For what value of q is the equation true?
(F) 3
(G) 5
(H) 13
(J) 15
(K) 19
In a Spanish class there are m students, of which n did NOT pass the last exam. Which of the following is a general expression for the fraction of the class that did receive a passing grade?
(F) (G) (H) (J) (K)
Correct Answer: F
What is the value of 4 + 3x – y when x = 3 and y = -1?
(F) 13 (G) 16 (H) 30 (J) 85 (K) 2,041
Correct Answer: J
On a level field, a telephone pole 24 feet tall casts a shadow 6 feet long, and at the same time of day, another nearby telephone pole casts a shadow 18 feet long. How many feet tall is the second telephone pole?
(A) 6(B) 12(C) 24(D) 36(E) 72
Correct Answer: E
More ACT Math Exam Questions
- 1In a complex plane, the vertical axis is the imaginary axis and the horizontal axis is the real axis. Within the complex plane, a complex number a + bi is comparable to the point (a, b) in the standard (x, y) coordinate plane. is the modulus of the complex point a + bi. Which of the complex numbers F, G, H, J, and K below has the smallest modulus?
- 2
If the height of an equilateral triangle is 9, what is its area?
- 3
For the songs on Charlie's mp3 player, the ratio of folk songs to rock songs is 3:11. Which of the following statements about the songs on his mp3 player is(are) true?
I. There are fewer folk songs than rock songs.
II. For every 11 rock songs, there are 3 folk songs.
III. Folk songs comprise of the songs on Charlie's mp3 player.
- 4
The four midpoints of the sides of a square represent four points on a circle. Line segments connect the opposing corners of the square. This circle and these line segments divide the square into how many individual, non-overlapping regions of nonzero area?
- 5If p and q are positive integers, and 6pq4 and 12p2q2 have a greatest common factor of 1,050, then which of the following is a possible value for the sum of p and q?