Air Force asvab Actual Questions And Correct Detailed Verified Answers.

Composite number - correct answer A number with more than two factors Divided evenly by itself and 1 Prime number - correct answer A whole number that has exactly two factors, 1 and itself. Factorial - correct answer Represented by an exclamation point(!) Find the product(multiplying) a whole number and all the whole numbers less than it, down to 1. Example: (6!) is 6x5x4x3x2x1=720 Adding and Subtracting Fractions - correct answer · Least common multiple to make denominators the same •do the same to the top, that you did to the bottom · Add together numerators, while keeping the denominators the same · Simplify if needed Example: 3/5 + 3/10 •multiple is 2: 5x2=10 •common denominator is 10 (3/10+3/10) •multiply 3x2=6 (3/10+6/10) •the numerators 3+6=9 Answer: 9/10 Multiplying Fractions - correct answer 1. Multiply the numerators. 2. Multiply the denominators. 3. Simplify if needed Example: 2/4x4/6= 8/24 8 divided by 4=2 24 divided by 4=6 Answer: 2/6 Dividing Fractions - correct answer Invert (reciprocal) the second fraction and multiply Example: 1/3 divided by 2 1/3 multiplied by 1/2 Answer: 1/6 Converting Improper Fractions to Mixed Numbers - correct answer divide the numerator by the denominator. 7/2, ask "how many times can 7 go into 2 evenly?" answer is 3. "how much is left over?" 1. the remainder the the numerator of the fractional portion of the mixed number and the denominator KEEP DENOMINATOR SAME Answer: 3 1/2 Converting a Whole number into a fraction - correct answer Multiply the whole number by the denominator and add the numerator KEEP DENOMINATOR SAME 7 2/3 7•3=21 21/3 Add 21+2 Answer: 23/3 Adding and subtracting decimals - correct answer Line up the decimal points and proceed as usual Multiplying Decimals - correct answer 1. Multiple numbers as if whole numbers. 2. Then count total number of decimal places in the factors and add them (Ex: 2.2 and 2.33 has three total decimal places) 3. Add the total number of Decimal places to product, counting left to right (Ex: 22*233 = 5126 -- 5.126 final answer) Showing comparisons with ratios - correct answer 2:1 would be $2 for every $1 Same as 2/1 Divide the two numbers If you drive 240 miles and refill the tank with 15 gals of gas, the ratio=240:15 240 miles divided by 15 gals=16 miles per gallon