Algebra 1 Placement Test Prep

Numerical Operations

100

12+(-16)+24-18

2

200

3/8 + 5/18

47/72

300

if y = 1/4, then what does 15/y equal?

60

400

2/3 + 1/2 * 1/4

19/24

500

5 1/2 / (-7/8)

-44/7

Exponents & Roots

100

Write in Scientific Notation:

.0052

5.2 * 10^-3

200

5^3 * 5^8

5^11

300

Round to the nearest tenth:

sqrt ( 6^2 + 3^2)

6.7

400

(4x^3y^4)(-5x^2y^5)

-20x^5y^9

500

Multiply and write the answer in proper scientific notation:

(1.9*10^3)(5.8*10^8)

1.102*10^12

Expressions & Equations

100

If 4/5 = N/15, what is N?

12

200

Simplify:

x^2+3x+4x^2-10x+8-x

5x^2-8x+8

300

If 3x = y - 5 and x = -4, what does y equal?

-7

400

9(x+3) - (2x+5)

7x + 22

500

Solve for X

2(x+7) = 3(x-6)

x=32

Proportions & Percents

100

If a length of 6cm is enlarged to 15cm.  What scale factor was used?

2.5

200

Change 8.75% into a decimal

.0875

300

Find 25% of 840

210

400

Find 40% of 72.5

29

500

9 is what percent of 20?

45%

Geometry

100

If one side of a square is 5 units, what is the area of the square?

25 square unit

200

Find the area of a triangle with a base of 5.6 and a height of 3.5.

9.8

300

If a circle has a radius of 11cm, what is the diameter?

22 cm

400

In a right triangle with sides A, B, and C, what is the length of C (the hypotenuse) if A=5 and B=12?

13

500

If a right triangle has sides P, Q, and R where the hypotenuse Q = 5 and the leg P = 3, then what is the length of the leg R?

4