COWLEY COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE REVIEW GUIDE Compass Pre-Algebra - Level 1

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1 COWLEY COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE REVIEW GUIDE Compass Pre-Algebra - Level This study guide is for students trying to test into Pre-Algebra or Beginning Algebra. There are three levels of math study guides.. Simplify: 22 + ( ) + 2 ( 2) + a. 2 b. c. 2 d. 66 e. 2. Compute: a. b. c. d. e Divide: a. b. c. d. e

2 . Simplify: a. b. c. d. 0 e _. Jill is making bookmarks for the fund-raising sale. Each bookmark costs $.00 to make. If she sells the bookmarks for $.0 each, how many will she have to sell to make a profit of exactly $20.00? a. 0 b. c. 20 d. 2 e What is the average (arithmetic mean) of,,,6,, and? a. b. c d. 6. e. 2. Simplify: a. 2 b. 6 c. d. 0 e.

3 . Simplify: 2 2 a. b. c. d. e is % of what number? a. 2 b. 0 c. 200 d. 20 e. 0. A dress has been marked down 2% and now sells for $2. What was the original price? a. $2.00 b. $.00 c. $. d. $0. e. $6.00. Nancy charged $00 worth of purchases on her credit card. On her first bill, she was not charged any interest and she made a payment of $ She then charged another $0.00 worth of purchases. On her second bill a month later, she was charged % interest on her entire unpaid balance. how much interest was Nancy charged on her second bill? a. $.60 b. $.60 c. $2.00 d. $.0 e. $6.00

4 2. If three pounds of apples cost $.0, what is the cost of 2 pounds? a. $2.60 b. $.0 c. $.20 d. $2.60 e. $.0. The largest prime factor of 0 is a. 2 b. c. d. c.. What is the least common multiple of 6, and? a. 2 b. c. 2 d. 2 e.. How many yards of material remain from a 0-yard length after two pieces, each 2 ½ yards long, and four pieces, each ¼ yards long, are removed? a. ¾ b. 2 c. 2 ¼ d. 2 e. 2 ¼ 6. What is the average (arithmetic mean) of, 2,,, and? a. 6 b. c. 6 d. 2 ½ e.

5 . What is the meaning of? a. b. c. d. e. /. Multiply:. x. a.. b. c.. d.. e.. 9. What is 0% of 90? a. b. 20 c. 2 d. 6 e. 20. Five pieces of wire are cut from a length of wire that is 0 feet long. One of the pieces is 2 2 feet long. Two of the pieces are ¼ feet long each. Two of the pieces are 6 ½ feet long each. How many feet of wire are left from the original length? a. 6 /6 b. / c. /6 d. 2/ e.

6 Answers for Test :. d 2. d. b. b. e 6. c. d. b 9. c 0. e. a 2. c. c. d. b 6. e. d. e 9. d 20. c Solutions for Test :. Simplify: 22 + ( ) + 2 ( 2) + Answer: d 22 + ( ) + 2 ( 2) ( 2) This problem is about signed numbers. The only way to get the wrong answer is by adding wrong. Do the problem several times before you select your answer.

7 2. Compute: Answer: d Note that some of the distracters (incorrect answers) do not even have the common denominator.. Divide: Answer: b 2 0. Simplify: Answer: b _ _ The problem is easier if you notice that and add to 0.

8 . Jill is making bookmarks for the fund raising sale. Each bookmark costs $.00 to make. If she sells the bookmarks for $.0 each, how many will she have to sell to make a profit of exactly $20.00? Answer: e Jill is making $.0 profit per bookmark. 20 Divide: What is the average (arithmetic mean) of,,,6,, and? Answer: Divide: c Simplify: Answer: d Order operations Simplify: 2 2 Answer: b Exponents come first is % of what number? Answer: c 0 % of x 0 0. (x) 0. x x 200

9 0. Answer: e If a dress has been marked down 2%, that means the current selling price is % of the original. In other words, $2.00 is % of what? 2.00 % of x 2 0. (x) x $6.00. Answer: a ( st month purchases) payment balance after st month (balance brought forward) + (new purchases) unpaid balance 0 (0.0).60 (unpaid balance) % interest 2. Answer: c $.0 $0.60. Each pound costs $ pounds would cost $.20 ($0.60 x 2). The largest prime factor of 0 is Answer c The factors of 0 are:,2,,0,20,0,and 0. Therefore the largest prime factor of 0 is.. What is the least common multiple of 6,, and? Answer: d Process of elimination starting with smallest choice. will not divide into 2 or. will not divide into 2.. How many yards of material remain from a 0-yard length after two pieces, each 2 ½ yards long. And four pieces each ¼ yards long, are removed? Answer: b 0 2(2 /2) ( /) 0 2 2

10 6. What is the average (arithmetic mean) of, 2,,, and? Answer: e / b is the mode. d is the median.. What is the meaning of? Answer: d Repeat three times as a factor.. Multiply. x. Answer: e Count the number of decimals behind the point. If you multiply by a number bigger than,. in this case, you must get a number bigger than what you started with. B and e are the only possibilities. 9. What is 0% of 90? Answer: d 0% is.0.0 x Five pieces of wire are cut from a length of wire that is 0 feet long. One of the pieces is 2 2 feet long. Two of the pieces are ¼ feet long each. Two of the pieces are 6 ½ feet long each. How many feet of wire are left from the original length? Answer: c ( 2 2 ) 2( ) 2( 6 2) 6 0 This study guide has been created to give students the opportunity to review concepts covered on the assessment test. This has been prepared as a general study guide an in no way represents every question you will have on the assessment.