ACT prep
2 hours 5 minutes, or 2 hours 45 with Science131 questions without ScienceScored 1 to 36
ACT38 days to test dayEnglish50 questions, 35 minMath45 questions, 50 minReading36 questions, 40 minScienceOptional, 40 minBest 28Goal 32
DEC 12What’s on the ACT
English
50 questions35 minutes
Grammar, punctuation and editing short passages.
Math
45 questions50 minutes
Algebra, functions, geometry and statistics, with four answer choices each.
Reading
36 questions40 minutes
Passages with questions about what they say and how they are written.
Science, optional
40 questions40 minutes
Charts, tables and experiments. It gets its own score.
Writing, optional
1 essay40 minutes
One essay in response to a prompt. It gets its own score.
Your composite score comes from English, Math and Reading.
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A $40 shirt is on sale for 25% off. What is the sale price?
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