ASVAB Arithmetic Reasoning Practice Test 208082 Results

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1

The total water usage for a city is 5,000 gallons each day. Of that total, 30% is for personal use and 62% is for industrial use. How many more gallons of water each day is consumed for industrial use over personal use?

58% Answer Correctly
9,900
4,800
1,600
500

Solution

62% of the water consumption is industrial use and 30% is personal use so (62% - 30%) = 32% more water is used for industrial purposes. 5,000 gallons are consumed daily so industry consumes \( \frac{32}{100} \) x 5,000 gallons = 1,600 gallons.


2

What is \( \frac{20\sqrt{35}}{4\sqrt{5}} \)?

71% Answer Correctly
5 \( \sqrt{7} \)
\(\frac{1}{7}\) \( \sqrt{5} \)
7 \( \sqrt{\frac{1}{5}} \)
\(\frac{1}{5}\) \( \sqrt{7} \)

Solution

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

\( \frac{20\sqrt{35}}{4\sqrt{5}} \)
\( \frac{20}{4} \) \( \sqrt{\frac{35}{5}} \)
5 \( \sqrt{7} \)


3

Solve for \( \frac{5!}{4!} \)

66% Answer Correctly
336
3024
5
\( \frac{1}{210} \)

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:

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


4

What is the next number in this sequence: 1, 9, 17, 25, 33, __________ ?

92% Answer Correctly
41
49
45
38

Solution

The equation for this sequence is:

an = an-1 + 8

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 + 8
a6 = 33 + 8
a6 = 41


5

A menswear store is having a sale: "Buy one shirt at full price and get another shirt for 15% off." If Monty buys two shirts, each with a regular price of $13, how much will he pay for both shirts?

57% Answer Correctly
$1.95
$24.05
$18.20
$14.95

Solution

By buying two shirts, Monty will save $13 x \( \frac{15}{100} \) = \( \frac{$13 x 15}{100} \) = \( \frac{$195}{100} \) = $1.95 on the second shirt.

So, his total cost will be
$13.00 + ($13.00 - $1.95)
$13.00 + $11.05
$24.05