ASVAB Arithmetic Reasoning Practice Test 119134 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.25
Score 0% 65%

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1

What is (x4)4?

80% Answer Correctly
x8
x16
x0
4x4

Solution

To raise a term with an exponent to another exponent, retain the base and multiply the exponents:

(x4)4
x(4 * 4)
x16


2

18 members of a bridal party need transported to a wedding reception but there are only 4 4-passenger taxis available to take them. How many will need to find other transportation?

75% Answer Correctly
8
2
5
4

Solution

There are 4 4-passenger taxis available so that's 4 x 4 = 16 total seats. There are 18 people needing transportation leaving 18 - 16 = 2 who will have to find other transportation.


3

What is the least common multiple of 8 and 16?

73% Answer Correctly
37
78
4
16

Solution

The first few multiples of 8 are [8, 16, 24, 32, 40, 48, 56, 64, 72, 80] and the first few multiples of 16 are [16, 32, 48, 64, 80, 96]. The first few multiples they share are [16, 32, 48, 64, 80] making 16 the smallest multiple 8 and 16 have in common.


4

If a rectangle is twice as long as it is wide and has a perimeter of 12 meters, what is the area of the rectangle?

47% Answer Correctly
8 m2
50 m2
18 m2
162 m2

Solution

The area of a rectangle is width (w) x height (h). In this problem we know that the rectangle is twice as long as it is wide so h = 2w. The perimeter of a rectangle is 2w + 2h and we know that the perimeter of this rectangle is 12 meters so the equation becomes: 2w + 2h = 12.

Putting these two equations together and solving for width (w):

2w + 2h = 12
w + h = \( \frac{12}{2} \)
w + h = 6
w = 6 - h

From the question we know that h = 2w so substituting 2w for h gives us:

w = 6 - 2w
3w = 6
w = \( \frac{6}{3} \)
w = 2

Since h = 2w that makes h = (2 x 2) = 4 and the area = h x w = 2 x 4 = 8 m2


5

A machine in a factory has an error rate of 5 parts per 100. The machine normally runs 24 hours a day and produces 8 parts per hour. Yesterday the machine was shut down for 5 hours for maintenance.

How many error-free parts did the machine produce yesterday?

48% Answer Correctly
179.6
144.4
132.3
153.6

Solution

The hourly error rate for this machine is the error rate in parts per 100 multiplied by the number of parts produced per hour:

\( \frac{5}{100} \) x 8 = \( \frac{5 \times 8}{100} \) = \( \frac{40}{100} \) = 0.4 errors per hour

So, in an average hour, the machine will produce 8 - 0.4 = 7.6 error free parts.

The machine ran for 24 - 5 = 19 hours yesterday so you would expect that 19 x 7.6 = 144.4 error free parts were produced yesterday.