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Math Sample Level 3
    

LEVEL III
INTERMEDIATE ALGEBRA TEST
TYPICAL QUESTIONS FROM COMPETENCY AREAS

Elementary Numeric and Algebraic Operations

Equation

(A)A

(B)B

(C)C

(D)  c+2d

(E)  c

Rational Expressions

Equation

(A)A

(B)B

(C)  dc

(D) –dc

(E)E

Exponents and Radicals

Equation+Equation=

(A) 6

(B)B

(C)C

(D) D

(E) E

Linear Equations; Inequalities, Absolute Value

If 3x + 2y = 8 and y = x – 1, then x =

(A)  – 6

(B)B

(C)C

(D) D

(E)  2

Polynomials; Quadratic equations

One of the roots of (x – 2) (3x + 4) = 0 is:

(A)– 2

(B)B

(C)  –C

(D) D

(E) E

The Coordinate Plane and Graphing

Which of the following is an equation of a line with slope 3 and y-intercept – 4?

(A)y=A

(B)y = 3x – 4 

(C) y = 3x + 4

(D)  y = 4x – 3

(E)  y = 4x + 3

Functions and Logarithms

If Equation, then xy =

(A) 0.001

(B)1.0

(C) 10

(D) 100

(E)  1000

Word Problems

A student who correctly answered 72 questions on a test received a score of 75%. How many questions were on the test?

(A)  54

(B)  72

(C)  75

(D)  96

(E)  104

 

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