ACT Practice #2 (Pre-Algebra Topics)

The chart below shows the total pizza slice sales for a pizza restaurant over a weekend. If pepperoni slices cost $2.45 and cheese slices cost $1.95, how much did the restaurant earn on Friday from pepperoni and cheese slices?

• $174.55

• $178.00

• $179.45

• $199.45

• $207.80

If a cage can hold 8 chickens, how many cages will be needed to hold 300 chickens.

• 36

• 37

• 38

• 39

• 40

 $\frac{3}{7}\times\frac{4}{3}=$  

•  $\frac{9}{28}$  

•  $\frac{7}{21}$  

•  $\frac{3}{7}$  

•  $\frac{4}{7}$  

•  $\frac{12}{21}$  

 $3^2+\frac{2^3+1}{\left(1-2\right)^3}$  

•  $-18$  

•  $-9$  

•  $0$  

•  $9$  

•  $18$  

If t is 5 more than s, and s is 3 less than r, what is t when r = 3?

• $-5$

• $-2$

• $1$

• $5$

• $8$

A car rental agency charges $40 per day for the first 7 days, and $35 a day for each day after that. How much would Joe be charged if he rented a car for 10 days?

• $375

• $385

• $395

• $405

• $415

While away at school, Eileen recieves an allowance of $400 each month, 35 percent of which she uses to pay her bills. If she budgets 30 percent of the remainder to shopping, allots $130 for entertainment, and saves the rest of the money, what percentage of her allowance is she able to save each month?

• 2.5%

• 13%

• 20%

• 35%

• 52%

The expression shown is closest to:

 $\frac{8+\left(6-3\right)^2}{2^2-3^2-12}$  

•  $-2$  

•  $-1$  

•  $0$  

•  $1$  

•  $2$  

Some time ago, the price of a pound of sugar was 25 cents. It is now $3. How much has the price changed?

• 0.9%

• 11%

• 91.6%

• 1100%

• 1200%

The price of oil this year is $4.10 per gallon. If that represents a 30% increase over last year, what was the price of oil last year?

• $1.23

• $2.87

• $3.15

• $5.33

• $5.86