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SAT Linear Equations And Inequalities Practice Questions (Free + Explanations) | Quiz 10

Question 12345 of 5

Question 1 of 5

If and are constants and the equation

has infinitely many solutions in , what is the value of ?

Explanation

For the equation to have infinitely many solutions, both sides must represent the same linear expression for every value of . Expand the left side:

Now match coefficients with . The coefficient of must satisfy , so . The constant term must satisfy . Substituting gives

Therefore,

Concept summary

A linear equation has infinitely many solutions only when the expressions on both sides are identical, so the coefficients of corresponding terms must be equal.

Question 2 of 5

A store sells notebooks for dollars each and pens for dollars each, where and are positive integers. A customer buys notebooks and pens for a total of dollars, and another customer buys notebooks and pens for a total of dollars. Which statement must be true?

Explanation

The totals give the system

and

To eliminate , multiply the first equation by :

Now subtract the second equation:

so

Substitute into

:

so

and therefore

giving

Thus the statement that must be true is

Concept summary

A must-be-true linear-system question can often be solved by using elimination or substitution to determine the exact values forced by the given conditions.

Question 3 of 5

A moving company charges a flat booking fee plus a constant rate per hour. For one job, the company charged \2604\ for hours of work. The company also gives a discount of \15\, how many hours did the move last?

Explanation

Let the flat booking fee be dollars and the hourly rate be dollars per hour. From the first two jobs,

and

Subtract the first equation from the second:

so

Then

so

A weekday job gets \15\ means the regular total was

Set up the equation for a move lasting hours:

Then

and

So the move lasted hours.

Concept summary

Model a real-world situation with linear equations, use two data points to find a fixed fee and a constant rate, then account carefully for a discount before solving for the unknown.

Question 4 of 5

Two linear equations are related by a hidden condition. Equation I is

and Equation II is

where and are constants. Given that the ordered pair is a solution to both equations, which of the following is an equivalent equation to Equation II after substituting the correct value of and then multiplying every term by ?

Explanation

Because satisfies Equation II, substitute and into

This gives

so

and therefore

so

Equation II becomes

Multiplying every term by gives

which is the equivalent equation.

Concept summary

When a point satisfies a linear equation with an unknown coefficient, substitute the coordinates to find that coefficient. Then rewrite the equation and apply any requested transformation to get an equivalent form.

Question 5 of 5

A school is planning a rectangular community garden on a coordinate grid. One side of the garden will lie along the line that passes through and . For accessibility, the opposite side must be parallel to this line and pass through the point . The garden entrance will be placed at the point where this opposite side crosses the -axis. What are the coordinates of the entrance?

Explanation

First find the slope of the line through and :

Since the opposite side is parallel, it also has slope . It passes through , so its equation is

The entrance is where this line crosses the -axis, so set :

So the entrance is at .

Concept summary

To interpret lines on a coordinate plane, find slope from two points, use parallel lines having equal slopes, write the new line's equation, and locate an intercept by setting the other coordinate equal to .

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