USA quiz · Grade 12

Grade 12 SAT Math quiz

16 practice questions. Tap an answer, then use the list below to study with a parent or teacher.

Question and answer list

Open a card to see the answer. These are original practice items for US elementary students — not a state test copy.

1. Heart of Algebra on the SAT focuses on

Answer: linear equations, systems, and linear functions

Isolate variables cleanly.

2. If 3x − 7 = 8, x =

Answer: 5

Add 7, divide by 3.

3. A line through (0, 2) with slope −1 is

Answer: y = −x + 2

y = mx + b.

4. Percent change from 80 to 100 is

Answer: 25% increase

(20/80) × 100% = 25%.

5. The mean of 4, 8, and 12 is

Answer: 8

Sum 24 ÷ 3.

6. If 2/3 of a number is 18, the number is

Answer: 27

x = 18 × 3/2.

7. In a right triangle with legs 6 and 8, the hypotenuse is

Answer: 10

6-8-10 is a 3-4-5 multiple.

8. A function table must have

Answer: one output per input

That is the definition of a function.

9. The mean is the

Answer: average (sum divided by count)

Outliers pull the mean.

10. The median is the

Answer: middle value in an ordered list

For an even count, average the two middle numbers.

11. The mode is the

Answer: most frequent value

A set can have more than one mode.

12. The range is

Answer: max − min

It is sensitive to outliers.

13. A survey of only your teammates is

Answer: a biased sample for “all US teens”

Sampling must match the population you name.

14. Correlation is not

Answer: automatically causation

A lurking variable may drive both.

15. A histogram shows

Answer: how values fall into bins

Watch the bin width.

16. An outlier is a point that

Answer: sits far from the other data

Investigate before dropping it.