ACCUPLACER Quantitative Reasoning, Algebra, and Statistics Test Flashcards
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The mean of five numbers is 10. Four of the numbers are 8, 11, 9, and 12. What is the fifth number?
Answer: 10
The sum must be 5 × 10 = 50; subtracting the four known values: 50 − 40 = 10.
Which of the following is a rational number?
Answer: √9
√9 = 3, which is an integer and therefore a rational number.
A car travels 180 miles in 3 hours. At the same rate, how far will it travel in 5 hours?
Answer: 300 miles
The speed is 60 mph; in 5 hours the car travels 60 × 5 = 300 miles.
What is the mode of the data set: 5, 8, 3, 8, 7, 5, 8?
Answer: 8
The number 8 appears three times, more than any other value, making it the mode.
Graph of f(x) crosses the x-axis at x = −2 and x = 4. Which is a possible equation?
Answer: f(x) = (x + 2)(x − 4)
Setting x + 2 = 0 gives x = −2 and x − 4 = 0 gives x = 4, matching both x-intercepts.
A recipe uses 2.5 cups of flour for 12 cookies. How many cups are needed for 36 cookies?
Answer: 7.5 cups
36 ÷ 12 = 3, so multiply 2.5 × 3 = 7.5 cups.