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New ACT Questions Explained

The document contains multiple math and geometry word problems. Here are 3 key points: 1) One problem asks for the length of a photo after enlargement where the length became 5 inches longer than the tall and the ratio is the same. 2) Another asks for the number of times a tire will rotate when traveling 1 mile, given the tire's radius is 14 inches. 3) A third involves finding the zeros of a quadratic function where f(2) = -20.
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{1}A photo has sides 4in. tall and 6in.Length.

After enlargement , the length


became 5 in. longer than the tall and the ratio is the same.What is the length of
the photo?
A .9
B 10
C 15
D 20

{2}A car travels 1 mile and has a tire with a radius of 14 inches.How many times
will the tire rotate in order to cover the entire distance? 1 mile = 5280 ft

{3}If f(2)=-20, then what are the zeros of the function f(x)=𝑥^2 + 3𝑥 + 𝑏𝑥 + 3𝑏?
{4}The perimeter of a square is equal to the circumference of a circle whose
area is 20 in2. What is the area, in square inches, of the square ?
A. 5π
B. 5
C. 20π
D. 20

{5} Simplify: 7(4 − 3) − 6(1/2 − 1/3) + 7(𝑚 − 1)


A. 5π
B. 5 6
C. 20π
D. 20

{6} Which of the following shapes has the greatest numbers of lines of
symmetry?
A. Square
B. Rectangle that is not a square
C. Equilateral triangle
D. Circle
{7} Given :
Points A,B,C,D, and E are collinear
AC=12
DB=20
BE=8

C is between B and E
A is between B and D
B is the midpoint of AC
What is the measure of DE?
A. 40
B. 28
C. 24
D. 16

{8} Two semicircles are congruent and are collinear. How many points and lines
of symmetry do they have, if any?
A. 1 Point , 1 Line
B. 1 Point, 0 Line
C. 0 Point, 1 Line
D. 0 Point, 0 Line
{9} The perimeter of a square is equal to the circumference of a circle whose
area is 20 in2. What is the area, in square inches, of the square ?
A. 5π
B. 5
C. 20π
D. 20

{10} If Rayn traveled 620 miles in 2 hours and 20 minutes , what was his
average speed?
A. 260 miles per hour
B. 283 miles per hour
C. 299 miles per hour
D. 310 miles per hour

{11} Simplify 6𝑥 + 8 ÷ 2 − (4𝑥 − 5)


{10} Find angle ABC

{11} Which statements are always logically equivalent?


A. the converse of a conditional statement and contrapositive of a conditional
statement
B. the conditional statement and its inverse
C. the conditional statement and its contrapositive
D. the inverse and contrapositive of a conditional statement
{12} Find angle EBC?

Points A,B,C,and E lie on circle 0


AC is perpendicular with BD at 0
AC is the diameter of the circle
E,D,and C are collinear

A. 22.5
B. 30
C. 45
D. 60

{13} Which of the following proves that the


two triangles are similar?

{14} Find the area of the shaded region?

L=14, W=6
{15}
{16}
{17} A circular pizza fits tightly in the bottom of a square box. The inside area of
the box is 144 inches. Which of the following values is the closest to the area in
square inches of the top of the pizza?
A. 144𝜋
B. 36𝜋
C. 12𝜋
D. 6𝜋

{18} What is the name of the polygon in which the sum of interior angles is 540
A. Pentagon
B. Hexagon
C. Heptagon
D.Octagon
{20} A worker wants to make 10 pounds of mixed nuts using peanuts and
cashews.He buys peanuts at 3.75 dollars per pounds and cashews at 8 dollars
per pound. If 1 pound of his mixture is valued at 5.45 dollars, how many pounds
of peanuts did he buy?

{21} A garden with measurements 4m x 6m is surrounded by a sidewalk on all


sides. The area of the garden with the sidewalk is 40m², what is the width of the
sidewalk?

{22}Sarah invested $5000 with 3% simple annual interest rate. What will be the
interest in Sarah’s account after t years
.
{23} The table below shows the number of bacteria increasing exponentially.
What will the value of Y be when X=10 ?
X Y

0 1

1 2

2 4

3 8

{24} GB is a Chord. Find the Value of GB


{25} If exterior equal twice interior of isosceles triangle one of them is 30. Find
exterior

{26} Which of these 2 events are independent of each other?

A. Event 1: A coin is tossed Event 2: The coin is tossed again


B. Event 1: It rains at 3:30 PM Event 2: The sidewalk is wet at 4:PM
C. Event 1: A card is drawn from a deck Event 2:Another card is drawn without
any replacements
D. Event 1: Green marbles are taken from a bag Event 2: Another marble is
taken without any replacements

{27} Jade bought two similar planters. The second planter has dimensions 3
times as large as the first planter. If the first planter gets filled using 1 bag of soil,
how many bags will the second planter need to be filled?
{28}Which is the Converse of the following Statement. If Chris uses toothpaste
X, he doesn’t get cavities.

{29}Which property is shown below

1^3/2 x 3^2

{30}
{34}

AGE VALUE
0 25000
3 13353.13
5 11092.63
9 5790.42
12 3556.04

Complete the sentence

As the age of the car increases, the value of the car decreases………..

A. Linearly by 9646.87 PER YEAR


B. Linearly by 1787 PER YEAR
C. Exponentially by 85% PER YEAR
D. Exponentially by 15% PER YEAR

35if there are 6 rabbits on an isolated island that double each year, what would be
?their number after 9 years
{36}Chris started a new job. On the first day he worked for 5 hours ,on the fifth
day he worked for 4 hours ,on the 12th and 14th day he worked for 6 hours.
Which set relation represents this situation?

A. (1,5),(5,4),(12,6),(14,6)
B. (5,1),(5,4),(12,6),(14,6)
C.(1,5),(5,4),(6,12),(6,14)
D.(1,5),(4,5),(12,6),(14,6)

{37}If there are 9 white cards and 7 black cards, what is the probability of
randomly picking a white card?

{38} A circle has a diameter of 11 inches. What is the circumference of that


circle?
{39} Find and compare the mean and median of the following numbers:

75 70 80 70 80 90 95 70 70 75 80 80 90 95

{40} What i is the cross section of this cone?

A. Circle
B. Oval
C.Rectangle
D. Triangle
{41} Marco, Charlie, Rob ,and Lauren ate desserts. The options were
cookies,ice cream,brownies, and cake.

If
Marco and Charlie had the same dessert
No one chose the same dessert as Rob or Lauren
Rob chose brownies and charlie chose cake
Neither Marco nor lauren choose cookies

What did Lauren eat?

A) Ice cream
B) Brownies
C) Cookies
D) Cake

2 2
{42} 𝑥 − 100 . 𝑥 − 6𝑥

2
𝑥 + 4𝑥 − 60 𝑥 − 10

3 5 3
{43} 2(2𝑥 𝑦 𝑧)
3 2 5 2
{44}− 2𝑝𝑞 (1/3 𝑝 𝑞 )

{45} A line has a y intercept of 0 and a negative slope. Which


quadrants would the line lie in?

A. Q1 ,Q2
B. Q2, Q4
C. Q1, Q3
D. Q3, Q4
{47} Find the area of a circle with a diameter of 17.

2
{48} Factor 25𝑥 − 121

{49} Find the value of X.


{50} The mean of 6 numbers is 6, median is 6, and mode is 10. If
each number is increased by 5, what would be the mean?

A. 2
B. 11
C. 5
D. 6

{51} Find the perimeter ratio


{52} A basketball is 13 ft tall with a shadow of 3 ft and 4 inch, a
boy is 4 ft and 5 inch tall, what is the shadow he creates?

{53} Find the value of X


{54} Find the volume of this shape.

{55} To the nearest tenth how many small cylinders full of water
can fit into the large cylinder?
{56} The diameter of the first circle is 1 and the second is 2 and
the third(largest) is 3.

If a point were to be chosen at random in the square , what is the


probability of a point landing on the large circle but not on the two
smaller tangent circles.( Express your answer in the form of a
percent)
{57} PT is equal to RT and QT is equal to ST

A. QR=PS
B. triangle PTS= Triangle QTS
C. PT=ST
D. T is a midpoint of QS and PS

{58} What is the least number of points needed to form a plane?

A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
{59}What is the mean of a set if we have 20 numbers in the set?

A. 72 because it's the number in the center of the plot


B. 72.5 because it's the average of the numbers on the edges
C. 78.5 because it's the average of all the numbers
D. The mean cannot be determined from the information given

{60}There are 6 shoes being sold, s1=58.95, s2=7-.95, s3=92.95,


s4=112.95, s5=?, s6=?, what should be done to make the median
price 99.99?

A. Decrease s4 by 11.92
B. Decrease s3 by 8.50
C. Increase s4 by 8.50
D. Increase s3 by 11.92

{71}A worker has two similar boxes, one of them has 3 times the
dimensions of the other. How many times bigger is the volume of
.

the bigger box?

A. 3
B. 9
C. 27
D. 30
{72}There are two similar rectangular prisms, one has dimensions
8, 10, 12, the other has one of the dimensions as 24.
Which of the following could be the volume of the bigger prism?

{73}The following table shows Dan's scores before tutoring:


11st, 70 | 2nd, 80 | 3rd, 80 | 4th, 70 | 5th,751
These were his scores after tutoring:
1 6th, 90 | 7th, 95 1
What is the difference between the first set and the second?

A. The median increased by 5 and the mean stayed the same


B. The mean and the median stayed the same
C. The mean and the median increased by 5
D. There is no difference
.

{74} How many lines of symmetry does a regular hexagon have?


A. 2
B. 4
C. 6
D. 12
{75}Triangles AABC and ADEC, are drawn such that:
<A = <D
Line AC is 8
Line AD is 20
And the area of triangle ADEC is 60 cm?
What is the area of AABC?

A. 20
B. 40
C. 80
D. 120

{76}Matthew cuts triangle ADEF from a brass sheet, as shown,


and point G is equidistant from all three points. Point G must be
the centre of:

a. Mass of the triangle


b. The circle inscribed inside the triangle
c. The circle circumscribed around the triangle
d. All points of h such that points DE F H form a rectangle

{77}6a²-2b²-3a²+b²+2ab
M

Simplify the equation as much as possible


{78} A goalpost (red), there was a shadow of it on the floor (blue),
measurements were given (green),of both the goalpost and the
shadow (green and pink). What is the length of y?

{79} Find the value of X


.
{80} If the volume of a cube is equal to 2 times its surface area,
what is the value of s (side)?

{81}There are 5 strawberry donuts, 6 chocolate donuts, 3 glaze


donuts, and 4 caramel donuts. If a person randomly chose a
donut, what’s the probability it’s a strawberry?

{82} In how many ways can you draw a line from 10 points?
{83}What will be the resulting slope of the given points?
(2, 4) | (2, -6)

A- Positive Slope.
B- Negative Slope.
C- Undefined Slope
D- Zero Slope

{84}A rectangle has a length that is 6 more than double its width.
The area of this given rectangle is 80.What is the length?

{85} Simplify the following


r
{86} Simplify the following

{87} If the mean can be determined, what could the mean be?

{88} Find the perimeter of the adjacent figure: Equation of line Y=


2x+4
{90}Which statement is correct? Note{ Inscribed\ Arcs}

{91}What is the name of the polygon in which the sum of interior


angles is 540?
{92}Simplify the expression

{93}The following interior angles do create a quadrilateral?


Angles{n, 2n, 3n, and 4n} What is the greatest angle?

{94} Which of these drawings is a function?


{95} Find the solution of the given system

{96} Find the Value of X


{97} Solve the following inequality and draw its number line

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