Mathematics, Engineering, & Technology Department
Cape Cod Community College
West Barnstable, Massachusetts 02668
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DE060 Elementary Algebra Fall 1998
Readiness Assignment
Directions: These problems may be assigned to be turned in during the first week of classes. By doing them now you will be ahead of the game when the course begins. Write all work and answers on lined paper roughly the same size as this page. Feel free to refer to texts, tutors and teachers. The bulk of your work should be your own. This assignment is intended to show you that you are ready for this course. Your instructor may also be interested and may look closely at your work and, insofar as possible, adjust instruction to address weaknesses prominent in the class as a whole.
This course is based upon working knowledge of Basic Arithmetic. This assignment is intended to help you review some of the most important things you need to be able to do quickly and smoothly before you begin Elementary Algebra. This is material featured in DE051 Basic Arithmetic.
Do the best you can on problems you cannot complete. If you are unable to complete a significant number of these problems without help you may not be ready for this course. The prerequisite for this course, DE051 Basic Arithmetic, is available in many forms at many times. See the college course schedule or your advisor.
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1. Simplify
2. Simplify 
3 Multiply 
.
4. Write as a simplified mixed number r 
.
5. Evaluate 
, 
and 
.
6. 20% of what is 60?
7. What percent of seventy is twelve?
8. Change 
to a percent.
9. Change 
to a decimal number.
10. Change 
to a fraction.
11. Write as a single reduced fraction, 
.
12. Simplify by using the distribution property and combining like terms:
.
Solve the following:
13. 
.
14. 
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15 Ray bought a new car. The list price was $14,600, but the dealer gave him a discount of 5%. What was the amount of discount?
16 A saleswoman earns a base monthly salary of $2000 plus 2% commission on total sales. Last month her total salary was $2600. What was the amount of her total sales?
17 A student answered 48 out of 64 questions correct on a test. What percent of the student's answer were correct?
18 Sam wants to run 14 miles. This morning he ran 
miles. This afternoon he ran 3 miles and then 
miles. How many more miles must he run to make his goal?
19 The highest Fahrenheit temperature ever recorded in Montana was 
, while the lowest was 
. What is the difference between these highest and lowest temperature?
20 A perimeter of a rectangle is 64 cm. The width is 4 cm less than the length. What are the dimensions of the rectangle?