ACT Math Practice Quiz

What math concepts are evaluated in the ACT Math section?

• Algebra, geometry, functions, and statistics

• Probability, statistics, and discrete math

• Calculus, trigonometry, and linear algebra

• Number theory, calculus, and statistics

How many questions are there in the Math section of the ACT?

• 80 questions

• 70 questions

• 60 questions

• 50 questions

How long is the Math section of the ACT timed for?

• 60 minutes

• 75 minutes

• 45 minutes

• 50 minutes

What is generally recommended as a passing score for the ACT Math section?

• 18

• 21

• 24

• 27

A teacher has 3 hours to grade all of the papers submitted by the 35 students in her class. She gets through the first 5 papers in 30 minutes. How much faster does she have to work to grade the remaining papers in the allotted time?

• 10%

• 15%

• 20%

• 25%

• 30%

A sailor judges the distance to a lighthouse by holding a ruler at arm's length and measuring the apparent height of the lighthouse. He knows that the lighthouse is actually 60 feet tall. If it appears to be 3 inches tall when the ruler is held 2 feet from his eye, how far away is it?

• 60 ft

• 120 ft

• 240 ft

• 480 ft

• 960 ft

Find (g o f)(x) when f(x)=2x+4 and g(x)=(x^2)-3x+2.

• (4x^2)+10x+6

• (2x^2)-6x+8

• (4x^2)+13x+18

• (2x^2)-3x+6

• (x^2)-x+6

Which of the following is a solution to the inequality 4x-12<4?

• 7

• 6

• 5

• 4

• 3

Gary has turtles, cats, and birds for pets. The number of birds he has is 4 more than the number of turtles, and the number of cats is 2 times the number of birds. Of the following, which could be the total number of Gary's pets?

• 12

• 18

• 20

• 22

• 26

Factor (4x^2)-4x-3

• (4x-3)(x+1)

• (2x-3)(2x+1)

• (2x-1)(2x+3)

• (x-1)(4x+3)