Answers to the Sample Accuplacer Questions:  
Elementary Algebra Test

These sample questions are to help students understand the format used on the Accuplacer Mathematics Test. The questions themselves are not indicative of the range of difficulty a test-taker will encounter.

1. If a number is divided by 4, then 3 is subtracted, the result is 0. What is the number?

       A.       12
       B.        4
       C.        3
       D.        2

2. 16x - 8 =

       A.       8x
       B.       8(2x-x)
       C.       8(2x-1)
       D.       8(2x-8)

3.  If x² - x - 6 = 0, then x is

       A.       -2 or 3
       B.       -1 or 6
       C.       1 or -6
       D.       2 or -3

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