ACT Math Jeopardy #2

Geometry

100

A square has a side length of 6 inches. What is its perimeter?

A. 12

B. 24

C. 36

D. 18

E. 20

B. 24

200

A triangle has an area of 24 square inches and a height of 8 inches. What could be the length of its base? 

A. 3 

B. 4 

C. 6 

D. 12 

E. 48

C. 6

300

The ratio of the radii of two circles is 4:9. What is the ratio of their circumferences? 

A. 2 : 3 

B. 4 : 6 

C. 4 : 9 

D. 8:18 

E. 16 :81

C. 4:9

400

Angela drives 3 miles north and then 4 miles east. How far is she from where she began?

A. 6 miles

B. 7 miles

C. 5 miles

D. 4.5 miles

E. 6.5 miles 

C. 5 miles

500

A cube has a volume of 27 cubic inches. What is the length of each of its edges?

A. 3

B. 6

C. 9

D. 27

E. 81

A. 3

More Geometry

100

In triangle ABC , Side AB is equal to Side BC and the measure of angle A is 42⁰ . What is the measure of angle C ? 

A. 21⁰ 

B. 42⁰

C. 48⁰ 

D. 84⁰

E. 138⁰

B. 42⁰

200

In the triangle ABC, AB=BC.  If angle A is 41°, what is the measure of angle B?

A. 41°

B. 98°

C. 20.5°

D. 21°

E. 139°

B. 98°

300

A rectangular patio is 12 feet longer than it is wide. Its area is 160 square feet. How long, in feet, is it? 

A. 8 

B. 10 

C. 16 

D. 20

E. 28

D. 20

400

What is the slope of the linear equation: 

3x - 2y - 4=0 ? 

A. 3/2

B. -3/2 

C. 2/3 

D. - 2/3 

E. 3

A. 3/2

500

What is the distance between the points (5,9) and (-7,-7) in the standard (x,y) coordinate plane?

A. 2

B. 30

C.  4

D. 20

E. 10

D. 20

Pre-Algebra

100

54 – 6 ÷ 2 + 6 = ? 

A. 6 

B. 24 

C. 27 

D. 30 

E. 57

E. 57

200

If 2(x – 5) = –11, then x = ? 

A. –1/2

B. –8 

C. – 11/2 

D. –3 

E. -21/2 

A. -1/2

300

What value of x solves the following proportion? 9/6 = x/8 

A. 5 1/3 

B. 6 3/4 

C. 10 1/2 

D. 11 

E. 12

E. 12

400

Saying that 4 < sq. rt x < 9 is equivalent to saying what about x ? 

A. 0 < x < 5 

B. 0 < x < 65 

C. 2 < x < 3 

D. 4 < x < 9 

E. 16 < x < 81

E. 16 < x < 81

500

On a math test, 12 students earned an A. This number is exactly 25% of the total number of students in the class. How many students are in the class? 

A. 15 

B. 16 

C. 48

D. 21

E. 30

C. 48

Polynomials

100

Which of the following is equivalent to 

3a + 4b – (–6a – 3b) ?

 A. 16ab 

B. –3a + b 

C. –3a + 7b 

D. 9a + b 

E. 9a + 7b

E. 9a + 7b

200

Which of the following is a factor of x² – 5x – 6 ? 

A. (x + 2) 

B. (x – 6) 

C. (x – 3) 

D. (x – 2) 

E. (x – 1)

C. (x - 3)

300

Which of the following is a factor of the polynomial:

 x² – x – 20 ? 

A. x – 5 

B. x – 4 

C. x + 2 

D. x + 5 

E. x + 10

A. x - 5

400

Simplify:

3x²+5x+10−(10x²−15x−3)

A. −17x²+7

B. 13x²+13

C. −7x²+20x+13

D. 3x²+5x+7

E. −7x²−10x+7

C. −7x²+20x+13

500

What is the sum of 0.4x² - 3x + 70 and 0.2x² + 6x + 50?

A. -0.2x² + 8x + 20

B. 0.6x² - 3x + 120

C. 0.6x² + 3x + 120

D. x² + 3x + 120

E. 3.6x² + 120

C. 0.6x² + 3x + 120

Mix

100

What is the slope of the line 6y = 12−3x? 

A. 1/2 

B. 2 

C. −2 

D. − 1/2 

E. −4

D. -1/2

200

How many prime numbers are there between 1 and 20? 

A. 9 

B. 8 

C. 7 

D. 6 

E. 5

B. 8

300

65% of what number is 130? 

A. 210 

B. 200 

C. 190 

D. 180 

E. 160

B. 200

400

Which set of side lengths CANNOT correspond to a right triangle?

A. 6, 7, 8 

B. 5, 12, 13 

C. 8, 15, 17

D. 7, 24, 25 

E.  6, 8, 11  

E.  6, 8, 11    

500

John is 5 years older than Samantha and Samantha is twice as old as Tim. If the sum of their ages is 95, how old is John? 

A. 36 

B. 18 

C. 41 

D. 31 

E. 45

C. 41