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Review for CPTPlacement ExaminationMath 099 and 100A
Elementary AlgebraThe following exercises are a sample of the concepts and skills covered in theCPT for new undergraduate students enrolling at St. Thomas University. Theanswer key for these problems is located at the end of this document.1. Simplify
1(7)(4)
− − − − −
 2. Simplify
125236
− + −
 3. Simplify
72(2)4
− + + − +
 4. Simplify:
7397
•
 5. Simplify
34916
−−
 6. Evaluate:
 yz y z
+
when y = 7 and z = -117. Evaluate:
d rt 
=
if
62and2
 x yr t  y x
+= =
 8.
Evaluate 5; when 1 and 2
c b c b
− − =− =−
 9. 8x + 5x + 2x + 4x = 114, then 5x + 3 =10. Solve
13245
a
− =
 
 
Review for CPTPlacement ExaminationMath 099 and 100A
11. Solve for h:
( )
13
V h a b
= +
 12. If r = 5z then 15z = 3 y, then r = ?13. Solve the following equation for A :
2A
 / 
3
= 8 + 4A14. If one-third of a number is added to three times the number, the result is30. Find the number.15. If Leah is 6 years older than her sister, Sue, and John is 5 years olderthan Leah, and the total of their ages is 41. Then how old is Sue?16. If 300 jellybeans cost you x dollars. How many jellybeans can youpurchase for 50 cents at the same rate?17. Solve
236
 x x
≥ +
 18. Subtract
3223
(864)(522)
m m m m
+ − − − +
 19. Expand
2
(27)
 x
−
 20. Simplify
433
6893
 x x x
− +
 21. Simplify
22074
3
m nm n
−−−
 22. Solve the equation
32
520200
 x x x
− + =
 23. Simplify
2
321514
k k k 
−− −
 
 
Review for CPTPlacement ExaminationMath 099 and 100A
24. Simplify
277
 x x x
++ −
 25. Simplify
24632
1015921
m n mnm n m n
÷
 26. Solve
43122
m m
− =
 27. If the average of three numbers is V. If one of the numbers is Z andanother is Y, what is the remaining number?28. Simplify
22
49861
+ + +
 29. Simplify:
1052
497
 x y x y
 30. The formula to calculate the circumference of a circle is
2
C r 
π  
=
, where Cis the circumference and r is the radius of the circle. What is the radius ofthe circle that has a circumference of
6
π  
?31. (x – 1) is the factor of which polynomial?
22
2 or 253
 x x x x
− − − +
 32. Simplify:
234
 x x x
− −
 33. Find the area of a circle if the radius is (x + 3).
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