TABE Exam Questions & Answers 2026 (21–30)

Question 1

The attached figure shows the drawing of a table top. What is the area, in feet, of the top of the table?

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8. The area of the figure is the space occupied by it. Each square measures 1 foot by 1 foot. So the area of each of the squares is 1 imes 1 = 1 square foot. If you count, you see that there are 8 such squares. Thus, the area of the figure is 8 imes 1 = 8 square feet.

Question 2

In the number 815.927, the digit “2” represents a value equivalent to which of the following?

TheoryPractice · Accepted Answer

2×\left(\dfrac{1}{100}\right). The digit “2” is in the hundredths place, meaning that we have “two hundredths” which can be written as 2×\left(\frac{1}{100}\right).

Question 3

\sqrt{\frac{64}{25}} = \_\_\_\_

TheoryPractice · Accepted Answer

\frac{8}{5}. The square root of a fraction can be written as a fraction of the square roots. Applying that in this question gives us:

\sqrt{\frac{64}{25}} = \frac{\sqrt{64}}{\sqrt{25}} = \frac{8}{5}

Question 4

In yesterday's race, 22 women each ran 3.96 miles. What was the total distance they ran?

TheoryPractice · Accepted Answer

87.12. To multiply a decimal by a whole number, set up the problem as regular multiplication and ignore any decimal points:

	3	9	6
×		2	2
	7	9	2
7	9	2
8	7	1	2

Then figure out where the decimal point should go. Since 3.96 has two decimal places and 22 has none, the answer should have two decimal places. The only choice with the same digits and two decimal places is 87.12.

Question 5

Which digit do you look at when rounding to the nearest tens?

TheoryPractice · Accepted Answer

the ones digit. The practice of rounding in the tens is based on the digit in the ones place. If it is lower than five, you round down. If it is greater or equal to five, then you round up.

Question 6

Solve the following problem:

AlarmCo provides alarm systems to homes and businesses. They bill for their services on a monthly bill. Their first bill is shown below.

Which of the following is the correct "Total Balance Due"?

TheoryPractice · Accepted Answer

$148.44. The total balance due is the sum of the installation charge and the monthly service fee.  Therefore, the Total Balance Due is: $118.45 + $29.99 = $148.44.

Question 7

What is a possible factor pair for 63?

TheoryPractice · Accepted Answer

7, 9. A factor pair is a pair of factors you can multiply together to get a certain product. In this case, we're looking for the product of 63. Out of the given choices, 7 and 9 is the only pair of factors that, when multiplied together, give us a product of 63.

Question 8

The attached figure shows two separate functions, f(x) and g(x) , in graphical and tabular form, respectively. If the rate of change of f(x) is m and the rate of change of g(x) is n , what is the value of m - n ?

TheoryPractice · Accepted Answer

5. To find the rate of change (slope) of a line in graphical form, we take any two points on the line and see the number of units we have to move both in y direction and x direction to go from one point to another. The ratio of y to x movements is the rate of change. In the graph, we see that the line passes through the points (-1,-1) and (0,2) . To go from (-1,-1) to (0,2) , we go 3 units in the y direction and 1 unit in the x direction. The rate of change is \frac{3}{1} =3 . Thus, m = 3 . Finding the rate of change from a tabular form is the same process. Let’s take the first two point pairs, (-1,3) and (1,-1) . To go from y = 3 to y = -1 , we go -4 units in the y direction. To go from x = -1 to x = 1 , we go 2 units in the x direction. The rate of change is \frac{-4}{2} = -2 . Thus, n = -2 . The value of m - n is 3 - (-2) = 3 + 2 = 5 .

Question 9

If an acre of corn requires 100 gallons of water per day, how many gallons of water are required to irrigate 12 acres of corn for a week?

TheoryPractice · Accepted Answer

8,400. If it takes 100 gallons to irrigate one acre, then it takes 100 × 12, or 1,200 gallons, to irrigate 12 acres. Don't be tempted to choose choice B, however, because you're not done yet. To irrigate these 12 acres for a week, you have to multiply 1,200 gallons per day times seven days: 1,200 × 7 = 8,400.

Question 10

Which of the following relationships is false?

TheoryPractice · Accepted Answer

464 \gt 646. The relationship 717 = 717 is true since the numbers are equal. To compare three-digit numbers, we look at the hundreds digit first. Whichever number’s hundreds digit is larger is the larger number. In the relationship 631 \gt 361 , the hundreds digit of 1 is 6, which is greater than the hundreds digit of 1, 3. Thus, 631 \gt 361 . In the relationship 248 \lt 288 , the hundreds digits are the same. So, we look at the tens digit. The tens digit in 8, 4, is less than the tens digit in 8, 8. Thus, 248 \lt 288 . The hundreds digit in 4, 4, is less than the hundreds digit in 6, 6. So, 4 should be less than 6, but the inequality given is 464 \gt 646 , which is wrong.

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