Algebra for the ACT
ACT Instructor Tracey of Prepped & Polished, www.preppedandpolished.com, shares an overview of Algebra for the ACT Exam.
Overview of the ACT Algebra Concepts
Algebra is a little more than 50% of the math section on the ACT.
Pre-algebra is 23% of the math questions, and there are 14 questions on this topic. Elementary algebra is 17% of the math questions with 10 questions on this topic, and intermediate algebra is 15% of math questions with 9 questions on this topic.
Pre-algebra concepts include
- Numbers – numbers knowing positive/negative, rational and irrational, consecutive integers
- Orders of operation – PEMDAS
- Factors of numbers, including prime factors
- Operations with Fractions – add, subtract, multiply and divide
- Percentage problems
- Patios and proportions
- Basic statistics such as mean, median, mode, simple counting and combination problems.
Elementary Algebra concepts include
- Substituting values into an equation
- Operations on polynomials – add, subtract, multiply and divide
- Factoring polynomials using the FOIL method
- Solving equations
- Laws of exponents and square roots
- Solving word problems
Intermediate Algebra concepts include
- Inequalities – solving and evaluating
- Solving systems of equations- 2 variables
- Quadratic formula
- Functions
- Logarithms
- Matrices
- Variation
- Sequences – arithmetic and geometric
- Complex numbers
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