Mathematics Knowledge Practice

Below are Sample ASVAB Mathematics Knowledge Practice Practice Questions. Write down your answers as you go along, and once you reach the end of the Mathematics Knowledge Practice Practice Test, check your answers with the answer sheet! Good luck!

Mathematics Knowledge Practice Practice Questions

  1. An integer is

    1. any number, negative or positive
    2. any whole number, either negative or positive, excluding zero
    3. any whole number, either negative or positive
    4. any positive whole number
  2. If 3 : 5 as x : 30, x =
    1. 50
    2. 18
    3. 21
    4. 15
  3. Choose the prime number
    1. 39
    2. 21
    3. 87
    4. 67
  4. The reciprocal of 7 1/2 is
    1. 7/15
    2. 1/7
    3. 2/15
    4. 2/7
  5. Which answer has a mistake in the order of operations?
    1. Working from left to right, do all multiplication and division.
    2. Finally, working from left to right, do all addition and subtraction.
    3. First, do all operations that lie inside parentheses.
    4. Next, do any work with exponents, radicals and negative numbers.
  6. Which statement is incorrect?
    1. (n2)3 = n6
    2. n0 = 1
    3. n1 = n
    4. n-5 = n1/5
  7. If 3x+5 = 7x-13, then x=
    1. 4.5
    2. 5
    3. 4
    4. 4.3
  8. In the linear equation y = mx+b, m represents
    1. y-intercept
    2. x-intercept
    3. x-coordinate
    4. slope
  9. An isosceles triangle has
    1. three equal sides
    2. no equal sides
    3. angles that total 180 degrees
    4. a right angle
  10. The ordered pair (3,4) does not represent
    1. the slope and the y-intercept of a line
    2. the coordinates of a point
    3. x = 3 and y = 4
    4. a concept that can be graphed
  11. The Pythagorean theorem states
    1. 2a + 2b = 2c
    2. a2 + b2 = c
    3. a2 x b2 = c2
    4. a2 + b2 = c2
  12. A polygon is
    1. any shape with more than four sides

    2. any four-sided figure
    3. a three dimensional figure
    4. a figure made up of any number of line segments joined together

Mathematics Knowledge Practice Practice Answer Sheet

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  1. C
  2. B
  3. D
  4. C
  5. D
  6. D
  7. A
  8. D
  9. C
  10. A
  11. D
  12. D
  13. A

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