ASU MATH PLACEMENT TEST PREP
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH
VERIFIED SOLUTIONS 2024
Exponents - ANSWER The number that is small and raised to show how many times to multiply the
number by itself.
Variables - ANSWER quantity that can be changed and is not fixed
Addition properties - ANSWER Commutative: a+b = b+a
Associative: (a+b) + c = a + (b+c)
Identity: a + 0 = a
Multiplication properties - ANSWER Identity: 4*1=4
Zero: 3*0=0
Associative: (a*b) c = a (b*c)
Commutative: 5*6 =6*5
Distributive: 6*7 = (3+7)(3+7)
Comparing Integers - ANSWER When you graph numbers on a number line to see which one is greater
than or less than, or if they are equal.
Order of Operations (PEMDAS) - ANSWER Parenthesis, Exponents, Multiplication, Division, Addition,
Subtraction
absolute value - ANSWER The distance a number is from zero on a number line
equal ratios - ANSWER two ratios that name the same number
unit rate - ANSWER A rate with a denominator of 1.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH
VERIFIED SOLUTIONS 2024
Exponents - ANSWER The number that is small and raised to show how many times to multiply the
number by itself.
Variables - ANSWER quantity that can be changed and is not fixed
Addition properties - ANSWER Commutative: a+b = b+a
Associative: (a+b) + c = a + (b+c)
Identity: a + 0 = a
Multiplication properties - ANSWER Identity: 4*1=4
Zero: 3*0=0
Associative: (a*b) c = a (b*c)
Commutative: 5*6 =6*5
Distributive: 6*7 = (3+7)(3+7)
Comparing Integers - ANSWER When you graph numbers on a number line to see which one is greater
than or less than, or if they are equal.
Order of Operations (PEMDAS) - ANSWER Parenthesis, Exponents, Multiplication, Division, Addition,
Subtraction
absolute value - ANSWER The distance a number is from zero on a number line
equal ratios - ANSWER two ratios that name the same number
unit rate - ANSWER A rate with a denominator of 1.
