ASVAB Arithmetic Reasoning Practice Test 124069 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.51
Score 0% 70%

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1

The total water usage for a city is 15,000 gallons each day. Of that total, 28% is for personal use and 62% is for industrial use. How many more gallons of water each day is consumed for industrial use over personal use?

58% Answer Correctly
1,200
5,200
1,300
5,100

Solution

62% of the water consumption is industrial use and 28% is personal use so (62% - 28%) = 34% more water is used for industrial purposes. 15,000 gallons are consumed daily so industry consumes \( \frac{34}{100} \) x 15,000 gallons = 5,100 gallons.


2

Damon loaned Jennifer $400 at an annual interest rate of 3%. If no payments are made, what is the total amount owed at the end of the first year?

71% Answer Correctly
$432
$416
$408
$412

Solution

The yearly interest charged on this loan is the annual interest rate multiplied by the amount borrowed:

interest = annual interest rate x loan amount

i = (\( \frac{6}{100} \)) x $400
i = 0.03 x $400

No payments were made so the total amount due is the original amount + the accumulated interest:

total = $400 + $12
total = $412


3

If a car travels 120 miles in 2 hours, what is the average speed?

86% Answer Correctly
65 mph
70 mph
60 mph
20 mph

Solution

Average speed in miles per hour is the number of miles traveled divided by the number of hours:

speed = \( \frac{\text{distance}}{\text{time}} \)
speed = \( \frac{120mi}{2h} \)
60 mph


4

What is the least common multiple of 3 and 11?

73% Answer Correctly
33
1
26
28

Solution

The first few multiples of 3 are [3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, 24, 27, 30] and the first few multiples of 11 are [11, 22, 33, 44, 55, 66, 77, 88, 99]. The first few multiples they share are [33, 66, 99] making 33 the smallest multiple 3 and 11 have in common.


5

Simplify \( \sqrt{8} \)

62% Answer Correctly
5\( \sqrt{2} \)
2\( \sqrt{4} \)
2\( \sqrt{2} \)
6\( \sqrt{4} \)

Solution

To simplify a radical, factor out the perfect squares:

\( \sqrt{8} \)
\( \sqrt{4 \times 2} \)
\( \sqrt{2^2 \times 2} \)
2\( \sqrt{2} \)