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ASVAB Math test| 80 questions with verified correct answers.
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- ASVAB MATH KNOWLEDGE
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ASVAB Math test| 80 questions with verified correct answers.
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ASVAB Math test 80 questions withverified correct answers
integer - answer any positive or negative whole number or zero, such as −6, 0, 27
factor - answer integers (whole numbers) that can be divided evenly into another integer, To
factor a number, you simply determine the numbers that you can divide into it.
composite number - answer a whole number that can be divided evenly by itself and by 1, as
well as by one or more other whole numbers
prime number - answer a whole number that can be divided evenly by itself and by 1 but not by
any other number
exponent - answer a shorthand method of indicating repeated multiplication, for example
15×15 can also be expressed as 15²
base - answer a number that's used as a factor at least two times-its a number raised to an
exponent. for example the base of 4³ is 4
square root - answer the number that, when multiplied by itself equals the original number, for
example the square root of 36 is 6, if you square 6 or multiply it by itself you produce 36
factorial - answer is represented by an exclamation point, you calculate a factorial by finding the
product of (multiplying) a whole number and all the whole numbers less than it down to 1, so 6
factorial is 6×5×4×3×2×1
reciprocal - answer the number by which another number can be multiplied to produce 1, if you
have a fraction its reciprocal is that fraction turned upside down
, sum - answer when you add two numbers together, you arrive at a
difference - answer when you subtract, all that remains is a
product - answer when you multiply, you come up with a
quotient - answer when you divide, you're left with a
order of operations step 1 - answer parentheses take precedence, you should do everything
contained in parentheses first
order of operations step 2 - answer exponents come next
order of operations step 3 - answer multiplication and division
order of operations step 4 - answer addition and subtraction are last
dividing a fraction - answer the same thing as multiplying it by the inverse (reciprocal) of that
number
to change a fraction into a decimal - answer divide the numerator by the denominator
to change a decimal into a percent - answer move the decimal point two spaces to the right and
add a percent sign, for example 0.6 becomes 60%
to change a percent to a decimal - answer drop the percent sign and move the decimal point
two places to the left, adding zeros as needed.
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