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ACCUPLACER® QAS Practice Test #2 ACCUPLACER® Practice Test QAS #2 © 2017 The College Board
ACCUPLACER® QAS Practice Test #2 Choose the best answer. Do NOT use a calculator! If necessary, use the paper you were given. c 1. Solve the equation for the unknown. 12. 4 2. Solve the inequality for the unknown, 3(x +1) + 2(x+1) ≥ 5(3 - x) + 4(x + 2). A. x ≥ ? B. C. x ≥ ? D. 3. Solve the systems of equations, 2y + x = -20 and y = x - 12. A. (4, 8) B. C. (-4, 8) D. A. -16 B. -8 C. 3 D. 48 x ≥ ? x ≥ ? (4, -8) (-4, -8) © 2017 The College Board
ACCUPLACER® QAS Practice Test #2 4. Solve the system of equations by graphing, 3x +1 = -1 and 2x - y -4. A. 10 B. y y 10 8 8 6 6 4 4 2 2 x x 8 -8 -6 -2 2 4 6 10 -4 -10 8 -8 -6 -2 2 4 6 10 -4 -10 -2 -2 -4 -4 -6 -6 -8 -8 -10 -10 C. D. y y 10 10 8 8 6 6 4 4 2 2 x x 8 8 -8 -6 -2 2 4 6 10 -8 -6 -2 2 4 6 10 -4 -4 -10 -10 -2 -2 -4 -4 -6 -6 -8 -8 -10 -10 © 2017 The College Board
ACCUPLACER® QAS Practice Test #2 5. Solve the system of equations, y = x and x2 + y2 =10. A. (3, 3) and (-3, -3) B. (3, -3) C. (2.2, 2.2) and (-2.2, -2.2) D. ((2.2, -2.2) and (-2.2, 2.2) 6. Find the median for the data set 34, 31, 37, 35, 38, 33, 39, 32, 36, 35, 37, and 33. A. 34 B. 35 C. 35 D. 37 7. The bar chart shows the number of items collected for a charity drive. What is the total number of items collected for the three highest classes? 180 Items Collected 160 Number of Items 140 120 100 E A D F G B C H Class A. 500 B. 510 C. 520 D. 530 © 2017 The College Board
ACCUPLACER® QAS Practice Test #2 8. The table shows the speed in miles per hour of different roller coasters at an amusement park. Select the correct line graph for this data. Roller Coaster Speed (MPH) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 120 105 75 100 60 85 110 90 A. B. Amusement Park Roller Coasters Amusement Park Roller Coasters 150 150 100 100 Speed (Miles per Hour) Speed (Miles per Hour) 50 50 25 25 0 0 1 3 5 6 8 2 4 7 1 3 5 6 8 2 4 7 Roller Coaster Roller Coaster C. D. Amusement Park Roller Coasters Amusement Park Roller Coasters 150 150 100 100 Speed (Miles per Hour) Speed (Miles per Hour) 50 50 25 25 0 0 1 3 5 6 8 1 3 5 6 8 2 4 7 2 4 7 Roller Coaster Roller Coaster © 2017 The College Board
ACCUPLACER® QAS Practice Test #2 9. Multiply, (5x - 3)(5x +3). 25x2 - 9 25x2 + 9 A. B. 25x2 + 30x - 9 25x2 + 30x + 9 C. D. 10. Perform the operation, (-x2 - 2xy + 4y2)(5x2 + 3xy - 3y2). 2x2 - xy + y2 -2x2 - xy + y2 A. B. -2x2 + xy + y2 2x2 + xy + y2 C. D. 11. Apply the polynomial identity to rewrite x3 + 125. (x + 5)(x2 - 5x + 25) (x - 5)(x2 - 10x +25) A. B. (x + 5)(x2 + 5x + 25) (x - 5)(x2 + 10x + 25) C. D. 3 2 x y x y 5 12. Simplify . ( ) 2 3 25 1 y x A. B. 25 25 25 x y 25 x y 25 25 C. D. x y 25 © 2017 The College Board
ACCUPLACER® QAS Practice Test #2 13. One athlete had a salary of about 3 x 107 dollars per year and another athlete had a salary of about 2 x 106 dollars per year. How many times larger is the salary of the first athlete? A. 2 B. 5 C. 10 D. 15 14. Solve x3 = -216. A. -6 B. -4 C. 4 D. 6 15. There is an election at a school where 4 candidates out of 10 will be elected. Which object and results are the most appropriate for a simulation? A. Toss a coin. B. Ten-sided number cube and use multiples of 2. C. Eight-section spinner and use the odd numbers D. Throw two six-sided number cubes and use the results of 1 and 6. 16. A study looked at a random sample of people and watched their use of social media on mobile devices. The researcher looked at which group of users was happier. What type of study is this? A. Census B. Survey C. Experimental D. Observational study © 2017 The College Board
ACCUPLACER® QAS Practice Test #2 17. A doctor wants to study the effects of a low-fat diet in patients What would be needed to create an observational study? A. Ask how many fat calories were eaten and track weight. B. Ask about the amount of weight patients have gained or lost. C. Have one-help of the patients at a high-fat diet and the other eat a low-fat diet. D. Select a group of patients with a low-fat diet and ask how they feel being on the diet. 18. A bag contains 10 red marbles, 8 black marbles, and 7 white marbles. What is the probability of selecting a black marble first and a red marble with no replacement? 8 25 16 125 A. B. 2 7 75 C. D. 15 19. Which option results in the greatest gain on an investment? A. 100% of gaining $1,000 B. 60% of gaining $2,500 and 40% of gaining $0 C. 75% of gaining $1,000 and 25% of gaining $1,500 D. 70% of gaining $1,500 and 30% of gaining $1,000 © 2017 The College Board
ACCUPLACER® QAS Practice Test #2 20. In a deck of 20 number cards, cards 1-5 are green, cards 6-10 are red, cards 11-15 are yellow, and cards16-20 are blue. Describe the complement of even cards. A. Odd number cards B. Even number cards C. Green and red cards D. Yellow and blue cards © 2017 The College Board