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ACT math practice test 1
1. Prints Palace charges a regular fee of $1.50 per color poster
for print orders up to and including 50 color posters. For each
additional color poster in the order, Prints Palace charges half
the regular fee. Helene orders 64 color posters from Prints
Palace. What is her fee for this order?
(Note: Amounts are before taxes are added.)
A. $192.00
B. $117.50
C. $96.00
D. $85.50
E. $48.00
2. What value of y makes the equation = 18 true?
F. 5.5
G. 11
H. 16.5
J. 17
K. 22
3. Arianna is helping her mother center a table in their dining
room. As shown in the figure below, the rectangular room is 25
feet long, and the rectangular table is 4 feet wide and 7 feet
long. The west edge of the table will be y feet from the west
wall of the room, and the east edge of the table will be y feet
from the east wall of the room. What is the value of y ?
A. 7
B. 9
C. 10.5
D. 12.5
E. 18
4. What is the solution to the equation 7y - 2 = 2(y + 2) ?
F. -1
G.
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H.
J. 1
K. 2
5. For nonzero values of a and b, which of the following
expressions is equivalent to ?
A. -4a2b5
B. -4a4b
C. -4a6b3
D. -21a4b
E. -35a4b
6. Tessa has 7 pairs of earrings, 5 necklaces, and 6 bracelets,
which can be worn in any combination. She needs to choose
her jewelry to wear to a friend's wedding. How many different
combinations consisting of 1 of her 7 pairs of earrings, 1 of her
5 necklaces, and 1 of her 6 bracelets are possible for Tessa to
wear to the wedding?
F. 18
G. 42
H. 175
J. 210
K. 252
7. In Alpana's checking account in February, the highest
available balance was $135 and the lowest available balance
was -$12. This highest available balance was how many
dollars greater than this lowest available balance?
A. $147
B. $133
C. $125
D. $123
E. $117
8. A new operation, @, is defined on pairs of ordered pairs of
integers as follows: (r, s) @ (t, u) = What is the value of
(1,2) @ (5,3) ?
F. -
G. -
H. 1
J.
K. 13
9. The function y = (x - 3)2 is graphed in the standard (x, y)
coordinate plane below.
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One of the following graphs in the standard (x, y) coordinate
plane shows the result of shifting the function down 2
coordinate units. Which graph?
A.
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B.
C.
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D.
E.
10. What is the least common denominator of the
fractions , , and ?
F. 90
G. 120
H. 180
J. 324
K. 540
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Answers and Explanations
1. Correct Answer: D
Explanation:
D Helene's first 50 posters will cost $1.50 each. The cost for these is 50 × $1.50 = $75.00. Helene orders 64 posters, so
she needs 14 more. These will be cost half the regular fee, or $0.75 each. The additional cost is 14 × $0.75 = $10.50.
Add the two amounts together to get $75.00 + $10.50 = $85.50. Choice (D) is the credited response.
2. Correct Answer: J
Explanation:
J When asked for a specific value and given numbers in the answer choices, Plug In The Answers. Start with (H) and
plug in 16.5 for y. The equation becomes = 17.25. This is not equal to 18, so (F)
can be eliminated. The value is too small, so choices (F) and (G) can also be eliminated. Try plugging in the value in (J)
next, since the previous result was only a bit too small. The equation becomes = 18, so
(J) is the credited response.
3. Correct Answer: B
Explanation:
B When asked for a specific value and given numbers in the answer choices, Plug In The Answers. The length of the
room equals y + the length of the table + y. Start with the value in (C), and plug in 10.5 for y in the equation. If y = 10.5,
the length of the room is 10.5 + 7 + 10.5 = 28. The question states that the room is 25 feet long, so this value of 28 is
too big. Choice (C) can be eliminated, and (D) and (E) are too big as well. Try the value in (B) next. If y = 9, the length
of the room is 9 + 7 + 9 = 25. This is the correct length, so (B) is the credited response.
4. Correct Answer: H
Explanation:
H When asked for a specific value and given numbers in the answer choices, Plug In The Answers. Start with the value
in (H) and plug in for y in the equation. The equation becomes 7( ) - 2 = 2( + 2). Simplify the left side of the
equation first to get - 2. Now, find a common denominator to subtract the two numbers. 2 is equal to , so the left
side equals . Now work on the right side, getting a common denominator so it becomes
2( ) = 2( )= . The two sides are equal, so (H) is the credited response.
5. Correct Answer: B
Explanation:
B With questions that have multiple variables to different powers, it is best to concentrate on one piece at a time.
Starting with the coefficients in this expression, - = -4. Answers (D) and (E) do not start with -4, so they can be
eliminated. To divide values when the bases are the same, subtract the exponents. The values
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for a are = a(5-1) = a4. Choices (A) and (C) can be eliminated because they have different exponents for a. Choice
(B) is the only remaining answer choice and is credited response.
6. Correct Answer: J
Explanation:
J For questions asking for the number of possible combinations, draw a line on the paper for each category in the
question and label them.
Fill in each blank with the number of possible options in that category.
Multiply the numbers together to get the total number of combinations. 7 × 5 × 6 = 210, so (J) is the credited response.
7. Correct Answer: A
Explanation:
A The questions asks how much greater the value of $135 is than the value of -$12, which is the difference between
the two numbers. When the smaller value is subtracted from the larger value, the result is $135 - (-$12) = $135 + $12 =
147. Choice (A) is the credited response.
8. Correct Answer: F
Explanation:
F This is a Plugging In question for which the values to plug in have been provided. Plug the value given for each
variable into the equation, being careful to put each value in the correct spot. The equation
becomes . Therefore, (F) is the credited response.
9. Correct Answer: D
Explanation:
D Use Process Of Elimination to get rid of answers that contain graphs that do not reflect a movement of two units
down from the original graph. The graph in (A) is shifted up from the original, not down, so it can be eliminated. The
graphs shown in (C) and (E) are both still touching the x-axis, so they have not moved down and can be eliminated.
The graphs in (B) and (D) have both been shifted down 2 units. However, the graph in (B) is much wider than the
original graph, while (D) retains the original shape. Therefore, (B) can be eliminated, and (D) is the credited response.
10. Correct Answer: F
Explanation:
F Rather than trying to find the least common denominator manually, use the answer choices to determine if each one
is divisible by 10, 9, and 6. When Plugging In The Answers on a question that asks for the "least" value that works, start
with the smallest answer choice. Using the value in (F), 90 ÷ 10 = 9, 90 ÷ 9 = 10, and 90 ÷ 6 = 15. Therefore, (F)
contains the least common denominator for the fractions and is the credited response.
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