Exam - BARTON COLLEGE PRACTICE PLACEMENT TEST
 Execise 1
 Simplify:   

a) 4
 b) ‐4
 c) 12
 d) ‐10.5
 
 Solution
 The order of mathematical action are:
Power & Roots 
Multiplication & Division
Addition $ Substration
 So we solve the according the following rule:

 The correct answer is c.
 
Execise 2
Simplify: (2a – 4) + 2(a – 5) – 3(a+1)
a) 7a – 11
 b) a – 17 
c) a – 11 
d) 7a ‐17
Solution
(2a – 4) + 2(a – 5) – 3(a+1)=
2a - 4 + 2a - 10 - 3a - 3 = 
2a + 2a - 3a -4 -10 -3 = 
a -17
The correct answer is b.
 Execise 3
 Evaluate the expression: 

   , when a = 2 and b = 5
 a) ‐14
 b) 1 
c) 66
 d) 81
Solution
 we substitute a = 2 , b = 5 at the expression :  
 
 The correct answer is b.
 
Execise 4
 
Firefighters use the formula S = 0.5P + 26 to compute the horizontal range S in feet of water from a particular hose, where P is the nozzle pressure in pounds. Find the horizontal range if pressure is 90 lb.
a) 44 feet 
b) 450 feet 
c) 19 feet 
d) 71 feet 
Solution
We substitute P = 90 lb at the formula S = 0.5P + 26.
S = 0.5*90 + 26 = 45 + 26 = 71
The correct answer is d.