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Preparing for the Accuplacer Mathematics Test
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Tips To Help You Do Your Best |
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Students should review the fundamentals of algebra
covered in high school courses prior to taking the Accuplacer Mathematics test.
On this page we provide many sample questions and answers for the
Elementary Algebra test and the College Level Mathematics
test. |
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The
initial assessment measure is the Accuplacer Elementary Algebra Test. If your
score on this test is satisfactory, you will be able to take any
first-year level (100 level) mathematics course. If you do not
receive a satisfactory score on the Elementary Algebra Test, you
will not be allowed to register for a credit-bearing mathematics
course in your first semester at Framingham State. However, if you
do very well on the Elementary Algebra Test, you will also take the
College Level Mathematics test, which will determine whether or not
you can proceed to a sophomore level (200 level) course, such as
precalculus or calculus. |
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Topics on the Elementary Algebra Test:
Arithmetic of real numbers (including
integers, rational numbers, irrational
numbers)
Simplifying
algebraic expressions
Evaluating algebraic
expressions
Absolute value
Simplifying rational
expressions
Definition of integer exponents and operations
involving expressions
containing exponents
Solving linear
equations
Solving equations involving fractions
Ratio and
proportion
Solving linear inequalities
Graphing linear
equations in two variables
Writing equations of lines
Solving
systems of linear equations
Operations with
polynomials
Factoring polynomials
Simplifying square root
expressions
Solving quadratic equations |
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Sample Accuplacer Questions: Elementary Algebra
Test |
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These sample
questions are to help students understand the format used on the Accuplacer
Mathematics Test. The
questions themselves are not indicative of the range of difficulty a
test-taker will encounter. |
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1. If a number is divided by 4,
then 3 is subtracted, the result is 0. What is the
number?
A. 12
B. 4
C. 3
D. 2 |
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2. 16x - 8 =
A.
8x
B.
8(2x-x)
C.
8(2x-1)
D.
8(2x-8) |
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3. If x² - x - 6 = 0, then x is
A.
-2 or 3
B.
-1 or 6
C.
1 or -6
D.
2 or -3 |
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The
answers are here
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More Elementary
Algebra sample problems
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College Level
Mathematics sample problems (more advanced) For
further review, ask your high school or college mathematics
department for review materials or textbooks to borrow to prepare
for the test. Also, for a helpful website for additional review in
algebra, click
here.
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Back to the Placement
Testing page. |
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