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The problems below come from prior SAT exams.

Question Number 1
SAT PROBLEM
#1 in a 25 problem section

If a +2 =7, then (a+3)2=

  • 25
  • 36
  • 49
  • 64
  • 81
( Saturday/1.1997 #1) p. 429*
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Question Number 2
SAT PROBLEM
#3 in a 25 problem section

If 24= 4x, then x=

  • 1
  • 2
  • 4
  • 5
  • 8
( Saturday/1.1997 #3) p. 429*
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Question Number 3
SAT PROBLEM
#1 in a 25 problem section

x2=y3 and x=8, what is the value of y?

  • 2
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 12
( Saturday/11.1995 #1) p. 309*
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Question Number 4
SAT PROBLEM
#1 in a 25 problem section

(3+4)2=

  • (2*3)+(2*4)
  • 32+42
  • 52
  • 72
  • 32 * 42
( Saturday/1.2002 #9) p. 549*
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Question Number 5
SAT PROBLEM
#9 out of  25

If 3x-2 =3, then x=

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
( Saturday/5.2002 #9) p. 657*
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Question Number 6
SAT PROBLEM
#10 out of  25

If mx * m7=m28 and (m5)y =m15, what is the value of x+y?

  • 7
  • 12
  • 14
  • 24
  • 31
( Saturday/5.1997 #10) p. 451*
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Question Number 7
HARD SAT PROBLEM
#9 in a 10 problem section

  • 1b
  • 3b
  • 3ab-1
  • 3ab-3a
  • (3a)b-1
( Saturday/1.2002 #9) p. 549*
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Question Number 8

SAT PROBLEM
(10th out of 10)

If (3 ) x = y, which of the following equals 9y in terms of x?

  • 3(x/2)
  • 3(2x)
  • 3(2+x)
  • 27(x)

(Sunday/11.1996 SAT #10) p. 394*


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Question Number 9

SAT PROBLEM
(17th out of 25)

If  a >1 and aba4 = a12   what is the value of b?

(Student Generated response: Grid in)

(Saturday/5.1996 SAT #17) p. 338*


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Question Number 10

SAT PROBLEM
(17th out of 25)

If (3 * 103) + (2 * 102 )= a *102, what is the value of a?

(Student Generated response: Grid in)

(Sunday/1.2000 SAT #18) p. 537*


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Question Number 11

HARD SAT PROBLEM
(22nd out of 25)

If 2715 = 3y, what is the value of y?

(Student Generated response: Grid in)

 

(Saturday/11.1995 SAT #18) p. 305*


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