ASVAB Arithmetic Reasoning Practice Test 287438 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 2.81
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1

A tiger in a zoo has consumed 66 pounds of food in 6 days. If the tiger continues to eat at the same rate, in how many more days will its total food consumtion be 132 pounds?

56% Answer Correctly
10
11
2
6

Solution

If the tiger has consumed 66 pounds of food in 6 days that's \( \frac{66}{6} \) = 11 pounds of food per day. The tiger needs to consume 132 - 66 = 66 more pounds of food to reach 132 pounds total. At 11 pounds of food per day that's \( \frac{66}{11} \) = 6 more days.


2

A triathlon course includes a 500m swim, a 40.6km bike ride, and a 7.6km run. What is the total length of the race course?

69% Answer Correctly
63.4km
48.6km
48.7km
56.1km

Solution

To add these distances, they must share the same unit so first you need to first convert the swim distance from meters (m) to kilometers (km) before adding it to the bike and run distances which are already in km. To convert 500 meters to kilometers, divide the distance by 1000 to get 0.5km then add the remaining distances:

total distance = swim + bike + run
total distance = 0.5km + 40.6km + 7.6km
total distance = 48.7km


3

How many 2\(\frac{1}{2}\) gallon cans worth of fuel would you need to pour into an empty 25 gallon tank to fill it exactly halfway?

52% Answer Correctly
8
4
5
7

Solution

To fill a 25 gallon tank exactly halfway you'll need 12\(\frac{1}{2}\) gallons of fuel. Each fuel can holds 2\(\frac{1}{2}\) gallons so:

cans = \( \frac{12\frac{1}{2} \text{ gallons}}{2\frac{1}{2} \text{ gallons}} \) = 5


4

Which of the following statements about exponents is false?

47% Answer Correctly

b1 = b

b1 = 1

all of these are false

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 \( \frac{3}{8} \) + \( \frac{3}{10} \)?

59% Answer Correctly
2 \( \frac{1}{6} \)
\( \frac{4}{40} \)
\(\frac{27}{40}\)
\( \frac{7}{13} \)

Solution

To add these fractions, first find the lowest common multiple of their denominators. The first few multiples of 8 are [8, 16, 24, 32, 40, 48, 56, 64, 72, 80] and the first few multiples of 10 are [10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90]. The first few multiples they share are [40, 80] making 40 the smallest multiple 8 and 10 share.

Next, convert the fractions so each denominator equals the lowest common multiple:

\( \frac{3 x 5}{8 x 5} \) + \( \frac{3 x 4}{10 x 4} \)

\( \frac{15}{40} \) + \( \frac{12}{40} \)

Now, because the fractions share a common denominator, you can add them:

\( \frac{15 + 12}{40} \) = \( \frac{27}{40} \) = \(\frac{27}{40}\)