ASVAB at MEPS
⫸What are whole numbers? Answer: all positive integers including
zero.
Examples - 0,1,2,3
⫸ What are integers? Answer: all positive and negative numbers
including zero.
Examples - 0, 1,2,3,
-1,-2,-3
⫸ What is a rational number? Answer: any number that can be written
as a fraction with integer numerator and denominator.
Example - 2/5, 0, 1, 4/3
⫸ What are irrational numbers? Answer: any number that is not a
rational number and that cannot be written as a fraction or as a non
repeating decimal.
Examples - Pi, 3.145,
⫸ What are real numbers? Answer: set of all rational and irrational
numbers.
Examples- -√7, -1/3, 0, 1, 3/4
, ⫸ What are Arithmetic operations? Answer: include finding the sum
(adding), finding the difference (subtracting), finding the product
(multiplying), and finding the quotient (dividing).
⫸ What are fractions? Answer: are composed of a numerator (top
number) and a denominator (bottom number)
⫸ What are proper fractions? Answer: numerator smaller than the
denominator. Examples- 1/2 and 7/8
⫸ What are improper fractions? Answer: numerator equal to or greater
than the denominator. Examples- 6/3 and 2/2
⫸ What are mixed fractions? Answer: combination of whole and
fractional numbers. Examples- 1 1/4 and 3 3/5
⫸ What is equivalent Factions? Answer: when two fractions identify the
same quantity and simplify equally. Examples - 1/2 and 2/4
⫸ How to simplify a fraction? Answer: by determining what number
will divide evenly into both the numerator and the denominator.
Example, with the fraction 4/8 four divides evenly into both 4 and 8
giving 4/8 ÷ 4/4 = 1/2.
⫸ How do you convert an improper fraction to a mixed fraction?
Answer: divide the numerator by the denominator to get a quotient of
⫸What are whole numbers? Answer: all positive integers including
zero.
Examples - 0,1,2,3
⫸ What are integers? Answer: all positive and negative numbers
including zero.
Examples - 0, 1,2,3,
-1,-2,-3
⫸ What is a rational number? Answer: any number that can be written
as a fraction with integer numerator and denominator.
Example - 2/5, 0, 1, 4/3
⫸ What are irrational numbers? Answer: any number that is not a
rational number and that cannot be written as a fraction or as a non
repeating decimal.
Examples - Pi, 3.145,
⫸ What are real numbers? Answer: set of all rational and irrational
numbers.
Examples- -√7, -1/3, 0, 1, 3/4
, ⫸ What are Arithmetic operations? Answer: include finding the sum
(adding), finding the difference (subtracting), finding the product
(multiplying), and finding the quotient (dividing).
⫸ What are fractions? Answer: are composed of a numerator (top
number) and a denominator (bottom number)
⫸ What are proper fractions? Answer: numerator smaller than the
denominator. Examples- 1/2 and 7/8
⫸ What are improper fractions? Answer: numerator equal to or greater
than the denominator. Examples- 6/3 and 2/2
⫸ What are mixed fractions? Answer: combination of whole and
fractional numbers. Examples- 1 1/4 and 3 3/5
⫸ What is equivalent Factions? Answer: when two fractions identify the
same quantity and simplify equally. Examples - 1/2 and 2/4
⫸ How to simplify a fraction? Answer: by determining what number
will divide evenly into both the numerator and the denominator.
Example, with the fraction 4/8 four divides evenly into both 4 and 8
giving 4/8 ÷ 4/4 = 1/2.
⫸ How do you convert an improper fraction to a mixed fraction?
Answer: divide the numerator by the denominator to get a quotient of
