ASVAB Math Knowledge Practice Test 417588 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.03
Score 0% 61%

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1

If b = -6 and x = -7, what is the value of -7b(b - x)?

68% Answer Correctly
42
-840
588
-416

Solution

To solve this equation, 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.)

-7b(b - x)
-7(-6)(-6 + 7)
-7(-6)(1)
(42)(1)
42


2

Find the value of a:
9a + x = -2
7a + 9x = -8

42% Answer Correctly
-6\(\frac{1}{2}\)
-\(\frac{5}{37}\)
3\(\frac{1}{3}\)
-\(\frac{11}{20}\)

Solution

You need to find the value of a so solve the first equation in terms of x:

9a + x = -2
x = -2 - 9a

then substitute the result (-2 - 9a) into the second equation:

7a + 9(-2 - 9a) = -8
7a + (9 x -2) + (9 x -9a) = -8
7a - 18 - 81a = -8
7a - 81a = -8 + 18
-74a = 10
a = \( \frac{10}{-74} \)
a = -\(\frac{5}{37}\)


3

Which of the following statements about a parallelogram is not true?

50% Answer Correctly

the area of a parallelogram is base x height

opposite sides and adjacent angles are equal

the perimeter of a parallelogram is the sum of the lengths of all sides

a parallelogram is a quadrilateral


Solution

A parallelogram is a quadrilateral with two sets of parallel sides. Opposite sides (a = c, b = d) and angles (red = red, blue = blue) are equal. The area of a parallelogram is base x height and the perimeter is the sum of the lengths of all sides (a + b + c + d).


4

If a = 2, b = 2, c = 2, and d = 5, what is the perimeter of this quadrilateral?

88% Answer Correctly
23
11
16
24

Solution

Perimeter is equal to the sum of the four sides:

p = a + b + c + d
p = 2 + 2 + 2 + 5
p = 11


5

Solve for a:
-3a - 1 < -7 - 6a

55% Answer Correctly
a < -2\(\frac{1}{2}\)
a < -1\(\frac{4}{5}\)
a < -\(\frac{1}{6}\)
a < -2

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.

-3a - 1 < -7 - 6a
-3a < -7 - 6a + 1
-3a + 6a < -7 + 1
3a < -6
a < \( \frac{-6}{3} \)
a < -2