ASVAB Arithmetic Reasoning Practice Test 205897 Results

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Correct 0 3.14
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1

The total water usage for a city is 10,000 gallons each day. Of that total, 24% is for personal use and 46% is for industrial use. How many more gallons of water each day is consumed for industrial use over personal use?

58% Answer Correctly
3,600
12,400
4,000
2,200

Solution

46% of the water consumption is industrial use and 24% is personal use so (46% - 24%) = 22% more water is used for industrial purposes. 10,000 gallons are consumed daily so industry consumes \( \frac{22}{100} \) x 10,000 gallons = 2,200 gallons.


2

How many 1\(\frac{1}{2}\) gallon cans worth of fuel would you need to pour into an empty 9 gallon tank to fill it exactly halfway?

52% Answer Correctly
5
3
6
3

Solution

To fill a 9 gallon tank exactly halfway you'll need 4\(\frac{1}{2}\) gallons of fuel. Each fuel can holds 1\(\frac{1}{2}\) gallons so:

cans = \( \frac{4\frac{1}{2} \text{ gallons}}{1\frac{1}{2} \text{ gallons}} \) = 3


3

Solve for \( \frac{3!}{6!} \)

67% Answer Correctly
120
\( \frac{1}{120} \)
\( \frac{1}{504} \)
\( \frac{1}{8} \)

Solution

A factorial is the product of an integer and all the positive integers below it. To solve a fraction featuring factorials, expand the factorials and cancel out like numbers:

\( \frac{3!}{6!} \)
\( \frac{3 \times 2 \times 1}{6 \times 5 \times 4 \times 3 \times 2 \times 1} \)
\( \frac{1}{6 \times 5 \times 4} \)
\( \frac{1}{120} \)


4

What is 3b4 - 6b4?

71% Answer Correctly
3b4
-3b4
9b-8
3b-4

Solution

To add or subtract terms with exponents, both the base and the exponent must be the same. In this case they are so subtract the coefficients and retain the base and exponent:

3b4 - 6b4
(3 - 6)b4
-3b4


5

What is -8b4 + 3b4?

66% Answer Correctly
-5b16
11b4
-5b4
-5b-8

Solution

To add or subtract terms with exponents, both the base and the exponent must be the same. In this case they are so add the coefficients and retain the base and exponent:

-8b4 + 3b4
(-8 + 3)b4
-5b4