Test strategy
When the proctor says that you have 5 minutes left and you have blank answers
Letter of the day!
A babysitter earns $8 an hour for babysitting 2 children and an additional $3 tip when both children are put to bed on time. If the babysitter gets the children to bed on time, what expression could be used to determine how much the babysitter earned?
set up an equation
number of sections
4
A soda company is filling bottles of soda from a tank that contains 500 gallons of soda. At most, how many 20-ounce bottles can be filled from the tank? (1 gallon = 128 ounces)
3200
An artist is creating a sculpture using bendable metal rods of equal length. One rod is formed into the shape of a square and another rod into the shape of an equilateral triangle. If each side of the triangle is 2 inches longer than each side of the square, how long, in inches, is each rod?
A) 16 B) 18 C) 24 D) 30
C. 24
To help you answer questions, when reading the questions ________
underline important information
3(x+ y)=y
If (x, y)is a solution to the equation above
and y ≠ 0, what is the ratio x y
distribute the 3 to solve for y
number of math sections
2
Which ordered pair (x, y ) satisfies the system of equations shown below?
2x- y = 6
x+2y = -2
(2, -2)
The population of squirrels in a park has been doubling every 15 years. Describe the type of function that best models the relationship between the population of squirrels in the park and the number of 15-year time periods as linear or exponential?
exponential (doubling)
When you have a vague idea of what to do, use the math that you know to ______
eliminate some answer choices
In a certain game, a player can solve easy or hard puzzles. A player earns 30 points for solving an easy puzzle and 60 points for solving a hard puzzle. Tina solved a total of 50 puzzles playing this game, earning 1,950 points in all. How many hard puzzles did Tina solve?
set up 2 equations; 1 for the number of puzzles and 1 for the points
True or false
You can use your calculator on both math portions
False
Giovanni wants to buy shirts that cost $19.40 each and sweaters that cost $24.80 each. An 8% sales tax will be applied to the entire purchase. If Giovanni buys 2 shirts, which equation relates the number of sweaters purchased, p, and the total cost in dollars, y ?
1.08(38.80 + 24.80p) = y
A circle is graphed in the xy-plane. If the circle has a radius of 3 and the center of the circle is at (4, −2), which of the following could be an equation of the circle?
(x-4)^2 + (y+2)^2 = 9
opposite of x
opposite of y
r-squares
Answer every question
For what value of h is 24 = (h/10) − 6 ?
Add 6 then multiply by 10
How many math questions are on the non-calculator portion? How much time will you have?
20 questions; 25 mins
A line is graphed in the xy-plane. If the line has a positive slope and a negative y-intercept, which of the following points cannot lie on the line?
A) (−3, −3) B) (−3, 3) C) (3, −3) D) (3, 3)
B
21x + 14 = 7(3x + a)
In the equation above, a is a constant. For what value of a does the equation have an infinite number of solutions?
2
When the question has only numbers as answers, to find the right answer you can ________
plug in the answers to the problem
What is the value of a if (2a + 3) − (4a − 8) = 7
distribute the -1 and then combine like terms
The Concordant score needed for the PSAT to satisfy the graduation requirement
430
When the equation y = 5x + p, where p is a constant, is graphed in the xy-plane, the line passes through the point (−2, 1). What is the value of p ?
11
If the equation y = (x − 6)(x + 12) is graphed in the xy-plane, what is the x-coordinate of the parabola’s vertex?
6