ASVAB Arithmetic Reasoning Practice Test 246381 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.00
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1

What is \( \frac{3}{5} \) + \( \frac{5}{9} \)?

60% Answer Correctly
\( \frac{1}{4} \)
2 \( \frac{3}{8} \)
2 \( \frac{5}{12} \)
1\(\frac{7}{45}\)

Solution

To add these fractions, first find the lowest common multiple of their denominators. The first few multiples of 5 are [5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50] and the first few multiples of 9 are [9, 18, 27, 36, 45, 54, 63, 72, 81, 90]. The first few multiples they share are [45, 90] making 45 the smallest multiple 5 and 9 share.

Next, convert the fractions so each denominator equals the lowest common multiple:

\( \frac{3 x 9}{5 x 9} \) + \( \frac{5 x 5}{9 x 5} \)

\( \frac{27}{45} \) + \( \frac{25}{45} \)

Now, because the fractions share a common denominator, you can add them:

\( \frac{27 + 25}{45} \) = \( \frac{52}{45} \) = 1\(\frac{7}{45}\)


2

Betty scored 94% on her final exam. If each question was worth 4 points and there were 200 possible points on the exam, how many questions did Betty answer correctly?

57% Answer Correctly
33
47
43
58

Solution

Betty scored 94% on the test meaning she earned 94% of the possible points on the test. There were 200 possible points on the test so she earned 200 x 0.94 = 188 points. Each question is worth 4 points so she got \( \frac{188}{4} \) = 47 questions right.


3

Which of these numbers is a factor of 20?

68% Answer Correctly
12
22
1
24

Solution

The factors of a number are all positive integers that divide evenly into the number. The factors of 20 are 1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 20.


4

A tiger in a zoo has consumed 70 pounds of food in 5 days. If the tiger continues to eat at the same rate, in how many more days will its total food consumtion be 168 pounds?

56% Answer Correctly
7
12
5
1

Solution

If the tiger has consumed 70 pounds of food in 5 days that's \( \frac{70}{5} \) = 14 pounds of food per day. The tiger needs to consume 168 - 70 = 98 more pounds of food to reach 168 pounds total. At 14 pounds of food per day that's \( \frac{98}{14} \) = 7 more days.


5

The total water usage for a city is 20,000 gallons each day. Of that total, 14% is for personal use and 45% is for industrial use. How many more gallons of water each day is consumed for industrial use over personal use?

58% Answer Correctly
4,200
6,400
6,200
7,000

Solution

45% of the water consumption is industrial use and 14% is personal use so (45% - 14%) = 31% more water is used for industrial purposes. 20,000 gallons are consumed daily so industry consumes \( \frac{31}{100} \) x 20,000 gallons = 6,200 gallons.