ASVAB Arithmetic Reasoning Practice Test 887488 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.07
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1

What is \( 7 \)\( \sqrt{112} \) - \( 9 \)\( \sqrt{7} \)

39% Answer Correctly
63\( \sqrt{16} \)
63\( \sqrt{112} \)
63\( \sqrt{7} \)
19\( \sqrt{7} \)

Solution

To subtract these radicals together their radicands must be the same:

7\( \sqrt{112} \) - 9\( \sqrt{7} \)
7\( \sqrt{16 \times 7} \) - 9\( \sqrt{7} \)
7\( \sqrt{4^2 \times 7} \) - 9\( \sqrt{7} \)
(7)(4)\( \sqrt{7} \) - 9\( \sqrt{7} \)
28\( \sqrt{7} \) - 9\( \sqrt{7} \)

Now that the radicands are identical, you can subtract them:

28\( \sqrt{7} \) - 9\( \sqrt{7} \)
(28 - 9)\( \sqrt{7} \)
19\( \sqrt{7} \)


2

What is (b2)2?

80% Answer Correctly
64
b4
2b2
b0

Solution

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

(b2)2
b(2 * 2)
b4


3

What is \( \frac{2}{8} \) x \( \frac{2}{8} \)?

72% Answer Correctly
\(\frac{4}{49}\)
\(\frac{1}{24}\)
\(\frac{1}{10}\)
\(\frac{1}{16}\)

Solution

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

\( \frac{2}{8} \) x \( \frac{2}{8} \) = \( \frac{2 x 2}{8 x 8} \) = \( \frac{4}{64} \) = \(\frac{1}{16}\)


4

On average, the center for a basketball team hits 35% of his shots while a guard on the same team hits 50% of his shots. If the guard takes 15 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
28
20
15
26

Solution
If the guard hits 50% of his shots and takes 15 shots he'll make:

guard shots made = shots taken x \( \frac{\text{% made}}{100} \) = 15 x \( \frac{50}{100} \) = \( \frac{50 x 15}{100} \) = \( \frac{750}{100} \) = 7 shots

The center makes 35% 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 = \( \frac{7}{\frac{35}{100}} \) = 7 x \( \frac{100}{35} \) = \( \frac{7 x 100}{35} \) = \( \frac{700}{35} \) = 20 shots

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


5

Which of the following is an improper fraction?

70% Answer Correctly

\({7 \over 5} \)

\(1 {2 \over 5} \)

\({a \over 5} \)

\({2 \over 5} \)


Solution

A rational number (or fraction) is represented as a ratio between two integers, a and b, and has the form \({a \over b}\) where a is the numerator and b is the denominator. An improper fraction (\({5 \over 3} \)) has a numerator with a greater absolute value than the denominator and can be converted into a mixed number (\(1 {2 \over 3} \)) which has a whole number part and a fractional part.