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 4 9. 5 ÷ 10 = 12 Trick! With fractions, when trying to divide, flip the second fraction and multiply! Remember! Copy Dot Flip 3 Remember! For any whole number the decimal point is understood to be to the right of the last digit. Type 2: Operations with decimals and percent Decimals: To Add or Subtract Decimals Step 1. Write terms vertically, lining up the decimal points Step 2. Fill in with place holding zeros when necessary Step 3. Add or subtract Step 4. Bring the decimal point down into the answer 10. 0.376 + 548.1 + 60 11. 9.712 – 2.6 To Multiply Decimals Step 1. Multiply numbers the same way you would whole numbers Step 2. Count total number of decimal places in each factor Step 3. Adjust answer to have same number of decimal places as counted in Step 2 12. 97.6 x 0.021 13. 89.619 x 0.3 To Divide Decimals Step 1. Change divisor to a whole number by moving decimal point of divisor Step 2. Move decimal point of dividend the same number of places to the right that th