ASVAB Arithmetic Reasoning Practice Test 137516 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.27
Score 0% 65%

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1

5 members of a bridal party need transported to a wedding reception but there are only 2 2-passenger taxis available to take them. How many will need to find other transportation?

75% Answer Correctly
7
1
5
9

Solution

There are 2 2-passenger taxis available so that's 2 x 2 = 4 total seats. There are 5 people needing transportation leaving 5 - 4 = 1 who will have to find other transportation.


2

What is \( \frac{7}{5} \) - \( \frac{2}{9} \)?

61% Answer Correctly
1 \( \frac{3}{45} \)
2 \( \frac{9}{45} \)
1\(\frac{8}{45}\)
2 \( \frac{1}{6} \)

Solution

To subtract these fractions, first find the lowest common multiple of their denominators. The first few multiples of 5 are [5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50] and the first few multiples of 9 are [9, 18, 27, 36, 45, 54, 63, 72, 81, 90]. The first few multiples they share are [45, 90] making 45 the smallest multiple 5 and 9 share.

Next, convert the fractions so each denominator equals the lowest common multiple:

\( \frac{7 x 9}{5 x 9} \) - \( \frac{2 x 5}{9 x 5} \)

\( \frac{63}{45} \) - \( \frac{10}{45} \)

Now, because the fractions share a common denominator, you can subtract them:

\( \frac{63 - 10}{45} \) = \( \frac{53}{45} \) = 1\(\frac{8}{45}\)


3

4! = ?

84% Answer Correctly

5 x 4 x 3 x 2 x 1

3 x 2 x 1

4 x 3

4 x 3 x 2 x 1


Solution

A factorial has the form n! and is the product of the integer (n) and all the positive integers below it. For example, 5! = 5 x 4 x 3 x 2 x 1 = 120.


4

If the ratio of home fans to visiting fans in a crowd is 3:1 and all 35,000 seats in a stadium are filled, how many home fans are in attendance?

50% Answer Correctly
26,250
24,000
29,333
25,833

Solution

A ratio of 3:1 means that there are 3 home fans for every one visiting fan. So, of every 4 fans, 3 are home fans and \( \frac{3}{4} \) of every fan in the stadium is a home fan:

35,000 fans x \( \frac{3}{4} \) = \( \frac{105000}{4} \) = 26,250 fans.


5

\({b + c \over a} = {b \over a} + {c \over a}\) defines which of the following?

55% Answer Correctly

distributive property for multiplication

commutative property for multiplication

distributive property for division

commutative property for division


Solution

The distributive property for division helps in solving expressions like \({b + c \over a}\). It specifies that the result of dividing a fraction with multiple terms in the numerator and one term in the denominator can be obtained by dividing each term individually and then totaling the results: \({b + c \over a} = {b \over a} + {c \over a}\). For example, \({a^3 + 6a^2 \over a^2} = {a^3 \over a^2} + {6a^2 \over a^2} = a + 6\).