SAT Test Word Problems Practice Questions

1. A weight estimator at a fair guess that a women weighs 167 lbs. She actually weighs 179. The percent of error in this estimate is?
  1. 5 1/4%
  2. 6 7/10%
  3. 11 12/17%
  4. 10%
  5. .67%
2. If the outer diameter of a plastic pipe is 4.25 cm, and the inner diameter of a plastic pipe is 3.13 cm, the thickness of the plastic in centimeters is
  1. .56
  2. 1.12
  3. 2.24
  4. 2.98
  5. 3.13
3. (x+3)(x+5)=
  1. x2 + 15
  2. x = 8
  3. x + 8
  4. x2 + 8x + 15
  5. 8(x+ x2 +15)
4. The points (2,2) and (3,y) are √ apart. What does y equal?
  1. 2
  2. 3
  3. 5
  4. 6
  5. 7

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