Answer: d. 75

1. My English teacher had a box of pencils to use as prizes for her students. If 1/10 of the pencils are green, ½ are white, and ¼ are blue, and the remaining 45 pencils are red, what is the number of blue pencils? a. 30 b. 45 c. 60 d. 75 e. 150 http://www.satmathpro.com/WP.html Question 1A

2. Answer: d. 75

3. Your track coach bought a set of balloons to decorate for the end-of-the-year party. If 4/9 of the balloons are blue, ¼ of the balloons are green, 1/6 of them are red, and the remaining 15 balloons are yellow, what is the number of blue balloons? a. 18 b. 27 c. 48 d. 60 e. 108 http://www.satmathpro.com/WP.html Question 1B

4. Answer: c. 48

5. If Dr. John Tucker’s age is increased by Miss Howard’s age, the result is two times Dr. Tucker’s age 5 years ago. If Miss Howard is now M years old, what is Dr. John Tucker’s present age in terms of M? M = 5 b. M + 10 c. 2M – 10 d. 2 M – 5 e. 2 M + 5 http://www.satmathpro.com/WP.html Question 2A

6. Answer: b. M + 10

7. 4. If Dr. Dicostanzo’s age is decreased by Ms. Kayse-Barrett’s age, the result is half Dr. D’s age 3 years ago. If Ms. Kayse-Barrett is now K years old, what is Dr. D’s present age in terms of K? http://www.satmathpro.com/WP.html Question 2B

8. Answer: c. 48

9. Eight students are creating a set for the new school play and they worked from 7:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. Working at the same rate, how many additional students would be needed for the job to have it take 3 hours less? a. 2 b. 3 c. 4 d. 6 e. 12 http://www.satmathpro.com/WP.html Question 3A

10. C. 4

11. A team of three student mechanics in automotive shop are helping the Salvation Army assemble bicycles for needy children at the holidays. A team of three can assemble twenty bicycles in ten hours. Working at the same rate, how long would it take to assemble the 20 bikes if one more student joined the team? a. 4 b. 4.5 c. 5 d. 6 e. 7.5 http://www.satmathpro.com/WP.html Question 3B

12. e. 7.5

13. Gatsby left the rest stop at 10:00 a.m. and drove north on the freeway at a rate of 60 miles per hour. Daisy left an hour later and headed south at a rate of 50 miles per hour. At what time were Gatsby and Daisy 225 miles apart? 11:30 b. 11:45 c. 12:00 d. 12:15 e. 12:30 http://www.satmathpro.com/WP.html Question 4A

14. e. 12:30

15. Now Gatsby and Daisy are jogging in the park. Gatsby jogged along the path at 3 miles per hour. Starting 15 minutes later, Daisy left running from the same point and ran faster – 8 miles per hour. At this rate, how long will it take Daisy to catch Gatsby? a. 18 b. 20 c. 24 d. 30 e. 36 http://www.satmathpro.com/WP.html Question 4B

16. c. 24 minutes

17. Hamlet owes his friend “b” dollars. Last month he paid ¼ of the amount owed. This month he paid the friend 1/5 of the remaining amount plus $15. In terms of b, how much money does he still owe? b-15 b. 3 b – 15 c. 4b-15 20 4 d. 3 b – 15 e. 3b - 15 5 5 http://www.satmathpro.com/WP.html Question 5A

18. d. 3/5 b - 15

19. 10.Hamlet has D books in his collection. He plans to donate 1/6 of his books to the new library, and 1/6 of the remaining books to the university. He will also give 12 books to the reading club. In terms of D, how many books will Hamlet have left? d -12 b. 25 d - 12 c. 2d – 12 36 36 3 2d – 12 e. 5 – d 6 6 http://www.satmathpro.com/WP.html Question 5B

20. b. 25 d – 12 • 36