Percents
Probability/Statistics
Solving Equations
Ratios, Rates, Proportions
Grab Bag
100
Gordon purchased a television when his local electronics store had a sale. The television was offered at 30% off its original price of $472. What was the sale price that Gordon paid?
$330.40
100
What is the probability of selecting a male from a group of 4 males and 8 females?
A. 1/3 B. 1/2 C. 1/10 D. 1/6
A. 1/3
100
Solve for x:
3(x+1)=5(x-2)+7
3
100
If the cost of carpeting a floor is $2.50 per square ft, how much would it cost to carpet a floor that is 12 x 10 feet?
A. $120 B. 12.50 C. $300 D. not here
C. $300
100
How many days of school left? (including today and finals)
14 days
200
What is 18% of 800?
144
200
Fidel has 5 dimes and 4 quarters. If he chooses two coins (with out replacement) what is the probability of picking a dime and quarter.
A. 5/18 B. 5/9 C. 13/18 D. 71/72
A. 5/18
200
What is the value of x in the following equation?
√2x=4
x = 8
200
Running at a rate of 6 mph, how many minutes would it take Theo to run 3 miles?
A. 18 minutes B. 30 minutes
C. 40 minutes D. 45 minutes
B. 30 minutes
200
Find the x-intercept of a line that has the following equation:
2y=3x-6
2
300
There is a 12% sales tax. The pre-tax cost of a mobile phone is $280. What is the tax payable on this mobile phone?
$30.60
300
A scoutmaster is preparing his troop for their annual fishing expedition. He surveys each of his scouts to find out how many fishing poles they own. What is the mode of the number of poles owned?
0
300
What is the value of x in the following equation?
2/3x+2=4
3
300
The points represented by the (x,y) coordinate pairs in the table below all lie on line k. What is the slope of line k ?
-2
300
Simplify:
√5√3=?
√15
400
A pair of shoes has an original price of $80. The shoes then go on sale for $50. What is the percent decrease of the sale price?
A. 37.5% B. 60% C. 62.5% D. 160%
A. 37.5%
400
An airline asked its agents to assign convenience ratings on a scale of 1–7 to 114 flights leaving one of its hub cities. The histogram below shows the distribution of the ratings of the 114 flights. What is the median rating assigned by the agents?
5
400
If 2x+5=8x, then 12x=?
A. 0 B. 5/6 C. 10 D. no solution
10
400
Line A passes through the point (−1,2). Which of the following CANNOT be the equation of line A?
A. y = 1-x B. y = x+3
C. y=x+1 D. x=-1
C. y=x+1
400
How many questions are on the TSI math section?
20 questions
500
Susan is extremely excited about starting her first job as a nurse. Her gross annual salary is $40,000. Susan contributes 10% of her salary before taxes to a retirement account. Then she pays 25% of her remaining salary in state and federal taxes. Finally, she pays $30 per month for health insurance. What is Susan’s annual take-home pay?
A. $25640 B. $25970 C. $26640 D $26970
C. $25970
500
There are 80 students in a school. Every student is taking either algebra or pre-calculus, and some students are taking both. There are 60 students in the algebra class. If 15 students are taking both algebra and pre-calculus, what is the probability that a randomly selected student is taking pre-calculus but not algebra?
1/4
500
What are the solutions to the following equation?
x2+8x+15=0
a. x = 3, 5 b. x = -3, -5 c. x = 8, 15 d. -15, 1
b. x = -3, -5
500
The market price of a house is directly proportional to the total area of the house in square feet. If the price of a 1,500 square foot home is $300,000 what is the price of a 2,000 square foot home?
$400,000
500
What happens if you don't pass the original section of the 20 questions on the TSI math section?
You will get a diagnostic test of 48 additional questions to help pin point the areas you need to improve in.