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ALEKS MATH PLACEMENT EXAM
PREP (LATEST UPDATE)
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS | 100% CORRE CT |
GRADE A
Question 1: 1 oz = ___ grams
CORRECT ANSWER: 28.4 grams
Question 2: 1 liter = ____ pints
CORRECT ANSWER: 2.1 pints
Question 3: 1 mile = ____ kilometers
CORRECT ANSWER: 1.6 km
Question 4: 1 inch = ___ cm
CORRECT ANSWER: 2.54 cm
Question 5: What is circumference?
CORRECT ANSWER: Distance around the circle
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Question 6: What is the formula for circumference?
CORRECT ANSWER: C=2πr
Question 7: What is the area of a rectangle?
CORRECT ANSWER: A=lw
Question 8: What is the area of a triangle?
CORRECT ANSWER: A=1/2bh
Question 9: What is the area of a parallelogram?
CORRECT ANSWER: A=bh
Question 10: What is the area of a trapezoid?
CORRECT ANSWER: A=1/2(b1+b2)h
Question 11: What is the area of a circle?
CORRECT ANSWER: A=πr²
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Question 12: What is the area of a square?
CORRECT ANSWER: A=s²
Question 13: What is the volume of a pyramid or cone?
CORRECT ANSWER: v=1/3Bh
Question 14: What is the volume of a cylinder?
CORRECT ANSWER: V=Bh
Question 15: What is the volume of a sphere?
CORRECT ANSWER: 4/3πr³
Question 16: What are integers?
CORRECT ANSWER: positive and negative whole
numbers and zero
Question 17: What are consecutive even integers?
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CORRECT ANSWER: Even numbers that follow each
other on a number line. ie: −6,−4,−2,0... variable form: n, n+2, n+4, n+6
Question 18: What are consecutive odd integers?
CORRECT ANSWER: Odd numbers that follow each
other on a number line. ie: −5,−3,−1,1... variable form: n, n+2, n+4
Question 19: How is interest earned calculated?
CORRECT ANSWER: Amount invested x rate =
interest earned
Question 20: What is the formula for distance?
CORRECT ANSWER: rate x time
Question 21: What does "and" mean in combined
inequalities?
CORRECT ANSWER: Only looking for what they have
in common