ASVAB Arithmetic Reasoning Practice Test 192437 Results

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Questions 5 5
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1

How many 7-passenger vans will it take to drive all 94 members of the football team to an away game?

81% Answer Correctly
7 vans
14 vans
4 vans
3 vans

Solution

Calculate the number of vans needed by dividing the number of people that need transported by the capacity of one van:

vans = \( \frac{94}{7} \) = 13\(\frac{3}{7}\)

So, it will take 13 full vans and one partially full van to transport the entire team making a total of 14 vans.


2

What is \( \frac{14\sqrt{35}}{2\sqrt{5}} \)?

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

Solution

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

\( \frac{14\sqrt{35}}{2\sqrt{5}} \)
\( \frac{14}{2} \) \( \sqrt{\frac{35}{5}} \)
7 \( \sqrt{7} \)


3

If \( \left|y - 4\right| \) + 5 = -3, which of these is a possible value for y?

62% Answer Correctly
-14
-1
7
12

Solution

First, solve for \( \left|y - 4\right| \):

\( \left|y - 4\right| \) + 5 = -3
\( \left|y - 4\right| \) = -3 - 5
\( \left|y - 4\right| \) = -8

The value inside the absolute value brackets can be either positive or negative so (y - 4) must equal - 8 or --8 for \( \left|y - 4\right| \) to equal -8:

y - 4 = -8
y = -8 + 4
y = -4
y - 4 = 8
y = 8 + 4
y = 12

So, y = 12 or y = -4.


4

A menswear store is having a sale: "Buy one shirt at full price and get another shirt for 20% off." If Damon buys two shirts, each with a regular price of $16, how much will he pay for both shirts?

57% Answer Correctly
$12.80
$28.80
$20.80
$20.00

Solution

By buying two shirts, Damon will save $16 x \( \frac{20}{100} \) = \( \frac{$16 x 20}{100} \) = \( \frac{$320}{100} \) = $3.20 on the second shirt.

So, his total cost will be
$16.00 + ($16.00 - $3.20)
$16.00 + $12.80
$28.80


5

A sports card collection contains football, baseball, and basketball cards. If the ratio of football to baseball cards is 3 to 2 and the ratio of baseball to basketball cards is 3 to 1, what is the ratio of football to basketball cards?

53% Answer Correctly
9:2
5:8
1:8
5:2

Solution

The ratio of football cards to baseball cards is 3:2 and the ratio of baseball cards to basketball cards is 3:1. To solve this problem, we need the baseball card side of each ratio to be equal so we need to rewrite the ratios in terms of a common number of baseball cards. (Think of this like finding the common denominator when adding fractions.) The ratio of football to baseball cards can also be written as 9:6 and the ratio of baseball cards to basketball cards as 6:2. So, the ratio of football cards to basketball cards is football:baseball, baseball:basketball or 9:6, 6:2 which reduces to 9:2.