ACT 11 Fall

Math
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Mathematics Test
60 Minutes—60 Questions

DIRECTIONS: For each problem, solve for the correct are allowed to use a calculator for all of the problems on
answer, select your choice and fill in the corresponding this test.
bubble on your answer document. Note: Unless otherwise directed, all of the following
Some problems may take a longer time to solve, but do statements are considered correct.
not take too much time on any single problem. Solve the 1. All drawn figures are NOT necessarily drawn to scale.
easier questions first, then return to the harder questions 2. All geometric figures are in a plane.
in the remaining time for this test. 3. The word line, when used, is the same as a straight line.
A calculator is allowed on this test. While you may be 4. The word average, when used, is the same as
able to solve some problems without a calculator, you arithmetic mean.

1. For all nonzero values of x, the expression –3x3 ∙ 6x–2 is 4. Maria drives to her aunt’s house at an average speed of
equivalent to: 50 miles per hour. If her trip takes 5 hours and 15
minutes, how many miles does she drive?
A. 3x
F. 227.5
B. 3x–6 G. 257.5
C. –18x–6 H. 262.5
D. –18x J. 266.5
E. 18x K. 275.5

5. A customer uses a coupon to get 16% off the cost of a

2. A mole is a unit of measurement in chemistry. If 1 mole jacket. Due to an in-store promotion, she receives an
contains 6.02 × 1023 particles, how many particles are in additional 10% off of the sale price at the register. If the
1 jacket originally cost $237, how much does she pay, to
of a mole?
2 the nearest cent?

F. 3.01 × 1011.5 A. $173.94

B. $175.38
G. 3.01 × 1023
C. $179.17
H. 6.02 × 1023
D. $199.08
J. 6.02 × 1011.5 E. $213.30
K. 3.01 × 523

6. What is the lowest common denominator of

1 1 1 1
, , , and ?
3. 20% of x is 15. What is x% of 120? 17 12 4 6
A. 3 F. 204
B. 24 G. 408
C. 30 H. 816
D. 45 J. 3,264
E. 90 K. 780,336
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7. If x = –2, what is the value of (x3 + 6)(x2 – 3)? 11. An artist is constructing a triangular frame out of metal
for the City of Calgary. His blueprint is a triangular frame
A. –14
with a ratio of side lengths that is exactly [Link]. If the
B. –3 longest side of the real structure is 45 meters, what is the
C. –2 total length of the metal needed to build the triangular
D. –1 frame, to the nearest meter?
E. 14 A. 186
B. 120
C. 99
8. 3 points are shown below on a standard (x,y) coordinate D. 63
plane. E. 33

y
(2,6)

(–1,2) (k,2)
12. The distance d, in meters, traveled by a moving object is
1 2
x given by the equation d = vt + at , where v is the
2
O velocity in meters per second, a is the acceleration in
meters per second per second, and t is the elapsed time
in seconds. If an object with velocity 15 meters per
If 3 lines are drawn to connect each of the points, an second travels 61 meters in 3 seconds, what is its
isosceles triangle is formed. k = ? acceleration, a, in meters per second per second?
F. 5
F. 0
G. 3
H. 2 9
G.
J. 1 32
K. 0 32
H.
3
32
9. Which values of x satisfy the equation x2 – 16x = 0? J.
9
A. x = 4 and x = –4 212
K.
B. x = 0 and x = 16 9
C. x = 0 and x = –16
D. x = 0
E. There are no real solutions to the equation.

13. A dry cleaning business charges a fee of $9 for its

10. Which of the following expressions is equivalent to services, plus $5 per shirt and $6 per jacket. Kristin
1 drops off s shirts and j jackets for dry cleaning. Which
3(5x – 2y) + 8 � y – 2x� ?
2 of the following expressions represents the cost, in
dollars, that Kristin must pay for her dry cleaning?
F. –x – 2y
A. 5j + 6s + 9
G. –2x – 2y
B. 5s + 6j + 9
H. –8x + 4y
C. 5s + 6j
J. 12x – 16y D. 20(s + j)
K. 19x – 22y E. 11(s + j) + 9

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14. What is the sum of the 2 roots in the function shown in 17. Alex owns 5 shirts, 5 pants, 3 sweaters, and 4 pairs of
the graph below? sandals. A complete outfit consists of a shirt, a pair of
pants, a sweater, and a pair of sandals. If he loses a pair
y of sandals and a shirt, how many complete outfit options
does he lose?
A. 120
B. 180
C. 300
D. 360
E. 540

x 18. Which of the following inequalities is the solution for

(–38,0) O (10,0)
the inequality 23 ≥ –(17 + 5x)?
F. x ≥ –8
F. –28
G. x ≤ –8
G. –3
H. x ≥ 8
H. 0
J. 3 J. x ≥ –40

K. 28 K. x ≤ –40

19. In the figure shown below, each pair of intersecting line

segments meets at a right angle, and all the lengths are
given in meters. What is the perimeter, in meters, of the
figure?
6

15. What is the y-intercept of a line that passes through the

8
points (–2,0) and (1,6)?

A. –4 14
34
B. –2 8
C. 0
9
D. 2
E. 4

A. 62
B. 79
C. 118
D. 124
E. 952

16. Let b = xa . What happens to the value of b if x is equal to 20. The ratio of x to 3 is x:3. If this ratio of x:3 is equal to
2 and a is increased by 1? 7:10, what is the value of x?
F. It increases by 2. F. 1.0
G. It doubles. G. 2.1
H. It increases by a. H. 2.8
J. It increases by a2 . J. 4.3
K. It is unchanged. K. 23.3
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21. A mover lowers a piano from a window using a rope, 24. The function f (x) is shown in the standard (x,y) coordinate
keeping the piano at a right angle to the ground. At the plane.
window, the rope bends at a 40° angle, as shown in the
y
figure below. At what angle, with respect to the ground, 5
must the mover hold the rope?

40°
x
–2 O 8

–2

? If the point (4,y) lies on the curve of the function –f (x),

what is the value of y?
A. 35° F. 3
B. 40° G. 2
C. 45° H. 0
D. 50° J. –2
E. 90° K. –3

22. What is the correct order of the following fractions, from

smallest to largest?
2 5 11 4
, , ,
3 2 12 7
25. If 3x = 817 , x = ?
2 4 5 11
F. , , , A. 4
3 7 2 12
2 5 4 11 B. 11
G. , , , C. 10
3 2 7 12
2 4 11 5 D. 28
H. , , , E. 30
3 7 12 2
2 11 4 5
J. , , ,
3 12 7 2
4 2 11 5
K. , , ,
7 3 12 2
π
26. If the arc length of a sector of a circle with radius 1 is ,
23. If x2 – 1 = y and x + y = 1, which of the following is a 2
what is the measure of the sector’s angle, in degrees?
possible value for x?
A. –1 F. 270°

B. 0 G. 180°
C. 1 H. 115°
D. 2 J. 90°
E. 3 K. 45°
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27. A library charges a fine if a book is not returned after 21 31. What is the value of log2 128 – log2 64?
days. The fine is $0.25 the first day, and doubles every
A. 4
following day such that the total fine would be $1.00 after
the third day. What is the maximum number of days that B. 3
a book may be borrowed from the library before C. 2
accumulating a total fine of $4.00? D. 1
A. 22 E. 0
B. 23
C. 24
D. 25
E. 26
32. John is buying candy and soda for a party. Candy costs
$4 per bag, and soda costs $3 per bottle. If John has a
28. │9 – 21│ – │8 + 3 – 16│ = ? combined total of 40 bags and bottles, and he spends
F. –17 $130, how many bottles does he buy?
G. –7 F. 5
H. 7 G. 10
J. 8 H. 20
K. 17 J. 30
K. 40
sin β
29. What is the value of in the figure below?
cos β

1
A.
2
33. The graph below represents which of the following
3
B. equations?
4
5 y
C. 1
4

4 β
D. x
3 3 O
212
E.
9

30. A number is doubled, then tripled, and then divided by

4. If n is the original number, which of the following is
equal to the new number? A. y = (x – 1)2 – 1
n
F.
4 B. y =│x – 1│ – 1
n
G.
2 C. y =│x – 1│ + 1
3n 1
H. D. y = 2x – 2 and y = – x – 1
2 2
J. 4n 1
E. y = –2x – 2 and y = x–1
K. 6n 2

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34. � –1 2 � + � 4 � = ? 37. Both Fred and Angela’s deposits continue increasing at
2 4 2 the same rate. What is the first day on which Angela will
4 deposit more money than Fred?
F. � �
16
16 A. June 6
G. � �
4 B. June 7
–4 8 C. June 8
H. � �
8 8
8 8 D. June 9
J. � �
–4 8 E. October 6
K. The resulting matrix is undefined.

38. A tent uses cables that are 13 feet long to support its
structure. If the tent is erected perpendicular to the
35. Five consecutive integers add up to 105. What is the ground and the cables are secured 5 feet from the base
smallest of these integers? of the tent, as shown below, how tall is the tent in feet?

A. 18
B. 19
C. 20
D. 21 F. 4
E. 22 G. 8 ? 13
H. 12
J. 15
K. 18
5

Use the following information to answer questions 39. Jennifer asks Corwin what his favorite number is.
36-37. Corwin responds, “If you add 2 to my favorite number,
then find the square root of the result, the end result is
Every day, Fred and Angela make daily deposits, in dollars, 5.” What is Corwin’s favorite number?
into their savings accounts, as shown in the table below. A. –27
Day Fred Angela B. 5

June 1 25 1 C. 23
D. 25
June 2 30 2
E. 27
June 3 35 4
June 4 40 8
June 5 45 16
40. The function (x – 15)2 + (y – 4)2 = 81 is graphed on a
36. If Fred’s deposits continue to increase at the same daily standard (x,y) coordinate plane. How many times does the
rate, how much money will he have after 10 days? function intersect the x-axis?
F. $70 F. 0
G. $250 G. 1
H. $350 H. 2
J. $475 J. 3
K. $950 K. 4
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41. Vector �����⃗
BC is shown in the standard (x,y) coordinate 1
44. If f (x) = 2x2 + 1 and g (x) = , what is f (g (2))?
plane below. Which of the following is the component x
�����⃗?
form of BC F. 9
y 3
3 G.
2
C
2
H.
O 3
x
–5 B 5 1
J.
2
–3 K. 0

A. 〈–5,–3〉
B. 〈–5, 3〉
C. 〈 3,–3〉 45. Two of the vertices of a square graphed on the standard
D. 〈 5,–3〉 (x,y) plane are at the points (–2,3) and (2,–1). Which of
the following coordinates is NOT a possible vertex of
E. 〈 5, 5〉
the square?
A. ( 6, 3)
B. ( 3, 6)
C. ( 2, 3)
D. (–2,–1)
E. (–6,–1)
42. If 16x = 4, x = 16y , what is the value of xy?

1
F. −
8
46. In the quadrilateral shown below, what is the value of x?
1
G. −
4 F. 100
85°
1 G. 105
H. − 105°
2 H. 110
1
J. J. 115
2 70°
K. 120 x°
K. 1

47. A line ����

AD is shown below.

x – 2a
A B C D
43. The volume of a sphere can be expressed by the equation
4 3x + 5a
V = πr3 , where r is the radius. What would happen to
3
the volume of a sphere if its radius were tripled? ����?
What is the length of AB

A. It would increase by a factor of 6. A. 2x + 7a

B. It would increase by a factor of 9. B. –x + 3a
C. It would increase by a factor of 27. C. –2x + 7a
D. It would decrease by a factor of 6. D. –2x – 3a
E. If would decrease by a factor of 27. E. –4x – 3a
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48. What is the length of the hypotenuse of the isosceles 50. Caleb decides to string a clothesline along the diagonal
right triangle shown below? from one end of the garden to the other. The clothesline
starts 1 foot off the ground at one end, and ends 6 feet
10 off the ground at the other end of the diagonal. What is
F.
√2 the total length of the clothesline, in feet?
G. 5√2 F. 10
10
√2 G. 10√2
H. 10
H. 15
J. 10√2 J. 20
K. 26
K. 20

51. Caleb no longer wants daffodils or lilies and hires Miu, a

carpenter, to build rectangular wooden decks over the
daffodils and lilies in his garden. She plans to cover the
areas with planks of wood that are 0.2 feet high by 0.5 feet
Use the following information to answer wide by 2.5 feet long to make the deck. What is the
questions 49-51. minimum number of planks that she will need?
A. 10
Caleb is planting a 10-foot-by-10-foot garden with different B. 20
flowers, as shown in the figure below. He decides to plant
C. 25
daffodils (D), lilies (L), and pansies (P).
D. 30
E. 50
P
L D

L L
L L

D L
P

49. What is the area, to the nearest square foot, in which 52. What is the measure of each interior angle in the regular
Caleb can plant pansies? hexagon shown below?
A. 17 F. 60°
B. 25 G. 80°
C. 38 H. 100°
D. 45 J. 110°
E. 75 K. 120°

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1 1
x– 56. If tan θ = √3 and cos θ = , what is sin θ ?
53. If
a
= 2 and x ≠ – 1 , which of the following 2
b 1 3
x+
3 √3
expressions is equal to ab? F.
2
1 1 2
I. x2 – x – G.
6 6 √3
1
II. x2 – H. 2√3
6
1 1
III. x2 + x– 3
2 6 J. �
2
A. I only
K. √3
B. II only
C. III only
D. I and II 57. Alan has a square backyard with an area of 64 square
E. II and III meters. He wants to build the largest possible circular
pool in this backyard. What is the area, in square meters,
of the largest possible pool that Alan can build?
54. The diagram of a circular target is shown below. The
center circle has a radius of 5 cm, and each larger circle A. 4π
has a radius 1 cm larger than the previous circle. Which B. 8π
area is the smallest? C. 16π
D. 32π
E. 64π

A BC D 58. A local band releases their latest album on cassette tape.

They decorate each tape with a sticker that covers the
entire surface except for the circular shaded regions,
shown in the figure below. If the measurements are in
inches, what is the area of the sticker to the nearest tenth
of an inch?
F. A
G. B 4.0
H. C
J. D 1.0 1.0
K. The three outer areas are equal in size.
1.0 1.0 1.0
2.5
55. Points A, B, C, and D lie on a line. A man starts at point
A and walks to point B. He then continues 300 m to point 1.0 1.0
C. After, he walks 400 m back past point B to point D.
If his total trip was 900 m, how far apart are points A and
D?
A. 100 m F. 8.4
B. 200 m G. 9.2
C. 300 m H. 9.6
D. 500 m J. 9.8
E. 1000 m K. 10.0

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59. Which of the following number lines represents the 60. Both of the curves graphed below are variants of the
1 same base function, y = a ∙ sin [k (x – d)] + c. What
solution of the inequality 1 < ?
x changes were made to f (x) to yield g (x)?

y f (x)
A.
–4 –3 –2 –1 0 1 2 3 4 3 g (x)
2
B.
–4 –3 –2 –1 0 1 2 3 4 1
x
C. –2π –π O π 2π
–4 –3 –2 –1 0 1 2 3 4
–1

D. –2
–4 –3 –2 –1 0 1 2 3 4
–3
E.
–4 –3 –2 –1 0 1 2 3 4
F. a increases
G. a decreases
H. c increases
J. k increases
K. d decreases

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