ASVAB Arithmetic Reasoning Practice Test 895123 Results

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Questions 5 5
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1

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

70% Answer Correctly
1\(\frac{2}{5}\)
2\(\frac{2}{3}\)
1\(\frac{1}{2}\)
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\(\frac{1}{2}\)


2

Which of the following statements about exponents is false?

47% Answer Correctly

b1 = b

b1 = 1

b0 = 1

all of these are false


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).


3

What is the next number in this sequence: 1, 4, 10, 19, 31, __________ ?

69% Answer Correctly
39
54
46
44

Solution

The equation for this sequence is:

an = an-1 + 3(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 + 3(6 - 1)
a6 = 31 + 3(5)
a6 = 46


4

Which of the following is a mixed number?

82% Answer Correctly

\(1 {2 \over 5} \)

\({a \over 5} \)

\({7 \over 5} \)

\({5 \over 7} \)


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.


5

Damon loaned April $100 at an annual interest rate of 8%. If no payments are made, what is the total amount owed at the end of the first year?

71% Answer Correctly
$109
$104
$106
$108

Solution

The yearly interest charged on this loan is the annual interest rate multiplied by the amount borrowed:

interest = annual interest rate x loan amount

i = (\( \frac{6}{100} \)) x $100
i = 0.08 x $100

No payments were made so the total amount due is the original amount + the accumulated interest:

total = $100 + $8
total = $108