ACT – Mathematics – Quiz 3 – Numbers and Quantity – Set C

7 Questions—5 Minutes (Recommended)

DIRECTIONS: Solve each problem, choose the correct
answer, and then fill in the corresponding oval on your
answer sheet.
Do not linger over problems that take too much time.
Solve as many as you can; then return to the others in the
time you have left for this quiz.
You are permitted to use a calculator on this quiz. You
may use your calculator for any problems you choose,
b
but some of the problems may be best done without using
a calculator.
Note: Unless otherwise stated, all of the following should
be assumed:
1. Illustrative figures are NOT necessarily drawn to scale.
2. Geometric figures lie in a plane.
3. The word line indicates a straight line.
4. The word average indicates arithmetic mean.

1. If a, b, and c are different prime numbers and abc = 105, DO FIGURING HERE
what is the sum of a, b, and c ?
A. 0
B. 5
C. 6
D. 15
E. 16

2. Given that x is an odd integer, 2y is an even integer, and

z is an even integer, which of the following must be
true?
F. x + y + z is odd
G. x + y + z is even
H. 2(x + z) + 2y is odd
J. 2y + x + z is even
K. 2y + x + z is odd

3. All of the following are rational numbers EXCEPT?

A. √47

B. 4.7
4
C.
7
D. 47

E. 472

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 DO YOUR FIGURING HERE.
2 2 0
4. ‒ 3 + 4 ‒ 5 =

F. 6
G. 7
H. 18
J. 24
K. 25

5. The sequence of numbers below is missing the

fourth value. Which of the following is the form
of the missing value in its lowest terms?

3 6 9 15 18
, , , __ , , ,...
11 16 21 31 36

12
A.
25
4
B.
13
6
C.
13
1
D.
2
7
E.
26

4 4
6. 10 + 10 =
16
F. 10
8
G. 10
8
H. 20
8
J. 2 • 10
4
K. 2 • 10

7. If n is a negative number and p is a positive

number, which of the following is the greatest?
A. n ‒ p
B. np
2
C. np
D. p ‒ n
3
E. pn

END OF QUIZ