Which of the following values for a in the equation 3x + 3a - 5 = 5x - a causes the solution for x to be 6?
(A)-8.5
(B) -4.25
(C) 4.25
(D) 8.5
(E) 13.25
In the standard (x,y) coordinate plane, line segment 
has end points C(-3,5) and D(11,-7). What is the midpoint of ?
（A）(14,-12) （B） (8, 2) （C） (7, 1) （D） (7, -6) （E） (4, -1)
Correct Answer: E
Which of the following comprises all of the values of x for which 
?
（A）x < 1
（B） x < 
（C） x < 7
（D） x > 
（E） x > 7
Correct Answer: C
A recent survey of book critics asked 30 critics how many stars out of a possible 5 they gave to a recent novel from a popular author. The 30 critics' responses are summarized by the histogram below.
The group that took the survey wants to show the data in a circle graph (pie chart). What should be the measure of the central angle of the portion for one-star reviews?
(F) 15°(G) 24°(H) 30°(J) 48°(K) 60°
Correct Answer: J
More ACT Math Exam Questions
- 1
The circumference of a circle is 50 inches. How many inches long is its radius?
- 2For all real numbers a, b, and c such that a < b and c > 0, which of the following inequalities, if any, must be true?
- 3
As shown in the figure below, a compass has marks for every 10° and "North" and "South" are the endpoints of a line segment. If the point of the needle of this compass travels 42 mm as it moves in a clockwise direction from "East" to "North," how long is the needle to the nearest tenth of a millimeter?
- 4A sample of 300 jellybeans was removed from a barrel of jellybeans. All
of the jellybeans in the barrel are one of four colors: red, orange,
green, and purple. For the sample, the number of jellybeans of each
color is shown in the table below.
Color Number of jellybeans red 75 5 If
, then n =