Rise Placement Test Mathematics Fluency 4 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: What is 2/3 + 1/3?
- 1/3
- 2/6
- 1 (Correct answer)
- 4/3
Correct answer: 1
2/3 + 1/3 = 3/3 = 1; add the numerators when denominators are the same.
Question 2: What is 5/6 − 1/6?
- 2/3 (Correct answer)
- 4/6
- 5/12
- 1/3
Correct answer: 2/3
5/6 − 1/6 = 4/6, which simplifies to 2/3.
Question 3: Which fraction is equivalent to 2/5?
- 3/8
- 4/10 (Correct answer)
- 5/12
- 6/20
Correct answer: 4/10
2/5 = 4/10 because both numerator and denominator are multiplied by 2.
Question 4: What is 3/4 of 20?
- 10
- 12
- 15 (Correct answer)
- 18
Correct answer: 15
3/4 × 20 = 60/4 = 15.
Question 5: A pizza is cut into 8 equal slices. Maria ate 3 slices. What fraction of the pizza is left?
- 3/8
- 4/8
- 5/8 (Correct answer)
- 6/8
Correct answer: 5/8
8 − 3 = 5 slices remaining, so 5/8 of the pizza is left.
Question 6: Which mixed number equals 11/4?
- 2 1/4
- 2 3/4 (Correct answer)
- 3 1/4
- 3 3/4
Correct answer: 2 3/4
11 ÷ 4 = 2 remainder 3, so 11/4 = 2 3/4.
Question 7: What is 1/2 × 3/4?
- 1/4
- 3/8 (Correct answer)
- 3/6
- 4/6
Correct answer: 3/8
1/2 × 3/4 = 3/8; multiply numerators and denominators separately.
