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Algebra Basics: Prerequisite Check

We teach hard concepts with the easiest words we can. Let's make sure you know the words and ideas we need. This course is just right if you get at least 80% on this test, but less than 70% of the place-out test. This test should be very easy for you, since it is only making sure you have the basics to understand.

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1.

Which of these numbers is the largest?

25\displaystyle \frac{2}{5}

0.450.45

13\displaystyle \frac{1}{3}

1130\displaystyle \frac{11}{30}

0.720.7^2

2.

A class has 1616 girls and 2424 boys. What is the ratio of boys to girls, as a fraction in simplest form?

1624\displaystyle \frac{16}{24}

23\displaystyle \frac{2}{3}

32\displaystyle \frac{3}{2}

2416\displaystyle \frac{24}{16}

35\displaystyle \frac{3}{5}

3.

If a 4040-inch-tall person grows by 25%25\%, how many inches tall is the person after growing?

5050

40.2540.25

6565

1010

4444

4.

If a car drives at a speed of 3535 miles per hour for 1212 minutes, how many miles will it go?

420420

3535

3512\frac{35}{12}

17.517.5

77

5.

Find the value of 0.125×888.0.125 \times 888.

444444

109.40109.40

111111

11.111.1

111000111000

6.

Find the simplified form of 13117.\frac{13}{117}.

19\displaystyle \frac{1}{9}

119\displaystyle \frac{1}{19}

117\displaystyle \frac{1}{17}

13117\displaystyle \frac{13}{117}

113\displaystyle \frac{1}{13}

7.

How many xx's are there in

12x+12x+12x?\frac{1}{2} x + \frac{1}{2} x + \frac{1}{2} x ?

33

22

1.51.5

11

0.50.5

8.

The reciprocal of a non-zero variable xx is equal to:

x10\displaystyle \frac{x}{10}

1x\displaystyle \frac{1}{x}

x1x-1

x-x

1x1-x

9.

5+5=?\sqrt{5} + \sqrt{5} = ?

10\sqrt{10}

55

25\displaystyle \frac{2}{5}

252\sqrt{5}

454\sqrt{5}