PLAN TEST –MATH SECTION

MATHEMATICS TEST  40 minutes total  22 questions are Pre-Algebra and Algebra questions  18 of the questions are GEOMETRY  Spend an average of 1 minute per problem

CALCULATOR EXERCISE  Make sure that the calculator you bring to the PLAN is one in which you are thoroughly familiar.  The calculator may be useful for any items that involves complex arithmetic computations, but it cannot take the place of understanding how to set up a mathematical item.

1). WHAT IS THE FOURTH TERM IN THE ARITHMETIC SEQUENCE 2, 5, 8…?  A. ) 9  B). 10  C). 11  D). 12  E). 13

2). LET X=3. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS EQUAL TO 2X-(3Y-3X) +4Y  A. ) y +15  B). Y+12  C). Y-12  D). Y-15  E). 7y-15

3). JARNELLE CAN ASSEMBLE 300 WIDGETS IN AN HOUR. TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR A RAISE, SHE MUST BE ABLE TO RAISE HER RATE OF ASSEMBLY BY 25 PERCENT. AT THE NEW RATE, HOW MANY WIDGETS COULD JARNELLE ASSEMBLE IN 8 HOURS (ASSUME A STEADY RATE WITH NO BREAKS.)  A. ) 6,125  B). 3,000  C). 375  D). 300  E). 75

4). TO SOLVE THE FOLLOWING PROPORTION, A MUST BE WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING? _  3 = A 5 25  A. ) 20  B). 18  C). 15  D). 12  E). 3

5). WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS ANOTHER WAY OF EXPRESSING 6A-[(A-3)-A]?  A. ) 4A +3  B). 5A-3  C). 6A-3  D). 5A+3  E). 6A + 3

6). VERONICA BUYS A CAR ON SALE FOR 25 PERCENT OFF THE ORIGINAL PRICE BUT HAS TO PAY A 5 PERCENT LUXURY TAX ON THE SALE PRICE. IF THE BEFORE-SALE PRICE OF THE CAR IS $18,000, HOW MUCH DOES VERONICA PAY FOR THE PAY FOR THE CAR?  A. ) $18,900  B). $14,400  C). $14,175  D). $13,500  E). $4,500

ANSWER KEY  1). C  2). A  3). B  4). C  5). E  6). C