ASVAB Arithmetic Reasoning Practice Test 507155 Results

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1

What is \( \frac{1}{6} \) ÷ \( \frac{1}{5} \)?

68% Answer Correctly
5
\(\frac{1}{10}\)
\(\frac{5}{6}\)
\(\frac{1}{6}\)

Solution

To divide fractions, invert the second fraction and then multiply:

\( \frac{1}{6} \) ÷ \( \frac{1}{5} \) = \( \frac{1}{6} \) x \( \frac{5}{1} \)

To multiply fractions, multiply the numerators together and then multiply the denominators together:

\( \frac{1}{6} \) x \( \frac{5}{1} \) = \( \frac{1 x 5}{6 x 1} \) = \( \frac{5}{6} \) = \(\frac{5}{6}\)


2

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

60% Answer Correctly
-1\(\frac{2}{5}\)x2
-\(\frac{5}{7}\)x1\(\frac{1}{2}\)
-\(\frac{5}{7}\)x2
-\(\frac{5}{7}\)x24

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:

\( \frac{-5x^6}{7x^4} \)
\( \frac{-5}{7} \) x(6 - 4)
-\(\frac{5}{7}\)x2


3

Simplify \( \frac{28}{56} \).

77% Answer Correctly
\( \frac{5}{17} \)
\( \frac{9}{19} \)
\( \frac{7}{16} \)
\( \frac{1}{2} \)

Solution

To simplify this fraction, first find the greatest common factor between them. The factors of 28 are [1, 2, 4, 7, 14, 28] and the factors of 56 are [1, 2, 4, 7, 8, 14, 28, 56]. They share 6 factors [1, 2, 4, 7, 14, 28] making 28 their greatest common factor (GCF).

Next, divide both numerator and denominator by the GCF:

\( \frac{28}{56} \) = \( \frac{\frac{28}{28}}{\frac{56}{28}} \) = \( \frac{1}{2} \)


4

The __________ is the greatest factor that divides two integers.

67% Answer Correctly

least common multiple

greatest common multiple

greatest common factor

absolute value


Solution

The greatest common factor (GCF) is the greatest factor that divides two integers.


5

What is \( \frac{8}{6} \) - \( \frac{6}{8} \)?

61% Answer Correctly
1 \( \frac{3}{8} \)
\(\frac{7}{12}\)
2 \( \frac{9}{15} \)
1 \( \frac{8}{24} \)

Solution

To subtract these fractions, first find the lowest common multiple of their denominators. The first few multiples of 6 are [6, 12, 18, 24, 30, 36, 42, 48, 54, 60] and the first few multiples of 8 are [8, 16, 24, 32, 40, 48, 56, 64, 72, 80]. The first few multiples they share are [24, 48, 72, 96] making 24 the smallest multiple 6 and 8 share.

Next, convert the fractions so each denominator equals the lowest common multiple:

\( \frac{8 x 4}{6 x 4} \) - \( \frac{6 x 3}{8 x 3} \)

\( \frac{32}{24} \) - \( \frac{18}{24} \)

Now, because the fractions share a common denominator, you can subtract them:

\( \frac{32 - 18}{24} \) = \( \frac{14}{24} \) = \(\frac{7}{12}\)