Summary

Your guide to a higher score on the ELM and the EPT Why CliffsTestPrep Guides? Go with the name you know and trust Get the information you need-fast! Written by test-prep specialists About the contents: Introduction FAQs and four successful approaches for taking the ELM and EPT Part I: Analysis of ELM Exam Areas Basic skills and concepts you should understand Suggested approaches to multiple-choice questions with sample questions Part II: Math Review Diagnostic tests with answers and explanations, along with review materials for arithmetic, algebra, and geometry Part III: Two Simulated ELM Practice Tests Includes answers, explanations, and information for analyzing your results Part IV: Analysis of EPT Exam Areas Suggested approaches to composing skills and reading with sample questions Part V: Simulated EPT Practice Test Includes answers, explanations, and information for analyzing your results Test-Prep Essentials from the Experts at CliffsNotes? More than Notes! CliffsAP? CliffsComplete? CliffsQuickReview? CliffsTestPrep? CliffsStudySolver

Author Biography

Jerry Bobrow, Ph.D., is an award-winning educator and author. A national authority in the field of test preparation, he runs test-prep programs for campuses within the California State University system. Dr. Bobrow has authored over 30 national best-selling test-preparation guides.

Introduction
Format of the ELM
Format of the EPT
How You Can Do Your Best
A Positive Approach
The Elimination Strategy
Avoiding the Misread
A Quick Review of Basic Strategies
Questions Commonly Asked About the ELM and EPT
Analysis of the Elm Exam Areas
Introduction to the Entry Level Mathematics (ELM)
Scoring the ELM
Basic Skills and Concepts You Should Be Familiar With
CSU ELM Topics
Strategies and Samples
Circle or Underline
Pull Out Information
Work Forward
Work Backward
Substitute Simple Numbers
Be Reasonable
Sketch a Diagram
Mark in Diagrams
Approximate
Math Review
A Quick Review of Mathematics
Symbols, Terminology, Formulas, and General Mathematical Information
Common Math Symbols and Terms
Math Formulas
Important Equivalents
Math Words and Phrases
Mathematical Properties
Some Properties (Axioms) of Addition
Some Properties (Axioms) of Multiplication
A Property of Two Operations
Arithmetic (Including Number Sense, Statistics, and Graphs)
Arithmetic Diagnostic Test
Questions
Answers
Arithmetic Review
Place Value
Rounding Off
Estimating Sums, Differences, Products, and Quotients
Estimating Sums
Estimating Differences
Estimating Products
Estimating Quotients
Fractions
Common Fractions and Improper Fractions
Mixed Numbers
Reducing Fractions
Adding Fractions
Adding Mixed Numbers
Subtracting Fractions
Subtracting Mixed Numbers
Multiplying Fractions
Multiplying Mixed Numbers
Dividing Fractions
Simplifying Fractions
Decimals
Adding and Subtracting Decimals
Multiplying Decimals
Dividing Decimals
Conversions
Changing Decimals to Percents
Changing Percents to Decimals
Changing Fractions to Percents
Changing Percents to Fractions
Changing Fractions to Decimals
Changing Decimals to Fractions
Using Percents
Finding the Percent of a Number
Other Applications of Percent
Percentage Increase or Decrease
Signed Numbers (Positive Numbers and Negative Numbers)
Adding Signed Numbers
Subtracting Signed Numbers
Multiplying and Dividing Signed Numbers
Absolute Value
Powers and Exponents
Negative Exponents
Operations with Powers and Exponents
Squares and Square Roots
Square Root Rules
Approximating Square Roots
Simplifying Square Roots
Parentheses
Order of Operations
Basic Statistics
Mean, Arithmetic Mean, or Average
Median
Mode
Graphs
Bar Graphs
Line Graphs
Circle Graphs or Pie Charts
Algebra
Algebra Diagnostic Test
Questions
Answers
Algebra Review
Variables and Algebraic Expressions
Evaluating Expressions
Equations
Solving Equations Containing Absolute Value
Understood Multiplying
Literal Equations
Cross Multiplying
Proportions
Monomials and Polynomials
Adding and Subtracting Monomials
Multiplying and Dividing Monomials
Working with Negative Exponents
Adding and Subtracting Polynomials
Multiplying Polynomials
Factoring
Solving Quadratic Equations
Operations with Algebraic Fractions
Reducing Algebraic Fractions
Multiplying Algebraic Fractions
Dividing Al<$$$>
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