ASVAB Arithmetic Reasoning Practice Test 129054 Results

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1

How many hours does it take a car to travel 120 miles at an average speed of 60 miles per hour?

85% Answer Correctly
4 hours
2 hours
1 hour
8 hours

Solution

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

speed = \( \frac{\text{distance}}{\text{time}} \)

Solving for time:

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


2

What is \( \frac{21\sqrt{16}}{3\sqrt{4}} \)?

71% Answer Correctly
7 \( \sqrt{4} \)
4 \( \sqrt{\frac{1}{7}} \)
\(\frac{1}{7}\) \( \sqrt{\frac{1}{4}} \)
4 \( \sqrt{7} \)

Solution

To divide terms with radicals, divide the coefficients and radicands separately:

\( \frac{21\sqrt{16}}{3\sqrt{4}} \)
\( \frac{21}{3} \) \( \sqrt{\frac{16}{4}} \)
7 \( \sqrt{4} \)


3

If a mayor is elected with 75% of the votes cast and 67% of a town's 35,000 voters cast a vote, how many votes did the mayor receive?

49% Answer Correctly
20,402
15,243
16,650
17,588

Solution

If 67% of the town's 35,000 voters cast ballots the number of votes cast is:

(\( \frac{67}{100} \)) x 35,000 = \( \frac{2,345,000}{100} \) = 23,450

The mayor got 75% of the votes cast which is:

(\( \frac{75}{100} \)) x 23,450 = \( \frac{1,758,750}{100} \) = 17,588 votes.


4

In a class of 26 students, 12 are taking German and 13 are taking Spanish. Of the students studying German or Spanish, 8 are taking both courses. How many students are not enrolled in either course?

63% Answer Correctly
26
25
9
22

Solution

The number of students taking German or Spanish is 12 + 13 = 25. Of that group of 25, 8 are taking both languages so they've been counted twice (once in the German group and once in the Spanish group). Subtracting them out leaves 25 - 8 = 17 who are taking at least one language. 26 - 17 = 9 students who are not taking either language.


5

The total water usage for a city is 15,000 gallons each day. Of that total, 10% is for personal use and 44% is for industrial use. How many more gallons of water each day is consumed for industrial use over personal use?

58% Answer Correctly
5,100
12,000
8,700
2,000

Solution

44% of the water consumption is industrial use and 10% is personal use so (44% - 10%) = 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.