TABE Math Prep
SECTION 1: FOUNDATIONS
Objective: Assess baseline skills and reinforce number fundamentals
1. Evaluate: 6 + (2 − 5) × 4
2. Simplify: (3/4) + (2/3)
3. Convert 0.375 to a fraction
4. Round 284.619 to the nearest tenth
5. Estimate: 498 × 0.5
6. Is -4 less than or greater than -9?
7. Solve: 15 ÷ (3 + 2)
8. Find the GCF of 12 and 30
9. LCM of 5 and 15
10.Convert 3/5 to a percent
11.Subtract: -12 − (-5)
12.Identify whether √49 is rational or irrational
13.Place these in order from least to greatest: -0.6, 2/3, -1.2
14.What is 15% of 200?
15.Multiply: (-3)(-4)
16.Divide: -24 ÷ 6
17.Evaluate: | -9 + 4 |
18.0 is a (natural / whole / integer / rational / irrational) number?
19.Solve: 2x + 5 = 17
20.Solve: (x/3) = 7
SECTION 2: RATIOS, RATES, PERCENTS
Objective: Master conversions and real-life proportional reasoning
1. A recipe calls for 2 cups of sugar for 5 cups of flour. What is the ratio of sugar to
flour?
2. Simplify the ratio 18:24
3. Convert 3/8 to a percent
4. What is 25% of 120?
5. A jacket originally priced at $80 is on sale for 15% off. What is the sale price?
6. A car travels 300 miles in 5 hours. What is its rate in mph?
7. Write a proportion and solve: If 6 notebooks cost $9, how much do 10 cost?
8. A worker earns $12 per hour. How much will they earn in 30 hours?
9. A shirt was marked down 20% and the new price is $36. What was the original
price?
10.A student scores 42 out of 56 questions correct. What percent is that?
SECTION 3: GEOMETRY
Objective: Apply formulas and logic to solve shape-based problems
1. Find the area of a rectangle with length 10 in and width 6 in.
2. Calculate the perimeter of a triangle with sides 5 cm, 7 cm, and 10 cm.
3. Find the volume of a cube with side 4 ft.
4. What is the circumference of a circle with radius 7 inches? (Use π ≈ 3.14)
5. The area of a triangle is 24 cm² and the base is 6 cm. Find the height.
6. Use the Pythagorean Theorem: What is the length of the hypotenuse of a right
triangle with legs 6 and 8?
7. Identify the number of degrees in a straight angle
8. Find the missing angle in a triangle with angles 70° and 50°
9. Classify the triangle with sides 3, 4, 5
10.What is the surface area of a rectangular box with dimensions 3in x 2in x 5in?
SECTION 4: ALGEBRA
Objective: Solve expressions, equations, and inequalities
1. Simplify: 3x + 4x - 5
2. Solve: 2x - 3 = 7
3. Solve: 5x + 2 = 2x + 17
4. Solve: x/4 - 1 = 3
5. Factor: x² + 7x + 10
6. Graph y = 2x + 1 (list 3 coordinate points)
7. Evaluate: 4x - 3 when x = -2
8. Is (2, 5) a solution to y = x + 3?
9. Translate: The sum of a number and 6 is 11
10.Solve: 3(x - 2) = 2(x + 4)
SECTION 5: FUNCTIONS & GRAPHS
Objective: Understand and interpret linear functions and graphs
1. Identify the slope and y-intercept of y = -3x + 7
2. Graph y = x - 2 using a table of values
3. Is this relation a function? {(2,3), (4,5), (2,6)}
4. Write a function that describes this situation: You earn $10/hr and start with $40
in savings
5. The graph of y = 2x passes through which of the following: (0,2), (1,2), (2,4), (3,6)
6. What is the x-intercept of y = 5x - 10?
7. Identify the independent variable: “A person’s income based on hours worked.”
8. Determine if the slope is positive, negative, zero, or undefined: A line rising left to
right
9. Plot and label 3 points: (0,0), (2,3), (4,6)
10.Write the equation of a line with slope = 1 and y-intercept = -5
SECTION 6: DATA & PROBABILITY
Objective: Analyze data, interpret charts, and calculate basic probability
1. Find the mean, median, mode, and range of: 43, 47, 47, 50, 53
2. If a die is rolled, what is the probability of getting an odd number?
3. What’s the chance of drawing a red card from a standard deck?
4. Create a bar graph for this data: [A=10, B=5, C=7, D=3]
5. Interpret: The line graph shows temperature rise from 8 AM to 4 PM. What is the
average increase per hour?
6. A coin is flipped 100 times and lands on heads 58 times. Estimate the probability
of heads.
7. Calculate the probability of drawing a heart from a standard deck of cards.
8. What is the range of the following data set: 12, 15, 22, 8, 19?