100 problems on

[4]
ACT2 _ Level I I

50 ft
[1]
?
30°

[2]

30
[5] Rationalize the denominator and simplify
20

A. 3
B. 3 5
3 2
C.
2
D. 3 2
[3]

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[6] This graph shows the grade point average and ACT
[8] A camper fastened a rope to the top of a tent and
score for each student in Mr. Rodriguez's class.
tied the other end to a stake in the ground, 7ft away.
The length of the rope from the tent to the stake is
9ft. What is the tangent of the angle that the rope
makes with the level ground ?

Use the data and line of best fit from the graph
to determine which of the following statements 4 2
must be true for Mr. Rodriguez's class. A.
7
4 2
A. There is no correlation between ACT scores B.
and grade point averages 9
7
C.
B. There is a positive correlation between ACT 9
scores and grade point averages 7 2
D.
8
C. As ACT scores increase, grade point averages
decrease

D. The student with the highest ACT score has

the lowest grade point average

[7] The perimeter of a square is equal to the

circumference of a circle whose area is 20 in2. What
is the area, in square inches, of the square ?

A. 5π
B. 5
C. 20π
D. 20

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[9] This is the graph of which of the following linear [11] What is the value of y for the solution to this
inequalities ? system of equations?

2 x − y = 12

y = x + 4

A. 8
B. 16
C. 20
D. 24

A. x − 2 y ≤ 0
B. x − 2 y ≥ 0 [12] What is the slope of the line whose equation is
C. x + 2 y ≤ 0 5x − 3 y = 9 ?

D. x + 2 y ≥ 0
A. −3
5
B. −
3
5
[10] Point P is on the line y = 3 . The distance from P C.
3
to the point with coordinates (8, 8) is 13 units. What D. 5
is the x-coordinate of P, if it is less than 8 ?

A. −5
B. −4
[13] The radii of 3 concentric circles have a ratio of
C. 0 5 : 8 : 9 . The circle between the smallest and largest
D. 3 has a radius of 10 cm. to the nearest hundredth of a
centimeter, what is the distance from the smallest
circle to the largest circle?

A. 1.00
B. 1.25
C. 2.50
D. 5.00

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[14] A day-care center has a bag of blocks of various [16] Which of the following is an equation of this
geometric shapes. For these blocks, each of these parabola ?
statements is true:
If a block is triangular, then it is blue
If a block is not blue, then it is plastic
If a block is square, then it is not blue
If a block is circular, then it is plastic
If a block is not blue, then it is not circular

If a block from the bag is blue, then which of the

following statements must be true about the bock ?

A. It is triangular
B. It is circular
C. It is not a square
D. It is not plastic
A. y = 2( x − 3) 2 + 2
B. y = 2( x + 3) 2 + 2
1
C. y = ( x − 3)2 + 6
2
[15] What is the solution set for x − 3 = 2 x ? 1
D. y = ( x − 3)2 + 2
2

A. {− 3,3}
B. {−3}
C. {1}
D. {− 3,1}

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 1 1
7(4 − 3) − 6  − 
[17] In right ∆ACB. AB = 4 CA ≅ CB. and CD ⊥ AB  2 3  + 7(m − 1). ?
[20] Simplify:
what is CD? 6
A. 7m
B. 7m − 6
C. 7m + 8
7
D. m − 1
6
A. 1
B. 2
C. 2 2
D. 4

[18] Given: Given A D and CE bisect each other.

Points A, B, C, D, and E are Prove: ∆ABE ≅ ∆DBC
collinear.
AC = 12
DB = 20
BE = 8
C is between B and E
A is between B and D
B is the midpoint of AC

What is DE ?
Statements Reasons
A. 40 1. Given
B. 28 1. A D and CE bisect
C. 24 each other
D. 16 AB ≅ DB 2. Definition of a
2. segment bisector
EB ≅ BC
[19] What is the complete factorization of 3. ∠A BE ≅ ∠DBC 3. Vertical angle are
−2 x 3 + 4 x 2 − 8 x ? congruent
(
A. −2 x x 2 − 2 x + 4 ) 4. ∆ABE ≅ ∆DBC 4.
B. −4 x ( x − x + 2 )
2

[21] What is Reason 4 in this proof?

C. −2 ( x − 2x + 4 x )
2 2

D. −4 ( x − x + 2 x )
3 2
A. SAS
B. SSS
C. AAS
D. ASA

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[22] A gardener designed a circular flower bed [24] The shape of a certain city park is a regular
surrounded by bushes that approximate and pentagon. The length of one side is 922 ft. what is
equilateral triangle. He planted bushes at each the approximate area in square feet, of the park?
vertex of the triangle and at 6ft intervals along its
boundary. Each side of the triangle is tangent to A. 4.0 million
the circle, which has a radius of 6 3 ft. How B. 3.6 million
many bushes did he use? C. 2.3 million
D. 1.5 million

A. 6
B. 18
[25] Which of the following shapes has the greatest
C. 36
number of lines of symmetry?
D. 54
A. Square
B. Rectangle that is not a square
C. Equilateral triangle
[23] The solution to this system of inequalities forms a D. Circle
triangular region.

y ≤ 3x
1
y ≤− x +4
2
y ≥0

What is the area, in square units, of the region?

2
A. 2
7
4
B. 4
7
C. 13 5
7
3
D. 27
7

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[26] A student is constructing a triangle for a geometry [28] Of the following, 15 percent of $8.95 is closest to:
assignment. The teacher has specified these
requirements for the triangle: A. $1.95
• The perimeter of the triangle is 30 cm. B. $1.75
• The lengths of all 3 sides of the triangle C. $1.50
are whole numbers of centimeters D. $1.35
• The shortest side of the triangle is 7 cm

How many different lengths are possible for

the longest side of the triangle ? [29] Betsy raked leaves from 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
1
and finished of the yard. She wants to finish
A. 2 4
B. 3 raking the yard by 6:30 p.m. If she plans to rake at
C. 4 the same rate, what is the latest time that she can
D. 5 start raking the leaves again?

A. 12 : 30 p.m.
B. 1: 00 p.m.
[27] When two square regions overlap, what can the C. 2 : 00 p.m.
shape of the overlapping portion be? D. 3 : 30 p.m.
I. Square
II. Triangular
III. Rectangular

A. I only
B. II only
C. III only
D. I,II, and III

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[30] John has x dollars. Ann has $5 more than John. If [33] If the average of 5 consecutive whole numbers is
Ann gives John $10, then, in terms of x , how 12, what is the largest number?
many dollars will Ann have?
A. 14
A. x − 15 B. 16
B. x − 10 C. 17
C. x −5 D. 22
D. x+5

[31] Which figure CANNOT be drawn without lifting [34] Automobile sales in the United States dropped
the pencil or retracing? from 10.7 million units one year to 9.3 million the
next year. The decrease was closest to what
percent?

A. 1%
B. 13%
C. 14%
D. 15%

N
[32] If 0.39 is about , then N is closest to which of
10
the following?
[35] In the problems above, B − A =

A. 0.4
A. 0
B. 3
B. 1
C. 4
C. 16
D. 39
D. 18

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[36] What is the greatest number of squares 5 [39] A store has square rugs in three sizes. A side of
centimeters on a side that can be cut from a the largest rug is twice as long as a side of the
rectangular piece of construction paper 60 middle one, and a side of the middle one is twice as
centimeters long and 45 centimeters wide? long as a side of the smallest one. What is the ratio
of the area that the largest rug will cover to the area
A. 75 that the smallest one will cover?
B. 90
C. 96 A. 3 to 1
D. 108 B. 4 to 1
C. 8 to 1
D. 16 to 1

[37] A store regularly sells books at 20% off the list

price. At a sale its regular prices are reduced 10
percent. The sale price is what percent of the list
price? [40] If x is greater than y and y is greater than 1,
which of the following is LEAST?
A. 30%
B. 70%
1
C. 72% A.
x
D. 79%
1
B.
y
1
C.
x −y
1 1 1
[38] In a class, of the boys and of the girls play D.
8 4 y −x
the piano, and 3 times as many girls as boys the
piano. If there are 100 boys and girls in the class,
how many boys play the piano?

A. 3
B. 5 [41] The price of a cold roast beef lunch is $4.80 and
C. 12 the price of a hot roast beef lunch is $5.40. If both
D. 24 prices include 20 percent for tax and tip, what is the
difference in price before tax and tip?

A. $0.12
B. $0.40
C. $0.50
D. $0.60

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[42] All of the following are greater than EXCEPT: [45] If of a number is greater than 8, the number
2 4
must be:
101
A.
200 A. less than 2
17 B. equal to 2
B.
33 C. less than 32
7 E. greater than 32
C.
12
600
E.
1000

[46] To which of the following is 6.06 closest?

[43] For what price is 20 percent off the same as $20
off? A. 61
B. 7
A. $1 C. 6.7
B. $10 E. 6
C. $100
D. $1,000

[47] With 3 weeks remaining before the recycling van

comes, A1 has collected 23 more cans than Bob. If
Bob is to collect more cans than A1, he must
[44] In Figure below , the sides of squares PQTV and
average at least how many cans per week than A1?
QRST are equal. Starting at P, travelling along the
sides of the squares, which path is longest?
A. 7 3
2
A. P to Q to R to S B. 8
B. P to Q to S to R C. 24
C. P to Q to T to S D. 69
D. P to V to Q to S

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 [51] In figure below, the distance from P to S is 60,
[48] In the triangle in figure below, what is the value and the distances from P to Q and from R to S
of x? are equal. If the distance from Q to R is half the
distance from P to Q , how far apart are P and Q ?
A. 30
B. 40
A. 4
C. 45
B. 20
D. 60
C. 24
D. 30

[52] The bottom of the box of salt shown in figure

below is flat. Which of the following best
represents all of the points where the box touches
the paper?

[49] If 5 × ( P + Q) = 30 and P is greater than zero,

then Q could NOT be:

A. 7
B. 4
1
C. 3
2
D. 0

[50] The sale of a certain product increased from 25

thousand units sold in 1992 to 5 million units sold [53] Which of the following numbers can be written in
in 1996. The number of units sold in 1996 was how the form (4 × N ) + 1 where N is a whole number?
many times the number sold in 1992?
A. 55
A. 5
B. 62
B. 20
C. 71
C. 200
D. 93
D. 500

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