ASVAB Math Knowledge Practice Test 983986 Results

Your Results Global Average
Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.14
Score 0% 63%

Review

1

If a = 9, b = 6, c = 2, and d = 7, what is the perimeter of this quadrilateral?

88% Answer Correctly
18
24
20
12

Solution

Perimeter is equal to the sum of the four sides:

p = a + b + c + d
p = 9 + 6 + 2 + 7
p = 24


2

What is 7a8 + 7a8?

74% Answer Correctly
14a16
49a8
14a8
16

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.

7a8 + 7a8 = 14a8


3

Solve for x:
-6x - 2 < 5 - 3x

54% Answer Correctly
x < -2\(\frac{1}{3}\)
x < 1\(\frac{2}{5}\)
x < -\(\frac{2}{3}\)
x < -\(\frac{1}{8}\)

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.

-6x - 2 < 5 - 3x
-6x < 5 - 3x + 2
-6x + 3x < 5 + 2
-3x < 7
x < \( \frac{7}{-3} \)
x < -2\(\frac{1}{3}\)


4

Which of the following is not required to define the slope-intercept equation for a line?

42% Answer Correctly

slope

\({\Delta y \over \Delta x}\)

x-intercept

y-intercept


Solution

A line on the coordinate grid can be defined by a slope-intercept equation: y = mx + b. For a given value of x, the value of y can be determined given the slope (m) and y-intercept (b) of the line. The slope of a line is change in y over change in x, \({\Delta y \over \Delta x}\), and the y-intercept is the y-coordinate where the line crosses the vertical y-axis.


5

Solve for z:
z2 + 3z - 28 = 0

58% Answer Correctly
8 or 2
9 or -3
-6 or -7
4 or -7

Solution

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

z2 + 3z - 28 = 0
(z - 4)(z + 7) = 0

For this expression to be true, the left side of the expression must equal zero. Therefore, either (z - 4) or (z + 7) must equal zero:

If (z - 4) = 0, z must equal 4
If (z + 7) = 0, z must equal -7

So the solution is that z = 4 or -7