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Improve Your ACT Math Score with These Easy Steps

• If you are struggling with the ACT Math section,
  you are not alone. This section of the ACT is
  widely considered to be the most difficult, as
  you have 60 minutes to answer 60 questions.
  That's an average of one question per minute,
  which leaves little time for double-checking your
  answers or taking short breaks. With that said,
  by following the below steps, you can work to
  improve your ACT Math score without breaking a
  sweat.

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1. When all else fails, guess the answer

• Since ACT scores are based on the number of
  correct answers you fill in, there is no penalty
  for guessing (unlike the SAT, which subtracts
  points for incorrect answers). It is thus
  important to answer every question on how to
  write a reaction paper section. To make an
  informed guess, eliminate all the obviously wrong
  answers so you have a more likely chance of
  guessing the right response.

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2. Only use your calculator when needed

• Have you ever experienced a math test where
  you're doing everything by hand, and then you see
  the rest of your classmates whizzing through the
  answers on a calculator? You may have felt
  self-conscious in that moment, but doing math
  problems by hand has its perks on the Math
  section of the ACT. Since its questions are
  designed to be solved in a minute or less, you
  will have little time to redo questions after you
  find your best answer. Moreover, the ACT gives
  you clues on when to use your calculator so that
  you can save your time. First, you should not use
  your calculator if the answer choices are given
  in fraction form or involve radicals. You may be
  thinking that it is easy to convert your decimal
  answers into fractions, but this will take up
  more time than you can afford.

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3. Use paper space wisely

• Every math page will have a blank column on the
  right-hand side for you to use when calculating
  answers by hand. Feel free to use this space to
  draw diagrams that were not drawn for you, and to
  write out any equations necessary for completing
  the problem. Nevertheless, it is important to
  remember that only the answers you submit on the
  answer bubble sheet are graded. No notes,
  drawings, or circled answers in your test booklet
  count toward your ACT grade. Only write what is
  necessary in the right-hand column so that you
  can fill in the correct bubble on the answer page.

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4. Keep the order of questions in mind

• We already know that you have 60 minutes to
  complete 60 questions on the Math section of the
  ACT. However, the ACT is designed to become more
  and more challenging as the questions rise in
  number. Thus, question number 59 is likely to be
  more challenging than question number 2. When you
  are timing yourself, keep this ordering effect in
  mind, as you should leave more time to complete
  the later answers than the earlier ones. When you
  take practice tests, coach your mind to move
  through the first half of the questions at a
  speedier pace than the second half of the
  questions. Find your timing groove so that you
  can answer all questions comfortably. That said,
  it is important that you do not rush through the
  first half of the answers. Each correct answer
  counts for the same amount of points, so make
  sure to be confident in your early answers before
  filling in the bubbles.