QAS is the broadest math subtest — it covers fractions, ratios, basic algebra, stats, and geometry. Score 245+ and you skip remedial math at most community colleges.
Placement threshold
245+ places you into college algebra at most schools. Accuplacer is scored 200–300 per subtest — your college publishes its own cutoffs.
Sign Error — dropping or flipping a negative during distribution
Order of Operations — computing left-to-right instead of PEMDAS
Concept Swap — solving for perimeter when the question asks for area; computing mean when it asks for median
Study tip
On-screen calculator appears for flagged items only. Practice mental arithmetic for the non-calculator questions.