ASVAB Arithmetic Reasoning Practice Test 713024 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 2.99
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1

Solve 2 + (4 + 3) ÷ 2 x 5 - 32

52% Answer Correctly
1\(\frac{1}{4}\)
10\(\frac{1}{2}\)
\(\frac{1}{3}\)
\(\frac{5}{8}\)

Solution

Use PEMDAS (Parentheses, Exponents, Multipy/Divide, Add/Subtract):

2 + (4 + 3) ÷ 2 x 5 - 32
P: 2 + (7) ÷ 2 x 5 - 32
E: 2 + 7 ÷ 2 x 5 - 9
MD: 2 + \( \frac{7}{2} \) x 5 - 9
MD: 2 + \( \frac{35}{2} \) - 9
AS: \( \frac{4}{2} \) + \( \frac{35}{2} \) - 9
AS: \( \frac{39}{2} \) - 9
AS: \( \frac{39 - 18}{2} \)
\( \frac{21}{2} \)
10\(\frac{1}{2}\)


2

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

67% Answer Correctly

a = 7 or a = -7

none of these is correct

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).


3

What is the next number in this sequence: 1, 9, 17, 25, 33, __________ ?

92% Answer Correctly
37
41
48
43

Solution

The equation for this sequence is:

an = an-1 + 8

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 + 8
a6 = 33 + 8
a6 = 41


4

On average, the center for a basketball team hits 50% of his shots while a guard on the same team hits 60% of his shots. If the guard takes 10 shots during a game, how many shots will the center have to take to score as many points as the guard assuming each shot is worth the same number of points?

42% Answer Correctly
12
13
22
17

Solution
If the guard hits 60% of his shots and takes 10 shots he'll make:

guard shots made = shots taken x \( \frac{\text{% made}}{100} \) = 10 x \( \frac{60}{100} \) = \( \frac{60 x 10}{100} \) = \( \frac{600}{100} \) = 6 shots

The center makes 50% of his shots so he'll have to take:

shots made = shots taken x \( \frac{\text{% made}}{100} \)
shots taken = \( \frac{\text{shots taken}}{\frac{\text{% made}}{100}} \)

to make as many shots as the guard. Plugging in values for the center gives us:

center shots taken = \( \frac{6}{\frac{50}{100}} \) = 6 x \( \frac{100}{50} \) = \( \frac{6 x 100}{50} \) = \( \frac{600}{50} \) = 12 shots

to make the same number of shots as the guard and thus score the same number of points.


5

Which of the following statements about exponents is false?

47% Answer Correctly

b1 = 1

all of these are false

b0 = 1

b1 = b


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).