ASVAB Arithmetic Reasoning Practice Test 595651 Results

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1

The __________ is the smallest positive integer that is a multiple of two or more integers.

56% Answer Correctly

absolute value

least common factor

greatest common factor

least common multiple


Solution

The least common multiple (LCM) is the smallest positive integer that is a multiple of two or more integers.


2

Which of the following statements about exponents is false?

47% Answer Correctly

b1 = b

b0 = 1

all of these are false

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).


3

What is \( \sqrt{\frac{81}{49}} \)?

70% Answer Correctly
\(\frac{3}{8}\)
1
1\(\frac{2}{7}\)
\(\frac{4}{5}\)

Solution

To take the square root of a fraction, break the fraction into two separate roots then calculate the square root of the numerator and denominator separately:

\( \sqrt{\frac{81}{49}} \)
\( \frac{\sqrt{81}}{\sqrt{49}} \)
\( \frac{\sqrt{9^2}}{\sqrt{7^2}} \)
\( \frac{9}{7} \)
1\(\frac{2}{7}\)


4

What is 8\( \sqrt{2} \) x 4\( \sqrt{7} \)?

41% Answer Correctly
12\( \sqrt{14} \)
32\( \sqrt{14} \)
32\( \sqrt{7} \)
32\( \sqrt{9} \)

Solution

To multiply terms with radicals, multiply the coefficients and radicands separately:

8\( \sqrt{2} \) x 4\( \sqrt{7} \)
(8 x 4)\( \sqrt{2 \times 7} \)
32\( \sqrt{14} \)


5

If \(\left|a\right| = 7\), which of the following best describes a?

67% Answer Correctly

none of these is correct

a = 7

a = 7 or a = -7

a = -7


Solution

The absolute value is the positive magnitude of a particular number or variable and is indicated by two vertical lines: \(\left|-5\right| = 5\). In the case of a variable absolute value (\(\left|a\right| = 5\)) the value of a can be either positive or negative (a = -5 or a = 5).