ASVAB Arithmetic Reasoning Practice Test 308718 Results

Your Results Global Average
Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.39
Score 0% 68%

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1

A sports card collection contains football, baseball, and basketball cards. If the ratio of football to baseball cards is 7 to 2 and the ratio of baseball to basketball cards is 7 to 1, what is the ratio of football to basketball cards?

53% Answer Correctly
7:8
49:2
7:2
9:4

Solution

The ratio of football cards to baseball cards is 7:2 and the ratio of baseball cards to basketball cards is 7:1. To solve this problem, we need the baseball card side of each ratio to be equal so we need to rewrite the ratios in terms of a common number of baseball cards. (Think of this like finding the common denominator when adding fractions.) The ratio of football to baseball cards can also be written as 49:14 and the ratio of baseball cards to basketball cards as 14:2. So, the ratio of football cards to basketball cards is football:baseball, baseball:basketball or 49:14, 14:2 which reduces to 49:2.


2

Find the average of the following numbers: 16, 10, 15, 11.

74% Answer Correctly
10
14
13
8

Solution

To find the average of these 4 numbers add them together then divide by 4:

\( \frac{16 + 10 + 15 + 11}{4} \) = \( \frac{52}{4} \) = 13


3

What is the next number in this sequence: 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, __________ ?

92% Answer Correctly
36
28
45
40

Solution

The equation for this sequence is:

an = an-1 + 7

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 + 7
a6 = 29 + 7
a6 = 36


4

What is \( \frac{3}{6} \) ÷ \( \frac{2}{5} \)?

68% Answer Correctly
\(\frac{3}{35}\)
1\(\frac{1}{4}\)
\(\frac{1}{36}\)
\(\frac{1}{4}\)

Solution

To divide fractions, invert the second fraction and then multiply:

\( \frac{3}{6} \) ÷ \( \frac{2}{5} \) = \( \frac{3}{6} \) x \( \frac{5}{2} \)

To multiply fractions, multiply the numerators together and then multiply the denominators together:

\( \frac{3}{6} \) x \( \frac{5}{2} \) = \( \frac{3 x 5}{6 x 2} \) = \( \frac{15}{12} \) = 1\(\frac{1}{4}\)


5

A circular logo is enlarged to fit the lid of a jar. The new diameter is 40% larger than the original. By what percentage has the area of the logo increased?

51% Answer Correctly
37\(\frac{1}{2}\)%
20%
35%
25%

Solution

The area of a circle is given by the formula A = πr2 where r is the radius of the circle. The radius of a circle is its diameter divided by two so A = π(\( \frac{d}{2} \))2. If the diameter of the logo increases by 40% the radius (and, consequently, the total area) increases by \( \frac{40\text{%}}{2} \) = 20%