Question ID eccbf957

Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving and Probability and

Data Analysis conditional
probability

ID: eccbf957

Each face of a fair -sided die is labeled with a number from through , with a different number appearing on each
face. If the die is rolled one time, what is the probability of rolling a ?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: eccbf957 Answer

Correct Answer: A

Rationale

Choice A is correct. The total number of possible outcomes for rolling a fair 14-sided die is 14. The number of possible
outcomes for rolling a 2 is 1. The probability of rolling a 2 is the number of possible outcomes for rolling a 2 divided by
1
the total number of possible outcomes, or 14
.

Choice B is incorrect. This is the probability of rolling a number no greater than 2.

Choice C is incorrect. This is the probability of rolling a number greater than 2.

Choice D is incorrect. This is the probability of rolling a number other than 2.

Question Difficulty: Easy

Question ID 1353b86e
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving and Probability and

Data Analysis conditional
probability

ID: 1353b86e
Colors of
Marbles in a
Bag
Color Number

Red 8

Blue 10

Green 22

Total 40

The table shows the number of different colors of marbles in a bag. If a marble
is chosen at random from the bag, what is the probability that the marble will be
blue?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: 1353b86e Answer

Correct Answer: D

Rationale

Choice D is correct. If a marble is chosen at random from the bag, the probability of choosing a marble of a certain color
is the number of marbles of that color divided by the total number of marbles in the bag. Since there are 10 blue marbles

in the bag, and there are 40 total marbles in the bag, the probability that the marble chosen will be blue is .

Choices A, B, and C are incorrect. These represent the probability that the marble chosen won’t be blue (choice A), will be
green (choice B), and won’t be green (choice C).

Question Difficulty: Easy

Question ID 46545dd6
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving and Probability and

Data Analysis conditional
probability

ID: 46545dd6
Number of High School Students Who
Completed Summer Internships

High Year
school 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

Foothill 87 80 75 76 70

Valley 44 54 65 76 82

Total 131 134 140 152 152

The table above shows the number of students from two different high schools
who completed summer internships in each of five years. No student attended
both schools. Of the students who completed a summer internship in 2010,
which of the following represents the fraction of students who were from Valley
High School?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: 46545dd6 Answer

Correct Answer: B

Rationale

Choice B is correct. According to the table, 140 students from the two high schools completed summer internships in
2010. Of these, 65 were from Valley High School. Therefore, of the students who completed summer internships in 2010,

represents the fraction who were from Valley High School.

Choice A is incorrect. This is the difference between the numbers of students from the two high schools who completed
internships in 2010 divided by the total number of students from the two schools who completed internships that year.
Choice C is incorrect. This is the fraction of students from Foothill High School who completed internships out of all the
students who completed internships in 2010. Choice D is incorrect. This is the number of students from Valley High
School who completed internships in 2010 divided by the number of students from Foothill High School who completed
internships in 2010.

Question Difficulty: Easy

Question ID d89c1513
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving and Probability and

Data Analysis conditional
probability

ID: d89c1513

Customer Purchases at a Gas Station

Beverage purchased Beverage not purchased Total

Gasoline purchased 60 25 85

Gasoline not purchased 35 15 50

Total 90 40 135
On Tuesday, a local gas station had 135 customers. The table above
summarizes whether or not the customers on Tuesday purchased gasoline, a
beverage, both, or neither. Based on the data in the table, what is the probability
that a gas station customer selected at random on that day did not purchase
gasoline?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: d89c1513 Answer

Correct Answer: D

Rationale

Choice D is correct. The total number of gas station customers on Tuesday was 135. The table shows that the number of
customers who did not purchase gasoline was 50. Finding the ratio of the number of customers who did not purchase
gasoline to the total number of customers gives the probability that a customer selected at random on that day did not

purchase gasoline, which is .

Choice A is incorrect and may result from finding the probability that a customer did not purchase a beverage, given that
the customer did not purchase gasoline. Choice B is incorrect and may result from finding the probability that a customer
did not purchase gasoline, given that the customer did not purchase a beverage. Choice C is incorrect and may result
from finding the probability that a customer did purchase a beverage, given that the customer did not purchase gasoline.
Question Difficulty: Easy
Question ID 16cea46c
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving and Probability and

Data Analysis conditional
probability

ID: 16cea46c

Voice type Number of singers

Countertenor 4

Tenor 6

Baritone 10

Bass 5

A total of 25 men registered for singing lessons. The frequency table shows how
many of these singers have certain voice types. If one of these singers is
selected at random, what is the probability he is a baritone?

A. 0.10

B. 0.40

C. 0.60

D. 0.67

ID: 16cea46c Answer

Correct Answer: B

Rationale

Choice B is correct. This probability is calculated by dividing the number of baritone singers by the total number of men
registered for singing lessons. It’s given that a total of 25 men registered for singing lessons and that there are 10

baritones. Therefore, the probability of selecting a baritone from this group at random is , which is equivalent to
0.40.

Choice A is incorrect. This would be the probability of selecting a baritone at random if there were 100 total men who
registered for singing lessons. Choice C is incorrect. This is the probability of selecting a singer at random who isn’t a
baritone. Choice D is incorrect. This would be the probability of selecting a baritone at random if there were 15 total men
registered for singing lessons.

Question Difficulty: Easy

Question ID b680e76d
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving and Probability and

Data Analysis conditional
probability

ID: b680e76d
A survey taken by 1,000 students at a school asked whether they played school sports. The table below summarizes
all 1,000 responses from the students surveyed.

How many of the males surveyed responded that they do not play a school
sport?

A. 109

B. 252

C. 468

D. 688

ID: b680e76d Answer

Correct Answer: B

Rationale

Choice B is correct. The table summarizes all 1,000 responses from the students surveyed. If 312 are males who play a
sport, 220 are females who play a sport, and 216 are females who do not play a sport, then 1,000 – 312 – 220 – 216 =
252 males who do not play a sport.

Choices A, C, and D are incorrect. If 109 males who do not play a sport responded, then the table summary would be 109
+ 312 + 220 + 216 = 857 total student responses rather than 1,000. If 468 males who do not play a sport responded, then
the table summary would be 468 + 312 + 220 + 216 = 1,216 total student responses rather than 1,000. If 688 males who
do not play a sport responded, then the table summary would be 688 + 312 + 220 + 216 = 1,436 total student responses
rather than 1,000.

Question Difficulty: Easy

Question ID 47624288
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving and Probability and

Data Analysis conditional
probability

ID: 47624288

The table gives the distribution of votes for a new school mascot and grade level for students.

Grade level

Mascot Sixth Seventh Eighth Total

Badger

Lion

Longhorn

Tiger

Total
If one of these students is selected at random, what is the probability of selecting a student whose vote for new mascot
was for a lion?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: 47624288 Answer

Correct Answer: C

Rationale

Choice C is correct. If one of these students is selected at random, the probability of selecting a student whose vote for
the new mascot was for a lion is given by the number of votes for a lion divided by the total number of votes. The given
table indicates that the number of votes for a lion is 20 votes, and the total number of votes is 80 votes. The table gives
the distribution of votes for 80 students, and the table shows a total of 80 votes were counted. It follows that each of the
80 students voted exactly once. Thus, the probability of selecting a student whose vote for the new mascot was for a lion
20 1
is 80
, or 4 .

Choice A is incorrect and may result from conceptual or computational errors.

Choice B is incorrect and may result from conceptual or computational errors.

Choice D is incorrect and may result from conceptual or computational errors.

Question Difficulty: Easy

Question ID 60caadfd
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving and Probability and

Data Analysis conditional
probability

ID: 60caadfd

Each rock in a collection of rocks was classified as either igneous, metamorphic, or sedimentary, as shown in the
frequency table.

Classification Frequency

igneous

metamorphic

sedimentary
If one of these rocks is selected at random, what is the probability of selecting a rock that is igneous?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: 60caadfd Answer

Correct Answer: D

Rationale

Choice D is correct. If one of the rocks in the collection is selected at random, the probability of selecting a rock that is
igneous is equal to the number of igneous rocks in the collection divided by the total number of rocks in the collection.
According to the table, there are 10 igneous rocks in the collection, and it's given that there's a total of 70 rocks in the
collection. Therefore, if one of the rocks in the collection is selected at random, the probability of selecting a rock that is
10
igneous is 70
.

Choice A is incorrect. This is the number of igneous rocks in the collection divided by the number of sedimentary rocks in
the collection, not divided by the total number of rocks in the collection.

Choice B is incorrect. This is the number of igneous rocks in the collection divided by the number of metamorphic rocks
in the collection, not divided by the total number of rocks in the collection.

Choice C is incorrect. This is the number of igneous rocks in the collection divided by the number of rocks in the
collection that aren't igneous, not divided by the total number of rocks in the collection.

Question Difficulty: Easy

Question ID e5b5fbdd
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving and Probability and

Data Analysis conditional
probability

ID: e5b5fbdd

Of the 8 planets in our solar system, 4 are considered rocky. If a student

randomly selects 1 of those 8 planets as a topic for a report, what is the
probability that the selected planet will be rocky?

A.

B.

C.

D. 2

ID: e5b5fbdd Answer

Correct Answer: C

Rationale

Choice C is correct. If one of these planets is selected at random, the probability that the selected planet will be rocky is
calculated by dividing the number of planets that are considered rocky by the total number of planets. It’s given that 4 of

the 8 total planets are considered rocky. Therefore, the probability that the selected planet will be rocky is , which is

equivalent to .

Choices A and B are incorrect. These represent the probability if 1 of the 8 planets was considered rocky (choice A) and if
2 of the 8 planets were considered rocky (choice B). Choice D is incorrect and may result from dividing the total number
of planets by the number of planets that are considered rocky.

Question Difficulty: Easy

Question ID 4e527894
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving and Probability and

Data Analysis conditional
probability

ID: 4e527894

There are buttons in a bag: white buttons, orange buttons, and brown buttons. If one of these buttons is
selected at random, what is the probability of selecting a white button?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: 4e527894 Answer

Correct Answer: B

Rationale

Choice B is correct. It’s given that there are 20 buttons in a bag and 8 of the buttons are white. If one button from the bag
is selected at random, the probability of selecting a white button is the number of white buttons in the bag divided by the
total number of buttons in the bag. Therefore, if one button from the bag is selected at random, the probability of
8
selecting a white button is 20
.

Choice A is incorrect. This is the probability of selecting an orange button from the bag.

Choice C is incorrect. This is the probability of selecting a brown button from the bag.

Choice D is incorrect. This is the probability of selecting a button that isn't white from the bag.

Question Difficulty: Easy