ASVAB Arithmetic Reasoning Practice Test 276711 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.21
Score 0% 64%

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1

How many 7-passenger vans will it take to drive all 37 members of the football team to an away game?

81% Answer Correctly
8 vans
5 vans
10 vans
6 vans

Solution

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

vans = \( \frac{37}{7} \) = 5\(\frac{2}{7}\)

So, it will take 5 full vans and one partially full van to transport the entire team making a total of 6 vans.


2

What is \( 9 \)\( \sqrt{45} \) - \( 5 \)\( \sqrt{5} \)

39% Answer Correctly
4\( \sqrt{5} \)
22\( \sqrt{5} \)
4\( \sqrt{45} \)
4\( \sqrt{16} \)

Solution

To subtract these radicals together their radicands must be the same:

9\( \sqrt{45} \) - 5\( \sqrt{5} \)
9\( \sqrt{9 \times 5} \) - 5\( \sqrt{5} \)
9\( \sqrt{3^2 \times 5} \) - 5\( \sqrt{5} \)
(9)(3)\( \sqrt{5} \) - 5\( \sqrt{5} \)
27\( \sqrt{5} \) - 5\( \sqrt{5} \)

Now that the radicands are identical, you can subtract them:

27\( \sqrt{5} \) - 5\( \sqrt{5} \)
(27 - 5)\( \sqrt{5} \)
22\( \sqrt{5} \)


3

4! = ?

85% Answer Correctly

3 x 2 x 1

4 x 3 x 2 x 1

4 x 3

5 x 4 x 3 x 2 x 1


Solution

A factorial has the form n! and is the product of the integer (n) and all the positive integers below it. For example, 5! = 5 x 4 x 3 x 2 x 1 = 120.


4

The total water usage for a city is 30,000 gallons each day. Of that total, 10% is for personal use and 31% is for industrial use. How many more gallons of water each day is consumed for industrial use over personal use?

58% Answer Correctly
1,650
1,050
11,600
6,300

Solution

31% of the water consumption is industrial use and 10% is personal use so (31% - 10%) = 21% more water is used for industrial purposes. 30,000 gallons are consumed daily so industry consumes \( \frac{21}{100} \) x 30,000 gallons = 6,300 gallons.


5

A menswear store is having a sale: "Buy one shirt at full price and get another shirt for 40% off." If Damon buys two shirts, each with a regular price of $23, how much will he pay for both shirts?

57% Answer Correctly
$36.80
$26.45
$28.75
$33.35

Solution

By buying two shirts, Damon will save $23 x \( \frac{40}{100} \) = \( \frac{$23 x 40}{100} \) = \( \frac{$920}{100} \) = $9.20 on the second shirt.

So, his total cost will be
$23.00 + ($23.00 - $9.20)
$23.00 + $13.80
$36.80