AccelePrep for the ACT Test 2nd Edition Student Text

72 • S URGE TO S UCCESS ! M ATH T EST P REP

x y x y 3 2 10 7 4 7 1. If ( x , y Ȍ ‹• ƒ •‘Ž—–‹‘ –‘ –Š‡ •›•–‡ ‘ˆ ‡“—ƒ–‹‘• ƒ„‘˜‡ǡ ™Šƒ– ‹• –Š‡ ˜ƒŽ—‡ ‘ˆ x y ? A Ǥ ͳ Ǥ 3 2 1 Ǥ Ͷ Ǥ 4 2 1 Ǥ ͹ –Š‡” ’”‘„Ž‡• †‡’‡† ‘ –Š‡ ƒ•™‡”…Š‘‹…‡• ˆ‘” –Š‡ •‘Ž—–‹‘Ǥ 2. If s , t , and u ƒ”‡ †‹ˆˆ‡”‡– ’‘•‹–‹˜‡ ‹–‡‰‡”• ƒ† t s and u t ƒ”‡ ’‘•‹–‹˜‡ ‹–‡‰‡”•ǡ ™Š‹…Š ‘ˆ –Š‡ ˆ‘ŽŽ‘™‹‰ „‡ ƒ ’‘•‹–‹˜‡ ‹–‡‰‡”ǫ Ǥ u s ( ) s t u The ƒ–Š ‡•– ‹–‡• ƒ”‡ ‰‡‡”ƒŽŽ› ƒ””ƒ‰‡† ‘ ƒ Žƒ††‡” ‘ˆ †‹ˆϐ‹…—Ž–›Ǥ Š‡ Žƒ††‡” ‘ˆ †‹ˆϐ‹…—Ž–› ‹• ƒ ‹’‘”–ƒ– ˆ‡ƒ–—”‡ ‘ˆ –Š‡ ƒ–Š ‡•–Ǥ ‹˜‡ –Šƒ– –Š‡ ’”‘„Ž‡• ‰‡‡”ƒŽŽ› „‡…‘‡ ‘”‡ †‹ˆϐ‹…—Ž– ƒ• ›‘— ’”‘…‡‡†ǡ ‹–ǯ• ‹’‘”–ƒ– –Šƒ– ›‘— ’ƒ…‡ ›‘—”•‡Žˆ ƒ……‘”†‹‰Ž› ƒ† Šƒ˜‡ ƒ ‰—‡••‹‰ •–”ƒ–‡‰›Ǥ ‡ǯŽŽ ”‡–—” –‘ ’ƒ…‹‰ ƒ† ‰—‡••‹‰ –‹’• Žƒ–‡” ‹ –Š‹•…Šƒ’–‡”Ǥ Ǥ s u Ǥ ( ) ( ) s t Ǥ ( ) ( ) s u Ǥ Example:

TEST SPECS ”‘‰ ƒ•™‡”• ‘ˆ–‡ correspond to errors in –Š‹‹‰Ǥ ‘–‹…‡ –Šƒ– ȋ Ȍ ‹• –Š‡ ˜ƒŽ—‡ ˆ‘” x and ȋ Ȍ ‹• –Š‡ ˜ƒŽ—‡ ˆ‘” y Ǥ Ž™ƒ›• pay attention to what the question is asking, and rather than reworking your math to check your answers, ask yourself if your answer matches what the question is ƒ•‹‰Ǥ Explanations for the example questions are included later in the chapter. Circle your answers now. Later when you reach the explanations at the end of the section, come back and check to make sure you answered the questions correctly. PACING TIP ‘— ™‹ŽŽ ϐ‹† ‡ƒ•› ’”‘„Ž‡• at the beginning of the test, •‘ ϐ‹‹•Š –Š‘•‡ ’”‘„Ž‡• “—‹…Ž› –‘ •ƒ˜‡ –‹‡ ˆ‘” –Š‡ Šƒ”†‡” ’”‘„Ž‡• ƒ– –Š‡ ‡†Ǥ

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INSIDE THE ANSWER CHOICES

—‡”‹…ƒŽ ƒ•™‡”…Š‘‹…‡• ƒ”‡ –›’‹…ƒŽŽ› ƒ””ƒ‰‡† ˆ”‘ •ƒŽŽ‡•– –‘ Žƒ”‰‡•– ‘” ˜‹…‡ ˜‡”•ƒǤ Š‡”‡ ƒ”‡ ‡š…‡’–‹‘•ǡ •—…Š ƒ• ‹–‡• –Šƒ– ƒ•ǡ Dz Š‹…Š ‘ˆ –Š‡ ˆ‘ŽŽ‘™‹‰ ‹• –Š‡ „‹‰‰‡•–ǫdz Š‹• ‰‡‡”ƒŽ ƒ””ƒ‰‡‡– ƒ‡• ‹– ‡ƒ•‹‡” –‘ ϐ‹† ›‘—” ƒ•™‡” ‹ –Š‡ Ž‹•–Ǥ – ƒŽ•‘ ‡ƒ•ǡ ƒ• ™‡ǯŽŽ †‹•…—•• Žƒ–‡”ǡ –Šƒ– ›‘— ƒŽ™ƒ›• •–ƒ”– ™‹–Š ȋ Ȍ ™Š‡ –‡•–‹‰ –Š‡…Š‘‹…‡•Ǥ —‡”‹…ƒŽ ƒ•™‡”…Š‘‹…‡• ƒ”‡ ƒŽ•‘ ™‡ŽŽ †‡ϐ‹‡†Ǥ ”‘‰…Š‘‹…‡• ƒ”‡ǯ– —•—ƒŽŽ›…Ž‘•‡ ‹ ˜ƒŽ—‡ –‘ –Š‡…‘””‡…– ƒ•™‡”Ȅ–Š‡›…‘””‡•’‘† –‘ ‡””‘”• ‹ –Š‹‹‰ǡ ‘– ‡””‘”• ‹ ƒ”‹–Š‡–‹…Ǥ –‘’ ›‘—”…ƒŽ…—Žƒ–‹‘• ƒ• •‘‘ ƒ• –Š‡ …‘””‡…–…Š‘‹…‡ ‹• ‡˜‹†‡–Ǥ