ASVAB Arithmetic Reasoning Practice Test 182726 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 2.89
Score 0% 58%

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1

52% Answer Correctly
1.6
2.7
0.4
1

Solution


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2

The total water usage for a city is 45,000 gallons each day. Of that total, 19% is for personal use and 42% is for industrial use. How many more gallons of water each day is consumed for industrial use over personal use?

58% Answer Correctly
9,800
10,350
14,850
3,200

Solution

42% of the water consumption is industrial use and 19% is personal use so (42% - 19%) = 23% more water is used for industrial purposes. 45,000 gallons are consumed daily so industry consumes \( \frac{23}{100} \) x 45,000 gallons = 10,350 gallons.


3

If a mayor is elected with 76% of the votes cast and 89% of a town's 37,000 voters cast a vote, how many votes did the mayor receive?

49% Answer Correctly
24,368
17,782
29,308
25,027

Solution

If 89% of the town's 37,000 voters cast ballots the number of votes cast is:

(\( \frac{89}{100} \)) x 37,000 = \( \frac{3,293,000}{100} \) = 32,930

The mayor got 76% of the votes cast which is:

(\( \frac{76}{100} \)) x 32,930 = \( \frac{2,502,680}{100} \) = 25,027 votes.


4

What is the next number in this sequence: 1, 4, 10, 19, 31, __________ ?

69% Answer Correctly
50
46
49
55

Solution

The equation for this sequence is:

an = an-1 + 3(n - 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 + 3(6 - 1)
a6 = 31 + 3(5)
a6 = 46


5

What is \( \frac{4c^9}{5c^3} \)?

60% Answer Correctly
\(\frac{4}{5}\)c12
1\(\frac{1}{4}\)c-6
\(\frac{4}{5}\)c6
1\(\frac{1}{4}\)c6

Solution

To divide terms with exponents, the base of both exponents must be the same. In this case they are so divide the coefficients and subtract the exponents:

\( \frac{4c^9}{5c^3} \)
\( \frac{4}{5} \) c(9 - 3)
\(\frac{4}{5}\)c6