ASVAB Arithmetic Reasoning Practice Test 163633 Results

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1

What is the next number in this sequence: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, __________ ?

92% Answer Correctly
12
6
-3
15

Solution

The equation for this sequence is:

an = an-1 + 1

where n is the term's order in the sequence, an is the value of the term, and an-1 is the value of the term before an. This makes the next number:

a6 = a5 + 1
a6 = 5 + 1
a6 = 6


2

The __________ is the smallest positive integer that is a multiple of two or more integers.

56% Answer Correctly

greatest common factor

absolute value

least common factor

least common multiple


Solution

The least common multiple (LCM) is the smallest positive integer that is a multiple of two or more integers.


3

Which of the following is not a prime number?

65% Answer Correctly

2

9

5

7


Solution

A prime number is an integer greater than 1 that has no factors other than 1 and itself. Examples of prime numbers include 2, 3, 5, 7, and 11.


4

On average, the center for a basketball team hits 45% of his shots while a guard on the same team hits 50% of his shots. If the guard takes 30 shots during a game, how many shots will the center have to take to score as many points as the guard assuming each shot is worth the same number of points?

42% Answer Correctly
33
32
25
31

Solution
If the guard hits 50% of his shots and takes 30 shots he'll make:

guard shots made = shots taken x \( \frac{\text{% made}}{100} \) = 30 x \( \frac{50}{100} \) = \( \frac{50 x 30}{100} \) = \( \frac{1500}{100} \) = 15 shots

The center makes 45% of his shots so he'll have to take:

shots made = shots taken x \( \frac{\text{% made}}{100} \)
shots taken = \( \frac{\text{shots taken}}{\frac{\text{% made}}{100}} \)

to make as many shots as the guard. Plugging in values for the center gives us:

center shots taken = \( \frac{15}{\frac{45}{100}} \) = 15 x \( \frac{100}{45} \) = \( \frac{15 x 100}{45} \) = \( \frac{1500}{45} \) = 33 shots

to make the same number of shots as the guard and thus score the same number of points.


5

The total water usage for a city is 20,000 gallons each day. Of that total, 16% is for personal use and 43% is for industrial use. How many more gallons of water each day is consumed for industrial use over personal use?

58% Answer Correctly
13,600
1,800
5,400
7,350

Solution

43% of the water consumption is industrial use and 16% is personal use so (43% - 16%) = 27% more water is used for industrial purposes. 20,000 gallons are consumed daily so industry consumes \( \frac{27}{100} \) x 20,000 gallons = 5,400 gallons.