ACT Form 70A Math Answer Explanation



2011 December(70A) Math Question 1

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Choice E

$$16\times0.2=3.2$$


2011 December(70A) Math Question 2

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Choice J

$$\frac{15}{3.25}=\frac{10.4}{x}$$ $$15x=10.4\times3.25=33.8$$ $$x=\frac{33.8}{15}=2.25$$


2011 December(70A) Math Question 3

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Choice C

$$4x-6x=-7+11$$ $$-2x=4$$ $$x=-2$$


2011 December(70A) Math Question 4

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Choice H

$$9\times40+9(1\frac{1}{2})(3)$$ $$=360+40.5$$ $$=400.5$$


2011 December(70A) Math Question 5

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Choice D

$$\Rightarrow 90\times13+n\times15$$


2011 December(70A) Math Question 6

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Choice K

$$10\times20\times14=2800$$


2011 December(70A) Math Question 7

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Choice A

$$2(3)^{2}(-5)-5(3)(4)^{2}$$ $$=2(9)(-5)-5(3)(16)$$ $$=-90-240$$ $$=-330$$


2011 December(70A) Math Question 8

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Choice J

$$(2\times4)(x^{3+5}y^{1+3})$$ $$=8x^{8}y^{4}$$


2011 December(70A) Math Question 9

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Choice B

$$4-\frac{1}{4}-1\frac{1}{2}$$ $$=4-\frac{1}{4}-1\frac{2}{4}$$ $$=2\frac{1}{4}$$


2011 December(70A) Math Question 10

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Choice G

$$=9-35$$ $$=-26$$


2011 December(70A) Math Question 11

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Choice B

70a

$$\angle BDC=90°-\angle CBD$$ $$\angle CBD=180°-25°-30°=55°$$ $$\Rightarrow \angle BDC=90°-55°=35°$$


2011 December(70A) Math Question 12

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Choice H

$$2x+9y=-18$$ $$\Rightarrow y=-\frac{2}{9}x-2$$ $$m=-\frac{2}{9}$$


2011 December(70A) Math Question 13

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Choice D

$$0.0000378=\frac{378}{10000000}=378\times10^{-7}$$


2011 December(70A) Math Question 14

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Choice F

When two numbers (or variables) are multiplied together within parentheses, the exponent the quantity in the parentheses is raised to can be distributed to both terms.

$$xy^{a}=x^{a}y^{a}$$


2011 December(70A) Math Question 15

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Choice A

$$=(x-4)(x+3)$$


2011 December(70A) Math Question 16

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Choice G

$$\overline{PQ}:\overline{QR}=3:8$$ $$\overline{PQ}:\overline{PR}=3:3+8=3:11$$


2011 December(70A) Math Question 17

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Choice A

$$(A) 5^{2}-13=25-13=12$$


2011 December(70A) Math Question 18

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Choice K

$$45-45-90 triangle=1:1:\sqrt{2}$$ $$\overline{AC}=10\sqrt{2}=\sqrt{200}$$


2011 December(70A) Math Question 19

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Choice A

$$3x+y+4=14+2x$$ $$y=14-4+2x-3x=10-x$$ $$\Rightarrow y=-x+10$$


2011 December(70A) Math Question 20

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Choice K

$$\overline{AC}=\frac{5}{6}\overline{JK}=\frac{5}{6}\times18=15$$ $$\frac{5}{6}=\frac{x}{18}\Rightarrow x=15$$


2011 December(70A) Math Question 21

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Choice E

Since the cost of each …


2011 December(70A) Math Question 22

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Choice K

$$$2,650\times2=$5,330$$ $$$5,330\div400=$13.25$$


2011 December(70A) Math Question 23

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Choice B

If the hour hand of …


2011 December(70A) Math Question 24

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Choice G

$$(4\times4)+(3\times4\times\frac{1}{2})$$ $$=16+6$$ $$=22$$


2011 December(70A) Math Question 25

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Choice E

Look for a point that …


2011 December(70A) Math Question 26

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Choice K

The table contains 11 scores …


2011 December(70A) Math Question 27

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Choice E

The range of the scores …


2011 December(70A) Math Question 28

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Choice G

$$(85+86+87+88+89+100)\div6=89.167$$ $$(88+80+100+99+98+x)\div6\gt89.167$$ $$(465+x)\div6\gt89.167$$ $$(465+x)\gt535$$ $$x\gt70$$


2011 December(70A) Math Question 29

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Choice D

By definition, a linear pair …


2011 December(70A) Math Question 30

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Choice F

$$=\frac{(x-11)(x-11)}{(x+11)(x-11)}$$ $$=\frac{(x-11)}{(x+11)}$$


2011 December(70A) Math Question 31

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Choice B

$$12x^{2}=28x$$ $$x(12x-28)=0$$ $$x=0$$ $$12x=28$$ $$x=\frac{28}{12}=\frac{7}{3}$$


2011 December(70A) Math Question 32

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Choice H

If “all blins are meeps,” …


2011 December(70A) Math Question 33

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Choice C

$$\Rightarrow -\frac{5x}{3}\gt10 $$ $$\Rightarrow -5x\gt30 …


2011 December(70A) Math Question 34

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Choice J

$$70=7\times10$$ $$110=11\times10$$ $$60=2\times3\times10$$ $$L.C.M=2\times3\times7\times11\times10=4,620$$


2011 December(70A) Math Question 35

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Choice D

$$3x+2y=12$$ $$\Rightarrow 2y=-3x+12$$ $$\Rightarrow y=-\frac{3}{2}x+6$$ …


2011 December(70A) Math Question 36

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Choice K

$$Slope =\frac{rise}{run} = \frac{(change\ in\ …


2011 December(70A) Math Question 37

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Choice C

$$ 2(x + 5) + …


2011 December(70A) Math Question 38

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Choice G

$$200(1.5)^{0.5\cdot 4}=200(1.5)^{2}=200\times2.25=450$$


2011 December(70A) Math Question 39

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Choice A

Based on the information, the …


2011 December(70A) Math Question 40

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Choice J

The function is increasing on …


2011 December(70A) Math Question 41

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Choice E

$$\frac{2+x}{2}=5\Rightarrow x=8$$ $$\frac{1+y}{2}=-1\Rightarrow y=-3$$ $$\Rightarrow …


2011 December(70A) Math Question 42

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Choice H

l: the length of the …


2011 December(70A) Math Question 43

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Choice B

You can set the denominator …


2011 December(70A) Math Question 44

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Choice K

$$\frac{135}{6}=22...3$$ $$0.\overline{428571}$$

The third number …


2011 December(70A) Math Question 45

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Choice D

There are two things that …


2011 December(70A) Math Question 46

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Choice F

$$A:\ (2, 6)$$ $$The\ slope\ …


2011 December(70A) Math Question 47

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Choice A

According to the problem, p …


2011 December(70A) Math Question 48

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Choice J

$$\frac{80}{\sin24˚}=\frac{x}{\sin110˚}$$ $$x= 80\times\frac{\sin110˚}{\sin24}$$


2011 December(70A) Math Question 49

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Choice D

$$\tan=\frac{opposite}{adjacent}$$ $$\tan\theta=\frac{3}{25}$$ $$\theta=\tan^{-1}\frac{3}{25}$$


2011 December(70A) Math Question 50

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Choice G

$$C=2\pi r$$ $$2\pi r\times\frac{90˚}{360˚}=2\pi(16)(\frac{1}{4})=8\pi$$


2011 December(70A) Math Question 51

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Choice C

$$sin0°=0;sin90°=1;sin180°=0;sin270°=-1;sin360°=0;$$ $$cos0°=1;cos90°=0;cos180°=-1;cos270°=0;cos360°=1;$$


2011 December(70A) Math Question 52

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Choice K

An obtuse triangle is a …


2011 December(70A) Math Question 53

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Choice A

70a

The amplitude is equal to …


2011 December(70A) Math Question 54

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Choice H

The equation for y varying …


2011 December(70A) Math Question 55

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Choice B

If this system has infinite …


2011 December(70A) Math Question 56

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Choice H

$$Area\ of\ a\ circle:\ \pi …


2011 December(70A) Math Question 57

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Choice A

$$\frac{a}{b}=\frac{7}{11}$$ $$\Rightarrow a:b=7:11$$ $$a=7r,\ b=11r$$ …


2011 December(70A) Math Question 58

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Choice F

The volume of a rectangular …


2011 December(70A) Math Question 59

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Choice C

$$\log_{a}{x}+\log_{a}{y}=\log_{a}{xy}$$ $$\log_{}{(x-2)x}=\log_{}{x^{2}-2x}$$


2011 December(70A) Math Question 60

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Choice J

70a

The median score is the …