ACT Form Z15 Math Answer Explanation



Choice A

(r+b-g)(b+g)

=(4+2-(-5))(2+(-5))

=(4+2+5)(2-5)

=11(-3)

=-33


2019 April(Z15) Math Question 2

Word Problems

- Fixed Cost + Variable Cost


Choice J

$$2.5\times1+6\times n=22$$


Choice B

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$$\angle CAB=\angle CBA=48°$$ $$\angle ACB=180°-48°-48°=84°$$


Choice H

$$20\div4=5$$ $$5\times5=25$$


2019 April(Z15) Math Question 5

Probability

- One Event


Choice C

$$P(Not\ white)$$ $$=1-P(White)$$ $$=1-\frac{12}{21}$$ $$=\frac{9}{21}$$ $$=\frac{3}{7}$$


2019 April(Z15) Math Question 6

Absolute Values

- Absolute Value Expressions


Choice G

$$=7-22$$ $$=-15$$


2019 April(Z15) Math Question 7

Word Problems

- Fixed Cost + Variable Cost


Choice A

$$ $39500-$30000=$9500 $$ $$ $2500+$370+$400+$4500+$630+$400=$8800 $$ $$ $9500-$8800=$700 $$


2019 April(Z15) Math Question 8

Word Problems

- Distance, Speed, Time


Choice G

$$(165-42)\div3=123\div3=41$$


Choice A

$$5-\frac{3}{4}-2\frac{1}{2}$$ $$=\frac{20}{4}-\frac{3}{4}-\frac{10}{4}$$ $$=\frac{7}{4}$$ $$=1\frac{3}{4}$$


Choice F

$$\frac{25^{x}}{5^{2}}=5^{4} $$ $$\Rightarrow \frac{5^{2x}}{5^{2}}=5^{4} $$ $$\Rightarrow 2x-2=4 $$ $$\Rightarrow 2x=6 $$ $$\Rightarrow x=3 $$


Choice B

$$f(x)=5\cdot 2^{x}$$ $$g(x)=10x$$ $$f(3)=5\cdot 2^{3}=5\cdot8=40$$ $$g(3)=10\cdot3=30$$ $$\Rightarrow f(3)-g(3)=40-30=10$$


2019 April(Z15) Math Question 12

Word Problems

- 2 Variable Addition


Choice F

$$$5\ bill:x$$ $$$10\ bill:y$$ $$5x+10y=205---(1)$$ $$x+y=27---(2)$$ $$(1)-(2)\times5$$ $$\Rightarrow (5x+10y)-(5x+5y)=205-27\times5$$ $$\Rightarrow 5y=70$$ $$\Rightarrow y=14$$ $$\Rightarrow x=13$$


Choice A

$$\frac{y_{2}-y_{1}}{x_{2}-x_{1}}=\frac{3-2}{8-0}=\frac{1}{8}$$


2019 April(Z15) Math Question 14

Trigonometry

- Pythagorean Theorem & sin cos tan


Choice H

$$\sin^{2}(\theta)+\cos^{2}(\theta)=1$$ $$\Rightarrow \sin^{2}(\alpha)+\cos^{2}(\alpha)=1$$ $$\Rightarrow (\frac{15}{17})^{2}+\cos^{2}(\alpha)=1$$ $$\Rightarrow \frac{225}{289}+\cos^{2}(\alpha)=1$$ $$\Rightarrow \cos^{2}(\alpha)=\frac{64}{289}$$ $$\Rightarrow \cos(\alpha)=\sqrt{\frac{64}{289}}=\frac{8}{17}$$


2019 April(Z15) Math Question 16

Angles

- Vertex Angles & Bisectors


Choice J

$$(3x+5)=(4x-6)$$ $$\Rightarrow x=5+6=11$$ $$\Rightarrow \angle XYV=3x+5=3 \times 11 +5=38°$$ $$\angle XYZ=180°-\angle XYV=180°-38°=142°$$


2019 April(Z15) Math Question 17

Probability

- One Event


Choice E

$$Grade\ C\ or\ higher:10+26+18=54$$ $$\Rightarrow\frac{Grade\ C\ or\ higher}{Total}=\frac{54}{60}=\frac{9}{10}=0.9$$


2019 April(Z15) Math Question 18

Quadratic Equations

- Factoring


Choice F

$$x^{2}-2x+n=0$$ $$x=4,$$ $$\Rightarrow 4^{2}-2\cdot4+n=0$$ $$\Rightarrow 16-8+n=0$$ $$\Rightarrow n=-8$$ $$x=-2,$$ $$\Rightarrow (-2)^{2}-2(-2)+n=0$$ $$\Rightarrow 4+4+n=0$$ $$\Rightarrow n=-8$$


Choice E

$$Circumference = π × diameter = 2 × π × radius.$$ $$2\pi r=12 \pi $$ $$\Rightarrow r=6 $$ $$Area=\pi r^{2}=\pi 6^{2}=36\pi $$


2019 April(Z15) Math Question 20

Probability

- Combinations


Choice H

$$26-2=24$$ $$10-1=9$$ $$\Rightarrow24\times24\times24\times9\times9\times9$$


Choice E

$$3(a+b)-2(a-5b)$$ $$=3a+3b-2a+10b$$ $$=a+13b$$


2019 April(Z15) Math Question 22

Perimeter, Area, Volume

- Squares in a Shape


Choice K

z15

$$\Rightarrow\frac{8}{9}\times\frac{6}{7}$$


2019 April(Z15) Math Question 23

Angles

- Collinear Points & Triangles


Choice D

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$$\overline{AB}=\overline{BC}$$ $$\angle CBD=\angle ABD=\frac{1}{2}\angle ABC=40°$$ …


Choice K

$$\because\triangle ABC\sim\triangle DEF$$ $$\therefore 2:4=3:x$$ …


Choice C

$$\because1\ foot =12\ inches$$ $$\therefore …


Choice F

z15

$$\Rightarrow 10:5=3:x$$ $$x=3\times\frac{1}{2}=1.5$$


Choice B

$$t=10,\ v=5$$ $$t=20,\ v=3$$ $$\frac{3-5}{20-10}=\frac{-2}{10}=-\frac{1}{5}$$


2019 April(Z15) Math Question 28

Word Problems

- Distance, Speed, Time


Choice H

$$Shasta's\ maximum\ speed:\ 5$$ $$\frac{1}{2}\times5\times15=37.5$$


2019 April(Z15) Math Question 29

Graphing Properties

- Create Graphs or Figures


Choice D

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Choice J

$$\frac{2}{3}-\frac{5}{6}(\frac{2}{5}+\frac{1}{10})$$ $$=\frac{2}{3}-\frac{5}{6}(\frac{4}{10}+\frac{1}{10})$$ $$=\frac{2}{3}-\frac{5}{6}\times\frac{5}{10}$$ $$=\frac{2}{3}-\frac{5}{12}$$ $$=\frac{8}{12}-\frac{5}{12}$$ …


Choice E

$$(x+2)(2x+7)$$ $$=2x^{2}+7x+4x+14$$ $$=2x^{2}+11x+14$$


2019 April(Z15) Math Question 32

Number Types & Properties

- Order of Values


Choice H

$$F.\ 2\lt\sqrt{3}\lt4 $$ $$\Rightarrow 2=\sqrt{4} …


2019 April(Z15) Math Question 33

Probability

- More than One Event


Choice E

$$P(Heads\ up)=\frac{1}{2}$$ $$\Rightarrow \frac{1}{2}\times\frac{1}{2}=\frac{1}{4}$$


2019 April(Z15) Math Question 34

Statistics

- Mean, Median


Choice G

$$\frac{88\times6+2x}{8}=90$$ $$\Rightarrow 528+2x =720$$ $$\Rightarrow …


Choice C

$$A.\ (62+(-\frac{1}{65}))\div2=31-\frac{1}{130}$$ $$B.\ 62\div(-\frac{1}{65})=-62\times65=4030$$ $$\checkmark …


Choice F

$$A:\left\{0,1,2,3\right\}$$ $$B:\left\{1,3,5,7\right\}$$ $$F.\ f(x)=2x+1$$ $$f(0)=2\times0+1=1$$ …


Choice D

$$x=\frac{3}{4}+\frac{4}{3}=\frac{9+16}{12}=\frac{25}{12}$$ $$y=\frac{2}{3}+\frac{3}{2}=\frac{4+9}{6}=\frac{16}{6}=\frac{32}{12}$$ $$z=1+1=\frac{24}{12}$$ $$\Rightarrow \frac{32}{12}\gt\frac{25}{12}\gt\frac{24}{12}$$ …


2019 April(Z15) Math Question 38

Trigonometry

- Pythagorean Theorem & sin cos tan


Choice G

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$$tan\ 76°=\frac{h}{18}$$ $$h=18\times tan\ 76°$$


Choice E

$$216=2^{3}\times 3^{3}$$ $$108=2^{2}\times 3^{3}$$ $$(A).[2,108]=108$$ …


2019 April(Z15) Math Question 40

Conics

- Parabola


Choice J

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$$\Rightarrow y=3(x+7)^{2}-4$$


Choice E

$$Less\ than\ $100$$ $$\Rightarrow(Less\ than\ …


Choice G

$$At\ least\ $150\ each\ week$$ …


2019 April(Z15) Math Question 43

Angles

- Circles


Choice C

$$$300\ or\ more:\ 0.1$$ $$\Rightarrow …


2019 April(Z15) Math Question 44

Trigonometry

- Pythagorean Theorem & sin cos tan


Choice F

$$\sin\theta=\frac{maximum\ width}{maximum\ length}$$ $$=\frac{0.6}{1.2}=\frac{1}{2}$$

Take …


2019 April(Z15) Math Question 45

Statistics

- Mean, Median, Mode Combinations


Choice A

$$1,2,2,2,3,3,3,3,4,4,4,5,5,6,7,8$$ $$Mode=3$$ $$Mean=\frac{1+2\times3+3\times4+4\times3+5\times2+6+7+8}{16}$$ $$=\frac{1+6+12+12+10+6+7+8}{16}$$ $$=\frac{62}{16}=3.875$$ …


Choice K

$$Yolanda:\ y$$ $$Xavier:\ x$$ $$Zach:\ …


2019 April(Z15) Math Question 47

Equation of a Line

- Distance & Midpoint


Choice D

$$1-(-2)=3$$ $$10-1=9$$ $$\sqrt{3^{2}+9^{2}}=\sqrt{9+81}=\sqrt{90}$$


Choice J

$$100=10\times10\times1$$ $$\Rightarrow 20\times20\times2=800$$


2019 April(Z15) Math Question 49

Absolute Values

- Absolute Value Expressions


Choice D

$$\mid x-2 \mid\lt7$$ $$\Rightarrow -7\lt …


Choice G

$$380,204,032$$ $$F.\ 1\ and\ 10$$ …


2019 April(Z15) Math Question 51

Matrices

- Multiplication


Choice B

$$AB$$ $$=\begin{bmatrix}2(-3)+0(4)+3(1) & 2(1)+0(1)+3(2) \\(-1)(-3)+5(4)+(-2)1 …


Choice H

$$\frac{x+y}{y}$$ $$=\frac{x}{y}+\frac{y}{y}$$ $$=\frac{x}{y}+1$$

Clearly that …


2019 April(Z15) Math Question 53

Graphing Properties

- Interpret Graphs or Figures


Choice C

$$t=2\ hours,\ v_{2}=15$$ $$t=4\ hours,\ …


2019 April(Z15) Math Question 54

Probability

- More than One Event


Choice K

$$(1).\ 1,2,3,4 \rightarrow Odd:1,3$$ $$(2).\ …


Choice A

$$Area=630\ square\ feet$$ $$Depth=5\ ft$$ …


2019 April(Z15) Math Question 56

Sequences and Patterns

- General Sequences


Choice K

$$3!=3\times2\times1$$ $$N!= N(N-1)(N-2)...1$$ $$\Rightarrow (a!)^{b}=[a(a-1)(a-2)...1]^{b}$$


2019 April(Z15) Math Question 57

Statistics

- General Statistics


Choice D

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2019 April(Z15) Math Question 58

Matrices

- Determinants


Choice G

$$\begin{bmatrix}a & b \\c & …


2019 April(Z15) Math Question 59

Quadratic Equations

- Factoring


Choice C

$$x^{2}-2x+17=0$$ $$\frac{-b\pm\sqrt{b^{2}-4ac}}{2a} $$ $$\Rightarrow \frac{-(-2)\pm\sqrt{(-2)^{2}-4\times1\times17}}{2\times1} …


2019 April(Z15) Math Question 60

Perimeter, Area, Volume

- Squares in a Shape


Choice G

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