ASVAB Arithmetic Reasoning Practice Test 770909 Results

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Questions 5 5
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1

Which of the following statements about exponents is false?

47% Answer Correctly

all of these are false

b0 = 1

b1 = 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).


2

Which of the following is not a prime number?

65% Answer Correctly

7

5

9

2


Solution

A prime number is an integer greater than 1 that has no factors other than 1 and itself. Examples of prime numbers include 2, 3, 5, 7, and 11.


3

In a class of 32 students, 12 are taking German and 13 are taking Spanish. Of the students studying German or Spanish, 6 are taking both courses. How many students are not enrolled in either course?

63% Answer Correctly
29
12
13
24

Solution

The number of students taking German or Spanish is 12 + 13 = 25. Of that group of 25, 6 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 25 - 6 = 19 who are taking at least one language. 32 - 19 = 13 students who are not taking either language.


4

A menswear store is having a sale: "Buy one shirt at full price and get another shirt for 10% off." If Charlie buys two shirts, each with a regular price of $30, how much money will he save?

70% Answer Correctly
$13.50
$3.00
$10.50
$7.50

Solution

By buying two shirts, Charlie will save $30 x \( \frac{10}{100} \) = \( \frac{$30 x 10}{100} \) = \( \frac{$300}{100} \) = $3.00 on the second shirt.


5

If a rectangle is twice as long as it is wide and has a perimeter of 48 meters, what is the area of the rectangle?

47% Answer Correctly
50 m2
128 m2
8 m2
2 m2

Solution

The area of a rectangle is width (w) x height (h). In this problem we know that the rectangle is twice as long as it is wide so h = 2w. The perimeter of a rectangle is 2w + 2h and we know that the perimeter of this rectangle is 48 meters so the equation becomes: 2w + 2h = 48.

Putting these two equations together and solving for width (w):

2w + 2h = 48
w + h = \( \frac{48}{2} \)
w + h = 24
w = 24 - h

From the question we know that h = 2w so substituting 2w for h gives us:

w = 24 - 2w
3w = 24
w = \( \frac{24}{3} \)
w = 8

Since h = 2w that makes h = (2 x 8) = 16 and the area = h x w = 8 x 16 = 128 m2