ACCUPLACER Arithmetic study plan
ACCUPLACER Arithmetic · Give each week a clear focus.
8 weeks · About 6 hours per week
Whole number operations
Add and subtract multi-digit whole numbers accurately without a calculator
Multiply two- and three-digit whole numbers using the standard algorithm
Divide whole numbers with remainders and interpret what the remainder means
Apply order of operations to whole-number expressions
Your checkpoint
Score 85% or higher on a 20-question whole-number operations quiz taken timed at 25 minutes
Whole number operations & Fraction operations
Solve whole-number multi-step word problems by identifying the needed operation
Find least common multiples and greatest common factors of number pairs
Simplify fractions to lowest terms using common factors
Convert between improper fractions and mixed numbers
Your checkpoint
Complete a 25-problem mixed set of whole-number word problems and fraction simplification with 80% accuracy
Fraction operations
Add and subtract fractions with unlike denominators
Multiply fractions and mixed numbers and reduce the result
Divide fractions using reciprocals
Compare and order fractions by finding common denominators
Your checkpoint
Score 85% or higher on a 20-question fraction operations quiz with no calculator
Fraction operations & Decimal operations
Convert fractions to decimals and decimals to fractions
Solve fraction word problems involving recipes, measurements, and sharing
Round decimals to a specified place value
Add and subtract decimals with correct place-value alignment
Your checkpoint
Pass a mid-plan checkpoint test of 30 mixed fraction and decimal items at 80% accuracy within 40 minutes
Decimal operations
Multiply decimals and place the decimal point correctly
Divide decimals, including dividing by a decimal divisor
Order and compare decimals of differing lengths
Solve decimal word problems involving money and measurement
Your checkpoint
Score 85% or higher on a 20-question decimal operations quiz with no calculator
Percent, ratio, and proportion
Convert between fractions, decimals, and percents
Compute a percent of a number using two different methods
Solve for an unknown part, whole, or percent in percent problems
Set up and solve proportions using cross multiplication
Your checkpoint
Complete a 25-problem percent and proportion worksheet at 80% accuracy, showing setup for each word problem
Percent, ratio, and proportion & Decimal operations
Solve ratio and rate word problems and express answers in simplest form
Apply unit rates to compare prices and speeds
Solve percent increase and percent decrease problems
Interpret percents in context such as discounts, tax, and tips
Your checkpoint
Score 85% or higher on a 20-question ratio, rate, and percent application quiz
Whole number operations & Fraction operations & Decimal operations & Percent, ratio, and proportion
Complete full-length timed practice tests under exam conditions
Review every missed item and write the correct method beside it
Re-drill the two weakest skills identified from practice tests
Practice pacing so all questions are attempted within the time limit
Your checkpoint
Complete two full-length timed practice tests and log a corrected error analysis for each, with a final score at or above your target
Milestones
Week 2: Whole-number operations quiz at 85% or higher; can simplify any fraction to lowest terms without prompting
Week 4: Mid-plan checkpoint of 30 mixed fraction and decimal items at 80% or higher within 40 minutes
Week 6: Percent and proportion worksheet at 80% or higher with correct setups shown for word problems
Week 8: Two full-length timed practice tests completed with error analyses and final scores at or above target