ASVAB Arithmetic Reasoning Practice Test 342667 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.06
Score 0% 61%

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1

What is 9c2 - 5c2?

71% Answer Correctly
14c2
4c2
14c-4
-4c2

Solution

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

9c2 - 5c2
(9 - 5)c2
4c2


2

What is the greatest common factor of 32 and 72?

77% Answer Correctly
8
10
32
15

Solution

The factors of 32 are [1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32] and the factors of 72 are [1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 12, 18, 24, 36, 72]. They share 4 factors [1, 2, 4, 8] making 8 the greatest factor 32 and 72 have in common.


3

The __________ is the smallest positive integer that is a multiple of two or more integers.

56% Answer Correctly

greatest common factor

least common factor

absolute value

least common multiple


Solution

The least common multiple (LCM) is the smallest positive integer that is a multiple of two or more integers.


4

Convert 0.0005271 to scientific notation.

62% Answer Correctly
5.271 x 10-4
52.71 x 10-5
5.271 x 10-3
5.271 x 10-5

Solution

A number in scientific notation has the format 0.000 x 10exponent. To convert to scientific notation, move the decimal point to the right or the left until the number is a decimal between 1 and 10. The exponent of the 10 is the number of places you moved the decimal point and is positive if you moved the decimal point to the left and negative if you moved it to the right:

0.0005271 in scientific notation is 5.271 x 10-4


5

What is \( 5 \)\( \sqrt{18} \) - \( 2 \)\( \sqrt{2} \)

39% Answer Correctly
3\( \sqrt{18} \)
3\( \sqrt{36} \)
13\( \sqrt{2} \)
3\( \sqrt{-5} \)

Solution

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

5\( \sqrt{18} \) - 2\( \sqrt{2} \)
5\( \sqrt{9 \times 2} \) - 2\( \sqrt{2} \)
5\( \sqrt{3^2 \times 2} \) - 2\( \sqrt{2} \)
(5)(3)\( \sqrt{2} \) - 2\( \sqrt{2} \)
15\( \sqrt{2} \) - 2\( \sqrt{2} \)

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

15\( \sqrt{2} \) - 2\( \sqrt{2} \)
(15 - 2)\( \sqrt{2} \)
13\( \sqrt{2} \)