ASVAB Math Knowledge Practice Test 384001 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.10
Score 0% 62%

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1

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

88% Answer Correctly

addition

exponents

pairs

division


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.)


2

Solve for b:
8b - 1 < \( \frac{b}{7} \)

44% Answer Correctly
b < \(\frac{7}{55}\)
b < 3\(\frac{1}{5}\)
b < -1\(\frac{1}{7}\)
b < \(\frac{9}{62}\)

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.

8b - 1 < \( \frac{b}{7} \)
7 x (8b - 1) < b
(7 x 8b) + (7 x -1) < b
56b - 7 < b
56b - 7 - b < 0
56b - b < 7
55b < 7
b < \( \frac{7}{55} \)
b < \(\frac{7}{55}\)


3

If a = 1, b = 9, c = 9, and d = 7, what is the perimeter of this quadrilateral?

88% Answer Correctly
23
18
26
16

Solution

Perimeter is equal to the sum of the four sides:

p = a + b + c + d
p = 1 + 9 + 9 + 7
p = 26


4

The endpoints of this line segment are at (-2, 7) and (2, -5). What is the slope-intercept equation for this line?

41% Answer Correctly
y = -3x - 1
y = -3x + 1
y = -2\(\frac{1}{2}\)x + 0
y = \(\frac{1}{2}\)x - 3

Solution

The slope-intercept equation for a line is y = mx + b where m is the slope and b is the y-intercept of the line. From the graph, you can see that the y-intercept (the y-value from the point where the line crosses the y-axis) is 1. The slope of this line is the change in y divided by the change in x. The endpoints of this line segment are at (-2, 7) and (2, -5) so the slope becomes:

m = \( \frac{\Delta y}{\Delta x} \) = \( \frac{(-5.0) - (7.0)}{(2) - (-2)} \) = \( \frac{-12}{4} \)
m = -3

Plugging these values into the slope-intercept equation:

y = -3x + 1


5

For this diagram, the Pythagorean theorem states that b2 = ?

47% Answer Correctly

c - a

c2 + a2

a2 - c2

c2 - a2


Solution

The Pythagorean theorem defines the relationship between the side lengths of a right triangle. The length of the hypotenuse squared (c2) is equal to the sum of the two perpendicular sides squared (a2 + b2): c2 = a2 + b2 or, solved for c, \(c = \sqrt{a + b}\)