ASVAB Arithmetic Reasoning Practice Test 201016 Results

Your Results Global Average
Questions 5 5
Correct 0 2.72
Score 0% 54%

Review

1

How many 1\(\frac{1}{2}\) gallon cans worth of fuel would you need to pour into an empty 6 gallon tank to fill it exactly halfway?

52% Answer Correctly
3
6
2
4

Solution

To fill a 6 gallon tank exactly halfway you'll need 3 gallons of fuel. Each fuel can holds 1\(\frac{1}{2}\) gallons so:

cans = \( \frac{3 \text{ gallons}}{1\frac{1}{2} \text{ gallons}} \) = 2


2

What is \( \frac{-1c^7}{8c^2} \)?

60% Answer Correctly
-\(\frac{1}{8}\)c3\(\frac{1}{2}\)
-\(\frac{1}{8}\)c5
-\(\frac{1}{8}\)c-5
-8c9

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:

\( \frac{-c^7}{8c^2} \)
\( \frac{-1}{8} \) c(7 - 2)
-\(\frac{1}{8}\)c5


3

What is 3\( \sqrt{9} \) x 7\( \sqrt{5} \)?

41% Answer Correctly
21\( \sqrt{5} \)
21\( \sqrt{14} \)
63\( \sqrt{5} \)
21\( \sqrt{9} \)

Solution

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

3\( \sqrt{9} \) x 7\( \sqrt{5} \)
(3 x 7)\( \sqrt{9 \times 5} \)
21\( \sqrt{45} \)

Now we need to simplify the radical:

21\( \sqrt{45} \)
21\( \sqrt{5 \times 9} \)
21\( \sqrt{5 \times 3^2} \)
(21)(3)\( \sqrt{5} \)
63\( \sqrt{5} \)


4

Simplify \( \sqrt{8} \)

62% Answer Correctly
2\( \sqrt{4} \)
9\( \sqrt{2} \)
4\( \sqrt{4} \)
2\( \sqrt{2} \)

Solution

To simplify a radical, factor out the perfect squares:

\( \sqrt{8} \)
\( \sqrt{4 \times 2} \)
\( \sqrt{2^2 \times 2} \)
2\( \sqrt{2} \)


5

The total water usage for a city is 20,000 gallons each day. Of that total, 17% is for personal use and 40% is for industrial use. How many more gallons of water each day is consumed for industrial use over personal use?

58% Answer Correctly
4,600
2,500
5,100
2,400

Solution

40% of the water consumption is industrial use and 17% is personal use so (40% - 17%) = 23% more water is used for industrial purposes. 20,000 gallons are consumed daily so industry consumes \( \frac{23}{100} \) x 20,000 gallons = 4,600 gallons.