SAT Math : SAT Mathematics

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Example Questions

Example Question #1304 : Psat Mathematics

A train travels at a constant rate of  meters per second. How many kilometers does it travel in  minutes?

 

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

Set up the conversions as fractions and solve:

\dpi{100} \small \frac{20m}{1sec}\times \frac{60sec^}{1min}\times \frac{1km}{1000m}\times \frac{10min}{1}

Example Question #1305 : Psat Mathematics

Simplify.  \frac{4x^{4}z^{3}}{2xz^{2}}

Possible Answers:

Can't be simplified

2x^{4}z^{3}

4x^{3}z

2x^{3}z

\frac{2x^{4}z^{3}}{xz}

Correct answer:

2x^{3}z

Explanation:

To simplify exponents which are being divided, subtract the exponents on the bottom from exponents on the top.  Remember that only exponents with the same bases can be simplified

Example Question #1306 : Psat Mathematics

Simplify:

 

 

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

x2 – y2 can be also expressed as (x + y)(x – y).

Therefore, the fraction now can be re-written as (x + y)(x – y)/(x + y).

This simplifies to (x – y).

Example Question #271 : Gre Quantitative Reasoning

Simplify:

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

Notice that the term appears frequently. Let's try to factor that out:

Now multiply both the numerator and denominator by the conjugate of the denominator:

 

 

Example Question #1 : Algebraic Fractions

Simplify:

(2x + 4)/(x + 2)

Possible Answers:

x + 2

x + 1

2x + 2

2

x + 4

Correct answer:

2

Explanation:

(2x + 4)/(x + 2)

To simplify you must first factor the top polynomial to 2(x + 2). You may then eliminate the identical (x + 2) from the top and bottom leaving 2.

Example Question #272 : Gre Quantitative Reasoning

Simplify the following expression:

\frac{2x^{4}-32}{2x^{2}-8}

Possible Answers:

2(x^{2}-4)

x^{2}+4

(x+2)(x-2)

2

x^{2}-4

Correct answer:

x^{2}+4

Explanation:

Factor both the numerator and the denominator:

\frac{2(x^{2}-4)(x^{2}+4)}{2(x^{2}-4)}

After reducing the fraction, all that remains is:

(x^{2}+4)

Example Question #273 : Gre Quantitative Reasoning

Simplify:

 

Possible Answers:

None of the other answers

Correct answer:

Explanation:

With this problem the first thing to do is cancel out variables. The x2 can all be divided by each other because they are present in each system. The equation will now look like this:

 

Now we can see that the equation can all be divided by y, leaving the answer to be:

Example Question #274 : Gre Quantitative Reasoning

Simplify the given fraction:

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

120 goes into 6000 evenly 50 times, so we get 1/50 as our simplified fraction.

Example Question #275 : Gre Quantitative Reasoning

Simplify the given fraction:

 

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

125 goes into 2000 evenly 16 times. 1/16 is the fraction in its simplest form. 

Example Question #276 : Gre Quantitative Reasoning

Simplify the following expression:

 

Possible Answers:


Correct answer:


Explanation:

Following this equation, you divide 4 by 8 to get 1/2. When a variable is raised to an exponent, and you are dividing, you subtract the exponents, so 6 – 3 = 3. 

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