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Explain to me:

$$p=\frac{5}{19}+\frac{4}{19}=\frac{9}{19}$$

Choice B

1. A marble will be randomly selected from a bag of solid-colored marbles. The probability of selecting a red marble is 5/19. The probability of selecting a blue marble is 4/19. What is the probability of selecting a red marble or a blue marble?

$$p=\frac{2}{8+12+6+2}=\frac{2}{28}=\frac{1}{14}$$

Choice G

2. The graph below shows the number of students who were present on Thursday from each of the 5 groups in Ms. Meagan’s class. What is the probability that a student selected at random from the class on Thursday is in Group 4 ?

$$k=\frac{7}{5}j+54=40\Rightarrow j=-10$$

Choice A

3. Consider the equation k = 7/5j + 54. For what value of j is the value of k equal to 40 ?

$$|3-x|=|3-8|=|-5|=5$$

Choice H

4. What is |3 – x| when x = 8 ?

Let d be the change in temperature:

$$24+d=-16\Rightarrow d=-40$$

Choice A

5. When Tyrese fell asleep one night, the temperature was 24°F. When Tyrese awoke the next morning, the temperature was —16°F. Letting + denote a rise in temperature and — denote a drop in temperature, what was the change in temperature from the time Tyrese fell asleep until the time he awoke?

G

$$1000+200\times 28-5400=1200$$

6. Ming purchased a car that had a purchase price of $5,400, which included all other costs and tax. She paid$1,000 as a down payment and got a loan for the rest of the purchase price. Ming paid off the loan by making 28 payments of $200 each. The total of all her payments, including the down payment, was how much more than the car’s purchase price? Back to top↑ E It can be proved that each side equals to 4. $$perimeter=4\times 6=24$$ 7. Shown below is a regular hexagon inscribed in a circle whose radius is 4 inches. What is the perimeter, in inches, of the hexagon? Back to top↑ $$S_1=22\times40=880\\S_2=22\times28=616\\\Rightarrow S_1+S_2=1496$$ J 8. The floor plan for an L-shaped storage building is shown below with distances marked in feet. What is the floor area of the building, in square feet? (Note: Walls in this building meet only at right angles.) Back to top↑ C 9. Quadrilateral ABCD with vertices A(-2,0), B(0,4), C(5,5), and D(8,2) will be graphed in the standard (x,y) coordinat plane below. Which of the following is a type of quadrilateral determined by these vertices? Back to top↑ H $$g(4)=\frac{4^2}{2}=\frac{16}{2}=8\\\Rightarrow f(g(4))=f(8)=3\times 8+7=31$$ 10. Given that f(x) = 3x + 7 and g(x) = x^2/2, what is the value of f(g(4))? Back to top↑ E $$profit=sales \ revenue-cost \ of \ sales=2h-200>0$$ 11. At her hot dog stand, Julie sells hot dogs for$2 each. Purchasing hot dogs and other supplies costs $200 per month. The solution of which of the following inequalities models the numbers of hot dogs, h, Julie can sell per month and make a profit? Back to top↑ G $$3x+8y=5\Rightarrow 8y=-3x+5 \Rightarrow y=-\frac{3}{8}x+\frac{5}{8}$$ 12. In the standard (x,y) coordinate plane, what is the slope of the line 3x + 8y = 5 ? Back to top↑ A $$x+2y=2\ (given)\Rightarrow x=2-2y \ (a)\\-2x+y=16 \ (given) \ and \ (a) \Rightarrow -2(2-2y)+y=16\Rightarrow y=4 \\\Rightarrow x= 2-2\times4=-6$$ 13. Which of the following (x,y) pairs is the solution for the system of equations x + 2y = 2 and —2x + y = 16 ? Back to top↑ K $$\frac{x \ miles}{2\frac{3}{4}inches}=\frac{16\ miles}{\frac{1}{4}\ inches}\\\Rightarrow \frac{x}{\frac{11}{4}}=\frac{16}{\frac{1}{4}}\\\Rightarrow \frac{x}{11}=\frac{16}{1}\\\Rightarrow x=16\times11=176 \ miles$$ 14. On a map, 1/4 inch represents 16 actual miles. Two towns that are 2 3/4 inches apart on this map are how many actual miles apart? Back to top↑ E $$4\begin{bmatrix}-1&2\\0&-4\\ \end{bmatrix}=\begin{bmatrix}-1\times4&2\times4\\0\times4&-4\times4\\ \end{bmatrix}=\begin{bmatrix}-4&8\\0&-16\\ \end{bmatrix}$$ 15. Which of the following matrices is equal to 4 Back to top↑ J $$tan \ A=\frac{15}{8}$$ 16. What is the value of tan A in right triangle AABC below? Back to top↑ D $$x=\frac{8 \ miles}{60 \ minutes}\times12 \ minutes=1\frac{3}{5}$$ 17. Tina runs at a rate of 8 miles per hour. At that rate, how many miles will she run in 12 minutes? Back to top↑ G $$f(-3)=-6\cdot(-3)^2=-6\cdot9=-54$$ 18. A function f(x) is defined as f(x) = —6x^2. What is f(-3) ? Back to top↑ B 19. In the figure below, A is on BE and C is on BD. What is the measure of ZABC ? Back to top↑ F $$Let \ the \ linear \ function \ be \ y=kx+b \\\Rightarrow 2=5k+b\\6=15k+b\\\Rightarrow k=\frac{2}{5},\ b=0\\y=\frac{2}{5}x$$ 20. Marcos programs his calculator to evaluate a linear function, but he doesn’t say what the function is. When 5 is entered, the calculator displays the value 2. When 15 is entered, the calculator displays the value 6. Which of the following expressions explains what the calculator will display when any number, n, is entered? Back to top↑ Want to see the full ACT A10 Math Answer Explanations? Be a “Sponsor Member” to see this and all other answer explanations we have completed thus far in their entirety. 21. On Friday, the temperature at 8:00 a.m. was 49°F and rose at a constant rate of °F per hour until noon. A cold front passed through at noon, and the temperature then fell at a constant rate of 1°F per hour. The temperature first fell below 49°F between: Back to top↑ Want to see the full ACT A10 Math Answer Explanations? Be a “Sponsor Member” to see this and all other answer explanations we have completed thus far in their entirety. 22. Letter grades in Hugo’s math class are based on the percent of the total possible points on 4 unit exams (each worth 100 points) and the final exam (worth 200 Points) and are assigned according to the chart below. Back to top↑ Want to see the full ACT A10 Math Answer Explanations? Be a “Sponsor Member” to see this and all other answer explanations we have completed thus far in their entirety. 23. The diameter of each pin at its base is 2.25 in. When all of the pins are set up, which of the following values is closest to the area, in square inches, that is covered by the bases of the pins? Back to top↑ Want to see the full ACT A10 Math Answer Explanations? Be a “Sponsor Member” to see this and all other answer explanations we have completed thus far in their entirety. 24. What is the ratio of the total area of the bowling lane to the area of the pin deck? Back to top↑ Want to see the full ACT A10 Math Answer Explanations? Be a “Sponsor Member” to see this and all other answer explanations we have completed thus far in their entirety. 25. What score will Halle need to earn in her 3rd game to have an average score of 172 for the 3 games? Back to top↑ Want to see the full ACT A10 Math Answer Explanations? Be a “Sponsor Member” to see this and all other answer explanations we have completed thus far in their entirety. 26. The area of a rectangle is 300 square meters, and its length is 3 times its width. How many meters wide is the rectangle? Back to top↑ Want to see the full ACT A10 Math Answer Explanations? Be a “Sponsor Member” to see this and all other answer explanations we have completed thus far in their entirety. 27. A parallelogram has a perimeter of 96 inches, and 1 of its sides measures 16 inches. If it can be determined, what are the lengths, in inches, of the other 3 sides? Back to top↑ Want to see the full ACT A10 Math Answer Explanations? Be a “Sponsor Member” to see this and all other answer explanations we have completed thus far in their entirety. 28. Elmhurst Street is a two-way street. In each direction, it has one 12-foot-wide lane for car traffic, one 6-foot-wide bike lane, and one 8-foot-wide parking lane. How many feet wide is Elmhurst Street? Back to top↑ Want to see the full ACT A10 Math Answer Explanations? Be a “Sponsor Member” to see this and all other answer explanations we have completed thus far in their entirety. 29. At Central High School, 4 out of every 10 students ride the bus to and from school, and 3 out of every 8 who ride the bus are freshmen. If there are 2,500 students at Central, how many of the students are freshmen who ride the bus? Back to top↑ Want to see the full ACT A10 Math Answer Explanations? Be a “Sponsor Member” to see this and all other answer explanations we have completed thus far in their entirety. 30. If 90° < < 180° and sin 0 =-• —29 ‘ then cos 0 = ? Back to top↑ Want to see the full ACT A10 Math Answer Explanations? Be a “Sponsor Member” to see this and all other answer explanations we have completed thus far in their entirety. 31. Given f(x) = x+2 , what is(are) the real value(s) of t for which f(t) = t ? Back to top↑ Want to see the full ACT A10 Math Answer Explanations? Be a “Sponsor Member” to see this and all other answer explanations we have completed thus far in their entirety. In the figure below, a highway rest area (at D) and radar stations (at A and B) lie on a level east-west line; A is 9,000 feet due west of D. An airplane (at C) is shown directly above the rest area, flying due west at a constant speed of 300 feet per second and at a constant altitude of 12,000 feet. The airplane is located at,a straight-line distance of 15,000 feet from the radar station at A and 13,000 feet from the radar station at B. Back to top↑ Want to see the full ACT A10 Math Answer Explanations? Be a “Sponsor Member” to see this and all other answer explanations we have completed thus far in their entirety. 33. Let A, C, and D lie in the standard (x,y) coordinate plane such that A is at (0,0) and D is at (9,000, 0). Which of the following equations represents the line along which the airplane is flying? Back to top↑ Want to see the full ACT A10 Math Answer Explanations? Be a “Sponsor Member” to see this and all other answer explanations we have completed thus far in their entirety. 34. Which of the following values is closest to the number of seconds it will take for the airplane to fly from C to the point directly above the radar station at A ? Back to top↑ Want to see the full ACT A10 Math Answer Explanations? Be a “Sponsor Member” to see this and all other answer explanations we have completed thus far in their entirety. 35. When considering the changing triangle formed by A, B, and the moving airplane (C), which of the angles below increases in measure as the airplane flies due west beyond the point directly above A ? Back to top↑ Want to see the full ACT A10 Math Answer Explanations? Be a “Sponsor Member” to see this and all other answer explanations we have completed thus far in their entirety. 36. Troy made a rectangular poster that is 4 feet long and 2 feet wide. The poster is too large to fit in the available display space, so Troy is going to make a new poster that will have an area that is 50% of the area of the original poster. The length of Troy’s new poster will be 3the length of the original poster. How many feet wide will the new poster be? Back to top↑ Want to see the full ACT A10 Math Answer Explanations? Be a “Sponsor Member” to see this and all other answer explanations we have completed thus far in their entirety. 37. What is the solution set of the equation x + 6 = 2(x + 3) — x ? Back to top↑ Want to see the full ACT A10 Math Answer Explanations? Be a “Sponsor Member” to see this and all other answer explanations we have completed thus far in their entirety. 38. Steve plans to use 28 feet of fencing to enclose a region of his yard for a pen for his pet rabbit. What is the area, in square feet, of the largest rectangular region Steve can enclose? Back to top↑ Want to see the full ACT A10 Math Answer Explanations? Be a “Sponsor Member” to see this and all other answer explanations we have completed thus far in their entirety. 39. There are exactly 5 people in a bookstore at 12:00 p.m. Each person earns an annual income that is between$30,000 and $35,000. No one enters or leaves the bookstore until 12:15 p.m., when a professional athlete with an annual income of more than$1,000,000 enters the bookstore and joins the other 5 people. The mean, median, range, and standard deviation of the annual incomes of the 5 people in the bookstore at 12:00 p.m. are calculated and compared to, the same 4 statistics of the annual incomes of the 6 people in the bookstore at 12:15 p.m. If it can be determined, which of the 4 statistics changed the least?

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40. Ana and Amy started a landscaping job together. When Ana stopped, she had completed of the job. When Amy stopped, she had completed 1/3 of the job. Then Ruben completed the rest of the job in 2 hours. Assume that Ana, Amy, and Ruben all worked at the same rate. Which of the following values is closest to the number of hours it would have taken 1 of them to complete the entire job alone?

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41. If a and b are positive real numbers, which of the following is equivalent to

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42. To become a contestant on a quiz show, a person must correctly order 4 rock stars by age, from youngest to oldest. The contestant knows which one is the oldest rock star, but randomly guesses at the order of the other 3 rock stars. What is the probability the contestant will get all 4 in the correct order?

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43. Which of the following expressions is equivalent to

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44. An automobile license plate number issued by a certain state has 6 character positions. Each of the first 3 positions contains a single digit from 0 through 9. Each of the last 3 positions contains 1 of the 26 letters of the alphabet. Digits and letters of the alphabet can be repeated on a license plate. How many different such license plate numbers can be made?

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45. The function y = f(x) is graphed in the standard (x,y) coordinate plane below.

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46. When log5 x -= –2, what is x ?

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47. Which of the following lists those integer values of D for which the fraction lies between 5 and ?

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48. For all real numbers a, b, and c such that a > b and c < 0, which of the following inequalities must be true?

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49. The triangle shown below has side lengths 37, 38, and 39 inches. Which of the following expressions gives the measure of the largest angle of the triangle? (Note: For every triangle with sides of length a, b, and c that are opposite LA, LB, and LC, respectively, c2 = a2 + b2 — 2ab cos C.)

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50. Pete has an average score of exactly x points on 4 equally weighted tests. How many points higher than x must Pete score on the 5th equally weighted test to raise his average score after the 5th test to x + 2 points?

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51. The intersection of lines 1 and m forms the 4 angles LA, LB, LC, and LD. The measure of LB is 3f times the measure of LA. Which of the following values is closest to the measure of LA ?

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52. A sequence is defined for all positive integers by sr, = 2s(„__ ,) + n + 1 and si = 3. What is s4 ?

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53. If a is an integer less than -1, which of the following orders the expressions I a -a2, and – —a from least value to greatest value?

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54. At the school carnival, Ann is playing a game involving a stack of 10 index cards. Each card has a single number written on it: 1 card has a 1, 2 cards have a 2, 3 cards have a 3, and 4 cards have a 4. Ann will choose 1 card at random, and she will be awarded the number of points equal to the number written on the card. Let the random variable X represent the number of points Ann receives on any 1 draw. What is the expected value of X?

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55. Which of the following is equivalent to the sum of any 3 consecutive odd integers, x, y, and z, such that x < y < z ?

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56. The mean of the set of 5 numbers {42, 3, 11, 27, x} is 24, and the median of the set of 4 numbers {53, 8, 29, y) is 38. If it can be determined, which of the following values is equal to x-y?

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57. Consider all rectangles such that the rectangle’s length is greater than the rectangle’s width and the length and width are whole numbers of inches. Which of the following perimeters, in inches, is NOT possible for such a rectangle with an area of 144 square inches?

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58. The equation (x — 7)2 + (y — 8)2 = 10 is that of a circle that lies in the standard (x,y) coordinate plane. One endpoint of a diameter of the circle has y-coordinate 11. What is the y-coordinate of the other endpoint of that diameter?

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59. The plans for a diving pool call for a rectangular prism that has a length of 30 meters, a width of 25 meters, and a depth of 5 meters. If the plans are changed to increase both the length and the width of the pool by 10%, what will be the increase, to the nearest 1%, in the volume of the pool?

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60. One solution of the equation 4×3 — 212 + x + 7 = 0 is x = —1. Which of the following describes the other 2 solutions?