PSATQuiz #1

Name: __________________ section: ____ Date: ________

1. If 2x + 4 = 8, what is the value of 6x + 4?

(A) 2 (B) 8(C) 16(D) 20(E) 24

2. Yesterday the veterinarian treated 2 mice, 3 cats, 6 dogs, and no other animals. What is the ratio of the number of cats treated to the total number of animals treated by the veterinarian?

(A) 1 to 4(B) 1 to 6(C) 1 to 13(D) 3 to 8(E) 3 to 11

3. During a book sale, Alex sold 1 book for $5.00, 2 books for $4.50 each, and 4 books for $2.50 each. Dana sold 3 books for $4.50 each and 2 books for $5.00 each. What was the most frequently occurring sale price for these 12 books?

(A) $2.50(B) $4.00(C) $4.25(D) $4.50(E) $5.00

4. How much longer is 16 yards than 16 feet? (1 yard = 3 feet)

(A) 48 feet(B) 40 feet(C) 32 feet(D) 24 feet(E) 16 feet

5. Each of the customers surveyed at West Moto Sales indicated one of the six colors shown in the graph above as his or her favorite color for a new car. If a customer is to be chosen at random from those surveyed, what is the probability that the customer will be one who answered “black”?

(A) 1/20

Blue15%

Black20%

Red13%

Green 7%

White22%

Gray23%

(B) 1/18(C) 1/10(D) 1/5(E) 1/4