This is an MCQ-based quiz on the topic of ACT: Linear Expression and Mathematics Quiz.
This set of MCQs helps you brush up on the important mathematics topic and prepare you to dive into skill practice and expand your knowledge to tackle the question and answer it carefully.
A DVD player with a list price of $100 is marked down 30%. If John gets an employee discount of 20% off the sale price, how much does John pay for the DVD player ?
86
77
56
50
What is the slope of any line parallel to the line 9x + 4y = 7 ?
-1
-9/4
9/7
7
What is x, the second term in the geometric series 1/4 + x + 1/36 + 1/108 + ……? (Note: In a geometric series the ratio of any term to the following term is constant.)
1/3
1/9
1/12
1/16
Which of the following is a factor of the polynomial: 2x^2 - 3x -5?
x-1
x+1
2x-5
2x+5
A boat departs Port Isabelle, Texas, traveling to an oil rig. The oil rig is located 9 miles east and 12 miles north of the boat’s departure point. About how many miles is the oil rig from the departure point?
3
15
21
225
Ding’s Diner advertised this daily lunch special: “Choose 1 item from each column—only $4.95!” Thus, each daily lunch special consists of a salad, a soup, a sandwich, and a drink. How many different daily lunch specials are possible?
4
14
30
120
Which of the following is the sine of A in the right triangle below?
5/13
5/12
12/13
12/5
If xy = 144, x + y = 30, and x > y, what is the value of x – y ?
4
6
18
22
The lead of a screw is the distance that the screw advances in a straight line when the screw is turned in 1 complete turn. If a screw is 5/2inches long and has a lead of 1/8 inch, how many complete turns would get it all the way into a piece of wood?
5
10
15
20
How many irrational numbers are there between 1 and 6 ?
1
3
4
Infinte