ASVAB Arithmetic Reasoning Practice Test 451689 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.41
Score 0% 68%

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1

Solve for \( \frac{5!}{2!} \)

66% Answer Correctly
\( \frac{1}{56} \)
\( \frac{1}{60480} \)
60
56

Solution

A factorial is the product of an integer and all the positive integers below it. To solve a fraction featuring factorials, expand the factorials and cancel out like numbers:

\( \frac{5!}{2!} \)
\( \frac{5 \times 4 \times 3 \times 2 \times 1}{2 \times 1} \)
\( \frac{5 \times 4 \times 3}{1} \)
\( 5 \times 4 \times 3 \)
60


2

What is 6x3 - 9x3?

71% Answer Correctly
-3x3
3x3
-3x-3
3x-3

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:

6x3 - 9x3
(6 - 9)x3
-3x3


3

Simplify \( \sqrt{20} \)

62% Answer Correctly
5\( \sqrt{10} \)
2\( \sqrt{5} \)
9\( \sqrt{10} \)
9\( \sqrt{5} \)

Solution

To simplify a radical, factor out the perfect squares:

\( \sqrt{20} \)
\( \sqrt{4 \times 5} \)
\( \sqrt{2^2 \times 5} \)
2\( \sqrt{5} \)


4

If \( \left|c - 3\right| \) + 6 = -4, which of these is a possible value for c?

62% Answer Correctly
-15
-6
11
13

Solution

First, solve for \( \left|c - 3\right| \):

\( \left|c - 3\right| \) + 6 = -4
\( \left|c - 3\right| \) = -4 - 6
\( \left|c - 3\right| \) = -10

The value inside the absolute value brackets can be either positive or negative so (c - 3) must equal - 10 or --10 for \( \left|c - 3\right| \) to equal -10:

c - 3 = -10
c = -10 + 3
c = -7
c - 3 = 10
c = 10 + 3
c = 13

So, c = 13 or c = -7.


5

How many 12-passenger vans will it take to drive all 68 members of the football team to an away game?

80% Answer Correctly
11 vans
7 vans
9 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 = \( \frac{68}{12} \) = 5\(\frac{2}{3}\)

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