In tennis, a player must win at least 6 games to win a set. If g is the number of games the player won and s is the number of sets the player won, which of the following inequalities must be true?

In tennis, a player must win at least 6 games to win a set. If g is the number of games the player won and s is the number of sets the player won, which of the following inequalities must be true?

A. s ≤ 6g
B. s ≥ 6g
C. 6s ≤ g
D. 6s ≥ g

I thought the answer C and D would cancel out since g is games and number of games is 6. So then I chose A but that answer was wrong. Could you explain the reason for that?

March 21 QAS Sec 3 #11

Hi Mike …can you solve & explain? (from QAS March 2021)
Section 3; #11.
y = (x-1)(x+1)(x+2)
The graph in the xy plane of the equation above contains the point (a,b). If -1 < or = a < or = 1, which of the following is NOT a possible value of b?
A) -2
B) -1
C) 0
D) 1

While flying from Los Angeles to New york, Pat fell asleep after travelling exactly half of the distance. When she woke up, tge distance remaining was half of the distance she travelled while asleep. For what part of the trip was pat asleep?

Let’s work backwards, and use hours instead of distance for ease (assume the plane travels at a constant speed for our purposes). Let’s say when she woke up, she had 1 hour left in her flight. That’s half of the time she was sleeping so she must’ve slept for 2 hours. She first fell asleep (more…)

Pilar is a salesperson at car company…

Pilar is a salesperson at car company. Each car costs at least $15,000. For each car she sells, she gets 6% commission of the amount by which selling price exceeds $10,000. If Pilar sells a car at d dollars, which function gives her the commission in dollars on sale?
A) C(d)=0.06(d-10000)
B) C(d)=0.06(d-15000)
C) C(d)=0.06(10000-d)

Hey! I stumbled upon this problem while practicing for the SAT. The boiling point of water at sea level is 212 degrees Fahrenheit. For every increase of 1,000 feet above sea level, the boiling point of water drops approximately 1.84 Fahrenheit. Which of the following equations gives the approximate boiling point B, in Fahrenheit, at h feet above sea level? A) B = 212 – 1.84h B) B = 212 – (0.00184)h C) B = 212h D) B = 1.84(212) – 1,000h Can you please help me? Thank you!

One way to make sure you get questions like these right is to plug in some values to see which equation makes sense. For example, you might choose to plug in 0 for h here because you know that at zero feet above sea level the boiling point should be 212° F. Choices C and D (more…)

1/2x = a, x + y = 5a…

1/2 x = a

x + y = 5a

In the system of equations above, a is a constant such that 0 <a <1/3. If (x,y) is a solution to the system of equations, what is one possible value of y?

(Answer: 0 < x < 1)

Test 5 Section 3 #13

Hi. Would it be possible for you to explain #13 on SAT practice test 5 on calculator inactive (the tea bag problem)? I think the main reason I found it confusing was the wording, and the SAT explanation for the answer was also a little bit wordy.
Thanks

The function f is defined by f(x) is x^4 – 4x^2 + x + 1 for -5 ≤ x ≤ 5…

Here are a couple questions from the old official SAT Subject Test Math I practice exam:

The function f is defined by f(x) is x^4 – 4x^2 + x + 1 for -5 ≤ x ≤ 5. In which of the following intervals does the minimum value of f occur?
A) -5 ≤ x ≤ -3
B) -3 ≤ x ≤ -1
C) -1 ≤ x ≤ 1
D) 1 ≤ x ≤ 3
E) 3 ≤ x ≤ 5

Can you solve w/o graphing?