SAT Practice Test 6, Section 7: Questions 6 - 10

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6. Correct answer: (C)

Given:
A floor that is 12 feet by 18 feet

To find:
The number of square yards of carpet needed to cover the floor

Solution:
Since there is no waste we can just find the area of the carpet and then convert to square yards.

Area of floor = 12 × 18 = 216 square feet = 216 ÷ 9 = 24 square yard

Answer: (C) 24

7. Correct answer: (D)

Given:
Kitten and bunny weighs 7 pounds
Kitten and puppy weighs 8 pounds
Bunny and puppy weighs 9 pounds

To find:
The weight of the puppy

Solution:
Topic(s): Integer word problem

Let k = weight of kitten
b = weight of bunny
p = weight of puppy

Substitute equation 1 into equation 2

7 − b + p = 8 (equation 4)

Substitute equation 3 into equation 4

7 − (9 - p) + p = 8
7 − 9 + p + p = 8
2p = 10
p = 5

Answer: (D) 5 pounds

8. Correct answer: (B)

Given:
On a blueprint, inch represents 16 feet
A driveway is 40 feet

To find:
The length of the driveway on the map

Solution:
Topic(s): Proportional word problem

If 16 feet then inch, if 40 feet then how many?

16 →

40 →

Answer: (B)

9. Correct answer: (A)

Given:
The graphs y = x² + 9 and y = x² − 9 intersects at (p, 0)
p is positive

To find:
The value of p

Solution:
Since (p, 0) is the point of intersection, we can equate the two graphs.

−x² + 9 = x² − 9
2x² = 18
x² = 9
x = ±3

p is positive, so it would have the value 3

Answer: (A) 3

10. Correct answer: (B)

Given:
The old machine makes 300 bolts per hour
The new machine makes 450 bolts per hour

To find:
The number of minutes it will take the two machines to make a total of 900 bolts

Solution:
Topic(s): Proportional word problem

Let t be the time taken by the machines in hours.

300t + 450t = 900t
750t = 900
t = 1.3

The time in minutes would be 1.2 × 60 = 72

Answer: (B) 72