ASVAB Arithmetic Reasoning Practice Test 817417 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.12
Score 0% 62%

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1

Which of the following is not a prime number?

64% Answer Correctly

9

7

5

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.


2

Solve for \( \frac{6!}{4!} \)

66% Answer Correctly
30
\( \frac{1}{120} \)
\( \frac{1}{336} \)
1680

Solution

A factorial is the product of an integer and all the positive integers below it. To solve a fraction featuring factorials, expand the factorials and cancel out like numbers:

\( \frac{6!}{4!} \)
\( \frac{6 \times 5 \times 4 \times 3 \times 2 \times 1}{4 \times 3 \times 2 \times 1} \)
\( \frac{6 \times 5}{1} \)
\( 6 \times 5 \)
30


3

What is the next number in this sequence: 1, 5, 13, 25, 41, __________ ?

68% Answer Correctly
59
58
57
61

Solution

The equation for this sequence is:

an = an-1 + 4(n - 1)

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 + 4(6 - 1)
a6 = 41 + 4(5)
a6 = 61


4

Solve 4 + (2 + 5) ÷ 4 x 3 - 32

52% Answer Correctly
\(\frac{8}{9}\)
3
\(\frac{1}{4}\)
1\(\frac{1}{3}\)

Solution

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

4 + (2 + 5) ÷ 4 x 3 - 32
P: 4 + (7) ÷ 4 x 3 - 32
E: 4 + 7 ÷ 4 x 3 - 9
MD: 4 + \( \frac{7}{4} \) x 3 - 9
MD: 4 + \( \frac{21}{4} \) - 9
AS: \( \frac{16}{4} \) + \( \frac{21}{4} \) - 9
AS: \( \frac{37}{4} \) - 9
AS: \( \frac{37 - 36}{4} \)
\( \frac{1}{4} \)
\(\frac{1}{4}\)


5

What is \( \frac{8}{4} \) - \( \frac{2}{12} \)?

61% Answer Correctly
2 \( \frac{8}{12} \)
1 \( \frac{2}{12} \)
\( \frac{6}{15} \)
1\(\frac{5}{6}\)

Solution

To subtract these fractions, first find the lowest common multiple of their denominators. The first few multiples of 4 are [4, 8, 12, 16, 20, 24, 28, 32, 36, 40] and the first few multiples of 12 are [12, 24, 36, 48, 60, 72, 84, 96]. The first few multiples they share are [12, 24, 36, 48, 60] making 12 the smallest multiple 4 and 12 share.

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

\( \frac{8 x 3}{4 x 3} \) - \( \frac{2 x 1}{12 x 1} \)

\( \frac{24}{12} \) - \( \frac{2}{12} \)

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

\( \frac{24 - 2}{12} \) = \( \frac{22}{12} \) = 1\(\frac{5}{6}\)