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12 Practice <strong>Tests</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>SAT</strong><br />

584 Practice Test Six Answers and Explanations<br />

him with possibilities that sent a bittersweet shiver of<br />

excitement throughout his entire being. In o<strong>the</strong>r words, his<br />

excitement was tempered by <strong>the</strong> emotions associated with<br />

<strong>the</strong> loss of his show. Look <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong> choice that best expresses<br />

this feeling.<br />

Choice (A) is a distortion. Randolph's excitement is<br />

bittersweet. This description is too positive to be correct.<br />

Choice (B) is out of scope; nothing in <strong>the</strong> passage suggests<br />

Randolph was frightened. Choice (C) is an opposite; <strong>the</strong><br />

description is contradictory to Randolph's excitement.<br />

Choice (D) is an opposite; Randolph thinking about perhaps<br />

writing a novel illustrates that he can comprehend life<br />

without Talk Night. Choice (E) is correct. Of <strong>the</strong> choices,<br />

stimulating fits best because it manages to convey<br />

Randolph's excitement without being too positive or<br />

negative in tone.<br />

SECTION 8<br />

1. D<br />

Difficulty: Low<br />

Strategic Advice: Don't do excess math. All you need to<br />

know to solve this problem is how to get <strong>the</strong> decimal point<br />

to move.<br />

Getting to <strong>the</strong> Answer:<br />

(0.0013)x = O.Ol3 = 10<br />

0.0013<br />

2. A<br />

Difficulty: Low<br />

Strategic Advice: Whenever you are given two angles of a<br />

triangle, you can determine <strong>the</strong> third.<br />

Getting to <strong>the</strong> Answer:<br />

For <strong>the</strong> top half:<br />

30° + 90° + zO = 1 80°<br />

z.0 = 60°<br />

For <strong>the</strong> bottom half:<br />

70° + 90° + y" = 1 80°<br />

y" = 20°<br />

20° + 60° = 80°<br />

3. D<br />

Difficulty: Low<br />

Strategic Advice: Read <strong>the</strong> stem carefully to translate <strong>the</strong><br />

sentence into <strong>the</strong> correct equations.<br />

Getting to <strong>the</strong> Answer:<br />

t=s+ 5<br />

s=r-3<br />

When r = 3,<br />

s = O<br />

So,<br />

t=O + 5<br />

t= 5<br />

4. D<br />

Difficulty: Medium<br />

Strategic Advice: A question involving variables in both <strong>the</strong><br />

stem and answer choices is a perfect candidate <strong>for</strong> Picking<br />

Numbers.<br />

Getting to <strong>the</strong> Answer:<br />

a 2<br />

Let a = 2 and b = 3. So, b = 3.<br />

(A) 2 > 2<br />

3<br />

(B) i > l<br />

2 3<br />

(C) 1<br />

3<br />

2<br />

2<br />

= - 3<br />

(D) 2 < 2 ; this is correct.<br />

6 3<br />

5. E<br />

Difficulty: Low<br />

Strategic Advice: The y-intercept of a linear equation is<br />

<strong>the</strong> value of <strong>the</strong> equation when x = 0. You could put this<br />

equation into slope-intercept <strong>for</strong>m, but it is easier to just<br />

plug O in <strong>for</strong> x.

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