Answers Explained (Paperback)

Jill Hacker

ISBN 10: 1450505139 / ISBN 13: 9781450505130

Published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform, 2009

About this Item

Paperback. Many colleges require entering students to take a test that will determine where they are placed in math. Often, students do poorly on these tests just because they are not prepared - and then they may get set back a semester or even a year taking math they have already mastered.The best way to prepare for the COMPASS math placement is to make sure you can work the sample problems written by ACT, the company that writes the COMPASS test. But ACT's sample test booklet gives you only questions and answers - without telling you how they got there. This book, written by a community college professor who has taught remedial math, contains answer explanations for questions in ACT's math placement test sample booklets. It is designed to help you prepare for the COMPASS math placement test so that you can get the score you need to take the math you want. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Answers Explained (Paperback)
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication Date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1450505139
• ISBN 13: 9781450505130
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

Many colleges require entering students to take a test that will determine where they are placed in math. Often, students do poorly on these tests just because they are not prepared - and then they may get set back a semester or even a year taking math they have already mastered.The best way to prepare for the COMPASS math placement is to make sure you can work the sample problems written by ACT, the company that writes the COMPASS test. But ACT's sample test booklet gives you only questions and answers - without telling you how they got there. This book, written by a community college professor who has taught remedial math, contains answer explanations for questions in ACT's math placement test sample booklets. It is designed to help you prepare for the COMPASS math placement test so that you can get the score you need to take the math you want.

About the Author

Jill Hacker is an adjunct professor of mathematics at Northern Virginia Community College, a freelance writer who contributes to math textbooks, and a long-time tutor of math, English, and test prep.