ACT Form 71E Math Answer Explanation



Choice C

$$42:49=\frac{42}{49}$$ $$=\frac{7\times6}{7\times7}=\frac{6}{7}$$


2013 December(71E) Math Question 2

Quadratic Equations

- Factoring


Choice F

$$x=6,(6-2)(6-10)=4(-4)=-16=c$$


2013 December(71E) Math Question 3

Word Problems

- 1 Variable Equations


Choice E

$$(50+30+70)4.05=150\times4.05=607.5$$


Choice J

$$=5\times3\times p^{6+2}=15p^{8}$$


2013 December(71E) Math Question 5

Word Problems

- Cost


Choice D

$$35(1+0.08)=35+2.8=37.8$$


2013 December(71E) Math Question 6

Probability

- One Event


Choice J

$$P(Yellow)$$ $$=\frac{9}{11+9+5+n}$$ $$=\frac{9}{25+n}$$


2013 December(71E) Math Question 7

Quadratic Equations

- Graphing Quadratic Equations


Choice H

$$303,488,509=3.03\times10^{8}$$


2013 December(71E) Math Question 9

Angles

- Parallel Lines


$$x°+y°=180°$$


2013 December(71E) Math Question 10

Angles

- Vertex Angles & Bisectors


Choice J

$$\angle BCA=\angle ECF=31°$$ $$\angle BAC=\angle BCA=31°$$ $$\angle ABC=180°-31°-31°=118°$$


Choice D

$$(7+\frac{1}{5})\div(1+\frac{1}{10})$$ $$=\frac{36}{5}\times\frac{10}{11}$$ $$=\frac{72}{11}$$ $$=6\frac{6}{11}$$


Choice H

$$6\times10=60$$ $$60=2\times2\times3\times5$$


2013 December(71E) Math Question 13

Word Problems

- Fixed Cost + Variable Cost


Choice C

$$98-50=48$$ $$48\div3=16$$ $$21\div3=7$$ $$16-7=9$$


Choice H

$$7\times4+4\times10=28+40=68$$


2013 December(71E) Math Question 15

Absolute Values

- Absolute Value Expressions


Choice B

$$=\mid-2\mid-\mid-6\mid=2-6=-4$$


Choice F

$$96\times\frac{28}{100}=n$$ $$\Rightarrow \frac{28}{100}=\frac{n}{96}$$


2013 December(71E) Math Question 17

Equation of a Line

- Distance & Midpoint


Choice B

$$8-2=6$$ $$-8-(-6)=-2$$ $$\Rightarrow(2-6,-6-(-2))=(-4,-4)$$


Choice K

$$g(-3)=2\times(-3)^{2}-3(-3)$$ $$=2\times9+9$$ $$=27$$


2013 December(71E) Math Question 19

Inequalities

- Number Line


Choice A

$$x\lt9,x\gt-1$$


2013 December(71E) Math Question 20

Inequalities

- Inequality Expressions


Choice K

$$\Rightarrow 5x+10\gt6x-30$$ $$\Rightarrow 40\gt x$$


2013 December(71E) Math Question 21

Trigonometry

- Pythagorean Theorem & sin cos tan


Choice C

$$3^{2}+x^{2}=5^{2}$$ $$\Rightarrow x=4$$ $$3^{2}+5^{2}=y^{2}$$ $$\Rightarrow …


2013 December(71E) Math Question 22

Graphing Properties

- Interpret Graphs or Figures


Choice F

$$\sqrt{(7-2)^{2}+(3-3)^{2}}$$ $$=\sqrt{5^{2}+0^{2}}$$ $$=5$$


2013 December(71E) Math Question 23

Graphing Properties

- Interpret Graphs or Figures


Choice E

71e

$$13+7+5+2=27$$


2013 December(71E) Math Question 24

Graphing Properties

- Interpret Graphs or Figures


Choice G

$$Day\ 1=750-0=750$$ $$Day\ 2=875-750=125$$ $$Day\ …


2013 December(71E) Math Question 25

Trigonometry

- Pythagorean Theorem & sin cos tan


Choice A

$$\overline{BC}=\sqrt{15^{2}-9^{2}}=12$$ $$\sin A=\frac{12}{15}=\frac{4}{5}$$


2013 December(71E) Math Question 26

Quadratic Equations

- Factoring


Choice F

$$(a-1)(a-1)$$ $$=a^{2}-a-a+1$$ $$=a^{2}-2a+1$$


Choice B

$$r=18\div2=9$$ $$2\pi\times9=18\pi$$


2013 December(71E) Math Question 28

Inequalities

- Number Line


Choice K

$$x^{2}+2=3$$ $$x^{2}=1$$ $$x=1,-1$$


Choice D

$$54\times24=1200$$ $$120\div225=5.3333...$$


Choice K

$$(60+34)2=194\times2=188$$


Choice B

$$1\ yard = 3\ feet$$ …


2013 December(71E) Math Question 32

Probability

- More than One Event


Choice H

$$\frac{1}{2}\times\frac{2}{6}=\frac{1}{6}$$


Choice C

$$r\times r\times r^{2}=128 $$ $$\Rightarrow …


Choice G

$$x^{2}-4\neq0 $$ $$\Rightarrow x^{2}\neq4 $$ …


2013 December(71E) Math Question 35

Equation of a Line

- Equations that Describe a Line


Choice A

71e


2013 December(71E) Math Question 36

Equation of a Line

- Distance & Midpoint


Choice H

$$\sqrt{(9-5)^{2}+(12-6)^{2}}$$ $$=\sqrt{4^{2}+6^{2}}$$ $$=\sqrt{16+36}$$ $$=\sqrt{52}\approx 7.2$$ …


2013 December(71E) Math Question 37

Angles

- Other Shapes


Choice D

$$n=5,180°(n-2)$$ $$\Rightarrow 180°(5-2)=540°$$ $$540°-120°-120°-80°-80°=140°$$


2013 December(71E) Math Question 38

Trigonometry

- Pythagorean Theorem & sin cos tan


Choice K

$$\sin ?=\frac{3.7}{5.4}$$ $$?=\frac{3.7}{5.4}\sin^{-1}$$


2013 December(71E) Math Question 39

Trigonometry

- Pythagorean Theorem & sin cos tan


Choice D

71e

$$30°:60°:90°$$ $$=1:\sqrt{3}:2$$ $$=20:20\sqrt{3}:40$$ $$h=20\sqrt{3}\approx34.64...$$


Choice H

$$\frac{35}{25}$$ $$=\frac{42}{30}$$ $$=\frac{7}{5}$$ $$=\frac{\overline{AB}}{40}$$ $$\Rightarrow …


Choice B

71e

$$4:\sqrt{52}=x:\sqrt{13}$$ $$\Rightarrow x=2$$ $$2^{2}+y^{2}=(\sqrt{13})^{2}$$ $$=4+y^{2}=13$$ …


Choice J

$$\frac{50\times3+40\times2}{5}$$ $$=\frac{230}{5}$$ $$=46$$


2013 December(71E) Math Question 43

Equation of a Line

- Equations that Describe a Line


Choice B

71e


2013 December(71E) Math Question 44

Quadratic Equations

- FOIL


Choice G

$$(x+3)^{2}-x^{2}$$ $$=x^{2}+3x+3x+9-x^{2}$$ $$=6x+9$$


2013 December(71E) Math Question 45

Angles

- Circles


Choice B

71e

$$60°:60°:60°$$ $$=1:1:1$$ $$\overline{AB}=\frac{9}{2}\times\frac{1}{2}=\frac{9}{4}$$


Choice K

$$a=\frac{1}{\sqrt{b}}$$ $$(\frac{1}{\sqrt{b}})^{2}\times b=\frac{1}{b}\times b=1$$


2013 December(71E) Math Question 47

Equation of a Line

- Equations that Describe a Line


Choice A

$$3x+2y=5$$ $$2y=-3x+5$$ $$y=\frac{-3}{2}x+\frac{5}{2}$$ $$m'=\frac{-3}{2}$$ $$m\times …


Choice F

$$\frac{7-x}{2}=n$$ $$7-x=2n$$ $$x=7-2n$$ $$n=1,x=5$$ $$n=2,x=3$$ …


2013 December(71E) Math Question 49

Quadratic Equations

- Factoring


Choice A

71e

$$Revenue$$ $$=xp$$ $$=(52-p)p$$ $$=52p-p^{2}$$ $$=-1(p^{2}-52p)$$ …


2013 December(71E) Math Question 50

Sequences and Patterns

- Geometric Sequences


Choice J

$$6\div4=\frac{3}{2}$$ $$9\div6=\frac{3}{2}$$ $$9\times\frac{3}{2}=\frac{27}{2}=13.5$$


Choice A

$$V=V_{0}(1-r)^{t}$$ $$\frac{V}{V_{0}}=(1-r)^{t}$$ $$\sqrt[t]{\frac{V}{V_{0}}}=1-r$$ $$r=1-\sqrt[t]{\frac{V}{V_{0}}}$$


2013 December(71E) Math Question 52

Word Problems

- % Interest


Choice H

$$V=V_{0}(1-r)^{t}$$ $$V=20000(1-0.1)^{3}$$ $$=20000(0.9)^{3}$$ $$=20000(0.729)$$ $$=14580$$


2013 December(71E) Math Question 53

Word Problems

- Cost


Choice E

$$V=V_{0}(1-r)^{t}$$ $$\frac{1}{2}=1(1-0.075)^{t}=(1-0.075)^{t}$$ $$\log\frac{1}{2}=\log(1-0.075)^{t}$$ $$t=\frac{\log\frac{1}{2}}{\log(1-0.075)}$$


2013 December(71E) Math Question 54

Trigonometry

- Advanced sin, cos, tan functions


Choice F

$$\overline{BC}=x$$ $$a^{2}=7^{2}+16^{2}-2\times7\times 16\times 0.81$$ $$a^{2}=49+256-181.44=123.56$$ …


2013 December(71E) Math Question 55

Equation of a Line

- Equations that Describe a Line


Choice D

$$A.\ 1:3=40:120$$ $$B.\ 2:5=48:120$$ $$C.\ …


2013 December(71E) Math Question 56

Absolute Values

- Graphing Absolute Values


Choice K

Absolute value describes the distance …


2013 December(71E) Math Question 57

Word Problems

- 1 Variable Equations


Choice C

$$3\times15=45$$ $$60-45=15$$ $$5-3=2$$ $$15\div2=7...1$$ $$15-8=7$$


2013 December(71E) Math Question 58

Trigonometry

- Graphing Trig Functions


Choice J

$$\sin \theta=x$$ $$x^{2}-x=-\frac{1}{4}$$ $$x^{2}-x+\frac{1}{4}=0$$ $$4(x^{2}-x+\frac{1}{4})=0$$ …


Choice B

$$y=\frac{4}{3}x-2---(1)$$ $$(1)\times6\Rightarrow 6y=8x-12$$ $$8x-6y=12$$ $$\frac{12}{8}=\frac{3}{2}$$ …


2013 December(71E) Math Question 60

Perimeter, Area, Volume

- Mixed Shapes


Choice H

71e

$$\pi r^{2}=\pi 6^{2}=36\pi$$ $$\frac{32\pi}{36\pi}=\frac{320}{360}$$ $$360-320=40$$ …