ASVAB Math Knowledge Practice Test 156745 Results

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1

Find the value of b:
b + z = 8
5b - 7z = -6

42% Answer Correctly
4\(\frac{1}{6}\)
-\(\frac{1}{2}\)
-\(\frac{9}{40}\)
\(\frac{49}{50}\)

Solution

You need to find the value of b so solve the first equation in terms of z:

b + z = 8
z = 8 - b

then substitute the result (8 - 1b) into the second equation:

5b - 7(8 - b) = -6
5b + (-7 x 8) + (-7 x -b) = -6
5b - 56 + 7b = -6
5b + 7b = -6 + 56
12b = 50
b = \( \frac{50}{12} \)
b = 4\(\frac{1}{6}\)


2

Which of the following statements about parallel lines with a transversal is not correct?

36% Answer Correctly

same-side interior angles are complementary and equal each other

all acute angles equal each other

angles in the same position on different parallel lines are called corresponding angles

all of the angles formed by a transversal are called interior angles


Solution

Parallel lines are lines that share the same slope (steepness) and therefore never intersect. A transversal occurs when a set of parallel lines are crossed by another line. All of the angles formed by a transversal are called interior angles and angles in the same position on different parallel lines equal each other (a° = w°, b° = x°, c° = z°, d° = y°) and are called corresponding angles. Alternate interior angles are equal (a° = z°, b° = y°, c° = w°, d° = x°) and all acute angles (a° = c° = w° = z°) and all obtuse angles (b° = d° = x° = y°) equal each other. Same-side interior angles are supplementary and add up to 180° (e.g. a° + d° = 180°, d° + c° = 180°).


3

Solve for z:
z2 - 5z - 5 = -4z + 1

48% Answer Correctly
7 or -4
8 or -6
-2 or 3
-2 or -6

Solution

The first step to solve a quadratic expression that's not set to zero is to solve the equation so that it is set to zero:

z2 - 5z - 5 = -4z + 1
z2 - 5z - 5 - 1 = -4z
z2 - 5z + 4z - 6 = 0
z2 - z - 6 = 0

Next, factor the quadratic equation:

z2 - z - 6 = 0
(z + 2)(z - 3) = 0

For this expression to be true, the left side of the expression must equal zero. Therefore, either (z + 2) or (z - 3) must equal zero:

If (z + 2) = 0, z must equal -2
If (z - 3) = 0, z must equal 3

So the solution is that z = -2 or 3


4

On this circle, line segment AB is the:

70% Answer Correctly

diameter

chord

radius

circumference


Solution

A circle is a figure in which each point around its perimeter is an equal distance from the center. The radius of a circle is the distance between the center and any point along its perimeter. A chord is a line segment that connects any two points along its perimeter. The diameter of a circle is the length of a chord that passes through the center of the circle and equals twice the circle's radius (2r).


5

Solve for c:
-6c - 7 < \( \frac{c}{-8} \)

44% Answer Correctly
c < -1\(\frac{9}{47}\)
c < -\(\frac{16}{55}\)
c < \(\frac{3}{5}\)
c < \(\frac{5}{7}\)

Solution

To solve this equation, repeatedly do the same thing to both sides of the equation until the variable is isolated on one side of the < sign and the answer on the other.

-6c - 7 < \( \frac{c}{-8} \)
-8 x (-6c - 7) < c
(-8 x -6c) + (-8 x -7) < c
48c + 56 < c
48c + 56 - c < 0
48c - c < -56
47c < -56
c < \( \frac{-56}{47} \)
c < -1\(\frac{9}{47}\)