TEST #2 ELEMENTARY ALGEBRA TEST SAMPLE QUESTIONS The 60-minute, 50-item, multiple choice, Elementary Algebra Test will assess your Elementary Algebra skills for placement into Math 030-Intermediate Algebra or Math 020-Geometry. Recommendations for placement into these courses will be based on the score you achieve on Elementary Algebra Test. The following questions are similar to the questions on the Elementary Algebra Test. It is very important that you review before taking the Elementary Algebra Test as you will not have an opportunity to retake the test. Calculators are NOT allowed on this test.

1. =+ 2d

c? (A)

d

dc 2+ (B)

2

2

++

d

c (C)

d

c 2+ (D) dc 2+

2. )32)(3( 33 yxyx ++ = ?

(A) 26 92 yx + (B) yyxx 992 39 ++ (C) 2920 yx (D) 236 992 yyxx ++

3. If 3x + 2y = 8 and y = x – 1, then x = ?

(A) –6 (B) 3

4− (C)

4

3− (D) 2

4. The inequality 7 – 2x < 1 is equivalent to which of the following: (A) x < 3 (B) x < -4 (C) x > 3 (D) x > -4

5. Which of the following is one solution of 1242 =− xx ? (A) 2 (B) 6 (C) 12 (D) 16

6. Which of the following is the equation of the line shown below?

(A) 12

1+

−= xy (B) y = 2x + 1 (C) y = x + 2 (D) 1

2

1+= xy

7. ?1

21=

++

xx (A)

12

3

+x (B)

)1(

3

++

xx

x (C)

)1(

13

++

xx

x (D)

1

4

+x

8. 3 27 ?+ = (A) 6 (B) 33 (C) 34 (D) 30 9. Determine x in the right triangle below:

(A) 2a (B) a34 (C) 216a (D) 4a

10. A student who correctly answered 72 questions on a test received a score of 75%. How many questions were on the test? (A) 54 (B) 75 (C) 96 (D) 104 Questions 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Answers A D D C B A C C D C

1 2

1

2

x

y

5a 3a

x