ASVAB Arithmetic Reasoning Practice Test 392550 Results

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1

Which of the following is a mixed number?

82% Answer Correctly

\(1 {2 \over 5} \)

\({5 \over 7} \)

\({7 \over 5} \)

\({a \over 5} \)


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.


2

If all of a roofing company's 10 workers are required to staff 5 roofing crews, how many workers need to be added during the busy season in order to send 9 complete crews out on jobs?

55% Answer Correctly
7
13
8
1

Solution

In order to find how many additional workers are needed to staff the extra crews you first need to calculate how many workers are on a crew. There are 10 workers at the company now and that's enough to staff 5 crews so there are \( \frac{10}{5} \) = 2 workers on a crew. 9 crews are needed for the busy season which, at 2 workers per crew, means that the roofing company will need 9 x 2 = 18 total workers to staff the crews during the busy season. The company already employs 10 workers so they need to add 18 - 10 = 8 new staff for the busy season.


3

Which of the following statements about exponents is false?

47% Answer Correctly

b0 = 1

all of these are false

b1 = b

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).


4

Solve 4 + (3 + 4) ÷ 5 x 4 - 52

52% Answer Correctly
1\(\frac{1}{4}\)
1\(\frac{1}{2}\)
2
-15\(\frac{2}{5}\)

Solution

Use PEMDAS (Parentheses, Exponents, Multipy/Divide, Add/Subtract):

4 + (3 + 4) ÷ 5 x 4 - 52
P: 4 + (7) ÷ 5 x 4 - 52
E: 4 + 7 ÷ 5 x 4 - 25
MD: 4 + \( \frac{7}{5} \) x 4 - 25
MD: 4 + \( \frac{28}{5} \) - 25
AS: \( \frac{20}{5} \) + \( \frac{28}{5} \) - 25
AS: \( \frac{48}{5} \) - 25
AS: \( \frac{48 - 125}{5} \)
\( \frac{-77}{5} \)
-15\(\frac{2}{5}\)


5

Which of the following is an improper fraction?

70% Answer Correctly

\({2 \over 5} \)

\(1 {2 \over 5} \)

\({a \over 5} \)

\({7 \over 5} \)


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.