Psat-Algebra Questions1
Psat-Algebra Questions1
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A wire with a length of inches is cut into two parts. One part has a length of inches, and the other part
has a length of inches. The value of is more than times the value of . What is the value of ?
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A rocket contained kilograms (kg) of propellant before launch. Exactly seconds after launch,
kg of this propellant remained. On average, approximately how much propellant, in kg, did the rocket
burn each second after launch?
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Caleb used juice to make popsicles. The function approximates the volume, in fluid
ounces, of juice Caleb had remaining after making popsicles. Which statement is the best interpretation of
the y-intercept of the graph of in the xy-plane in this context?
B. Caleb had approximately fluid ounces of juice when he began to make the popsicles.
C. Caleb had approximately fluid ounces of juice when he began to make the popsicles.
The table shows three values of and their corresponding values of , where is a constant, for the linear
relationship between and . What is the slope of the line that represents this relationship in the xy-plane?
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In the xy-plane, line 𝓁 passes through the point and is parallel to the line represented by the equation
. If line 𝓁 also passes through the point , what is the value of ?
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Which of the following points is the solution to the given system of equations in the xy-plane?
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The point with coordinates lies on the line shown. What is the value of ?
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The perimeter of an isosceles triangle is inches. Each of the two congruent sides of the triangle has a
length of inches. What is the length, in inches, of the third side?
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more than times a number is equal to . Which equation represents this situation?
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The given function models the number of gallons of gasoline that remains from a full gas tank in a car after
driving miles. According to the model, about how many gallons of gasoline are used to drive each mile?
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B. and
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D. and
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A line in the xy-plane has a slope of and passes through the point . Which equation represents this
line?
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For groups of or more people, a museum charges per person for the first people and for each
additional person. Which function gives the total charge, in dollars, for a tour group with people, where
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In the xy-plane, the graph of the linear function contains the points and . Which equation
defines , where ?
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The table gives the coordinates of two points on a line in the xy-plane. The y-intercept of the line is
, where and are constants. What is the value of ?
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A salesperson’s total earnings consist of a base salary of dollars per year, plus commission earnings of
of the total sales the salesperson makes during the year. This year, the salesperson has a goal for the
total earnings to be at least times and at most times the base salary. Which of the following inequalities
represents all possible values of total sales , in dollars, the salesperson can make this year in order to meet
that goal?
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Nasir bought storage bins that were each the same price. He used a coupon for off the entire
purchase. The cost for the entire purchase after using the coupon was . What was the original price, in
dollars, for storage bin?
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A certain apprentice has enrolled in hours of training courses. The equation represents
this situation, where is the number of on-site training courses and is the number of online training
courses this apprentice has enrolled in. How many more hours does each online training course take than
each on-site training course?
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For a training program, Juan rides his bike at an average rate of minutes per mile. Which function
models the number of minutes it will take Juan to ride miles at this rate?
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Line in the xy-plane has a slope of and passes through the point . Which equation defines line
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A machine makes large boxes or small boxes, one at a time, for a total of minutes each day. It takes the
machine minutes to make a large box or minutes to make a small box. Which equation represents the
possible number of large boxes, , and small boxes, , the machine can make each day?
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D.
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A shipment consists of -pound boxes and -pound boxes with a total weight of pounds. There are
-pound boxes in the shipment. How many -pound boxes are in the shipment?
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The graph shows the linear relationship between and . Which table gives three values of and their
corresponding values of for this relationship?
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A line passes through the points and in the xy-plane. What is the slope of the line?
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The graph represents the total charge, in dollars, by an electrician for hours of work. The electrician
charges a onetime fee plus an hourly rate. What is the best interpretation of the slope of the graph?
A. The electrician’s hourly rate
For the given linear function , which table gives three values of and their corresponding values of ?
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A business owner plans to purchase the same model of chair for each of the employees. The total budget
to spend on these chairs is , which includes a sales tax. Which of the following is closest to the
maximum possible price per chair, before sales tax, the business owner could pay based on this budget?
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The minimum value of is less than times another number . Which inequality shows the possible
values of ?
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The table shows four values of and their corresponding values of . There is a linear relationship
between and that is defined by the equation , where is a constant. What is the
value of ?
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The given equation represents the distance , in inches, where represents the number of seconds since an
object started moving. Which of the following is the best interpretation of in this context?
A. The object moved a total of inches.
The point in the xy-plane is a solution to which of the following systems of inequalities?
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B.
C.
D.
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Henry receives a gift card to pay for movies online. He uses his gift card to buy movies for
each. If he spends the rest of his gift card balance on renting movies for each, how many movies can
Henry rent?
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A store sells two different-sized containers of a certain Greek yogurt. The store’s sales of this Greek yogurt
totaled dollars last month. The equation represents this situation,
where is the number of smaller containers sold and is the number of larger containers sold. According to
the equation, which of the following represents the price, in dollars, of each smaller container?
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