Question 14 Answer and Explanation _ACT April 2014 Form 71H Math Section

Use the following information to answer questions 14-16.

A map of the locations of Marville, Sun Town, and Bright City is shown in the standard (x, y) coordinate plane below, where coordinates for x and y are given in miles . The coordinates of Marville and Bright City are given, and Sun Town is located along a straight line exactly halfway between Marville and Bright City. Highway H from Marville to Bright City is 390 miles long. Highway K from Sun Town to Bright City is 200 miles long.

14. What are the coordinates of Sun Town?

F. (80, 150)

G. (140, 140)

H. (150, 80)

J. (195, 100)

K. (230, 70)

Answer and Explanation

Your Answer is

Correct Answer is H

Explanation

The stem says that Sun Town is in the middle of Marville and Bright City. So the horizontal and vertical coordinates of Sun Town are the average of the horizontal and vertical coordinates of the other two points. Therefore H.