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ASSESSMENT TEST -- Readiness for Math A (Elementary
Algebra) Topics And Sample
Questions COMPUTATION |
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1. 48 + 6 |
2. 94 69 |
3. $ 4.98 x 3 |
4. 826 349 |
5. ____________ 7) 4872 |
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6. 1/6
of 30 = _______ |
7. 2
______ = 1/4 |
8. 3
2/3 + 8
1/3 = ______ |
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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 |
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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
= ________ |
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16. 2
1/2 ft. =
ญญญ________ |
_______________________ 17. 2.5)355.95 |
18. 34 = ________ |
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19. Add: |
20. & 21. Write as a common fraction in the lowest
terms: 20. 0.075 =
_________ 21. 68% = ญญญญ________ |
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22. 6 x
5 7/8 =
ญญญญ________ |
23. 15% of
175 = ญญญญ________ |
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24. 0.39 ๗
1 1/5 =
ญญญญ________ |
25. 87
sq. ft. = ญญญญ________ |
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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 10ฐ below 0ฐ in Minnesota while at the same time
it was 70ฐ above 0ฐ 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.? 8. What is the annual amount of interest on an investment of $15.00 at 10%? 9. A
student failed 15 questions out of 40. What percent did he fail? 10. Sit cost $110 with a 10% tax included.
What was the price without tax? 11. Jack spent 1/2 of his allowance for candy and 1/4 for ice
cream. How much did he have left? |
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Use
this chart for problems 12, 13, and 14 |
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12. How much does it cost to print 300 sheets on plain paper? 13. How much does it cost to print 600
sheets on colored paper? 14. How much does it cost to print 1,000 sheets
on plain paper if there is an extra $2 charge for typesetting? 15. If in a blueprint one inch represents
100 feet, then how many inches are needed to represent 250 feet? 16. If an item is on sale at four for $1,
how much will 10 of them cost? |
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Use this
graph for problems 18, 19,
and 20. The
graph represents the budget of a family with an income of $2,500 per month. |
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18. How much was the monthly cost for
food? 19. One month their food cost took an
extra 5 % of the budget. They decided to take it out of the amount for
clothing. What amount did they have left for clothing? 20. How much was budgeted per month for
utilities? IF YOU ARE NOT SURE
HOW TO WORK THE PROBLEMS, YOU SHOULD CONSULT A BASIC MATH BOOK. Topics
included are: basic arithmetic, the use of fractions, percents, and decimals
in applied problems. |
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