SAT MATH – PRACTICE TEST - PAST QUESTIONS
1. If (px+5) (qx+3) = 8x^2 + rx +15 for all values of x, and p + q = 6, what are 2 possible
values for R?
a.) 7 and 12
b.) 2 and 4
c.) 29 and 39
d.) 22 and 26
Answer: Option d
2. The parabola with the equation y = ax^2 + bx + c, where a, b, c are constants, is graphed
on the x-y plane. If the parabola passes through the point (-1,-1), which of the following must
be true?
a.) a+b = 1
b.) a-b+c = 1
c.) b-c = -1
d.) a-b-c = -1
Answer: Option b
3. b = a/ (3a+c)
Which of the following expresses a in terms of b and c?
a.) (bc)/ (1-3b)
b.) (bc)/ (3b+1)
c.) (1-3b)/ (bc)
d.) (3b+1)/(bc)
1. If (px+5) (qx+3) = 8x^2 + rx +15 for all values of x, and p + q = 6, what are 2 possible
values for R?
a.) 7 and 12
b.) 2 and 4
c.) 29 and 39
d.) 22 and 26
Answer: Option d
2. The parabola with the equation y = ax^2 + bx + c, where a, b, c are constants, is graphed
on the x-y plane. If the parabola passes through the point (-1,-1), which of the following must
be true?
a.) a+b = 1
b.) a-b+c = 1
c.) b-c = -1
d.) a-b-c = -1
Answer: Option b
3. b = a/ (3a+c)
Which of the following expresses a in terms of b and c?
a.) (bc)/ (1-3b)
b.) (bc)/ (3b+1)
c.) (1-3b)/ (bc)
d.) (3b+1)/(bc)
