ASVAB Math Knowledge Practice Test 984348 Results

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1

If b = 4 and y = -6, what is the value of 5b(b - y)?

68% Answer Correctly
200
-78
264
-48

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.)

5b(b - y)
5(4)(4 + 6)
5(4)(10)
(20)(10)
200


2

Solve for x:
-7x + 1 < 3 - 8x

55% Answer Correctly
x < \(\frac{2}{3}\)
x < -\(\frac{1}{3}\)
x < -6
x < 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.

-7x + 1 < 3 - 8x
-7x < 3 - 8x - 1
-7x + 8x < 3 - 1
x < 2


3

Solve -7b - 6b = 8b + 3y - 9 for b in terms of y.

34% Answer Correctly
\(\frac{7}{11}\)y + \(\frac{2}{11}\)
-8\(\frac{1}{2}\)y + 1\(\frac{1}{2}\)
1\(\frac{1}{2}\)y - \(\frac{5}{6}\)
-\(\frac{3}{5}\)y + \(\frac{3}{5}\)

Solution

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

-7b - 6y = 8b + 3y - 9
-7b = 8b + 3y - 9 + 6y
-7b - 8b = 3y - 9 + 6y
-15b = 9y - 9
b = \( \frac{9y - 9}{-15} \)
b = \( \frac{9y}{-15} \) + \( \frac{-9}{-15} \)
b = -\(\frac{3}{5}\)y + \(\frac{3}{5}\)


4

Solve for c:
c2 - 12c + 36 = 0

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

Solution

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

c2 - 12c + 36 = 0
(c - 6)(c - 6) = 0

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

If (c - 6) = 0, c must equal 6

So the solution is that c = 6


5

For this diagram, the Pythagorean theorem states that b2 = ?

47% Answer Correctly

a2 - c2

c - a

c2 - a2

c2 + a2


Solution

The Pythagorean theorem defines the relationship between the side lengths of a right triangle. The length of the hypotenuse squared (c2) is equal to the sum of the two perpendicular sides squared (a2 + b2): c2 = a2 + b2 or, solved for c, \(c = \sqrt{a + b}\)