ASVAB Arithmetic Reasoning Practice Test 22537 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 2.63
Score 0% 53%

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1

What is \( 4 \)\( \sqrt{75} \) + \( 4 \)\( \sqrt{3} \)

35% Answer Correctly
8\( \sqrt{225} \)
8\( \sqrt{75} \)
16\( \sqrt{3} \)
24\( \sqrt{3} \)

Solution

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

4\( \sqrt{75} \) + 4\( \sqrt{3} \)
4\( \sqrt{25 \times 3} \) + 4\( \sqrt{3} \)
4\( \sqrt{5^2 \times 3} \) + 4\( \sqrt{3} \)
(4)(5)\( \sqrt{3} \) + 4\( \sqrt{3} \)
20\( \sqrt{3} \) + 4\( \sqrt{3} \)

Now that the radicands are identical, you can add them together:

20\( \sqrt{3} \) + 4\( \sqrt{3} \)
(20 + 4)\( \sqrt{3} \)
24\( \sqrt{3} \)


2

A sports card collection contains football, baseball, and basketball cards. If the ratio of football to baseball cards is 5 to 2 and the ratio of baseball to basketball cards is 5 to 1, what is the ratio of football to basketball cards?

53% Answer Correctly
5:8
1:2
25:2
9:6

Solution

The ratio of football cards to baseball cards is 5:2 and the ratio of baseball cards to basketball cards is 5:1. 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 25:10 and the ratio of baseball cards to basketball cards as 10:2. So, the ratio of football cards to basketball cards is football:baseball, baseball:basketball or 25:10, 10:2 which reduces to 25:2.


3

Solve for \( \frac{4!}{6!} \)

67% Answer Correctly
56
9
\( \frac{1}{30} \)
120

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:

\( \frac{4!}{6!} \)
\( \frac{4 \times 3 \times 2 \times 1}{6 \times 5 \times 4 \times 3 \times 2 \times 1} \)
\( \frac{1}{6 \times 5} \)
\( \frac{1}{30} \)


4

How many 2 gallon cans worth of fuel would you need to pour into an empty 12 gallon tank to fill it exactly halfway?

52% Answer Correctly
6
25
3
7

Solution

To fill a 12 gallon tank exactly halfway you'll need 6 gallons of fuel. Each fuel can holds 2 gallons so:

cans = \( \frac{6 \text{ gallons}}{2 \text{ gallons}} \) = 3


5

Christine scored 90% on her final exam. If each question was worth 3 points and there were 150 possible points on the exam, how many questions did Christine answer correctly?

57% Answer Correctly
45
34
51
48

Solution

Christine scored 90% on the test meaning she earned 90% of the possible points on the test. There were 150 possible points on the test so she earned 150 x 0.9 = 135 points. Each question is worth 3 points so she got \( \frac{135}{3} \) = 45 questions right.