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two variables linear equations in
two variables
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is the value of y ?
The table gives the coordinates of two points on a line in the xy-plane. The y-intercept of the line is , where and
are constants. What is the value of ?
SAT Math Algebra Linear equations in SAT Math Algebra Systems of two
two variables linear equations in
two variables
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The graph of the equation is a line in the xy-plane, where a and k are
constants. If the line contains the points and , what is the value of
k? In the given system of equations, is a constant. If the system has no solution, what is the value of ?
A.
negative 2
B.
negative 1
C.
2
D.
3
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one variable
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A window repair specialist charges for the first two hours of repair plus an hourly fee for each additional hour. The total
cost for hours of repair is . Which function gives the total cost, in dollars, for hours of repair, where ? Hector used a tool called an auger to remove corn from a storage bin at a constant
rate. The bin contained 24,000 bushels of corn when Hector began to use
A.
the auger. After 5 hours of using the auger, 19,350 bushels of corn remained in the
B. bin. If the auger continues to remove corn at this rate, what is the total number of
hours Hector will have been using the auger when 12,840 bushels of corn remain in
C. the bin?
D. A. 3
B. 7
C. 8
D. 12
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two variables
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An economist modeled the demand Q for a certain product as a linear function of
the selling price P. The demand was 20,000 units when the selling price was $40
per unit, and the demand was 15,000 units when the selling price was $60 per unit.
Based on the model, what is the demand, in units, when the selling price is $55 per
unit?
A. 16,250
For line , the table shows three values of and their corresponding values of . Line is the result of translating line B. 16,500
down units in the xy-plane. What is the x-intercept of line ?
C. 16,750
A.
D. 17,500
B.
C.
D.
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two variables
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The cost of renting a backhoe for up to days is for the first day and for each additional day. Which of the
A certain apprentice has enrolled in hours of training courses. The equation represents this situation, following equations gives the cost , in dollars, of renting the backhoe for days, where is a positive integer and ?
where is the number of on-site training courses and is the number of online training courses this apprentice has enrolled
A.
in. How many more hours does each online training course take than each on-site training course?
B.
C.
D.
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two variables in one or two
variables
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Line is defined by . Line is perpendicular to line in the xy-plane. What is the slope of line ?
Adam’s school is a 20-minute walk or a 5-minute bus ride away from his house.
The bus runs once every 30 minutes, and the number of minutes, w, that Adam
waits for the bus varies between 0 and 30. Which of the following inequalities gives
the values of w for which it would be faster for Adam to walk to school?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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one variable in one or two
variables
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Alan drives an average of 100 miles each week. His car can travel an average of
25 miles per gallon of gasoline. Alan would like to reduce his weekly expenditure A laundry service is buying detergent and fabric softener from its supplier. The
on gasoline by $5. Assuming gasoline costs $4 per gallon, which equation can Alan supplier will deliver no more than 300 pounds in a shipment. Each container of
use to determine how many fewer average miles, m, he should drive each week? detergent weighs 7.35 pounds, and each container of fabric softener weighs
6.2 pounds. The service wants to buy at least twice as many containers of detergent
A.
the fraction 25 over 4, end fraction, times m, equals, 95 as containers of fabric softener. Let d represent the number of containers of
detergent, and let s represent the number of containers of fabric softener, where d
B. and s are nonnegative integers. Which of the following systems of inequalities best
the fraction 25 over 4, end fraction, times m, equals, 5
represents this situation?
C.
the fraction 4 over 25, end fraction, times m, equals, 95 A.
7 point three five d, plus, 6 point 2 s, is less than or equal to 300, and, d is greater than or equal to 2 s
D.
the fraction 4 over 25, end fraction, times m, equals, 5 B.
7 point three five d, plus, 6 point 2 s, is less than or equal to 300, and, 2 d is greater than or equal to s
C.
14 point 7 d, plus, 6 point 2 s, is less than or equal to 300, and, d is greater than or equal to 2 s
D.
14 point 7 d, plus, 6 point 2 s, is less than or equal to 300, and, 2 d is greater than or equal to s
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in one or two one variable
variables
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How many solutions does the equation have?
A local transit company sells a monthly pass for $95 that allows an unlimited
A. Exactly one
number of trips of any length. Tickets for individual trips cost $1.50, $2.50, or $3.50,
depending on the length of the trip. What is the minimum number of trips B. Exactly two
per month for which a monthly pass could cost less than purchasing individual
tickets for trips? C. Infinitely many
D. Zero
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two variables in one or two
variables
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In the xy-plane, line k intersects the y-axis at the point and passes through
A.
B.
C.
D.
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linear equations in
two variables
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The function gives the temperature, in degrees Fahrenheit, that corresponds to a temperature of kelvins. If a
temperature increased by kelvins, by how much did the temperature increase, in degrees Fahrenheit?
In the given system of equations, is a constant. If the system has no solution, what is the value of ? A.
B.
C.
D.
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one variable in one or two
variables
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In the given equation, is a constant. The equation has no solution. What is the value of ? A salesperson’s total earnings consist of a base salary of dollars per year, plus commission earnings of of the total
sales the salesperson makes during the year. This year, the salesperson has a goal for the total earnings to be at least times
and at most times the base salary. Which of the following inequalities represents all possible values of total sales , in
dollars, the salesperson can make this year in order to meet that goal?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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linear equations in
two variables
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The functions and are defined as and . If the function is defined as
, what is the x-coordinate of the x-intercept of the graph of in the xy-plane?
During a month, Morgan ran r miles at 5 miles per hour and biked b miles at
10 miles per hour. She ran and biked a total of 200 miles that month, and she biked
for twice as many hours as she ran. What is the total number of miles that Morgan
biked during the month?
A. 80
B. 100
C. 120
D. 160
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ID: 1a621af4 According to data provided by the US Department of Energy, the average price per gallon of regular gasoline in
the United States from September 1, 2014, to December 1, 2014, is modeled by the function F defined below, where
is the average price per gallon x months after September 1.
A number is at most less than times the value of . If the value of is , what is the greatest possible value of ?
B. The difference in the average price per gallon from September 1, 2014, to December 1, 2014
SAT Math Algebra Linear equations in SAT Math Algebra Systems of two
two variables linear equations in
two variables
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In the xy-plane, line 𝓁 passes through the point and is parallel to the line represented by the equation . If
line 𝓁 also passes through the point , what is the value of ? In the system of equations below, a and c are constants.
Equation 1: one half x, plus one third y, equals one sixth.
Equation 2: a, x, plus y equals c
If the system of equations has an infinite number of
solutions , what is the value of a ?
A.
negative one half
B.
0
C.
one half
D.
three halves
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two variables two variables
Keenan made cups of vegetable broth. Keenan then filled small jars and large jars with all the vegetable broth he
made. The equation represents this situation. Which is the best interpretation of in this context?
A.
B.
C.
D.
SAT Math Algebra Linear equations in SAT Math Algebra Systems of two
one variable linear equations in
two variables
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A certain product costs a company $65 to make. The product is sold by a
salesperson who earns a commission that is equal to 20% of the sales price of the
product. The profit the company makes for each unit is equal to the sales price
minus the combined cost of making the product and the commission. If the sales The solution to the given system of equations is . What is the value of ?
price of the product is $100, which of the following equations gives the number of
units, u, of the product the company sold to make a profit of $6,840 ?
A.
B.
C.
0 point 8 times 100, minus 65 u, equals 6,840
D.
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linear equations in two variables
two variables
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a, x, plus b y, equals b
Equation 1: 7 x minus 5 y, equals 4. Equation 2: 4 x minus 8 y, equals 9.
In the equation above, a and b are constants and . Which of the following
If is the solution to the system of equations above,
could represent the graph of the equation in the xy-plane?
what is the value of ?
A.
negative 13 A.
B.
negative 5
C.
5 B.
D.
13
C.
D.
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one variable two variables
In the given equation, and are constants and . The equation has no solution. What is the value of ?
The points plotted in the coordinate plane above represent the possible numbers
of wallflowers and cornflowers that someone can buy at the Garden Store in order
to spend exactly $24.00 total on the two types of flowers. The price of each
wallflower is the same and the price of each cornflower is the same. What is the
price, in dollars, of 1 cornflower?
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in one or two two variables
variables
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The graph of in the -plane has an -intercept at and a -intercept at , where and are
A small business owner budgets to purchase candles. The owner must purchase a minimum of candles to constants. What is the value of ?
maintain the discounted pricing. If the owner pays per candle to purchase small candles and per candle to
A.
purchase large candles, what is the maximum number of large candles the owner can purchase to stay within the budget and
maintain the discounted pricing? B.
C.
D.
SAT Math Algebra Linear inequalities SAT Math Algebra Systems of two
in one or two linear equations in
variables two variables
A. , where
p is greater than, 0 point 20 times, open parenthesis, 300 minus 36, close parenthesis
B. , where
p is greater than, 0 point 20 times, open parenthesis, 300 plus 36, close parenthesis
C. , where
p minus 36 is greater than, 0 point 20 times 300
D. , where
p plus 36 is greater than, 0 point 20 times 300
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Oil and gas production in a certain area dropped from 4 million barrels in 2000 to
1.9 million barrels in 2013. Assuming that the oil and gas production decreased at a
constant rate, which of the following linear functions f best models the production,
in millions of barrels, t years after the year 2000?
A.
f of t equals, the fraction 21 over 130, end fraction, t plus 4
For the linear function , the table shows three values of and their corresponding values of . Function is defined by
B.
, where and are constants. What is the value of ? f of t equals, the fraction 19 over 130, end fraction, t plus 4
A. C.
f of t equals, the negative fraction 21 over 130, end fraction, t plus 4
B.
D.
C. f of t equals, the negative fraction 19 over 130, end fraction, t plus 4
D.
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linear equations in linear equations in
two variables two variables
A movie theater sells two types of tickets, adult tickets for $12 and child tickets for
$8. If the theater sold 30 tickets for a total of $300, how much, in dollars, was spent
The solution to the given system of equations is . What is the value of ? on adult tickets? (Disregard the $ sign when gridding your answer.)
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one variable
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One gallon of paint will cover square feet of a surface. A room has a total wall area of square feet. Which equation
represents the total amount of paint , in gallons, needed to paint the walls of the room twice?
What value of is the solution to the given equation?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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in one or two one variable
variables
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The triangle inequality theorem states that the sum of any two sides of a triangle must be greater than the length of the third Townsend Realty Group Investments
side. If a triangle has side lengths of and , which inequality represents the possible lengths, , of the third side of the Property Purchase price Monthly rental
triangle? address (dollars) price (dollars)
A.
Clearwater
128,000 950
B. Lane
C. Driftwood
176,000 1,310
Drive
D. or
Edgemont
70,000 515
Street
Glenview
140,000 1,040
Street
Hamilton
450,000 3,365
Circle
The Townsend Realty Group invested in the five different properties listed in the
table above. The table shows the amount, in dollars, the company paid for each
property and the corresponding monthly rental price, in dollars, the company
charges for the property at each of the five locations. Townsend Realty purchased
the Glenview Street property and received a 40% discount off the original price
along with an additional 20% off the discounted price for purchasing the property
in cash. Which of the following best approximates the original price, in dollars, of
the Glenview Street property?
A. $350,000
B. $291,700
C. $233,300
D. $175,000
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two variables
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Line in the xy-plane is perpendicular to the line with equation The function gives the temperature, in degrees Fahrenheit, that corresponds to a temperature of kelvins. If a
. What is the slope of line ? temperature increased by kelvins, by how much did the temperature increase, in degrees Fahrenheit?
A.
A.
0
B.
B.
negative one half C.
C. D.
negative 2
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one variable in one or two
variables
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Each side of a -sided polygon has one of three lengths. The number of sides with length is times
I equals, V over R
the number of sides with length . There are sides with length . Which equation must be true for the value of ?
A. The formula above is Ohm’s law for an electric circuit with current I, in amperes,
potential difference V, in volts, and resistance R, in ohms. A circuit has a resistance
B. of 500 ohms, and its potential difference will be generated by n six-volt batteries
C. that produce a total potential difference of volts. If the circuit is to have a
current of no more than 0.25 ampere, what is the greatest number, n, of six-volt
D.
batteries that can be used?
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in one or two in one or two
variables variables
For which of the following tables are all the values of and their corresponding values of solutions to the given inequality? For which of the following tables are all the values of and their corresponding values of solutions to the given inequality?
A. A.
B. B.
C. C.
D. D.
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linear equations in two variables
two variables
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The graph of is translated down units in the xy-plane. What is the x-coordinate of the x-intercept of the
resulting graph?
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one variable linear equations in
two variables
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C.
D.
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one variable two variables
x y
If , the value of is between which of the following pairs of values?
A. and
3 7
k 11
B. and
12 n
C. and
D. and The table above shows the coordinates of three points on a line in the xy-plane,
where k and n are constants. If the slope of the line is 2, what is the value of ?
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in one or two linear equations in
variables two variables
A shipping service restricts the dimensions of the boxes it will ship for a certain Equation 1: y equals, 2 x plus 1. Equation 2: y equals, a, x minus 8.
type of service. The restriction states that for boxes shaped like rectangular prisms,
In the system of equations above, a is a constant. If the system of equations
the sum of the perimeter of the base of the box and the height of the box cannot
has no solution, what is the value of a ?
exceed 130 inches. The perimeter of the base is determined using the width and
length of the box. If a box has a height of 60 inches and its length is 2.5 times the A.
negative one half
width, which inequality shows the allowable width x, in inches, of the box?
A. B.
zero is less than x, which is less than or equal to 10 0
B. C.
zero is less than x, which is less than or equal to 11 and two-thirds 1
C. D.
zero is less than x, which is less than or equal to 17 and one-half 2
D.
zero is less than x, which is less than or equal to 20
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linear equations in two variables
two variables
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In the given pair of equations, and are constants. The graph of this pair of equations in the xy-plane is a pair of
For each real number , which of the following points lies on the graph of each equation in the xy-plane for the given perpendicular lines. Which of the following pairs of equations also represents a pair of perpendicular lines?
system?
A.
A.
B. B.
C.
C.
D.
D.