Arithmetic

Arithmetic skills refer to the questions that can be solved by using addition, subtraction, multiplication and/or division.

On many questions, you’ll need to recall your order of operations. A good trick to recall your order of operations is “Please Excuse My Dear Aunt Sally”…before you say “huh?” recognize the first letters in this phrase:

􀁹 Work within Parenthesis

􀁹 Simplify Exponents

􀁹 Multiplication and Division

􀁹 Addition and Subtraction

The majority of arithmetic questions will require you to take multiple steps, and will likely test other skills as well, instead of being purely arithmetic. Often, the questions will be presented in the form of word problems, where you will need to decide when to add, subtract, multiply and divide.

For example:

How many egg cartons are needed to hold 300 eggs, if each carton can hold one dozen (1 dozen = 12)

A. 15

B. 18

C. 22

D. 25

E. 28

Note: the answer is 25