NEXT GENERATION ACCUPLACER: MATH QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS|AGRADE

NEXT GENERATION ACCUPLACER: MATH QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS|AGRADE ARITHMETIC This test measures your ability to perform basic arithmetic operations and to solve problems that involve fundamental arithmetic concepts. There are 17 questions on the Arithmetic tests, divided into three types. Type 1: Operations with whole numbers and fractions Whole Numbers: 1. 562 + 24 = 2. 1085 – 641 = 3. 86 x 42 = 4. 736 ÷ 23 = Remember! When adding, subtracting or multiplying whole numbers line them up vertically with the biggest number on top. 2 Fractions: 5. What is a fraction? To Add or Subtract Fractions Fractions must have a common denominator Step 1. Find a common denominator Step 2. Build equivalent fractions using the new common denominator Step 3. Add or subtract the numerators and keep the denominator the same Step 4. Reduce to simplest form 6. 1 + 2 = 2 5 7. 5 − 2 = 9 3 To multiply fractions Step 1. Multiply directly across Step 2. Reduce to simplest form 8. 1 ∗ 4 = 8 9 To Divide Fractions Step 1. Multiply first fraction by the reciprocal of the second fraction Step 2. Reduce to simplest form