College Placement Test-Math Questions And
Answers
rule if you do something to one side of the equation, you must do it to the other
how to solve a linear equation-4 steps 1.) get rid of parentheses&combine like terms
2.) get all terms w/ the variable on one side& all other terms to other side ...
rule if you do something to one side of the equation, you must do it to the other
how to solve a linear equation-4 steps 1.) get rid of parentheses&combine like terms
2.) get all terms w/ the variable on one side& all other terms to other side 3.) isolate
variable by dividing
4.) check answer
percents per=dividing, cents=100, like in a dollar
41% over 100 =.41 take decimal place, move it two places to the right
solving percent equations "of"=multiply
"is"= equals "out of"=division
, College Placement Test-Math Questions And
Answers
96% of what #is 72? "what" or "what #" = x(the unknown)
.96 times x =72
.96x over .96 =72 over .96, x= 72 divided by .96
x=75
7 is 4% of what #? 7 = .04 times x
ratios A comparison of two quantities by division
proportions An equation stating that two ratios are equal.
unit ratio A unit rate where the denominator is one unit
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