Accuplacer College Placement Arithmetic 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: What is 3/4 + 1/6?
- 11/12 (Correct answer)
- 4/10
- 1
- 5/6
Correct answer: 11/12
Using a common denominator of 12: 9/12 + 2/12 = 11/12.
Question 2: A shirt costs $40 and is marked down 25%. What is the sale price?
- $30 (Correct answer)
- $32
- $35
- $28
Correct answer: $30
25% of $40 is $10, so $40 - $10 = $30.
Question 3: What is 0.6 written as a fraction in lowest terms?
- 3/5 (Correct answer)
- 6/100
- 2/3
- 1/6
Correct answer: 3/5
0.6 = 6/10, which reduces to 3/5.
Question 4: Divide: 5 1/2 ÷ 1/4.
- 22 (Correct answer)
- 11/8
- 1 3/8
- 20
Correct answer: 22
11/2 ÷ 1/4 = 11/2 × 4 = 44/2 = 22.
Question 5: What is 15% of 200?
- 30 (Correct answer)
- 15
- 20
- 35
Correct answer: 30
0.15 × 200 = 30.
Question 6: Round 4.687 to the nearest hundredth.
- 4.69 (Correct answer)
- 4.68
- 4.70
- 4.7
Correct answer: 4.69
The thousandths digit is 7, so round the hundredths up to 9.
Question 7: What is the value of 2.5 × 0.4?
- 1.0 (Correct answer)
- 10
- 0.1
- 0.10
Correct answer: 1.0
25 × 4 = 100, with two decimal places gives 1.00.
