ASVAB Math Knowledge Practice Test 534792 Results

Your Results Global Average
Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.18
Score 0% 64%

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1

The formula for volume of a cube in terms of height (h), length (l), and width (w) is which of the following?

68% Answer Correctly

2lw x 2wh + 2lh

h x l x w

lw x wh + lh

h2 x l2 x w2


Solution

A cube is a rectangular solid box with a height (h), length (l), and width (w). The volume is h x l x w and the surface area is 2lw x 2wh + 2lh.


2

The dimensions of this cube are height (h) = 6, length (l) = 2, and width (w) = 6. What is the surface area?

51% Answer Correctly
88
120
100
212

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 2 x 6) + (2 x 6 x 6) + (2 x 2 x 6)
sa = (24) + (72) + (24)
sa = 120


3

Solve for b:
b2 - 8b + 12 = 0

59% Answer Correctly
6 or -4
2 or 6
8 or 6
8 or -6

Solution

The first step to solve a quadratic equation that's set to zero is to factor the quadratic equation:

b2 - 8b + 12 = 0
(b - 2)(b - 6) = 0

For this expression to be true, the left side of the expression must equal zero. Therefore, either (b - 2) or (b - 6) must equal zero:

If (b - 2) = 0, b must equal 2
If (b - 6) = 0, b must equal 6

So the solution is that b = 2 or 6


4

The endpoints of this line segment are at (-2, 0) and (2, -4). What is the slope of this line?

46% Answer Correctly
-1
-1\(\frac{1}{2}\)
2
-3

Solution

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, 0) and (2, -4) so the slope becomes:

m = \( \frac{\Delta y}{\Delta x} \) = \( \frac{(-4.0) - (0.0)}{(2) - (-2)} \) = \( \frac{-4}{4} \)
m = -1


5

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

91% Answer Correctly

division

pairs

exponents

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.)