SAT Statistics and Data Analysis percent & ratio

Statistics and Data Analysis : SAT Test - Part 1

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1. 

The number of calories burned while jogging varies directly with the
number of minutes spent jogging. If George burns 180 calories by
jogging for 25 minutes, how many calories does he burn by jogging for
40 minutes?

2. 

During course registration, 28 students enroll in a certain college class.
After three boys are dropped from the class, 44% of the class consists
of boys. What percent of the original class did girls comprise?
Write answer in number only

3. 

Jars A, B, and C each contain 8 marbles. What is the minimum number
of marbles that must be transferred among the jars so that the ratio of
the number of marbles in jar A to the number in jar B to the number in
jar C is 1 : 2 : 3?
Write answer in number only

4. 

A car starts a trip with 20 gallons of gas in its tank. The car traveled at
an average speed of 65 miles per hour for 3 hours and consumed gas at
a rate of 30 miles per gallon. What percent of the gas in the tank was
used for the 3-hour trip?

5. 

If y varies directly as x and y = 12 when x = c, what is y in terms of c
when x = 8?

6. 

The ratio of A to B is a : 8, and the ratio of B to C is 12 : c. If the ratio
of A to C is 2 : 1, what is the ratio of a to c?

7. 

The numbers a , b , and c are positive and a equals 3.2bc . If b is increased by 150% and c is decreased by 60%, then a is

8. 

VOTING POLL

Candidate A

30%

Candidate B

50%

Undecided

20%


The table above summarizes the results of an election poll in which
4,000 voters participated. In the actual election, all 4,000 of these
people voted, and those people who chose a candidate in the poll voted
for that candidate. People who were undecided voted for candidate A in
the same proportion as the people who cast votes for candidates in the
poll. Of the people polled, how many voted for candidate A in the
actual election?

9. 

There are 600 bottles of sports drinks in a store.
25% of the bottles are orange flavored drinks.
On Monday 30% of the orange flavored drinks
in the store were sold and on Tuesday 20% of the
remaining orange flavored drinks were sold. How
many bottles of orange flavored drinks were sold
in the two days?

10. 

There is a total of n pairs of shoes in a store,
all of which are either black or brown. If there
are m pairs of brown shoes in the store, then
in terms of m and n , what percent of the shoes
in the store are black?

11. 

What are the coordinates of the point P in the xy-plane that divides the
segment whose endpoints are A(−2, 9) and B(7, 3) into two segments
such that the ratio of AP to PB is 1 to 2?

12. 

A used-car lot has 4-door sedans, 2-door sedans, sports cars, vans, and
jeeps. Of these vehicles, 40% are 4-door sedans, 25% are 2-door
sedans, 20% are sports cars, 10% are vans, and 20 of the vehicles are
jeeps. If this car lot has no other vehicles, how many vehicles are on the
used-car lot?

13. 


A political campaign organizer has determined that the number of
hours needed to get out a mailing for her candidate is inversely related
to the number of campaign workers she has. If she uses the information
in the accompanying graph, how many hours would it take to do the
mailing if 125 workers are used?
Write answer in number only

14. 

A store offers a 4% discount if a consumer pays cash rather than
paying by credit card. If the cash price of an item is $84.00, what is the
credit-card purchase price of the same item?
Write answer in decimal number only

15. 

The number of kilograms of corn needed to feed 5,000 chickens is 30
less than twice the number of kilograms needed to feed 2,800 chickens.
How many kilograms of corn are needed to feed 2,800 chickens?

16. 

For integer values of a and b,\( b^{a}\) = 8. The ratio of a to b is equivalent
to the ratio of c to d, where c and d are integers. What is the value of c
when d = 10?  
Write answer in number only %BLANK%

17. 

A soccer team has played 25 games and has won 60% of the games it
has played. What is the minimum number of additional games the team
must win in order to finish the season winning 80% of the games it has
played?

18. 

In a certain mathematics class, the part of the class that are members of
the math club is 50% of the rest of that class. The total number of math
club members in this class is what percent of the entire class?

19. 

At a college basketball game, the ratio of the number of freshmen who
attended to the number of juniors who attended is 3 : 4. The ratio of the
number of juniors who attended to the number of seniors who attended
is 7 : 6. What is the ratio of the number of freshmen to the number of
seniors who attended the basketball game?

20. 

A store used to sell an MP3 for €72, which is 50% more than the wholesale cost. At a special holiday sale, the price of the MP3 was 20% less than the wholesale cost. What was the special sale price of the MP3?

21. 

On a certain map, 3/8 of an inch represents 120 miles. How many miles
does \(1\frac{3}{4}\) inches represent?

22. 

A recipe for 4 servings requires salt and pepper to be added in the ratio
of 2 : 3. If the recipe is adjusted from 4 to 8 servings, what is the ratio
of the salt and pepper that must now be added?

23. 

A string is cut into 2 pieces that have lengths in the ratio of 2 : 9. If the
difference between the lengths of the 2 pieces of string is 42 inches,
what is the length in inches of the shorter piece?
Write answer in number only

24. 

If (c-3d)/4 = d/2 what is the ratio of c to d?

25. 

Juliet is selling photographs as part of a project for her entrepreneurship class. She sells the first 20 photographs for £10 each. Because the first 20 photographs sold so quickly, she raised the price of the photographs to £15 each for the rest of the project. After her expenses, Juliet earns a profit of 80% of the revenues from her sales. What is the least number of photographs she must sell for the rest of the project to earn a profit of at least £400?
Write answer in number only

26. 

In a certain college, the ratio of mathematics majors to English majors
is 3 : 8. If in the following school year the number of mathematics
majors increases 20% and the number of English majors decreases
15%, what is the new ratio of mathematics majors to English majors?

27. 

At the end of the season, the ratio of the number of games a team has
won to the number of games it lost is 4 : 3. If the team won 12 games
and each game played ended in either a win or a loss, how many games
did the team play during the season?

28. 

The price of a package of 4 pens is €8.00. The
same pens are sold at €2.50 each. If Alex bought
three packages of pens rather than buying 12 pens
individually, the amount he saved on 12 pens is
what percent of the amount he paid?

29. 

By the end of the school year, Terry had passed 80% of his science
tests. If Terry failed 4 science tests, how many science tests did Terry
pass?

30. 

If 4 pairs of socks costs €10.00, how many pairs of socks can be
purchased for €22.50?

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