SHSAT Math Practice Test 2013 (Released Question Answers)

Cassie rolls a fair number cube with 6 faces labeled 1 through 6. She rolls the number cube 300 times. Which result is most likely?

What is the value of the expression below?

Carmine paid an electrician x dollars per hour for a 5-hour job plus $70 for parts. The total charge was $320. Which equation can be used to determine how much the electrician charged per hour?

The relationship between the length of one side of a square, x, and the perimeter of the square, y,can be represented in an xy-plane by a straight line. Which of the points with coordinates lie on the line?

A crew of highway workers paved 2/15 mile in 20 minutes. If they work at the same rate, what portion of a mile will they pave in one hour?

Which expression represents the sum of (2x – 5y) and (x + y)?

Which steps can be used to solve for the value of y?

David bought a computer that was 20% off the regular price of $1,080. If an 8% sales tax was added to the cost of the computer, what was the total price David paid for it?

Suzanne bought a sweater at the sale price of $25. The original cost of the sweater was $40. What percent represents the discount that Suzanne received when buying the sweater?

Leo bought a used car for x dollars. One year later the value of the car was 0.88 x. Which expression is another way to describe the change in the value of the car?

Last week Len spent $18 to bowl 4 games. This week he spent $27 to bowl 6 games. Len owns his bowling ball and shoes, so he only has to pay for each game that he bowls. If each of these bowling games costs the same amount of money, what is the constant of proportionality between the money spent and the number of games played?

Julia’s service charge at a beauty salon was $72.60, before tax. The sales tax rate was 8%. If she added 20% of the amount before tax as a tip, how much did she pay for the service at the salon?

A group of friends went to lunch. The bill, before sales tax and tip, was $37.50. A sales tax of 8% was added. The group then tipped 18% on the amount after the sales tax was added. What was the amount, in dollars. of the sales tax?

A pine tree measured 40 (1/2) feet tall. Over the next 7 (1/2) years, it grew to a height of 57 feet. During the 7 (1/2) years, what was the average yearly growth rate of the height of the tree?

Patel bought a model rocket kit from a catalog. The price of the kit was $124.95. The state sales tax of 7% was added, and then a $10 charge for shipping was added after the sales tax. What was the total amount Patel paid, including tax and shipping cost?