Accuplacer College Placement ACCUPLACER Quantitative Reasoning, Algebra, and Statistics Test

Question 1

A store sells a jacket for $120 after applying a 20% discount. What was the original price?

Accepted Answer

$150

Answer

If $120 is 80% of the original price, divide $120 by 0.80 to get $150.

Question 2

Which of the following is equivalent to the expression 3x² − 12x?

Accepted Answer

Both A and B

Answer

Factor out 3x to get 3x(x − 4), which equals 3(x² − 4x), so both A and B are correct.

Question 3

A data set has values 4, 7, 7, 9, 13. What is the median?

Accepted Answer

7

Answer

When values are arranged in order, the middle value of five numbers is the third one, which is 7.

Question 4

If y = 2x + 5 and x = −3, what is y?

Accepted Answer

−1

Answer

Substitute x = −3: y = 2(−3) + 5 = −6 + 5 = −1.

Question 5

A bag contains 3 red, 5 blue, and 2 green marbles. What is the probability of randomly selecting a blue marble?

Accepted Answer

1/2

Answer

There are 5 blue marbles out of 10 total, giving a probability of 5/10 = 1/2.

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