ASVAB Arithmetic Reasoning Practice Test 148419 Results

Your Results Global Average
Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.03
Score 0% 61%

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1

Which of the following statements about exponents is false?

47% Answer Correctly

all of these are false

b1 = b

b0 = 1

b1 = 1


Solution

A number with an exponent (be) consists of a base (b) raised to a power (e). The exponent indicates the number of times that the base is multiplied by itself. A base with an exponent of 1 equals the base (b1 = b) and a base with an exponent of 0 equals 1 ( (b0 = 1).


2

53% Answer Correctly
1
0.2
3.6
9.0

Solution


1


3

What is the next number in this sequence: 1, 4, 10, 19, 31, __________ ?

69% Answer Correctly
47
46
53
48

Solution

The equation for this sequence is:

an = an-1 + 3(n - 1)

where n is the term's order in the sequence, an is the value of the term, and an-1 is the value of the term before an. This makes the next number:

a6 = a5 + 3(6 - 1)
a6 = 31 + 3(5)
a6 = 46


4

If \( \left|z + 3\right| \) + 4 = 2, which of these is a possible value for z?

62% Answer Correctly
-4
-2
-5
-21

Solution

First, solve for \( \left|z + 3\right| \):

\( \left|z + 3\right| \) + 4 = 2
\( \left|z + 3\right| \) = 2 - 4
\( \left|z + 3\right| \) = -2

The value inside the absolute value brackets can be either positive or negative so (z + 3) must equal - 2 or --2 for \( \left|z + 3\right| \) to equal -2:

z + 3 = -2
z = -2 - 3
z = -5
z + 3 = 2
z = 2 - 3
z = -1

So, z = -1 or z = -5.


5

Find the average of the following numbers: 12, 10, 15, 7.

74% Answer Correctly
12
9
11
6

Solution

To find the average of these 4 numbers add them together then divide by 4:

\( \frac{12 + 10 + 15 + 7}{4} \) = \( \frac{44}{4} \) = 11