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ALGEBRA 1 PLACEMENT TEST
Placement Test Instructions
This placement test can help you determine whether your child is ready for the Algebra 1 Teaching Textbook. The test is not perfect, so in making any final placement decision also use common sense.
The student should work independently without the use of a calculator. It is not necessary to time the test, but most students will finish in less than 1 12 hours.
Scoring
The test is divided into two sections. Section 1 includes problems 1 – 15. This is the simpler part of the test, covering material from the first half of our Pre-Algebra product. Section 2 includes problems 16 – 30. It is the more difficult part of the test, covering material from the second half of our Pre-Algebra product.
The student is probably ready for Algebra 1 if he/she makes the following scores on the two sections.
10 or more correct on Section 1 (problems 1 – 15) and 8 or more correct on Section 2 (problems 16 – 30)
If the student’s score falls below this level, the Pre-Algebra Teaching Textbook is probably a better starting point.
TEACHING TEXTBOOKS
Algebra 1 Placement Test
Section 1
- Convert 7 8
to a decimal.
- The water tank had a maximum capacity of 84 gallons. If the tank was 2 7
full, how many gallons of water did it have?
- George cut^2 3
of the pie and put that giant piece on his plate. Then he ate^1 4
of that piece. What fraction of the original pie did George eat?
- 15 has how many^3 4
s in it?
Answer each question below.
- Write 5.6% as a decimal.
- What is 45% of 175?
- What percent of 52 is 12? Round your answer to the nearest tenth.
- Convert 32% to a fraction. Make sure your answer is fully reduced.
Do each unit conversion below.
- How many inches are in 35 feet?
- Convert 15,840 feet into miles. (1 mile = 1,760 yards; 1 yard = 3 feet)
- How many millimeters are in 4.511 meters?
- Convert 140 square feet into square inches.
Calculate the value of each expression below.
- 3( 9− + 17) 14. 5( 8)− − 21 15. (2 3)⋅^3
ALGEBRA 1 ANSWER KEY
ALGEBRA 1
PLACEMENT TEST
24 gallons
1 6
20
23.1%
8 25
420 inches
3 miles
4,511 millimeters
20,160 square inches
24
− 61
216
53
4 15
29
33
9
11
1 5 x
(^14) 4 x
7 x
40
x
y
10 z
- 4 hours
- $14,
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