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The document outlines a mathematics test consisting of 60 questions to be completed in 60 minutes, allowing the use of calculators. It includes various math problems covering topics such as geometry, algebra, probability, and basic arithmetic. Directions emphasize time management and provide assumptions for solving the problems.
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ACT Practice Test

The document outlines a mathematics test consisting of 60 questions to be completed in 60 minutes, allowing the use of calculators. It includes various math problems covering topics such as geometry, algebra, probability, and basic arithmetic. Directions emphasize time management and provide assumptions for solving the problems.
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2 AA2 MATHEMATICS TEST 60 Minutes—60 Questions DIRECTIONS: Solve each problem, choose the correct answer, and then fil in the corresponding oval on your answer document. Ds not linger over problems that take too much time. Solve as many as you can; then retum to.the others in the time you have let for this test. You are permitted to use a calculator on this test. You may use your calculator for any problems you choose, but some of the problems may best be done without using a calculator. Note: Unless otherwise stated, all of the following should be assumed. 1. Illustrative figures are NOT necessarily drawn to scale. 2. Geometric figures lie in a plane. 3. The word line indicates a straight line. 4. The word average indicates arithmetic mean, 1. Assume the statements in the box below are true. All drivers who live in Ohio have car insurance. Antonia does not live in Ohio, Catherine has car insurance. Tai has car insurance. Jorge lives in Maine. Considering only the statements in the box, which of the following statements must be teue? A. Maria has car insurance. B. Antonia does not have car insurance. Catherine lives in Ohio, Tai lives in Ohio. E. Jorge does not have a driver's license. 2. 1 2 3, what is the value of “=1 9 Fr -4 G2 H 2 2 333 K 5 take-home pay each week? A. $ 57.60 B. $262.40 C. $300.50 D. $320.00 E. $338.00 Aor aoa aur Mr. Jones earns a total of $320 each week at his job in Shaba’s Supermarket. If 18% of his pay is withheld for taxes, insurance, and other deductions, what is his 14 DO YOUR FIGURING HERE. GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE. 2A A 4. In AXYZ shown below, XY = XZ, and the measure of | ZY is 50°. What is the measure of ZX? x LS 5. Shari and Juan are in charge of the art classes for summer camp. They plan to have the children make Hower ou of consetton paper They have decided to let the 10-year-olds cutout the circles, each 3 inches in diameter, forthe centers of the flowers. Ifthe pieces of construction paper are 9 inches by 12 inches, and the circles are aid out as shown below, what is the least surnber of pieces of construction paper Shari and Suan will need forthe centers of 50 flowers? | 6. On the real number line below, numbers increase in value from left to right, and B is positive. The value of A must be: OFP -— rn —_4 pe = left A Bight F. negative. G. positive. HL less than B. J. greater than B. K, ‘between 0 and B. 2 1, then 2. A B. -8 Acrsaksas 15 A AQ DO YOUR FIGURING HERE. GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE. 2 A 2 8. Which of the following is a factor of the polynomial DO YOUR FIGURING HERE. xax-20? Be x-5 G. x4 W. x42 Boxes, K. x+10 9. A line in the standard (x,y) coordinate plane is parallel to the x-axis and 7 units above it. Which of the following is an equation of this line? 10. °F + is equivalent: 969 Bo p+ iq G 10 6p +3q H, x3 . 4, Sette eS K. Sepa UL, Amelia Bathan’s Lockheed Vega was a 27-ootlong siplne with a wingspan of 4 fect: Ifyou are making a. scale model ofthis aipan, what shoud be the length ofthe mode's wingspan in et? A wea a ep Pp ACT SOASAMPLE 16 GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE. PArAKRAAAAAAAD 12. Aha, Bill, and Carl are eating a pizza. If Ahn ate DO YOUR FIGURING HERE. 4 slices, Bill ate 3 slices, Carl ate 2 slices, and I slice more than half of the slices remain, into how many slices was the original pizza cut? F. 16 G17 HL. 18 J 19 K. 20 13. The shipping costs for the Acme Furniture Company. increased by 60% because the company moved. If it cost Acme $80 to ship some furniture before the ‘company, moved, how much would it cost to ship the same furniture after the move? A. $ 48.00 B. § 84.80 $108 D. $128. E. $140.00 14, ‘Teria plans to paint the ceiling of an L-shaped room in hher apartment. Her ceiling is flat and all adjacent sides, imect at right angles, as shown below. She is going to take advantage of a paint sale that discounts the cost of each I-quart can of paint. Using her painting experienee, Teria estimates that each quart of paint covers approximately 100 square feet. Based on her estimate, what is the Minimum number of I-quart cans ‘of paint she must buy to paint I coat? 18 feet 10 feet 15 feet TO feet S feet Best FI G2 3 4 K.5 4, what is the value of 3x? ~ 15x? AL 108 Bl -12 c 2 D. 29 E. 108 AOT-SANSAMPE, 7 GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE. 2 16. In the trapezoid below, AB is parallel to DC. What is the measure of ZC? B A 0° ape FP 65° G. 100° H. LIs° 4 Eis Aus 3 K. 1as® 17. (6a? ~ Sac? + 14c) ~ (Be ~ 3a° ~ 2ac’) is equivalent to: 30° —TaXet + 22¢ 3a ~ Tac! + 22¢ 9a — 3atct + be? 9a — 3ac* + 6¢ 2a ~ 2ae + \6ac? 18. If f(x) = 3x" + Sx~5, then f(-2) Fr 2 G7 3 Lo3 K, -27 19. An advertisement for tires says, “Buy 3 tires at the regular price and get the fourth tite free!" This offer is equivalent to what discount off the regular price of all 4 tires? 1 AL 4% 1 Ble C. 25% D. 33% E. 40% 20. You tossed a fair coin 10 times, recording H when the head side landed up and T when the tail side landed up. You recorded: T HH H HTH H HH. What is the probability that the head side will land up on your next toss? 2 DO YOUR FIGURING HERE. GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE. 2A 4 2 21. At the Airtight Security Company, every employee DO YOUR FIGURING HERE. must wear a badge with an identification code con- sisting of 2 letters of the 26 letters A~Z followed by 2 of the digits 0-9. Letters and digits may be repeated, but the first letter CANNOT be the letter 0. How many different codes can be made? A. 26-26 10-10 B. 26-26-10. 9 €. 25-26 -10-10 D. 25-25 -10-10 E. 25-26-10- 9 22. The length of a rectangle is 6 inches longer than its width, If the perimeter of the rectangle is 48 inches, ‘what is the width, in inches? F. 27 G. 21 HL 15 Loo K. 8 e 23. What isthe slope of PZ in the graph below? (Note: Ge tines ae spaced every + unit) y gE. VIeP Sof 24, In the figure below, AD, BE, and CF all intersect at point Z, with angle measures as marked. What is the measure of ZCZE? ACT-SOASAMPLE 19 GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE. 24 2 25. The parallelogram below was cut from a piece of graph paper with squares that are 5 millimeters by 5 milli- ‘meters. What is the area of the parallelogram, in square millimeters? A. 800 B. 950 €. 1,100 D. 11400 E. 1,600 26. The flight of a projectile is modeled by the function d= St + 18+ 8, where d represents distance above the ground measured in meters, and f represents time of flight measured in seconds. According to this ‘model, the projectile will hit the ground when ¢ =? Ro 2 4 I 44 52 27. In the standard (x,y) coordinate plane, if a triangle has vertices at A(-2,1), (1,1), and C(-2,-3), what is its area in square cooi AOS 6 15 2 D. 10 E12 3a)? is equivalent to: F. -9a° G. -30 H. 30° I 6a° K. 9a! 5 2 29, 120 is 5 of what number AL 50 B64 Cc. 102 D. 204 E. 288 Ac Sak SatPLe DO YOUR FIGURING HERE. GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE. 30. If b is any even integer, which of the following is a DO YOUR FIGURING HERE. more simplified way toexpress [22+ 515] 2 31. Among the following 5 fractions, which one is greater than the rest? aut H. x<-$ J xe} Kox< $ 33. The owner of a dance studio wants to double the area of a rectangular 8-foot-by-10-foot dance floor. The 8-foot width will be increased by 2 feet. By how many feet must the length increase? A 2 Bl 4 c 6 D. 8 E. 10 ACTA SAMPLE, 24 GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE. 2 2 34. In the right triangle below, if tan @ sin @=? 35. What is the slope of line that is parallel to x+2y=6? A 2 1 Bo -> 1 af D3 EB 6 36. In the formula A = P(L + rt), A is the principal plus simple interes, Pig the principal isthe interest rate and'¢ is the time. Which of the following solves this, formula for r? Bred Gra Ack Brea ‘ JoreAon K. r=A-P-Pr 37. Tanya and Charles bought their brother Jerome a con- cert ticket for his birthday. When Jerome thanked Charles for the ticket, Charles said, “I contributed only + as much as Tanya.” If the ticket price was $24, how much money did Tanya contribute? A. $6 BS8 $12 D. $16 E. $18 22 DO YOUR FIGURING HERE. GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE. ZAAAAAAAAAQ 38. Which of the following is the solution set for the DO YOUR FIGURING HERE. inequality below? |x-1] >5 Fo x<-dorx>6 G x<-Sorx>5 H. x>-landx<1 J. x>-$andx<6 K, x>-Sandx<5 39, Saying that 4 < Vi <9 is equivalent to saying, what about x? AL O 50. A school supply store sells individual pencils and pens. Two pencils and a pea would cost $0.55. Two pens and a pencil would cost $0.95, How much would pencil and t pen cost? F. $0.15 G. $0.35 H. $050 J. 9075, K. Cannot be determined from the given information Acrsea SAMPLE 25 A 2 DO YOUR FIGURING HERE. GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE. 2 2 DO YOUR FIGURING HERE. 51. The imaginary number, i, is defined such that What does i+ i +i? + +i equal? Ai Bl © -t D. 0 EB 52, For 0 0 and cos.x <0, what are the possible values of x? FL 0 180 59, For what value of a will a circle centered at (2,3) pass through points (1,2) and (a,3) in the standard (x,y) coordinate plane? A 3 BL 04 C14 D2 gE 3 60. If a and b are real numbers such that a? ¥ 6%, then for what value(s) of x, if” any, is the equation Jax +6] = [bx + al true? F. only G. #1only anb H 255 only J. Allreal numbers K. No real numbers DO YOUR FIGURING HERE. Key Key LA ne ef ge 55 Me oo oe se 8 8 fH 6 ne oR 8 fF ee oak ORE ow 6 GS me 8 mk 4 oo G8 meme we 8 3 ws 6 mo oe wo eS oe 8 2S on mo tf zs 8 6 BA me moe OG a6 G oH mB 8 mF mK se mf mF af 6 END OF TEST 2 STOP! DO NOT TURN THE PAGE UNTIL TOLD TO DO SO. DO NOT RETURN TO THE PREVIOUS TEST. 27 Test 2: Mathematics—Scoring Key Subscore ‘Subscore ‘Area ‘Area’ Key EA AGG Key EA AGT oA — aE 2 Fe . 2 F < 308 33. Cc aod OF 5 E 3B — @ oH 36. G _ 7 OE a7. 0 a 98. OF a A as 38, «E 10. G 0. J oc 4a A mK 42 J a 43 2B “OH “4S 1 E 458 16. G a 4. G 7 Oo aE ed 4. J a 4. 8 20. J 50. a sl. A 22 5 92 G 2A = 53. ¢ 24K 56H 25. 55. ¢ 2H 56. K 27. 8 57. D 2 OF 58K 2. £ =, 59. 90. OF — 60. G Number Correct (Raw Score) for: Pre-AlgJElem. Aig. (EA) Subscore Area — Inter. Alg/Coord. Geo. (AG) Subscore Area Plane Geo/Trig. (GT) Subscore Area Total Number Correct for Math Test (EA + AG + GT) “EA = Pro-Algebra/Elementary Algebra AG = Intermediate Algebra/Coordinate Geometry GT = Plane Geometiy/iigonometty

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