ALEKS Math Placement Exam Prep Latest
Update 100 Questions and Verified Answers
2024-2025
When writing an equation or working ANY inequality problem what does it
help to do first? - CORRECT ANSWER>>write out what's happening
What should you double check for EVERY time - CORRECT
ANSWER>>writing problem down wrong (NEGATIVE SIGNS), uncarried
negative signs, unflipped inequality signs, undotted lines, incorrect
multiplication, fully simplified
distance = - CORRECT ANSWER>>rate x time
When solving a system of equations can you add the equations together if
one of the variables will cancel out? - CORRECT ANSWER>>YES
What should you always write out when doing your work? - CORRECT
ANSWER>>Fraction conversions, simplification steps, line graphs (interval
notation)
What standard does an equation/ graph have to meet to be considered a
function? - CORRECT ANSWER>>Each input can only have one output
, How do you translate a graph up or down? - CORRECT ANSWER>>The
value outside of the parentheses (DONT change sign)
How do you translate a graph side to side? - CORRECT ANSWER>>The
value inside the parentheses (CHANGE SIGN)
Translate -(x + 3)^3 - 2 from -x^3 - CORRECT ANSWER>>left 3, down 2
When translating do you need to solve the equation? - CORRECT
ANSWER>>No, just look at the numbers inside (side to side change sign)
and outside (up and down DONT change sign) the parentheses
What is the domain? - CORRECT ANSWER>>The x limits
What is the range? - CORRECT ANSWER>>The y limits
U represents - CORRECT ANSWER>>Numbers in EITHER set (Union)
⋂ represents - CORRECT ANSWER>>Numbers in BOTH sets
(Intersection)
What is the quadratic formula? - CORRECT ANSWER>>-b±√b^2-4ac/2a
When asked for the rate, should you give the rate or the rate times the
time? - CORRECT ANSWER>>THE RATE
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