33
7 290 15 15 37 590 32 34
8 300 15 16 38 600 32 34
9 320 16 16 39 610 32 35
10 330 17 17 40 620 33 36
11 340 18 17 41 630 33 37
12 350 18 18 42 640 34 38
13 360 19 19 43 650 34 39
14 380 20 20 44 660 35 40
15 390 20 20 45 670 36
16 400 21 21 46 680 36
17 410 21 21 47 690 37
18 430 22 22 48 700 38
19 440 23 23 49 710 38
20 450 23 23 50 730 39
21 460 24 24 51 740 39
22 470 24 25 52 750 40
23 480 25 25 53 770
24 490 25 26 54 780
25 500 26 27 55 790
26 510 26 27 56 790
27 510 27 28 57 800
28 520 27 28 58 800
29 530 28 29

Section and Test Scores

CONVERSION EQUATION 1

CONVERT

READING TEST READING TEST
RAW SCORE SCORE
(0-52) (10-40)

CONVERT
+ = × 10 =

WRITING AND WRITING AND READING TEST READING AND EVIDENCE-BASED
LANGUAGE TEST LANGUAGE SCORE WRITING READING AND WRITING
RAW SCORE TEST SCORE (10-40) TEST SCORE SECTION SCORE
(0-44) (10-40) (20-80) (200-800)

CONVERT
+ = + =

MATH TEST – MATH TEST – MATH SECTION MATH SECTION EVIDENCE-BASED TOTAL SAT
NO CALCULATOR CALCULATOR RAW SCORE SCORE READING AND WRITING SCORE
RAW SCORE RAW SCORE (0-58) (200-800) SECTION SCORE (400-1600)
(0-20) (0-38) (200-800)

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Raw Score Conversion – Cross-Test Scores

Table 9 (a-b)
Cross-Test Scores
RAW SCORE CONVERSION | TABLE 2

Analysis in Analysis in
History/Social Analysis in History/Social Analysis in
Raw Score Raw Score
(# of correct Studies Science (# of correct Studies Science
answers) Cross-Test Score Cross-Test Score answers) Cross-Test Score Cross-Test Score
0 10 10 18 25 27
1 10 11 19 26 27
2 10 12 20 26 28
3 11 13 21 27 29
4 13 14 22 28 30
5 14 15 23 28 30
6 15 16 24 29 31
7 16 17 25 30 32
8 17 18 26 31 32
9 18 19 27 32 33
10 19 20 28 33 34
11 20 21 29 33 34
12 21 22 30 34 35
13 22 23 31 35 36
14 22 23 32 36 37
15 23 24 33 38 38
16 24 25 34 39 39
17 24 26 35 40 40

Cross-Test Scores
CONVERSION EQUATION 2

CONVERT CONVERT
 
ANALYSIS IN HISTORY/ ANALYSIS IN HISTORY/ ANALYSIS IN SCIENCE ANALYSIS IN SCIENCE
SOCIAL STUDIES SOCIAL STUDIES RAW SCORE SUBSCORE
RAW SCORE SUBSCORE (0-35) (10-40)
(0-35) (10-40)

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Subscores
Table 8
RAW SCORE CONVERSION TABLE 3

Raw Score Standard Problem Passport to

(# of correct Expression of English Heart of Solving and Advanced Words in Command of
answers) Ideas Conventions Algebra Data Analysis Math Context Evidence
0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
1 1 1 2 1 3 1 3
2 2 2 3 1 4 1 4
3 3 3 4 2 5 2 5
4 3 3 5 3 6 3 5
5 4 4 5 4 7 5 6
6 4 5 6 5 8 6 6
7 5 5 7 6 9 7 7
8 5 6 8 7 9 7 8
9 6 7 8 8 10 8 8
10 7 8 9 9 11 9 9
11 7 8 9 9 12 10 10
12 8 9 10 10 13 10 10
13 8 10 10 11 14 11 11
14 9 11 11 12 14 11 12
15 10 11 12 13 15 12 13
16 10 12 13 14 15 13 14
17 11 13 14 15 14 15
18 11 13 14 15 15
19 12 14 15
20 12 15
21 13
22 14
23 15
24 15

Subscores
CONVERSION EQUATION 3

CONVERT CONVERT CONVERT

  
COMMAND OF COMMAND OF WORDS IN WORDS IN EXPRESSION OF IDEAS EXPRESSION OF IDEAS
EVIDENCE EVIDENCE CONTEXT CONTEXT RAW SCORE SUBSCORE
RAW SCORE SUBSCORE RAW SCORE SUBSCORE (0-24) (1-15)
(0-18) (1-15) (0-18) (1-15)

CONVERT CONVERT CONVERT

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STANDARD ENGLISH STANDARD ENGLISH HEART OF ALGEBRA HEART OF ALGEBRA PROBLEM SOLVING PROBLEM SOLVING
CONVENTIONS CONVENTIONS RAW SCORE SUBSCORE AND DATA ANALYSIS AND DATA ANALYSIS
RAW SCORE SUBSCORE (0-19) (1-15) RAW SCORE SUBSCORE
(0-20) (1-15) (0-17) (1-15)

CONVERT
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PASSPORT TO PASSPORT TO
ADVANCED MATH ADVANCED MATH
RAW SCORE SUBSCORE
(0-16) (1-15)

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