Accuplacer Exam questions and answers
2026\2027 A+ Grade
If Tonya needed to buy 9 bottles of soda for a party in which 12 people attended, how many bottles of
soda will she need to buy for a party in which 8 people are attending?
- correct answer 9 bottles x bottles
----------- = -------------
12 people 8 people
**Cross- multiply: top left to bottom right, then bottom left to top right
9)(8) = (12)(x)
72 = 12X
6=X
What do you need to score on you accuplacer exam in order to get into the classes you want?
- correct answer Arithmetic: +250
QAS: +268
You are in charge of buying T-shirts for your school's math club. There are 27 club members, who will
each receive a shirt. The T-shirts come in boxes. Each box contains 4 T-shifts and costs $23.50. What is
the total cost for the T-shirts?
- correct answer 27
---- = 6.75 ROUND to 7
4
(This is where the word problems get you. Mathematically, it should be 6.75 T-shirts per box, but that is
not realistic. In the real world, you would need to pay for 28 shirts and not 27, because they come in
boxes of 4)
2026\2027 A+ Grade
If Tonya needed to buy 9 bottles of soda for a party in which 12 people attended, how many bottles of
soda will she need to buy for a party in which 8 people are attending?
- correct answer 9 bottles x bottles
----------- = -------------
12 people 8 people
**Cross- multiply: top left to bottom right, then bottom left to top right
9)(8) = (12)(x)
72 = 12X
6=X
What do you need to score on you accuplacer exam in order to get into the classes you want?
- correct answer Arithmetic: +250
QAS: +268
You are in charge of buying T-shirts for your school's math club. There are 27 club members, who will
each receive a shirt. The T-shirts come in boxes. Each box contains 4 T-shifts and costs $23.50. What is
the total cost for the T-shirts?
- correct answer 27
---- = 6.75 ROUND to 7
4
(This is where the word problems get you. Mathematically, it should be 6.75 T-shirts per box, but that is
not realistic. In the real world, you would need to pay for 28 shirts and not 27, because they come in
boxes of 4)
