SAT Math

Word Problems

100

What is the total cost of 2.5 pounds of bananas at $0.34 per pound and 2.5 pounds of tomatoes at $0.66 per pound?

$2.50

200

There are two numbers whose sum is 72. One is twice the other. What are the numbers?

Smaller number= 24 Larger number=48

300

Think of a number. Double the number. Subtract 6 from the result and divide the answer by 2. The quotient will be 20. What is the number?

23

400

On a car trip, Sam drove m miles, Kara drove twice as many miles as Sam, and Darin drove 20 fewer miles than Kara. In terms of m, how many miles did Darin drive?

2m - 20

500

Michael has some coins in his pocket consisting of dimes, nickles, and pennies. He has two more nickles than dimes, and three times as many pennies as nickles. How many of each kind of coins does he have if the total value is 52 cents?

2 dimes, 4 nickles, 12 pennies

Problem Solving

100

A jar contains blue and yellow jellybeans. The ratio of blue to yellow beans is 5:3. If the jar contains 160 total, how many are yellow?

60

200

The soccer store raised the price of a $50 item by 20%. After it does not sell, he reduces the price by 20%. What is the final price of the item?

$48

300

Daniel took 7 quizzes in the first half of the semester. His scores were 80, 85, 85, 90, 99, 93, 88. If the lowest score was dropped, what it his average of the quizzes?

90

400

A rock collector has 58 big rocks, 78 small rocks, and the rest are medium sized. If the probability of choosing a medium sized rock is 1/5, how many medium rocks are there?

34

500

If a 5-pound pie is sliced in half and each half is sliced into thirds, what is the weight, in ounces, of each of the slices. (1 pound is 16 ounces.)

13.3 ounces

Algebra

100

If x percent of y is 3 and y equals 6, what is the value of x?

50

200

What are the factors of the polynomial 2x^2+5x+3=0

(2x+3)(x+1)

300

Find the values of x, y, and z 3x+3y+z=24 4y+2z=20 3y=z

4, 2, 6

400

If g(x)=x+5 and f(x)=2(x+5), what is g(f(x))?

2x+15

500

In the xy-plane, the point (3, 6) lies on the graph of the function f(x)=3x^2-bx+12. What is the value of b?

11

Hmmm...

100

How old was Harry Potter when he found out he was a wizard?

11

200

What is the official State fruit of New York?

Apple

300

What is the biggest sea animal?

Blue Whale

400

What is Ms. T's go to snack?

Chipsssss

500

How old is Landon?

4

Miscellaneous

100

What are Ms. T's dogs names?

Nani and Rocky

200

if (x-1)/4=k and k=4, what is value of x?

17

300

What is Ms. T's favorite ice cream?

Cookies and Cream

400

What state did Ms. Toton live in other than Michigan?

Arizona

500

When did Ms. T graduate from high school?

2011