New York City SHSAT 2017

(F) 15% (G) 20% (H) 25% (J) 30% (K) 40% Ed has 100 dollars more than Robert. After Ed spends 20 dollars on groceries, Ed has 5 t ...

(F) 2 ∞ 3 (G) 6 ∞ 1 (H) 6 ∞ 2 (J) 6 ∞ 3 (K) 8 ∞ 4 If William divides the amount of money he has by 5, and adds $8, the result wi ...

On a field trip, 587 people are travelling by bus. If each bus seats 48 people and all the buses are filled to capacity except o ...

(F) (G) (H) (J) (K) Joyce baked 42 biscuits for her 12 guests. If 6 biscuits remain uneaten, what is the average number of biscu ...

If the sum of 8 and a certain number, b, is equal to 20 minus the same number, then b =? (F) 2 (G) 4 (H) 6 (J) 10 (K) 14 Liz w ...

(A) (B) (C) (D) (E) Five less than 3 times a certain number is equal to twice the original number plus 7. What is the original ...

(F) 100 + n (G) (100 + .05)n (H) 0.05 + 100n (J) 100 + .05n (K) 0.05(100 + n) Sarah budgets a certain amount of money for food e ...

When it is 9:00 AM eastern standard time (EST) in Pittsburgh, it is 6:00 AM pacific standard time (PST) in Los Angeles. A plane ...

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Answers i. Translation Exercise ii. iii. D iv. J iii. D iv. J v. E ...

F Pick an easy number for n, such as 10. If the average of four numbers is 10, the sum of the four numbers is 40 (4 × 10 = 40). ...

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PRACTICE SET B After two days of the sale, of the original number of books in stock is left. This means that altogether, of the ...

$7.50 • 6 haircuts = $45 per Saturday In 5 weekdays she earns 5 • $30 = $150. In 1 Saturday she earns $45. So in 5 weekdays plus ...

J Plug in the given values to solve. Then try the values in each answer choice until you find the one that produces the same res ...

J The farmer has acres for growing wheat. Change these mixed numbers to fractions in order to multiply: 14. B If 6 biscuits rema ...

G The circumference of a circle is π times diameter, so a circumference of hπ means a diameter of h. The radius is half the diam ...

The question asks for 100% of the money. Add up the percents given and subtract from 100%. This is the percent of the budget tha ...

Andrew has $20, so (A) is correct. F When dealing with different time zones, it is best to calculate the problem in one time zon ...