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100
Soft lead No. 2 pencil
What is the type of writing utensil you should have to use when taking the ACT?
100

The number of questions on the Math test

What is 60 questions?

100
www.actstudent.org - calculators
Where should you go to check the calculator policy for the ACT Math test?
100

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, this is how much John pays for the DVD player . A. $86.00         B. $77.60      C. $56.00 

D. $50.00           E. $44.00

What is "C", $56.00?

100

A boat departs Port Isabelle, Texas, traveling to an oil rig. The oil rig is located 9 miles east and 12 miles north of the boat’s departure point. This is the number of miles that the oil rig is from the departure point. 

F. 3           G. square root of 63         H. 15                J. 21         K. 225


What is "H", 15?

200
There is no penalty for guessing, so you should make sure that you answer every question.
What is the penalty for guessing on the ACT? What should you do?
200

What is the largest possible product of 2 even integers whose sum is 22? F. 11 G. 44 H. 100 J. 120 K. 144

What is (J) 120?

200

A 60-question, 60- minute test designed to assess the mathematical skills students have typically acquired in courses taken up to the beginning of grade 12.

What is the ACT Math test?

200

This is the x-intercept of the graph of y = x2 – 4x + 4 . A. –2 B. –1 C. 0 D. 1 E. 2


What is "E", 2?

200

In the standard (x,y) coordinate plane, these are the coordinates of the midpoint of a line segment whose endpoints are (–3,0) and (7,4) . 

A. (2,2)       B. (2,4)       C. (5,2)       D. (5,4)            E. (5,5)

What is "A", (2,2)?

300

In a shipment of 100 mp3 players, 1% are faulty. What is the ratio of non-faulty mp3 players to faulty mp3 players? A. 1: 100      B. 99: 100      C. 1: 99            D. 99: 1      E. 1: 499


What is (D) 99: 1?

300

The math test measures

What are the mathematical skills students have typically acquired in courses taken up to the beginning of grade 12?

300
Four scores reported: Total -based on all 60 questions subscore-Pre-Algebra/Elementary Algebra subscore- Intermediate Algebra/Coordinate Geometry subscore- Plane Geometry/Trigonometry
What is the breakdown of the ACT Math test score report?
300

This is a factor of the polynomial 2x2 – 3x – 5 . F. x – 1 G. 2x – 3 H. 2x – 5 J. 2x + 5 K. 3x + 5

What is "H", 2x - 5?

300

Leave the following at home

What is cell phone, electronics, and highlighters.

400
Answer the easy questions first. (skip the difficult questions and go back to them if you have time-if you are running out of time, guess!)
What is the best strategy for taking the tests?
400

Different math categories covered on the test

What is Pre-Algebra, Elementary Algebra, Intermediate Algebra, Geometry, Plane Geometry, and trigonometry?

400
Start with the middle answer choice and plug number into problem to figure out. (EX: A, B, C, D, E - choose C)
What is the best math test strategy you received on BestACTPrep.org (YouTube video)?
400

The value of x when 2x + 3 = 3x – 4 ? 3.What is the value of x when 2x + 3 = 3x – 4 ? A. –7 B. - 1/5 C. 1 D. 1/5 E. 7

What is "E" 7?

400

The length, in inches, of a box is 3 inches less than twice its width, in inches. Which of the following gives the length, l inches, in terms of the width, w inches, of the box? 

A. l = w + 3           B. l = w – 3           C. l = 2w + 3 D. l = 2w – 3

What is D? (l=2w -3)

500

A company purchases cell phones at a cost of x and sells the cell phones at four times the cost. What equation below represents the profit made on each sell phone? 

A. x        B. 3x       C. 4x       D. 3 - x      E. 4 - x


What is (B) 3x?

500
A radio station offers free competitions. Normally, one in every twenty contestants wins the free competition. What is the probability of losing the free competition? A. 1/20       B. 1/19          C. 19/20 

D. 19/1       E. 20/19

What is (C) 19/20

500

Pre-Algebra (20-25%) Elementary Algebra (15-20%) Intermediate Algebra (15-20%) Coordinate Geometry (15-20%) Plane Geometry (20-25%) Trigonometry (5-10%)

What is the content covered by the ACT Mathematics test?

500

This is the quadrant that the point (1,2) is located in. A. I B. II C. III D. IV

What is "A", I?

500

The greatest common factor of 42, 126, and 210 ? 

F. 2        G. 6       H. 14      J. 21      K. 42

What is "K" 42?