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ACT math practice test 7

1. Shannon walked miles on miles on Thursday. What

was the total distance, in miles, Shannon walked during those 2

days?

A.

B.

C.

D.

E.
2. 4x3× 3xy2 × 2xy2 is equivalent to:
F. 9x3y4
G. 9x5y4
H. 24x3y4
J. 24x5y4
K. 24x5y6
3. Mr. Wilk is a high school math teacher whose salary is $33,660
for this school year, which has 180 days. In Mr. Wilk's school
district, substitute teachers are paid $85 per day. If Mr. Wilk takes
a day off without pay and a substitute teacher is paid to teach his
classes, how much less does the school district pay in salary by
paying a substitute teacher instead of Mr. Wilk for that day?
A. $57
B. $85
C. $102
D. $114
E. $187
4. A student has earned the following scores on four 100-point
tests this marking period: 63, 72, 88, and 91. What score must the
student earn on the fifth and final 100-point test of the marking
period to earn an average test grade of 80 for the five tests?
F. 79
G. 86
H. 89
J. 94
K. The student cannot earn an average of 80.
5. The oxygen saturation of a lake is found by dividing the amount
of dissolved oxygen the lake water currently has per liter by the
dissolved oxygen capacity per liter of the water, and then
converting that number into a percent. If the lake currently has 6.4
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oxygen capacity is 9.5 milligrams per liter, what is the oxygen
saturation level of the lake, to the nearest percent?
A. 64%
B. 67%
C. 70%
D. 89%
E. 95%
6. A rectangular lot that measures 125 feet by 185 feet is
completely fenced. What is the length, in feet, of the fence?
F. 310
G. 435
H. 620
J. 740
K. 1,240
7. The expression a[(b - c) + d] is equivalent to:
A. ab + ac + ad
B. ab - ac + d
C. ab - ac + ad
D. ab - c + d
E. a - c + d
8. If 6x - 3 = -5x + 7, then x =?

F.

G.

H.

J.
K. 10
9. What two numbers should be placed in the blanks below so
that the difference between the consecutive numbers is the
same?
13, --, --, 34
A. 19, 28
B. 20, 27
C. 21, 26
D. 23, 24
E. 24, 29

10. If x is a real number such that x3 = 729, then

F. 9
G. 27
H. 30
J. 84
K. 90

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11. The formula for the volume, V, of a sphere with

radius r is . If the radius of a baseball

is inches, what is the volume to the nearest cubic inch?

A. 6
B. 8
C. 10
D. 14
E. 15
12. If a gumball is randomly chosen from a bag that contains
exactly 6 yellow gumballs, 5 green gumballs, and 4 red gumballs,
what is the probability that the gumball chosen is NOT green?

F.

G.

H.

J.

K.
13. The number of students participating in fall sports at a certain
high school can be shown with the following matrix:

The athletic director estimates the ratio of the number of sports

awards that will be earned to the number of students participating

with the following matrix:

Given these matrices, what is the athletic director's estimate for
the number of sports awards that will be earned for these fall
sports?
A. 55

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B. 60
C. 65
D. 67
E. 74
14. The following chart shows the current enrollment in all social
studies classes-Geography, U.S. History, World Cultures, and
Government-at Iron Mountain High School.

What is the average number of students enrolled per section in

U.S. History?

F. 25
G. 26
H. 27
J. 29
K. 34
15. The following chart shows the current enrollment in all social
studies classes-Geography, U.S. History, World Cultures, and
Government-at Iron Mountain High School.

The school wants to have all of the students enrolled in social

studies classes read the same book at the same time so that the
author of the book can speak to the students at an assembly. The
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school originally purchased two classroom sets of 30 books each,
but now one set is missing 3 books and the other is missing 5. For
which of the following class periods, if any, are there NOT enough
books available for each student to have one book?

A. Period 2 only
B. Period 3 only
C. Period 4 only
D. Period 3 and 4 only
E. There are enough books for each class period

Answers and Explanations

1. Correct Answer: C
Explanation:

The correct answer is C. To find the total distance in miles that Shannon walked, add and . To add mixed

numbers, find the least common denominator. The least common denominator of 3 and 5 is 3 × 5, or 15. To convert ,

multiply by (hint: , and multiplication by 1 does not change the value of a number). The result is . To

convert , multiply by . The result is . To add and , first add 1 and 2 and then and . The result

is , which reduces to .

2. Correct Answer: J
Explanation:
The correct answer is J. To find an equivalent expression, multiply the constants (4 × 3 × 2 = 24), combine the x terms
(x3 × x × x) → x3+1+1 → x5, and combine the y terms (y2 × y2 → y2+2 → y4). The result is 24x5y4.
3. Correct Answer: C
Explanation:
The correct answer is C. To find Mr. Wilk's pay per day, divide his annual salary, $33,660, by the total number of days

he works, 180. His pay per day is , or $187. When Mr. Wilk takes a day off without pay and the school pays a
substitute $85, the school district saves the difference in these amounts, 187–85, or $102.

4. Correct Answer: G
Explanation:
The correct answer is G. To find the score on the fifth 100-point test that will yield an average score of 80, first calculate
the total of the four scores already obtained: 63 + 72 + 88 + 91 = 314. To obtain an average of 80 on 5 tests, the total
score of all 5 tests must be 80 × 5, or 400. The score needed on the last test is equivalent to 400 - 314, or 86.

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5. Correct Answer: B
Explanation:
The correct answer is B. To find the oxygen saturation level, divide the current number of milligrams per liter by the

capacity milligrams per liter: Convert the result (0.6737) into a percent by multiplying by 100: 67.37% is

approximately equal to 67%.

6. Correct Answer: H
Explanation:
The correct answer is H. To find the length of fence needed to surround a rectangular lot 125 feet by 185 feet, calculate
the perimeter. The formula for perimeter of a rectangle is 2 times the sum of the length and width, or P = 2(l + w).
Calculate the perimeter as follows: 2(125 + 185) = 2(310), or 620.
7. Correct Answer: C
Explanation:
The correct answer is C. To find an equivalent expression, simply distribute the a, as follows: ab-ac+ad. Remember to
keep track of the negative sign.
8. Correct Answer: G
Explanation:
The correct answer is G. To solve for x in the equation 6x - 3 = -5x + 7, add 5x and 3 to both sides of the equation,

which results in the equation 11x = 10. Divide both sides by 11, which results in .

9. Correct Answer: B
Explanation:
The correct answer is B. These four numbers will form an arithmetic sequence, a sequence in which each pair of
successive terms differs by the same number. To find the difference, define d as that difference, 13 as the first term,
and 34 as the fourth term. By definition, the second term is 13 + d. The fourth term, 34, can also be written as (13
+ d + d) + d. Using that expression, obtain the equation 34 = 13 + d + d + d, or 34 = 13 + 3d. After subtracting 13 from
both sides, divide by 3, which results in 7 = d. The difference is 7. Thus the second term is 13 + 7, or 20, and the third
term is 20 + 7, or 27.
10. Correct Answer: J
Explanation:

The correct answer is J. To calculate the value of , first solve x3 = 729 for x. The solution is the cube

root of 729, which is 9. Substitute 9 into the original expression, arriving at . This expression simplifies
to 81 + 3, or 84.
11. Correct Answer: C
Explanation:

The correct answer is C. To find the volume, substitute for r in the equation as follows:

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Recall that π = approx. 3.14, so is about 9.92, or 10 when rounded to the nearest cubic inch.
12. Correct Answer: F
Explanation:
The correct answer is F. The probability that the gumball chosen will NOT be green when there are 6 yellow gumballs,
5 green gumballs, and 4 red gumballs is the number of favorable outcomes (the number of times a yellow or red
gumball can be chosen) divided by the number of total outcomes (the total number of gumballs). The number of
favorable outcomes is 10 because there are 6 yellow gumballs and 4 red gumballs. The total number of outcomes is 6

+ 5 + 4, or 15. Thus the probability of the gumball NOT being green is , which can be reduced to .

13. Correct Answer: D

Explanation:
The correct answer is D. To find the number of sports awards earned, multiply the number of participants in each sport
by the ratio for that sport, and then add these 4 products. This is a matrix multiplication, as shown below:

14. Correct Answer: G

Explanation:
The correct answer is G. To find the average number of students per section enrolled in U.S. History, find the total
number of students in all sections and divide by the number of sections. Add 25 + 29 + 24 to get 78, then divide by 3.
This results in an average of 26 students enrolled per section in U.S. History.

If you selected answer choice F, you found the median, or middle number (which is not always the average), of 24, 25,
and 29.

15. Correct Answer: B

Explanation:
The correct answer is B. The total number of books available is (30 - 3) + (30 - 5), or 27 + 25, which is 52. To find the
class periods for which there are not enough books, find the total number of books needed for each period, as given in

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The only entry in the table with more than 52 is 56 for period 3.

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