College Placement Test Math Practice: 200 College Placement Test Math Practice Problems and Solutions - Softcover

Media, Academic Success

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1466497157 ISBN 13: 9781466497153

Verlag: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2007

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Do you need help with math for your college placement test? "College Placement Test Math Practice" contains 200 math practice problems and step-by-step solutions.

The book contains pre-algebra, algebra, and college-level math problems.

For each of the problems, we provide an illustrated step-by-step mathematical solution, which shows you the formulas and all of the mathematical steps needed to solve each problem.

Each problem also includes a narrative explanation, which gives tips and exam strategies on how to solve similar problems on your college placement exam.

The book covers the following topics:

Pre-algebra:
Computations with Integers
Working with Fractions
- Multiplying Fractions
- Dividing Fractions
- Finding the Lowest Common Denominator
- Simplifying Fractions
Mixed Numbers
Percentages and Decimals
Solving Word Problems
Proportions
Rates and Ratios
Setting Up Equations
Working with Averages

Algebra:
Evaluating and Simplifying Numerical Expressions
Polynomials
- The FOIL Method and Working with Polynomials
- Multiplying Polynomials Using the FOIL Method
- Dividing Polynomials Using Long Division
- Evaluating Polynomial Expressions
- Substituting Values in Polynomial Expressions
- Operations on Polynomials that Have More than Two Terms
Factoring
- Factoring – Advanced Problems
- Factoring to Find Possible Values of a Variable
- Fractions that Contain Fractions
- Fractions that Contain Radicals
- Fractions that Contain Rational Expressions
- Working with Quadratics
Rational Expressions
- Adding and Subtracting Fractions that Contain Rational Expressions
- Multiplying Fractions that Contain Rational Expressions
- Dividing Fractions that Contain Rational Expressions
Functions
Imaginary and Complex Numbers
Inequalities
Laws of Exponents
- Adding and Subtracting Exponents
- Fractions as Exponents
- Positive and Negative Exponents
- Zero Exponent
Logarithmic Functions
Matrices
Multiple Solutions
Scientific Notation
Sequences and Series
Sigma Notation
Solving by Elimination
Solving for an Unknown Variable
Special Operations
Square Roots, Cube Roots, and Other Radicals
- Factoring Radicals
- Multiplication of Radicals
- Rationalizing Radicals
Systems of Equations

College-level math:
Angles and the Pythagorean Theorem
Circles and Arcs
Squares and Rectangles
Linear Equations and Graphs
Midpoints
Slope and Slope-Intercept
x and y intercepts
Basic trigonometry

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Do you need more help with math for the College Placement Test? "College Placement Test Math Practice" contains 200 CPT math practice problems and step-by-step solutions.

Do you need help with College Placement Test Sentence Skills or Reading? Or do you need basic help with College Placement Test math?

Then you may also be interested in our other publication "College Placement Test Study Guide: With Practice Questions and Solutions."

The questions in "College Placement Test Math Practice" are more difficult than those in "College Placement Test Study Guide: With Practice Questions and Solutions," so you should start with our other publication if you need basic help with math. You can get both publications without duplicating any material.

The book contains 40 arithmetic problems, 60 algebra problems, and 100 college-level math problems.

The actual CPT exam includes three tests: arithmetic (17 problems), algebra (12 problems), and college level math (20 problems), for a total of 49 math questions for all three CPT math tests.

So the 200 questions in College Placement Test Math Practice are equivalent to more than 12 CPT math practice tests!

For each of the problems, we provide an illustrated step-by-step mathematical solution, which shows you the formulas and all of the mathematical steps needed to solve each problem.

Each problem also includes a narrative explanation, which gives tips and exam strategies on how to solve similar problems on the actual exam.

You may also be interested in our other publications: "College Placement Test Study Guide: Advantage+ Edition" and "College Placement Test Essay Writing Success."

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2007
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1466497157
• ISBN 13: 9781466497153
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 86
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar
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