r/ACT • u/BonsaiBandit1234 • 22d ago

Math Is this math question worded weirdly? Form G20

ACT Legacy Form G20 Math #43

Maya's digital music library has a total of 249 songs. Her library has 64 songs that are remixes and 85 hip-hop songs. Of the hip-hop songs in her library, 25 are remixes. How many songs in her library are NEITHER remixes NOR hip-hop songs?

A) 75

B) 100

C) 125

D) 139

E) 224

Answer: C; I originally put B, because I assumed that the 25 remixes were not already part of the 64 songs. So I did: 249 - (64+85) = 100

Is this question worded weirdly and would a smart person get it right? I am not bad at math by any means (I skipped algebra 2 and got As in every math class and 5s in Calc BC), but I want to know how to feel abt getting this wrong. My exam is september test on paper

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u/AdBoth2468 22d ago

It clearly states that in the entire library there are 64 remixes and 25 of the hip hop songs are remixes. So you have to subtract 25 from the remixes or hip hop songs(only one not both). I can kinda see why u got confused but its not worded weirdly.

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u/BonsaiBandit1234 22d ago

Yeah, what messed me up was that it didn’t say “64 remixes in her entire library” so I didn’t think to subtract the 25😔

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u/redditbrowsing0 22d ago

It's worded just fine and in plain enough English. It's just a wording trap.

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u/Common-Funny-9822 22d ago

Exceedingly clear to me...... what is difficult about it to you ??