ASVAB Arithmetic Reasoning Practice Test 879474 Results

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1

Convert z-2 to remove the negative exponent.

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

Solution

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


2

The __________ is the greatest factor that divides two integers.

67% Answer Correctly

greatest common multiple

greatest common factor

least common multiple

absolute value


Solution

The greatest common factor (GCF) is the greatest factor that divides two integers.


3

What is \( \frac{-5y^9}{8y^3} \)?

60% Answer Correctly
-\(\frac{5}{8}\)y3
-1\(\frac{3}{5}\)y6
-\(\frac{5}{8}\)y6
-1\(\frac{3}{5}\)y-6

Solution

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

\( \frac{-5y^9}{8y^3} \)
\( \frac{-5}{8} \) y(9 - 3)
-\(\frac{5}{8}\)y6


4

Which of the following is not a prime number?

65% Answer Correctly

9

2

5

7


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.


5

On average, the center for a basketball team hits 40% of his shots while a guard on the same team hits 55% of his shots. If the guard takes 30 shots during a game, how many shots will the center have to take to score as many points as the guard assuming each shot is worth the same number of points?

42% Answer Correctly
50
40
34
29

Solution
If the guard hits 55% of his shots and takes 30 shots he'll make:

guard shots made = shots taken x \( \frac{\text{% made}}{100} \) = 30 x \( \frac{55}{100} \) = \( \frac{55 x 30}{100} \) = \( \frac{1650}{100} \) = 16 shots

The center makes 40% of his shots so he'll have to take:

shots made = shots taken x \( \frac{\text{% made}}{100} \)
shots taken = \( \frac{\text{shots taken}}{\frac{\text{% made}}{100}} \)

to make as many shots as the guard. Plugging in values for the center gives us:

center shots taken = \( \frac{16}{\frac{40}{100}} \) = 16 x \( \frac{100}{40} \) = \( \frac{16 x 100}{40} \) = \( \frac{1600}{40} \) = 40 shots

to make the same number of shots as the guard and thus score the same number of points.