ASVAB Arithmetic Reasoning Practice Test 655688 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.29
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1

Which of the following is an improper fraction?

70% Answer Correctly

\({a \over 5} \)

\(1 {2 \over 5} \)

\({7 \over 5} \)

\({2 \over 5} \)


Solution

A rational number (or fraction) is represented as a ratio between two integers, a and b, and has the form \({a \over b}\) where a is the numerator and b is the denominator. An improper fraction (\({5 \over 3} \)) has a numerator with a greater absolute value than the denominator and can be converted into a mixed number (\(1 {2 \over 3} \)) which has a whole number part and a fractional part.


2

Which of the following statements about exponents is false?

47% Answer Correctly

b1 = b

b1 = 1

all of these are false

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).


3

What is the next number in this sequence: 1, 3, 7, 13, 21, __________ ?

69% Answer Correctly
34
33
29
31

Solution

The equation for this sequence is:

an = an-1 + 2(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 + 2(6 - 1)
a6 = 21 + 2(5)
a6 = 31


4

The __________ is the greatest factor that divides two integers.

67% Answer Correctly

greatest common multiple

absolute value

least common multiple

greatest common factor


Solution

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


5

What is the greatest common factor of 36 and 36?

77% Answer Correctly
28
36
34
29

Solution

The factors of 36 are [1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 18, 36] and the factors of 36 are [1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 18, 36]. They share 9 factors [1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 18, 36] making 36 the greatest factor 36 and 36 have in common.