ASVAB Arithmetic Reasoning Practice Test 201842 Results

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Questions 5 5
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1

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?

49% Answer Correctly
22,000
31,667
39,167
26,250

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.


2

A circular logo is enlarged to fit the lid of a jar. The new diameter is 50% larger than the original. By what percentage has the area of the logo increased?

51% Answer Correctly
35%
15%
17\(\frac{1}{2}\)%
25%

Solution

The area of a circle is given by the formula A = πr2 where r is the radius of the circle. The radius of a circle is its diameter divided by two so A = π(\( \frac{d}{2} \))2. If the diameter of the logo increases by 50% the radius (and, consequently, the total area) increases by \( \frac{50\text{%}}{2} \) = 25%


3

What is \( 8 \)\( \sqrt{27} \) - \( 7 \)\( \sqrt{3} \)

39% Answer Correctly
17\( \sqrt{3} \)
56\( \sqrt{3} \)
\( \sqrt{81} \)
56\( \sqrt{9} \)

Solution

To subtract these radicals together their radicands must be the same:

8\( \sqrt{27} \) - 7\( \sqrt{3} \)
8\( \sqrt{9 \times 3} \) - 7\( \sqrt{3} \)
8\( \sqrt{3^2 \times 3} \) - 7\( \sqrt{3} \)
(8)(3)\( \sqrt{3} \) - 7\( \sqrt{3} \)
24\( \sqrt{3} \) - 7\( \sqrt{3} \)

Now that the radicands are identical, you can subtract them:

24\( \sqrt{3} \) - 7\( \sqrt{3} \)
(24 - 7)\( \sqrt{3} \)
17\( \sqrt{3} \)


4

The __________ is the greatest factor that divides two integers.

67% Answer Correctly

absolute value

greatest common factor

least common multiple

greatest common multiple


Solution

The greatest common factor (GCF) is the greatest factor that divides two integers.


5

How many 9-passenger vans will it take to drive all 49 members of the football team to an away game?

81% Answer Correctly
4 vans
6 vans
8 vans
11 vans

Solution

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

vans = \( \frac{49}{9} \) = 5\(\frac{4}{9}\)

So, it will take 5 full vans and one partially full van to transport the entire team making a total of 6 vans.