ASVAB Arithmetic Reasoning Practice Test 725637 Results

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1

What is \( \frac{1}{9} \) x \( \frac{2}{6} \)?

72% Answer Correctly
\(\frac{2}{9}\)
\(\frac{2}{7}\)
\(\frac{4}{45}\)
\(\frac{1}{27}\)

Solution

To multiply fractions, multiply the numerators together and then multiply the denominators together:

\( \frac{1}{9} \) x \( \frac{2}{6} \) = \( \frac{1 x 2}{9 x 6} \) = \( \frac{2}{54} \) = \(\frac{1}{27}\)


2

What is \( \frac{5}{6} \) - \( \frac{2}{14} \)?

61% Answer Correctly
\(\frac{29}{42}\)
\( \frac{3}{9} \)
2 \( \frac{5}{42} \)
1 \( \frac{8}{12} \)

Solution

To subtract these fractions, first find the lowest common multiple of their denominators. The first few multiples of 6 are [6, 12, 18, 24, 30, 36, 42, 48, 54, 60] and the first few multiples of 14 are [14, 28, 42, 56, 70, 84, 98]. The first few multiples they share are [42, 84] making 42 the smallest multiple 6 and 14 share.

Next, convert the fractions so each denominator equals the lowest common multiple:

\( \frac{5 x 7}{6 x 7} \) - \( \frac{2 x 3}{14 x 3} \)

\( \frac{35}{42} \) - \( \frac{6}{42} \)

Now, because the fractions share a common denominator, you can subtract them:

\( \frac{35 - 6}{42} \) = \( \frac{29}{42} \) = \(\frac{29}{42}\)


3

Which of the following is not an integer?

77% Answer Correctly

\({1 \over 2}\)

1

0

-1


Solution

An integer is any whole number, including zero. An integer can be either positive or negative. Examples include -77, -1, 0, 55, 119.


4

\({b + c \over a} = {b \over a} + {c \over a}\) defines which of the following?

55% Answer Correctly

commutative property for division

distributive property for multiplication

distributive property for division

commutative property for multiplication


Solution

The distributive property for division helps in solving expressions like \({b + c \over a}\). It specifies that the result of dividing a fraction with multiple terms in the numerator and one term in the denominator can be obtained by dividing each term individually and then totaling the results: \({b + c \over a} = {b \over a} + {c \over a}\). For example, \({a^3 + 6a^2 \over a^2} = {a^3 \over a^2} + {6a^2 \over a^2} = a + 6\).


5

Which of the following statements about exponents is false?

47% Answer Correctly

b1 = b

b1 = 1

b0 = 1

all of these are false


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).