ISEE Middle Level Math : ISEE Middle Level (grades 7-8) Mathematics Achievement

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

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Example Questions

Example Question #329 : Equations

 

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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?

 

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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:

Example Question #2651 : Isee Middle Level (Grades 7 8) Mathematics Achievement

If  plus 4 squared minus two is equal to nine times seven-thirds, what is the value of ?

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

The first step is to convert the word problem "x plus 4 squared minus two is equal to nine times seven-thirds" into mathematical terms:

This can be reduced to:

Subtract 14 from each side. 

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

What is the value of  if one plus the square root of  is equal to six minus the product of one-fourth and eight?

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

The first step is to convert the expression "one plus the square root of  is equal to six minus the product of one-fourth and eight" into mathematical terms:

This reduces to:

Squaring both sides gives us:

Example Question #2653 : Isee Middle Level (Grades 7 8) Mathematics Achievement

What is the value of  in the equation below?

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

The first step is to solve the first half of the equation by inverting the second fraction and multiplying by the first fraction. 

Multiply each side by

Multiply each side by

Divide each side by

This reduces to:

Example Question #2654 : Isee Middle Level (Grades 7 8) Mathematics Achievement

Simplify the expression below:

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

The first step is to apply the distributive property and solve for the expression in parentheses. 

Example Question #2655 : Isee Middle Level (Grades 7 8) Mathematics Achievement

What is the value of a in the equation below?

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

To solve for , the first step is to add  to each side. 

Next,  is subtracted from each side. This leaves 

 

Example Question #2656 : Isee Middle Level (Grades 7 8) Mathematics Achievement

What is the value of  in this equation?

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

The first step is to divide each side of the equation by 5. 

Next, we take the square root of each side. This results in .

Example Question #2657 : Isee Middle Level (Grades 7 8) Mathematics Achievement

Solve for  in the equation:

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

First, apply the distributive property.

Next, subtract 20 from each side.

Now, divide each side by 5.

Example Question #2658 : Isee Middle Level (Grades 7 8) Mathematics Achievement

Solve the following equation for :

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

To solve for a particular variable in an equation, all other constants need to be moved to one side leaving the variable alone on the other side. To do this, perform inverse operations to manipulate the equation.

To solve for , simply isolate it by adding 18 to both sides and then dividing by two.

Thus,

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