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Mathematics SAT test paper 3

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                Mathematics SAT  Paper 1)    If Alex can fold 12 napkins in   x   minutes, how many napkins can he fold in   y   hours ? A.  B.  C.  D.  Correct Answer:  C Explanation: C     12 napkins in x minutes=  12/x so now the y hours convert into minutes therefore y *60 = 60y minutes (60y * 12) /x = 720y/x 2) Of all the houses in a certain neighborhood, 80% have garages. Of those houses with garages, 60% have two-car garages. If there are 56 houses with garages that are  not  two-car garages, how many houses are there in the neighborhood? A. 93 B. 117 C. 156 D. 175 Correct Answer:  D Explanation: D   80x houses have garages. 60% of those have two-car garages,  (100- 60)% = 40%=0.40 have garages that are not two-car. 80x * 0.40 = 56  x = 175 3) Let the function  f  be defined such that  f ( x ) =  x 2  -...