ASVAB Arithmetic Reasoning Practice Test 857596 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.35
Score 0% 67%

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1

What is (y5)4?

80% Answer Correctly
y
5y4
y-1
y20

Solution

To raise a term with an exponent to another exponent, retain the base and multiply the exponents:

(y5)4
y(5 * 4)
y20


2

A menswear store is having a sale: "Buy one shirt at full price and get another shirt for 5% off." If Roger buys two shirts, each with a regular price of $50, how much money will he save?

70% Answer Correctly
$10.00
$12.50
$5.00
$2.50

Solution

By buying two shirts, Roger will save $50 x \( \frac{5}{100} \) = \( \frac{$50 x 5}{100} \) = \( \frac{$250}{100} \) = $2.50 on the second shirt.


3

What is 4b6 x b7?

75% Answer Correctly
4b13
5b42
4b
5b7

Solution

To multiply terms with exponents, the base of both exponents must be the same. In this case they are so multiply the coefficients and add the exponents:

4b6 x b7
(4 x 1)b(6 + 7)
4b13


4

Convert x-2 to remove the negative exponent.

68% Answer Correctly
\( \frac{1}{x^{-2}} \)
\( \frac{1}{x^2} \)
\( \frac{-1}{-2x} \)
\( \frac{-2}{x} \)

Solution

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


5

Which of the following statements about exponents is false?

47% Answer Correctly

b1 = 1

b1 = b

all of these are false

b0 = 1


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).