Timed Set #1 ACT Practice 1-15

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|6 - 4| - |3 - 8| = ?

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The expression (4c - 3d)(3c + d) is equivalent to:

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The number of fish, f, in Skipper's Pond at the beginning of each year can be modeled by the equation f(x) = 3(2^x), whe3re x represents the number of years after the beginning of the year 2000. For example, x = 0 represents the beginning of the year 2000, x = 1 represents the beginning of the year 2001, and so forth. According to the model, how many fish were in Skipper’s Pond at the beginning of the year 2006?

• A. 96

• B. 192

• C. 384

• D. 1,458

• E. 46,656

Manish drove from Chicago to Baton Rouge. At 8:00 a.m., he was 510 km from Baton Rouge. At 1:00 p.m., he was 105 km from Baton Rouge. Which of the following values is closest to Manish's average speed, in kilometers per hour, from 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.?

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In the figure shown below, E and G lie on line segment AC, D and F lie on line segment AB, line segments DE and FG are parallel to BC, and the given lengths are in feet. What is the length of line segment AC, in feet?

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Katerina runs 15 miles in 2 1/2 hours. What is the average number of minutes it takes her to run 1 mile?

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• 16 2/3

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A bag contains 8 red marbles, 9 yellow marbles, and 7 green marbles. How many additional red marbles must be added to the 24 marbles already in the bag so that the probability of randomly drawing a red marble is 3/5?

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