ASVAB Arithmetic Reasoning Practice Test 301512 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.26
Score 0% 65%

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1

In a class of 37 students, 14 are taking German and 15 are taking Spanish. Of the students studying German or Spanish, 7 are taking both courses. How many students are not enrolled in either course?

63% Answer Correctly
15
22
33
19

Solution

The number of students taking German or Spanish is 14 + 15 = 29. Of that group of 29, 7 are taking both languages so they've been counted twice (once in the German group and once in the Spanish group). Subtracting them out leaves 29 - 7 = 22 who are taking at least one language. 37 - 22 = 15 students who are not taking either language.


2

If a mayor is elected with 56% of the votes cast and 47% of a town's 13,000 voters cast a vote, how many votes did the mayor receive?

49% Answer Correctly
3,972
4,155
3,544
3,422

Solution

If 47% of the town's 13,000 voters cast ballots the number of votes cast is:

(\( \frac{47}{100} \)) x 13,000 = \( \frac{611,000}{100} \) = 6,110

The mayor got 56% of the votes cast which is:

(\( \frac{56}{100} \)) x 6,110 = \( \frac{342,160}{100} \) = 3,422 votes.


3

If a rectangle is twice as long as it is wide and has a perimeter of 36 meters, what is the area of the rectangle?

47% Answer Correctly
72 m2
32 m2
162 m2
2 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 36 meters so the equation becomes: 2w + 2h = 36.

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

2w + 2h = 36
w + h = \( \frac{36}{2} \)
w + h = 18
w = 18 - h

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

w = 18 - 2w
3w = 18
w = \( \frac{18}{3} \)
w = 6

Since h = 2w that makes h = (2 x 6) = 12 and the area = h x w = 6 x 12 = 72 m2


4

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

86% Answer Correctly
320 miles
360 miles
150 miles
330 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


5

What is (z2)3?

79% Answer Correctly
z6
z5
z-1
3z2

Solution

To raise a term with an exponent to another exponent, retain the base and multiply the exponents:

(z2)3
z(2 * 3)
z6