MATH PLACEMENT TEST PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2023 WITH COMPLETE SOLUTION

URI Math Placement Exam


1. Absolute value: How far away a number is from zero
-whatever the answer is, but positive

2. Absolute value brackets in equation: -take out brackets
-turn into two equations; one positive answer, one negative
-solve for x for both equations
-two answers

3. Adding fractions: -find least common denominator
-multiply each numerator by however much it's denominator was
multiplied
-add new numerators, keep denominator
-SIMPLIFY

4. Subtracting fractions: -find least common denominator
-multiply each numerator by however much it's denominator was
multiplied
-subtract new numerators, keep denominator
-SIMPLIFY

5. Quadratic formula: x= -b + or - radical (b squared - 4ac) all over 2a

6. Multiplying fractions: multiply through
(numerator x numerator) over (denominator over
denominator) SIMPLIFY

7. Dividing fractions: Keep. Change. Flip

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, -KEEP first fraction
-CHANGE division sign to multiplication sign
-FLIP second fraction
-multiply through
-SIMPLIFY

8. Fraction to a power: If fraction in parentheses:
-the whole fraction times itself x many times
-multiply
through If no
parentheses:
-only the number with the exponent is effected

9. Factoring
-how and what signs to use: SUM CENTER
-find two numbers that add to middle term and multiply to outside
term
-if second sign in original equation is positive, then both signs in
parentheses are same as first sign in equation
-if second sign is negative, then both signs in parentheses are different
-final answers are opposite of signs in parentheses




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