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Algebra and data analysis

Written by Hassan Raza (Mathematics)

26 SAT for LUMS Mathematics questions with answers and explanations.

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  1. If 3x + 5 = 20, what is the value of x?

    • 1 15
    • 2 5
    • 3 3
    • 4 25/3
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    Correct answer: 5

    Subtract 5 to get 3x = 15, then divide by 3.

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  2. The line y = 2x + 3 crosses the y-axis at the point:

    • 1 (0, 2)
    • 2 (3, 0)
    • 3 (2, 3)
    • 4 (0, 3)
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    Correct answer: (0, 3)

    The y-intercept is the constant term, 3.

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  3. If x + y = 10 and x − y = 2, what is x?

    • 1 8
    • 2 12
    • 3 6
    • 4 4
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    Correct answer: 6

    Adding the equations gives 2x = 12, so x = 6.

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  4. If f(x) = x² − 4x + 3, what is f(5)?

    • 1 12
    • 2 8
    • 3 3
    • 4 18
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    Correct answer: 8

    f(5) = 25 − 20 + 3 = 8.

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  5. The mean of 5 numbers is 12. When one of the numbers, 20, is removed, what is the mean of the remaining 4?

    • 1 8
    • 2 10
    • 3 15
    • 4 12
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    Correct answer: 10

    The total is 60, so the remaining total is 40, and 40 ÷ 4 = 10.

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  6. A price increases from 40 to 50. What is the percent increase?

    • 1 20%
    • 2 25%
    • 3 10%
    • 4 50%
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    Correct answer: 25%

    The increase is 10 on 40, which is 25%.

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  7. What are the solutions of x² − 7x + 12 = 0?

    • 1 2 and 6
    • 2 3 and 4
    • 3 −3 and −4
    • 4 1 and 12
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    Correct answer: 3 and 4

    The equation factors as (x − 3)(x − 4) = 0.

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  8. What is the median of 3, 7, 8, 12 and 15?

    • 1 9
    • 2 12
    • 3 8
    • 4 7
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    Correct answer: 8

    The middle number of the ordered list is 8.

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  9. A line is parallel to y = 3x − 1 and passes through (0, 4). What is its equation?

    • 1 y = −3x + 4
    • 2 y = 3x − 4
    • 3 y = x/3 + 4
    • 4 y = 3x + 4
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    Correct answer: y = 3x + 4

    Parallel lines have the same slope, and the y-intercept is 4.

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  10. A population of 100 bacteria doubles every 3 days. How many are there after 9 days?

    • 1 900
    • 2 300
    • 3 800
    • 4 600
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    Correct answer: 800

    9 days is 3 doublings: 100 × 2 × 2 × 2 = 800.

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  11. If 2(x + 3) = 14, what is the value of x?

    • 1 11
    • 2 7
    • 3 4
    • 4 8
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    Correct answer: 4

    Divide by 2 to get x + 3 = 7, so x = 4.

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  12. If 2x + y = 11 and x − y = 1, what is the value of x?

    • 1 4
    • 2 3
    • 3 5
    • 4 6
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    Correct answer: 4

    Adding the equations gives 3x = 12, so x = 4.

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  13. If f(x) = 3x − 2, what is f(4)?

    • 1 14
    • 2 12
    • 3 6
    • 4 10
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    Correct answer: 10

    f(4) = 12 − 2 = 10.

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  14. What are the solutions of x² + 2x − 15 = 0?

    • 1 −3 and 5
    • 2 5 and 3
    • 3 15 and −1
    • 4 3 and −5
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    Correct answer: 3 and −5

    The equation factors as (x − 3)(x + 5) = 0.

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  15. 30 is 20 percent of what number?

    • 1 600
    • 2 6
    • 3 60
    • 4 150
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    Correct answer: 150

    30 ÷ 0.2 = 150.

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  16. What is the mean of 6, 8, 10 and 12?

    • 1 8
    • 2 10
    • 3 9
    • 4 40
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    Correct answer: 9

    The sum is 36 and 36 ÷ 4 = 9.

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  17. Every value in a data set is increased by 5. By how much does the mean increase?

    • 1 It cannot be known
    • 2 5
    • 3 0
    • 4 25
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    Correct answer: 5

    Adding a constant to each value adds the same constant to the mean.

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  18. A line passes through (0, −1) and has slope 4. What is its equation?

    • 1 y = 4x + 1
    • 2 y = x/4 − 1
    • 3 y = 4x − 1
    • 4 y = −x + 4
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    Correct answer: y = 4x − 1

    The y-intercept is −1 and the slope is 4.

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  19. A balance of 200 grows by 10 percent each year. What is it after 2 years?

    • 1 240
    • 2 220
    • 3 242
    • 4 222
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    Correct answer: 242

    200 × 1.1 × 1.1 = 242.

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  20. Which values of x satisfy 3x − 5 > 10?

    • 1 x > 3
    • 2 x > 5
    • 3 x > 15
    • 4 x < 5
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    Correct answer: x > 5

    3x > 15, so x > 5.

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  21. Three pencils cost Rs 45. How much do 8 pencils cost at the same rate?

    • 1 Rs 90
    • 2 Rs 120
    • 3 Rs 105
    • 4 Rs 135
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    Correct answer: Rs 120

    One pencil costs Rs 15, so 8 cost Rs 120.

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  22. A bag has 3 red and 5 blue marbles. One marble is picked at random. What is the probability that it is red?

    • 1 1/3
    • 2 5/8
    • 3 3/5
    • 4 3/8
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    Correct answer: 3/8

    There are 3 red marbles out of 8.

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  23. What is the median of 2, 5, 7, 9, 12 and 14?

    • 1 8
    • 2 7.5
    • 3 7
    • 4 9
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    Correct answer: 8

    The middle two values are 7 and 9, and their mean is 8.

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  24. If x² = 49 and x < 0, what is x?

    • 1 −7
    • 2 −3.5
    • 3 −49
    • 4 7
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    Correct answer: −7

    The square root of 49 is 7, and x must be negative.

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  25. A cyclist travels 150 km in 2.5 hours. What is the average speed?

    • 1 65 km/h
    • 2 375 km/h
    • 3 50 km/h
    • 4 60 km/h
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    Correct answer: 60 km/h

    Speed = 150 ÷ 2.5 = 60.

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  26. If g(x) = x² + 1, what is g(−3)?

    • 1 −8
    • 2 −10
    • 3 10
    • 4 8
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    Correct answer: 10

    g(−3) = 9 + 1 = 10.

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