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SAT Sample Questions

Quantitative Section : Quantitative Ability

Number System

121. A person starts multiplying consecutive positive integers from 20. How many numbers should he multiply before the will have result that will end with 3 zeroes?
     1. 11
     2. 10
     3. 6
     4. 5

     Answer: C

122. What is the circum radius of a triangle whose sides are 7, 24 and 25 respectively?
     1. 18
     2. 12.5
     3. 12
     4. 14

     Answer: B

123. Ram buys Rs.100 shares at Rs.112. If he sells the shares after a year at Rs.132 after receiving a dividend of 8% just before selling, what is the net yield on his investment?
     1. 17.85%
     2. 6.06%
     3. 32%
     4. 25%

     Answer: D

124. If ABC is a right angle triangle with angle A = 900 and 2s = a + b + c, where a > b > c where notations have their usual meanings, then which one of the following is Correct?
     1. (s - b) (s - c) > s (s - a)
     2. (s - a) (s - c) > s (s - b)
     3. (s - a) (s - b) < s (s - c)
     4. 4s (s - a) (s - b) (s - c) = bc

     Answer: C

125. The sum of 20 terms of the series 12 + 22, 32 + 42, 52 + 62 is:
     1. 210
     2. 519
     3. 190
     4. None of these.

     Answer: A

126. A father left a will of Rs.35 lakhs between his two daughters aged 8.5 and 16 such that they may get equal amounts when each of them reach the age of 21 years. The original amount of Rs.35 lakhs has been instructed to be invested at 10% p.a. simple interest. How much did the elder daughter get at the time of the will?
     1. Rs. 17.5 lakhs
     2. Rs. 21 lakhs
     3. Rs. 15 lakhs
     4. Rs. 20 lakhs

     Answer: B

127. What is the minimum number of square marbles required to tile a floor of length 5 metres 78 cm and width 3 metres 74 cm?
     1. 176
     2. 187
     3. 54043
     4. 748

     Answer: B

128. What number should be subtracted from x³ + 4x² - 7x + 12 if it is to be perfectly divisible by x + 3?
     1. 42
     2. 39
     3. 13
     4. None of these

     Answer: A

129. Let x, y and z be distinct integers. x and y are odd and positive, and z is even and positive. Which one of the following statements cannot be true?
     1. (x-z)²y is even
     2. (x-z)y² is odd
     3. (x-z)y is odd
     4. (x-y)²z is even

     Answer: A

130. Anita had to do a multiplisation. Instead of taking 35 as one of the multipliers, she took 53. As a result, the product went up by 540. What is the new product?
     1. 1050
     2. 540
     3. 1440
     4. 1590

     Answer: D