ASVAB Arithmetic Reasoning Practice Test 722614 Results

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1

Convert c-4 to remove the negative exponent.

68% Answer Correctly
\( \frac{1}{c^4} \)
\( \frac{4}{c} \)
\( \frac{-1}{-4c^{4}} \)
\( \frac{-1}{-4c} \)

Solution

To convert a negative exponent to a positive exponent, calculate the positive exponent then take the reciprocal.


2

If a mayor is elected with 76% of the votes cast and 37% of a town's 34,000 voters cast a vote, how many votes did the mayor receive?

49% Answer Correctly
10,064
9,561
7,925
7,171

Solution

If 37% of the town's 34,000 voters cast ballots the number of votes cast is:

(\( \frac{37}{100} \)) x 34,000 = \( \frac{1,258,000}{100} \) = 12,580

The mayor got 76% of the votes cast which is:

(\( \frac{76}{100} \)) x 12,580 = \( \frac{956,080}{100} \) = 9,561 votes.


3

What is 7b6 + 7b6?

66% Answer Correctly
14b6
14b-12
14b12
-6

Solution

To add or subtract terms with exponents, both the base and the exponent must be the same. In this case they are so add the coefficients and retain the base and exponent:

7b6 + 7b6
(7 + 7)b6
14b6


4

What is \( \sqrt{\frac{64}{25}} \)?

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

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:

\( \sqrt{\frac{64}{25}} \)
\( \frac{\sqrt{64}}{\sqrt{25}} \)
\( \frac{\sqrt{8^2}}{\sqrt{5^2}} \)
\( \frac{8}{5} \)
1\(\frac{3}{5}\)


5

Which of the following is a mixed number?

83% Answer Correctly

\(1 {2 \over 5} \)

\({a \over 5} \)

\({5 \over 7} \)

\({7 \over 5} \)


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.