Digital SAT Math Workbook FINAL 2024
Digital SAT Math Workbook FINAL 2024
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Table of Contents
Introduction 👋.............................................................................................................................................4
SAT Math Modules Layout............................................................................................................................ 4
Categories & Question Types........................................................................................................................4
♟️................................................................................................................................. 5
SAT Math Strategies
Part I. Algebra❓➕ ❓ 🟰 ❓................................................................................................................. 6
Concept #1 Linear Equations........................................................................................................................ 6
Concept #2 Functions................................................................................................................................... 11
Concept #3: Systems of Equations...........................................................................................................16
Concept #4: How Many Solutions?.......................................................................................................... 17
Concept #5 Interpreting an Equation.......................................................................................................26
Concept #6 Inequalities................................................................................................................................31
Math Strategy #1: Nice Numbers..............................................................................................................35
Answer Key Part I - Algebra..................................................................................................................38
✅................................................................................................................................... 39
Progress Check #1
Part II. Advanced Math🤓.......................................................................................................................48
Concept #1 Quadratics.................................................................................................................................48
Concept #2 Polynomials.............................................................................................................................. 56
Concept #3 Exponents................................................................................................................................. 61
Concept #4: Exponential Functions..........................................................................................................66
Concept #5: Absolute Value Expressions.............................................................................................. 76
Concept #6 Circle Equation........................................................................................................................ 80
Concept #7: Isolating a Variable (aka Equivalent Expressions)...................................................... 85
Answer Key Part II - Advanced Math.................................................................................................. 90
✅................................................................................................................................... 91
Progress Check #2
Part III. Problem-Solving and Data Analysis🧐................................................................................ 99
Math Strategy #2: Working Backwards..................................................................................................99
Concept #1: Percents..................................................................................................................................103
Concept #2: Probability............................................................................................................................. 109
Concept #3: Ratios...................................................................................................................................... 114
Concept #4 Conversion Problems..........................................................................................................118
Concept #5: Statistics.................................................................................................................................123
Concept #6 Margin of Error...................................................................................................................... 134
Answer Key Part III - Problem-Solving & Data Analysis............................................................. 140
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Put ‘3’
Pick a Middle #
Majority Rules
Working Backwards
Nice Numbers
Draw a Picture
m: _____________
b:_______________
f(2) = 5
2: ______
5:_______
f(x) + 3 :___________________________
f(x) - 4: ___________________________
Strategy: Type both equations into Desmos and look for the intersection point.
Example #1
Determining how many solutions a system has is now easier than ever on the DSAT.
You can’t use Desmos for this, so know what to look for!
PRACTICE PROBLEMS
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These questions can be very tricky. They are usually linear equations. Understanding slope and
y-intercept in a real-world context can help you get these right.
Sammy sold $100 worth of cookies at her school’s bake sale, where c represents the number
of chocolate chip cookies sold and p represents the number of peanut butter cookies sold. Here
is the equation that represents this scenario:
3c + 2p = 100
3: _________________________
2: __________________________
3c: __________________________
2p: __________________________
Notice that your answer changes, depending on if they ask for just part of the term (i.e. ‘3’)
versus the entire term (i.e. ‘3c’).
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1. When you solve an inequality, if you have to multiply or divide by a negative number, you
must flip the sign.
Example: − 3𝑥 ≤ 9
2. To figure out which way to shade an inequality, use test point (0,0). This means you put in 0
for x and 0 for y.
a. If it works ⇨shade towards the origin.
b. If it doesn’t work ⇨ shade away from the origin.
3. The solution set of a system of inequalities is where the shaded regions combine:
🤔
This is a great strategy to use when you have variables in the question and answer
choices and you are confused!
How does this strategy work? Watch this short video first 👉 Nice Numbers
Nice Numbers Example 1
1.
3.
4.
6.
9.
EXPLANATIONS:
1. The Answer is B. The graph goes Down, making the slope negative. The intercept is
positive, and looks roughly at 10.
2. The Answer is C. Solve for X and Y (You can do by hand or use desmos). From here, plug
in X and Y into the equation 2x-Y to get you C.
3. The Answer is D. Same slope and intercept, one line is just 3x as big. This means they
are always overlapping, so infinitely many!
4. The Answer is B. Using desmos and plugging it in, you can see the lines only cross at
one point.
5. The Answer is D. If you rent the scooter for 8 hours, you must subtract one of the hours
because of the initial $10 fee. The remaining 7 hours will then be 3 dollars, which is why
you multiply by 3.
6. The Answer is A. Using Desmos, see what area has both overlapping colors. This would
be (0,1). Plugging in the coordinates into the equations, A is the only answer that is true.
8. Choice B is correct. If you rearrange the second equation to get y by itself, you get y=
6x+22. We know 6x+18 does not equal 6x+22. We have the same coefficients, but different
constants, so this will get us no solution.
Choice C is incorrect. The equation and the given equation represent lines in the
xy-plane that are distinct and not parallel. Therefore, a system of these linear equations
would have exactly one solution, rather than no solution.
Choice D is incorrect. The equation and the given equation represent lines in the
xy-plane that are distinct and not parallel. Therefore, a system of these linear equations
would have exactly one solution, rather than no solution.
9. Choice D is correct. For a linear equation in a form to have no solutions, the x-terms
must have equal coefficients and the remaining terms must not be equal. Expanding the
right-hand side of the given equation yields 9x+5=ax+ab. Inspecting the x-terms, 9 must
equal a, so statement I must be true. Inspecting the remaining terms, 5 can’t equal 9b .
Dividing both of these quantities by 9 yields that b can’t equal 5/9. Therefore, statement
III must be true. Since b can have any value other than 5/9, statement II may or may not
be true.
10. Choice C is correct. It's given from the graph that the points (0, 7) and (8, 0) lie on the
line. Using the slope formula, you get m= -⅞. It’s also given that the point (d, 4) lies on the
line. Using this point and one of the other points and putting into the slope equation,
you get:
(0-4)/(8-d) = -⅞.
-7/8*(8-d) = -4.
-7 + 7/8d = -4
7/8d = 3.
d = 24/7.
b^ - 4ac # of solutions
PRACTICE PROBLEMS
2
Example Polynomial: 𝑥 (𝑥 − 3)(𝑥 − 1)(𝑥 + 4) = 0
PRACTICE PROBLEMS
Exponent Rules
2 5
1. 𝑥 * 𝑥 = ___________
5
𝑥
2. 2 = _______________
𝑥
−3
3. 𝑥 =____________
5 4
4. 𝑥 = ____________
Example:
2𝑥 (3𝑥+9)
27 =3
Example Equation:
0
5 = ____
P:___________
r:_____________
t:______________
12
Example 1: 500(1. 03)
|5| =________
|− 5| =________
2𝑥 + 5 = ________ or 2𝑥 + 5 = ________
Notice once you’ve drawn the graph that for most points, there are two x’s to every y.
A) 7
B) 15
C) 22
D) There is no solution to the equation.
A) -4
B) -2
C) 4
D) 5
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2 2
Example: (𝑥 − 2) + (𝑦 + 5) = 16
radius:
3. You may on occasion need the midpoint formula (to find the center) or the distance formula
(to find the length of the radius).
On these problems, you will use your algebra skills to get another variable all by itself.
Strategy: If stuck, use Nice Numbers! (Just make sure the numbers make sense)
PRACTICE PROBLEMS
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1.
A. 3
B. -2
C. -5
D. 4
2.
4.
6.
7.
1. C
2. D
3. C
4. C
5. B
6. 9
7. A
8. A
EXPLANATIONS:
2.
If you multiply the factors back together, we will get our original
polynomial.
5.
This is a great strategy to use when you can’t figure out how to set up an equation 🤨
and you have #s as the answer choices!
How does this strategy work? Watch this short video first 👉Working Backwards
Examples:
Example 1:
Equation: ______________________
Example 2:
Equation: _______________________
32.
Percent Decrease
It is a myth that you need to memorize a bunch of probability equations for the SAT.
Probability just requires common sense and choosing the correct number to put in the
numerator and the denominator.
2. Probability with an “or” (i.e. What is the probability that a student will play basketball or
baseball?) = Add
3. Conditional probability - if you see a given statement, you may need to eliminate some
group(s) in order to satisfy the condition. This will change both your numerator and
denominator!
15. The probability of being a person over age 60 in a group is 33%. The
probability of being a person over age 18 in that same group is 71%. What is
the probability of choosing a person from the group that is over age 60 given
that they are older than age 18? Round to the nearest tenth of a percent.
Ratios are basically proportions of things, for instance 3 parts water to 2 parts oil.
1. ____________ or 2._________________
You can use the ratio given to set up a proportion and solve.
***Remember, if you have 3 parts water to 2 parts oil, you have 5 total parts! So,
often, 5 will go in the denominator when you’re setting up your proportion.
Example: There are 3 parts water to 2 parts oil. If a total of 11,386 gallons of water
and oil are used, how many gallons of oil are needed?
________ = ________
Rates are also ratios. If you see “per” in the problem, you can probably write the
relationship as a ratio!
Ratio: __________
8.)
9.)
11.)
Example: If I want to convert square miles to square kilometers, then I want square
miles to cancel.
20 𝑠𝑞. 𝑚𝑖𝑙𝑒𝑠 ?
1 ℎ𝑜𝑢𝑟
* ?
IMPORTANT TIP
***If the SAT gives you a conversion, but then talks about everything in square
units, you have to square both sides of the conversion to put it in square units
first***
15.)
17. )
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Mean:
Median:
Mode:
Range:
To calculate the median, first put the data in (circle one): Ascending / Descending
order.
The greater the standard deviation, the more (circle one) Spread Out / Concentrated
the data is.
Bell curve that has a higher Bell curve that has a lower
Standard Deviation: Standard Deviation:
Scatterplots
In a scatter plot, the line of best fit represents the (circle one): ACTUAL / ESTIMATES
In a scatter plot, the dots represent the (circle one): ACTUAL / ESTIMATES
If dot plots/bar graphs are symmetrical about the same value, they have the same
mean.
Answer: __________
so, the population that is susceptible to the disease is likely to be anywhere between
these two numbers given the margin of error.
PRACTICE PROBLEMS
12.)
13.)
15.)
A) 1100
B) 1250
C) 1400
D) 1750
27.)
1.
4.
6.
8.
1. 5/7
2. D
3. A
4. C
5. 8
6. B
7. A
8. D
Answer Explanations
1. The correct answer is 5/7 . It is given that no contestant received the same score on two
different days, so each of the contestants who received a score of 5 is represented in the
“5 out of 5” column of the table exactly once. Therefore, the probability of selecting a
contestant who received a score of 5 on Day 2 or Day 3, given that the contestant
received a score of 5 on one of the three days, is found by dividing the total number of
contestants who received a score of 5 on Day 2 or Day 3 (2+3 = 5) by the total number of
contestants who received a score of 5, which is given in the table as 7. So the probability
is 5/7 . Note that 5/7, .7142, .7143, and 0.714 are examples of ways to enter a correct answer.
2. Choice D is correct. Since 1 minute = 60 seconds and 1 hour = 60 minutes, it follows that 1
hour = (60)(60), or 3,600 seconds. Using this conversion factor, the space station’s average
speed of 4.76 miles per second is equal to an average speed of
Choice A is incorrect. This is the space station’s average speed in miles per minute.
Choice B is incorrect. This is double the space station’s average speed in miles per
minute, or the number of miles the space station travels on average in 2 minutes. Choice
C is incorrect. This is triple the space station’s average speed in miles per minute, or the
number of miles the space station travels on average in 3 minutes.
3. Choice A is correct. The data point with x=1 has a y-coordinate of 12. The y-value
predicted by the line of best fit at x=1 is approximately 11. The difference between the
y-coordinate of the data point and the y-value predicted by the line of best fit at x=1 is
12-11, or 1.
Choices B and C are incorrect and may result from incorrectly reading the scatterplot.
Choice D is incorrect. This is the y-coordinate of the data point at x=1.
4. Choice C is correct. The median of a data set represented in a box plot is represented
by the vertical line within the box. It follows that the median mass of the gazelles in group
Choice A is incorrect. The mean mass of each of the two groups cannot be determined
from the box plots. Choice B is incorrect. The mean mass of each of the two groups
cannot be determined from the box plots. Choice D is incorrect and may result from
conceptual or calculation errors.
of those invited to join the committee. If x people were invited to join the committee, then
0.15x=6 . Thus, there were people invited to join the committee. It follows that
there were 0.45(40)=18 teachers and 0.25(40) = 10 school and district administrators invited
to join the committee. Therefore, there were 8 more teachers than school and district
administrators invited to join the committee.
Choice A is incorrect. The results of the survey can be applied to the 40 students who
were surveyed. However, this isn’t the largest group to which the results of the survey can
be applied. Choices C and D are incorrect. Since the sample was selected at random from
among the fourth-grade students at a certain school, the results of the survey can’t be
applied to other students at the school or to other fourth-grade students who weren’t
represented in the survey results. Students in other grades in the school or other
fourth-grade students in the country may feel differently about announcements than the
fourth-grade students at the school.
7. Choice A is correct. The mode is the data value with the highest frequency. So for the
data shown, the mode is 18. The median is the middle data value when the data values
are sorted from least to greatest. Since there are 20 ages ordered, the median is the
average of the two middle values, the 10th and 11th, which for these data are both 19.
Therefore, the median is 19. The mean is the sum of the data values divided by the
number of the data values. So for these data, the mean is
Since the mode is 18, the median is 19, and the mean is 20, mode<median<mean.
Choices B and D are incorrect because the mean is greater than the median. Choice C is
incorrect because the median is greater than the mode.
8. Choice D is correct. It’s given that there are 7 red, 4 white, 33 blue, and 33 yellow cubes
in the bag. Therefore, there are a total of 7+4+33+33 , or 77, cubes in the bag. If the cube is
neither blue nor yellow, then it must be either red or white. Therefore, the probability of
selecting a cube that is neither blue nor yellow is equivalent to the probability of
selecting a cube that is either red or white. If one of these cubes is selected at random,
the probability of selecting a cube that is either red or white is equal to the sum of the
number of red cubes and white cubes divided by the total number of cubes in the bag.
There are 7 red cubes, 4 white cubes, and 77 total cubes in the bag. Therefore, the
probability of selecting a red or white cube is (7+4)/77, which is equivalent to 11/77, or 1/7 .
Thus, if one cube is selected at random, the probability of selecting a cube that is neither
blue nor yellow is .
Alternate Interior:____________________
Alternate Exterior:____________________
Similar triangles have the same angle measures, but are different sizes in proportion to each
other.
There are two ways to solve for the length of a side of a similar triangle
STRATEGY #1: Say you are using the picture above to solve for side EF. You know AC = 10,
AB = 20, and EG = 40. Set up a proportion, such as:
𝑆𝑚𝑎𝑙𝑙 𝑇𝑟𝑖𝑎𝑛𝑔𝑙𝑒 20 ⬚
𝐵𝑖𝑔 𝑇𝑟𝑖𝑎𝑛𝑔𝑙𝑒
= 40
= ⬚
STRATEGY #2: Use your scrap paper as a ruler, hold it up to the screen, and measure the side
length using another side length you already know
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BONUS STRATEGY #3: Make sure to DRAW A PICTURE if they do not give you one!
1.___________
2. ___________
3. ____________
4. _____________
5. ____________
1.
or
2. Any of the above options for congruency, provided you know that the sides
are in proportion to each other.
Sin =
Cos =
Tan =
sin a = _______
hypotenuse = __________
a - leg
b - leg
c - hypotenuse
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22.
Note: Both 1 and 2 are on your math reference table if you forget them.
45
=
22.
PRACTICE PROBLEMS
Often, College Board will give you problems where they want you to compare two shapes’
volumes or areas. These problems are very abstract in nature. They will often leave out key
information that you need, like lengths of sides.
Since we don’t have much to go off of (we don’t know the radius or the height of either
cylinder).. we need to make up some nice numbers to determine the relationship
between the volumes when we cut the height in half and double the radius.
If cylinder A is 22 cu. units, what will cylinder B’s volume be then? __________________
PRACTICE PROBLEMS
A. 43
B. 86
C. 129
D. 1,849
20. A rectangular poster has an area of 360 square inches. A copy of the poster is
made in which the length and width of the original poster are each increased by
20%. What is the area of the copy, in square inches?
*Please be sure to complete the College Board Question Bank practice set for this lesson as
well.
1.
2.
3.
5.
7.
Answer Explanations
1.
3.
4.
6.
8.
Example 1
Example 2
Example 4
These problems challenge you to get one expression in another format and then provide
College Board with the requested numbers.
Tip: Do not try to solve by combining like terms. Keep the two sides separate. Work to get one
side simplified so that it is in the same format as the other side that they want.
EXAMPLE PROBLEMS
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1)
In the xy-plane, a line with equation 4y=a for some constant a intersects a parabola
at exactly one point. If the parabola has equation 𝑦 = 2𝑥^2 − 9𝑥, what is the value of
a?
A) 10.125
B) -10.125
C) -20.25
D) -40.5
2)
A parabola has a vertex (3, -7) and intersects the x-axis at two points. If the
equation of the parabola is written in standard form (𝑦 = 𝑎𝑥^2 + 𝑏𝑥 + 𝑐), which of the
following could be the value of a+b+c?
A) -12
B) -9
C) -7
D) -3
ky = -3x + 20
In the given system of equations, k is a constant. If the system has no solution, what is the
value of k?
A) -12
B) -6
C) 6
D) 12
4) 6x = 24y+10
ky = -3x + 20
In the given system of equations, k is a constant. If the system has no solution, what is the
value of k?
A) -12
B) -6
C) 6
D) 12
A) zero
B) one
C) two
D) cannot be determined from the given information.
6) In a given function, if f(x) equals 302% of x, which of the following describes this
function when x>0?
A) decreasing linear
B) decreasing exponential
C) increasing exponential
D) increasing linear
7) 𝑓(𝑥) = −4𝑥^2+50𝑥+126
The function g is defined by f(x+3). For what value of x does g(x) reach its
maximum?
A) 3.25
B) 6.25
C) 9.25
D) 282.25
The function g is defined by f(x-5). For what value of x does g(x) reach its
maximum?
A) 1.25
B) 6.25
C) 11.25
D) 282.25
2
9) 𝑦 =− 2𝑥 − 8𝑥 + 16
𝑦= −4𝑥+𝑎
A) -18
B) -1
C) 1
D) 18
A) -4
B) -2
C) 2
D) 4
11) A wildlife preserve has an area of 117,089,280 square feet. What is the area of
the wildlife preserve, in square miles? (1 mile = 5,280 feet)
A) 4.2
B) 5.8
C) 6.3
D) 7.2
12) A private estate, including the house and grounds, has an area of 29.875 square
kilometers. What is the area of the private estate, in square miles? (1 mile =
1.60934 km)
A) 8.5
B) 10.5
D) 12.5
13)
2
A) 𝑏 + 20. 024
2
B) 𝑏 − 20. 024
2
c) 𝑏 + 21. 024
2
d) 𝑏 + 441. 024
A) 16
B) 48
C) 64
D) 128
15) A barbershop can spend at maximum $1100 to purchase hair products. The
owner of the barbershop must purchase a minimum of 100 hair products to
maintain the discounted pricing with the supplier. If the owner pays $9.80 per small
bottle and $17.40 per large bottle of product, what is the maximum number of
small bottles the owner can purchase while staying in the budget to maintain the
discounted pricing?
16) |𝑥−13|= −8
A) 5
B) 21
C) 27
D) There is no solution to this equation.
18) One roll of wallpaper will cover 180 square meters of a surface. A room has a
total wall area of m square meters. Which equation represents the total amount of
wallpaper, W, needed to cover the walls of two of these identical sized rooms?
A) 𝑊 = 𝑚/ 90
B) 𝑊 = 360𝑚
C)𝑊= 𝑚/180
D) 𝑊 = 180𝑚
19) The equation 5x - 8y = 24 is graphed in the xy- coordinate plane before being
translated down 3 units. What is the x-intercept of the new graph after the
translation?
B) (13.25, 0)
C) (14.10, 0)
D) (14.85, 0)
20)
The function C models the cost of a car t years after its purchase. According to the
model, the car is predicted to decrease in value by d% every 78 weeks. What is the
value of d?
A) 0.13
B) 0.87
C) 13
D) 19.5
A) b/p
B) 𝑏/𝑞
C) 35/𝑝
D) 35/𝑞
A) -24
B) -12
C) 12
D) 24
23)2x = 8y+5
ky = -6x + 10
In the given system of equations, k is a constant. If the system has no solution, what is the
value of k?
A) -24
B) -12
C) 12
D) 24
25) In a given function, if f(x) equals 24% of x, which of the following describes this
function when x>0?
A) decreasing linear
B) decreasing exponential
C) increasing exponential
D) increasing linear
A) -4.25
B) 6.25
C) 272.25
D) 282.25
27) A rocket's acceleration is measured at a rate of 9.20 meters per second squared.
What is this rate in kilometers per hour squared, rounded to the nearest tenth?
29) A train's acceleration is measured at a rate of 40,000 kilometers per hour squared.
What is this rate in meters per second squared, rounded to the nearest thousandth?
(Use 1 kilometer = 1000 meters.)
Cumulative Review #1
This includes Linear Equations, Quadratics, Functions, Exponents, &
Triangle Proofs
11. B
12. C
4. A
19. B
35. 1.5
9.B
15. D
11. D
2. A
8. C
24. C
18. C
21. 5
16. D
25. B
25. C
9. B
1.
3.
5.
7.
9.
10.
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