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This document summarizes the basic mathematical skills competency requirement for undergraduate students at East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania. It states that all students must satisfy this requirement in order to graduate by achieving a score of 19 or higher on a 32 question, multiple choice test covering topics like arithmetic, algebra, geometry, and data interpretation. The test is offered during summer orientation and throughout the semester. Sample questions similar to those on the test are provided, along with an explanation of the two test formats - one allowing calculators, one not.

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This document summarizes the basic mathematical skills competency requirement for undergraduate students at East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania. It states that all students must satisfy this requirement in order to graduate by achieving a score of 19 or higher on a 32 question, multiple choice test covering topics like arithmetic, algebra, geometry, and data interpretation. The test is offered during summer orientation and throughout the semester. Sample questions similar to those on the test are provided, along with an explanation of the two test formats - one allowing calculators, one not.

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East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania

Basic Mathematical Skills Competency Requirement


A Basic Mathematical Skills Competency requirement is one of the requirements for an
undergraduate degree from East Stroudsburg University. This requirement applies to all students,
first-year or transfer, who has been admitted to ESU, beginning with those students admitted during
Summer 1999. There are a number of different ways to a student can satisfy this requirement.
Please consult the current Undergraduate Catalog for a full description of this requirement.
1. Have a Mathematics SAT score of 500 or higher.
2. Have rating of Proficient or Advanced on the Grade 11 PSSA test.
3. Have passed, with a grade of C or higher, a college mathematics course that transfers to
East Stroudsburg University. This mathematics course must be completed within five years
of your entrance to East Stroudsburg University.
4. Achieving a score of 3 or higher on an AP Mathematics course or a passing score (50 th
percentile) on a General Education Mathematics CLEP exam.
5. Achieve a passing score on the Basic Mathematical Skills test that will be administered as
part of Summer Orientation and which will be offered again at least twice each semester.
6. Take and pass MATH 090 Intermediate Algebra at ESU.
It is expected that a student will satisfy this requirement at an early stage in their studies at ESU. For
most students, if this requirement is not satisfied by the beginning of the third semester at ESU
restrictions on future registrations may apply. For transfer students with 60 or more transfer credits,
these restrictions will be applied in the second semester.
This requirement must be satisfied before enrolling in any mathematics courses numbered 100 or
higher.
The Basic Mathematical Skills Competency Exam is offered to the participants of the Summer
Orientation program and at various other dates. An up-to-date list of test dates is available at
www.esu.edu/math and is also posted on the bulletin board inside of the Department of Mathematics,
which is located in Hoeffner Science and Technology Center Room 118 (570-422-3447 or at
[email protected] )

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Students taking the competency exam should bring some form of picture
identification and a pencil. If the student wishes to use a calculator the student
should bring that also. Cell phones may not be used as calculators.
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The test is a 32 question multiple-choice test of basic mathematical skills covering topics that address
basic computational skills, quantitative reasoning and introductory algebra and elementary geometry.
A score of 19 or higher is required to satisfy the competency requirement.
Two versions of the test are available. On requires the use of a scientific calculator (one that has
keys for taking roots and computing powers), and one that does not allow for the use of a calculator.
If a student wishes to take the calculator version of this test, it is the students responsibility to bring a
calculator.
A partial list of topics from which questions may be drawn includes:
Basic Arithmetic
o Signed Numbers
o Fractions and Mixed Numbers
o Decimal Numbers
o Order Operations
Percents
Ratios and Proportions
Basic Probability
Interpretation of Graphic Data
Mean and Median of a Data Set
Perimeter and Area of Simple Geometric Shapes
Pythagorean Theorem
Writing and Interpreting Simple Algebraic Expressions
Solving Linear Equations

Sample Questions :
These questions could appear on either test. Answers follow the last question.
1. Which of the following numbers is smallest
2
23
2
A. 2.53
B. 5
C. 10
D. 2.305

7
E. 3

2. The first-year class at Eastern State University has 2000 students. Eighty percent of these students are instate students and 40% of the in-state students are males. How many in-state males are there in the first-year
class?
A. 1600
B. 400
C 800
D. 640
E. 320
3. A string of decorative lights has 6 red lights for every 4 green lights. If the string contains 48 green lights,
how many red lights does it contain?
A. 12
B. 32
C. 72
D. 48
E. 54
4. Water is being added to a vat at such a rate that, D, the depth, in inches, of the water in the vat at time t,
2
D T 4
5
measured in minutes, is given by the formula
. How deep is the water in the vat at time T = 8
minutes?
1
4
2
4
7
5
12
2
5
A. 5
B. 5
C. 4
D.
E. 5
5. A bowl contains 8 apples, 10 oranges, and 12 pears. One piece of fruit is selected at random from this bowl.
What is the probability that the piece of fruit selected is an orange?
1
2
1
1
A. 2
B. 10
C. 3
D. 3
E. 10
6. If 5x + 8 = 28 then x is equal to
36
A. 5
B. 4
C. 20
D. 15
1 1
2 3
7. 3 2
1
5
6
5
A. 6
B. 6

8. 42 62/2 =
A. 3
B. 24

C.

C. 338

1
6

D.

E. 31

D. 50

5
6

2
E. 3

E. -24

9. What is the perimeter of the figure shown below.

A. 80

B. 110

C. 137

D. 160

E. 1500

10. A hotel charges $120 per day for a room, plus the occupancy tax which is 15%. If these are all of the
charges, what does this room cost for one day?
A. $18.00

B. $102.00

C. $135.00

D. $138.00

E. $180.00

The following questions would only appear on the test that required the use of a calculator.
11. Which of the following is the best approximation for (1.06)5.
A. 1.30
B. 1.34
C. 5.30
D. 8.00
E. 10.49

12. Which of the following is the best approximation for


A. -.214
B. 5.386
C. 6.721
D. 1.673

1
5 2
E. 6.093

13. It takes 8 gallons of fuel to keep a motor running for 2.5 hours. If 20 gallons of fuel are available, how long
can the motor be kept running?
A. 64 hours B. 8 hours C. 6 hours 25 minutes D. 6 hours 15 minutes E. 1 hour
14. A survey is sent to 650 people. 72% of these people returned the survey. How many people returned this
survey?
A. 468
B. 72
C. 578
D. 47
E. 903

Answers: 1. C, 2. D, 3. C, 4. A, 5. D, 6. B, 7. C, 8. B, 9. D, 10. D, 11. B, 12. C, 13. D, 14. A

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