Hints will display for most wrong answers; explanations for most right answers.   You can attempt a question multiple times; it will only be scored correct if you get it right the first time.  To see five new questions, reload the page.

I used the official objectives and sample test to construct these questions, but cannot promise that they accurately reflect what’s on the real test.   Some of the sample questions were more convoluted than I could bear to write.   See terms of use.   See the MTEL Practice Test main page to view questions on a particular topic or to download paper practice tests.

## MTEL General Curriculum Mathematics Practice

 Question 1

#### The function d(x) gives the result when 12 is divided by x.  Which of the following is a graph of d(x)?

 A Hint: d(x) is 12 divided by x, not x divided by 12. B Hint: When x=2, what should d(x) be? C Hint: When x=2, what should d(x) be? D
Question 1 Explanation:
Topic: Identify and analyze direct and inverse relationships in tables, graphs, algebraic expressions and real-world situations (Objective 0021)
 Question 2

#### A biology class requires a lab fee, which is a whole number of dollars, and the same amount for all students. On Monday the instructor collected $70 in fees, on Tuesday she collected$126, and on Wednesday she collected $266. What is the largest possible amount the fee could be? ####$2

Hint:
A possible fee, but not the largest possible fee. Check the other choices to see which are factors of all three numbers.

#### $7 Hint: A possible fee, but not the largest possible fee. Check the other choices to see which are factors of all three numbers. ####$14

Hint:
This is the greatest common factor of 70, 126, and 266.

#### II and III

Hint:
Problem I is partitive (or partitioning or sharing) -- we put 12 objects into 3 groups. Problems II and III are quotative (or measurement) -- we put 12 objects in groups of 3.

#### All three problems model the same meaning of division

Question 4 Explanation:
Topic: Understand models of operations on numbers (Objective 0019).
 Question 5

#### Five million

Hint:
Pay attention to the exponents. Adding 3 and 2 doesn't work because they have different place values.

#### Fifty thousand

Hint:
Pay attention to the exponents. Adding 3 and 2 doesn't work because they have different place values.

#### Three million

Hint:
$$3\times {{10}^{4}} = 30,000;$$ the other term is much smaller and doesn't change the estimate.