SAT Practice Questions

The function \(P\) defined by \(P(t) = 19.5(1.036)^{t}\) gives the predicted population, in millions, of a certain country for the period f…

Which choice most logically completes the text?

According to the text, which factors seemed to be linked to the behavior of butterflies in Grace Herzel and colleagues' study?

Based on the texts, what would Salman-Engin and colleagues (Text 1) most likely say about the discussion of the model in Text 2?

Which choice best describes the overall structure of the text?

Which choice best states the main idea of the text?

Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?

Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?

The function \(f\) is defined by \(f(x) = 2 + \sqrt{x}\). What is the value of \(f(144)\)?

Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?

If \(\sqrt{x - 3} = 5\), what is the value of \(x - 3\)?

A length of 450 meters is equal to how many decimeters? (1 meter = 10 decimeters)

Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition?

Which choice most effectively uses data from the table to complete the text?

What is the y-intercept of the graph of \(y = 3x^{2} + 2x + 8\) in the xy-plane?

\[ x^{2} - 9 = 40 \] Which value is a solution to the given equation?

\[a,\ 26,\ 29,\ b,\ 33,\ 46,\ c\] For the given data set, the data values are listed in ascending order, where \(a\), \(b\), and \(c\) are …

\[ 2x^{2} - 8x - 21 = 0 \] One solution to the given equation can be written as \( x = h - \frac{\sqrt{k}}{2} \), where \( h \) and \( k \)…

Which choice best describes the overall structure of the text?

Which choice most logically completes the text?

The student wants to emphasize the significance of a similarity between two of the kits. Which choice most effectively uses relevant inform…

The equation \(d = 38w + 100\) gives the total amount of money \(d\), in dollars, that Janna plans to save \(w\) weeks after she starts to …

Which choice best states the main idea of the text?

Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?

Based on the texts, how would Rose and colleagues (Text 2) most likely respond to the assertion by Slater and Mann (Text 1) about the diffe…

Based on the text, how would the narrator most likely describe Harris's and George's attitudes?

The graph of the equation \(y = 3^{x} + k\), where \(k\) is a constant, is shown. What is the value of \(k\)?

Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?

For the right circular cone shown, \( \overline{OP} \) is a radius of the base and \( V \) is the vertex. The cone's lateral surface area, …

What is the radius of the circle in the xy-plane defined by \((x + 4)^{2} + (y + 8)^{2} = 361\)?

The function \( g \) is defined by \( g(x) = 16x + 25 \). For what value of \( x \) does \( g(x) = 29 \)?

Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?

Which quotation from The Man in the Brown Suit most effectively illustrates the claim?

Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?

The function \(f\) gives the predicted intensity of a beam, in number of photons in the beam, \(x\) millimeters below the surface of a cert…

Based on the text, what would be the most reasonable next step for the students to take to accomplish their goal?

The student wants to emphasize a difference between the two seaweeds. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the note…

\[ y > x \\ y Which point \( (x, y) \) is a solution to the given system of inequalities in the xy-plane?

Which choice most effectively uses data from the table to complete the comparison?

Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?

\[ y = g(x) - 5 \] The function \( g \) is defined by \( g(x) = 2(14x - 15) \). What is the y-coordinate of the y-intercept of the graph of…

Which choice most effectively uses data from the table to complete the statement?

Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?

Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?

The student wants to emphasize a difference between the two bird species. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the …

An event planner is planning an ice-skating event. It costs the event planner a one-time fee of \$50 to rent the skating rink and \$10.50 p…

As used in the text, what does the word “delicate” most nearly mean?

\[y \ge x + 6 \\ y \le -3x - 6\]Which point \((x, y)\) is a solution to the given system of inequalities in the xy-plane?

As used in the text, what does the word “good” most nearly mean?

Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition?

The function \(T(x) = 66 - 8x\) estimates the temperature, in degrees Fahrenheit (\(^\circ\)F), in a certain city one day in January, where…

The function \( f \) gives the predicted intensity of a beam, in number of photons in the beam, \( x \) millimeters below the surface of a …

Triangle \(ABC\) is similar to triangle \(DEF\), where angle \(A\) corresponds to angle \(D\), and angles \(C\) and \(F\) are right angles.…

Which expression is equivalent to \(42x^{3} + 7x\)?

\[rx + 18y = 40 \\ 5x + 9y = 20\]In the given system of equations, \(r\) is a constant. The system has infinitely many solutions. What is t…

The function \( f \) is defined by \( f(x) = -6x + 50 \). What is the value of \( f(-4) \)?

The table shows the distribution of people in a certain city by age group. If a person in this city is selected at random, which of the fol…

As used in the text, what does the word “breathes” most nearly mean?

The student wants to place the 1821 Declaration of Independence in the context of Valle’s changing political beliefs. Which choice most eff…

Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition?

What is an x -coordinate of an x -intercept of the graph of \( y = 2(x - 13)(x + 7)(x + 4) \) in the xy -plane?

For a certain job, an electrician charges \$70 per hour for labor plus \$125 for parts. Which function represents the total amount, in doll…

The width of a rectangle is \(16\) inches less than \(2\) times its length, in inches. The area of the rectangle is \(130\) square inches. …

Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition?

Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to emphasize the geographic similarities between the two newspapers?

Pilar has spent \$183 on office supplies for her business this month. She does not want her total monthly expenses on office supplies to ex…

Which choice most logically completes the text?

The minimum value of \(x\) is \(9\) less than \(6\) times another number \(n\). Which inequality shows the possible values of \(x\)?

Which choice best describes the function of the underlined sentence in the text as a whole?

The student wants to emphasize a difference between the two seaweeds. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the note…

When Christopher Murray Grieve published the poetry collection Sangschaw in 1925, Grieve’s name didn’t actually appear on the book’s cover.…

An exponential model for the number of squirrels in a certain area estimates that there were \(200\) squirrels in the area in the year \(20…

Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?

A hotel has rooms with a balcony that cost \$100 per night to rent and rooms without a balcony that cost \$80 per night to rent. On a given…

The student wants to emphasize a similarity between quack grass and giant reed. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information fro…

Marko purchased a camera in September when the camera had a value of \(\$4{,}000\). Each month for the next \(m\) months, the value of the …

Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition?

Information in the text best supports which statement about Azara’s night monkeys?

\[ f(x) = 11x^{10} + 3x^{8} \\ g(x) = -15x^{7} + 7x^{5} \] The polynomial \(p(x)\) is defined as the product of the given polynomials \(f(x…

\( f(x) = 3x + 7 \) \( g(x) = 4x - 3 \) \( h(x) = 5x + 6 \) The functions \( f \), \( g \), and \( h \) are defined as shown. If \( f(x) \c…

13, 17, 23, 6, 4, 8, 17, 15, 16 The list gives the low temperatures, in degrees Fahrenheit, for 9 days in December in a certain city. Accor…

A factory produces identical objects at a constant rate of \(49\) objects per minute. At what rate, in objects per hour, does the factory p…

Which expression is a factor of \(x^{4} + 14ax^{2} + 49a^{2} - 64\), where \(a\) is a positive constant?

Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?

The function \( g \) is defined by \( g(x) = 7x + 1 \). What is the value of \( g(x) \) when \( x = 1 \)?

Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?

The table shows values of \( x \) and their corresponding values of \( y \) for three points on line \( k \) in the xy-plane. Line \( j \) …

\[2x^{2} - 16x - 21 = 0\]One solution to the given equation can be written as \(x = h - \frac{1}{2}\sqrt{k}\), where \(h\) and \(k\) are in…

During hibernation, American black bears do not eat or replenish calories. A certain black bear weighed 324 pounds when entering hibernatio…

In the circle, \(O\) is the center and \(\angle AOB\) is a right angle. If the area of the shaded region is \(37\pi\) square units, what is…

The minimum value of \(x\) is \(4\) less than \(7\) times another number \(n\). Which inequality shows the possible values of \(x\)?

Which expression is a factor of \(25p^{15} - 121p^{13}\)?

The result of increasing the quantity \(x\) by \(600\%\) is \(168\). What is the value of \(x\)?

\[|6x - 36| + 6 = 9\]What is the sum of the solutions to the given equation?

Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?

A carnival charges \$2 for each ride ticket and \$5 for each game ticket. A family purchased ride tickets and game tickets worth a total of…

Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition?

A line in the xy-plane passes through the points \( (9, 1) \), \( (0, 8) \), and \( (c, 0) \). What is the value of \( c \)?

Which choice best describes the function of the underlined portion in the text as a whole?

Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?