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Reasoning mathematically about data — ACT practice questions
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Practice 136 Reasoning mathematically about data questions in the app
What this topic is
On the ACT Science test, Reasoning mathematically about data asks students to use numbers from tables, graphs, and figures to draw conclusions rather than to recall science facts.
A student has to read values carefully, compare quantities, find differences or rates, interpolate between plotted points, and apply a simple formula given in the passage. Questions typically follow a data-representation or research-summary passage and offer four answer choices that look like nearby numbers from the same figure.
Common traps include pulling a value from the wrong series or axis, mixing units, treating a trend as an exact calculation, or skipping a conversion the passage already supplied.
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Practice 136 Reasoning mathematically about data questions in the app
More ACT topics
Science
- Reading values from tables, graphs, and diagrams
- Recognizing relationships and trends in data
- Interpolation and extrapolation
- Translating between tables and graphs
- Experimental design, tools, and procedures
- Identifying controls, variables, and hypotheses
- Comparing and interpreting results across experiments
- Predicting and extending experiments
- Summarizing competing hypotheses/theories
- Comparing and contrasting alternative viewpoints
- Evaluating support for each viewpoint
- Judging validity / evaluating hypotheses
- Formulating evidence-supported conclusions
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