Entry Exam Category: College Admission Exams
Course: Accuplacer
Exam: Accuplacer Arithmetic Timed Practice Test
Practice Question
The coordinate of pointP on the number line above is x. The value of 10x is between
Answer Choices
- A: 1 and 4
- B: 4 and 6
- C: 6 and 8
- D: 8 and 12
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Locate point P on the number line From the image, ๐ is between
0.5 and 1, 1, appearing closer to 0.6.
Let the coordinate of P be
๐ฅ
x
0.5
<
๐ฅ
<
0.6
0.5<x<0.6.
Find the range for
10
๐ฅ
10x
Multiply the inequality by 10:
5 < 10 ๐ฅ < 6 5<10x<6
Determine which range matches
The only range containing values between 5 and 6 is 4 and 6.