ASVAB Arithmetic Reasoning Practice Test 670007 Results

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1

What is \( 9 \)\( \sqrt{45} \) + \( 9 \)\( \sqrt{5} \)

35% Answer Correctly
18\( \sqrt{5} \)
18\( \sqrt{225} \)
81\( \sqrt{45} \)
36\( \sqrt{5} \)

Solution

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

9\( \sqrt{45} \) + 9\( \sqrt{5} \)
9\( \sqrt{9 \times 5} \) + 9\( \sqrt{5} \)
9\( \sqrt{3^2 \times 5} \) + 9\( \sqrt{5} \)
(9)(3)\( \sqrt{5} \) + 9\( \sqrt{5} \)
27\( \sqrt{5} \) + 9\( \sqrt{5} \)

Now that the radicands are identical, you can add them together:

27\( \sqrt{5} \) + 9\( \sqrt{5} \)
(27 + 9)\( \sqrt{5} \)
36\( \sqrt{5} \)


2

Simplify \( \frac{28}{60} \).

77% Answer Correctly
\( \frac{7}{15} \)
\( \frac{5}{8} \)
\( \frac{4}{7} \)
\( \frac{1}{2} \)

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 60 are [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10, 12, 15, 20, 30, 60]. They share 3 factors [1, 2, 4] making 4 their greatest common factor (GCF).

Next, divide both numerator and denominator by the GCF:

\( \frac{28}{60} \) = \( \frac{\frac{28}{4}}{\frac{60}{4}} \) = \( \frac{7}{15} \)


3

Which of the following is an improper fraction?

70% Answer Correctly

\({a \over 5} \)

\({7 \over 5} \)

\(1 {2 \over 5} \)

\({2 \over 5} \)


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.


4

A bread recipe calls for 2 cups of flour. If you only have \(\frac{1}{8}\) cup, how much more flour is needed?

62% Answer Correctly
1\(\frac{7}{8}\) cups
\(\frac{1}{2}\) cups
2\(\frac{3}{8}\) cups
3\(\frac{5}{8}\) cups

Solution

The amount of flour you need is (2 - \(\frac{1}{8}\)) cups. Rewrite the quantities so they share a common denominator and subtract:

(\( \frac{16}{8} \) - \( \frac{1}{8} \)) cups
\( \frac{15}{8} \) cups
1\(\frac{7}{8}\) cups


5

In a class of 26 students, 13 are taking German and 14 are taking Spanish. Of the students studying German or Spanish, 8 are taking both courses. How many students are not enrolled in either course?

63% Answer Correctly
25
17
7
16

Solution

The number of students taking German or Spanish is 13 + 14 = 27. Of that group of 27, 8 are taking both languages so they've been counted twice (once in the German group and once in the Spanish group). Subtracting them out leaves 27 - 8 = 19 who are taking at least one language. 26 - 19 = 7 students who are not taking either language.