Sample SAT & ACT Math Problem:
A license plate has 4 letters and 2 numbers Letters cannot be repeated but numbers can be repeated Find the probability that in a randomly selected license plate the word MATH appears.
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Math Practice
The proportion of students who receive an A is about 12%. In a group of 180 students what is the mean number of As? If you select 4 students what is the probability they all do not have As?
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A blue car and a red car start in the same location but proceed in opposite directions. The red car travels at 62mph and the blue car travels 48 mph After how long will they be 2400 miles apart?
Sample SAT & ACT Math Practice
On Monday, Anna starts pouring water into a bucket at a rate of 4 cubic meters per second. Twenty seconds later, Bella starts pouring water into the same bucket at a rate of 5.5 cubic meters per second. How many seconds after Anna starts will the amount of water in the bucket equal or exceed[…]
Practice Rate Problems for the ACT & SAT:
In a physics problem, rate is inversely related to time for a given distance. When time is 4 hours, rate is 42 miles per hour. Find the rate when time is 6. Now, find the time when rate is 54 mph.
Area & Perimeter Practice
The area of a rectangle is 128 square inches. The perimeter is 48 inches. Find the dimensions.
Math Practice Problem
The initial price of a water bottle is $1.55. Find the price after a 7% tax and 18% discount.
SAT & ACT Math Practice: Growth and Decay Problems
A cat initially weighs 7 pounds. It gains 5% of its weight every 3 years. Find its weight after 19 years.
Important Vocabulary Words!
Remnant- Leftover piece/memory of something Raiment- Clothing Sonorous- Deep voice/sound Somnolent- Sleepy Vittles- Food, supplies Caisson- Chest or wagon for holding bullets, Diadem- Crown Dyad- Two opposing sides Diodes- Two terminal electrical component Exegesis- Summary/interpretation of a text Funicular- Cable car Fusillade- Round of shots or fireworks Capacious- Roomy Osculate- Kiss or to be tangent[…]
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Municipal- County or Local Lattice- A wooden frame Preclude- Prevent, cut off possibilities Tyrant- Ruthless dictator Efficacious- Efficient, helpful Calamity- Disaster Revel- Partying/Enjoying Sparring- Dueling physically, or engaging in an argument Portend- Predict into the future Pontificate- Lecture in a bossy tone Proscription- Not allowed, not permitted Vagary- Unpredictable or extravagant action or notion Alderman-[…]