The Math Placement test includes four components: Basic Numbers, Algebra and Geometry. The percentages for each component are 35%, 35% and 30% respectively. The students are not expected to learn new material before taking the exam but should review what they have previously learnt in the Math courses in high school. The test is so designed that it is easy enough to identify students requiring remedial help and at the same time complex enough to identify those students who are ready for College Algebra or Calculus.


Sample Questions:

1. Simplify: 4-7x + 3(3x - 6).
a. 2x - 2
b. -3x - 14
c. 2x - 14
d. 16x – 14


2. Solve: 7x - 2 = -5x + 10.
a. {1}
b. {-1}
c. {6}
d.{4}


3. Solve the following system to find the y value of the solution:
-2 x – 6 y = - 4; 6 x + 3 y = 2
a. {1}
b. {2}
c. {-1}
d. {-2}


4. Let f (x) = 4x2 - 3x + 1. Find f (2).
a. 59
b. 17
c. 11
d. 0

5. Simplify and write answer using positive exponents: (3y3)(7y-9).
a. 21y6
b. 21/y-6
c. 21/y6
d. 21y-28


6. Simplify (27/8) -2/3
a. 4/9
b. 2/3
c. 9/4
d. -3/2

7. Find the slope of the line that contains the following points: (8, 5) and (6, 10).
a. -5/2
b. -2/5
c. 5/2
d. 2/5

8. -2x + [x + 9 - (2x + 1)]
a) - 4x + 8
b) - 3x + 10
c) - 3x + 8
d) 10
e) 10 – 3x

9. The distance AB between A (0, 1) & B (3, 5) is:
a. 3
b. 5
c. 4
d. 2

10. The number 3.45x10-2 can be expanded to:
a. 3.45
b. 0.0345
c. 0.00345
d. 0.345

11. The number (2,670,345) can be rewritten in the scientific notation as:
a. 2.670345 x 103
b. 2,670,345
c. 2.670345 x 106
d. 2.670345 x 105

12. Jess owes her friend money and so she decides to pay her friend back by giving her 20% of her next paycheck. After paying her friend, Jess has $188 left. How much was she paid?
a) $225
b)  $235
c) $338
d) $423
e) $940

13. The measure of one supplementary angle is 45 ° more than twice the measure of theother. Find the measure of each angle. (Two angles are supplementary if the sum oftheir measures is equal to 180 ° .)
a. 15 o and 165 o
b. 30 o and 160 o
c. 45 o and 135 o
d. 75 o and 105 o
e. 85 o and 95 o

14. The area of the triangle with vertices (0,0), (1,3), and (2,2) is
a. 1
b. 1.5
c. 2
d. 2.5
e. 3

15. A coin is biased so that probability of a head is 2/3 and the probability of a tail is1/3.What is the probability of getting one head when a coin is tossed twice.
a. 1
b. 7/9
c. 4/9
d. 1/9
e. 5/9