SASVAB

Student Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery

 WHAT IS THE SASVAB?
• Test used to identify whether a student is qualified to enlist into a branch of the U.S.
Military.
• Used to determine which military jobs (MOS) a student is best suited for.
• Scores affect the type of military job or enlistment bonuses a student is eligible for.
 SECTIONS OF SASVAB
• Mathematics Knowledge (MK)
• Arithmetic Reasoning (AR)
• Word Knowledge (WK)
• Paragraph Comprehension (PC)
• General Science (GS)
• Electronics Information (EI)
• Auto Information (AI)
• Shop Information (SI)
• Mechancial Comprehension (MC)
• Assembling Objects (AO)
 HOW SCORES ARE EVALUATED
• Scores are represented as percentiles in the range 1 to 99.
• Score indicate how a student’s score compared to a reference group of test takers.
• For example, if a student scores a 65, their score is higher than 65% of test takers in the
reference sample group.
• Army requirements
• 31
• 21-30 for FLRI or 09M program
• 09M only available right now to Grads
 MATHEMATICS KNOWLEDGE
• Tests knowledge of algebra, geometry, fractions and percentages.
• 25 questions
• No calculators
 FRACTIONS
Numerator 1
Demonator 3 means 1 divided by 3 or 0.333
 REDUCING FRACTIONS
• Sometimes fractions can be reduced if the numerator and denominator have a common
factor
• For example: 2 can be reduced to 1 because the common factor of 2
4 2
 EXERCISES
REDUCE THE FOLLOWING FRACTIONS

1. 10 2. 25 3. 60 4. 60
20 45 15 3
 CONVERT FRACTIONS TO
DECIMALS
• Use a place value table to convert these fractions into decimals
UNITS TENTHS HUNDREDTHS THOUSANDTHS
1

• 0.7

• 0.45
 CONVERT FRACTIONS TO
DECIMALS
• If the denominator is not 10,100, or 1000
• Change denominator by using equivalent fractions
• = 0.5
• = 0.16
 EXERCISES
• Convert the following fractions to decimals

1. 2. 3.
 VARIABLE EQUATIONS
• Solving for x or other variables will be the majority of the questions
• For example:
• Solve for x: x + 25 = 33
• Must know inverse operations
• Whatever you do to one side of the equation you must do on the other side
• Inverse of addition is subtraction
• Inverse of subtraction is addition
• Inverse of multiplication is division
• Inverse of division is multiplication
 EQUATIONS WITH ADDITION
1. x + 9 = 3 2. j + (-3) = 1 + (+3)
-9 -9 - (-3) - (-3)
x = -6 j= 4
check: -6 + 9 = ? check: 4 + (-3) = ?
3=3 1=1

3. g + 4 = -12 4. c + 5 = 0
-4 -4 -5 -5
g = -16 c= -5
check: -16 + 4 = ? check: - 5 + 5 = ?
-12 = -12  0 =0
 EQUATIONS WITH SUBTRACTION
1. f – 3 = - 5
+ 3 +2.3 n – 18 = 2 + 18 +18
f = -2 n = 20
check: -2 – 3 = ? check: 20 – 18 = ?
-5 = -5  2=2

3. g –
+88 =+-2
8 + 11 +11
4. m – 11 = 1
g=6 m = 12
check: 6 – 8 = ? check: 12 – 11 = ?
-2 = -2  1=1
 EQUATIONS WITH
MULTIPLICATION
1. 3a = -18
3 32. -4n = -32 -4 -4
a = -6 n=8
Check: 3 (-6) = ? Check: -4 (8) = ?
-18 = -18  -32 = -32 

3. 5m
5 = -45
5 -3 -3
4. -3x = 3
m = -9 x = -1
Check: 5 (-9) = ? Check: -3 (-1) = ?
-45 = -45  3=3
 EQUATIONS WITH DIVISION
b x
1. (3) 6(3)
6 2.(-4) = 9 (-4)
9
3 4
b = 18 x = -36
Check: Check:

6=6 9=9

3.(-5) x=  4. k
- 2(-5)
2 (-8) = 1(-8)
1
5 8
x = 10 k = -8
10 8
Check: = ? ? Check: ?
5 8
-2 = -2  1 = 1
 EXERCISES
Solve for x:

1. 4x = 16

2.

3. 2x + 7 = 15

4. 4x2 + 3 =103 Challenge

 VARIABLES
• Some questions will give you what variables are and ask you to solve the question
• For example if x is 4 what is 4x?
• Pull in what the variable is equal to and solve
• Remember PEMDAS

Example: If x =4 and y =3 what is

 VOCABULARY
• 35 words to answer in 11 minutes
• Questions ask for synonyms
• Will be worded like small most nearly means
 ALOOF
• Distant
 ANNUL
• Cancel
 ATTRIBUTE
• Credit
 AVENGE
• Get even
 BAN
• Exclude
 BECKON
• Signal
 BOYCOTT
• Withholding business
 CHRONIC
• Prolonged
 CLERICAL
• Administrative
 COMPILE
• Gather
 COMPULSION
• Irrestible feeling
 CONDENSE
• Shorten
 CONSPICIOUS
• Noticeable
 CONTROVERSY
• Disagreement
 CONVENE
• Gather