ACT 2009-10

60. The sum of an infinite geometric series with first term

a . The sum
a and common ratio r < 1 is given by _____
1r

49. Which of the following describes the total number of

dots in the rst n rows of the triangular arrangement
below?

of a given infinite geometric series is 200, and the

common ratio is 0.15. What is the second term of this
series?
F.
25.5
G. 30
H. 169.85
J. 170
K. 199.85

ACT 2014-15
58. What is the sum of the first 4 terms of the arithmetic
sequence in which the 6th term is 8 and the 10th term
is 13 ?
F. 10.5
G. 14.5
H. 18
J. 21.25
K. 39.5

ACT 2003-04
59. For all real numbers b and c such that the product of
c and 3 is b, which of the following expressions represents the sum of c and 3 in terms of b ?
A. b + 3
B. 3b + 3
C. 3(b + 3)
b+3
D. _____
3

E. _b_ + 3
3

ACT 2008-09
3. On the first day of school, Mr. Vilani gave his thirdgrade students 5 new words to spell. On each day of
school after that, he gave the students 3 new words to
spell. In the first 20 days of school, how many new
words had he given the students to spell?
A. 28
B. 62
C. 65
D. 68
E. 152

TEST 1
9. What two numbers should be placed in the blanks below
so that the difference between the consecutive numbers
is the same?
13, __, __, 34
A. 19, 28
B. 20, 27
C. 21, 26
D. 23, 24
E. 24, 29

A.
B.
C.
D.
E.

30
2n
n2
n(n + 1)
2n + 2(n 1)

TEST 2
15. What is the 217th digit after the decimal point in the
repeating decimal 0.3456?
A. 0
B. 3
C. 4
D. 5
E. 6
59. The rst and second terms of a geometric sequence are
a and ab, in that order. What is the 643rd term of the
sequence?
A. (ab)642
B. (ab)643
C. a642 b
D. a643 b
E. ab642

TEST 3
3. What is the fourth term in the arithmetic sequence
13, 10, 7, ?
A. 14
B. 9
C. 4
D. 0
E. 7

TEST 5
38. Which of the following statements is NOT true about
the geometric sequence 36, 18, 9, . . .?
F. The fourth term is 4.5.
G. The sum of the rst ve terms is 69.75.
1
H. Each consecutive term is of the previous term.
2
J. Each consecutive term is evenly divisible by 3.
K. The common ratio of consecutive terms is 2:1.

TEST 6
1
17. What is the next term after in the geometric
3
1
sequence 9, 3, 1, , . . .?
3
1
A.
9
B. 0
1
C.
9
1
D.
6
1
E.
3

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TEST 8
4.
39. Which of the following statements is NOT true about
the arithmetic sequence 16, 11, 6, 1, ?
A. The fth term is 4.
B. The sum of the rst 5 terms is 30.
C. The seventh term is 12.
D. The common difference of consecutive integers
is 5.
E. The sum of the rst 7 terms is 7.
58. The sum of an innite geometric sequence series with
x
rst term x and common ratio y < 1 is given by
.
(1 y)
The sum of a given innite geometric series is 200, and
the common ratio is 0.15. What is the second term of
this series?
F. 199.85
G. 170
H. 169.85
J. 30
K. 25.5

TEST 11

Noreen recently took a job helping people

register to vote. The job has a mandatory
10-day period of probation during which her
success rate is strictly monitored. On her
first day, she registered 30 people. Then, for
each of the next 9 days, she registered 4
more people than she did on the previous
day. How many people did she register altogether during her probationary period?
(F) 300
(G) 340
(H) 480
(J) 560
(K) 600

TEST 13
42. If a number sequence begins 1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9,
10, 12 . . ., which of the following numbers
does NOT appear in the sequence?
(F) 34

1.

Which of the following numbers completes

the sequence 3, 8, 14, 21, 29, ___?

(G) 43

(A) 35

(J) 65

(B) 36

(K) 72

(C) 37

(H) 57

TEST 14

(D) 38
(E) 39
32. On his first day working out, Anthony did
30 push-ups. On each successive day, he
did exactly 3 more push-ups than on the
previous day. After completing his push-ups
on the 30th day, how many push-ups had
he completed on all 30 days?

42. The first value of a geometric series is 4 and the third

value is 16x2. What is the fifth value of this geometric
series?
F. 8x
G. 32x
H. 32x3
J. 64x4
K. 64x5

(F) fewer than 500

(G) between 500 and 1,000
(H) between 1,000 and 1,500
(J) between 1,500 and 2,000
(K) more than 2,000

TEST 12
2.

What is the missing number in the

sequence 1, 5, 10, 16, 23, 31, __?
(F) 37
(G) 38

(H) 39

(J) 40
(K) 41

52. The third number in a sequence is 6 and every term in the

sequence is 5 more than the term immediately
preceding it. What is the value of the 101st term?
F. 491
G. 496
H. 501
J. 506
K. 511

TEST 15