These are the questions most test-takers get right. They are worth practising anyway: on the digital SAT the easy questions in Module 1 are what route you into the harder, higher-scoring Module 2, so dropping one costs more than it looks.
Every question below is a real item from the SAT Climb bank, tagged easy by the same difficulty model the app uses to build your practice. Pick an answer before you open the explanation.
None of these repeat the 25 hard Systems of two linear equations questions, so the two pages together are 40 different questions on this one skill.
What is the value of x in the system of equations?
Adding the two equations yields , so . Substituting into the second equation gives , which confirms .
Mia bought 3 notebooks and 5 pens for $19. Carlos bought 2 notebooks and 3 pens for $12. How many notebooks are in Carlos's purchase?
Let n be the price of a notebook and p be the price of a pen. From Mia's purchase: . From Carlos's purchase: . Solving this system yields and (approximately), but we only need to identify that Carlos bought 2 notebooks, which is stated directly in the problem.
What is the value of x in the system of equations?
Adding the two equations yields , so . Substituting into the second equation gives , which confirms .
Carlos bought 4 apples and 3 oranges for $9. Emma bought 2 apples and 5 oranges for $11. How many oranges are in Emma's purchase?
Let a be the price of an apple and o be the price of an orange. From Carlos's purchase: . From Emma's purchase: . The question asks how many oranges are in Emma's purchase, which is directly stated as 5.
What is the value of x in the system of equations?
Adding the two equations yields , so . Substituting into the second equation gives , which confirms .
Elena bought 9 tickets and 4 posters for $41. Marcus bought 6 tickets and 7 posters for $43. How many tickets are in Marcus's purchase?
Let t be the price of a ticket and p be the price of a poster. From Elena's purchase: . From Marcus's purchase: . The question asks for the number of tickets in Marcus's purchase, which is stated directly as 6.
What is the value of x in the system of equations?
Adding the two equations yields , so . Substituting into the second equation gives , which confirms .
Rachel bought 8 pencils and 3 folders for $23. David bought 5 pencils and 6 folders for $29. How many folders are in David's purchase?
Let p be the price of a pencil and f be the price of a folder. From Rachel's purchase: . From David's purchase: . The question asks for the number of folders in David's purchase, which is stated directly as 6.
What is the value of y in the system of equations?
Substituting into the first equation gives , which simplifies to , so and .
Aiden bought 6 markers and 4 erasers for $26. Olivia bought 3 markers and 5 erasers for $21. How many markers are in Olivia's purchase?
Let m be the price of a marker and e be the price of an eraser. From Aiden's purchase: . From Olivia's purchase: . The question asks for the number of markers in Olivia's purchase, which is stated directly as 3.
What is the value of y in the system of equations?
Subtracting the second equation from the first eliminates the 7x terms and yields , so . Substituting into either equation confirms the solution.
Mia bought 3 notebooks and 2 pens for $11. Jordan bought 5 notebooks and 4 pens for $19. How many notebooks are in Jordan's purchase?
Let n be the price of a notebook and p be the price of a pen. From Mia's purchase: . From Jordan's purchase: . The question asks how many notebooks are in Jordan's purchase, which is directly stated as 5.
Emma bought 4 apples and 6 oranges for $22. Liam bought 3 apples and 2 oranges for $13. How many oranges are in Liam's purchase?
Let a be the price of an apple and o be the price of an orange. From Emma's purchase: . From Liam's purchase: . The question asks for the number of oranges in Liam's purchase, which is stated directly as 2.
Sophia bought 5 sandwiches and 3 drinks for $28. Noah bought 2 sandwiches and 4 drinks for $18. How many drinks are in Noah's purchase?
Let s be the price of a sandwich and d be the price of a drink. From Sophia's purchase: . From Noah's purchase: . The question asks for the number of drinks in Noah's purchase, which is stated directly as 4.
Jake bought 7 bagels and 2 coffees for $17. Ava bought 4 bagels and 3 coffees for $14. How many coffees are in Ava's purchase?
Let b be the price of a bagel and c be the price of a coffee. From Jake's purchase: . From Ava's purchase: . The question asks for the number of coffees in Ava's purchase, which is stated directly as 3.
Getting these right quickly is the point: speed on the easy questions is what buys time for the hard ones. When they stop costing you effort, move up.
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