ASVAB Math Knowledge Practice Test 363133 Results

Your Results Global Average
Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.41
Score 0% 68%

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1

If angle a = 53° and angle b = 55° what is the length of angle c?

71% Answer Correctly
72°
109°
107°
89°

Solution

The sum of the interior angles of a triangle is 180°:
180° = a° + b° + c°
c° = 180° - a° - b°
c° = 180° - 53° - 55° = 72°


2

Which of the following is not a part of PEMDAS, the acronym for math order of operations?

88% Answer Correctly

exponents

pairs

division

addition


Solution

When solving an equation with two variables, replace the variables with the values given and then solve the now variable-free equation. (Remember order of operations, PEMDAS, Parentheses, Exponents, Multiplication/Division, Addition/Subtraction.)


3

If a = c = 6, b = d = 4, what is the area of this rectangle?

80% Answer Correctly
3
32
24
48

Solution

The area of a rectangle is equal to its length x width:

a = l x w
a = a x b
a = 6 x 4
a = 24


4

The dimensions of this cube are height (h) = 5, length (l) = 8, and width (w) = 8. What is the surface area?

51% Answer Correctly
58
46
288
174

Solution

The surface area of a cube is (2 x length x width) + (2 x width x height) + (2 x length x height):

sa = 2lw + 2wh + 2lh
sa = (2 x 8 x 8) + (2 x 8 x 5) + (2 x 8 x 5)
sa = (128) + (80) + (80)
sa = 288


5

Solve for x:
x2 + x - 12 = 4x - 2

48% Answer Correctly
-2 or 5
-4 or -7
5 or -6
-6 or -8

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:

x2 + x - 12 = 4x - 2
x2 + x - 12 + 2 = 4x
x2 + x - 4x - 10 = 0
x2 - 3x - 10 = 0

Next, factor the quadratic equation:

x2 - 3x - 10 = 0
(x + 2)(x - 5) = 0

For this expression to be true, the left side of the expression must equal zero. Therefore, either (x + 2) or (x - 5) must equal zero:

If (x + 2) = 0, x must equal -2
If (x - 5) = 0, x must equal 5

So the solution is that x = -2 or 5