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CCP Math Placement Test Practice

This document provides a practice test for a mathematics placement exam, containing 25 multiple choice questions testing various math skills including: reducing fractions, adding/subtracting decimals, multiplying fractions, writing decimals as fractions, percentages, solving equations, factoring, simplifying expressions, using the quadratic formula, graphing lines and parabolas, finding distances between points, evaluating functions, finding equations of lines and circles, working with logarithms and trigonometric functions. The questions cover topics that would be included in an exam to assess a student's level of math knowledge for proper course placement.

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CCP Math Placement Test Practice

This document provides a practice test for a mathematics placement exam, containing 25 multiple choice questions testing various math skills including: reducing fractions, adding/subtracting decimals, multiplying fractions, writing decimals as fractions, percentages, solving equations, factoring, simplifying expressions, using the quadratic formula, graphing lines and parabolas, finding distances between points, evaluating functions, finding equations of lines and circles, working with logarithms and trigonometric functions. The questions cover topics that would be included in an exam to assess a student's level of math knowledge for proper course placement.

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  • Mathematics Practice Problems - Page 1
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Community College of Philadelphia

Practice for the Mathematics Placement Exam


1. Reduce

42
.
48

7
8
1
(b)
4
11
(c)
14
8
(d)
7

(a)

2. Add

5 1
+ .
6 7

6
13
41
(b)
42
6
(c)
42
6
(d)
35

(a)

3. Multiply

7
4
.
21 12

11
33
1
(b)
9
28
(c)
84
48
(d)
84
(a)

4. Write 0.15 as a reduced fraction.


3
20
1
(b) 1
2
1
(c)
5
15
(d)
1000
(a)

5. Add: 2 + 0.3 + 0.17.


(a) 0.022
(b) 2.20
(c) 2.47
(d) 2.37
6. Find 7% of 40.
(a) 2.8
(b) 28
(c) 0.028
(d) 280
7. Find x if

3
x
= .
20
5

(a) 55
(b) 12
(c) 33.3
(d) 10
8. Find (10) + (+12) + (18).
(a) 16
(b) 16
(c) 40
(d) 40
9. Find (12) (5).
(a) 7
(b) 17
(c) 7
(d) 17
10. Subtract: (2a 3b + 4c) (a + 3b + 4c).
(a) a + 8c
(b) 3a + 8c
(c) 288a2b2c2
(d) 3a 6b

11. Solve for x: 3x 5 = 13.


(a) x = 6
(b) x = 2
13
8
(d) x = 6
(c) x =

12. Multiply: (2x 3)(3x + 2).


(a) 6x2 5x 6
(b) x 6
(c) 6x2 13x 6
(d) 6x2 6
13. Factor: 81 a2.
(a) (a 9)(a + 9)
(b) (9a 1)(9a + 1)
(c) 9(9 a)
(d) (9 a)(9 + a)
14. Simplify:
(a) 6

27 35
.
24 33

(b) 7776
35
(c)
12
(d) 72
15. Use the quadratic formula
x=

b2 4ac
if ax2 + bx + c = 0
2a

in order to solve 2x2 + 5x 12 = 0.


(a) x = 4 or x =
(b) x = 4 or x =

3
2

3
2

(c) x = 4 or x =
(d) x = 4 or x =

3
2

3
2

16. If x2 5x 14 > 0, then x satisfies the inequality


(a) x < 2 or x > 7
(b) 7 < x < 2
(c) x < 7 or x > 2
(d) 2 < x < 7
17. Find the distance between the points (1, 3) and (2, 4).

(a) 58

(b) 58

(c) 52

(d) 2
18. Let f(x) = x2 x and g(x) = 2x + 1. Find g(f(2)).
(a) 5
(b) 6
(c) 13
(d) 2g
19. Find the equation of the line passing through (0, 1) and perpendicular to the line passing
through the points (1, 2) and (5, 4).
(a) y = 2x 2
x 1
(b) y = +
2 2
(c) y = 2x 1
(d) y = x 1
20. Find the equation of the line in figure 1
2
(a) y = x + 2
3
2
(b) y = x + 2
3
2
(c) y = x + 3
3
2
(d) y = x + 3
3
21. Find the equation of the parabola in figure 2.
1
(a) y = (x 2)2 3
2
1
(b) y = (x 2)2 + 3
2
(c) y = (x 2)2 3
1
(d) y = (x 3)2 + 2
2
4

22. Find the equation of the circle in figure 3


(a) (x 1)2 + (y + 2)2 = 9
(b) (x + 1)2 + (y 2)2 = 9
(c) (x + 1)2 + (y 2)2 = 3
(d) (x 1)2 + (y + 2)2 = 3

Figure 1: Problem 20.






Figure 2: Problem 21.

Figure 3: Problem 22.

23. If 3x = 2 then x =
(a) log2 3
(b) log3 2
(c) ln 2
(d) log10 6
24. What is the smallest positive real number x such that sin(2x + 1) = 1?
(a) x = 0

(b) x =
4

(c) x =
2
1
(d) x =
4 2
25. Find the exact value of log3 81.
(a) 4
(b) 2
(c) 16
(d) 8
Further practice can be found under the placement link at [Link]
Prepared by G. Schulz and D. Santos, January 2003
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Community College of Philadelphia Practice for the Mathematics Placement Exam 1. Reduce 42 48. (a) 7 8 (b) 1 4 (c) 11 14 (d)
5. Add: 2 + 0.3 + 0.17. (a) 0.022 (b) 2.20 (c) 2.47 (d) 2.37 6. Find 7% of 40. (a) 2.8 (b) 28 (c) 0.028 (d) 280 7. Find x if
11. Solve for x: −3x −5 = 13. (a) x = 6 (b) x = 2 (c) x = −13 8 (d) x = −6 12. Multiply: (2x −3)(3x + 2). (a) 6x2 −5x −6 (b)
16. If x2 −5x −14 > 0, then x satisfies the inequality (a) x < −2 or x > 7 (b) −7 < x < 2 (c) x < −7 or x > 2 (d) −2 < x < 7 1
22. Find the equation of the circle in figure 3 (a) (x −1)2 + (y + 2)2 = 9 (b) (x + 1)2 + (y −2)2 = 9 (c) (x + 1)2 + (y −2)2 =

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