ISEE Middle Level Math : How to find the solution to an equation

Study concepts, example questions & explanations for ISEE Middle Level Math

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Example Questions

Example Question #321 : How To Find The Solution To An Equation

Multiply:

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

To solve, add the exponents and leave the base the same:

Answer:

Example Question #322 : How To Find The Solution To An Equation

Which of the following phrases can be written as the algebraic expression ?

Possible Answers:

The correct answer is not given among the other responses.

Seventy-five subtracted from the product of five and a number

The product of five and a number subtracted from seventy-five

Five mutiplied by the difference of a number and seventy-five

Five mutiplied by the difference of seventy-five and a number

Correct answer:

Five mutiplied by the difference of seventy-five and a number

Explanation:

 is five multiplied by the expression .

 is the difference of seventy-five and a number.

Subsequently,  is "five multiplied by the difference of seventy-five and a number".

Example Question #323 : How To Find The Solution To An Equation

Which of the following statements demonstrates the inverse property of multiplication? 

Possible Answers:

None of the other answer choices contain the correct response.

Correct answer:

None of the other answer choices contain the correct response.

Explanation:

The inverse property of multiplication states that for every real number, a number exists, called the multiplicative inverse, such that the number and its inverse have product 1. Of the statements given, none demonstrate this property.

Example Question #324 : How To Find The Solution To An Equation

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

First take care of the exponents:

Then multiply:

Answer: 

Example Question #531 : Algebraic Concepts

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

First square both numbers:

Then multiply those squares together:

Answer: 

Example Question #532 : Algebraic Concepts

Solve for :

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

To solve, divide by 5 on each side:

Answer:

Example Question #533 : Algebraic Concepts

Solve for :

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

To solve, divide by 12 on each side:

Answer: 

Example Question #534 : Algebraic Concepts

 

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

First take the square roots:

Then multiply:

Answer:

Example Question #535 : Algebraic Concepts

 

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

First, find the square roots:

Then multiply those square roots together:

Answer: 

 

Example Question #2652 : Isee Middle Level (Grades 7 8) Mathematics Achievement

If  and , then what is the value of the expression below?

 

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

If  and  and we need to solve for , the first step is to plug  in for . This results in:

 

Now that we know that , we can plug  in for  into the expression below:

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