ASVAB Arithmetic Reasoning Practice Test 106892 Results

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1

What is \( \frac{6}{4} \) - \( \frac{3}{10} \)?

61% Answer Correctly
2 \( \frac{4}{9} \)
1\(\frac{1}{5}\)
2 \( \frac{1}{9} \)
\( \frac{8}{16} \)

Solution

To subtract these fractions, first find the lowest common multiple of their denominators. The first few multiples of 4 are [4, 8, 12, 16, 20, 24, 28, 32, 36, 40] and the first few multiples of 10 are [10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90]. The first few multiples they share are [20, 40, 60, 80] making 20 the smallest multiple 4 and 10 share.

Next, convert the fractions so each denominator equals the lowest common multiple:

\( \frac{6 x 5}{4 x 5} \) - \( \frac{3 x 2}{10 x 2} \)

\( \frac{30}{20} \) - \( \frac{6}{20} \)

Now, because the fractions share a common denominator, you can subtract them:

\( \frac{30 - 6}{20} \) = \( \frac{24}{20} \) = 1\(\frac{1}{5}\)


2

a(b + c) = ab + ac defines which of the following?

74% Answer Correctly

commutative property for division

distributive property for division

commutative property for multiplication

distributive property for multiplication


Solution

The distributive property for multiplication helps in solving expressions like a(b + c). It specifies that the result of multiplying one number by the sum or difference of two numbers can be obtained by multiplying each number individually and then totaling the results: a(b + c) = ab + ac. For example, 4(10-5) = (4 x 10) - (4 x 5) = 40 - 20 = 20.


3

4! = ?

85% Answer Correctly

5 x 4 x 3 x 2 x 1

4 x 3

4 x 3 x 2 x 1

3 x 2 x 1


Solution

A factorial has the form n! and is the product of the integer (n) and all the positive integers below it. For example, 5! = 5 x 4 x 3 x 2 x 1 = 120.


4

A factor is a positive __________ that divides evenly into a given number.

78% Answer Correctly

fraction

integer

improper fraction

mixed number


Solution

A factor is a positive integer that divides evenly into a given number. For example, the factors of 8 are 1, 2, 4, and 8.


5

Which of the following is a mixed number?

82% Answer Correctly

\(1 {2 \over 5} \)

\({a \over 5} \)

\({7 \over 5} \)

\({5 \over 7} \)


Solution

A rational number (or fraction) is represented as a ratio between two integers, a and b, and has the form \({a \over b}\) where a is the numerator and b is the denominator. An improper fraction (\({5 \over 3} \)) has a numerator with a greater absolute value than the denominator and can be converted into a mixed number (\(1 {2 \over 3} \)) which has a whole number part and a fractional part.