ACT QUESTION OF THE DAY

ACT QUESTION OF THE DAY Part 8

1. A radio station offers free competitions. Normally, one in every twenty contestants wins the free competition. What is the probability of losing the free competition? A. 1/20 B. 1/19 C. 19/20 D. 19/1

2. A flight with a low-cost airline travels 9  103 miles per hour for 3  10-2 hours. How far has this cheap flight traveled? A. 135 miles B. 270 miles C. 900 miles D. 1350 miles

3. A company purchases cell phones at a cost of x and sells the cell phones at four times the cost. What equation below represents the profit made on each sell phone? A. xB. 3xC. 4xD. 3 - x

4. | √4 - 12 | = ? A. -8 B. -10 C. 8 D. 10

5. In a shipment of 100 mp3 players, 1% are faulty. What is the ratio of non-faulty mp3 players to faulty mp3 players? A. 1: 100 B. 99: 100 C. 1: 99 D. 99: 1

Answer Key 1. The correct answer is C.20/20 - 1/20 = 19/20 2. The correct answer is B. (9  103 miles per hour)  (3  10-2 hours) = 9  3  10(3 + -2) = 9  3  101 = 9  3  10 = 270 miles 3. The correct answer is B. In this problem, the sales price is 4x and the cost is x. 4x- x = Profit 3x= Profit 4. The correct answer is D. | √4 - 12 | = | 2 - 12 | = | -10 | = 10 5. The correct answer is D. 1%  100 = 1 faulty player in every 100 players. 100 - 1 = 99 non-faulty players. So the ratio is: 99: 1

ACT QUESTION OF THE DAY