Practice USAT-E questions with answers and explanations.
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Division and multiplication have equal priority and are performed left to right.
So 48 ÷ 6 = 8, and 8 × 3 = 24.
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Multiplication is performed before addition.
Thus, 3 × 4 = 12 and 5 + 12 = 17.
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The operation inside parentheses is completed first.
Then 12 ÷ 3 = 4.
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The multiplicative inverse of a nonzero fraction is its reciprocal.
Interchanging numerator and denominator gives 7/5.
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A composite number has more than two positive factors.
The number 4 has factors 1, 2, and 4.
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'Who' introduces a clause describing 'student.'
Relative pronouns connect dependent clauses to nouns.
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'Before' introduces the dependent clause 'you leave.'
A word joining a subordinate clause to a main clause functions as a conjunction.
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'Under' shows the spatial relationship between the keys and the cushion.
Words that express such relationships are prepositions.
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'But' joins two independent clauses of equal grammatical importance.
It is one of the standard coordinating conjunctions.
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'Honesty' names a quality rather than a physical object.
Names of qualities, ideas, or states are abstract nouns.
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'Alas!' expresses sudden emotion, especially sorrow or regret.
Such standalone emotional expressions are interjections.
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'Him' is the objective form required after the verb 'praised.'
Object pronouns receive the action of a verb.
