ASVAB Arithmetic Reasoning Practice Test 94438 Results

Your Results Global Average
Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.30
Score 0% 66%

Review

1

What is (y2)3?

80% Answer Correctly
y6
y5
3y2
y-1

Solution

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

(y2)3
y(2 * 3)
y6


2

53% Answer Correctly
5.0
1
3.6
0.6

Solution


1


3

On average, the center for a basketball team hits 40% of his shots while a guard on the same team hits 60% of his shots. If the guard takes 10 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
15
13
24
16

Solution
If the guard hits 60% of his shots and takes 10 shots he'll make:

guard shots made = shots taken x \( \frac{\text{% made}}{100} \) = 10 x \( \frac{60}{100} \) = \( \frac{60 x 10}{100} \) = \( \frac{600}{100} \) = 6 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 = \( \frac{6}{\frac{40}{100}} \) = 6 x \( \frac{100}{40} \) = \( \frac{6 x 100}{40} \) = \( \frac{600}{40} \) = 15 shots

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


4

4! = ?

85% Answer Correctly

4 x 3

3 x 2 x 1

5 x 4 x 3 x 2 x 1

4 x 3 x 2 x 1


Solution

A factorial has the form n! and is the product of the integer (n) and all the positive integers below it. For example, 5! = 5 x 4 x 3 x 2 x 1 = 120.


5

If \(\left|a\right| = 7\), which of the following best describes a?

67% Answer Correctly

none of these is correct

a = -7

a = 7

a = 7 or a = -7


Solution

The absolute value is the positive magnitude of a particular number or variable and is indicated by two vertical lines: \(\left|-5\right| = 5\). In the case of a variable absolute value (\(\left|a\right| = 5\)) the value of a can be either positive or negative (a = -5 or a = 5).