Question ID e312081b
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty
SAT Math Advanced Math Equivalent
expressions
ID: e312081b
Which of the following is equivalent to
the given expression?
A.
B.
C.
D.
ID: e312081b Answer
Correct Answer: B
Rationale
Choice B is correct. Using the associative and commutative properties of addition, the given expression
can be rewritten as . Adding these like terms results in .
Choice A is incorrect and may result from adding . Choice C is incorrect and may result from adding
. Choice D is incorrect and may result from adding .
Question Difficulty: Easy
Question ID 8452c42b
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty
SAT Math Advanced Math Equivalent
expressions
ID: 8452c42b
Which expression is equivalent to ?
A.
B.
C.
D.
ID: 8452c42b Answer
Correct Answer: D
Rationale
Choice D is correct. The given expression shows addition of two like terms. Therefore, the given expression is equivalent to
50 + 5𝑥2 , or 55𝑥2 .
Choice A is incorrect. This expression is equivalent to 505𝑥2 , not 50 + 5𝑥2 .
50 2
Choice B is incorrect. This expression is equivalent to 5
𝑥 , not 50 + 5𝑥2 .
Choice C is incorrect. This expression is equivalent to 50 - 5𝑥2 , not 50 + 5𝑥2 .
Question Difficulty: Easy
Question ID 1d3fee25
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty
SAT Math Advanced Math Equivalent
expressions
ID: 1d3fee25
Which of the following is
equivalent to ?
A.
B.
C.
D.
ID: 1d3fee25 Answer
Correct Answer: C
Rationale
Choice C is correct. Using the distributive property to multiply 3 and gives , which can be rewritten as
.
Choice A is incorrect and may result from rewriting the given expression as . Choice B is incorrect and may
result from incorrectly rewriting the expression as . Choice D is incorrect and may result from incorrectly
rewriting the expression as .
Question Difficulty: Easy
Question ID 60fdb4d4
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty
SAT Math Advanced Math Equivalent
expressions
ID: 60fdb4d4
Which expression is equivalent to
?
A.
B.
C.
D.
ID: 60fdb4d4 Answer
Correct Answer: A
Rationale
Choice A is correct. The given expression can be rewritten as .
Combining like terms yields .
Choices B, C, and D are incorrect and may be the result of errors when applying the distributive property.
Question Difficulty: Easy
Question ID 4a5af623
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty
SAT Math Advanced Math Equivalent
expressions
ID: 4a5af623
Which expression is a factor of ?
A.
B.
C.
D.
ID: 4a5af623 Answer
Correct Answer: A
Rationale
Choice A is correct. Since 2 is a common factor of each of the terms in the given expression, the expression can be rewritten
as 2𝑥2 + 19𝑥 + 5. Therefore, the factors of the given expression are 2 and 𝑥2 + 19𝑥 + 5. Of these two factors, only 2 is listed
as a choice.
Choice B is incorrect and may result from conceptual or calculation errors.
Choice C is incorrect. This is a term of the given expression, not a factor of the given expression.
Choice D is incorrect. This is a term of the given expression, not a factor of the given expression.
Question Difficulty: Easy
Question ID 49efde89
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty
SAT Math Advanced Math Equivalent
expressions
ID: 49efde89
The expression is equivalent to for some
constant a. What is the value of a ?
A. 2
B. 3
C. 4
D. 7
ID: 49efde89 Answer
Correct Answer: D
Rationale
Choice D is correct. It’s given that is equivalent to for some constant a. Distributing the x over each term
in the parentheses gives , which is in the same form as the first given expression, . The coefficient of the
second term in is 7. Therefore, the value of a is 7.
Choice A is incorrect. If the value of a were 2, then would be equivalent to , which isn’t equivalent to
. Choice B is incorrect. If the value of a were 3, then would be equivalent to , which isn’t
equivalent to . Choice C is incorrect. If the value of a were 4, then would be equivalent to , which
isn’t equivalent to .
Question Difficulty: Easy
Question ID 9ed9f54d
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty
SAT Math Advanced Math Equivalent
expressions
ID: 9ed9f54d
Which of the following is equivalent to
?
A.
B.
C. 5x
D. 5x2
ID: 9ed9f54d Answer
Correct Answer: A
Rationale
Choice A is correct. Since is a common term in the original expression, like terms can be added:
. Distributing the constant term 5 yields .
Choice B is incorrect and may result from not distributing the negative signs in the expressions within the parentheses.
Choice C is incorrect and may result from not distributing the negative signs in the expressions within the parentheses and
from incorrectly eliminating the -term. Choice D is incorrect and may result from incorrectly eliminating the x-term.
Question Difficulty: Easy
Question ID 294db8ec
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty
SAT Math Advanced Math Equivalent
expressions
ID: 294db8ec
Which of the following is
equivalent to ?
A.
B.
C.
D.
ID: 294db8ec Answer
Correct Answer: D
Rationale
Choice D is correct. The expression has two terms, and 4. The greatest common factor of these two terms is 2.
Factoring 2 from each of these terms yields , or .
Choices A and B are incorrect because 4 is not a factor of the term . Choice C is incorrect and may result from factoring
2 from but not from 4.
Question Difficulty: Easy
Question ID 6e06a0a7
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty
SAT Math Advanced Math Equivalent
expressions
ID: 6e06a0a7
Which of the following expressions is
equivalent to ?
A.
B.
C.
D.
ID: 6e06a0a7 Answer
Correct Answer: D
Rationale
Choice D is correct. Expanding the given expression using the distributive property yields . Combining like
terms yields , or , which is equivalent to .
Choices A and B are incorrect and may result from incorrectly combining like terms. Choice C is incorrect and may result
from distributing only to a, and not to 3, in the given expression.
Question Difficulty: Easy
Question ID df0ef054
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty
SAT Math Advanced Math Equivalent
expressions
ID: df0ef054
Which of the following is equivalent to
the expression above?
A.
B.
C.
D.
ID: df0ef054 Answer
Correct Answer: C
Rationale
Choice C is correct. Using the distributive property to multiply the terms in the parentheses yields
, which is equivalent to . Combining like terms
results in .
Choices A and D are incorrect and may result from conceptual errors when multiplying the terms in the given expression.
Choice B is incorrect and may result from adding, instead of multiplying, and .
Question Difficulty: Easy
Question ID 127b2759
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty
SAT Math Advanced Math Equivalent
expressions
ID: 127b2759
Which expression is equivalent to ?
A.
B.
C.
D.
ID: 127b2759 Answer
Correct Answer: B
Rationale
2 2
Choice B is correct. The given expression can be rewritten as 𝑑 + 8 + 3. Adding 8 and 3 in this expression yields 𝑑 + 11.
2
Choice A is incorrect. This expression is equivalent to 𝑑 + 83.
2
Choice C is incorrect. This expression is equivalent to 8 + 𝑑 - 3.
2
Choice D is incorrect. This expression is equivalent to -8 + 𝑑 - 3.
Question Difficulty: Easy
Question ID fb96a5b3
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty
SAT Math Advanced Math Equivalent
expressions
ID: fb96a5b3
Which of the following expressions is
equivalent to ?
A.
B.
C.
D.
ID: fb96a5b3 Answer
Correct Answer: B
Rationale
Choice B is correct. Applying the distributive property to the given expression yields , or .
Adding the like terms and 2 results in the expression .
Choice A is incorrect and may result from multiplying by 2 without multiplying by 2 when applying the distributive
property. Choices C and D are incorrect and may result from computational or conceptual errors.
Question Difficulty: Easy
Question ID e597050f
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty
SAT Math Advanced Math Equivalent
expressions
ID: e597050f
Which expression is equivalent to ?
A.
B.
C.
D.
ID: e597050f Answer
Correct Answer: D
Rationale
Choice D is correct. Combining like terms in the given expression yields 9𝑥 + 6𝑥 + 2𝑦 + 3𝑦, or 15𝑥 + 5𝑦.
Choice A is incorrect and may result from conceptual or calculation errors.
Choice B is incorrect and may result from conceptual or calculation errors.
Choice C is incorrect and may result from conceptual or calculation errors.
Question Difficulty: Easy
Question ID 1e8d7183
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty
SAT Math Advanced Math Equivalent
expressions
ID: 1e8d7183
Which expression is equivalent to ?
A.
B.
C.
D.
ID: 1e8d7183 Answer
Correct Answer: D
Rationale
Choice D is correct. The given expression follows the difference of two squares pattern, 𝑥2 - 𝑦2 , which factors as 𝑥 - 𝑦𝑥 + 𝑦.
2 2
Therefore, the expression 256𝑤2 - 676 can be written as 16𝑤 - 26 , or 16𝑤16𝑤 - 2626, which factors as 16𝑤 - 2616𝑤 + 26.
Choice A is incorrect. This expression is equivalent to 256𝑤2 - 832𝑤 + 676.
Choice B is incorrect. This expression is equivalent to 64𝑤2 - 169.
Choice C is incorrect. This expression is equivalent to 64𝑤2 - 208𝑤 + 169.
Question Difficulty: Easy
Question ID 0354c7de
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty
SAT Math Advanced Math Equivalent
expressions
ID: 0354c7de
Which of the following is equivalent to
the given expression?
A.
B.
C.
D.
ID: 0354c7de Answer
Correct Answer: A
Rationale
Choice A is correct. Since 5 is a factor of both terms, and 15, the given expression can be factored and rewritten as
.
Choice B is incorrect and may result from subtracting 5 from the constant when factoring 5 from the given expression.
Choice C is incorrect and may result from factoring 5 from only the first term, not both terms, of the given expression. Choice
D is incorrect and may result from adding 5 to the constant when factoring 5 from the given expression.
Question Difficulty: Easy
Question ID fd4b2aa0
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty
SAT Math Advanced Math Equivalent
expressions
ID: fd4b2aa0
Which expression is equivalent to ?
A.
B.
C.
D.
ID: fd4b2aa0 Answer
Correct Answer: C
Rationale
Choice C is correct. The given expression shows subtraction of two like terms. The two terms can be subtracted as follows:
12𝑥3 - 5𝑥3 = 12 - 5𝑥3 , or 7𝑥3 .
Choice A is incorrect and may result from conceptual or calculation errors.
Choice B is incorrect. This is the result of adding, not subtracting, the two like terms.
Choice D is incorrect and may result from conceptual or calculation errors.
Question Difficulty: Easy
Question ID 974d33dc
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty
SAT Math Advanced Math Equivalent
expressions
ID: 974d33dc
Which of the following expressions is equivalent to the sum of
and ?
A.
B.
C.
D.
ID: 974d33dc Answer
Correct Answer: D
Rationale
Choice D is correct. Grouping like terms, the given expressions can be rewritten as . This can
be rewritten as .
Choice A is incorrect and may result from adding the two sets of unlike terms, and as well as and , and then
adding the respective exponents. Choice B is incorrect and may result from adding the unlike terms and as if they were
and and adding the unlike terms and as if they were and . Choice C is incorrect and may result from
errors when combining like terms.
Question Difficulty: Easy
Question ID d4d513ff
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty
SAT Math Advanced Math Equivalent
expressions
ID: d4d513ff
Which expression is equivalent to ?
A.
B.
C.
D.
ID: d4d513ff Answer
Correct Answer: C
Rationale
Choice C is correct. Each term in the given expression, 12𝑥 + 27, has a common factor of 3. Therefore, the expression can be
rewritten as 34𝑥 + 39, or 34𝑥 + 9. Thus, the expression 34𝑥 + 9 is equivalent to the given expression.
Choice A is incorrect. This expression is equivalent to 108𝑥 + 12, not 12𝑥 + 27.
Choice B is incorrect. This expression is equivalent to 324𝑥 + 27, not 12𝑥 + 27.
Choice D is incorrect. This expression is equivalent to 27𝑥 + 72, not 12𝑥 + 27.
Question Difficulty: Easy
