{"id":19736,"date":"2018-05-18T10:48:19","date_gmt":"2018-05-18T15:48:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kaptest.com\/blog\/prep\/?p=19736"},"modified":"2020-09-11T20:42:02","modified_gmt":"2020-09-11T20:42:02","slug":"sat-practice-questions-math-probability","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wpapp.kaptest.com\/study\/sat\/sat-practice-questions-math-probability\/","title":{"rendered":"SAT Math Practice Questions: Probability"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The SAT Math sections are the 3rd and 4th sections on the SAT test. During the first 25-minute SAT Math section, you are NOT allowed to use a calculator. During the next 55-minute SAT Math section, you are allowed to use your calculator.<br \/>\nBoth SAT Math sections will begin with multiple-choice questions, each of which will feature four answer choices. Then you\u2019ll be asked for some student-produced responses, more commonly known as \u201cgrid-ins.\u201d<br \/>\nLet&#8217;s take a look at an sample SAT multiple-choice practice question:<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n\t<div  style='background:#d1d1d1;color:#ffffff;border-color:#d1d1d1;' class='av_promobox  avia-button-no   avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_heading  avia-builder-el-first '>\t\t<div class='avia-promocontent'><p>\n<div  class='avia-video avia-video-16-9   av-lazyload-immediate  av-lazyload-video-embed  '   itemprop=\"video\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\"  data-original_url='https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=YQCDMIsNhC4' ><script type='text\/html' class='av-video-tmpl'><div class='avia-iframe-wrap'><iframe width=\"1500\" height=\"844\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YQCDMIsNhC4?feature=oembed&autoplay=0&loop=0&controls=1&mute=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/script><div class='av-click-to-play-overlay'><div class=\"avia_playpause_icon\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<div  style='padding-bottom:10px; ' class='av-special-heading av-special-heading-h3    avia-builder-el-2  el_after_av_promobox  el_before_av_image  '><h3 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >SAT Practice Question: Math <\/h3><div class='special-heading-border'><div class='special-heading-inner-border' ><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<div  class='avia-image-container avia_animated_image avia_animate_when_almost_visible top-to-bottom av-styling-    avia-builder-el-3  el_after_av_heading  el_before_av_heading  avia-align-center '  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"  ><div class='avia-image-container-inner'><div class='avia-image-overlay-wrap'><img class='wp-image-0 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-0 avia_image' src=\"http:\/\/www.kaptest.com\/blog\/prep\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2018\/05\/cookies-baked-chart1.png\" alt='' title=''   itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\nA baker makes 186 cookies. Some are chocolate chip and some are oatmeal raisin, and both kinds are made with and without nuts, as shown in the table above. Because they are more popular, the baker made 2\/3 of the cookies chocolate chip.<br \/>\nIf a chocolate chip cookie is chosen at random, what is the probability that it will have nuts?<br \/>\nA) 21\/93<br \/>\nB) 21\/62<br \/>\nC) 41\/93<br \/>\nD) 21\/41<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<div  style='padding-bottom:10px; ' class='av-special-heading av-special-heading-h3    avia-builder-el-4  el_after_av_image  el_before_av_toggle_container  '><h3 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >How to Answer SAT Math Questions <\/h3><div class='special-heading-border'><div class='special-heading-inner-border' ><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<div  class=\"togglecontainer   toggle_close_all  avia-builder-el-5  el_after_av_heading  el_before_av_hr \" >\n<section class=\"av_toggle_section\"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\"  >    <div role=\"tablist\" class=\"single_toggle\" data-tags=\"{All} \"  >        <p data-fake-id=\"#toggle-id-1\" class=\"toggler \"  itemprop=\"headline\"    role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"toggle-id-1\">Answer and Explanation<span class=\"toggle_icon\" >        <span class=\"vert_icon\"><\/span><span class=\"hor_icon\"><\/span><\/span><\/p>        <div id=\"toggle-id-1\" class=\"toggle_wrap \"  >            <div class=\"toggle_content invers-color \"  itemprop=\"text\"   ><div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 863\">\n<div class=\"section\">\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\nThe table is not complete, so your first step is to fill in the missing values. Start with what you know and work from there. It may not be necessary to complete the entire table, but rather only what you need to answer the question.<\/p>\n<div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 863\">\n<div class=\"section\">\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\nYou know there are 186 cookies total and that 104 are without nuts, which means 186 \u2212 104 = 82 have nuts. Because you already know that 40 of those cookies are oatmeal raisin, this mean 82 \u2212 40 = 42 are chocolate chip.\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>You also know that 2\/3 of the total number of cookies are chocolate chip, which means there are 2\/3 \u00d7 186 = 124 chocolate chips cookies, total, so you can fill this number in the \u201cTotal\u201d row of that column. You do not need to fill in any more of the table because the question only asks about chocolate chip cookies with nuts. There are 124 chocolate chip cookies total and 42 of them have nuts, so the probability of randomly choosing one with nuts is 42\/124 , or 21\/62 , <strong>which matches (B)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n            <\/div>        <\/div>    <\/div><\/section>\n<\/div><br \/>\n<div  style='height:15px' class='hr hr-invisible   avia-builder-el-6  el_after_av_toggle_container  el_before_av_heading '><span class='hr-inner ' ><span class='hr-inner-style'><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n<div  style='padding-bottom:10px; ' class='av-special-heading av-special-heading-h3    avia-builder-el-7  el_after_av_hr  el_before_av_promobox  '><h3 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >The Kaplan Method for SAT Math <\/h3><div class='special-heading-border'><div class='special-heading-inner-border' ><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t<div  style='background:#ffffff;color:#555555;border-color:#dedede;' class='av_promobox  avia-button-no   avia-builder-el-8  el_after_av_heading  el_before_av_sidebar '>\t\t<div class='avia-promocontent'><p>\n<strong>Step 1<\/strong>: Read the question, identifying and organizing important information as you go<br \/>\n\u2022 What information am I given?<br \/>\n\u2022 Separate the question from the context.<br \/>\n\u2022 How are the answer choices different?<br \/>\n\u2022 Should I label or draw a diagram?<br \/>\n<strong>Step 2:<\/strong> Choose the best strategy to answer the SAT Math question<br \/>\n\u2022 Look for Patterns<br \/>\n\u2022 Pick numbers or use straightforward math<br \/>\n<strong>Step 3:<\/strong> Check that you answered the right question<br \/>\n\u2022 Review the question stem<br \/>\n\u2022 Check units of measurement<br \/>\n\u2022 Double-check your work<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\nCheck out our <a title=\"5 Must-Know SAT Math Tips\" href=\"http:\/\/www.kaptest.com\/blog\/prep\/sat\/5-must-know-sat-math-tips\/\">5 Must-Know SAT Math tips<\/a> before test day!<br \/>\n<div  class='avia-builder-widget-area clearfix  avia-builder-el-9  el_after_av_promobox  avia-builder-el-last '><div id=\"text-74\" class=\"widget clearfix widget_text\">\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><p><span data-sumome-listbuilder-embed-id=\"abcf7e42f95202964683adf111250b7472e96ead15100d520b72eb4609e079e8\"><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><div id=\"text-75\" class=\"widget clearfix widget_text\">\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><p><span data-sumome-listbuilder-embed-id=\"8fdc0a662abaec34c4fe4aec6c26b99c898b65c7c231689a40e329ebfaf6a105\"><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The SAT Math sections are the 3rd and 4th sections on the SAT test. During the first 25-minute SAT Math section, you are NOT allowed to use a calculator. During the next 55-minute SAT Math section, you are allowed to use your calculator. 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