SAT Math – Word Problems & Quick
Questions (Set 1)
Q1. If 10 + x is more than 10, what is the value of 2x?
ANSWER: 10
Q2. The result when a number is divided by 2 is equal to the result when that same number
is divided by 4. What is that number?
ANSWER: 0
Q3. In a certain store, the regular price of a refrigerator is $600. How much money is saved
by buying this refrigerator at 20 percent off the regular price rather than buying it on sale at
10 percent off the regular price with an additional discount of 10 percent off the sale price?
ANSWER: $6
Q4. If the function of (f) is defined by f(x)=3x+4, then 2f(x)+4=
ANSWER: 6x+12
Q5. What is the greatest possible area of a triangle with one side of length 7 and another
side of length 10?
ANSWER: 35
Q6. A total of 120,000 votes were cast for 2 opposing candidates, Garcia and Perez. If Garcia
won by a ratio of 5 to 3, what was the number of votes cast for Perez?
ANSWER: 45,000
Q7. If a positive integer (n) is picked at random from the positive integers less than or equal
to 10, what is the probability that 5n+3≤14 ?
ANSWER: 1/5
Q8. If (t) is a number greater than 1, then t² is how much greater than (t) ?
ANSWER: t(t-1)
Questions (Set 1)
Q1. If 10 + x is more than 10, what is the value of 2x?
ANSWER: 10
Q2. The result when a number is divided by 2 is equal to the result when that same number
is divided by 4. What is that number?
ANSWER: 0
Q3. In a certain store, the regular price of a refrigerator is $600. How much money is saved
by buying this refrigerator at 20 percent off the regular price rather than buying it on sale at
10 percent off the regular price with an additional discount of 10 percent off the sale price?
ANSWER: $6
Q4. If the function of (f) is defined by f(x)=3x+4, then 2f(x)+4=
ANSWER: 6x+12
Q5. What is the greatest possible area of a triangle with one side of length 7 and another
side of length 10?
ANSWER: 35
Q6. A total of 120,000 votes were cast for 2 opposing candidates, Garcia and Perez. If Garcia
won by a ratio of 5 to 3, what was the number of votes cast for Perez?
ANSWER: 45,000
Q7. If a positive integer (n) is picked at random from the positive integers less than or equal
to 10, what is the probability that 5n+3≤14 ?
ANSWER: 1/5
Q8. If (t) is a number greater than 1, then t² is how much greater than (t) ?
ANSWER: t(t-1)