WGU D771 QUANTITATIVE LITERACY
UPDATED ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
●● What is an expression?
Answer: A math phrase without an equal sign.
●● Example of an equation?
Answer: 8 + 3 = 11.
●● Example of an expression?
Answer: 8 + 3.
●● How do you solve for an unknown in an equation?
Answer: Apply the same operation to both sides until the unknown is
isolated.
●● What is a variable?
Answer: A symbol (like x) that represents an unknown value.
●● What is a constant?
Answer: A fixed value that does not change.
, ●● What is a coefficient?
Answer: A number multiplied by a variable (in 5x, 5 is the coefficient).
●● How do you multiply fractions?
Answer: Multiply numerators together and denominators together.
●● How do you divide fractions?
Answer: Multiply by the reciprocal of the divisor.
●● How do you add/subtract fractions?
Answer: Rewrite with a common denominator, then add/subtract
numerators.
●● What is a reciprocal?
Answer: The flipped version of a fraction (e.g., 3/4 → 4/3).
●● What does percent mean?
Answer: Per hundred.
●● How do you convert a decimal to a percent?
Answer: Multiply by 100. (0.25 → 25%).
UPDATED ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
●● What is an expression?
Answer: A math phrase without an equal sign.
●● Example of an equation?
Answer: 8 + 3 = 11.
●● Example of an expression?
Answer: 8 + 3.
●● How do you solve for an unknown in an equation?
Answer: Apply the same operation to both sides until the unknown is
isolated.
●● What is a variable?
Answer: A symbol (like x) that represents an unknown value.
●● What is a constant?
Answer: A fixed value that does not change.
, ●● What is a coefficient?
Answer: A number multiplied by a variable (in 5x, 5 is the coefficient).
●● How do you multiply fractions?
Answer: Multiply numerators together and denominators together.
●● How do you divide fractions?
Answer: Multiply by the reciprocal of the divisor.
●● How do you add/subtract fractions?
Answer: Rewrite with a common denominator, then add/subtract
numerators.
●● What is a reciprocal?
Answer: The flipped version of a fraction (e.g., 3/4 → 4/3).
●● What does percent mean?
Answer: Per hundred.
●● How do you convert a decimal to a percent?
Answer: Multiply by 100. (0.25 → 25%).