ASVAB Arithmetic Reasoning Practice Test 983839 Results

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Questions 5 5
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1

Convert b-3 to remove the negative exponent.

68% Answer Correctly
\( \frac{-3}{b} \)
\( \frac{3}{b} \)
\( \frac{-1}{b^{-3}} \)
\( \frac{1}{b^3} \)

Solution

To convert a negative exponent to a positive exponent, calculate the positive exponent then take the reciprocal.


2

What is the next number in this sequence: 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, __________ ?

92% Answer Correctly
34
36
28
44

Solution

The equation for this sequence is:

an = an-1 + 7

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 + 7
a6 = 29 + 7
a6 = 36


3

If the ratio of home fans to visiting fans in a crowd is 4:1 and all 36,000 seats in a stadium are filled, how many home fans are in attendance?

49% Answer Correctly
24,667
28,800
39,167
28,000

Solution

A ratio of 4:1 means that there are 4 home fans for every one visiting fan. So, of every 5 fans, 4 are home fans and \( \frac{4}{5} \) of every fan in the stadium is a home fan:

36,000 fans x \( \frac{4}{5} \) = \( \frac{144000}{5} \) = 28,800 fans.


4

This property states taht the order of addition or multiplication does not mater. For example, 2 + 5 and 5 + 2 are equivalent.

60% Answer Correctly

distributive

PEDMAS

commutative

associative


Solution

The commutative property states that, when adding or multiplying numbers, the order in which they're added or multiplied does not matter. For example, 3 + 4 and 4 + 3 give the same result, as do 3 x 4 and 4 x 3.


5

Solve for \( \frac{5!}{2!} \)

67% Answer Correctly
60
\( \frac{1}{3024} \)
\( \frac{1}{840} \)
\( \frac{1}{20} \)

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:

\( \frac{5!}{2!} \)
\( \frac{5 \times 4 \times 3 \times 2 \times 1}{2 \times 1} \)
\( \frac{5 \times 4 \times 3}{1} \)
\( 5 \times 4 \times 3 \)
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