This is an assessment of skills you should have to be successful in Math 90.

Self-Assessment Test 
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1. 0 ÷ 4
a. 0         b. 4         c. 1/4         d. undefined

2. 4 ÷ 0
a. 0         b. 4         c. 1/4         d. undefined


3. Rewrite 3/5 as a decimal
a. 3.5         b. 5.3         c. .6         d. 1.6


4. Rewrite .28 as a fraction
a. 2/8         b. 8/2         c. 7/25         d. 7/50


5. Add: -5 + 7
a. -12         b. -2         c. 2         d. 12


6. Add: -5 + -7
a. -12         b. -2         c. 2         d. 12


7. Multiply: 5(-7)
a. -35         b. -2         c. 2         d. 35


8. Multiply: (-5)(-7)
a. -35         b. -2         c. 2         d. 35


9. True or False: The rules for adding integers are the same as for multiplying integers.
a. true             b. false


10. Find the Least Common Denominator: 1/6 + 3/8
a. 2         b. 8         c. 24         d. 48


11. Round to the nearest hundredth: 4783.1548
a. 4800         b. 4783.2         c. 4783.15         d. 4783.155


12. 3 meters = ______ centimeters
a. 300         b. 30         c. .3         d. .03


13. Write 3% as a decimal
a. .03         b. .3         c. 30         d. 300


14. Write 5% as a fraction
a. 1/5         b. 1/20         c. 1/50         d. 1/500


15. Evaluate: 3a²b, where a = -4 b = -5
a. 240         b. -240         c. -345         d. 345



16. Evaluate: (2/3)3
a. 5/3         b. 6/9         c. 8/3         d. 8/27



17. Solve:   5n/2 = 12 .
a. 24/5         b. 6/5         c. 12/10         d. 6/10



18. Rewrite as an improper fraction: 2 7/8
a. 19/8         b. 23/8         c. 6/8         d. 3/16



19. Solve for x:    x + 7 = -2
a. -5         b. 5         c. -9         d. 9



20. Solve for x:    3x = 7
a. 3/7         b. 7/3         c. 4         d. -4






21. Which of the following is equivalent to 5x + 3 = 7
a. x + 3 = 2     b. 5x = 4     c. 5x = 10     d. x + 3 = 7/5



22. Simplify: 7 - 4(2 - 3)
a. -3         b. 3         c. 11         d. -4



23. Reduce: 24/84
a. 6/21         b. 12/24         c. 2/7         d. 3/10



24. 10% of what number is 5?
a. 500         b. 50         c. 20         d. 2



25. Find the perimeter of a rectangle whose dimensions are 7 ft. by 4 ft.
a. 11 ft.         b. 22 ft.         c. 28 ft.         d. 47 ft.






Answers:

1. a        2. d        3. c        4. c        5. c

6. a        7. a        8. d        9. b        10. c       

11. c        12. a        13. a        14. b        15. b

16. d        17. a        18. b        19. c        20. b

21. b        22. c        23. c        24. b        25. b