ASVAB Arithmetic Reasoning Practice Test 261769 Results

Your Results Global Average
Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.12
Score 0% 62%

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1

Charlie loaned Jennifer $1,100 at an annual interest rate of 9%. If no payments are made, what is the total amount owed at the end of the first year?

71% Answer Correctly
$1,111
$1,166
$1,199
$1,133

Solution

The yearly interest charged on this loan is the annual interest rate multiplied by the amount borrowed:

interest = annual interest rate x loan amount

i = (\( \frac{6}{100} \)) x $1,100
i = 0.09 x $1,100

No payments were made so the total amount due is the original amount + the accumulated interest:

total = $1,100 + $99
total = $1,199


2

If all of a roofing company's 20 workers are required to staff 5 roofing crews, how many workers need to be added during the busy season in order to send 7 complete crews out on jobs?

55% Answer Correctly
3
14
4
8

Solution

In order to find how many additional workers are needed to staff the extra crews you first need to calculate how many workers are on a crew. There are 20 workers at the company now and that's enough to staff 5 crews so there are \( \frac{20}{5} \) = 4 workers on a crew. 7 crews are needed for the busy season which, at 4 workers per crew, means that the roofing company will need 7 x 4 = 28 total workers to staff the crews during the busy season. The company already employs 20 workers so they need to add 28 - 20 = 8 new staff for the busy season.


3

What is the distance in miles of a trip that takes 6 hours at an average speed of 25 miles per hour?

87% Answer Correctly
165 miles
150 miles
125 miles
280 miles

Solution

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

speed = \( \frac{\text{distance}}{\text{time}} \)

Solving for distance:

distance = \( \text{speed} \times \text{time} \)
distance = \( 25mph \times 6h \)
150 miles


4

What is \( \frac{-1x^7}{4x^2} \)?

60% Answer Correctly
-\(\frac{1}{4}\)x14
-\(\frac{1}{4}\)x-5
-4x5
-\(\frac{1}{4}\)x5

Solution

To divide terms with exponents, the base of both exponents must be the same. In this case they are so divide the coefficients and subtract the exponents:

\( \frac{-x^7}{4x^2} \)
\( \frac{-1}{4} \) x(7 - 2)
-\(\frac{1}{4}\)x5


5

What is 4\( \sqrt{2} \) x 3\( \sqrt{2} \)?

41% Answer Correctly
7\( \sqrt{2} \)
12\( \sqrt{4} \)
7\( \sqrt{4} \)
24

Solution

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

4\( \sqrt{2} \) x 3\( \sqrt{2} \)
(4 x 3)\( \sqrt{2 \times 2} \)
12\( \sqrt{4} \)

Now we need to simplify the radical:

12\( \sqrt{4} \)
12\( \sqrt{2^2} \)
(12)(2)
24