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SAT Linear Equations And Inequalities Practice Questions (Free + Explanations) | Quiz 7

Question 12345 of 5

Question 1 of 5

In the -plane, the graph of line passes through the points and . Which equation represents a line that is perpendicular to line and passes through the point ?

Explanation

First find the slope of line using its two points:

A line perpendicular to a line with slope has slope . So the desired line has the form

Since it passes through , substitute and :

So , and the equation is

Concept summary

To write an equation of a perpendicular line from coordinate information, first find the original slope, then use its negative reciprocal, and finally solve for the intercept with the given point.

Question 2 of 5

A theater sold a total of tickets for a show. Adult tickets cost each, and student tickets cost each. The theater collected a total of from ticket sales. How many student tickets were sold?

Explanation

Let be the number of adult tickets and be the number of student tickets. The total number of tickets gives . The total revenue gives . Divide the second equation by to get . Substitute into that equation:

So, student tickets were sold.

Concept summary

Use a system of linear equations when two quantities are related by both a total amount and a total value. Define variables carefully, write one equation for the count and one for the cost, then solve.

Question 3 of 5

A rectangular garden has a perimeter of at most feet. The length of the garden is feet more than twice its width. Which inequality can be used to find all possible values of the width , in feet, of the garden?

Explanation

For a rectangle, the perimeter is . The width is , and the length is because it is feet more than twice the width. Since the perimeter is at most , the inequality is

That matches the correct expression.

Concept summary

Translate a geometric description into an inequality by writing each dimension in terms of one variable, then use the perimeter formula with the correct comparison sign.

Question 4 of 5

A music streaming service charges a one-time sign-up fee plus a fixed monthly cost. Maya paid a total of 83 after 7 months. Which equation can be used to find the monthly cost, , in dollars?

Explanation

Let be the one-time sign-up fee. Then the total cost after 3 months is , and the total cost after 7 months is . To eliminate the sign-up fee, solve each equation for :

Since both expressions equal the same sign-up fee, set them equal:

So this is the correct equation.

Concept summary

When a situation has a fixed fee plus a constant rate, write two linear equations and eliminate the fixed fee to create an equation in one variable.

Question 5 of 5

For all values of , the expression is equivalent to which of the following?

Explanation

Distribute each term first:

Then combine like terms:

So the expression is equivalent to

Concept summary

To find an equivalent linear expression, distribute across parentheses and then combine like terms carefully, including signs.

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