ACT Basics
The amount of questions on the English section of the ACT.
What is 75.
A form that can be prepared annually by current and prospective college students in the United States to determine their eligibility for student financial aid.
What is FAFSA.
Using someone else's ideas or words for a course paper or project, without citing the source.
What is plagiarism.
A certain type of notebook costs $2.50 before sales tax is added. When you buy 9 of these notebooks you receive 1 additional notebook free. What is the average cost per notebook for the 10 notebooks before sales tax is added?
What is $2.25
The three states of matter.
What are solids, liquids, and gas.
The amount of time you have to complete the Math section of the ACT.
What is 60 minutes.
Money that is temporarily granted (usually at interest) that is used to cover the cost of your college related expenses (tuition, textbooks, room and board, etc.)
What are loans.
Official record of a student's work, showing all completed courses and grades.
What is a transcript.
Mark and Juanita own a sandwich shop. They offer 3 kinds of bread, 5 kinds of meat, and 3 kinds of cheese. Each type of sandwich has a combination of exactly 3 ingredients: 1 bread, 1 meat, and 1 cheese. How many types of sandwiches are possible?
What is 45.
A variable (often denoted by x ) whose variation does not depend on that of another.
What is an independent variable.
The score needed to be awarded the Tennessee Hope Lottery Scholarship.
What is 21.
Financial aid provided to a student on the basis of academic or athletic merit that does not have to be repaid.
What is a Scholarship.
A sum of money charged for teaching or instruction by a school, college, or university.
What is tuition.
On the real number line, what is the midpoint of -5 and 17?
What is 6.
The opposite of evaporation.
What is condensation.
The total amount of time you have to take the ACT.
A college program that enables students to work part-time while attending school to cover the cost of tuition and other college related expenses.
What is work-study.
A college or university student's main field of specialization during his or her undergraduate studies.
What is a major.
In a town of 500 people, the 300 males have an average age of 45 and the 200 females have an average age of 35. To the nearest year, what is the average age of the towns entire population?
What is 41.
Term that describes the change from a liquid to a gas.
What is vaporize.
The total amount of questions on the ACT.
What is 215.
Loans that do not begin to accrue interest until 6 months after you graduate.
What are subsidized loans.
A list of students recognized for academic achievement during a semester by the dean of the college they attend.
What is the Dean's List.
On September 1, a dress was priced at $90. On October 1, the price was reduced by 20%. On November first the price was further reduced by 25% of the October 1 price and marked FINAL. What percent of the original price was the FINAL price?
What is 60%
Density is the ratio of...
Mass/Volume