{"id":"cb_question_bank:84122363-e5b6-464c-a789-05363f3f1e60","source_id":"cb_question_bank","source_item_id":"84122363-e5b6-464c-a789-05363f3f1e60","external_id":null,"ibn":"070631-DC","question_id":"eeb4143c","program":"SAT","module":"math","domain_code":"S","domain":"Geometry and Trigonometry","skill_code":"S.B.","skill":"Lines, angles, and triangles","difficulty":"H","score_band":7,"answer_type":"spr","answer_source":"rationale","layout_warning":null,"form_id":null,"module_number":null,"position":null,"stem":"The area of triangle ABC above is at least 48 but no more than 60. If y is an integer, what is one possible value of x ?","stimulus":"The figure presents right triangle A B C, where angle C is a right angle. Side A C is horizontal, such that vertex A is to the left of vertex C, and vertex B is directly above vertex C. A vertical line segment is drawn from a point on side A B to a point on side A C and divides side A C into two segments. The length of the segment between vertex A and the vertical line segment is labeled 5 and the length of the segment between the vertical line segment and vertex C is labeled 7. The vertical line segment is labeled x. Side B C is labeled y. A note states the figure is not drawn to scale.","stimulus_html":"<div class=\"stimulus_reference \">\n        <div class=\"standalone_image \">\n          <img src=\"/api/assets/21a13c44d280420b692c28b17b84c5c40aa52c0ab15763454b347bc3541493a8\" alt=\"The figure presents right triangle A B C, where angle C is a right angle. Side A C is horizontal, such that vertex A is to the left of vertex C, and vertex B is directly above vertex C. A vertical line segment is drawn from a point on side A B to a point on side A C and divides side A C into two segments. The length of the segment between vertex A and the vertical line segment is labeled 5 and the length of the segment between the vertical line segment and vertex C is labeled 7. The vertical line segment is labeled x. Side B C is labeled y. A note states the figure is not drawn to scale.\" width=\"133\" height=\"100\"></div>\n      </div>\n","stem_html":"<p class=\"stem_paragraph \">The area of triangle <span class=\"italic\">ABC</span> above is at least 48 but <span class=\"formatted_line_break delivery_mode:Both \"></span>no more than 60. If <span class=\"italic\">y</span> is an integer, what is one <span class=\"formatted_line_break delivery_mode:Both \"></span>possible value of <span class=\"italic\">x</span> ?</p>\n","rationale_html":"<p>The correct answer is either <span class=\"math-container\"><img align=\"middle\" role=\"math\" class=\"math-img\" src=\"/api/assets/c3a107e9b2342507d55f57712f85838dabbcbc7a746327a1c7af0f68f1f129b0\" alt=\"the fraction 10 over 3\"></span>, <span class=\"math-container\"><img align=\"middle\" role=\"math\" class=\"math-img\" src=\"/api/assets/4b74633a988f6de9c3a7fa49d82e10699cf825b498bd913e96f94e03467fd94e\" alt=\"the fraction 15 over 4\"></span>, or <span class=\"math-container\"><img align=\"middle\" role=\"math\" class=\"math-img\" src=\"/api/assets/37819582853169888399bd2321337e0cc7199c04c7868626897995eeb14af7b3\" alt=\"the fraction 25 over 6\"></span>. The area of triangle <span class=\"italic\">ABC</span> can be expressed as <span class=\"math-container\"><img align=\"middle\" role=\"math\" class=\"math-img\" src=\"/api/assets/65f4b53cb5516bc373649f7eba49bada7514ddd14da0d34d6353e36bcf484271\" alt=\"one half times, open parenthesis, 5 plus 7, close parenthesis, times y\"></span> or <span class=\"math-container\"><img align=\"middle\" role=\"math\" class=\"math-img\" src=\"/api/assets/6cee3dd1a4a52dc1ef64be0be6fa34500c5c9eb6f5e2e879b96a8bc3eb628bca\" alt=\"6 y\"></span>. It’s given that the area of triangle <span class=\"italic\">ABC</span> is at least 48 but no more than 60. It follows that <span class=\"math-container\"><img align=\"middle\" role=\"math\" class=\"math-img\" src=\"/api/assets/7b2e44ae311081fbcce3c2c2bfba91a9a87ab0670b00ea21cef96aa6ac4cefa6\" alt=\"48 is less than or equal to 6 y, which is less than or equal to 60\"></span>. Dividing by 6 to isolate <span class=\"italic\">y</span> in this compound inequality yields <span class=\"math-container\"><img align=\"middle\" role=\"math\" class=\"math-img\" src=\"/api/assets/0579328dcc701d96491ba3bfc0309c44168224637c30db0a1bb1a18a395f5f71\" alt=\"8 is less than or equal to y, which is less than or equal to 10\"></span>. Since <span class=\"italic\">y</span> is an integer, <span class=\"italic\"><span class=\"math-container\"><img align=\"middle\" role=\"math\" class=\"math-img\" src=\"/api/assets/40c891e1a9f85945c6e1233b2de01530d394e9978a4d59a496e697aee22ed064\" alt=\"y equals 8, 9, or 10\"></span></span>. In the given figure, the two right triangles shown are similar because they have two pairs of congruent angles: their respective right angles and angle <span class=\"italic\">A</span>. Therefore, the following proportion is true: <span class=\"math-container\"><img align=\"middle\" role=\"math\" class=\"math-img\" src=\"/api/assets/5d41f1509437c504acb2ea1e7eff51acf6226afebac1031d8dac2c071486114d\" alt=\"the fraction x over y equals the fraction 5 over 12\"></span>. Substituting 8 for <span class=\"italic\">y</span> in the proportion results in <span class=\"math-container\"><img align=\"middle\" role=\"math\" class=\"math-img\" src=\"/api/assets/098026c4b74c26ede96ac47ab6a95f73a6624848289f286bd0b269f4c0ba3f7d\" alt=\"the fraction x over 8 equals the fraction 5 over 12\"></span>. Cross multiplying and solving for <span class=\"italic\">x</span> yields <span class=\"math-container\"><img align=\"middle\" role=\"math\" class=\"math-img\" src=\"/api/assets/c3a107e9b2342507d55f57712f85838dabbcbc7a746327a1c7af0f68f1f129b0\" alt=\"the fraction 10 over 3\"></span>. Substituting 9 for <span class=\"italic\">y</span> in the proportion results in <span class=\"math-container\"><img align=\"middle\" role=\"math\" class=\"math-img\" src=\"/api/assets/f7b5a1499c9fdd11cc41075753de9b7f5c529559fce5c3e547578f6e9e146fc5\" alt=\"the fraction x over 9 equals the fraction 5 over 12\"></span>. Cross multiplying and solving for <span class=\"italic\">x</span> yields <span class=\"math-container\"><img align=\"middle\" role=\"math\" class=\"math-img\" src=\"/api/assets/4b74633a988f6de9c3a7fa49d82e10699cf825b498bd913e96f94e03467fd94e\" alt=\"the fraction 15 over 4\"></span>. Substituting 10 for <span class=\"italic\">y</span> in the proportion results in <span class=\"math-container\"><img align=\"middle\" role=\"math\" class=\"math-img\" src=\"/api/assets/9a5459cca1e1348f015aef3d1caa3d16b27b6f27bad5f0127e282b12baa626ff\" alt=\"the fraction x over 10 equals the fraction 5 over 12\"></span>. Cross multiplying and solving for <span class=\"italic\">x</span> yields <span class=\"math-container\"><img align=\"middle\" role=\"math\" class=\"math-img\" src=\"/api/assets/37819582853169888399bd2321337e0cc7199c04c7868626897995eeb14af7b3\" alt=\"the fraction 25 over 6\"></span>. Note that 10/3, 15/4, 25/6, 3.333, 3.75, 4.166, and 4.167 are examples of ways to enter a correct answer.</p>\n","correct_answer":["10/3","15/4","25/6"],"has_media":true,"has_mathml":false,"has_table":false,"source_created_at":"2023-08-02T20:25:59.632000+00:00","source_updated_at":"2023-08-02T20:25:59.632000+00:00","options":[],"attribution":{"source_id":"cb_question_bank","source_name":"College Board digital SAT question bank (community dump)","rights_holder":"College Board","canonical_url":"https://satsuitequestionbank.collegeboard.org/","retrieved_from":"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mdn522/sat-question-bank/main/data/cb-digital-questions.json","attribution":"SAT practice questions © College Board, from the official SAT Suite Question Bank. 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