ASVAB Arithmetic Reasoning Practice Test 252144 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.86
Score 0% 77%

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1

What is the next number in this sequence: 1, 10, 19, 28, 37, __________ ?

92% Answer Correctly
46
49
44
39

Solution

The equation for this sequence is:

an = an-1 + 9

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 + 9
a6 = 37 + 9
a6 = 46


2

Which of the following is an improper fraction?

70% Answer Correctly

\({7 \over 5} \)

\({a \over 5} \)

\({2 \over 5} \)

\(1 {2 \over 5} \)


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.


3

If \(\left|a\right| = 7\), which of the following best describes a?

67% Answer Correctly

a = -7

a = 7

a = 7 or a = -7

none of these is correct


Solution

The absolute value is the positive magnitude of a particular number or variable and is indicated by two vertical lines: \(\left|-5\right| = 5\). In the case of a variable absolute value (\(\left|a\right| = 5\)) the value of a can be either positive or negative (a = -5 or a = 5).


4

Find the average of the following numbers: 15, 11, 14, 12.

74% Answer Correctly
13
12
15
18

Solution

To find the average of these 4 numbers add them together then divide by 4:

\( \frac{15 + 11 + 14 + 12}{4} \) = \( \frac{52}{4} \) = 13


5

If a car travels 150 miles in 5 hours, what is the average speed?

86% Answer Correctly
60 mph
70 mph
50 mph
30 mph

Solution

Average speed in miles per hour is the number of miles traveled divided by the number of hours:

speed = \( \frac{\text{distance}}{\text{time}} \)
speed = \( \frac{150mi}{5h} \)
30 mph