Digital SAT Math Problem Set 17 Answers and Explanations

ANSWERS AND EXPLANATIONS: PROBLEM SET 17
Easy
1. D
The question asks for the value of 3x when y = 11. Plug y = 11 into the equation to find
that x = 3. Therefore, 3x = 9. The correct answer is (D).
2. D
The question asks for the amount of money saved by buying a bundle of ferns instead of
buying them separately. Calculate the cost of buying 8 ferns separately: 8 × 9 = 72. Now,
subtract the package price of 57 from 72. The correct answer is (D).
3. B
The question asks for the measurement of the third angle in the triangle. In an isosceles
triangle, two of three angles are the same. Thus, the only two possible numerical answers
here are (B) and (C). Before you decide that it cannot be determined between the two
answers, try them out. If the third angle is 55, then the sum of all three angles is 180. That
works. But if the third angle is 70, then the sum of all three angles is 195, which is not
possible in a triangle. The correct answer is (B).
Medium
4. B
The question asks for the value of 6b2 – x. This may seem like a strange thing to ask for,
so try to find an easy way to get there. The answer, 6b2 – x, is just 24b2 – 4x divided by 4!
Therefore, the answer is 32 ÷ 4 = 8. The correct answer is (B).
5. A
The question asks how many classic jazz records Sasha has. Since there are numbers in
the answers, use PITA, starting with (C). If she has 45 classic jazz albums and this
represents of the number of hip hop albums she has, she would have 180 hip hop
albums. This is way too big. The answer must be smaller, so eliminate (C) and (D). Try
(B). If she has 15 classic jazz albums, she has 60 hip hop albums. 60 should be the total,
not just the number of hip hop albums, so eliminate (B). For (A), she would have 48 hip
hop albums—for a total of 60. The correct answer is (A).
6. B
The question asks for the least possible value of p. There are only 9 possible values
of p between –5 and 5. Since there are relatively few values, it may be easiest to plug in all
possible values of p. If p = –4, then 3p – p3 = 52. If p = –3, then 3p – p3 = 18. If p = –2,
then 3p – p3 = 2. If p = –1, then 3p – p3 = –2. If p = 0, then 3p – p3 = 0. If p = 1, then
3p – p3 = 2. If p = 2, then 3p – p3 = –2. If p = 3, then 3p – p3 = –18. If p = 4, then 3p –
p3 = –52. The least possible value is –52, so the least value of p is 4. The correct answer is
(B).
7. C
The question asks for the system of equalities which best describes the restrictions given.
Translate one piece of information at a time and use POE. Begin with the most
straightforward piece of information. The question says that Rennae must buy at least 5
small poster boards and that the number of small poster boards is represented by a. The
word at least translates to “≥”, so a ≥ 5. Eliminate (A) and (B), which say a ≤ 5. Look at
the two remaining choices. Both include b ≥ 4, so ignore that inequality. Choice (C)
says a + b ≥ 20, while (D) says a + b ≤ 20. Since a and b represent the number of small
poster boards and large poster boards, respectively, a + b represents the total number of
poster boards purchased. The question says that Rennae must purchase at least 20 poster
boards, so a + b ≥ 20. Eliminate (D). Only one choice remains, so don’t worry about the
final inequality. The correct answer is (C).
Hard
8. D
The question asks for the difference between two expressions that contain an x. Since
there is a variable in the question, plug in. If x = 3, then 6x + 9 = 27 and 2x – 4 = 2. The
difference is 25. Plug 3 into the answer choices, eliminating any choice that doesn’t give
you 25. Choice (A) is 3(3) + 5 = 14, so eliminate (A). Choice (B) is 4(3) – 5 = 7, so
eliminate (B). Choice (C) is 4(3) + 5 = 17, so eliminate (C). Choice (D) is 4(3) + 13 = 25.
Since (D) is the only choice that resulted in 25, the correct answer is (D).
9. C
The question asks for the measure of angle b and gives a ratio, so create a Ratio Box. For
the actual total, use 180, as there are 180° in a triangle. Your completed Ratio Box will
look like this:
The question asks for the measure of angle b, which is 60, so the correct answer is (C).
10. D
The question asks for the equation of k(x) in terms of h(x). The easiest way to answer this
question is to understand transformation of graphs. Just count how many units the graph
moved. It moved 2 units to the right but did not move up or down. When a graph moves
to the right, you need to subtract the number of units from x inside the parentheses. The
correct answer is (D).
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11. D
The question asks for h2 in terms of k. If you are comfortable manipulating equations
with exponents, first isolate by raising to the power of . Having done so on the left
side of the equation, you must do the same on the right side. Thus, you get h = k3. The
question, however, asks for h2, not x, so square both sides, using the Power-Multiply Rule
to get h2 = (k3)2 = k6. As an alternative, understand that , so you can cube both
sides to get h2 = (k2)3, which leads you down the same steps of then using the Power-
Multiply Rule to get h2 = k6. If all else fails, you could even use Plugging In on this one.
No matter how you get there, the correct answer is (D).

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No matter how you get there, the correct answer is (D).

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