ASVAB Arithmetic Reasoning Practice Test 30124 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.53
Score 0% 71%

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1

What is the distance in miles of a trip that takes 4 hours at an average speed of 15 miles per hour?

87% Answer Correctly
60 miles
110 miles
400 miles
225 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 = \( 15mph \times 4h \)
60 miles


2

Simplify \( \sqrt{48} \)

62% Answer Correctly
2\( \sqrt{6} \)
4\( \sqrt{3} \)
9\( \sqrt{3} \)
7\( \sqrt{6} \)

Solution

To simplify a radical, factor out the perfect squares:

\( \sqrt{48} \)
\( \sqrt{16 \times 3} \)
\( \sqrt{4^2 \times 3} \)
4\( \sqrt{3} \)


3

The total water usage for a city is 35,000 gallons each day. Of that total, 19% is for personal use and 30% is for industrial use. How many more gallons of water each day is consumed for industrial use over personal use?

58% Answer Correctly
6,000
9,450
650
3,850

Solution

30% of the water consumption is industrial use and 19% is personal use so (30% - 19%) = 11% more water is used for industrial purposes. 35,000 gallons are consumed daily so industry consumes \( \frac{11}{100} \) x 35,000 gallons = 3,850 gallons.


4

Simplify \( \frac{32}{72} \).

77% Answer Correctly
\( \frac{4}{9} \)
\( \frac{9}{16} \)
\( \frac{6}{17} \)
\( \frac{1}{2} \)

Solution

To simplify this fraction, first find the greatest common factor between them. The factors of 32 are [1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32] and the factors of 72 are [1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 12, 18, 24, 36, 72]. They share 4 factors [1, 2, 4, 8] making 8 their greatest common factor (GCF).

Next, divide both numerator and denominator by the GCF:

\( \frac{32}{72} \) = \( \frac{\frac{32}{8}}{\frac{72}{8}} \) = \( \frac{4}{9} \)


5

Convert c-2 to remove the negative exponent.

67% Answer Correctly
\( \frac{-1}{c^{-2}} \)
\( \frac{2}{c} \)
\( \frac{1}{c^{-2}} \)
\( \frac{1}{c^2} \)

Solution

To convert a negative exponent to a positive exponent, calculate the positive exponent then take the reciprocal.