ASVAB Arithmetic Reasoning Practice Test 386276 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.44
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1

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

78% Answer Correctly

integer

mixed number

fraction

improper fraction


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.


2

How many 12-passenger vans will it take to drive all 71 members of the football team to an away game?

80% Answer Correctly
5 vans
8 vans
11 vans
6 vans

Solution

Calculate the number of vans needed by dividing the number of people that need transported by the capacity of one van:

vans = \( \frac{71}{12} \) = 5\(\frac{11}{12}\)

So, it will take 5 full vans and one partially full van to transport the entire team making a total of 6 vans.


3

Convert y-3 to remove the negative exponent.

67% Answer Correctly
\( \frac{-1}{-3y^{3}} \)
\( \frac{-3}{-y} \)
\( \frac{1}{y^3} \)
\( \frac{-1}{y^{-3}} \)

Solution

To convert a negative exponent to a positive exponent, calculate the positive exponent then take the reciprocal.


4

A sports card collection contains football, baseball, and basketball cards. If the ratio of football to baseball cards is 3 to 2 and the ratio of baseball to basketball cards is 3 to 1, what is the ratio of football to basketball cards?

53% Answer Correctly
7:8
1:2
7:6
9:2

Solution

The ratio of football cards to baseball cards is 3:2 and the ratio of baseball cards to basketball cards is 3:1. To solve this problem, we need the baseball card side of each ratio to be equal so we need to rewrite the ratios in terms of a common number of baseball cards. (Think of this like finding the common denominator when adding fractions.) The ratio of football to baseball cards can also be written as 9:6 and the ratio of baseball cards to basketball cards as 6:2. So, the ratio of football cards to basketball cards is football:baseball, baseball:basketball or 9:6, 6:2 which reduces to 9:2.


5

Simplify \( \sqrt{48} \)

62% Answer Correctly
4\( \sqrt{6} \)
4\( \sqrt{3} \)
9\( \sqrt{3} \)
3\( \sqrt{3} \)

Solution

To simplify a radical, factor out the perfect squares:

\( \sqrt{48} \)
\( \sqrt{16 \times 3} \)
\( \sqrt{4^2 \times 3} \)
4\( \sqrt{3} \)