ASVAB Arithmetic Reasoning Practice Test 277439 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 2.65
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1

What is -y2 + 2y2?

66% Answer Correctly
3y-2
3y2
-3y-2
y2

Solution

To add or subtract terms with exponents, both the base and the exponent must be the same. In this case they are so add the coefficients and retain the base and exponent:

-1y2 + 2y2
(-1 + 2)y2
y2


2

What is \( 6 \)\( \sqrt{112} \) - \( 8 \)\( \sqrt{7} \)

38% Answer Correctly
-2\( \sqrt{7} \)
48\( \sqrt{16} \)
-2\( \sqrt{112} \)
16\( \sqrt{7} \)

Solution

To subtract these radicals together their radicands must be the same:

6\( \sqrt{112} \) - 8\( \sqrt{7} \)
6\( \sqrt{16 \times 7} \) - 8\( \sqrt{7} \)
6\( \sqrt{4^2 \times 7} \) - 8\( \sqrt{7} \)
(6)(4)\( \sqrt{7} \) - 8\( \sqrt{7} \)
24\( \sqrt{7} \) - 8\( \sqrt{7} \)

Now that the radicands are identical, you can subtract them:

24\( \sqrt{7} \) - 8\( \sqrt{7} \)
(24 - 8)\( \sqrt{7} \)
16\( \sqrt{7} \)


3

What is \( \sqrt{\frac{9}{64}} \)?

70% Answer Correctly
3
\(\frac{3}{8}\)
\(\frac{2}{7}\)
\(\frac{2}{3}\)

Solution

To take the square root of a fraction, break the fraction into two separate roots then calculate the square root of the numerator and denominator separately:

\( \sqrt{\frac{9}{64}} \)
\( \frac{\sqrt{9}}{\sqrt{64}} \)
\( \frac{\sqrt{3^2}}{\sqrt{8^2}} \)
\(\frac{3}{8}\)


4

What is 9\( \sqrt{9} \) x 2\( \sqrt{2} \)?

41% Answer Correctly
54\( \sqrt{2} \)
18\( \sqrt{9} \)
11\( \sqrt{18} \)
11\( \sqrt{9} \)

Solution

To multiply terms with radicals, multiply the coefficients and radicands separately:

9\( \sqrt{9} \) x 2\( \sqrt{2} \)
(9 x 2)\( \sqrt{9 \times 2} \)
18\( \sqrt{18} \)

Now we need to simplify the radical:

18\( \sqrt{18} \)
18\( \sqrt{2 \times 9} \)
18\( \sqrt{2 \times 3^2} \)
(18)(3)\( \sqrt{2} \)
54\( \sqrt{2} \)


5

If the ratio of home fans to visiting fans in a crowd is 2:1 and all 48,000 seats in a stadium are filled, how many home fans are in attendance?

50% Answer Correctly
31,667
32,000
33,750
34,500

Solution

A ratio of 2:1 means that there are 2 home fans for every one visiting fan. So, of every 3 fans, 2 are home fans and \( \frac{2}{3} \) of every fan in the stadium is a home fan:

48,000 fans x \( \frac{2}{3} \) = \( \frac{96000}{3} \) = 32,000 fans.