ACT MATH

What is 4% of 1,100?

• 4

• 4.4

• 40

• 44

• 440

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CCSS.HSA.CED.A.1

A person 2 meters tall casts a shadow 3 meters long. At the same time a telephone pole casts a shadow 12 meters long. How many meters tall is the pole?

• 4

• 6

• 8

• 11

• 16

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CCSS.HSG.SRT.A.2

CCSS.HSG.SRT.A.3

CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.6

In a spice shop, cayenne pepper is sold for 50 cents per ounce for the first ounce, and 35 cents per ounce for any ounce after the first ounce. How many ounces of cayenne pepper can be bought for $2.95?

• 7

• 8

• 9

• 10

• 11

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CCSS.HSA.CED.A.1

CCSS.HSA.CED.A.3

CCSS.HSA.REI.B.3

The two squares in the figure shown above have the same dimensions. The center of square A is a vertex of square B, and the center of square B is a vertex of square A. What is the area of the shaded region, in square centimeters?

• 3

• 9

• 12

• 36

• 72

If x = 3y + 4 then 3x – y =

• 9y - 4

• 9y - 12

• 6y + 12

• 6y + 8

• 8y + 12

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CCSS.HSA.CED.A.1

CCSS.HSA.REI.B.3

CCSS.HSA.SSE.A.2

CCSS.HSA.SSE.B.3

The budget for a department is reduced by 25 percent, and then that amount is reduced by a further 25 percent, what percent of the original budget is the final budget?

• 42.5 %

• 50 %

• 56.25 %

• 66 %

• 75 %

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CCSS.HSA.CED.A.1

CCSS.HSA.REI.B.3

CCSS.HSA.SSE.A.1

Reggie goes to the music store and spends $5.00 on guitar strings. He spends three times that amount on a music book, and half the amount he spent on the music book on a box of premium guitar picks. How much did Reggie spend at the music store?

• $21.75

• $27.50

• $28.25

• $31.50

• $33.00

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CCSS.HSA.CED.A.1

CCSS.HSA.REI.A.1

CCSS.HSA.REI.B.3

CCSS.HSA.SSE.A.1

If 537¹⁰² were calculated, it would have 279 digits. What would the digit farthest to the right be (the ones digit)?

• 1

• 3

• 4

• 7

• 9

If q is 15 less than t, then the sum of four times t and two times q is equivalent to which of the following?

• 2t - 15

• 4t - 30

• 2t - 30

• 6t - 30

• 6t - 60

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CCSS.HSA.CED.A.1

CCSS.HSA.CED.A.2

CCSS.HSA.REI.B.3

CCSS.HSA.SSE.A.1

CCSS.HSA.SSE.B.3

Sophie will be n years old 2 years from now. How old was she 5 years ago?

• n - 3

• n - 5

• n - 7

• n + 3

• n + 7

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CCSS.HSA.CED.A.1

CCSS.HSA.REI.B.3

CCSS.HSA.SSE.A.1