SAT Calculator 31-38

Wyatt can husk at least 12 dozen ears of corn per

hour and at most 18 dozen ears of corn per hour.

Based on this information, what is a possible amount

of time, in hours, that it could take Wyatt to husk

72 dozen ears of corn?

• 4.8

• 6

• 4

• 2.3

34) A local television station sells time slots for programs

in 30-minute intervals. If the station operates

24 hours per day, every day of the week, what is the

total number of 30-minute time slots the station can

sell for Tuesday and Wednesday?

• 48

• 96

• 102

• 24

A dairy farmer uses a storage silo that is in the shape

of the right circular cylinder above. If the volume of

the silo is 72π cubic yards, what is the diameter of

the base of the cylinder, in yards?

• 72

• 3

• 6

• 9

Jessica opened a bank account that earns 2 percent

interest compounded annually. Her initial deposit was

$100, and she uses the expression $100(x)^t to find the

value of the account after t years.

What is the value of x in the expression?

• 20%

• 1.2

• 0.02

• 1.02

Jessica opened a bank account that earns 2 percent

interest compounded annually. Her initial deposit was

$100, and she uses the expression $100(x)t to find the

value of the account after t years.

Jessica’s friend Tyshaun found an account that earns

2.5 percent interest compounded annually. Tyshaun

made an initial deposit of $100 into this account at

the same time Jessica made a deposit of $100 into her

account. After 10 years, how much more money will

Tyshaun’s initial deposit have earned than Jessica’s

initial deposit?

• $128

• $25

• $6.11

• $126.31