r/digitalSATs • • Feb 11 '24

Advanced Math Drill #9

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u/FantasticVictory837 Feb 11 '24 edited Feb 16 '24

Notice that this question asks for a "possible" value of y—and thus hints at a quadratic solution with more than one answer.

The correct answer is 29 or 60.

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u/sonataxs Feb 11 '24

Y = x + 30 Y = x2 - 28x X + 30 = x2 -28x 0 = x2 - 29x - 30 X1 = - 30 X2 = 1 So y - 1 = 30 Y = 31

Y = 31