Numeracy Review

Operations with Fractions

100

What is the product of 2/3 and 4/5?

8/15

200

What is the sum of 1/2 and 3/4

5/4 OR 1 and 1/4

300

Divide 5/8 by 3/4 and express your answer as a fraction in simplest form.

5/6

400

Add 1/2 to the product of 2/5 and 7/8

71/120

500

Rewrite the following as a fraction: 373.752 (the 52 is repeating)

74003/198 

Adding and Subtracting Polynomials

100

Simplify the expression by explanding: (2x + 3) - (4x - 1)

-2x + 4

200

Simplify: (3x² - 2x +5) + (2x² +4x -7)

5x² +2x -2

300

Simplify:  (5y² +2y -1) - (y² + 3y + 2)

-4y² - y +3

400

The product of: (2a - 3) and (a + 4)

2a² + 5a -12

500

Simplify: (8x³ + 4x² -2y) - (3x² + x³ +y)

7x³ + x² -3y

Distributive Property

100

Simplify: 2(3x -5)

6x -10

200

Expand and Simplify: 4(2y + 7)

8y + 28

300

Factor out the greatest common factor: 6xy + 9x

3x(2y + 3)

400

Simplify: 3(2a + b) -2(4a - 3b)

6a + b

500

Simplify then find the product of the two terms: 5(x + 2) and -2(3x - 1)

-30x² - 50x + 20

FOIL

100

Use FOIL to multiply (x + 2)(x - 3)

x² - x - 6

200

Expand and simplify: (a + b)²

 a² + 2ab + b²

300

Simplify: (x + 4)(x - 4)

x² - 16

400

Expand and simplify: (2x - 3)²

4x² - 12x + 9

500

What is the product of (3a + b) and (3a - b)?

9a² - b²

Decimals and Percent

100

Convert 0.75 to a fraction in simplest form. 

3/4

200

Express 40% as a decimal

0.4

300

Find 15% of 120

18

400

Subtract 2.5 from 6.75

4.25

500

If a shirt originally costs $40 and is on sale for 20% off, what is the sale price?

$32 (after discount)