ASSESSMENT TEST  -- Readiness for Math A (Elementary Algebra)

Topics And Sample Questions

 

COMPUTATION

 

1.         48

        +   6

 

2.       94

        – 69

3.      $ 4.98

        x      3

4.       826

       – 349

5.       ____________

      7) 4872

 

6.     1/6  of  30 =  _______

7.    2 – ______  =  1/4

8.     3  2/3  +  8  1/3  =   ______

 

9.         229

          5584

             63

       + 9308

 

10.      908

        x  48

11. Subtract

       10  1/4

         8  2/3

 

12. Add

        6  1/4

            5/8

        3  1/2

 

13.  Write as a decimal:

 

         82  1/2% =  ________

14.  Find the average:

       54, 16, 95, 39, 28, 9, 60

       Answer __________

15  Write as a percent:

 

        3/8 =  ________

 

16.     2  1/2  ft.  =    ญญญ________

                                                          _______________

17.     2.5)355.95

18.   34  =  ________

 

19.  Add:
             3 ft.      6  in.
             9 ft.      7  in.
             7 ft.    11  in.

 

20. & 21.  Write as a common fraction in the lowest terms:

 

  20.   0.075  =   _________           21.     68%   =   ญญญญ________

 

22.     6  x  5  7/8  =   ญญญญ________

23.      15%  of  175  =   ญญญญ________

 

24.     0.39   ๗  1  1/5  =   ญญญญ________

25.      87 sq. ft.  =   ญญญญ________

 

 

 

APPLIED ARITHMETIC

 

1.         The perimeter of a rectangular garden measured 80 feet long and 20 feet wide.  How many feet of bricks would it take to enclose the garden?

 

2.         If you pay $6 each for 6 tapes and $3 each for 3 others, how much change should you get from a $50 bill?

 

3.         The temperature was 10˚ below 0˚ in Minnesota while at the same time it was 70˚ above 0˚ in California.  What was the difference in temperatures between the two states?

 

4.         A child is 1/4 of the height of a room. If the room is 8 feet high, how tall is the child?

 

5.         Theater tickets cost $5 each, but if 5 people enter as a group then the fifth person is allowed in free. If 5 people share a group price, how much does each have to pay?

 

6.         If a $100 item is offered at a 10% discount, what is the new price?

 

7.         A mechanic earns $20 an hour and is paid $2 an hour overtime for work after 5 p.m. How much would he earn if he works from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m.?