Sample
Problems for the June 2004 UMSL Mathematics Placement Test.
1.
Evaluate 
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2.
Evaluate 
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3.
Evaluate 
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4.
Evaluate 
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5.
Find x: 
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6.
Solve for p: 
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7.
Solve for x: 
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8. In a crowd of 55 people, 60% are Cardinal fans. How many in the crowd are not Cardinal fans?
9.
Simplify using the rules for order of operations: 
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10. 12 is what % of 60?
11.
Solve for x: 
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12.
Solve the following inequality for x: 
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13.
Solve for x: 
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14.
Solve for x: 
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15.
Solve for b in terms of a: 
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16.
Find the slope of the line passing through 
and 
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17.
Graph the straight line: 
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18.
Evaluate the function 
for 
.
19.
Multiply, then write
the result with positive exponents: 
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20.
Find one of the
factors of 
.
21.
Solve for x: 
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22.
Solve for x: 
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23.
Reduce to lowest
terms: 
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24.
Subtract: 
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25.
Solve for x: 
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26.
Simplify: 
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27.
Multiply: 
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28.
Simplify: 
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29.
Rationalize the
denominator: 
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30.
Solve for x: 
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31.
Multiply: 
. (In this problem and the next, i is the square root
of –1.)
32.
Simplify: 
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33.
Use the quadratic
formula 
to solve: 
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