Mathematics, Computer Science and Information Technology (MAT/CSC/ITE) Department
Nassau Community College
Garden City, New York 11530
– IMPORTANT –
PLACEMENT IS NOT DETERMINED BY YOUR HIGH SCHOOL GRADES. PLACEMENT IS DETERMINED BY HOW YOU DO ON THE PLACEMENT TEST.
These are 20 sample questions for the MATH portion of the Placement Test. You may use a calculator when taking the exam; be sure to bring one with you on the day of the exam. The Placement Test is a multiple choice exam in which you are required to answer every question. It is given on a computer. When taking the Placement Test, you cannot return to a previous question, so please make every effort to accurately choose your answers. Proficiency in questions similar to those below will place you into a credit math course. Additionally, there are more advanced questions on the exam which may enable you to enroll in higher level credit math courses.
- What is
of 180?
- Divide: =
- Multiply:
- If 12 ½ percent of a number is 12, what is the number?
- A car that cost $12,500 last year, now costs $18,000. What is the percent increase in price?
- Estimate: 7026 – 42 =
- Subtract: 12 – 6.8 =
- Add:
- A car travels 48 miles per hour for 2 ¼ hours, what is the total distance the car travels?
- Compute:
- Simplify:
- Multiply:
- Simplify:
- Solve for
- Solve
for 
- Subtract:
- Evaluate
when 
and Mathematical Equation
- Simplify
- Solve
for 
.
- Factor
- There are exactly 30 cars in a parking lot. If cars leave, write an algebraic expression, which represents the number of cars left in the lot.
Solutions to the MATH sample questions on NCC web site
1) 3/5 x 180/1=108
2) 21/4 x 1/3=7/4=1 ¾
3) 0.23 x 3.4 =0.7843
4) 0.125n=12; n=96
5) 18000-12500= 5500; 125000n=5500; n=0.44=44%
6) 7000-40=6960
7) 12-6.8=5.2
8) 5/6+7/8=20/24+21/24=41/24= 1 17/24
9) 48/1 x 2.5=108 miles
10) (-2)³(3)(-4)=(-8)(3)(-4)=96
11) (2x²+9x-6)-(8x²+7x+6)= (2x²+9x-6)+(-8x²-7x-6)=-6x²+2x-12
12) (2x+3y)²=(2x+3y)(2x+3y)=4x²+12xy+9y²
13) w²/(w³-6w²)=1/(w-6)
14) a²+b²=c²; c²-a²=b²; √c²-a²=b
15) xy=z-y; xy+y=z; y(x+1)=z; y=z/(x+1)
16) 1/(x+3)
– 1/x= x/(x(x+3)) – (x+3)/(x(x+3))=(x-(x+3))/(x(x+3))=-3/(x(x+3))
17) -2/(4-(-2))=-1/3
18) ((2x)(-3y))/((3yz)(7x²z))=-2/(7xz²)
19) 2x/6=9; 2x=54; x=27
20) 6x²-5x-6= (2x-3)(3x+2)
21) 30-x cars left in the lot