SAT Subject Test Mathematics Level 2

(Marvins-Underground-K-12) #1
You need    to  figure  out the total   distance    traveled    so  that    you can compute her overall
average rate. Since her jog lasted 30 minutes overall, we can already plug total time into the
formula: Since the question asks for a rate in miles per hour, we need to
convert minutes to hours; 30 minutes equals hour.

During  the first   10  minutes,    or  the first    hours, Paula   jogged  at  five    miles   per hour.   That
means that she jogged miles. She then jogged 2.5, or , miles.

So  Paula   jogged  a   total   of   miles.

Now divide  this    distance    by  the time.

So  Paula   jogged  at  an  overall average rate    of   ,  or   ,  miles   per hour.

49 . B
This question requires you to find the sum of an arithmetic sequence. One formula you can
use to find the sum is


where   n   is  the number  of  terms   in  the sequence,   a 1     is  the first   term,   and d   is  the difference
between one term and the next. Since there are 32 rows, and the number of seats in a row
increases by 3:

50 . B


You can use logarithms  to  solve   this    problem.    After   x   years,  the bank    account will    have
$1,126 ($1,000 + $126). You need to solve an equation where rate of increase due to interest
is raised to the x power:
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