Quantitative Reasoning Breakdown

Basics of Quantitative Reasoning

There are 40 multiple choice questions on the Quantitative Reasoning Section. Each question has 4 answer choices.

Students have 45 minutes to complete the section. You cannot use a calculator.

The Quantitative Reasoning Section covers Algebra, Geometry, and Mathematical Reasoning. Mathematical Reasoning questions are kinda like Logic questions for high schoolers. See the Sample Question below!

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Quantitative Reasoning Sample Questions

There are three concepts included on the Quantitative Reasoning section of the CLT:

Algebra, Geometry, and Mathematical Reasoning.

The CLT tests students on concepts that almost every single high school student has learned.

There are no advanced statistics questions, because many students don't learn that in high school. But that doesn't mean all of the questions are easy.

It just means the underlying concepts are things that almost every student has learned - including Algebra II, Geometry, and Trigonometry.

1. Example Algebra Question

Q) A ball is thrown and travels with the given formula as its trajectory:

ℎ(𝑡)= –0.5𝑡² - 2𝑡 + 30

where 𝑡 is the number of seconds after the ball is thrown and ℎ(𝑡) is the ball's height in feet at time 𝑡. After how many seconds will it hit the ground?

A) 6 seconds

B) 4 seconds

C) 10 seconds

D) 15 seconds

2. Example Geometry Question

Q) If 𝐴𝐵 = 𝐴𝐷, what is the area of the isosceles trapezoid below?

A) 204 inches squared

B) 174 inches squared

C) 120 inches squared

D) 264 inches squared

3. Example Mathematical Reasoning Question

Q) 3.  How many integers between 1 and 100 (inclusive) are divisible by 5?

A) 20
B) 19
C) 10
D) 21

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How to Ace the Quantitative Reasoning Section

It's very important to familiarize yourself with every kind of Mathematical Reasoning question before you take the CLT.

These questions are very hard - even if you understand the question - but many students don't recognize the format of Mathematical Reasoning questions, so they freeze.

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The CLT's Quantitative Reasoning Questions are very difficult even though the basic concepts - Algebra II, Geometry, and Trigonometry - are familiar to most students.

So, you need to know what to expect on the day of the test, practice Mathematical Reasoning questions, and brush up on your Algebra and Geometry skills.

Then take a Full CLT Practice Test to know you're ready!

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