ACCUPLACER For Dummies with Online Practice Tests

Mark Zegarelli is the author of SAT Math For Dummies and many other books on basic math, calculus, and logic. He holds degrees in both English and math from Rutgers University and is a tutor and teacher.

• Introduction 1Part 1: Getting Started with the ACCUPLACER 5Chapter 1: Getting to Know the ACCUPLACER 7Chapter 2: Taking a Closer Look at What’s on the ACCUPLACER 13Chapter 3: Preparation and Test Strategy 19Part 2: The Reading Test 27Chapter 4: Reading Passages 29Chapter 5: Working through Reading Questions 33Chapter 6: Reading Practice Questions 47Part 3: The Writing Test 59Chapter 7: Standard English Grammar Conventions 61Chapter 8: Expression of Ideas 79Chapter 9: Writing Practice Questions 93Part 4: The Arithmetic Test 103Chapter 10: Arithmetic: Whole Numbers and Fractions 105Chapter 11: Decimals, Percents, and Word Problems 121Chapter 12: Arithmetic Practice Questions 139Part 5: The Quantitative Reasoning, Algebra, and Statistics Test 155Chapter 13: Quantitative Reasoning and Pre-Algebra 157Chapter 14: Algebra and Geometry 175Chapter 15: Statistics, Probability, and Sets 205Chapter 16: Quantitative Reasoning, Algebra, and Statistics Practice Questions 215Part 6: The Advanced Algebra and Functions Test 237Chapter 17: Factoring and Functions 239Chapter 18: Polynomials and Other Functions 261Chapter 19: Geometry and Trigonometry 289Chapter 20: Advanced Algebra and Functions Practice Questions 311Part 7: ACCUPLACER Practice Tests 339Chapter 21: Practice Test 1 341Chapter 22: Answers to Practice Test 1 375Chapter 23: Practice Test 2 391Chapter 24: Answers to Practice Test 2 429Part 8: The Part of Tens 445Chapter 25: Ten Ways College Is Different from High School 447Chapter 26: Ten Ways to Boost Your Performance (and Your Score) on the ACCUPLACER 453Index 457

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