ASVAB Math Knowledge Practice Test 528420 Results

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1

Breaking apart a quadratic expression into a pair of binomials is called:

74% Answer Correctly

squaring

deconstructing

normalizing

factoring


Solution

To factor a quadratic expression, apply the FOIL (First, Outside, Inside, Last) method in reverse.


2

A quadrilateral is a shape with __________ sides.

90% Answer Correctly

3

2

5

4


Solution

A quadrilateral is a shape with four sides. The perimeter of a quadrilateral is the sum of the lengths of its four sides.


3

Which of the following statements about math operations is incorrect?

70% Answer Correctly

all of these statements are correct

you can add monomials that have the same variable and the same exponent

you can multiply monomials that have different variables and different exponents

you can subtract monomials that have the same variable and the same exponent


Solution

You can only add or subtract monomials that have the same variable and the same exponent. For example, 2a + 4a = 6a and 4a2 - a2 = 3a2 but 2a + 4b and 7a - 3b cannot be combined. However, you can multiply and divide monomials with unlike terms. For example, 2a x 6b = 12ab.


4

Simplify (8a)(5ab) + (8a2)(2b).

65% Answer Correctly
-24ab2
130ab2
24a2b
56a2b

Solution

To multiply monomials, multiply the coefficients (the numbers that come before the variables) of each term, add the exponents of like variables, and multiply the different variables together.

(8a)(5ab) + (8a2)(2b)
(8 x 5)(a x a x b) + (8 x 2)(a2 x b)
(40)(a1+1 x b) + (16)(a2b)
40a2b + 16a2b
56a2b


5

Solve for a:
8a - 7 < \( \frac{a}{4} \)

44% Answer Correctly
a < 4
a < \(\frac{28}{31}\)
a < \(\frac{12}{41}\)
a < -1\(\frac{3}{17}\)

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.

8a - 7 < \( \frac{a}{4} \)
4 x (8a - 7) < a
(4 x 8a) + (4 x -7) < a
32a - 28 < a
32a - 28 - a < 0
32a - a < 28
31a < 28
a < \( \frac{28}{31} \)
a < \(\frac{28}{31}\)