ASVAB Arithmetic Reasoning Practice Test 34722 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.01
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1

How many 13-passenger vans will it take to drive all 31 members of the football team to an away game?

81% Answer Correctly
8 vans
5 vans
15 vans
3 vans

Solution

Calculate the number of vans needed by dividing the number of people that need transported by the capacity of one van:

vans = \( \frac{31}{13} \) = 2\(\frac{5}{13}\)

So, it will take 2 full vans and one partially full van to transport the entire team making a total of 3 vans.


2

Which of the following statements about exponents is false?

47% Answer Correctly

b1 = 1

all of these are false

b0 = 1

b1 = b


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).


3

In a class of 22 students, 8 are taking German and 9 are taking Spanish. Of the students studying German or Spanish, 2 are taking both courses. How many students are not enrolled in either course?

63% Answer Correctly
18
7
22
12

Solution

The number of students taking German or Spanish is 8 + 9 = 17. Of that group of 17, 2 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 17 - 2 = 15 who are taking at least one language. 22 - 15 = 7 students who are not taking either language.


4

A bread recipe calls for 3\(\frac{3}{8}\) cups of flour. If you only have \(\frac{3}{4}\) cup, how much more flour is needed?

62% Answer Correctly
2\(\frac{5}{8}\) cups
2\(\frac{7}{8}\) cups
1\(\frac{5}{8}\) cups
\(\frac{1}{2}\) cups

Solution

The amount of flour you need is (3\(\frac{3}{8}\) - \(\frac{3}{4}\)) cups. Rewrite the quantities so they share a common denominator and subtract:

(\( \frac{27}{8} \) - \( \frac{6}{8} \)) cups
\( \frac{21}{8} \) cups
2\(\frac{5}{8}\) cups


5

If the ratio of home fans to visiting fans in a crowd is 4:1 and all 38,000 seats in a stadium are filled, how many home fans are in attendance?

50% Answer Correctly
25,333
30,400
25,000
33,600

Solution

A ratio of 4:1 means that there are 4 home fans for every one visiting fan. So, of every 5 fans, 4 are home fans and \( \frac{4}{5} \) of every fan in the stadium is a home fan:

38,000 fans x \( \frac{4}{5} \) = \( \frac{152000}{5} \) = 30,400 fans.