Intermediate Algebra Placement Test

Question 1

The order of operations with signed numbers.

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Order of operations
Parentheses
Exponents
Multiplication
Division
Addition
Subtration

Question 2

Arithmetic operations using signed numbers: add, subtract, multiply, divide, raise to powers.

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Question 3

Simplifying numbers raised to powers.

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Question 4

Working with ratios and proportions.

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Question 5

Working with the area of a rectangle, a circle, a triangle.

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Question 6

Reducing a fraction involving integers, variables, or a combination of both.

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Question 7

Simplifying expressions with variables by combining like terms.

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Question 8

Using the distributive law to simplify an algebraic expression.

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Question 9

Solving a linear equation.

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Question 10

Solving a quadratic equation.

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Question 11

Solving equations with a variable in either the numerator, denominator, or both.

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Question 12

Solving a system of linear equations.

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Question 13

Solving a linear inequality and graphing the solution.

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Question 14

Simplifying a rational expression using exponent laws.

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Question 15

Rewriting factors with non-negative exponents.

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Question 16

Factoring a quadratic expression.

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Question 17

Using factoring of polynomials to reduce a rational algebraic expression.

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Question 18

Using factoring when two algebraic fractions are multiplied or divided.

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Question 19

Using a formula.

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Question 20

Expanding a binomial squared.

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Question 21

Multiplying two binomials and simplifying the result.

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Question 22

Evaluating expressions with given values for variables.

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Question 23

Rewriting a formula for a specific variable.

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Question 24

Writing an equation from the information given in a word problem.

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Question 25

Identifying the coordinates of a point.

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Question 26

For a linear equation, determining either the x-intercept, the y-intercept, or both.

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Question 27

Matching the graph of a line to its equation.

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Question 28

Extracting a perfect root from a radical expression.

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Question 29

Simplifying radical expressions using root and exponent properties.

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Question 30

Working with complex fractions.

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Question 31

Working with numbers that have exponents that are rational and real numbers.

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Question 32

Working with function notation.

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Question 33

Rationalizing either the denominator or the numerator of a fraction containing a root.

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Question 34

Combining two rational algebraic expressions by determining a common denominator.

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