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Mathematics Preparing for Higher Math

If one of the roots of the quadratic equation x^2 + mx + 22 = 0 is 1.5, then what is the value of m?

  1. A

    -23.5

  2. B

    -17.5

  3. C

    -10.5

  4. D

    -16.2

  5. E

    Cannot be determined

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.

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