TAP Mathematics 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: A TAP math question asks: if a car travels 60 miles per hour, how far will it travel in 2.5 hours?
- 120 miles
- 150 miles (Correct answer)
- 130 miles
- 100 miles
Correct answer: 150 miles
Distance = rate × time = 60 × 2.5 = 150 miles.
Question 2: On the TAP, what is the area of a triangle with base 10 and height 6?
- 60
- 30 (Correct answer)
- 16
- 20
Correct answer: 30
Area of triangle = ½ × base × height = ½ × 10 × 6 = 30.
Question 3: Which of the following represents the slope-intercept form of a line tested on the TAP?
- Ax + By = C
- y = mx + b (Correct answer)
- x² + y² = r²
- y − y₁ = m(x − x₁)
Correct answer: y = mx + b
y = mx + b is the slope-intercept form, where m is slope and b is the y-intercept.
Question 4: On the TAP, what is the probability of rolling a 4 on a standard six-sided die?
- 1/4
- 1/3
- 1/6 (Correct answer)
- 1/2
Correct answer: 1/6
There is 1 favorable outcome (rolling a 4) out of 6 possible outcomes, so the probability is 1/6.
Question 5: A TAP question asks: what is the mean of the data set {4, 8, 6, 10, 2}?
- 5
- 6 (Correct answer)
- 8
- 10
Correct answer: 6
Mean = sum ÷ count = (4 + 8 + 6 + 10 + 2) ÷ 5 = 30 ÷ 5 = 6.
Question 6: On the TAP, simplifying the expression 2(3x + 4) gives:
- 6x + 4
- 5x + 6
- 6x + 8 (Correct answer)
- 3x + 8
Correct answer: 6x + 8
Distribute 2: 2 × 3x = 6x and 2 × 4 = 8, giving 6x + 8.
TAP Mathematics 2
A TAP math question asks: if a car travels 60 miles per hour, how far will it travel in 2.5 hours?