Question ID 097e10f5 Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty SAT Math Algebra Linear equations in ‘one variable goo Dae} What value of p satisfies the equation 5p + 180 = 2507 Ald B.65 c.86 D. 250 DOr ois Correct Answer: A Rationale Choice Ais correct. Subtracting 180 from both sides of the given equation yields Sp = 70. Dividing both sides of this equation by 5 yields p = 14. Therefore, the value of p that satisfies the equation Sp + 180 = 250 is 14. Choice B is incorrect. This value of p satisfies the equation 5p + 180 = 505. Choice C is incorrect. This value of p satisfies the equation 5p + 180 = 610. Choice D is incorrect. This value of p satisfies the equation Sp + 180 = 1,430. Question Difficulty: EasyQuestion ID 349a5bc1 Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty SAT Math Algebra Linear equations in one variable goo DRO al 4z +5 = 165 What is the solution to the given equation? DRC USTs Correct Answer: 40 Rationale The correct answer is 40. Subtracting 5 from both sides of the given equation yields 4x = 160. Dividing both sides of this, equation by 4 yields x = 40. Therefore, the solution to the given equation is 40 Question Difficulty: EasyQuestion ID 6105234d Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty SAT Math Algebra Linear equations in fone variable goo PAPEL] John paid a total of $165 for a microscope by making a down payment of $37 plus p monthly payments of $16 each. Which of the following equations represents this situation? A. 16p — 37 = 165 B.37p— 16 = 165 ©. 16p + 37 = 165 D. 37p + 16 = 165, DASUEPEL EUS Correct Answer: C Rationale Choice C is correct. I's given that John made a $ 16 payment each month for p months. The total amount of these payments can be represented by the expression 16p. The down payment can be added to that amount to find the total amount John paid, yielding the expression 16p + 37. I's given that John paid a total of $ 165. Therefore, the expression for the total amount John paid can be set equal to that amount, yielding the equation 16p + 37 = 165 Choice Ais incorrect and may result from conceptual or calculation errors, Choice 8 is incorrect and may result from conceptual or calculation errors. Choice D is incorrect and may result from conceptual or calculation errors. Question Difficulty: EasyQuestion ID 5c94e6fa Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty SAT Math Algebra Linear equations in one variable goo Der c) 3e+21=32+k In the given equation, k is a constant. The equation has infinitely many solutions. What is the value of k? Pee Cee ug Correct Answer: 21 Rationale The correct answer is 21. t's given that the equation 3x + 21 = 3x + k has infinitely many solutions. If an equation in one variable has infinitely many solutions, then the equation is true for any value of the variable, Subtracting 3x from both sides of the given equation yields k = 21. Since this equation must be true for any value of x, the value of kis 21. Question Difficulty: EasyAssessment Test Domain skill Difficulty SAT Math Algebra Linear equati one variable aC Peon 3)+6 11 3(2x. If.xis the solution to the equation above, what is the value of x3? 3 A 2 47 Bo 2 15, c. 2 DCEO Og Correct AnsweRationale Choice B is correct. Because 2 is a factor of both 2x and 6, the expression 2x —6 can be rewritten as 2(x —3). Substituting 26x —3) for (2x —6) on the left-hand side of the given equation yields 3(2)(x—3)—11 =4(x-3)+6, or 6(x—3)—11 =4(x—-3) +6. Subtracting 4(x —3) from both sides of this equation yields 2(x—3)—11 =6. Adding 11 to 7 both sides ofthis equation yields 2(x —3) = 17. Dividing both sides ofthis equation by 2 yields 2 Alternate approach: Distributing 3 to the quantity (2x —6) on the left-hand side of the given equation and distributing 4 to the quantity (X—3) on the right-hand side yields 6x 18-11 =4x —12 +6, or 6x29 = 4x —6. Subtracting 4x from both sides ofthis equation yields 2x ~29 = —6. Adding 29 to both sides of this equation yields 2x = 23. Dividing both sides of fa ae this equation by 2 yields “2. Therefore, the value of X—3is 2 or 2 15 15 Choice Ais incorrect. This is the value of x, not X ~ 3. Choices C and D are incorrect. Ifthe value of X—3is 2 or 2 2a 9 xe ,itfollows that the value of xis 2 or 2 , respectively. However, solving the given equation for x yields * 2 15 15 Therefore, the value of X—3can'tbe 2 or Question Difficulty: MediumQuestion ID aa85b138 Assessment Test Domain skill Difficulty SAT Math Algebra Linear equations in fone variable mn Prone) 2n+6=14 Atree had a height of 6 feet when it was planted. The equation above can be used to find how many years n it took the tree to reach a height of 14 feet. Which of the following is the best interpretation of the number 2 in this context? ‘A. The number of years it took the tree to double its height B. The average number of feet that the tree grew per year C. The height, in feet, of the tree when the tree was 1 year old D. The average number of years it takes similar trees to grow 14 feet PREC ECE Ung Correct Answer: B Rationale Choice B is correct. The height of the tree at a given time is equal to its height when it was planted plus the number of feet that the tree grow. In the given equation, 14 represents the height ofthe tree at the given time, and 6 represents the height of the tree when it was planted. It follows that 2,7 represents the number of feet the tree grew from the time it was planted until the time it reached a height of 14 feet. Since n represents the number of years between the given time and the time the tree was planted, 2 must represent the average number of feet the tree grew each year. Choice A is incorrect and may result from interpreting the coefficient 2 as doubling instead of as increasing by 2 each year. Choice C is incorrect. The height of the tree when it was 1 year old was 2(1) +6 = 8 feet, not 2 feet. Choice D No information is given to connect the growth of one particular tree to the growth of similar trees. Question Difficulty: MediumQuestion ID 15daa8d6 Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty SAT Math Algebra Linear equations in fone variable LL DEL CCL LL 2 +16 = a(x +8) In the given equation, «is a constant. I the equation has infinitely many solutions, what isthe value of a? PEE ig Correct Answer: 2 Rationale The correct answer is 2. An equation with one variable, x, has infinitely many solutions only when both sides of the equation are equal for any defined value of x, I's given that 2x + 16 = ax +8, where ais a constant, This equation can be rewritten as 2x +8 = ax +8, If this equation has infinitely many solutions, then both sides of this equation are equal for any defined value of x. Both sides of this equation are equal for any defined value of x when 2 = a. Therefore, ifthe equation has infinitely many solutions, the value of a is 2 Alternate approach: Ifthe given equation, 2x + 16 = ax + 8, has infinitely many solutions, then both sides of this equation are equal for any value of x. If x = 0, then substituting 0 for x in 2x +16 = ax +8 yields 20 +16 = a +8, o 16 = 8a. Dividing both sides of this equation by 8 yields 2 = a Question Difficulty: MediumAssessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty SAT Math Algebra Linear equations in one variable goo DPT If 2 = 5, what is the value of £2 DCC Ya Ue Correct Answer: .2, 1/5 Rationale This The correct answer i 4, Sine the number Scan also be writen as, he given equation can also be wien as = ° i ‘Therefore, the value of * is 2. Note that 1/5 and .2 are examples of ways to enter a correct equation is equivalent to answer. Alternate approach: Multiplying both sides of the equation * = § by 8 yields x = 40. Substituting 40 for x into the expression 8 yields ©, or! Question Difficulty: EasyQuestion ID 997bec28 Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty SAT Math Algebra Linear equations in one variable goo DY ray The perimeter of an isosceles triangle is 83 inches, Each of the two congruent sides of the triangle has a length of 24 inches, What is the length, in inches, of the third side? DLP Cg Correct Answer: 35 Rationale The correct answer is 35. It's given that the perimeter of an isosceles triangle is 83 inches and that each of the two congruent sides has a length of 24 inches, The perimeter of a triangle is the sum of the lengths of its three sides. The ‘equation 24 + 24 + x = 83 can be used to represent this situation, where x is the length, in inches, of the third side. ‘Combining like terms on the left-hand side of this equation yields 48 + x = 83. Subtracting 48 from both sides of this equation yields x = 35. Therefore, the length, in inches, of the third side is 35, Question Difficulty: EasyQuestion ID 12ee1edc Assessment Test Domain SAT Math Algebra Skill Linear equations in ‘one variable Difficulty ano i} (b-2)x prea In the given equation, b is a constant. If the equation has no solution, what is the value of b ? A2 B.4 c.6 D.10 PPC Un Correct Answer: A Rationale Choice Ais correct. This equation has no solution when there is no value of x that produces a true statement. Solving the given equation for x by dividing both sides by (b —2) gives * the given equation. Choices B, C, and D are incorrect. Substituting 4, 6, and 10 for bin the given equation yields exactly one solution, rather than no solution, for x. For example, substituting 4 for bin the given equation yields (4—2)x =8, or 2x =8. Dividing both sides of 2x =8 by 2 yields x = 4. Similarly, if b = 6 or b = 10, X = 2 and X = 1, respectively. Question Difficulty: Medium (b—2) - When (b —2) =0, the right-hand side of this equation will be undefined, and the equation will have no solution. Therefore, when b = 2, there is no value of x that satisfiesQuestion ID 6ac23de7 Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty SAT Math Algebra Linear equations in ‘one variable goo arte xT Cag 4x _,,In the equation above, what is the 5 “value of x? A.25 B24 c.16 D.15 PAC leL CU og Correct Answer: A Rationale Choice Ais correct. Multiplying both sides of the equation by 5 results in 4x = 100. Dividing both sides of the resulting ‘equation by 4 results in x = 25. Choice 8 is incorrect and may result from adding 20 and 4. Choice C is incorrect and may result from dividing 20 by 5 and then multiplying the result by 4. Choice D is incorrect and may result from subtracting 5 from 20. Question Difficulty: EasyQuestion ID 7392dfc1 Assessment Test Domain skill Difficulty SAT Math Algebra Linear equations in fone variable goo DELL) Which of the following is equivalent to 4x +6 = 12? A 2x+4= Bx+3=3 C.3x42=4 D.2x+3=6 ID: 7392dfc1 Answer Correct Answer: D Rationale 4x+6 _ 12 Choice D is correct. Dividing each side of the original equation by 2 yields 2 2 . which simplifies to 2x +3 =6. Choice Ais incorrect, Dividing each side of the original equation by 2 gives 2x +3 , which is not equivalent to 2x +4 Choice B is incorrect, Dividing each side of the original equation by 4 gives ** 9. ~ 9, which is not equivalent to sesaaa X-+3 =3. Choice C is incorrect. Dividing each side of the original equation by 3 gives 3 ~*~ * which is not equivalent to3x+2=4. Question Difficulty: EasyQuestion ID 93954cfa Assessment Test Domain skill Difficulty SAT Math Algebra Linear equations in fone variable goo ID: 93954cfa ‘One pound of grapes costs $2, At this rate, how many dollars will c pounds of grapes cost? ID: 93954cfa Answer Correct Answer: A Rationale Choice Ais correct. If one pound of grapes costs $2, two pounds of grapes will cost 2 times $2, three pounds of grapes will cost 3 times $2, and so on. Therefore, ¢ pounds of grapes will cost c times $2, which is 2c dollars. Choice B is incorrect and may result from incorrectly adding instead of multiplying. Choice C is incorrect and may result from assuming that ¢ pounds cost $2, and then finding the cost per pound. Choice D is incorrect and could result from incorrectly ‘assuming that 2 pounds cost $c, and then finding the cost per pound. Question Difficulty: EasyQuestion ID 3d04de9c Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty SAT Math Algebra Linear equations in ‘one variable goo Aprincipal used a total of 25 flags that were either blue or yellow for field day. The principal used 20 blue flags. How many yellow flags were used? AS B.20 C.25 D.30 PROC Uns Correct Answer: A Rationale Choice Ais correct. I's given that a principal used a total of 25 blue flags and yellow flags. Its also given that of the 25 flags used, 20 flags were blue. Subtracting the number of blue flags used from the total number of flags used results in the number of yellow flags used, It follows that the number of yellow flags used is 25 - 20, or 5. Choice is incorrect. This is the number of blue flags used. Choice C is incorrect. This is the total number of flags used. Choice D is incorrect and may result from conceptual or calculation errors. Question Difficulty: EasyQuestion ID 60f71697 Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty SAT Math Algebra Linear equations in ‘one variable goo ALS ‘8x = 88 What value of is the solution to the given equation? Al B.80 c.96 0.704 PACU Correct Answer: A Rationale Choice Ais correct. Dividing both sides of the given equation by 8 yields x = 11. Therefore, 11 is the solution to the given equation, Choice B is incorrect. This is the solution to the equation x + 8 = 88. Choice C is incorrect. This is the solution to the equation x-8 = 88, Choice D is incorrect. This is the solution to the equation * = 88 Question Difficulty: EasyQuestion ID 4de87c9a Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty SAT Math Algebra Linear equations in ‘one variable goo Decoy) 3 more than 8 times a number z is equal to 83. Which equation represents this situation? A.(3)(8)a = 83 B.8x = 8343 6.32 +8 = 83 D.8@ +3 = 83 CEUs Correct Answer: D Rationale Choice D is correct. The given phrase “8 times a number x" can be represented by the expression 8x. The given phrase “3 more than’ indicates an increase of 3 to a quantity. Therefore “3 more than 8 times a number x" can be represented by the ‘expression 8x + 3. Since it's given that 3 more than 8 times a number x is equal to 83, it follows that 8x + 3 is equal to 83, or 8x +3 = 83. Therefore, the equation that represents this situation is 8x + 3 = 83. Choice Ais incorrect. This equation represents 3 times the quantity 8 times a number x is equal to 83. Choice B is incorrect. This equation represents 8 times a number x is equal to 3 more than 83, Choice C is incorrect. This equation represents 8 more than 3 times a number x is equal to 83, Question Difficulty: EasyQuestion ID 70e29454 Assessment Test Domain skill Difficulty SAT Math Algebra Linear equations in fone variable mn ID: 70e29454 a\3-x)—b = -1-2x In the equation above, a and b are constants. If the equation has infinitely many solutions, what are the values of a and b ? A.g=2andb=1 B.g=2andb=7 C.g=—-2and p=5 D.q=—2and b=-5 DCL EU Correct Answer: B Rationale Choice 8 is correct. Distributing the a on the left-hand side of the equation gives 3a — b - ax = ~1 - 2x. Rearranging the -2x ~1, Since the equation has infinitely many solutions, it follows ora=2,and3a—b=—1 terms in each side of the equation yields ax + 3a — that the coefficients of x and the free terms on both sides must be equal. That is, ~a = ‘Substituting 2 for a in the equation 3a —b = —1 gives 3(2)—b = ~1, so b=7, Choice Ais incorrect and may be the result of a conceptual error when finding the value of b, Choices C and D are incorrect, and may result from making a sign error when simplifying. Question Difficulty: MediumQuestion ID e7b6f0d1 Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty SAT Math Algebra Linear equations in ‘one variable goo 4x + 6 = 18 Which equation has the same solution as the given equation? Ad = 108 B.4a = 24 C4 = 12 D.42 =3 PRC t0 MU Correct Answer: C Rationale Choice C is correct. Subtracting 6 from both sides of the given equation yields 4x = 12, which is the equation given in choice C. Since this equation is equivalent to the given equation, it has the same solution as the given equation Choice Ais incorrect and may result from conceptual or calculation errors. Choice B is incorrect and may result from conceptual or calculation errors. Choice D is incorrect and may result from conceptual or calculation errors. Question Difficulty: EasyQuestion ID f09097b1 Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty SAT Math Algebra Linear equations in ‘one variable LL ‘An agricultural scientist studying the growth of corn plants recorded the height of a com plant at the beginning of a study and the height of the plant each day for the next 12 days. The scientist found that the height of the plant increased by an average of 1.20 centimeters per day for the 12 days. If the height of the plant on the last day of the study was 36.8 centimeters, what was the height, in centimeters, of the corn plant at the beginning of the study? PRC uc Rationale The correct answer is 22.4. Ifthe height of the plant increased by an average of 1.20 centimeters per day for 12 days, then its total growth over the 12 days was (1.20)(12) = 14.4 centimeters. The plant was 36.8 centimeters tall after 12 days, so at the beginning of the study its height was 36.8— 14.4 = 22.4 centimeters. Note that 22.4 and 112/5 are examples of ways to enter a correct answer. Alternate approach: The equation 36.8 = 12(1.20)+/ can be used to represent this situation, where h is the height of the plant, in centimeters, at the beginning of the study. Solving this equation for h yields 22.4 centimeters. Question Difficulty: MediumQuestion ID 8339793c Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty SAT Math Algebra Linear equations in ‘one variable goo DEKE EEL Nasir bought 9 storage bins that were each the same price. He used a coupon for $63 off the entire purchase. The cost for the entire purchase after using the coupon was $27. What was the original price, in dollars, for 1 storage bin? ID: 8339793c Answer Correct Answer: 10 Rationale The correct answer is 10. I's given that the cost for the entire purchase was $ 27 after a coupon was used for $ 63 off the entire purchase. Adding the amount of the coupon to the purchase price yields 27 + 63 = 90, Thus, the cost for the entire purchase before using the coupon was $90. I's given that Nasir bought 9 storage bins. The original price for 1 storage bin ‘can be found by dividing the total cost by 9. Therefore, the original price, in dollars, for 1 storage bin is ©, or 10. Question Difficulty: EasyQuestion ID 550b352c Assessment Test Domain skill Difficulty SAT Math Algebra Linear equations in fone variable goo 10=2x+4 How many solutions exist to the equation shown above? ‘A. None B. Exactly 1 C. Exactly 3 D. Infinitely many DAES Lye Ug Correct Answer: B Rationale Choice Bis correct. Subtracting 4 from each side ofthe given equation yields 6 = 2x, oF X = 3, so the equation has @ unique solution of x = 3, Choice Ais incorrect. Since 3 is a value of x that satisfies the given equation, the equation has at least 1 solution. Choice is incorrect. Linear equations can have 0, 1, or infinitely many solutions; no linear equation has exactly 3 solutions. Choice D is incorrect. Ifa linear equation has infinitely many solutions, it can be reduced to 0 = 0. This equation reduces to X = 3, so there is only 1 solution, Question Difficulty: EasyQuestion ID 87071893 Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty SAT Math Algebra Linear equations in one variable goo ID: 87071893 2 +40 = 95 What value of « is the solution to the given equation? PEALE US Correct Answer: 55 Rationale The correct answer is 55. Subtracting 40 from both sides of the given equation yields x = 55. Therefore, the value of x is 55. Question Difficulty: EasyQuestion ID ed18c4f7 Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty SAT Math Algebra Linear equations in ‘one variable goo Cathy has n CDs. Gerry has 3 more than twice the number of CDs that Cathy has. In terms of n, how many CDs does Gerry have? A.3n-2 B.3n+2 C.2n-3 D.2n+3, ID: ed18c4f7 Answer Correct Answer: D Rationale Choice D is correct. The term 2n represents twice the number of CDs that Cathy has, and adding 3 represents 3 more than that amount. Choices A and B are incorrect. The expression 3n represents three times the number of CDs that Cathy has. Choice C is incorrect. Subtracting 3 represents 3 fewer than twice the number of CDs that Cathy has. Question Difficulty: EasyQuestion ID b4553284 Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty SAT Math Algebra Linear equations in one variable goo PAIK rs If 2 = 12, what is the value of 92? PAK U Correct Answer: 54 Rationale The correct answer is 54. Dividing both sides of the given equation by 2 yields x = 6. Multiplying both sides of this equation by 9 yields 9x = 54. Thus, the value of 9x is 54 Question Difficulty: EasyQuestion ID 620abf36 Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty SAT Math Algebra Linear equations in | py ‘one variable 1f5(x + 4) = 4(w + 4) + 29, what is the value of + 47 AW4 B. 25 c.29 0.33 PAE UnT Correct Answer: Rationale Choice C is correct. Subtracting 4x + 4 from both sides of the given equation yields 1x + 4 = 29, or x + 4 = 29. Therefore, the value of x + 4is 29 Choice Ais incorrect and may result from conceptual or calculation errors. Choice B is incorrect. This is the value of x, not x +4. Choice D is incorrect and may result from conceptual or calculation errors. Question Difficulty: MediumQuestion ID 0d685865 Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty SAT Math Algebra Linear equations in ‘one variable goo ID: 0d685865 what is the value of a + 207 0.34 DAS Ue Correct Answer: C Rationale Choice C is correct. It's given that x = 7. Substituting 7 for x into the given expression x + 20 yields 7 + 20, which is equivalent to 27, Choice Ais incorrect. This is the value of x + 6. Choice B is incorrect, This is the value of x + 13, Choice D is incorrect, This is the value of x + 27. Question Difficulty: EasyQuestion ID 12255364 Assessment Test Domain skill Difficulty SAT Math Algebra Linear equations in fone variable goo Agym charges its members a onetime $36 enrollment fee and a membership fee of $19 per month. If there are no charges other than the enrollment fee and the membership fee, after how many months will a member have been charged a total of $188 al the gym? A4 B.S c.8 D.10 ID: 12255364 Answer Correct Answer: C Rationale Choice C is correct. I's given that a gym charges its members a onetime $ 36 enrollment fee and a membership fee of $ 19 per month, Let x represent the number of months at the gym after which a member will have been charged a total of $ 188, If there are no charges other than the enrollment fee and the membership fee, the equation 36 + 19x = 188 can be used to represent this situation. Subtracting 36 from both sides of this equation yields 19x = 152. Dividing both sides of this equation by 19 yields x = 8. Therefore, a member will have been charged a total of $ 188 after 8 months at the gym. Choice Ais incorrect. A member will have been charged a total of $ 36 + 19x 4, or $ 112, after 4 months at the gym Choice 8 is incorrect. A member will have been charged a total of $ 36 +19 x5, or $ 131, after 5 months at the gym. Choice D is incorrect. A member will have been charged a total of $36 + 19x 10, or $ 226, after 10 months at the gym. Question Difficulty: EasyQuestion ID b82a943c Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty SAT Math Algebra Linear equations in ‘one variable goo If 7x = 28, what is the value of 82? AQ B.32 c. 168 0.224 PAC Ee Tg Correct Answer: B Rationale Choice B is correct. Dividing both sides of the given equation 7x = 28 by 7 yields x = 4. Substituting 4 for x in the expression 8x yields 84, which is equivalent to 32. Choice Ais incorrect. This is the value of 4tx. Choice C is incorrect. This is the value of 42x. Choice D is incorrect, This is the value of 56x. Question Difficulty: EasyQuestion ID eac739b2 Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty SAT Math Algebra Linear equations in ‘one variable goo DEL) 4 If dar + 2 = 12, whats the value of 16x + 87 AAO B.48 c.56 D.60 PRCA a Ung Correct Answer: B Rationale Choice 8 is correct. Multiplying both sides of the given equation by 4 yields 44x + 2 = 412, or 16x + 8 = 48. Therefore, the value of 16x + 8 is 48, Choice Ais incorrect and may result from conceptual or calculation errors. Choice C is incorrect and may result from conceptual or calculation errors. Choice D is incorrect and may result from conceptual or calculation errors. Question Difficulty: EasyQuestion ID d9d83c02 Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty SAT Math Algebra Linear equations in ‘one variable goo Ky For what value of w does w-10=2(w+5)? AS 8.0 c.-15 D.-20 DECC Correct Answer: D Rationale Choice D is correct, To solve the equation, use the distributive property to multiply on the right-hand side of the equation which gives w — 10 = 2w + 10. Subtract w from both sides of the equation, which gives -10 = w + 10. Finally, subtract 10 from both sides of the equation, which gives -20 = w. Choices A and B are incorrect and may result from making sign errors. Choice C is incorrect and may result from incompletely distributing the 2 in the expression 2(w + 5). Question Difficulty: EasyQuestion ID 4669597 Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty SAT Math Algebra Linear equations in | py one variable Sd 2p +1)+8(p—1) = 5p What value of pis the solution of the equation above? US Rationale The correct answer is 1.2. One way to solve the equation 2(p + 1) +8(p — 1) = 5p is to first distribute the terms outside the parentheses to the terms inside the parentheses: 2p +2 +8p —8 = 5p. Next, combine like terms on the left side of the equal sign: {0p —6 = 5p. Subtracting 10p from both sides yields —6 = —5p . Finally, dividing both sides by —5 gives 5 which is equivalent to p . Note that 1.2 and 6/5 are examples of ways to enter a correct answer. Question Difficulty: MediumQuestion ID 3c4ce699 Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty SAT Math Algebra Linear equations in one variable goo Dror) If 6 + 2 = 9, whats the value of 18 + 32? RCO PU Correct Answer: 27 Rationale The correct answer is 27. Multiplying both sides of the given equation by 3 yields 36 + x = 39, or 18 + 3x = 27. Therefore, the value of 18 + 3x is 27. Question Difficulty: EasyQuestion ID ce314070 Assessment Test Domain skill Difficulty SAT Math Algebra Linear equations in | gy fone variable PRK RE At 1 1% 7 =~ 5 whats tho value of 8x —1? A.2 mo) 8 MD) c 2 D.-10 DECKING g Correct Answer: D Rationale ax = Choice D is correct. Multiplying the given equation by 2 on each side yields at4x)-2{ 4) =21-8) Applying the distributive property, this equation can be rewritten as or8x—1=—10. Choices A, B, and C are incorrect and may result from calculation errors in solving the given equation for x and then substituting that value of x in the expression 8x — 1 Question Difficulty: MediumAssessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty SAT Math Algebra Linear equations in | gy one variable If 2(3¢ — 10) + t = 40 + 4¢, whats the value of 347 Pay C PCTs Correct Answer: 60 Rationale The correct answer is 60. Subtracting t from both sides of the given equation yields 2 (3t- 10) = 40+ 3t. Applying the distributive property to the left-hand side of this equation yields 6t - 20 = 40 + 3¢. Adding 20 to both sides of this equation yields 6¢ = 60 + 3¢. Subtracting 3¢ from both sides of this equation yields 3¢ = 60. Therefore, the value of 3¢ is 60. Question Difficulty: MediumQuestion ID 7a987ae4 Assessment Test Domain skill Difficulty SAT Math Algebra Linear equations in fone variable goo Pee 2n 15 1, whatis the value of 2n—17 Ad B.49 c.50 D.99 DECC s Correct Answer: B Rationale Choice B is correct. Multiplying both sides of the given equation by § yields 2, expression 2m —1 yields 50—1 = 49. 50. Substituting 50 for 2/7 in the ‘Alternate approach: Dividing both sides of 2n = 50 by 2 yields n = 25. Evaluating the expression 2n —1 for n = 25 yields 2(25)-1=49. Choice Ais incorrect and may result from finding the value of — 1 instead of 2 — 1. Choice C is incorrect and may result from finding the value of 271 instead of 2m —1. Choice D is incorrect and may result from finding the value of 4 —1 instead of 2n-1 Question Difficulty: EasyQuestion ID 9ff10b3b Assessment Test Domain skill Difficulty SAT Math Algebra Linear equations in fone variable goo Pate fina 1 BT what is the value of x 2 A-4 1 B.3 3 D.6 Pa Ug Correct Answer: C Rationale Choice C is correct. To make it easier to add like terms on the left-hand side of the given equation, both sides of the equation 1 1 can be multiplied by 6, which is the lowest common denominator of 2 and 6 . This yields 3x—x =6, which can be rewritten as 2x Dividing both sides of this equation by 2 yields x = 3. Choice Ais incorrect and may result from subtracting the denominators instead of numerators with common denominators to 1 get 4, rather than 3 ™, on the left-hand side of the equation. Choice B is incorrect and may result from rewriting the 1 1 given equation as 2 ~~ 6 instead of 2x = 6. Choice D is incorrect and may result from conceptual or computational errors. Question Difficulty: EasyQuestion ID 4e77195b Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty SAT Math Algebra Linear equations in one variable goo Dears) If 2+ 2 = 60, whats the value of 16 + 827 PCAC EC Correct Answer: 480 Rationale The correct answer is 480. Multiplying both sides of the given equation by 8 yields 82 + x = 860, or 16 + 8x = 480. Therefore, if 2 +x = 60, the value of 16 + 8x is 480. Question Difficulty: EasyQuestion ID 36ab4122 Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty SAT Math Algebra Linear equations in fone variable LL DARLEY Prd Megan's regular wage at her job is p dollars per hour for the first 8 hours of work in a day plus 1.5 times her regular hourly wage for work in excess of 8 hours that day. (On a given day, Megan worked for 10 hours, and her total earings for that day were $137.50. What is Megan’s regular hourly wage? ASI175 B. $12.50 C. $13.25 D.$13.75 DERE CaP Cg Rationale Choice 8 is correct. Since p represents Megan’s regular pay per hour, 1.Sp represents the pay per hour in excess of 8 hours. ‘Since Megan worked for 10 hours, she must have been paid p dollars per hour for 8 of the hours plus 1.5p dollars per hour for the remaining 2 hours. Therefore, since Megan eamed $137.50 for the 10 hours, the situation can be represented by the equation 137.5 = 8p + 2(1.5)p. Distributing the 2 in the equation gives 137.5 = 8p + 3p, and combining like terms gives 137.5 = 1p. Dividing both sides by 11 gives p = 12.5. Therefore, Megan's regular wage is $12.50. Choices A and C are incorrect and may be the result of calculation errors. Choice D is incorrect and may result from finding the average hourly wage that Megan eared for the 10 hours of work. Question Difficulty: MediumQuestion ID 4f7981a0 Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty SAT Math Algebra Linear equations in one variable goo PLAC) If 3x +2=8, what is the value of 9x +6? PREP ng Rationale ‘The correct answer is 24. Multiplying both sides of the given equation by 3 yields 3(3x +2) = 24. Using the distributive property to rewrite the left-hand side of this equation yields x +6 = 24 Question Difficulty: EasyQuestion ID c841e8e8 Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty SAT Math Algebra Linear equations in ‘one variable goo Darra k + 12 = 336 Whats the solution to the given equation? A28 B.324 c. 348 D. 4,032 PCCP USTs Correct Answer: B Rationale Choice B is correct. Subtracting 12 from both sides of the given equation yields k = 324. Therefore, the solution to the given. equation is 324 Choice Ais incorrect and may result from conceptual or calculation errors. Choice C is incorrect and may result from conceptual or calculation errors. Choice D is incorrect and may result from conceptual or calculation errors. Question Difficulty: EasyQuestion ID fbb0ea7f Assessment Test Domain skill Difficulty SAT Math Algebra Linear equations in fone variable goo Arocket contained 467,000 kilograms (kg) of propellant before launch, Exactly 21 seconds after launch, 362,105 kg of this propellant remained. On average, approximately how much propellant, in kg, did the rocket burn each second after launch? A.4,995 B.17,243 ©. 39,481 D. 104,895 Cee og Correct Answer: A Rationale Choice Ais correct. I's given that the rocket contained 467,000 kilograms (kg) of propellant before launch and had 362,105_kg remaining exactly 21 seconds after launch. Finding the difference between the amount, in kg, of propellant before launch and the remaining amount, in kg, of propellant after launch gives the amount, in kg, of propellant burned during the 21 seconds: 467,000 - 362,105 = 104,895. Dividing the amount of propellant buried by the number of seconds vields 422 4,995. Thus, an average of 4,995. kg of propellant bumed each second after launch. Choice B is incorrect and may result from conceptual or calculation errors, Choice C is incorrect and may result from conceptual or calculation errors. Choice D is incorrect and may result from finding the amount of propellant burned, rather than the amount of propellant burned each second, Question Difficulty: EasyQuestion ID 5a7ab8e8 Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty SAT Math Algebra Linear equations in ‘one variable LL DAEPy AC 662: = 662 How many solutions does the given equation have? A. Exactly one B. Exactly two C. Infinitely many D. Zero PACE Unig Correct Answer: Rationale Choice C is correct. Ifthe two sides of a linear equation are equivalent, then the equation is true for any value. If an equation is true for any value, it has infinitely many solutions. Since the two sides of the given linear equation 66x = 66x are ‘equivalent, the given equation has infinitely many solutions. Choice Ais incorrect and may result from conceptual or calculation errors. Choice B is incorrect and may result from conceptual or calculation errors. Choice D is incorrect and may result from conceptual or calculation errors. Question Difficulty: MediumQuestion ID c3989ef8 Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty SAT Math Algebra Linear equations in fone variable goo ATT} Henry receives a $60.00 gift card to pay for movies online, He uses his gift card to buy 3 movies for $7.50 each. If he spends the rest of his gift card balance on renting movies for $1.50 each, how many movies can Henry rent? A10 B.25 C.35 D.40 ID: c3989ef8 Answer Correct Answer: B Rationale Choice 8 is correct. Its given that Henry uses his $ 60.00 gift card to buy 3 movies for $7.50 each. Therefore, Henry spends 3 $ 7.50, or $ 22.50, of his $ 60.00 gift card to buy 3 movies. After buying 3 movies with his $ 60.00 gift card, Henry has a gift card balance of $ 60.00 - $ 22.50, or $ 37.50. It's also given that Henry spends the rest of his gift card balance on renting movies for $ 1.50 each. Therefore, Henry can rent £2252, or 25, movies. Choice Ais incorrect and may result from conceptual or calculation errors. Choice C is incorrect and may result from conceptual or calculation errors. Choice D is incorrect and may result from conceptual or calculation errors. Question Difficulty: EasyQuestion ID 5ad9effO0 Assessment Test Domain skill Difficulty SAT Math Algebra Linear equations in fone variable mn 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 ? A2w+6 B.4w +12 c.we+6 p.w?+6w DR e WoC Correct Answer: B Rationale Choice B is correct. Itis given that the width of the dance floor is w feet. The length is 6 feet longer than the width; therefore, the length of the dance floor is w +6. So the perimeter is W + Ww +(w +6) +(w +6) =4w +12 Choice Ais incorrect because it is the sum of one length and one width, which is only half the perimeter. Choice C is incorrect and may result from using the formula for the area instead of the formula for the perimeter and making a calculation error. Choice D is incorrect because this is the area, not the perimeter, of the dance floor. Question Difficulty: MediumQuestion ID 46f68129 Assessment Test Domain skill Difficulty SAT Math Algebra Linear equations in fone variable goo DEL) Alibrarian has 43 books to distribute to a group of children. If he gives each child 2 books, he will have 7 books left over. How many children are in the group? ANS B.18 C.25 D.29 PCP Gg Rationale Choice B is correct. Subtracting the number of books left over from the total number of books results in 43 — 7 = 36, which is the number of books distributed. Dividing the number of books distributed by the number of books given to each child 36 resultsin “2 ~ 18 Choice Ais incorrect and results from dividing the total number of books by the number of books given to each child, 43 2 ~**, then subtracting the number of books left over from the result, 22—7 = 15. Choice C is incorrect and results from adding the number of books left over to the total number of books, 43 +7 = 50, then dividing the result by the number 50 of books given to each child, “2 ~ 2°. Choice Dis incorrect and resuls from dividing the total number of books by the 43 229 number of books given to each child, 2 , then adding the number of books left over, 22 +7 = 29. Question Difficulty: EasyQuestion ID e53870b6 Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty SAT Math Algebra Linear equations in one variable goo DELP} Ox+k=6x4+5 In the given equation, k is a constant. If the equation has infinitely ‘many solutions, what is the value of k 2 PEEP Rationale ‘The correct answer is 5. Subtracting 6x from both sides of the given equation gives k = 5, so for any value of x, 6x+k=6x+5 if and only if k= 5. Therefore, if the given equation has infinitely many solutions, the value of k is 5. Question Difficulty:Question ID 45bba652 Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty SAT Math Algebra Linear equations in | gp one variable Decry 1 20-5) + 3-5) = 10, what is the value of x-5 ? A2 B.S C7 D.12 PRC ee Cg Correct Answer: A Rationale Choice Ais correct, Adding the like terms on the left-hand side of the given equation yields 5(x —5) = 10. Dividing both sides of this equation by 5 yields x—5 =2. Choice B is incorrect and may result from subtracting 5, not dividing by 5, on both sides of the equation 5(x —5) = 10. Choice C is incorrect. This is the value of x, not the value of X ~ 5. Choice D is incorrect. This is the value of x +5, not the value of X~ 5, Question Difficulty: MediumQuestion ID eafdbbbd Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty SAT Math Algebra Linear equations in ‘one variable LL Da) —T7 What value of z is the solution to the given equation? CL re Correct Answer: C Rationale Choice Cis correct. For the given equation, x-+5 1s a factor of both terms onthe lefthand side. Therefore, the given equation can be rewriten as !-2x45 = -7,0r 5-4 7 which is equivalent to bx +5 = -7. Multiplying both Jxts sides of this equation by -12 yields x + 5 = 84, Subtracting 5 from both sides of this equation yields x = 79. Choice Ais incorrect. This is the value of x for which the left-hand side of the given equation equals 5, not -7 Choice B is incorrect. This is the value of x for which the left-hand side of the given equation equals 0, not -7. Choice D is incorrect. This is the value of x for which the left-hand side of the given equation equals -”, not -7. Question Difficulty: MediumQuestion ID 70774aa4 Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty SAT Math Algebra Linear equations in ‘one variable goo DR ELELyy If 5a = 20, what is the value of 15a? AT B.12 C.23 0.60 PR COCOP Lg Correct Answer: D Rationale Choice D is correct. It's given that 5x = 20. Multiplying both sides of this equation by 3 yields 15x = 60. Therefore, the value of 15x is 60, Choice Ais incorrect and may result from conceptual errors. Choice B is incorrect and may result from conceptual errors. Choice C is incorrect and may result from conceptual errors. Question Difficulty: EasyQuestion ID a9c04a21 Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty SAT Math Algebra Linear equations in ‘one variable goo DEEL) What is the solution to the equation 2x +3 =7? Al B15 c.2 D4 Dan Ung Correct Answer: C Rationale Choice C is correct, Subtracting 3 from both sides of the given equation yields 2x = 4. Dividing both sides by 2 results in x=2 Choices A and B are incorrect and may result from computational errors. Choice D is incorrect. This is the value of 2x.Question ID 6fa593f1 Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty SAT Math Algebra Linear equations in fone variable goo If x = 40, what is the value of « + 6? A3d B.40 c.46 0.64 PACK US Correct Answer: C Rationale Choice C is correct. I's given that x = 40. Adding 6 to both sides of this equation yields x + 6 = 40 + 6, or x +6 = 46. Therefore, the value of x +6 is 46. Choice Ais incorrect. This is the value of x- 6, not x + 6. Choice B is incorrect, This is the value of x, not x + 6. Choice D is incorrect. This is the value of x + 24, not x +6 Question Difficulty: EasyQuestion ID 8c515062 Assessment Test Domain skill Difficulty SAT Math Algebra Linear equations in fone variable mn DEE y) Acandle is made of 17 ounces of wax. When the candle is burning, the amount of wax in the candle decreases by 1 ounce every 4 hours. If 6 ounces of wax remain in this candle, for how many hours has it been burning? AB B.6 c.24 D.44 Daeg Correct Answer: D Rationale Choice D is correct. I's given that the candle starts with 17 ounces of wax and has 6 ounces of wax remaining after a period of time has passed. The amount of wax the candle has lost during the time period can be found by subtracting the remaining amount of wax from the amount of wax the candle was made of, which yields 17 - 6 ounces, or 11 ounces. This means the candle loses 11 ounces of wax during that period of time. I's given that the amount of wax decreases by 1 ounce every 4 hours. If h represents the number of hours the candle has been burning, it follows that + = ++. Multiplying both sides of this ‘equation by 4h yields h = 44, Therefore, the candle has been burning for 44 hours. a Choice Ais incorrect and may result from using the equation + = 4 rather than rounding to the nearest whole number. to represent the situation, and then Choice B is incorrect. This is the amount of wax, in ounces, remaining in the candle, not the number of hours it has been burning. Choice Cis incorrect and may result rom using the equation = £ rather than 2 = to represent the situation Question Difficulty: Medium