ACT Math Practice Test 9

Melissa had 3 fewer apples than Marcia. Then, she gave 2 apples to Marcia. Now how many fewer apples does Melissa have than Marcia?

Andrew won a cash prize on a game show. Andrew paid taxes of 30% on the original cash prize and had $28,000 remaining. How much was the original cash prize?

What is the slope of any line parallel to the line 2x − 3y = 7?

A carton of paper is priced at $27.00 now. If the paper goes on sale for 25% off the current price, what will be the sale price of the carton?

The daily totals of enrollments at Sunnyside Summer Camp last Monday through Saturday were 17, 19, 23, 14, 25, and 28. What was the average number of enrollments per day?

Seth has 4 plaid shirts and 5 solid-colored shirts hanging together in a closet. In his haste to get ready for work, he randomly grabs 1 of these 9 shirts. What is the probability that the shirt Seth grabs is plaid?

A distance in meters, M, can be approximated by multiplying a distance in yards, Y, by 1.0936. Which of the following expresses this approximation method? (Note: The symbol ≈ means “is approximately equal to.”)

In the standard (x,y) coordinate plane, point X has coor-dinates (−4,0) and point Y has coordinates (0,−8). What are the coordinates of the midpoint of $\overline{XY}$ ?

A proofreader can read 40 pages in one hour. How many pages can this proofreader read in 90 minutes?

When n = ¹⁄₄, what is the value of $\frac{2n − 5}{n}$ ?

Which of the following expressions is a polynomial factor of a¹⁶ − 16?

What is the product of the 2 solutions of the equation x² + 3x − 21 = 0?

The perimeter of a square is 48 centimeters. What is its area, in square centimeters?

What is the 217th digit after the decimal point in the repeating decimal 0.3456?

(n⁷)¹¹ is equivalent to:

For all x, 13 − 2(x + 5) = ?

For all m and n, (3m + n)(m² − n) = ?

What is the value of |5 − a| if a = 9?