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SAT Suite Question Bank Math First 100

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SAT Suite Question Bank Math First 100

The document contains a series of mathematical problems and scenarios involving systems of equations, linear functions, and inequalities. Each problem presents a unique situation requiring the application of algebraic concepts to find solutions or interpret results. The problems cover various topics, including slopes, costs, demand modeling, and graph intersections.

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ID: 3f5a3602

What system of linear equations is represented by the lines shown?

A.

B.

C.

D.
ID: 002dba45

Line is defined by . Line is perpendicular to line in the xy-plane. What is the slope of line ?
ID: f224df07

A cargo helicopter delivers only 100-pound packages and 120-pound packages.


For each delivery trip, the helicopter must carry at least 10 packages, and the
total weight of the packages can be at most 1,100 pounds. What is the
maximum number of 120-pound packages that the helicopter can carry per
trip?

A. 2

B. 4

C. 5

D. 6
ID: 3008cfc3

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 ?
ID: d1b66ae6

If satisfies the system of equations


above, what is the value of y ?
ID: cb8f449f

The system of equations above has solution (x,


y). What is the value of x ?

A. 3

B.

C. 4

D. 6
ID: 3cdbf026

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 ?

A.

B.

C. 2

D. 3
ID: ff501705

In the given system of equations, is a constant. If the system has no solution, what is the value of ?
ID: 8c5e6702

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
?

A.

B.

C.

D.
ID: 2937ef4f

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 the auger. After 5 hours of using the auger, 19,350 bushels of corn
remained in the 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 the bin?

A. 3

B. 7

C. 8

D. 12
ID: 45cfb9de

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.
ID: 01682aa5

Line is defined by . Line is perpendicular to line in the xy-plane. What is the slope of line ?

A.

B.

C.

D.
ID: db422e7f

Line is defined by . Line is perpendicular to line in the xy-plane. What is the slope of line ?
ID: be9cb6a2

The cost of renting a backhoe for up to days is for the first day and for each additional day. Which of the
following equations gives the cost , in dollars, of renting the backhoe for days, where is a positive integer and
?

A.

B.

C.

D.
ID: e62cfe5f

According to a model, the head width, in millimeters, of a worker bumblebee


can be estimated by adding 0.6 to four times the body weight of the bee, in
grams. According to the model, what would be the head width, in millimeters, of
a worker bumblebee that has a body weight of 0.5 grams?
ID: 1b1deebe

In the given system of equations, and are constants. The graphs of these equations in the xy-plane intersect at the
point . What is the value of ?

A.

B.

C.

D.
ID: 2b15d65f

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

B. 16,500

C. 16,750

D. 17,500
ID: 686b7244

A certain apprentice has enrolled in hours of training courses. The equation represents this
situation, where is the number of on-site training courses and is the number of online training courses this
apprentice has enrolled in. How many more hours does each online training course take than each on-site training
course?
ID: 9bbce683

For line , the table shows three values of and their corresponding values of . Line is the result of translating line
down units in the xy-plane. What is the x-intercept of line ?

A.

B.

C.

D.
ID: 548a4929

The function is defined by . The graph of in the xy-plane has an x-intercept at and a
y-intercept at , where and are constants. What is the value of ?

A.

B.

C.

D.
ID: b5f62071

In the given system of equations, is a constant. If the system has no solution, what is the value of ?
ID: 7efe5495

The solution to the given system of equations is . What is the value of ?

A.

B.

C.

D.
ID: 9e5863bd

For a snowstorm in a certain town, the minimum rate of snowfall recorded was inches per hour, and the maximum
rate of snowfall recorded was inches per hour. Which inequality is true for all values of , where represents a rate
of snowfall, in inches per hour, recorded for this snowstorm?

A.

B.

C.

D.
ID: b1228811

Marisa needs to hire at least 10 staff members for an upcoming project. The
staff members will be made up of junior directors, who will be paid $640 per
week, and senior directors, who will be paid $880 per week. Her budget for
paying the staff members is no more than $9,700 per week. She must hire at
least 3 junior directors and at least 1 senior director. Which of the following
systems of inequalities represents the conditions described if x is the number
of junior directors and y is the number of senior directors?

A.

B.

C.

D.
ID: 0dd6227f

At how many points do the graphs of the equations and intersect in the xy-plane?

A.

B.

C.

D.
ID: 7e3f8363

In the xy-plane, the graph of the linear function contains the points and . Which equation defines ,
where ?

A.

B.

C.

D.
ID: 797a81fb

How many solutions does the given system of equations have?

A. Exactly one

B. Exactly two

C. Infinitely many

D. Zero
ID: e723bd67

For which of the following tables are all the values of and their corresponding values of solutions to the given
inequality?

A.

B.

C.

D.
ID: a5834ea4

For the given linear function , which table gives three values of and their corresponding values of ?

A.

B.

C.

D.
ID: bf4a8b6a

A company that provides whale-watching tours takes groups of people at a time. The company’s revenue is
dollars per adult and dollars per child. If the company’s revenue for one group consisting of adults and children was
dollars, how many people in the group were children?

A.

B.

C.

D.
ID: 9f3cb472

Line in the xy-plane has a slope of and passes through the point . Which equation defines line ?

A.

B.

C.

D.
ID: 968e9e51

Which of the following ordered pairs is a solution to


the system of inequalities above?

A.

B.

C.

D.
ID: b7e6394d

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 on gasoline by $5. Assuming gasoline costs $4 per gallon, which
equation can Alan use to determine how many fewer average miles, m, he
should drive each week?

A.

B.

C.

D.
ID: 95cad55f

A laundry service is buying detergent and fabric softener from its supplier. The
supplier will deliver no more than 300 pounds in a shipment. Each container of
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 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 and s are nonnegative integers. Which of the following
systems of inequalities best represents this situation?

A.

B.

C.

D.
ID: 38bf4e04

A factory makes -inch, -inch, and -inch concrete screws. During a certain day, the number of -inch concrete screws
that the factory makes is times the number of -inch concrete screws, and the number of -inch concrete screws is
. During this day, the factory makes concrete screws total. Which equation represents this situation?

A.

B.

C.

D.
ID: 7a5a74a6

If x is the solution to the equation above,


what is the value of ?

A.

B.

C.

D.
ID: 0c541d87

Two customers purchased the same kind of bread and eggs at a store. The first customer paid dollars for loaf
of bread and dozen eggs. The second customer paid dollars for loaves of bread and dozen eggs. What is
the cost, in dollars, of dozen eggs?

A.

B.

C.

D.
ID: 64c85440

In North America, the standard width of a parking space is at least 7.5 feet and
no more than 9.0 feet. A restaurant owner recently resurfaced the restaurant’s
parking lot and wants to determine the number of parking spaces, n, in the
parking lot that could be placed perpendicular to a curb that is 135 feet long,
based on the standard width of a parking space. Which of the following
describes all the possible values of n ?

A.

B.

C.

D.
ID: 71189542

A group of 202 people went on an overnight camping trip, taking 60 tents with
them. Some of the tents held 2 people each, and the rest held 4 people each.
Assuming all the tents were filled to capacity and every person got to sleep in a
tent, exactly how many of the tents were 2-person tents?

A. 30

B. 20

C. 19

D. 18
ID: c1bd5301

A model predicts that a certain animal weighed pounds when it was born and that the animal gained pounds per
day in its first year of life. This model is defined by an equation in the form , where is the predicted
weight, in pounds, of the animal days after it was born, and and are constants. What is the value of ?
ID: 6a87902f

At how many points do the graphs of the given equations intersect in the xy-plane?

A. Zero

B. Exactly one

C. Exactly two

D. Infinitely many
ID: 620fe971
A team of workers has been moving cargo off of a ship. The equation below models the approximate number of
tons of cargo, y, that remains to be moved x hours after the team started working.

The graph of this equation in the xy-plane is a line. What is the best
interpretation of the x-intercept in this context?

A. The team will have moved all the cargo in about 4.8 hours.

B. The team has been moving about 4.8 tons of cargo per hour.

C. The team has been moving about 25 tons of cargo per hour.

D. The team started with 120 tons of cargo to move.


ID: 541bef2f

Which point is a solution to the given system of inequalities in the xy-plane?

A.

B.

C.

D.
ID: fdee0fbf

In the xy-plane, line k intersects the y-axis at the point and passes
through the point . If the point lies on line k, what is the value of w
?
ID: 25e1cfed

How many solutions does the equation have?

A. Exactly one

B. Exactly two

C. Infinitely many

D. Zero
ID: ee2f611f

A local transit company sells a monthly pass for $95 that allows an unlimited
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
per month for which a monthly pass could cost less than purchasing individual
tickets for trips?
ID: 12ee1edc

In the given equation, b is a constant. If the equation has no


solution, what is the value of b ?

A. 2

B. 4

C. 6

D. 10
ID: d7c8ba0b

In the xy-plane, line passes through the points and . Which equation defines line ?

A.

B.

C.

D.
ID: 15daa8d6

In the given equation, is a constant. If the equation has infinitely many solutions, what is the value of ?
ID: aa85b138

A tree 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


ID: 415ab1d2

The graph of the linear function is shown. If and are positive constants, which equation could
define ?

A.

B.

C.

D.
ID: f7e39fe9

The table shows four values of and their corresponding values of . There is a linear relationship between and
that is defined by the equation , where is a constant. What is the value of ?
ID: e470e19d

The function is defined by . What is the x-intercept of the graph of in the xy-plane?

A.

B.

C.

D.
ID: e6cb2402

In the given equation, is a constant. The equation has no solution. What is the value of ?
ID: 6e6a3241

Which of the following graphs in the xy-plane could be used to


solve the system of equations above?

A.

B.

C.

D.
ID: dd875c97

A truck can haul a maximum weight of pounds. During one trip, the truck will be used to haul a -pound piece
of equipment as well as several crates. Some of these crates weigh pounds each and the others weigh pounds
each. Which inequality represents the possible combinations of the number of -pound crates, , and the number of
-pound crates, , the truck can haul during one trip if only the piece of equipment and the crates are being hauled?

A.

B.

C.

D.
ID: 1c29bfd1

The pressure exerted on a scuba diver at sea level is . For each foot the scuba
diver descends below sea level, the pressure exerted on the scuba diver increases by . What is the total
pressure, in , exerted on the scuba diver at feet below sea level?

A.

B.

C.

D.
ID: b3abf40f

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?

A.

B.

C.

D.
ID: d0e614a6

Which table gives three values of and their corresponding values of for the given equation?

A.

B.

C.

D.
ID: f75bd744

In the given system of equations, is a constant. If the system has no solution, what is the value of ?
ID: 9a216c0f

The combined original price for a mirror and a vase is . After a discount to the mirror and a discount to
the vase are applied, the combined sale price for the two items is . Which system of equations gives the original
price , in dollars, of the mirror and the original price , in dollars, of the vase?

A.

B.

C.

D.
ID: 8a87c2c8

The solution to the given system of equations is . What is the value of ?

A.

B.

C.

D.
ID: 70feb725

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
ID: b988eeec

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?
ID: 74c03c21

A bus traveled on the highway and on local roads to complete a trip of . The trip took . The bus
traveled at an average speed of on the highway and an average speed of on local
roads. If is the time, in hours, the bus traveled on the highway and is the time, in hours, it traveled on local roads,
which system of equations represents this situation?

A.

B.

C.

D.
ID: 9c7741c6

On a 210-mile trip, Cameron drove at an average speed of 60 miles per hour for
the first x hours. He then completed the trip, driving at an average speed of 50
miles per hour for the remaining y hours. If , what is the value of y ?
ID: 5cf1bbc9

The graph of the function , where , gives the total cost , in dollars, for a certain video game system and
games. What is the best interpretation of the slope of the graph in this context?

A. Each game costs .

B. The video game system costs .

C. The video game system costs .

D. Each game costs .


ID: 9aaf7786

In the xy-plane, line has a slope of and an x-intercept of . What is the y-coordinate of the y-intercept of
line ?
ID: 6c71f3ec

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.
ID: f5929f7a

The solution to the given system of equations is . What is the value of ?

A.

B.

C.

D.
ID: ebd457f4

Brian saves of the he earns each week from his job. If Brian continues to save at this rate, how much money, in
dollars, will Brian save in weeks?
ID: b9835972

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 ?
ID: 9551cd91

Number of cars Maximum number of passengers and crew

The table shows the linear relationship between the number of cars, , on a commuter train and the maximum number
of passengers and crew, , that the train can carry. Which equation represents the linear relationship between and ?

A.

B.

C.

D.
ID: a775af14

In the xy-plane, the graph of the linear function contains the points and . Which equation defines ,
where ?

A.

B.

C.

D.
ID: 19fdf387

In the xy-plane, the graph of intersects the graph of at


the point . What is the value of a ?

A. 3

B. 6

C. 9

D. 12
ID: af2ba762
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.

The constant 2.74 in this function estimates which of the following?

A. The average monthly decrease in the price per gallon

B. The difference in the average price per gallon from September 1, 2014, to December 1, 2014

C. The average price per gallon on September 1, 2014

D. The average price per gallon on December 1, 2014


ID: 3e9eaffc

Caleb used juice to make popsicles. The function approximates the volume, in fluid ounces, of juice
Caleb had remaining after making popsicles. Which statement is the best interpretation of the y-intercept of the graph
of in the xy-plane in this context?

A. Caleb used approximately fluid ounces of juice for each popsicle.

B. Caleb had approximately fluid ounces of juice when he began to make the popsicles.

C. Caleb had approximately fluid ounces of juice when he began to make the popsicles.

D. Caleb used approximately fluid ounces of juice for each popsicle.


ID: 1a621af4

A number is at most less than times the value of . If the value of is , what is the greatest possible value of
?
ID: bbb0359a

The table shows three values of and their corresponding values of . Which equation represents the linear
relationship between and ?

A.

B.

C.

D.
ID: ed92fb68

If the system of equations above has solution ,


what is the value of ?

A. 0

B. 9

C. 18

D. 38
ID: 52cb8ea4

If is the solution to the system of equations above,


what is the value of ?

A.

B.

C. 5

D. 13
ID: ae2287e2

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 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.

D.
ID: 1362ccde

The solution to the given system of equations is . What is the value of ?


ID: bf5f80c6

Which point ( , ) is a solution to the given inequality in the -plane?

A. ( , )

B. ( , )

C. ( , )

D. ( , )
ID: dae126d7

The boiling point of water at sea level is 212 degrees Fahrenheit . For every
550 feet above sea level, the boiling point of water is lowered by about .
Which of the following equations can be used to find the boiling point B of
water, in , x feet above sea level?

A.

B.

C.

D.
ID: cc7ffe02

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. The number of large jars Keenan filled

B. The number of small jars Keenan filled

C. The total number of cups of vegetable broth in the large jars

D. The total number of cups of vegetable broth in the small jars


ID: 05bb1af9

The graph of is shown. Which equation defines function ?

A.

B.

C.

D.
ID: 6c5c2a81

For the linear function , the graph of in the xy-plane passes through the points and . Which
equation defines ?

A.

B.

C.

D.
ID: e1248a5c

In the system of equations below, a and c are constants.


If the system of equations has an infinite number of solutions , what is the
value of a ?

A.

B. 0

C.

D.
ID: e0f59119

What is the slope of the graph of in the xy-plane?


ID: f09097b1

An agricultural scientist studying the growth of corn plants recorded the height
of a corn 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?
ID: 7d5d1b32

In the given equation, and are constants and . The equation has no solution. What is the value of ?
ID: b31c3117

The Karvonen formula above shows the relationship between Alice’s target
heart rate H, in beats per minute (bpm), and the intensity level p of different
activities. When , Alice has a resting heart rate. When , Alice has her
maximum heart rate. It is recommended that p be between 0.5 and 0.85 for
Alice when she trains. Which of the following inequalities describes Alice’s
target training heart rate?

A.

B.

C.

D.
ID: 0b46bad5

In the equation above, a and b are constants and . Which of the


following could represent the graph of the equation in the xy-plane?

A.

B.

C.

D.
ID: 7866a908

A sample of a certain alloy has a total mass of grams and is silicon by mass. The sample was created by
combining two pieces of different alloys. The first piece was silicon by mass and the second piece was
silicon by mass. What was the mass, in grams, of the silicon in the second piece?

A.

B.

C.

D.
ID: 70e29454

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. and

B. and

C. and

D. and
ID: 271f7e3f

For the function f defined above, what is the


value of ?

A. 1

B. 2

C.

D.
ID: 80da233d

A certain elephant weighs 200 pounds at birth and gains more than 2 but less
than 3 pounds per day during its first year. Which of the following inequalities
represents all possible weights w, in pounds, for the elephant 365 days after
birth?

A.

B.

C.

D.
ID: a0489274

The solution to the given system of equations is . What is the value of ?

A.

B.

C.

D.
ID: c307283c

What is an equation of the graph shown?

A.

B.

C.

D.

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