ASVAB Arithmetic Reasoning Practice Test 251670 Results

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1

A tiger in a zoo has consumed 55 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 121 pounds?

56% Answer Correctly
3
6
9
8

Solution

If the tiger has consumed 55 pounds of food in 5 days that's \( \frac{55}{5} \) = 11 pounds of food per day. The tiger needs to consume 121 - 55 = 66 more pounds of food to reach 121 pounds total. At 11 pounds of food per day that's \( \frac{66}{11} \) = 6 more days.


2

If a rectangle is twice as long as it is wide and has a perimeter of 18 meters, what is the area of the rectangle?

47% Answer Correctly
18 m2
50 m2
32 m2
8 m2

Solution

The area of a rectangle is width (w) x height (h). In this problem we know that the rectangle is twice as long as it is wide so h = 2w. The perimeter of a rectangle is 2w + 2h and we know that the perimeter of this rectangle is 18 meters so the equation becomes: 2w + 2h = 18.

Putting these two equations together and solving for width (w):

2w + 2h = 18
w + h = \( \frac{18}{2} \)
w + h = 9
w = 9 - h

From the question we know that h = 2w so substituting 2w for h gives us:

w = 9 - 2w
3w = 9
w = \( \frac{9}{3} \)
w = 3

Since h = 2w that makes h = (2 x 3) = 6 and the area = h x w = 3 x 6 = 18 m2


3

Which of the following is an improper fraction?

70% Answer Correctly

\(1 {2 \over 5} \)

\({2 \over 5} \)

\({7 \over 5} \)

\({a \over 5} \)


Solution

A rational number (or fraction) is represented as a ratio between two integers, a and b, and has the form \({a \over b}\) where a is the numerator and b is the denominator. An improper fraction (\({5 \over 3} \)) has a numerator with a greater absolute value than the denominator and can be converted into a mixed number (\(1 {2 \over 3} \)) which has a whole number part and a fractional part.


4

Which of the following statements about exponents is false?

47% Answer Correctly

b1 = 1

all of these are false

b1 = b

b0 = 1


Solution

A number with an exponent (be) consists of a base (b) raised to a power (e). The exponent indicates the number of times that the base is multiplied by itself. A base with an exponent of 1 equals the base (b1 = b) and a base with an exponent of 0 equals 1 ( (b0 = 1).


5

What is \( \frac{18\sqrt{42}}{6\sqrt{6}} \)?

71% Answer Correctly
3 \( \sqrt{7} \)
\(\frac{1}{3}\) \( \sqrt{7} \)
\(\frac{1}{7}\) \( \sqrt{\frac{1}{3}} \)
\(\frac{1}{7}\) \( \sqrt{3} \)

Solution

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

\( \frac{18\sqrt{42}}{6\sqrt{6}} \)
\( \frac{18}{6} \) \( \sqrt{\frac{42}{6}} \)
3 \( \sqrt{7} \)