ASVAB Arithmetic Reasoning Practice Test 885094 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.44
Score 0% 69%

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1

What is \( \frac{3}{6} \) - \( \frac{3}{8} \)?

61% Answer Correctly
\( \frac{1}{10} \)
2 \( \frac{7}{24} \)
\(\frac{1}{8}\)
1 \( \frac{9}{17} \)

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 8 are [8, 16, 24, 32, 40, 48, 56, 64, 72, 80]. The first few multiples they share are [24, 48, 72, 96] making 24 the smallest multiple 6 and 8 share.

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

\( \frac{3 x 4}{6 x 4} \) - \( \frac{3 x 3}{8 x 3} \)

\( \frac{12}{24} \) - \( \frac{9}{24} \)

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

\( \frac{12 - 9}{24} \) = \( \frac{3}{24} \) = \(\frac{1}{8}\)


2

What is \( \sqrt{\frac{9}{4}} \)?

70% Answer Correctly
1\(\frac{1}{4}\)
1\(\frac{1}{2}\)
1
1\(\frac{3}{4}\)

Solution

To take the square root of a fraction, break the fraction into two separate roots then calculate the square root of the numerator and denominator separately:

\( \sqrt{\frac{9}{4}} \)
\( \frac{\sqrt{9}}{\sqrt{4}} \)
\( \frac{\sqrt{3^2}}{\sqrt{2^2}} \)
\( \frac{3}{2} \)
1\(\frac{1}{2}\)


3

Solve for \( \frac{2!}{4!} \)

67% Answer Correctly
210
\( \frac{1}{30} \)
20
\( \frac{1}{12} \)

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:

\( \frac{2!}{4!} \)
\( \frac{2 \times 1}{4 \times 3 \times 2 \times 1} \)
\( \frac{1}{4 \times 3} \)
\( \frac{1}{12} \)


4

What is \( \frac{3}{7} \) ÷ \( \frac{2}{7} \)?

68% Answer Correctly
\(\frac{3}{16}\)
1\(\frac{1}{2}\)
\(\frac{3}{56}\)
\(\frac{4}{27}\)

Solution

To divide fractions, invert the second fraction and then multiply:

\( \frac{3}{7} \) ÷ \( \frac{2}{7} \) = \( \frac{3}{7} \) x \( \frac{7}{2} \)

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

\( \frac{3}{7} \) x \( \frac{7}{2} \) = \( \frac{3 x 7}{7 x 2} \) = \( \frac{21}{14} \) = 1\(\frac{1}{2}\)


5

Which of the following is not an integer?

77% Answer Correctly

\({1 \over 2}\)

0

1

-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.