Test Taking Strategy
What should you do when you do not know how to solve a problem?
Move on to a question you do know
What percent of students in Chicago meet the Math Benchmark score?
20%
What is the greatest common factor of 42, 126, and 210?
F) 2 G) 6 H) 14 J) 21 K) 42
What is K.
A typical high school student consumes 67.5 pounds of sugar per year. As part of a new nutrition plan, each member of a track team plans to lower the sugar he or she consumes by at least 20% for the coming year. Assuming each track member had consumed sugar at the level of a typical high school student and will adhere to this plan for the coming year, what is the maximum number of pounds of sugar to be consumed by each track team member in the coming year?
A. 14 B. 44 C. 48 D. 54 E. 66
What is D. 54
a2 + b2 = c2
Pythagorean Theorem
Situation: You've answered 38/45 questions and have 2 minutes left on the clock. The 7 questions remaining are questions about which you are unsure. What should you do?
Mark each question with the same answer (LOTD)
What are the total numbers of questions and minutes for the Math Section?
45 questions, 50 minutes
What is the degree measure of the acute angle formed by the hands of a 12-hour clock that reads exactly 1 o’clock?
A) 15° B) 30° C) 45° D) 60° E) 72°
What is B.
There are 15 balls in a box: 8 balls are green, 4 are blue and 3 are white. Then 1 green and 1 blue balls are taken from the box and put away. What is the probability that a blue ball is selected at random from the box?
A) 3/13 B) 4/15 C) 3/15 D) 4/13 E) 2/13
What is A. 3/13
What is the area of a triangle?
1/2B*H or (BH)/2
What should you use when you are given a system of equations or quadratic equation?
Type it into DESMOS
Where will most of the easier questions be on the test? How many do you need to get right for college readiness?
In the first half of the test (generally arranged easier to harder-6th grade to Pre-Calculus)
20+ questions right
If xy = 144, x + y = 30, and x > y, what is the value of x – y ?
F) 4 G) 6 H) 18 J) 22 K) 24
What is H.
The length of a rectangle is 3 times its width. If the width of the rectangle is 5 inches, what is the rectangle's area, in square inches?
A) 15 B) 20 C) 30 D) 75 E) 40
What is D. 75
What should you set up if you see the word "similar" in reference to shapes?
proportion
Should you eat breakfast before the ACT?
Yes
What is the highest possible score you can get on the ACT?
36
A DVD player with a list price of $100 is marked down 30%. If John gets an employee discount of 20% off the sale price, how much does John pay for the DVD player?
A) $86.00 B) $77.60 C) $56.00 D) $50.00 E) $44.00
What is C.
If the hypotenuse of a right triangle is 10 inches long and one of its legs is 5 inches long, how long is the other leg?
A) 5 B) 5√3 C) 5√5 D) 75 E) 10 - √5
What is B) 5√3
How would you find volume of a rectangular prism?
length x width x height
What do you do if you plan to come back to a question that might take you a long time to solve?
Bookmark it for review
What is the national benchmark for math?
22
What is the value of x when
2x + 3 = 3x – 4 ?
A. –7 B. 4. C. 1 D. 0 E. 7
What is E. 7
In the standard (x,y) coordinate plane, the graph of (x + 3)2 + (y + 5)2 = 16 is a circle. What is the circumference of the circle, expressed in coordinate units?
A) 4π B) 5π C) 3π D) 8π E) 25π
What is D) 8π
𝜋r2
Area of a Circle