ASVAB Arithmetic Reasoning Practice Test 470842 Results

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1

What is \( 5 \)\( \sqrt{28} \) - \( 9 \)\( \sqrt{7} \)

38% Answer Correctly
45\( \sqrt{7} \)
-4\( \sqrt{28} \)
-4\( \sqrt{7} \)
\( \sqrt{7} \)

Solution

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

5\( \sqrt{28} \) - 9\( \sqrt{7} \)
5\( \sqrt{4 \times 7} \) - 9\( \sqrt{7} \)
5\( \sqrt{2^2 \times 7} \) - 9\( \sqrt{7} \)
(5)(2)\( \sqrt{7} \) - 9\( \sqrt{7} \)
10\( \sqrt{7} \) - 9\( \sqrt{7} \)

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

10\( \sqrt{7} \) - 9\( \sqrt{7} \)
(10 - 9)\( \sqrt{7} \)
\( \sqrt{7} \)


2

What is \( \frac{5c^6}{7c^4} \)?

60% Answer Correctly
\(\frac{5}{7}\)c2
1\(\frac{2}{5}\)c10
1\(\frac{2}{5}\)c-2
\(\frac{5}{7}\)c24

Solution

To divide terms with exponents, the base of both exponents must be the same. In this case they are so divide the coefficients and subtract the exponents:

\( \frac{5c^6}{7c^4} \)
\( \frac{5}{7} \) c(6 - 4)
\(\frac{5}{7}\)c2


3

A menswear store is having a sale: "Buy one shirt at full price and get another shirt for 50% off." If Ezra buys two shirts, each with a regular price of $29, how much will he pay for both shirts?

57% Answer Correctly
$43.50
$34.80
$14.50
$31.90

Solution

By buying two shirts, Ezra will save $29 x \( \frac{50}{100} \) = \( \frac{$29 x 50}{100} \) = \( \frac{$1450}{100} \) = $14.50 on the second shirt.

So, his total cost will be
$29.00 + ($29.00 - $14.50)
$29.00 + $14.50
$43.50


4

Solve for \( \frac{3!}{4!} \)

67% Answer Correctly
\( \frac{1}{15120} \)
56
\( \frac{1}{210} \)
\( \frac{1}{4} \)

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:

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


5

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
9:2
1:4
9:6
5:4

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.