ACCUPLACER EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED | 2026/2027 LATEST UPDATE |
GRADED A+
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? - 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? -
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? - 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)
7 boxes of T-Shirts will be ordered.
7 X $23.50 = $164.50
Timothy's Thrilling Taxi Service charges $2.50 for the first mile and $0.75 for each additional mile.
How far could a passenger with $10.00 travel? - ANSWER Set up an equation with C being the total
charge and M being the total number of additional miles traveled:
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED | 2026/2027 LATEST UPDATE |
GRADED A+
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? - 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? -
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? - 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)
7 boxes of T-Shirts will be ordered.
7 X $23.50 = $164.50
Timothy's Thrilling Taxi Service charges $2.50 for the first mile and $0.75 for each additional mile.
How far could a passenger with $10.00 travel? - ANSWER Set up an equation with C being the total
charge and M being the total number of additional miles traveled:
