CIMS Algebra Placement Test
  • 1. Evaluate bc - a if a = 2, b = 5 and c = 3
  • 2. In 1980, the population of Greenville, Pennsylvania, was 40,613. By 1990, the population had increased by 4,613. Then 10 years later, it decreased by 872. What was the population of Greenville in 2000?
A) 46,098
B) 45,226
C) 44,354
D) 43,482
  • 3. Evaluate 18 - 3 • 4 ÷ 2.
  • 4. Solve -2b + 5 < 13.
  • 5. The temperature rose 9 degrees in the last hour. If the temperature is 5 degrees now, what was the temperature an hour ago?
A) 4 degrees
B) 14 degrees
C) -14 degrees
D) -4 degrees
  • 6. What is the greatest common factor of 24 and 46?
  • 7. Estimate √255 to the nearest whole number.
  • 8. Find the coordinates of point b.
  • 9. A blouse is on sale for 25% off. The original price was $34, what is the sale price?
A) $8.50
B) $25.50
C) $17.00
D) $42.50
  • 10. A recipe calls for 2 cups of flour for 12 muffins. How much flour is needed for 30 muffins?
A) 6 cups
B) 3 cups
C) 4.5 cups
D) 5 cups
  • 11. If you divide one-half pizza into 5 equal pieces, what part of the whole pizza is each piece?
  • 12. A tree grows 5 inches the first year. Each year after that it grows twice as many inches as the year before. How many inches will the tree grow in the fourth year?
A) 90 inches
B) 40 inches
C) 30 inches
D) 20 inches
  • 13. Find the next term in the following arithmetic sequence -12, -8, -4, ....
  • 14. Solve c/2 - 5 = 11.
  • 15. Find the coordinate P' if P(3, -3) is reflected over the x-axis.
  • 16. Using the distributive property, find the area of the rectangle below.
A) 8x + 8 square inches
B) 8x + 1 square inches
C) 9x square inches
D) 72 square inches
  • 17. Evaluate x2 - 3x - 9 if x = -2.
  • 18. The quotient of a number and 5 is 15. What is the number?
  • 19. Solve -4d + 9 = 33.
  • 20. Round 8.514 to the nearest tenth.
  • 21. Evaluate b + a/c, if a = 12, b = 6 and c = 3.
  • 22. Write 27/12 as a mixed number in simplest form.
  • 23. What is the equation for the line below?
A) y = x - 2
B) y = x + 2
C) y = 2x + 2
D) 2x + y = 2
  • 24. Find the sum of (2x + 3) and (-3x2 + x - 1).
A) -3x4 - 1
B) -6x2 - 1
C) -x2 + x - 2
D) -3x2 + 3x + 2
  • 25. Find the length of a rectangle if its perimeter is 38 inches and its width is 8 inches. Use the formula P = 2l + 2w.
A) 22 inches
B) 15 inches
C) 11 inches
D) 19 inches
  • 26. Solve (-1/6) + (5/9) = h.
  • 27. Express 2.5 as a mixed number in simplest form.
A) 2 1/4
B) 2/5
C) 2 5/10
D) 2 1/2
  • 28. Find the volume of the rectangular prism.
A) 18.4 cubic centimeters
B) 324 cubic centimeters
C) 194.4 cubic centimeters
D) 180 cubic centimeters
  • 29. Find the mean of the data in the stem and leaf plot. Round your answer to the nearest tenth.
  • 30. The Cruz family is traveling from Pittsburgh to Buffalo. If they are traveling at an average rate of 45 mph and the distance is 180 miles, how long will it take to make the trip? Use d = rt.
A) 4 hours
B) 10 hours
C) 2 hours
D) 40 hours
  • 31. Evaluate 7 + (-3).
  • 32. Evaluate 4 - 9.
  • 33. Evaluate (-5)(-7).
  • 34. Evaluate -6 + (-1).
  • 35. Evaluate -10 - 4.
  • 36. Evaluate -20 ÷ (-5).
  • 37. Evaluate 6(-9).
  • 38. Evaluate 8 - (-8).
  • 39. Evaluate -|-16|.
  • 40. Evaluate -9 + 11.
  • 41. Evaluate -2(4).
  • 42. Evaluate 8 - (-3).
  • 43. Evaluate (-4)(-3)(-2).
  • 44. Evaluate -3 - (-4).
  • 45. Evaluate -82.
  • 46. Evaluate -1 - 1.
  • 47. Write the following fraction as an improper fraction in simplest form: -(-12/9).
  • 48. Evaluate -8 - (-3) - 4.
  • 49. Evaluate 1 - (-1) - 1.
  • 50. Evaluate (-1)2001
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