ACCUPLACER PRACTICE TEST QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS 2025/2026
If t a t ≠ t b t and t 1/x t + t 1/a t = t 1/b, t then t x t =
A. 1/b t - t 1/a
B. b t - t a
C. 1/ab
D. a t - t b/ab
E. ab/a t - t b t - t CORRECT t ANSWER t -E
The t graph t of t which t of t the t following t equations t is t a t straight t line t parallel t to t the
t graph t of t y t = t2x t ?
A. 4x t - t y t = t 4
B. 2x t - t 2y t = t 2
C. 2x t - t y t = t 4
D. 2x t + t y t = t 2
E. x t - t 2y t = t 4 t - t CORRECT t ANSWER t -C
An t equation t of t the t line t that t contains t the t origin t and t the t point t (1, t 2) t is
A. y t = t 2x
B. 2y t = t x
C. y t = t x t -1
D. y t = t 2x t +1
E. y/2 t = t x t - t 1 t - t CORRECT t ANSWER t -A
An t apartment t building t contains t 12 t units t consisting t of t one- t and t two-
bedroom t apartments t that t rent t for t $360 t and t $450 t per t month, t respectively. t When t all
t units t a
,re t rented, t the t total t monthly t rental t is t $4,950. t What t is t the t number t of
t two- tbedroom t apartments?
A. 3
B. 4
C. 5
D. 6
E. 7 t - t CORRECT t ANSWER t -E
If t θ t is t an t acute t angle t and t sin t θ t = t 1/2, t then t cos t θ t =
A. -1
B. 0
C. 1/2
D. √3/2
E. 2 t - t CORRECT t ANSWER t -D
5y(2y t - t 3) t + t (2y t - t 3) t =
A. (5y t + t 1) t (2y t + t 3)
B. (5y t + t 1) t (2y t - t 3)
C. (5y t - t 1) t (2y t + t 3)
D. (5y t -1) t (2y t - t 3)
E. 10y t (2y t - t 3) t - t CORRECT t ANSWER t -B
One t ordering t of t the t letters t T, t U, t V t and t W t from t left t to t right t is t UTVW. t What t is
t the t total t num tber t of t orderings t of t these t letters t from t left t to t right, t including
t UTVW?
A. 8
B. 12
,C. 16
D. 20
E. 24 t - t CORRECT t ANSWER t -E
From t 5 t employees t at t a t company, t a t group t of t 3 t employees t will t be t chosen t to t work
t on t a t proj tect. t How t many t different t groups t of t 3 t employees t can t be t chosen?
A. 3
B. 5
C. 6
D. 10
E. 15 t - t CORRECT t ANSWER t -D
Writing t a t best t seller t had t earned t the t author t a t sum t of t money t and t had t freed t him
t from t the t n tecessity t of t selling t his t pen t for t the t political t purposes t of t others.
Rewrite, t beginning t with
"The t author t was t not t obliged..."
The t new t sentence t will t include
A) consequently t he t earned
B) because t he t had t earned
C) by t earning
D) as t a t means t of t earning t - t CORRECT t ANSWER t -
(B) The t author t was t not t obligated t to t sell t his t peen t for t the t political t purposes t of
t others t BECAU tSE t HE t HAD t EARNED t a t sum t of t money t by t writing t a t best t seller.
, In t the t modern t world, t groups t of t people t living t thousands t of t miles t apart t may t still t be
t depende tnt t on t each t other t politically, t culturally, t and t economically.
Change t PEOPLE t LIVING t to t PEOPLE t MAY t LIVE.
Your t new t sentence t will t include
A) apart t and t still t be t dependent
B) apart t so t as t to t be t dependent t still
C) apart, t they t are t still t dependent
D) apart, t but t would t still t be t dependent t - t CORRECT t ANSWER t -
(A) t In t the t modern t world, t groups t of t people t may t live t thousands t of t miles t APART
t AND t STILL t B tE t DEPENDENT t on t each tother t politically, t culturally, t and t economically
JOSE t WANTED t TO t STUDY t HE t TRIED t TO t KEEP t his t roommates t quiet; t but t he t did t not
t succeed.
A) Jose t wanted t to t study t he t tried t to t keep
B) Jose t wanted t to t study, t he t tried t to t keep
C) Because t he t wanted t to t study, t Jose t tried t to t keep
D) Jose t wanting t to t study, t and t trying t to t keep t - t CORRECT t ANSWER t -
(C) BECAUSE t HE t WANTED t TO t STUDY, t JOSE t TRIED t TO t KEEP t his t roommates t quiet;
t but the tdid tnot t succeed.
PREDICTIONS t TWENTY t YEARS t AGO t that t the t phonograph t record t was t about t to t become
t obsol tete t have t proven t to t be ttrue.
A) Predictions t twenty t years t ago t that
ANSWERS 2025/2026
If t a t ≠ t b t and t 1/x t + t 1/a t = t 1/b, t then t x t =
A. 1/b t - t 1/a
B. b t - t a
C. 1/ab
D. a t - t b/ab
E. ab/a t - t b t - t CORRECT t ANSWER t -E
The t graph t of t which t of t the t following t equations t is t a t straight t line t parallel t to t the
t graph t of t y t = t2x t ?
A. 4x t - t y t = t 4
B. 2x t - t 2y t = t 2
C. 2x t - t y t = t 4
D. 2x t + t y t = t 2
E. x t - t 2y t = t 4 t - t CORRECT t ANSWER t -C
An t equation t of t the t line t that t contains t the t origin t and t the t point t (1, t 2) t is
A. y t = t 2x
B. 2y t = t x
C. y t = t x t -1
D. y t = t 2x t +1
E. y/2 t = t x t - t 1 t - t CORRECT t ANSWER t -A
An t apartment t building t contains t 12 t units t consisting t of t one- t and t two-
bedroom t apartments t that t rent t for t $360 t and t $450 t per t month, t respectively. t When t all
t units t a
,re t rented, t the t total t monthly t rental t is t $4,950. t What t is t the t number t of
t two- tbedroom t apartments?
A. 3
B. 4
C. 5
D. 6
E. 7 t - t CORRECT t ANSWER t -E
If t θ t is t an t acute t angle t and t sin t θ t = t 1/2, t then t cos t θ t =
A. -1
B. 0
C. 1/2
D. √3/2
E. 2 t - t CORRECT t ANSWER t -D
5y(2y t - t 3) t + t (2y t - t 3) t =
A. (5y t + t 1) t (2y t + t 3)
B. (5y t + t 1) t (2y t - t 3)
C. (5y t - t 1) t (2y t + t 3)
D. (5y t -1) t (2y t - t 3)
E. 10y t (2y t - t 3) t - t CORRECT t ANSWER t -B
One t ordering t of t the t letters t T, t U, t V t and t W t from t left t to t right t is t UTVW. t What t is
t the t total t num tber t of t orderings t of t these t letters t from t left t to t right, t including
t UTVW?
A. 8
B. 12
,C. 16
D. 20
E. 24 t - t CORRECT t ANSWER t -E
From t 5 t employees t at t a t company, t a t group t of t 3 t employees t will t be t chosen t to t work
t on t a t proj tect. t How t many t different t groups t of t 3 t employees t can t be t chosen?
A. 3
B. 5
C. 6
D. 10
E. 15 t - t CORRECT t ANSWER t -D
Writing t a t best t seller t had t earned t the t author t a t sum t of t money t and t had t freed t him
t from t the t n tecessity t of t selling t his t pen t for t the t political t purposes t of t others.
Rewrite, t beginning t with
"The t author t was t not t obliged..."
The t new t sentence t will t include
A) consequently t he t earned
B) because t he t had t earned
C) by t earning
D) as t a t means t of t earning t - t CORRECT t ANSWER t -
(B) The t author t was t not t obligated t to t sell t his t peen t for t the t political t purposes t of
t others t BECAU tSE t HE t HAD t EARNED t a t sum t of t money t by t writing t a t best t seller.
, In t the t modern t world, t groups t of t people t living t thousands t of t miles t apart t may t still t be
t depende tnt t on t each t other t politically, t culturally, t and t economically.
Change t PEOPLE t LIVING t to t PEOPLE t MAY t LIVE.
Your t new t sentence t will t include
A) apart t and t still t be t dependent
B) apart t so t as t to t be t dependent t still
C) apart, t they t are t still t dependent
D) apart, t but t would t still t be t dependent t - t CORRECT t ANSWER t -
(A) t In t the t modern t world, t groups t of t people t may t live t thousands t of t miles t APART
t AND t STILL t B tE t DEPENDENT t on t each tother t politically, t culturally, t and t economically
JOSE t WANTED t TO t STUDY t HE t TRIED t TO t KEEP t his t roommates t quiet; t but t he t did t not
t succeed.
A) Jose t wanted t to t study t he t tried t to t keep
B) Jose t wanted t to t study, t he t tried t to t keep
C) Because t he t wanted t to t study, t Jose t tried t to t keep
D) Jose t wanting t to t study, t and t trying t to t keep t - t CORRECT t ANSWER t -
(C) BECAUSE t HE t WANTED t TO t STUDY, t JOSE t TRIED t TO t KEEP t his t roommates t quiet;
t but the tdid tnot t succeed.
PREDICTIONS t TWENTY t YEARS t AGO t that t the t phonograph t record t was t about t to t become
t obsol tete t have t proven t to t be ttrue.
A) Predictions t twenty t years t ago t that
