State ALGEBRA Competency EXAM
List of Questions and Skills
The textbook used is: Elementary Algebra 3rd Edition Tussy/Gustafson
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Comp Exam Question |
Algebra State Test Competency |
Section material is covered in textbook |
1 |
Order of Operations (No Grouping / No Exponents) |
1.7 |
2 |
Order of Operations (with Grouping and Exponents) |
1.7 |
3 |
Absolute Value (with Addition and Subtraction) |
1.3 |
4 |
Simplify Algebraic Expressions (Using the Distributive Property) |
2.3 |
5 |
Evaluate an Algebraic Expression |
1.8 |
6 |
Solve a Linear Equation |
2.1, 2.4 |
7 |
Solve a Linear Equation with Fraction Coefficient(s) |
2.4 |
8 |
Solve a Literal Equation |
2.5 |
9 |
Translate a Word Problem into an Algebraic Expression |
1.8 |
10 |
Solve a Word Problem |
2.2, 2.6 |
11 |
Translate a Word Problem into a Proportion |
6.8 |
12 |
Simplify Exponential Expressions (Positive Integer Exponents) |
4.1 |
13 |
Simplify Exponential Expressions (Positive and Negative Integer Exp.) |
4.1, 4.2 |
14 |
Simplify Exponential Expressions (Positive, Neg. and Zero Integer Exp.) |
4.1, 4.2 |
15 |
Scientific Notation (To and From) |
4.3 |
16 |
Subtraction of Polynomials: (polynomial) – (polynomial) |
4.5 |
17 |
Multiply a Monomial and a Binomial: (monomial)(binomial) |
4.6 |
18 |
Multiply Two Binomials: (binomial)(binomial) |
4.6, 4.7 |
19 |
Factoring a Polynomial: Greatest Common Factor (GCF) |
5.1 (5.6) |
20 |
Factoring a Polynomial: Difference of Two Squares |
5.4 (5.6) |
21 |
Factoring a Polynomial: By Grouping |
5.1 (5.6) |
22 |
Factoring a Polynomial: A Trinomial |
5.2, 5.3 (5.6) |
23 |
Simplify a Rational Expression Reduce by Factoring |
6.1 |
24 |
Solving Quadratic Equations by Factoring (Leading Coefficient is ONE, a=1) |
5.7 |
25 |
Solving Quadratic Equations by Factoring (Leading Coefficient is not ONE) |
5.7 |
26 |
Simplify Square Root of a Monomial |
8.1, 8.2 |
27 |
Simplify Square Root of a Polynomial Using the Distributive Property |
8.3, 8.4 |
28 |
Solving a Linear Inequality |
2.7 |
29 |
Identify Intercepts of a Linear (ax + by = c) |
3.3 |
30 |
Match Linear Equation to Graph (ax + by = c or y = mx + b) |
3.2, 3.4 |