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ACT math practice test 12

1. The perimeter of a square is 48 centimeters. What is its
area, in square centimeters?
F. 12
G. 96
H. 144
J. 192
K. 2,304
2. What is the product of the 2 solutions of the
equation x2 + 4x - 21 = 0?
A. -63
B. -21
C. -20
D. 20
E. 21
3. Which of the following expressions is a polynomial
factor of a16 - 16?
F. a4 - 4
G. a4 + 4
H. a4 + 2
J. a + 2
K. a - 2

4. When , what is the value of ?

A. 18
B. 9
C. -3
D. -9
E. -18
5. A proofreader can read 40 pages in one hour. How
many pages can this proofreader read in 90 minutes?
F. 45
G. 60
H. 150
J. 360
K. 940
6. What is the area, in square inches, of the regular
parallelogram shown below?

A. 27 in2

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B. 36 in2
C. 45 in2
D. 48 in2
E. 81 in2
7. For a certain quadratic equation, ax2 + bx + c = 0, the 2

solutions are and . Which of the

following could be factors of ax2 + bx +c?
F. (4x - 3) AND (5x + 2)
G. (4x - 2) AND (5x + 3)
H. (4x + 2) AND (5x - 3)
J. (4x + 3) AND (5x - 2)
K. (4x + 3) AND (5x + 2)
8. All sides of a rhombus are the same length, as shown
below.

If one diagonal is 12 inches long and the other is 32

inches long, how many inches long, to the nearest
hundredth of an inch, is a side of the rhombus?
A. 8.54
B. 17.09
C. 34.17
D. 35.78
E. 48.00
9. A rectangular parking lot that is 3 feet longer than it is
wide has an area of 550 square feet. How many feet long
is the parking lot?
F. 19
G. 20
H. 22
J. 25
K. 28
10. In the standard (x, y) coordinate plane, what is the
slope of the line joining the points (3,7) and (4,-8)?
A. -15
B. -1

C.

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D.
E. 15
11. Which of the following is the solution set of x + 2 > -4?
F. {x: x < -6}
G. {x: x > -6}
H. {x: x < -2}
J. {x: x > 2}
K. {x: x < 6}
12. What is the center of the circle with equation (x - 3)2 +
(y + 3)2 = 4 in the standard (x, y) coordinate plane?
A. (3,3)
B. (3,-3)

C.
D. (-3, 3)

E.

13. In the standard (x, y) coordinate plane, what is the

length of the line segment that has endpoints (-3,4) and
(5,-6)?
F. 9

G.

H. 18

J.

K. 40
14. A triangle has sides of length 4.7 meters and 9 meters.
Which of the following CANNOT be the length of the third
side, in meters?
A. 5
B. 7
C. 8
D. 11
E. 14

15. If for all n ≠ 0, which of the following must

be true?
F. x + y = 2
G. x - y = 2
H. x × y = 2
J. x ÷ y = 2

K.

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Answers and Explanations
1. Correct Answer: H
Explanation:
The correct answer is H. If a square has side x, then its perimeter is 4x; this is because a square is defined as a
rectangle where all four sides are of equal length. Since the perimeter of the square is 48, then 48 =

4x and . Thus, the length of one side of the square is 12. The area of a square is defined as (side)2;
therefore the area of this square is 122 or 144.
2. Correct Answer: B
Explanation:
The correct answer is B. The easiest way to solve this problem is to remember that when two binomial expressions are
multiplied, there is a predictable result. Take the following generalized example: (x + a)(x - b) = x2 - bx + ax - ab.
If x2 - bx + ax - ab = 0, then the solutions to the equation are x = -a and x = b. The product of the solutions is -ab. With
this expression, x2 + 3x - 21 = 0, the product of the solutions (-ab) is -21.
3. Correct Answer: H
Explanation:
The correct answer is H. Remember that a difference of squares factors easily, such as: a2 - b2 = (a + b)(a - b). Using
the same technique, you can factor a16 - 16 into (a8 + 4)(a8 - 4). The factor (a8 - 4) is another difference of squares, so it
can be factored further into itself: (a8 - 4) = (a4 + 2)(a4 - 2). Of these factors, only (a4 + 2) is an answer choice.
4. Correct Answer: E
Explanation:

The correct answer is E. Recall that dividing by a fraction is equivalent to multiplying by the reciprocal. When is

substituted for n in the following expression , the result is:

5. Correct Answer: G
Explanation:
The correct answer is G. Since 90 minutes is equal to 1.5 hours, a proofreader who can read 40 pages in one hour can
read (1.5)(40) or 60 pages in 1.5 hours.

6. Correct Answer: B
Explanation:
The correct answer is B. The height, h, can be found using the Pythagorean Theorem (c2 = a2 + b2):

Thus, when you multiply the base of the parallelogram by its height, the area of the parallelogram is 9 × 4 = 36.

7. Correct Answer: F
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Explanation:

The correct answer is F. For a certain quadratic equation ax2 + bx + c = 0, if is a solution, then a possible

factor would be (bx - a). Since two solutions for ax2 + bx + c = 0 are and , then possible factors are (4x -
3) and (5x + 2).
8. Correct Answer: B
Explanation:
The correct answer is B. The diagonals of a rhombus intersect at their midpoints and form right angles as shown below.

Since the diagonals meet at their midpoints and form right angles, they form a right triangle with

legs and . To find the length of a side of the rhombus, you can simply use the Pythagorean Theorem
and solve where the side of the rhombus, s, is the hypotenuse: s2 = 62 + 162 = 292; s is approximately equal to 17.09.
9. Correct Answer: J
Explanation:
The correct answer is J. If a rectangular parking lot has a length, l, that is 3 feet longer than its width, w, then l = 3 + w,
or w = l - 3. The area of a rectangle is equal to its length times it width, or A = lw. Since the area of this parking lot is
550, lw = 550. Substituting (l - 3) for

To solve for l, factor the quadratic equation to get (l + 22)(l - 25) = 0, making l = -22 or l = 25. Since negative values for
length do not make sense in this context, the length is 25.
10. Correct Answer: A
Explanation:
The correct answer is A. To find the slope of the line between any two points (x1, y1) and (x2, y2), you can use the

equation . Therefore, when you have the points (3,7) and (4,-8) it follows that the slope of the line joining these

points is , or -15.
11. Correct Answer: G
Explanation:
The correct answer is G. To find the solution set of x + 2 > -4, first solve for x by subtracting 2 from both sides. The
result is x > -6. Thus the solution set is {x : x > -6).
12. Correct Answer: B
Explanation:
The correct answer is B. To solve this problem, you need to know that the equation of a circle with center (h, k) and
radius r is (x -h)2 +(y -k)2 = r2. Therefore, the center of the circle in the problem, (x - 3)2 + (y + 3)2 = 4, is (3,-3).
13. Correct Answer: G
Explanation:
The correct answer is G. To find the distance between two points (x1, y1) and (x2, y2), you can use the distance formula,
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which is . The length of the line segment that has endpoints (-3,4) and (5,-6)
will equal the distance between points (-3,4) and (5,-6). Therefore, d =

14. Correct Answer: E

Explanation:
The correct answer is E. The key to solving this problem is remembering that the triangle inequality states that no one
side of a triangle can be greater than the sum of the other two sides. Thus the third side of the triangle in the problem
cannot be greater than the sum of the other two sides, 4.7 and 9, which is 13.7. Of the answer choices, only 14 is too
large to be a possible value for the third side of the triangle.

15. Correct Answer: G

Explanation:

The correct answer is G. To solve this problem, recall that . Since it is given in the problem that ,
you can conclude that n = n and thus x - y = 2.
x-y 2

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