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PSAT-Test – Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test: Math, Reading

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Question 10 (Math)

You need 4/5 cups of water for a recipe. You accidentally put 1/3 cups into the mixing bowl with the dry ingredients. How much more water in cups do you need to add?

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    1/3 cups
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    2/3 cups
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    1/15 cups
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    7/15 cups
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    7/16 cups
Question 11 (Reading)

Richard III was without any doubt whatsoever the most evil man to have worn the crown of England. Attached to his name are so many crimes, and crimes so heinous and unnatural, that it is scarcely credible that such a monster could exist. He not only committed murder on a number of occasions, but many of those he murdered he had either sworn to protect or should have been expected to defend with his last ounce of strength if he had anything approaching human feelings. First on the list of crimes was the death of his sovereign, Henry VI. Granted that Henry had been deposed by Richard’s brother, and hence could not easily claim Richard’s loyalty

The author calls Richard a “monster” because

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    Richard murdered people
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    Richard did not allow honor or family feeling to hold him back
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    Richard was overly ambitious
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    all early English kings were ruthless
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    Richard supported Henry VI against his own brother
Question 12 (Math)

Refer to the above figure, which shows a rectangular garden (in green) surrounded by a dirt path (in orange). The dirt path is seven feet wide throughout. Which of the following polynomials gives the area of the dirt path in square feet?

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    21x
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    42x
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    21x – 49
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    42x – 196
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    42x – 98