Every Math Formula On The ASVAB

Question 1

What is the Percent Formula?

Answer 1

Percent = (Part /whole) × 100

Question 2

How do you calculate Part using the Percent Formula?

Answer 2

Part = (Percent /100) x Whole

Question 3

What is the formula for Distance in terms of Rate and Time?

Answer 3

Distance = Rate × Time

Question 4

How do you calculate Rate using the Distance formula?

Answer 4

Rate = Distance / Time

Question 5

How do you calculate Time using the Distance formula?

Answer 5

Time = Distance / Rate

Question 6

What is the general form of a proportion?

Answer 6

a / b = c / d

Question 7

How do you calculate Unit Rate?

Answer 7

Unit Rate = Total Quantity / Units

Question 8

What is the formula for Average (Mean)?

Answer 8

Average = Sum of terms / Number of terms

Question 9

How do you solve for a variable?

Answer 9

Isolate the variable using inverse operations.

Question 10

What is the Distributive Property?

Answer 10

a(b+c) = ab + ac

Question 11

What is the rule for multiplying exponents with the same base?

Answer 11

am.an = am+n

Question 12

What is the rule for dividing exponents with the same base?

Answer 12

a^m / a^n = a^(m-n)

Question 13

What is the rule for raising a power to a power?

Answer 13

(a^m)^n = a^(mn)

Question 14

What is the value of a^0?

Answer 14

a^0 = 1

Question 15

What is the value of a^(-n)?

Answer 15

a^(-n) = 1 / a^n

Question 16

What is the square root rule?

Answer 16

√(a^2) = a

Question 17

What is the quadratic expansion for a perfect square?

Answer 17

(a + b)^2 = a^2 + 2ab + b^2

Question 18

What is the perimeter formula for a square?

Answer 18

P = 4s

Question 19

What is the perimeter formula for a rectangle?

Answer 19

P = 2l + 2w

Question 20

What is the perimeter formula for a triangle?

Answer 20

P = a + b + c

Question 21

What is the circumference formula for a circle?

Answer 21

C = 2πr

Question 22

What is the area formula for a square?

Answer 22

A = s²

Question 23

What is the area formula for a rectangle?

Answer 23

A = l × w

Question 24

What is the area formula for a triangle?

Answer 24

A = 1/2 × b × h

Question 25

What is the area formula for a trapezoid?

Answer 25

A = 1/2 × (b₁ + b₂) × h

Question 26

What is the area formula for a circle?

Answer 26

A = πr²

Question 27

What is the volume formula for a cube?

Answer 27

V = s³

Question 28

What is the volume formula for a rectangular prism?

Answer 28

V = l × w × h

Question 29

What is the volume formula for a cylinder?

Answer 29

V = πr²h

Question 30

What is the surface area formula for a cube?

Answer 30

SA = 6s²

Question 31

Circumference of a Circle

Answer 31

C = 2mr

Question 32

Area of a Square

Answer 32

A = ?

Question 33

Area of a Rectangle

Answer 33

A = 1 × w

Question 34

Area of a Triangle

Answer 34

A = 1 x 6 x h

Question 35

Area of a Trapezoid

Answer 35

A = 2(6, + 62)2

Question 36

Area of a Circle

Answer 36

A = mr2

Question 37

Volume of a Cube

Answer 37

V = g3

Question 38

Volume of a Rectangular Prism

Answer 38

V = 1 x w x h

Question 39

Volume of a Cylinder

Answer 39

V = mr2h

Question 40

Surface Area of a Cube

Answer 40

SA = 6s2

Question 41

Surface Area of a Rectangular Prism

Answer 41

SA = 2lw + 2lh + 2wh

Question 42

Pythagorean Theorem (Right Triangle)

Answer 42

a2 + 62 = 02

Question 43

What is the formula for probability?

Answer 43

P(event) = Favorable outcomes / Total outcomes

Question 44

What is the median in a data set?

Answer 44

The middle number when the data is ordered.

Question 45

What is the mode in a data set?

Answer 45

The most frequent number.

Question 46

How do you calculate the range of a data set?

Answer 46

Range = Max - Min

Question 47

What is the formula for Work Rate?

Answer 47

Work Rate = Work / Time

Question 48

What is the formula for Combined Work Rate?

Answer 48

Combined Work Rate = Work Rate 1 + Work Rate 2 + ...

Question 49

What is the formula for Simple Interest?

Answer 49

I = P * r * t ## Footnote Where I = interest, P = principal, r = rate (as a decimal), t = time (in years)

Question 50

How do you convert a ratio to a fraction?

Answer 50

3:4 = 3/4

Question 51

How many inches are in a foot?

Answer 51

12 inches = 1 foot

Question 52

How many feet are in a yard?

Answer 52

3 feet = 1 yard

Question 53

How many feet are in a mile?

Answer 53

1 mile = 5,280 feet

Question 54

How many ounces are in a gallon?

Answer 54

1 gallon = 128 ounces

Question 55

How many ounces are in a quart?

Answer 55

1 quart = 32 ounces

Question 56

How many ounces are in a pound?

Answer 56

16 ounces = 1 pound

Question 57

How many pounds are in a ton?

Answer 57

2,000 pounds = 1 ton

Question 58

How many seconds are in a minute?

Answer 58

60 seconds = 1 minute

Question 59

How many minutes are in an hour?

Answer 59

60 minutes = 1 hour

Question 60

How many hours are in a day?

Answer 60

24 hours = 1 day