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MAT-144 · In-person sections Exam 1 Review · Unit 1

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Unit 1 · Topics 1, 2

Exam 1 Review

Twenty questions across Topics 1 and 2. Weighted heavily toward percent work and unit conversion, with two questions on linear modelling at the end.

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What is on it

  • 7Percent calculations questions 1-5, 16, 18
  • 8Unit conversion questions 6-11, 13-15
  • 2Geometry with cost questions 9, 12
  • 1Percent change question 17
  • 2Linear modelling questions 19-20

What is not on it

  • Solving systems of equations.
  • Function notation beyond evaluating a model you just wrote.
  • Graphing by hand. Question 20 gives you the scatter plot.
  • Anything from Topic 3 onward.

The 20 questions

Same order as the ALEKS Exam Review, so question 4 here is question 4 there.

  1. 4:51 Question 1. Percent of a total, without a calculator Topic 2 · Conversions & Budgeting
  2. 5:21 Question 2. Choosing between a percent discount and a flat rebate Topic 2 · Conversions & Budgeting
  3. 6:42 Question 3. Two successive percent changes applied in sequence Topic 2 · Conversions & Budgeting
  4. 7:21 Question 4. Original amount from a percent decrease and the result Topic 2 · Conversions & Budgeting
  5. 7:12 Question 5. Original price from the sale price and the percent it represents Topic 2 · Conversions & Budgeting
  6. 6:22 Question 6. Word problem involving a U.S. Customary length conversion Topic 2 · Conversions & Budgeting
  7. 5:33 Question 7. Converting between units of volume Topic 2 · Conversions & Budgeting
  8. 6:34 Question 8. Area with U.S. Customary conversions, whole units, and cost Topic 2 · Conversions & Budgeting
  9. 9:10 Question 9. Area with conversions between systems, whole units, and cost Topic 2 · Conversions & Budgeting
  10. 7:43 Question 10. Cross-system weight conversion feeding a dosage rate Topic 2 · Conversions & Budgeting
  11. 7:02 Question 11. Converting between Fahrenheit and Celsius Topic 2 · Conversions & Budgeting
  12. 5:48 Question 12. Surface area with openings subtracted, then material cost Topic 2 · Conversions & Budgeting
  13. 6:29 Question 13. Metric conversion with decimal values: two-step problem Topic 2 · Conversions & Budgeting
  14. 7:44 Question 14. Converting between compound units: advanced Topic 2 · Conversions & Budgeting
  15. 10:39 Question 15. Selecting the correct factor inside a conversion chain Topic 2 · Conversions & Budgeting
  16. 7:07 Question 16. Percent of a total, real-world situations Topic 2 · Conversions & Budgeting
  17. 7:34 Question 17. Finding the sale price given the original price and percent discount Topic 2 · Conversions & Budgeting
  18. 6:14 Question 18. Percent increase given two values Topic 2 · Conversions & Budgeting
  19. 7:03 Question 19. Writing a linear function from a word problem, then evaluating it Topic 1 · Linear Functions
  20. 7:44 Question 20. Interpreting a line of best fit on a scatter plot Topic 1 · Linear Functions

On the day

  • 20 questions.
  • Taken in class under LockDown Browser.
  • The ALEKS Exam Review that opens the week before is the same length and the same format as the exam itself. Treat it as a dress rehearsal, not a study guide: work through the material on this page first, then sit the review once, cleanly.
  • A conversion table is provided inside the ALEKS question for any item that needs one. You are not expected to have the factors memorised.