Preparing for Higher Math

Mathematics Preparing for Higher Math

A, B and C are three contestants in a 1000 m race. If A finishes the race 40 m ahead of B and 64 m ahead of C, how much did each of them cover at that time?

A
When B covers 890 m, C covers 866 m.
B
When B covers 860 m, C covers 836 m.
C
When B covers 930 m, C covers 906 m.
D
When B covers 960 m, C covers 936 m.
E
When B covers 990 m, C covers 966 m.

Source: Algebra word problems from the AQuA-RAT dataset (Ling et al., 2017), published by Google DeepMind under the Apache License 2.0. Go to the official source →

AQuA-RAT items are crowdsourced algebra problems, not ACT questions. They carry five answer choices in the pre-2025 ACT Mathematics style and no ACT reporting category. Useful for drilling Preparing for Higher Math content; not a substitute for a real form.