PSAT Math-1 Sample
PSAT Math-1 Sample
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How many teaspoons are equivalent to What is 23% of 100?
44 tablespoons? (3 teaspoons = 1 tablespoon)
A) 23
A) 47 B) 46
B) 88 C) 77
C) 132 D) 123
D) 176
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Which expression is equivalent to 50x 2 + 5x 2 ?
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The function f is defined by f (x ) = . What is the
6x A) 250x 2
value of f (x ) when x = 3 ? B) 10x 2
1 C) 45x 2
A)
3 D) 55x 2
1
B)
6
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C)
9
1
D)
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The population density of Cedar County is
230 people per square mile. The county has a
population of 85,100 people. What is the area, in
square miles, of Cedar County?
3
If x = 40 , what is the value of x + 6 ?
A) 34
B) 40
C) 46
D) 64
10
The function h is defined by h(x ) = 3x − 7. What is
the value of h(−2) ?
A) −13
B) −10
C) 10
D) 13
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The scatterplot shows the relationship between x
and y. A line of best fit is also shown.
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The y-intercept of the graph of 12x + 2y = 18 in the y
xy-plane is (0, y ). What is the value of y ? 7
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x + 2y = 6
x − 2y = 4
17 The solution to the given system of equations is
7m = 5(n + p) (x , y ). What is the value of x ?
C) n = 5(7m) + p
D) n = 7m − 5 − p
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The table shows the frequency of values in a data set. 5x 2 − 37x − 24 = 0
Value Frequency What is the positive solution to the given equation?
19 7
3
21 1 A)
23 7 5
25 4
B) 3
What is the minimum value of the data set?
C) 8
D) 37
21
A number x is at most 17 less than 5 times the value
of y. If the value of y is 3, what is the greatest
possible value of x ?
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r s a − 19
f (x ) = +5
x
In the given function f, a is a constant. The graph
of function f in the xy-plane, where y = f (x ), is
translated 3 units down and 4 units to the right to
produce the graph of y = g (x ). Which equation
defines function g ?
a − 19
A) g (x ) = +2
x+4
a − 19
B) g (x ) = +2
x−4
A) x < 115
B) x > 115
C) x + y < 180
D) x + y > 180
25
A machine launches a softball from ground level. The
softball reaches a maximum height of 51.84 meters
above the ground at 1.8 seconds and hits the ground
at 3.6 seconds. Which equation represents the height
above ground h, in meters, of the softball t seconds
after it is launched?
A) h = −t 2 + 3.6
B) h = −t 2 + 51.84
C) h = −16(t − 1.8)2 − 3.6
D) h = −16(t − 1.8)2 + 51.84
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