ASVAB Arithmetic Reasoning Practice Test 311083 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 2.92
Score 0% 58%

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1

Which of the following is not a prime number?

65% Answer Correctly

2

7

9

5


Solution

A prime number is an integer greater than 1 that has no factors other than 1 and itself. Examples of prime numbers include 2, 3, 5, 7, and 11.


2

10 members of a bridal party need transported to a wedding reception but there are only 2 3-passenger taxis available to take them. How many will need to find other transportation?

75% Answer Correctly
7
9
4
6

Solution

There are 2 3-passenger taxis available so that's 2 x 3 = 6 total seats. There are 10 people needing transportation leaving 10 - 6 = 4 who will have to find other transportation.


3

If a rectangle is twice as long as it is wide and has a perimeter of 6 meters, what is the area of the rectangle?

47% Answer Correctly
8 m2
32 m2
98 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 6 meters so the equation becomes: 2w + 2h = 6.

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

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

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

w = 3 - 2w
3w = 3
w = \( \frac{3}{3} \)
w = 1

Since h = 2w that makes h = (2 x 1) = 2 and the area = h x w = 1 x 2 = 2 m2


4

A machine in a factory has an error rate of 8 parts per 100. The machine normally runs 24 hours a day and produces 9 parts per hour. Yesterday the machine was shut down for 6 hours for maintenance.

How many error-free parts did the machine produce yesterday?

49% Answer Correctly
149
85.5
113.1
135.4

Solution

The hourly error rate for this machine is the error rate in parts per 100 multiplied by the number of parts produced per hour:

\( \frac{8}{100} \) x 9 = \( \frac{8 \times 9}{100} \) = \( \frac{72}{100} \) = 0.72 errors per hour

So, in an average hour, the machine will produce 9 - 0.72 = 8.28 error free parts.

The machine ran for 24 - 6 = 18 hours yesterday so you would expect that 18 x 8.28 = 149 error free parts were produced yesterday.


5

If all of a roofing company's 20 workers are required to staff 5 roofing crews, how many workers need to be added during the busy season in order to send 10 complete crews out on jobs?

55% Answer Correctly
4
20
1
17

Solution

In order to find how many additional workers are needed to staff the extra crews you first need to calculate how many workers are on a crew. There are 20 workers at the company now and that's enough to staff 5 crews so there are \( \frac{20}{5} \) = 4 workers on a crew. 10 crews are needed for the busy season which, at 4 workers per crew, means that the roofing company will need 10 x 4 = 40 total workers to staff the crews during the busy season. The company already employs 20 workers so they need to add 40 - 20 = 20 new staff for the busy season.