ACT Math - Word Problems

If watermelons sell at $4.29 each or 4 for $14.80, how much is saved, to the nearest cent, on each watermelon y buying them 4 at a time?

• 36 cents

• 43 cents

• 48 cents

• 59 cents

• 68 cents

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CCSS.7.EE.B.3

CCSS.7.NS.A.1

CCSS.7.NS.A.3

Joey made two trips to the all on the same day. On the first trip, he gave the cashier $50 and got back $12 in change. On the second trip, he gave the cashier $30 and got back $8 in change. After these trips, he had $45 left. How many dollars did he have before his trips to the mall?

• 55

• 67

• 86

• 105

• 117

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CCSS.7.EE.B.3

CCSS.7.EE.B.4

CCSS.7.NS.A.3

Professor Jones gives his students a 2 minute break between each section of a final exam. If the final exam has 7 sections, how many minutes do the students spend on break during the exam?

• 6

• 7

• 9

• 12

• 14

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CCSS.7.NS.A.2

CCSS.7.NS.A.3

Mark is deciding between two contracting jobs. Job A pays $45 per hour for the first 10 hours worked, and $60 per hour worked thereafter. job B pays a flat $50 per hour. Mark's goal is to earn $1,350 from his next contracting job. Which job, if either, allows him to work fewer hours to meet his goal, and how many hours fewer?

• Job A, 2

• Job A, 12

• Job B, 2

• Job B, 12

• Mark would work the same number of hours at either job.

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CCSS.7.EE.B.3

CCSS.7.EE.B.4

CCSS.7.NS.A.2

CCSS.7.NS.A.3

CCSS.7.RP.A.3

A number z is produced by multiplying x, which is divisible by 10, and y, which is divisible by 15. All of the following whole numbers must be factors of z EXCEPT:

• 2

• 3

• 6

• 20

• 30

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CCSS.7.NS.A.2

CCSS.7.NS.A.3

There are three alarm bells. The first alarm bell rings every 6 minutes, the second rings every 8 minutes, and the third rings every 10 minutes. At a certain instant, the 3 alarm bells ring at the same time. How many minutes elapse until the 3 alarm bells next ring at the same time?

• 60

• 90

• 120

• 160

• 480

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CCSS.6.NS.B.4

Consider the set of numbers {2, 3, 4, 5}. How many positive integers less than 600 are divisible by every number in the set?

• 9

• 10

• 11

• 12

• 13

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CCSS.6.NS.B.4

A recipe recommends fermenting a certain type of vegetable for 5 hours per ounce of the vegetable's weight. Based on this recipe, how long should an 18-ounce vegetable of this type be fermented?

• 2 days 12 hours

• 2 days 18 hours

• 3 days 6 hours

• 3 days 12 hours

• 3 days 18 hours

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CCSS.7.EE.B.3

CCSS.7.NS.A.2

CCSS.7.NS.A.3

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CCSS.7.RP.A.3

In a cycling race, Hugo finished a course 2.4 miles long in 7 minutes and 12 seconds. About how many miles per hour did he average for the race?

• 60

• 36

• 30

• 20

• 15

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CCSS.7.RP.A.1

CCSS.7.RP.A.2

A recycling machine processes 10 plastic bottles in 3 minutes. At this rate, how many plastic bottles does the recycling machine process in 3 + m minutes?

• $\frac{10}{3}+m$

• $\frac{10}{3}+\frac{m}{3}$

• $\frac{10}{3}+\frac{10}{3m}$

• $10+\frac{m}{3}$

• $10+\frac{10m}{3}$

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CCSS.7.EE.A.2

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CCSS.7.EE.B.4

CCSS.7.RP.A.1

CCSS.7.RP.A.2

CCSS.7.RP.A.3