SAT math – 8

Questions 1 and 2 refer to the following information.

The table shows approximations of the acceleration due

to gravity in 𝑚/𝑠 2 for the eight planets in our solar system.

1. What is the weight, in newtons, of an object on

Mercury with a mass of 90 kilograms?
a. 25
b. 86
c. 101
d. 324

2. An object on Earth has a weight of 150 newtons. On which planet would the same object have
an approximate weight of 170 newtons?
a. Venus b. Saturn c. Uranus d. Neptune

3. Which of the following is an equivalent form of (1.5𝑥 − 2.4)2 − (5.2𝑥 2 − 6.4) ?

a. −2.2𝑥 2 + 1.6
b. −2.2𝑥 2 + 11.2
c. −2.95𝑥 2 − 7.2𝑥 + 12.16
d. −2.95𝑥 2 − 7.2𝑥 + 0.64

4. A landscaper is designing a rectangular garden. The length of the garden is to be 5 feet longer
than the width. If the area of the garden will be 104 square feet, what will be the length, in feet,
of the garden?
a. 11 c. 13
b. 15 d. 17
Questions 5 and 6 refer to the following information.

Ms. Simon drives her car from her home to her workplace
every workday morning. The table shows the distance,
in miles, and her average driving speed, in miles per hour
(mph), when there is no traffic delay, for each segment
of her drive.

5. One morning, Ms. Simon drove directly from her

home to her workplace in 24 minutes. What was
her average speed, in miles per hour, during her
drive that morning?

6. If Ms. Simon starts her drive at 6:30 a.m., she can drive at her average speed with no traffic
delay. If she starts her drive at 7:00 a.m., the time from the freeway entrance to the freeway
exit increases by 33%, but the time for each of the other two segments does not change. Based
on the table, how many more minutes does Ms. Simon take to arrive at her workplace if she
starts her drive at 7:00 a.m. than if she starts her drive at 6:30 a.m.? (Round your answer to the
nearest minute.)

7. Point P is the center of the circle in the figure above.

What is the value of x ?
a. 78
b. 80
c. 83
a. 85

8. A company owner has n dollars and wanted to distribute to his employees. If he gives each
employee $300, he will still have $120. If he gives each employee $350, he will need an
additional $30. How many employees work in the company?
a. 2 b. 3 c. 5 d. 7

9. Dany bought a refrigerator for 900$. After 2 years, he sold it to John for 40% cheaper
then what he bought it for. John painted it and sold again it making a profit of 20%. How
much did John sell for?
a. $108 b. $540 c. $648 d. $720

10. A bag contains 20 red, 30 white and 40 green marbles. What is the probability of picking
up a red or a green ball at random?
a. 2/9 b. 1/3 c. 2/3 d. 7/9
11. If the area of a square doubles, then its side
a. doules c. increases by a factor of √2
b. increases 1.5 times d. increases by a factor of 4