Compiled by Abel L. Villarreal ACC Mathematics Adjunct Instructor/SAC Learning Lab Tutor Revised November 2016
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Date TSI Assessment Basic Mathematics Sample Questions (11/16)
Compute the following without a calculator. 1.
12 + 3403 + 1561
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3546 – 1687
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347 × 89
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5328 ÷ 36
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5. €
Three $50 bills + nine $20 bills + six $10 bills twelve $5 bills + two $1 bills.
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Sam’s car had an odometer reading of 47635 6 on April 1st and a reading of 49341 on June 1st. How many miles did he travel between April 1st and June 1st?
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If Pam earns $12 an hour, works 24 hours a week for 36 weeks, she will earn ? .
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If Joe’s car traveled 286 miles on 12 gallons 8 of fuel, then his car gets about ? miles per gallon.
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Reduce all fractions to lowest terms. 9.
3 5 + 10 10
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2 1 – 5 3
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8
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12 – 4
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9 2 × 12 3
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2 5 3 ×1 5 8
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3 2 +2 4 3
€ € € € €
3 8
11 12
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Date TSI Assessment Basic Mathematics Sample Questions (11/16)
Reduce answers to lowest terms. 15.
1 2 8 ÷1 2 3
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16.
5 4 3 × × 12 9 10
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17.
A rectangle has dimensions of 5
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3 1 ft by 2 ft. 17 4 3
It has an area of ? and a perimeter of ? .
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The following rainfall amounts were noted: March 1 June
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3 1 inches, April 2 inches, May 3 inches, 10 8 2
3 inch. What was the total rainfall for all 4
four months? €
€ € 1 19. If three lengths, 8 ft each, of copper wire 4 €
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are cut off a 100-foot roll of copper wire, how much wire is left on the roll?
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How many 5
3 ounce servings can be poured 20 4
out of an 80-ounce juice container? Compute without a calculator. € + 18.17 21. 6 + 2.5
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43.37 – 19.832
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$75.00 – $48.63
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3.7 x 18.3
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74.38 x 0.15
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59.52 ÷ 4.8
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If one kilogram weighs about 2.2 pounds, 27 then 18.5 kilograms will weigh about ? lbs.
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Date TSI Assessment Basic Mathematics Sample Questions (11/16)
Compute without a calculator. 28. A circuit has a voltage of 12 ± 1.5 volts. This 28 means that the voltage ranges between ? and ? . 29.
Given 4.63, 4.6, and 4.627. Find the sum of the two larger decimals decreased by the smallest decimal.
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30.
If $249.48 will be shared equally by six people then each person’s share is ? .
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31.
If one inch is equivalent to about 2.54 cm, then 18.4 inches is about ? cms.
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32.
A 1.5 liter (1500 ml) bottle of soda will make 32 about ? servings of 0.25 liter (250 ml).
