ASVAB Arithmetic Reasoning Practice Test 519363 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.15
Score 0% 63%

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1

Which of the following statements about exponents is false?

47% Answer Correctly

all of these are false

b1 = 1

b1 = b

b0 = 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).


2

Which of these numbers is a factor of 36?

68% Answer Correctly
4
25
7
32

Solution

The factors of a number are all positive integers that divide evenly into the number. The factors of 36 are 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 18, 36.


3

Alex loaned Alex $400 at an annual interest rate of 5%. If no payments are made, what is the interest owed on this loan at the end of the first year?

74% Answer Correctly
$20
$14
$12
$9

Solution

The yearly interest charged on this loan is the annual interest rate multiplied by the amount borrowed:

interest = annual interest rate x loan amount

i = (\( \frac{6}{100} \)) x $400
i = 0.05 x $400
i = $20


4

If \( \left|b + 9\right| \) + 5 = -4, which of these is a possible value for b?

62% Answer Correctly
6
-18
-13
-11

Solution

First, solve for \( \left|b + 9\right| \):

\( \left|b + 9\right| \) + 5 = -4
\( \left|b + 9\right| \) = -4 - 5
\( \left|b + 9\right| \) = -9

The value inside the absolute value brackets can be either positive or negative so (b + 9) must equal - 9 or --9 for \( \left|b + 9\right| \) to equal -9:

b + 9 = -9
b = -9 - 9
b = -18
b + 9 = 9
b = 9 - 9
b = 0

So, b = 0 or b = -18.


5

What is the next number in this sequence: 1, 4, 10, 19, 31, __________ ?

68% Answer Correctly
40
48
55
46

Solution

The equation for this sequence is:

an = an-1 + 3(n - 1)

where n is the term's order in the sequence, an is the value of the term, and an-1 is the value of the term before an. This makes the next number:

a6 = a5 + 3(6 - 1)
a6 = 31 + 3(5)
a6 = 46