ASVAB Arithmetic Reasoning Practice Test 9550 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.39
Score 0% 68%

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1

Which of the following is not a prime number?

64% Answer Correctly

2

7

9

5


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.


2

15 members of a bridal party need transported to a wedding reception but there are only 4 3-passenger taxis available to take them. How many will need to find other transportation?

75% Answer Correctly
6
3
8
1

Solution

There are 4 3-passenger taxis available so that's 4 x 3 = 12 total seats. There are 15 people needing transportation leaving 15 - 12 = 3 who will have to find other transportation.


3

Which of these numbers is a factor of 32?

68% Answer Correctly
10
16
12
17

Solution

The factors of a number are all positive integers that divide evenly into the number. The factors of 32 are 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32.


4

What is -4a4 - 9a4?

71% Answer Correctly
13a-4
5a16
5a8
-13a4

Solution

To add or subtract terms with exponents, both the base and the exponent must be the same. In this case they are so subtract the coefficients and retain the base and exponent:

-4a4 - 9a4
(-4 - 9)a4
-13a4


5

Convert 6,077,000 to scientific notation.

62% Answer Correctly
6.077 x 10-6
6.077 x 106
0.608 x 107
60.77 x 105

Solution

A number in scientific notation has the format 0.000 x 10exponent. To convert to scientific notation, move the decimal point to the right or the left until the number is a decimal between 1 and 10. The exponent of the 10 is the number of places you moved the decimal point and is positive if you moved the decimal point to the left and negative if you moved it to the right:

6,077,000 in scientific notation is 6.077 x 106