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Real number system and number properties — ACT practice questions

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What this topic is

On the ACT Mathematics test, Real number system and number properties covers even and odd integers, shared multiples, and signed numbers on a number line.

Students must reason about parity of sums and products, count values that are multiples of both given intervals, and find total distance after a sequence of moves rather than net displacement. Items are multiple choice. Typical traps include treating an even-odd product as odd, using a greatest common factor where a least common multiple is needed, and reporting the final position or the change from start to finish instead of the path length.

Answer choices usually mix even and odd expressions or nearby integer distances.

Sample questions

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Question 1Easier

If mm is an even integer and nn is an odd integer, which of the following must be odd?

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Answer: D — m+nm+n

An even integer plus an odd integer is odd, so m+nm+n must be odd. Each other expression contains an even factor.

Question 2Mid

A museum tour offered a free map to every 16th guest and a free pin to every 24th guest. Given that 960 guests entered during the day, how many guests received both a free map and a free pin?

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Answer: B — 20

lcm(16,24)=48\operatorname{lcm}(16,24)=48. Then 960/48=20\lfloor 960/48\rfloor=20.

Question 3Easier

A cart starts at 3-3 on a number line, moves to 8, and then moves to 6-6. What total distance does the cart travel?

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Answer: D — 25

The two distances are 8(3)=11|8-(-3)|=11 and 68=14|-6-8|=14. Therefore, the total distance is 11+14=2511+14=25.

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