Practice USAT-E questions with answers and explanations.
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The metre is the SI base unit of length.
Other metric length units are derived from it using prefixes.
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The positive factors of 16 are 1, 2, 4, 8, and 16.
Therefore, it has 5 positive factors.
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Dividing 84 by primes gives 84 = 2 × 2 × 3 × 7.
This is 2² × 3 × 7.
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'Useful' describes the noun 'suggestion.'
Words that modify nouns are adjectives.
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'Repaired' takes the direct object 'the engine.'
A verb that transfers its action to an object is transitive.
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'Laughed' does not require a direct object.
A verb that expresses a complete action without an object is intransitive.
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The digit 7 is in the thousands place.
Therefore, its place value is 7 × 1,000 = 7,000.
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A prime number has exactly two positive factors: 1 and itself.
The number 29 is not divisible by 2, 3, or 5.
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The common factors of 36 and 48 include 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, and 12.
The greatest of these is 12.
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Multiples of 8 are 8, 16, 24, and so on.
The first multiple also divisible by 12 is 24.
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A number is divisible by 9 when the sum of its digits is divisible by 9.
For 5,832, the digit sum is 18.
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Since 12 × 13 = 156, subtracting gives 157 - 156 = 1.
Thus, the remainder is 1.
