ASVAB Math Knowledge Practice Test 677094 Results

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Questions 5 5
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1

Solve 6a + 7a = 2a + 2y - 3 for a in terms of y.

34% Answer Correctly
-7y - 1
y + 2\(\frac{1}{3}\)
y - \(\frac{1}{2}\)
-1\(\frac{1}{4}\)y - \(\frac{3}{4}\)

Solution

To solve this equation, isolate the variable for which you are solving (a) on one side of the equation and put everything else on the other side.

6a + 7y = 2a + 2y - 3
6a = 2a + 2y - 3 - 7y
6a - 2a = 2y - 3 - 7y
4a = -5y - 3
a = \( \frac{-5y - 3}{4} \)
a = \( \frac{-5y}{4} \) + \( \frac{-3}{4} \)
a = -1\(\frac{1}{4}\)y - \(\frac{3}{4}\)


2

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

88% 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.)


3

If the base of this triangle is 4 and the height is 8, what is the area?

58% Answer Correctly
27
30
37\(\frac{1}{2}\)
16

Solution

The area of a triangle is equal to ½ base x height:

a = ½bh
a = ½ x 4 x 8 = \( \frac{32}{2} \) = 16


4

What is 2a - 3a?

79% Answer Correctly
6a2
a2
-1a
-1

Solution

To combine like terms, add or subtract the coefficients (the numbers that come before the variables) of terms that have the same variable raised to the same exponent.

2a - 3a = -1a


5

The endpoints of this line segment are at (-2, -1) and (2, 3). What is the slope of this line?

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

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, -1) and (2, 3) so the slope becomes:

m = \( \frac{\Delta y}{\Delta x} \) = \( \frac{(3.0) - (-1.0)}{(2) - (-2)} \) = \( \frac{4}{4} \)
m = 1