Which of the following defines the solution set for the system of inequalities given below?
0 > 3x - 6
-4 < x
(A) x > - 4
(B) x < 2
(C) -4 < x < 18
(D) -4 < x < -2
(E) -4 < x < 2
Two girls walk home from school. Starting from school, Susan walks north 2 blocks and then west 8 blocks, while Cindy walks east 3 blocks and then south 1 block. Approximately how many blocks apart are the girls' homes?
(A) 7.1 (B) 10.4 (C) 11.4 (D) 12.7 (E) 16
Correct Answer: C
For the imaginary number i, which of the following is a possible value of in if n is an integer less than 5?
(A) 0 (B) -1 (C) -2 (D) -3 (E) -4
Correct Answer: B
The Northampton Volunteer Association has built a rectangular sandbox for a local elementary school and is ready to fill it with sand. The sandbox is 60 inches wide, 72 inches long, and will be filled 18 inches deep. Under the assumption that 1 bag of sand can fill 3,600 cubic inches of the sandbox, what is the minimum number of bags of sand they will need in order to fill the sandbox?
(A) 1 (B) 7 (C) 12 (D) 21 (E) 22
Correct Answer: E
More ACT Math Exam Questions
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In the standard (x,y) coordinate plane below, the base of a right triangle lies along the x-axis and is bisected by the y-axis. The vertex of the angle opposite the base is on the graph of the parabolic function f(x) = 2x2 - 4. Let b represent any value of x such that -
< x < 0. Which of the following is an expression in terms of b for the area, in square coordinate units, of any such right triangle?
- 2
At 10:00, Angela starts from her home and runs at a constant pace to Kathleen’s house, which is exactly 2 miles away. Immediately, she and Kathleen turn around and walk back to Angela’s house exactly 4 miles an hour slower than Angela ran. When they arrive at Angela’s house, the time is 10:45. At what speed did Angela run?
- 3Which of the following expressions is equivalent to the inequality 6x – 8 > 8x + 14?
- 4
The employees at Belinda's Paint Store are having a competition to see who can create the most new accounts over a period from January to June in a certain year. Data is missing because one of the employees began to erase it from the white board, thinking that the competition was over. The numbers in the chart below have been confirmed with the assistant manager's personal records.
Which of the following is closest to the percent decrease in Cameron's new accounts from January to February?
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Carla has 5 times as many notebooks as her brother does. If they have 42 notebooks between them, how many notebooks does Carla have?