WGU D771 QUANTITATIVE LITERACY
OBJECTIVE ASSESSMENT 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.
OBJECTIVE ASSESSMENT 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.
