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Free CLEP College Algebra Practice Test (2026)

This is a set of 25 original practice questions that follow the official CLEP College Algebra content outline and its topic weights, each with a short explanation. It's free, with no sign-up and nothing to download.

These are practice questions we wrote from the official outline. This is not the real exam, and a practice score doesn't predict your CLEP score.

Practice questions

Question 1 of 25

What is (2 − 3i)²?

Question 2 of 25

What are all real solutions of 4ˣ − 6·2ˣ + 8 = 0?

Question 3 of 25

Let g(x) = f(2x) + 4, and suppose f(3) = −1. Which statement must be true?

Question 4 of 25

For x ≠ 0 and x ≠ 3, which expression is equivalent to (1/x − 1/3)/(x − 3)?

Question 5 of 25

What is the solution set of |2x − 5| = x + 1?

Question 6 of 25

What is the solution of 3e^(2x) = 12?

Question 7 of 25

If log_b 2 = p and log_b 3 = q, which expression equals log_b √12?

Question 8 of 25

Let f(x) = x² − 4 for x < 1 and f(x) = 2x + 1 for x ≥ 1. For how many values of x is f(x) = 5?

Question 9 of 25

What is the value of 1/(1 − i) + 1/(1 + i)?

Question 10 of 25

Which expression is equivalent to (x + 2)³ − (x − 2)³?

Question 11 of 25

The function f(x) = x² − 6x, with domain x ≥ 3, is one-to-one. Which expression gives f⁻¹(x)?

Question 12 of 25

What is the domain of f(x) = ln(9 − x²)?

Question 13 of 25

What is the range of f(x) = 5 − 2^(x + 1)?

Question 14 of 25

How many real zeros does f(x) = x⁴ + 3x² − 4 have?

Question 15 of 25

Which describes all solutions of −x² + 2x + 8 ≥ 0?

Question 16 of 25

Which is the complete factorization of x⁴ − 13x² + 36?

Question 17 of 25

What is the constant term when (2x − 1/x)⁶ is expanded?

Question 18 of 25

For x > 0 and y > 0, which expression is equivalent to (8x⁶y⁻³)^(2/3)?

Question 19 of 25

Which statement is true for all real numbers a and b?

Question 20 of 25

For which value of k does the system 2x + 3y = 7 and 4x + ky = 10 have no solution?

Question 21 of 25

A car is bought for $24,000. Each year, its value is 15% less than its value the year before. Which function gives its value, in dollars, t years after purchase?

Question 22 of 25

A theater sold 300 tickets for a total of $3,000. Adult tickets cost $12 and child tickets cost $7. How many adult tickets were sold?

Question 23 of 25

Which number is irrational?

Question 24 of 25

For f(x) = x² − 3x and h ≠ 0, which expression equals [f(x + h) − f(x)]/h?

Question 25 of 25

If (n + 2)!/n! = 56, what is n?

What the CLEP College Algebra exam covers

The official outline's topics and their share of the exam College Board, checked 24 Oct 2026. See the official exam page.

  • Algebraic operations25%
  • Equations and inequalities25%
  • Functions and their properties30%
  • Number systems and operations20%

Sources

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  1. College Board: clep.collegeboard.org/clep-exams/college-algebraCollege Algebra exam content outline: Algebraic operations 25%; Equations and inequalities 25%; Functions and their properties 30%; Number systems and operations 20%Checked 24 Oct 2026

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