Advanced SAT Math – 150

Hard Questions For

Students Aiming For 800
Designed For Students Seeking
Scores Of 700+ On The SAT Math Test

By Matthew Stroup and Michael Stroup

1ST Edition
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symbol.
1. Nimi created a scale model of a train where 1 4. In the equation below, b is a constant. If the
centimeter on the model equals 5 meters on equation has no real solutions, which of the
the train. The length of the model train is 7.6 following could be the value of b?
centimeters. Nimi wants to make a new model
where a scale of 1 centimeter on the model 3% " − 5% = )
equals 10 meters on the train. Which of the
following best describes how the length of the A) −3
new model train will compare to the length of B) −1
the first model train? C) 3
D) 1
A) The length of the new model train will be 10
centimeters longer than the length of the
first model train. 5. The equation of circle + is show below. When
B) The length of the new model train will be 10 graphed in the %,-plane, what is the radius of
centimeters shorter than the length of the the circle +?
first model train.
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C) The length of the new model train will be " 2% " − 8% + 2, " + 6, = 23
as long as the length of the first model
train.
D) The length of the new model train will be 2 A) √17.75
times as long as the length of the first B) √29.75
model train. C) √36.5
D) √48

2. How many liters of a 40% saline solution must

be added to 8 liters of a 10% saline solution to
obtain a 30% saline solution?
6. A sports league is forming a committee to
discuss plans for the addition of a new division
for the highest performing athletes. Of those
invited to join the committee, 10% are parents
of athletes, 35% are coaches of teams in the
league, 25% are athletes in the league, and the
remaining 18 are local school administrators.
How many more coaches of teams in the league
were invited than athletes in the league?
3. Points A and B lie on a circle with a radius of 2,
#
and arc "# has a length of $ . What fraction of
the circumference of the circle is the length of
arc "#?
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7. The expression % " − 6 can be rewritten as
%
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(% − 6)(% + 6), where 6 is a positive
%
constant. What is the value of 6?

A) 6
B) 24
C) √6
D) √24
8. The graph of the line 9 in the %,-plane passes 11. The graph in the %,-plane of the equation
through the point (2, 6) and is perpendicular to below is a circle. If the circle is translated
the line : with the equation 2% + 3, = 6. The upwards 6 units such that the circle is tangent
line 9 crosses the ,-axis at the point (0, )). to the %-axis, the equation becomes (% + 4)" +
What is the value of )? (, + 2 − 6)" = 25. What is the value of 6?

(% + 4)" + (, + 2)" = 25

9. The equation for a circle in the %,-plane is 12. The half-life of a certain substance in an aquatic
shown below. Which of the following points environment is about 75 years. Which of the
does NOT lie in the interior of the circle? following exponential functions best models the
amount "(<), in grams, of the substance < years
(% − 2)" + (, + 1)" = 25 after 500 grams of the substance is applied to
the aquatic environment? (The half-life is the
A) (6, −3) length of time needed for an amount of the
B) (2, −1) substance to decrease to one-half of that
C) (−2, −1) amount).
D) (−4, −2)
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A) "(<) = 75(")"##
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B) "(<) = 75(")$&&'
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C) "(<) = 500(")$"
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D) "(<) = 500(")($'

10. The manager of an online newsletter received 13. A square is inscribed in a circle with radius 10√2
the report below on the number of subscribers inches. What is the perimeter of the square in
that were signed up for the newsletter. The inches?
manager estimated that the percent decrease
from 2019 to 2020 would be double the percent
decrease from 2020 to 2021. How many
subscribers did the manager expect would be
signed up for the newsletter in 2021?

Year Subscribers
2019 560,000
2020 520,800

A. 447,888
B. 484,344
C. 502,572
D. 505,176
Answer Key:

1. C
2. 16
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3. "#
4. A
5. A
6. 6
7. D
8. 3
9. D
10. C
11. 7
12. C
13. 80
 Advanced SAT Math – 150 Hard Question For Students Aiming For 800

Question Chapter Number

1 Unit Conversion (Ch. 29)
2 Percentages (Ch. 9)
3 Arcs and Sectors (Ch. 19)
4 Quadratics (Ch. 11)
5 Circles (Ch. 27)
6 Percentages (Ch. 9)
7 Quadratics (Ch. 11)
8 Lines (Ch. 20)
9 Circles (Ch. 27)
10 Percentages (Ch. 9)
11 Circles (Ch. 27)
12 Exponential Growth and Decay (Ch. 22)
13 Shapes (Ch. 18)