SAT MATH
Simplify the expression 7(x+1)+2. What is the equivalent expression?
7x+9
A car rental company charges $34.50 a day plus a tax of 6% to rent an economy size car. Additionally, the company charges a one-time untaxed fee of $10.50 for each rental. If a customer is charged $193.35 in total to rent an economy size car for d days, which of the following equations models the situation?
A. (34.50+1.06d)+10.50=193.35
B. 1.06(34.50d+10.50)=193.35
C. 1.06(34.50d)+10.50=193.35
D. (1.06(34.50)+10.50)d=193.35
C. 1.06(34.50d)+10.50=193.35
Some residents in a neighborhood in Atlanta recently founded a community garden inside a local park. The residents agreed to volunteer to take care of the garden together. Students at a local high school surveyed some of the volunteers as part of a project to understand the impact of the new garden. The students concluded that the new garden benefited the community overall by fostering connections and relationships between the volunteers and other residents of the neighborhood who weren’t volunteering at the garden.
Which quotation from a survey respondent would best illustrate the students’ conclusion?
A. I love getting the opportunity to be outside and around nature, especially on days when the weather is nice.”
B. “We’re lucky to have a few expert gardeners living in the neighborhood. Some volunteers and I have gone to them a few times with questions, and they’ve been eager to help us and to learn more about the project.”
C. “My favorite thing about the garden is the feeling of pride I get when I walk by each day. As I see the plants growing, I feel good knowing I had a small part in creating this beautiful space in the neighborhood.”
D. “Our first challenge was deciding what plants would be most suitable to the climate and soil here in Atlanta. We needed plants that could survive the hot and humid summers.”
“We’re lucky to have a few expert gardeners living in the neighborhood. Some volunteers and I have gone to them a few times with questions, and they’ve been eager to help us and to learn more about the project.”
The ancient city of Petra, located in modern-day Jordan, is best known for its rock-cut tomb façades, monuments carved into the landscape’s rose-colored sandstone. ______, it is recognized for its complex water management system, which included dams, cisterns, and water conduits to collect and store rainwater for the city’s inhabitants.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition?
A. Unfortunately,
B. Additionally,
C. Earlier,
D. Thus,
B. Additionally,
What is March month known for?
Women's History Month
What is the slope of the line that passes through the points (1,2) and (3,3)?
A. 1/2
B. 2/4
C. 3/4
D. 1/3
A. 1/2
Of the 50 U.S. states, 4 have names that start with the letter W. What percent of U.S. states have names that start with the letter W?
8%
The following text is from Edith Nesbit’s 1902 novel Five Children and It. Five young siblings have just moved with their parents from London to a house in the countryside that they call the White House.
It was not really a pretty house at all; it was quite ordinary, and mother thought it was rather inconvenient, and was quite annoyed at there being no shelves, to speak of, and hardly a cupboard in the place. Father used to say that the ironwork on the roof and coping was like an architect’s nightmare. But the house was deep in the country, with no other house in sight, and the children had been in London for two years, without so much as once going to the seaside even for a day by an excursion train, and so the White House seemed to them a sort of Fairy Palace set down in an Earthly Paradise.
Which choice best states the main idea of the text?
A. The house is beautiful and well built, but the children miss their old home in London.
B. The children don’t like the house nearly as much as their parents do.
C. Each member of the family admires a different characteristic of the house.
D. Although their parents believe the house has several drawbacks, the children are enchanted by it.
D. Although their parents believe the house has several drawbacks, the children are enchanted by it.
While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes:
The student wants to introduce Kahlo to an audience unfamiliar with the artist. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?
A. The 1939 painting The Two Fridas is one example of a self-portrait by Frida Kahlo.
B. One painting by Frida Kahlo features two versions of herself, with one version wearing a European-style dress and the other a traditional Tehuana dress.
C. Known for being vivid and richly symbolic, Frida Kahlo’s self-portraits include The Two Fridas (1939).
D. One of the most influential artists of the twentieth century, Mexican painter Frida Kahlo is best known for her self-portraits, which are vivid and richly symbolic.
D. One of the most influential artists of the twentieth century, Mexican painter Frida Kahlo is best known for her self-portraits, which are vivid and richly symbolic.
Who painted the Mona Lisa?
Leonardo da Vinci
What is the probability of flipping a coin and getting heads, then rolling a 6-sided die and getting a 1?
A. 1/2
B. 4/6
C. 1/12
D. 1/3
C. 1/12
Alex spent $37 on groceries last week. If $30 of that amount was spent on fruits and vegetables, what is the ratio of the money Alex spent on fruits and vegetables to the total amount he spent on groceries last week?
A. 7 : 30
B. 7 : 37
C. 30 : 37
D. 30 : 67
C. 30 : 37
Artist Justin Favela explained that he wanted to reclaim the importance of the piñata as a symbol in Latinx culture. To do so, he created numerous sculptures from strips of tissue paper, which is similar to the material used to create piñatas. In 2017, Favela created an impressive life-size piñata-like sculpture of the Gypsy Rose lowrider car, which was displayed at the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles, California. The Gypsy Rose lowrider was famously driven by Jesse Valadez, an early president of the Los Angeles Imperials Car Club.
According to the text, which piece of Favela’s art was on display in the Petersen Automotive Museum in 2017?
A. A painting of Los Angeles
B. A painting of a pinata
C. A sculpture of Jesse Valadez
D. A sculpture of lowrider car
D. A sculpture of lowrider car
Wanda Diaz-Merced, an astrophysicist who is blind, has developed software that can translate astrophysical data into sound. Such tools ______ astrophysicists to detect subtle patterns in data—patterns that may not be evident in graphs and other visual formats.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
A. has enabled
B. enable
C. is enabling
D. enables
B. enable
Who was the first African American ever appointed to the US Supreme Court?
Thurgood Marshall
The property taxes in a town decrease as the distance from the local elementary school increases. The greatest property taxes are 4.5, and for every 10 miles from the school, property taxes decrease by 0.5 percentage points. If a house's property taxes are 3%, what is the distance of that house from the school?
A. 10 miles
B. 20 miles
C. 30 miles
D. 40 miles
C. 30 miles
98.6, 99.0, 98.9, 98.3, 98.7
What is the mean of the list of numbers?
98.7
Researchers believe that pieces of hull found off Oregon’s coast are from a Spanish cargo ship that was lost in 1697. Stories passed down among the area’s Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians support this belief. ______ Siletz stories describe how blocks of beeswax, an item the ship had been carrying, began washing ashore after the ship was lost.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition?
A. For this reason,
B. For example
C. However
D. Likewise
B. For example
In the late 1960s, inspired in part by the sight of laundry hanging on a clothesline, African American abstract painter Sam Gilliam began to create his iconic “Drape” paintings. He applied bold, saturated hues to large canvases and ______ them from ceilings or walls, causing the drooping fabric to cascade in dramatic loops and curves.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
A. suspending
B. suspended
C. to suspend
D. to have suspended
B. suspended
True or False: The Emancipation Proclamation gave African Americans the right to vote?
A) True
B) False
False. It was an executive order by the president Abraham Lincoln to free the slaves.
Vijay is building a new rectangular enclosure in his backyard for his chickens. He has 40 feet of fencing material and he wants the width of the enclosure to be 8 feet. If l is the length of the enclosure, and Vijay uses all of the fencing material, which equation best models the situation?
A. l+8=40
B. 2l+8=40
C. 2(l+8) =40
D. 2l+2(l+8) 40
2(l+8)=40
The number of guests attending Elise's holiday party increased by approximately 10% each year over the past 5 years. Which of the following best describes the relationship between time and the number of guests attending Elise's holiday party?
A. Increasing linear
B. Decreasing linear
C. Exponential growth
D. Exponential decay
C. Exponential growth
A potter choosing which type of clay to use for a piece considers two key factors: the desired look of the piece and its intended use. ______ earthenware clay is often used for decorative pieces because of its rustic look. This type of clay is not often used in industrial settings, though, because it is less durable than other clays.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition?
A. In conclusion,
B. For example,
C. Regardless,
D. In other words,
For example,
The following text is adapted from Nathaniel Hawthorne’s 1837 story “Dr. Heidegger’s Experiment.” The main character, a physician, is experimenting with rehydrating a dried flower.
At first [the rose] lay lightly on the surface of the fluid, appearing to imbibe none of its moisture. Soon, however, a singular change began to be visible. The crushed and dried petals stirred and assumed a deepening tinge of crimson, as if the flower were reviving from a deathlike slumber.
As used in the text, what does the phrase “a singular” most nearly mean?
A. lonely
B. A disagreeable
C. An acceptable
D. An extraordinary
D. An extraordinary
Who was the first African American Olympian to win the all-around title in gymnastics?
Gabby Douglas