Standardized tests are predictable. They ask the same types of questions over and over. Here are the most common.

1-10: Solving linear equations of increasing difficulty.

11-15: Translating a word problem into a linear equation.

16-20: Questions about slope and y-intercept from an equation or a graph.

21-25: Solving a system of two linear equations.

26-30: Simplifying expressions using the laws of exponents.

31-35: Multiplying binomials, such as (x+a)(x+b).

36-40: Factoring a simple trinomial (where a=1).

41-45: Solving a quadratic equation by factoring.

46-50: Questions that involve a simple geometric formula (area, perimeter) that requires algebra to solve.