ASVAB Arithmetic Reasoning Practice Test 273990 Results

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1

If a rectangle is twice as long as it is wide and has a perimeter of 48 meters, what is the area of the rectangle?

47% Answer Correctly
32 m2
8 m2
128 m2
72 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 48 meters so the equation becomes: 2w + 2h = 48.

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

2w + 2h = 48
w + h = \( \frac{48}{2} \)
w + h = 24
w = 24 - h

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

w = 24 - 2w
3w = 24
w = \( \frac{24}{3} \)
w = 8

Since h = 2w that makes h = (2 x 8) = 16 and the area = h x w = 8 x 16 = 128 m2


2

How many 15-passenger vans will it take to drive all 49 members of the football team to an away game?

81% Answer Correctly
14 vans
6 vans
4 vans
9 vans

Solution

Calculate the number of vans needed by dividing the number of people that need transported by the capacity of one van:

vans = \( \frac{49}{15} \) = 3\(\frac{4}{15}\)

So, it will take 3 full vans and one partially full van to transport the entire team making a total of 4 vans.


3

Simplify \( \sqrt{175} \)

62% Answer Correctly
8\( \sqrt{14} \)
5\( \sqrt{7} \)
3\( \sqrt{7} \)
6\( \sqrt{14} \)

Solution

To simplify a radical, factor out the perfect squares:

\( \sqrt{175} \)
\( \sqrt{25 \times 7} \)
\( \sqrt{5^2 \times 7} \)
5\( \sqrt{7} \)


4

A menswear store is having a sale: "Buy one shirt at full price and get another shirt for 30% off." If Ezra buys two shirts, each with a regular price of $14, how much money will he save?

70% Answer Correctly
$2.80
$4.20
$4.90
$6.30

Solution

By buying two shirts, Ezra will save $14 x \( \frac{30}{100} \) = \( \frac{$14 x 30}{100} \) = \( \frac{$420}{100} \) = $4.20 on the second shirt.


5

What is the next number in this sequence: 1, 5, 13, 25, 41, __________ ?

69% Answer Correctly
61
56
64
70

Solution

The equation for this sequence is:

an = an-1 + 4(n - 1)

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 + 4(6 - 1)
a6 = 41 + 4(5)
a6 = 61