1. ACT ASPIRE EXPRESSIONS
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2. EXPONENTS
EXPRESSIONS
FRACTIONS or PERCENTS
WORD PROBLEMS
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Final
Jeopardy 50

3. 2⁴•2²•2•2³ 2¹⁰ Exponents – 10 Points
Simplify to a base with an exponent
2⁴•2²•2•2³
2¹⁰

4. Exponents – 20 Points
Simplify to a base with an exponent
5⁶•5³ 5⁴ 5⁵

5. 9² • 9⁸ • 1 9⁷ 9³ Exponents – 30 Points
Simplify to a base with an exponent
9² • 9⁸ • 1 9⁷ 9³

6. Exponents – 40 Points
The volume of a fish tank is 10⁷ cubic centimeters. Using 10 as your length, width, and height, write an equivalent expression that would be equal to 10⁷.
Answers will vary but 10 ⁴• 10²• 10 could be an answer

7. 28 4² • 7⁰ • 4³• 7⁵ 4³ • 7⁴ • 4 Exponents – 50 Points
Simplify to one number
4² • 7⁰ • 4³• 7⁵
4³ • 7⁴ • 4 28

8. EXPRESSIONS – 10 Points
What is the value of the following expression when w = 6 and y = -3
2w + 3y 3

9. EXPRESSIONS – 20 Points
What is the value of the following expression when a = -2, b = 4, c = 5
b² - 2a + 3c 35

10. EXPRESSIONS – 30 Points
What is the value of the following expression when f = -3 and g = 6
6f – 4g
g² + 6 -1

11. EXPRESSIONS – 40 Points
What is the value of the following expression when c = -2, w = 10, n = -5
(4c – n)² + w ÷ n 7

12. 32.5 or 32½ EXPRESSIONS – 50 Points
What is the value of the following expression when x = 4, y = 2, and z = 3
3(x + y) – 2z + 4y² 4
32.5 or 32½

13. FRACTIONS/PERCENTS – 10 Points
What is ⅘ of 100? 80

14. FRACTIONS/PERCENTS– 20 Points
A softball cost $5. If you buy a dozen or more, you get a 20% discount. How much would 24 balls cost?
$96

15. FRACTIONS/PERCENTS – 30 Points
What is ⅓ of 250?
83⅓

16. FRACTIONS/PERCENTS – 40 Points
Mr. Griggs is buying packs of folders for his English class. Each student needs 5 folders. There are 32 students in class. Folders come 25 to a pack. To the nearest whole number, how many packs of folders need to be purchased.
7(6 is NOT ENOUGH)

17. FRACTIONS/PERCENTS – 50 Points
Darius drank ⅝ of a 50 ounce energy drink. How much is left? Write your answer as a mixed number.
18¾

18. WORD PROBLEMS – 10 Points
Landry has rectangle with a width 3 inches longer than the length. Write an expression WITHOUT parenthesis to model the area of the expression.
x² + 3x

19. 9½ WORD PROBLEMS – 20 Points
Maria took a total of 12 quizzes over the course of 6 weeks. How many weeks of school will Maria have to attend this quarter before she will have taken a total of 19 quizzes? 9½

20. WORD PROBLEMS – 30 Points $5
A group of 5 adults and 10 children went to the movies. The price of all movie tickets are whole number. A total of $100 was spent on movie tickets. What was the cost of a child’s ticket? $5

21. WORD PROBLEMS – 40 Points
Jill pays a $12 per month fee and $2.50 for every movie she rents. Jack pays a $20 per month and $1.50 for every movie he rents. Last month, they paid the same exact amount of money and rented the same number of movies. How many movies did each person rent? 8

22. FINAL JEOPARDY
Two buses leave the same terminal at 9:00AM. One bus has a 26 minute round-trip route before it gets back to the station. The second bus has a 30 minute round-trip route before returning to the station. What is the earliest time both buses be at the terminal again at the same time?
Answer is 3:30PM

23. WHO KNOWS – 10 Points QUESTION:
How many steps using algebra to solve the following problem?
3(x – 5) + 2 = 20
ANSWER: 4

24. What other angles would be the same measure as angle 3 in the picture?
WHO KNOWS – 20 Points
What other angles would be the same measure as angle 3 in the picture?
4, 6, 7

25. WHO KNOWS – 30 Points
Which scatter plot (use a letter) has a negative correlation? C

26. WHO KNOWS– 40 Points
Find the volume of the following shape. On the ACT, you will be given a formula, here not so much.
960 cm³

27. WHO KNOWS – 50 Points
Find the area of the green portion.
29.5 unit²